Transcribed from handwritten Bethany Baptist Church records by Eddie Mikell, all rights reserved. E-mail mikell@virginia.edu for purchasing information on Lawrence County and Jefferson Davis County publications available on CD and hard copy. Now available on e-bay! Saturday before the 3rd Lord's Day in Ocotober, 1826 Conference met, and after a sermon delivered by Brother Costney, a door was opened for the reception of members. None applied. 2nd. The grievance exhibited against the Society hill Church taken up and unanimously agreed that we consider the act of the Society Hill Church in forgiving of Brother Alexander Stringer, in a case of fighting without his making any acknowledgement or coming to any knowledge of his error, to be inconsistent with the discipline of the gospel. N. B. The clerk instructed to prepare a letter to be bourn by the deligates to Society Hill Church, stating their appointment. The Deligates to meet at the December meeting.