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Meadow Creek Baptist Church
Minutes
Stanly County, North Carolina
Formed 1841 from Montgomery
County (west of the Pee Dee River)
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Proceedings Recording in Conference
[Various minutes entries mentioning members of the Long
family - and related families]
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July 1811 |
Meadow Creek Conf. Delila Long restored in full fellowship
with the church. Received Joseph Howell Sr and his wife Margret
by letter |
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Mch 1814 |
Washington Meeting House, Mch 1814. Polly Long, wife of Peter
Long dismissed by letter. Joseph Barnes having been considered
disorderly by the church for not attending church meeting the
church has appointed Brother James Little to cite him to attend
at our church meeting and he having neglected to attend and by
records and from testimony of Brother Helim by stating that he
the said Barnes is disorderly by drinking to an excess and by
breaking the sabath by hunting as such the church withdrawed
themselves from him the said Barnes being excluded from fellowship. |
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Sept 1814 |
Washington Conf. The church withdrawd from Barnard Bird he moving
off in disorder being in debt and not paying his debts. |
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May 1815 |
Washington Conf. The church withdrawd from Andy Bird for drinking
to an excess twice and not complying with the orders of the church
by not attending |
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Sept 1821 |
Meadow Creek Meeting House Conf. The church withdrawd from brother
Thos Berry for joining the Methodist Society and for refusing
to obey the church when cited to attend respecting the dispute
between brother Geo. Long and brother Pinion. |
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Oct 1824 |
Meadow Creek conf. Then the church withdrawd from sister Elizabeth
Long for neglecting to hear the church when cited to attend
and for other disorderly conduct. |
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