The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 11, July 1907 - April, 1908 Page: 115
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Records of an Early Texas Baptist Church.
power. (Provided, that upon Examination, they believe the glory
of god, and good of Zion, will be the result of said constitution.)
and report to this Church the result of their examenation with the
whole of their Prosedings Ajorned
John Grigsby Ch. C1. Elder Wm. Britten Mo.
Saturday May 9th 1840. The Church met and in order Proseded
to Business
1st. received Sisters Pheby Hassell, Saley Hassell and Emiley
Redman, By letters
2d. The Church agrees, That, She having at her last meeting
granted the Requsts of Brother Isaac Parker respecting the Con-
stituting of a Church in Houston County or his section of Country,
and the granting letters of dismissions to himself and his wife
That Elders Wm. Britten, Daniel Parker, and Garrison Greenwood,
with the Deacons of this Church, Be the helps appointed on the
Part of this Church, to officiate in the work and they are hereby
appointed to act in behalf and by the authority of this Church, in
giving letters of dismision to Brother Isaac Parker and his wife
and also to all of the members of this Church in Houston County
that may request letters, Provided the Committee think that their
orderly conduct and sound faith merrits letters, and should it so
turn out that all the helps hereby appointed should fail to attend
to the Call and work herein designated, except one of the Elders
herein named, The said one Elder is hereby authorised to act, Call-
ing to his aid in Counsel all the helps in the Cirkle of his Power,
and to perform all the work heretofore designated, and Report the
whole of their Prosedings and acts to this Church, for her in-
spection, and approbationor disapprobation, Brethren lettered by
said Committee should the act be approved by the Church shall be
recorded on the Church Book as Dismissed by letter, The Clerk
of this Church is directed to furnish said helps and Committee with
a copey of these Records.
3d. The Church being informed by Elder Daniel Parker of the
Proberable need of help by the authorety of this Church, in regulat-
ing disorder amongest the Brethren, of the regular Baptist faith
and order, by constituting Churches in gospel order, and regulating
matters and things therein, In several parts of this Republic, Par-115
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