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Churches Section
First Christian Church of Washington Page 3 and 4 of Record Church records transcribed by Mrs. Martha
Lacock Nicholl, deceased, late of Washington, PA Submitted by Paula Schlichter Aug. 2006
PAGE THREE: April 4th 1841 the following named persons who had been immersed by Brother STREATOR were admitted into the church.
April 11, 1841 David LAMPLE** who had been immersed by Brother SMITH was admitted. In the interval of time between 11th April and 18th July 1841 Sarah Ann STONE, who had been immersed by Brother STREATOR and Elizabeth LEWIS who had been immersed some years ago were admitted. From the 1st April to the 18th July 1841 letters of ______ (someone wrote in despensation?) were given to Brothers Alex CARSON, John DILLOW and sister Elizabeth DILLOW, Alex DALGLEISH withdrew and Margaret BEEBOUT died. July 18th, 1841 Maria HUGHES (of Isabella, Ruth VANKIRK, Sarach (sic) Ann SHOAF, and Elizabeth SHOAF who had been immersed by Brother STREATOR were admitted. {NOTE: Only one side of a parenthesis mark was used. It may have meant Maria Hughes, of Isabella Hughes??} August 1st 1841 Brother Robert Hanson was excluded for Drunkennefs (sic=drunkenness). August 15th {1841} Sarah PETTIT, Mary CHAMBER, Martha MARTIN, Jacob MONIGER (sic) and John SHOAF who had been immersed by Brother STREATOR were admitted. Sep. (sic) 12th 1841 James C. CHAMBERS, William HUGHES, Charles C. CLARK, Jacob SHOAF, Hary (sic) SHOAF and Susannah RED, the first three who had been immersed by Brother WARD and the last three who had been immersed by Brother STREATOR were admitted.
PAGE FOUR: Sep (sic) 19th 1841 Abraham WILLIAMS who had been immersed by Brother WARD {were} admitted. Later Catherine PRICE was dismisfed (sic=dismissed) by letter. The Church agreed unanimously to grant Brother T. SMITH who had been preaching to them for several years a letter of recommendation. Upon the request of Brother Richard WILLIAMS a letter of dismifsion (sic=dismission, e.g. dismissal) was directed to be given to him. The case of Brother Richard B. CHAPLIN, Jun. was presented to the Church for the purpose of informing them that the offsense (sic=offence) of Fornification with which he stands charged was committed in the latter part of the month of Febj. (sic) 1841, one month previous to his immersion and more than {one} month before his asmifsion (sic=admission) into the Church. likewise his denial of the charge was communicated. As the offense was committed before his profefsion (sic=profession) of Christianity it was considered that the Church had no cognizance of the act, inasmuch as all his sins were forgiven in submitting to Christ, the only question to be determined whether an offense since he became a member of the Church {or?} had grown out of it. it was considered inasmuch as he plead innocent to the charge, none and therefore it would not be right to exclude him. {NOTE: missing caps on beginning of sentences.} Oct. 3rd 1841 Mariah PLYMIRE, Mary Jane SHOAF and Mary BEACH who had been immersed by Brother STREATOR were admitted. Janj (sic) 2nd 1842 John L. DYE was admitted to the Church on letter. Jany. 16th 1842 Brother Jacob SHOAF was excluded for profanity and intermperance. (sic=intemperance) February 13th (1842) Sister Elizabeth DUVALL was admitted into the Church. she had been a member of the Baptist Church in Washington, Penn. March 20th 1842 Bro. James DICKSON was admitted into the Church. he was immersed by Brother STREATOR. April 3rd (1842) Sister Mary PRIGG was had been (sic) a member of the Baptist Church in Washington was admitted. April 5th (1842) Sister Jane BIRCH departed this life in her eightieth year.
The spellings were double-checked against the pdf file of the original typing. ** This webmaster wonders if the name was SAMPLE, a well-known Washington family, rather than LAMPLE?
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