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5 Feb 1849, page 46
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Monday Feb 5th 1849
The Congregation met pursuant to notice for the purpose of electing an additional number of elders
The meeting was organized by calling Mr Alexander to the chair
On motion it was agreed to elect an additional No of elders
On motion it was agreed that the no be 3.
On motion it was agreed that the voting be done by ballot
The following persons were then nominate viz [commas added for ease of reading]
H. Brown, S. Potts, J. K. Caldwell, O. Withrow, J. Robinson of Wm, J. McCurdy, Wm Thompson jnr, Wm Blackburn
The election was then event into and resolved in the election of
It was moved an seconded that the 3 who have a majority of all the votes
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cast be the persons elected
The election was then went into and resulted as follows viz
1st ballot J. K. Caldwell
Stephen Potts
Hugh Brown
The meeting was closed with prayer
A. T. Robinson sec
7 Jan 1850, page 48
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Monday Jan 7th 1850
Congregation met pursuant to notice meeting was called to order by electing O. Withrow to the chair
The minuts of the last meeting were read and approved
The report of the deacons being called for Mr Wm Robinson jnr reported the following yearly report
Board of Foreign Missions
Jan, 6th 1849 To amount on hand $4,00
Rec during the year 23,75
27 75
Apr 19 1849 By amt paid treasurer 2650
Balance on hand $1,25
Board of Education
Jan 5, 50 To amount rec in the year $ 21,07
Nov 12 By amount pd Rev Alexander 19,82
Ballance on hand $1,25
Board of Domestic Missions
Jan 6, 1849 To amount on hand 4,25
“ “ “ “ Received in the year 22,03
Amount on hand $26,28
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Coms fund to Assembly
April 11,49 Recd paid Rev Alexander $5,59
Western T. Seminary
Jan 6. 49 To amount on hand 9,31
July 11 ” ” cash on old subscription 6,25
Oct 9 By amount sent by S Pot $ 15.56 $15,56
To total amount rec by subscription & by collections for sexton coal oil &c. $27,73 ½
By amount expensed for above objects $27,73 ½
Sextons Account
To cash at various times 12,65
By Coal & Camp cover 2,31
” 1 year as sexton ending jan 22, 50 17,00
” 4 bolts for church 2,50
21,81
12 67
Balance due $9,18
Account with Pastor
By 1 years services as Pastor ending Jay 22, 50 $ 500, 00
Jan 6, 50 To Cash paid to this date 26500
Ballance 235, 00
Amount due from Senacaville $62,.00
The above report on motion was accepted
7 Jan 1850, page 50
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Mr John Laughlin from Senacaville reported that Senacaville church were ready to pay $ 100,00 for the payment of the salery which on motion was agreed to
On motion the meeting adjourned
A. T. Robinson sec
Citing this page: Kimberli Faulkner Hull, transcriber, “Washington Presbyterian Church Minutes, Guernsey County, Ohio, 5 Feb 1849-7 Jan 1850,” Chasing Light Media, Cool Adventures
( https://cooladventures.com/collection/washington-presbyterian-church-minutes-feb-1849-jan-1850 : published 2021); Washington Presbyterian Church Minutes, minutes journal (Washington Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, 1841-1860), p. 46-50; privately held by the Faulkner-Hull Collection, Massachusetts.