MINUTES OF THE MOUNT PLEASANT CHURCH
March 7, 1946
The session of the Mount Pleasant Church met at
Mount Pleasant.
Present Rev. E. Hotchkin
Elders Isaac Folsom, N. Cochnauer
The Session was opened with prayer.
Mrs. Jane Perkins, Mr. George Turnbull 1,
& Miss Esther Folsom presented themselves as Candidates for Church
membership.
After Examination, Resolved, That They be
received.
Closed with prayer.
(Signed) E. Hotchkin, Moderator
Approved - Cyrus Ryington Mod. of M. Pres.
April 3, 1846
May 11, 1846
The session of the Mount Pleasant Church met at
Mount Pleasant.
Was opened with prayer.
Present Rev. C. Kingsbury
Elders Col. Isaac Folsom, Nicholas
Cochnauer
The following persons presented themselves for
examination as candidates for church membership:
| George Perkins 2 |
Sarah Leucas |
Eliza Folsom |
| Melinda McGee |
Cisteen Battice |
Elizabeth Jones |
| Lotta McGee |
Emdine Leucas |
|
After examination, Resolved, that no reasons
appear why the above named persons should not be admitted to the church.
Resolved however that no decision relative to
their admission be made until another meeting of the Church session.
Closed with prayer.
(Signed) C. Kingsbury, Moderator
At the meeting of the Session May June 21/46
recorded on the next page it was determined that the persons examined at the
previous meeting (May 11) should be received as members of the church.
C. Kingsbury, Moderator
June 21, 1846
The Session of Mount Pleasant Church met at
Mount Pleasant.
Was opened with prayer.
Present Rev. C. Kingsbury
Elders:
I. Fulsom
J. Potter
D. Perkins
Shin-tyk-e presented herself as a candidate for
admission to the Church. After examination, it was
Resolved, that a decision in her case be
deferred to some future time.
Mrs. Betsy Betts presented herself as a
candidate for admission to the church. After examination,
Resolved, that she be received.
Resolved, that those examined at the last
meeting of the Session, with the exception of Emeline Leucas, be received as
members of this church.
Closed with prayer.
(Signed) C. Kingsbury, Mod.
August 24, 1946
The session of Mount Pleasant Church met at
Mount Pleasant.
Was opened with prayer.
Present Rev. C. Kingsbury
Elders:
N. Cochnauer
I. Folsom
D. Perkins
J. Potter
Session resolved that Brs. N. Cochnauer and I.
Fulsom be a committee to call on Bro. T. B. Turnbull and converse with Him
relative to his delinquencies in Christian duty.
Closed with prayer.
(Signed) C. Kingsbury, Moderator
Nov. 15, 1846
The session of Mount Pleasant Church met at
Mount Pleasant.
Was opened with prayer.
Present Rev. C. Kingsbury
Elders:
N. Cochnauer
I. Folsom
D. Perkins
J. Potter
The committee appointed at the last meeting of
the Session to converse with Bro. T. B. Turnbull relative to his delinquencies
in Christian duty reported that they had conversed with him - that he was
sensible of his delinquencies appeared penitent and manifested a desire to
amend.
Miss Hannah More presented a letter of
dismission and recommendation from the Dwight church in the Cherokee Nation with
a request to be received into this church, which request was granted.
It was reported to the Session that Amy Folsom
and Anna Folsom had been guilty of irregularities in conduct which called for
the action of the Session.
Resolved, that action in their case be deferred.
Closed with prayer.
(Signed) C. Kingsbury, Moderator
1Apparently
Father of Turner B., Sr., mother may have already been dead.
2
Brother of Jerico - said to have been in law practice with Turner Sr. at some
point.