Stirpes, Volume 1, Number 2, June 1961 Page: 83
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June 1961
Should arrive. No further business, the session was closed
by prayr.
John Collier, Mod P T
Thos Bratton, Clerk
Church Session Mansfield Cong. met at church on 10 day Oct
1870--Brethren Present: John Collier, Mod P T, Thos Bratton,
L.H. Stephens, Z. T. Holliday, T. C. Graves, Elders. Constituted
by prayr. Bros. John H. Stephens & Jos Nugent were
elected Deacons of this congregation and ordained by Bro.
John Collier. No further business, session cosed by prayr.
John Collier, Mod P T
Thos Bratton, Clk.
First minutes to be recorded on new Bo
Church session of Mansfield congregation met at their church
room on 20th of Nov 1870. Breth Pres. John Collier, Mod P T
and Bros. Thos Bratton, L. H. Stephens, Z. T. Holliday, Lynus
Howard & T. C. Graves, Elders. Session constituted by prayr.
Bro. John Collier announced to the session that Bro. W. D.
Were had accepted the proposition to serve this congregation
as its Pastor and was ready to enter upon the dutys of the
same. Session closed by Prayr.
John Collier, Moder
Thos Bratton, Clrk
Church session of Mansfield Congregation met at their church
room on 1st day of Jan. 1871. Breth Pres. W. D. Were, Pastor,
Thos Bratton, L. H. Stephens, Lynus Howard, T. C. Graves,
Z. T. Holliday, Elders. Constituted by Prayr. The following
Brethren & Sisters were recived Members of this congregation:
T. N. Buchanan, Ruth A. Buchanan, Nelly Buchanan, W. T. Buchanan,
Thos Patterson, Manah Patterson, James A. Gingles, John
T. Gingles, I. N. Murdock, W. D. Were, Mary Were, Netty Were,
R. L. Gill, Jane C. Gill, Finis Wallace, R. M. Leonard, E. T.
Wallace, D. A. Wallace, Lucelia Wallace, *Racheal Oxier, Nancy
A. Nelson, Mary Wallace, Rosa Wallace, Elizabeth Leonard, by
letters. Session closed by prayr.
W. D. Were, Pastor
Thos Bratton, Clk.
Insert Jan. 19th 71
Insert Feb 4th
Feb. 12th 1871. Bros. I. W. S. Moris & T. N. Buchanan were
elected and ordined Dacons in this congregation by Bro. Were.
Cosed by prayr.
W. D. Were
J. Feild
Insert Feb. 22, 187183
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