Transcriber / contributor unidentified; date not given.

This transcription was created from the Tennessee Historical Records Survey Division of the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) in 1941 entitled

County-Line – White Plains Baptist Church Minutes
[Independent United Baptist Church]
Bradley and Meigs Counties 1843 – 1864

Transcriber’s note:  No attempt was made to correct or standardize spellings. Names appear just as they did in the W.P.A. typescript.  An individual’s name may appear under more than one spelling. For example, the name Fitzgerald appears as F.Garald, Fitzjerrell, Fgarald.

The transcription provided to Bradley County TNGenWeb is lengthy.  We have divided it into smaller sections for each of on-line reading and study.

W.P.A. transcribers placed the minute book’s original page numbers in brackets. 

The location of the original minute book is unknown.

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12th January 1844 Second Saturday after worship proceeded to Business 2ndopened a door for the reseption of Members

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10th February Second Saturday after worship proceeded to Business 2nd opened a door for the reseption of Members.

9th March Second Saturday after worship proceeded to Business 2nd opened a door for the reseption of Members

13th April Second Saturday after worship proceeded to Business 2nd opened a door for the reseption of Members

11th May Second Saturday after worship proceeded to Business 2ndopened a door for the reseption of Members
8 June Second Saturday after worship proceeded to Business 2nd the Church appointed Brother John P. Hunter Deacon on Sabbath
3rd appointed Brother Wm. Hunter to Bare a Letter to Shilow Church to invite our Brethren to attend our Next Mee[t]ing on a Sacramental occasion.

July Second Saturday & Sabbath after Worship proceeded to Business Nothing found on record
2nd met according to appointment
3rd on Monday met according to appointment after worship opened a door for the reception of Members and one came forward a[nd] joined by Experience

August Second Saturday met according to appointment after worship proceded to Business and Baptised our beloved Brother Martial Medly on Sabbath.

September Second Saturday met according to appointment after worship proceded to Business
2nd Our Beloved Brethren I.P. Moon and J.P. Hunter Being appointed Write our letter to the association which was accepted by us.

[P-9] October Second Saturday & Sabbath met and after worship proceed to Business

November Second Saturday & Sabbath met according to appointment & proceeded to Business

December Second Saturday and Sabbath met according to appoint two Sermons Delivered

January second Saturday evening and Sabbath met according to appoint Dismissed in order

Second Saturd[ay] in February th[sic] on Saturday and Sabbath following

Second Saturday in March this th[sic] Saturday evening and Sabbath following met according to appointment

Second Saturday in April and Sabbath after met according to appointment

May the Second Saturday and Sabbath met according to appoint

June Second Saturday evening met according to appoint and Sabbath

July Second Saturday evening met according to appoint

August Second Saturday evening met according to appointment

September Second Saturday 1845 the Church met according to appointment
Second the Church met in the evening & oppend the doors for the reseption of Members after worship and then dismissed til tomorrow 11 Oc
3rd Met according to appointment and after the services of the day were dismissed in order it being a sacramental day or occasion

[P-10] Second Saturday in October met according to appointment and after worship dismissed in order
2nd met on the insuing day and after worship opened the Door for the reseption of Members none received

Friday the 18th October the Church Met according to appointment at the Stand Near Davis Pradys and after worship Proceded to Business and opened the door for the reseption of members received Davis Prady By letter Received Samuel Hunter by enrolment and Daniel McDowel By Experience
2nd Saturday Knight met according to appointment and after worship Proceded to Business and Opened the door for the reseption of Members received 2 By Experience Matilda Rogers and Cornelius Rogers
3rd On Sabbath morning attended to the ordinance of Baptism and returned to the Stand and after Worship Opened the doors for the reception of members and none came forward dismissed in order this 20th October 1845

Second Saturday met according to appointment and on Sabbath morning Baptised two and after worship was dismissed in order and our next meeting to be held at the School house Novr 1845

Second Saturday in December We met according to previous appointment and after worship Proceded to Business and opened the door for the reception of Members

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2nd We agreed to build a Meeting house on Simpson and Davis Pradeys Land by superscription
3rd Dismissed in order