BlankMore minutes of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Note the reference to the Pondtown church. Pondtown was the forerunner of Ellaville. It's all still Sumter county at this time. Harris begin #101 May 11th 1844 The Baptist Church of Christ at Ebenezer met in conference, J. Howell Mod 1st open the door for the reciption of members, recd none 2nd Called for refferences, none 3rd the Church prefered a charge against Brother George Hughs, appointed C.L. Battle, J. Brown, J. Jackson a committee to wait on him and report at our next Conference 4th the Church prefered a charge against Brother J. L_insey and expelled him from the fellowship of the Church 5th Took up and discussed the subject of Sunday School and on motion the church elelcted Brother C.L. Battle President and A.H. Justice Vice president to arrange and attend to the School A.H. Justice clerk protem end #101 begin #102 June 8th 1844 The Baptist Church of Christ at Ebenezer met in Conference, J. Howell Mod 1st opened the door for the reciption of members when Brother E.D. Eason and wife Elizabeth Eason came forward and was recd by letter 2nd Called for refferences when the Church took up the case of Brother George Hughs and expelled him from the fellowship of the Church 3rd Called for Corrispondance, recd Brethren L.B. Smith, D.M. Philips, B.T. Smith, N. Golden and Walls from Pond Town Church . Also recd William Holloway and Edmund Jackson with a letter from Mt. Carmel Church in Stewart County Also, recd Brethren N. Derden from Friendship Church 4th _?_ Brethren to Pondtown and Friendship Churches _?_ Corrispondance Brother C.L. Battle to rite the letter to Pondtown Church 5th a reconcideration of our last Conference on the case of Brother Graham and restored him to the fellowship of the Church 6th Sister Sarah Jackson and daghter(daughter) _?_ Jackson called for letters of Dismifsion which was objected to, appointed a committee to Investigate the Matter and report at our next conference. Brethren A.H. Justice, J. Brown, and D. Owens committee Jeremiah Southerlin, CClk end #102 begin #103 July 1844 The Baptist Church of Christ at Ebenezer met in Conference 1st opened the door for the reciption of members, recd none 2nd Called for refferences on Motion _?_ over the refferences till next Conference 3rd Called for the report of the committee that _?_ for Brother Strauders letter and they reported they had recd a letter of Dismifsion for him from the church he was expelled James Mathis Modr Clk Protem _?_ 1844 A protracted meeting was negleced(neglected) to being recorded by the former clerk when the church recid(recieved) by experience 10, a part of the names not recollected Freeman Allen and wife Jefse Clark and wife Martha Clark Garland Gauf Fillis, a servint of E. Wells Elisa Golding Jefse Wadkins end #103 begin #104 August 10th 1844 The Baptist Church of Christ at Ebenezer met in Conference, J. Howell mod 1st opened the door for the reciption of members when Sister Mary Smith came forward and was recd by letter 2nd Called fer refferences when the committee reported they had recd a letter of Dismifsion for Brother William Strauder from the Church he was excommunicated and was recd in full fellowhip of this church 3rd on Motion the church referred the case of Sister _?_ to our next conference 4th Brother Chappell Hughs called for a letter of Dismifsion which was granted 5th Brother John W. Jackson came forward and returned his licens to the church from which he recd them, on motion the church reserved the right of Brother John W. Jackson to Excercise in aney way he may fell Impressed in his own church at Ebenezer Jeremiah Southerlin CClk end # 104