The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 11, July 1907 - April, 1908 Page: 119
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Records of an Early Texza Baptist Church.
Saturday 10th of October 1840. The Church met and in order
proseded to business.
1st. Dismissed Brother William Harris and sister Annah Har-
ris by letter.
2d. Read and approved the letter to the messengers of the
Church when met at Hopewell Church Nacogdoches County for
the Purpose of organizing an association
3d. Receved a letter from Brethren in Houston County request-
ing our ordained authority to Constitute them into a Church
Capasety Which request was granted
4th The Church agrees, That the authoritys invested in Elders
Greenwood, Brittain and Parker, or either of them by her acts at
her may meeting 1840, be and the same is hereby continued, and
extended to the liberty and right, By the authority of this Church,
To give letters of dismission to the scatered members of this Church
when oppertunety and Duty requires it to be done, also to receive
members by exprerience and Baptise then when they think duty
and circumstances requires it to be done. Calling to their aid all
the Brethren of our faith and order in their reach. And make re-
turns of all their acts and doings to this Church.
Ajorned
Saturday November 7th 1840. The Church met and in order
proseded to business.
1st. Elder Daniel Parker made the following Report
Dear Brethren. In accordence with the duty Enjoined on me
by this Church and the authority which she has invested in me I
did, with the assistance of Brethren John Grigsby Isaac Parker
and Elder Allin Samuel in councel, Proceed on the 22d day of
October 1840, 'to constitute a church in Fort Houston1 in Houston
County-on the articals of Faith that this church is united on
known by the name of the Regular Baptist Church at Fort Houston.
and gave up fore members of this church to said constitution (Viz)
Stephen Crist Annay Crist Naney Falkenbury and Elizebeth Frost
as formeley, but now (Delap) and I have also given letters of Dis-
mission to Brother James Jorden and sister Lucindy Parker with
the assistince in Part of Elders Greenwood and Brititian. We also1Near Palestine in what is now Anderson County.
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