The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 11, July 1907 - April, 1908 Page: 153
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Records of an Early Texas Baptist Church.
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2 Agreed that Br[o]ther Mead serve as clerk in place of Brother
Armsted Bennett Adjournd
January meting 1846
the church Met and in order Proseded to business
1st granted Brother Garrison Greenwood A leter of Dismission
and directed the clerk to prepare it and send it to him
2d took up the refference relative to the request of our sister
Musstang prairie church relative to the ordination of Brother J W
Parker The church unanimously agree to comply and appoints
our next regular Meting for 'the time of his ordination agreed to
petition our sisters Fort houston Sardes and Bethlehem churches
their ordained Authorities to Assist instructed the clerk to prepare
the letters to our sister churches Brother Hanks to bear the letters
to Forthouston and Sardis Brother John Parker to Bethlemen
Ajournd in Peace
January 31st 1846 the church Met and in order proced to
Business
1st the church took up the refference relative to the ordination
of Bro J W Parker Brother Hanks presented letters from our sis-
ters Forthouston and Sardis refusing to comply with our petition
for their helps at the time also A private letter from Br Biggs
adviseing the church to Put off Brother Parkers ordination until
after the next Union Association
2st agreed to lay it over until our Aprile meting
3d Brother J. W Parker informd the church that he had got
angry and had even come verry near shooting a man The church
After colleting all the information she was able on the subject
says she is fully recosild with Bro Parker
Ajournd
Saturday Feb 28th 1846 The church met and in order prceeded
to business
1 Apointed Brother J W. Parker Mod protmn
2 At the request of Brother J W. Parker the refference that
stand on the church book for next meting is by this church in-
diffinitely pospond A4pointd Brother John Parker to write to our
sister Musstang Paririe church and let her know what we have done
and appointed Brother J. W. Parker to bear it Ajournd
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