MINUTES OF THE MOUNT PLEASANT CHURCH
Bennington Jan. 7, 1855
Session met and was opened with
prayer.
Present Rev. C. C. Copeland, Modr.
Elders:
Isaac Folsom
N. Cochnauer
Eliza F. Fletcher (Folsom) a member of this
church, who had for a long time neglected to walk with the church appeared and
confessed her sin, and requested to be dismissed that she might unite with the
Bennington church, within the bounds of which she now resides. Resd. that her
request be granted and that she be restored.
C. C. Copeland, Modr.
Mt. Pleasant Apr. 1, 1855
Session met and was opened with
prayer.
Present Rev. C. C. Copeland, Modr.
Elders:
Isaac Folsom
N. Cochnauer
Sam McGee
S. Moseley
Joseph Frazier
Henry Bacon a member of this church appeared
and confessed himself guilty of adultery, and Session Resd. that he be suspended
from the privileges of the church till he gave evidence of penitence and
reformation.
T. B. Turnbull also a member, being accused of
a like offence, by rumor, was questioned by one of the session, in regard to it.
He acknowledged his guilt, but did not come before the session. Resd. that he
also be suspended.
Rachel Batteese having been dismissed from the
Pine Ridge church and recommeded to this, Resd. that she be received.
Closed with prayer.
C. C. Copeland, Modr.
Approved by Presbytery, April 5, 1855
A. Reid, Modr.
Tomahushi May 26, 1855
Session met and was opened with prayer.
Present Rev. C. C. Copeland, Modr.
Elders:
I. Folsom
S. Moseley
Jos. Frazier
Alexander and Milton Brown appeared as
candidates for admission to the church. After a full and satisfactory
examination, Resd. that they be received.
Nancy Frazier appeared and confessed that she
had been angry and also had neglected her duties, prayer, etc. Session advised
her to commence at once the performances of all her Christian duties.
Ilinowa also a member, confessed that she had
sinned in disregarding the Sabbath and neglecting prayer, but giving evidence of
penitence, she was restored.
Lucy Vaughn also came before the session as a
candidate for admission to the church. But the evidence she gave of a change of
heart, session deemed insufficient and deferred a decision in her case till some
future occasion.
J. T. Thall having asked a letter of dismission,
it was granted, and he recommended to any evangelical church in the limits of
which his lot may fall.
Closed with prayer.
C. C. Copeland, modr.
Mt. Pleasant Aug. 5, 1855
Session met and was opened with prayer.
Present Rev. C. C. Copeland, Modr.
Elders:
I. Folsom
S. Moseley
N. Cochnauer
S. McGee
Br. T. B. Turnbull who had been suspended for a
violation of the seventh commandment appeared and fully confessed his sin. As he
gave evidence of penitence and reformation Session Resd. that he be restored.
David C. Betts who had been a member of the
Baptist Church appeared and requested that he might be received as a member of
this church. Upon conversing with him it appeared that he was dissatisfied with
the preacher of the Baptist church in not communing with other denominations,
and for more than two years he had been anxious to change his church relations.
Session knowing that he could not be dismissed and regularly recommended by that
church, resolved that he be received.
Sally Ann Baptiste, Yoki and Henry Bacon, all
suspended members, came before the session wishing to be restored, but the
session were not satisfied with the evidence they gave of penitence and
reformation. Suspension continued.
Closed with prayer.
C. C. Copeland, Modr.
Tomahushi Dec. 2, 1855
Session met and was opened with prayer.
Present Rev. C. C. Copeland, Modr.
Elders:
Simon Moseley
Sam. McGee
Joseph Frazier
Shulli, a member came before the session of her
own accord and acknowledged that she had transgressed the law of the Sabbath, by
trading on that day, expressed penitence for her sin and said that she would try
to "remember the Sabbath day to keep it holly" hereafter.
Yoki also a member who had long been astray
came before the session and confessed her sin (which was adultery) and professed
penitence for the same. Session deemed the evidence she gave of reformation
sufficient to warrant them in restoring to the fellowship of the church, and
resolved that she be restored.
Closed with prayer.
C. C. Copeland, Modr.
Approved by Presbytery in Session at Bennington
April 11, 1856.
John Edwards, Modr.