thank you so much for posting this. I hope you don't mind but I added it to the Transcribed Records page on the Marion Co Site. If you would rather I didn't please let me know and I will take it down. Linda lhaasdav@mindspring.com Home.page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas Marion.Co.AR http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion List hostess for -h.a.a.s/l.e.w.a.l.l.e.n/w.a.s.h.i.n.g.t.o.n n.c Interested in Construction? Check out my new book - "The Scopes of Work" at http://www.builderbooks.com/bbstore/index.icl ----- Original Message ----- From: <DRAINESSUTTON@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:25 AM Subject: PLEASANT GROVE CHURCH records 1889 > found this in my misc files hope it will be of use to some researcher > 1st meeting > Pleasant Grove Church Marion co Ark on Aug 9 1889 > called to order by Elder James Curnutt,Moderator ans S.A. Briggs,Clerk > THE introduction sermon was preached by Elder Charles Henderson from Matthew > 16.chapter 6 verse 18 > 2nd meeting > letters were called for from different churchesand their deligates were > invited to seats. > Letters were called for from newly constituted churches * none recieved > 3rd meeting > The Assocaition was then organized and elected Elder James Curnutt,moderator > and S. A. Briggs .clerk.the moderator then appointed a committee to frame a > bill of arraingements consisting of Elders S.G. SLAPE,C. FELPS,J.P. Smith > with the Moderator and clerk > also a committe to arrange preaching consisting of A.J.WILKERSON,THOMAS PAYNE > and J.G.HARRIS. the association adjourned to meet saturday at 8 o clock > 4th meeting > saturday 8 oclock > met pursant to adjournment. opened by prayer. The billof arrangement called > read and recieved and the committe discharged.. resolved that we have 300 > copiesstruck and that S.A. Briggs and S. A. Slape supertend the printing and > disrtibution of the same. resolved that we keep up correspondence with Union > Association and that elder PETER MINCKS and J.H.SLAPE write the > corresponding letter and bear the same to the Union association. > resolved that we keep up correspondence with OLD MOUNT ZION Association and > that A.j. Wilkerson and Elder J.H. slape write the corresponding letter and > bear the same to old Mt. ZiON association > resolved that we keep up correspondence with MulberryAssociatiom and that > Elder J.N.THOMAS write the corresponding letter and bear it to the Mulberry > Assoication. > resolved that we hold our next meeting with BETHELEHeM CHURCH in Marion co. > commencing Friday before the 3rd sunday in august 1890. resolved that we hold > our annual association each year at that time > 5th meeting > resolved that we return our thanks to the people of this vicinity for their > hospitality shown us during this association > resolved that the Lead Hill Association adjourn to meet with Bethelehem > CHURCHES MARION CO ARK ,commencing Friday before the 3rd Sunday in aug A D > 1890 > JAMES > CURNETT,moderator > S.A. > BRIGGS,clerk > Ministers > S.G. SLAPE age 60 from Pleasant Ridge,Ark > P.MINCKS age 39 from Boone .ark > T.W.DORRELL age 68 fron Omaha,Ark > John Sperse age 51 of Kirbyville ,mo > J.P. White age 40 from Pleasant ridge Ark > C.T. Bohanan [ no info] > J.H. SLAPE age 28 from pleasant Ridge > J.N.Thomas from Pleasant Ridge > E. FELPS age 49 from Oregan > W.P. Mankin from Peel > D.S.Wadley age 67 from Peel > J.P. Smith from Monarch >