Monroe Mission 1832-1838
January
14, 1832. The following children were baptized, viz: George Clendenen, son of
Mrs. Lillah Moore
; Emeline H. Richmond, daughter of Christopher and Catherine Moore.
January
15. George Duffield, infant son of James and Sarah A. Homes, was baptized
March
10. ...Prince, a black man, was also restored.
Titus, an African, offered
himself as a candidate for admission...Lewis, who has been for some time under
suspension, and giving no evidence of repentance, but continuing in sin, was
excommunicated from this church. It having become notorious that Caroline, a
member of this church, is living in adultery, she was suspended from its
privileges. Tuppeha, giving himself up to intemperance, was cited to appear
before the session..., Primus, who has been living in adultery (having taken a
woman who was put away by her husband) was cited to appear before the
session....Mr. A. C. I. Wetherall and wife, Martha, presented a certificate of
dismission (sic) in good standing from Palmyra Church in Alabama, and requested
to be received...
April
29, 1832. Martha Jane, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wetherall, was baptized.
June
30. The session not being present, the Moderator examined Mr. William Spencer
and wife, Margaret, who applied for admission to sealing
ordinances. ...
July1,
1832. Mr. Spencer was baptized. Agnes, infant daughter of Benjamin and Lotty
Love.
July
8 The following children were baptized, viz: Mary Jane, Samuel Alexander,
Margaret Coffee and Martha Gideon, children of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer; Samuel,
infant son of William Colbert and wife, Kunnoeyi; Bankston, son of Moblie and
Laney; Lissis Jane, daughter of Silpha, and Hooper, son Isam and Leah.
September
20. Caroline, who was suspended on a former occasion, was removed by death.
Jan.
5, 1833. ...Ishthimayi, a native member of our church, having for a long time
absented herself from the means of grace, ...Frances, a black woman, also
excommunicated for the sin of fornication.
April
7. Jim and Juda were baptized
June
9, 1833. Eliza Jane, daughter of Nuseka and Mary Colbert, and Charles, son of
Daniel and Kissander, were baptized
July
7. ...Mrs. Lizzie Perry (a native woman) applied for admission...
July
14. The ordinance of baptism was administered to John David, son of James and Nancy
Boyd.
August
4, 1833. Juda's children, Violet, Phili, Philetus and Eunice
were baptized.
October
6, 1833. ...admitted to the church the wife of Tuppeha, a native woman, She was
baptized by the name of Mary. Syke was restored to the church.
October
7. A black child named Jinney, the daughter of Joseph and ------------, was
baptized. Approved 21st of March, 1834
April
5, 1834. Mr. Benjamin Godfrey and wife, Lucrecia, and son James Alfred, were
received. by certificate from the church at Mayhew...The following persons,
...were solemnly excommunicated, viz: Molly Gunn, Nancy Colbert, Sally Fraser,
James B. Allen, Benjamin Love and Saiyo.
Harry,
an old black man, applied for admission...Edom, a black man belonging to Mr
Wetherall, who was formerly a member at the Presbyterian Church in South
Carolina...
July
6. ...George, a native man, was examined...Maj. John L. Allen was also
admitted...
September
7(1834). ...Mr. William Colbert, a member, and elder of this church...
September
16, 1837. ...The following persons were adjudged to excommunication... Mrs.
Betsy Cheadle, Tuppeha, George and Sarah, natives and Molly, a colored
woman. A
resolution was passed that the following members, who are about to remove west
of the Mississippi, receive letters of dismission (sic) and recommendation, viz:
James Perry and wife Elizabeth, Tennessee Bynum, Daniel and his wife Kissander,
Harry and his wife Sally, Bob and Amy, Abram and his wife Dinah, Agnes, Manuel,
Juda, Apphia, Billy, Mimey Colbert, Titus, Sally, Fanny and Silpha.
October
10. ...Jack, a black member of the
church,...Being about to emigrate west of the
Mississippi, her received a letter of dismission (sic) and recommendation, also
the following members, viz: Samuel Cunningham and wife, John Cunningham, and
William Cunningham.