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(Pages missing - 8th month 1871 to 12th months 1872)
(P ?) A. W. Wafson and Nathan Morris were appointed representatives to the Quarterly Meeting and they were directed to report to next meeting and produce thereto what may be given them in charge by the Quarter.
The meeting then concluded.
Solomon Hunt, Clerk
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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held first month the 18th 1873.
The Clerk not being present, Lewis Jones was appointed clerk for the day.
The representatives report they did not attend to their appointment but there has been a number of the minutes of the last Yearly Meeting distributed.
Extracts from the Quarterly Meeting were received and deferred to next meeting.
Washington Wasson and Lewis Jones are appointed to propose to next meeting the name of a Friend to serve this Meeting as Clerk and one for assistant.
This meeting concludes.
Lewis Jones, Clerk for the day
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(2nd to 5th months 1873 missing)
(P 191) ... mostly avoided. No differences amongst us that we know of.
In the above deficiencies, some care taken.
8th: Care is taken to deal with offenders as queried after.
This meeting concludes.
Lewis Jones, Clerk
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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held 6th month 21st 1873.
The clerk being absent Jesse Beals is appointed clerk for the day.
The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting as representatives report they all attended.
Our esteemed Friend Levina Moon, a minister, acceptably attended this Meeting and produced a minute of unity and concurrence from Cottonwood Monthly Meeting of Friends held 6th month 7th 1873.
Benjamin F. Dixon, Clerk
Martha L. Pickett, Clerk for the day
Cyrus Stout, Correspondent
Also, our esteemed Friend John Moon, an elder, in unity with us, acceptably attended this Meeting in company with his wife Levina Moon and produced a minute of unity and concurrence from same meeting and same date.
The first day school committee made a report which was satisfactory to the meeting. The committee is continued with the addition of A. W. Wasson and they are directed to report to this meeting in the 6th month next.
This meeting concludes.
Jesse Beals, Clerk for the day
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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held 7th month 19th 1873.
(P 192) The clerk being absent, Jesse Beals was appointed clerk for the day.
Our esteemed Friend John Barker, a minister in the course of a religious visit, acceptably attended this Meeting and produced a minute of unity and concurrence from Westfield Monthly Meeting of Friends held 5th month 29th 1873, endorsed by Union Quarterly Meeting dated 5th month 31st 1873 whose company and gospel labors have been satisfactory and edifying.
The meeting then concluded.
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At Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held 8th month 16th 1873.
The clerk being absent, John B. Gluyas was appointed clerk for the day.
The queries were read and answers thereto from the Preparative Meetings of which answers the following is a summary, approved and directed to be forwarded to the Quarterly Meeting.
1st Answer - All our meetings for worship and discipline have been attended by a portion of our members. Some are negligent and others quite remiss in that important duty. Some care taken. Friends avoid unbecoming behavior in meetings. The hour of meeting pretty well observed.
(P 193)
2nd Ans. - Most Friends appear to be preserved in Christian love one toward another. But there is a manifest lack in others. Talebearing and detraction discouraged and mostly avoided. No differences amongst us that we know of.
3rd Ans. - Friends endeavor by example and precept to educate their children and those under their care in the principles of the Christian religion, but some Friends are deficient in plainness of speech and they are not as carefully guarded against corrupt conversation as is desireable. They are encouraged to read the Holy Scriptures.
4th Ans. - No cases coming under our notice under the several heads of this query except some cases of attending places of diversion.
5th Ans. - No poor amongst us requiring aid that we know of.
6th Ans. - Friends maintain a testimony against priests' and ministers' wages and are clear as far as appears under the other heads of this query.
7th Ans. - Friends appear careful to live within the bounds of their circumstances and to avoid involving themselves in business beyond their ability to manage or in hazardous or speculative trade. They appear just in their dealings and mostly punctual in complying with their contracts and in paying their debts seasonably.
8th Ans. - Care is taken to deal with offenders as queried after.
The advices were read and considered.
(P 194) Annual Answers
1st Ans. - None.
2nd Ans. - Schools are encouraged for the education of our youth under the tuition of teachers in membership with us.
3rd Ans. - Each family of Friends is furnished with a copy of the Holy Scriptures; and a portion thereof is read in 5 families in a collective capacity with a devotional pause, 2 not inquired of, and 22 that do so occasionally.
4th Ans. - The queries addressed to this Meeting were read and answered therein as directed.
The answers to the queries were read and approved and directed to be forwarded to the ensuing Quarterly Meeting. Allen Hayworth, Jesse Beals and John B. Gluyas are appointed representatives to the Quarterly Meeting and required to report to next meeting and produce thereto what may be given them in charge by the Quarter.
By an extract from the Preparative Meeting of Ministers and Elders, it appears that they are united in requesting that their meeting be hereafter held on seventh day morning of Monthly Meeting at 10 o'clock and after a time of deliberation thereon was united with and their request is granted accordingly. The clerk is directed to furnish that Meeting with a copy of this minute.
The meeting then concluded.
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(P 195) Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held 9th month 1873.
The representatives report they all attended the Quarterly Meeting and did not receive anything in charge for this Meeting.
This meeting concluded.
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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held 10th month the 18th 1873.
This meeting concluded.
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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held 11th month 15th 1873.
The clerk not being present, Jesse Bales (Beals) was appointed for the day.
Our beloved Friend Nathan Morris informs this Meeting that he had accomplished the matter set out of the minute granted him in 4th month last to good satisfaction which was satisfactory to this meeting.
Allen Hayworth, Nathan Morris and Silas Cook are appointed as our representatives to attend the ensuing Quarterly Meeting and report to next meeting.
By an extract from the Quarterly Meeting, this Meeting is directed to its apportionment of one hundred dollars and forward to Levi Woodard, treasurer of the Quarterly Meeting.
The meeting concluded.
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(P 196) Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held 12th month the 20th 1873.
The representatives report none of them attended the Quarterly Meeting. Their reason was on account of inclement weather and ill health which was satisfactory.
This Meeting received its portion of documents from the Yearly Meeting which the representatives are directed to distribute and report to next meeting.
This meeting concluded.
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