----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Ratcliffe" <daleratcliffe@sbcglobal.net> To: <BRETHREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 10:33 PM Subject: [BRE] Letters > Recently I received some meeting minutes from a COB church in Arizona. > The > minutes frequently referred to "letters." Could someone explain the use > of > letters? Were they used for transferring membership from one church to > another and as proof of church business? Here are some examples: > > > > Bro. Peter Forney was granted a traveling letter. > > Bro. Isaac Forney also asked for his letter again but it was refused > because > he was not leaving. > > Letters were granted to Sister Bertha Gillett and Bro. Ezra Fike > > Letters received as follows: Ruben Young (Deacon) and wife Clara. > > Bro. J.G. Rarick and wife was granted letter of membership > > The following letters were received. > > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1464 - Release Date: 5/24/2008 > 8:56 AM > >