Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held first month 15th 1887.

The Women Friends clerk not present Lovisa W. Gause was appointed clerk for the day.

The committee appointed to prepare and produce a certificate for Ahijah Bond and family produced one which was satisfactory and the clerks are directed to sign it.

The committee appointed to prepare and produce a certificate for S. S. Bond produced one which was satisfactory to the Meeting and the clerks are directed to sign it.

The committee appointed to prepare and produce a certificate for Ella D. Hall produced one which was satisfactory to the Meeting and the clerks are directed to sign.

The committee appointed to prepare and produce a certificate for Amelia Stanfield produced one which this Meeting unites with and the clerks are directed to sign it.

By an extract from the Quarterly Meeting minutes, it appears that Spring Grove Monthly Meeting is directed to forward to the Quarterly Meeting Treasurer our apportionment of $255 on last Yearly Meeting direction and $101.00 being a part of the delinquencies of Spring Grove Monthly Meeting on former years for Yearly Meeting stock as agreed upon by the committee appointed by the Quarterly Meeting to be assumed by the Quarterly Meeting and reassessed amongst all the Monthly Meetings, making a total of $356.07 to be raised by this direction and according to the ratio of apportionment agreed upon by the committee.

Ratio of apportionment

Spring Grove Monthly Meeting pays 7 1/2 per cent

Hesper Monthly Meeting 35 per cent

Lawrence Monthly Meeting 45 per cent

Kansas City Monthly Meeting 7 1/2 per cent

Madena Monthly Meeting 5 per cent

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Spring Grove's quota of this direction is $26.70.

George C. Gardner, Lewis C. White, Sarah Bones, and Lydia Davis are appointed to bring forward the names of suitable Friends to serve this Meeting as clerks the ensuing year and report to next meeting.

Charles O. Gause, Mary Beals, Susan Bones, Matilda Steward, Joseph Bones and John Steward are appointed to bring forward the names of suitable number of Friends to serve this Meeting as an Evangelistic and Pastoral committee and report to next meeting.

Z. H. Bones, B. P. Averill, and C. O. Gause are appointed to make out a ratio of apportionment of the members of this Meeting and report to next meeting.

(P 186) The Evangelistic committee make the following report which is satisfactory to the meeting.

Report of Evangelistic Committee

No. of meetings held

Social and Prayer Meetings 106

Appointed 36

Total 142

Conversions 42

Renewals 11

Money expended $40.00

No. received by request 18

Matilda Steward, Clerk

Having disposed of the business, this meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held second month 19th 1887.

The Women Friends Clerk not present, Lovisa W. Gause was appointed clerk for the day.

The Friends appointed at last meeting to bring forward the names of Friends to serve this Meeting as clerks the ensuing year propose the names of Warner D. Burks and Alice Dunbar with which this Meeting unites and they are appointed to that service.

The Friends appointed at last meeting to bring forward to this Meeting the names of suitable Friends to serve as an evangelistic committee propose the following: Lovisa W. Gause, Matilda Steward, Joseph Bones, C. O. Gause, Susan Bones, John Steward, Lewis C. White and Mary Beals and they are appointed to that service.

(P 187) The committee appointed at last meeting to make out a ratio of apportionment, not being ready to report, are continued and directed to report to next meeting.

Susan Bones, Zephaniah H. Bones, Matilda Steward, and Bethel P. Averill are appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting as our representatives and report to next meeting.

The select preparative recommends to this Meeting that Lovisa W. Gause be appointed to the station of an Elder with which this Meeting unites and she is appointed to that station accordingly. Taken from the minutes of Spring Grove Preparative Meeting of Ministers, Elders and Overseers.

Having disposed of the business, this meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held third month 19th 1887.

The committee continued from last meeting in regard to the ratio of apportionment report as follows: Charles Averill, J. A. Burks, Warner D. Burks, Joseph Bones, Z. H. Bones, B. P. Averill, C. O. Gause, John Steward, John B. Gluyas, Calvin Barnard pay 10 per cts; Reuben Davis, John Terrell, Charles Edwards, David Davis, Lewis C. White, Leander H. Dunbar, William O. Dunbar, Jonathan M. Grewell, Isaac Arnold pay 6 per ct; George C. Gardner pay 5 per ct which is satisfactory to the Meeting.

(P 188) Representatives report that none of them attended Quarterly Meeting and reasons were given for their non-attendance.

Quincy M. Averill requests that his right of membership should cease and this Meeting grants the request.

Oliver D. Dillingham requests his right of membership and family transferred to Alumn Creek Monthly Meeting, Ohio. Reuben Davis, Charles Averill and Lydia Davis are appointed to prepare and produce a certificate to next meeting if no objection appears in the way.

Charles Averill, Lydia Arnold, Charles O. Gause and Alice Dunbar are appointed as a Temperance, Book, Tract and Peace Committee and are directed to report in eighth month next.

Ella Burks, Anna Averill, Susan Bones, W. D. Burks, Zephaniah H. Bones, and Charles Averill are appointed as a Sabbath School committee to see that there is a school organized at this place. They are to have the oversight of the same the coming year.

Joseph Bones, Charles O. Gause and Reuben Davis are appointed to bring forward the name of a suitable Friend to serve this Meeting as overseer and also to take the subject of seating the Meeting into consideration and report to next meeting.

Having disposed of the business of this meeting, the meeting then concluded.

W. D. Burks and Alice Dunbar, Clerks

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(P 189) Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held fourth month 16th 1887.

The committee appointed to prepare and produce a certificate for Oliver D. Dillingham and family produced one which was read, approved and signed.

The committee appointed to bring forward the names of suitable Friends to serve this meeting as Overseers are united in proposing the names of Joseph Bones and Bethel P. Averill, who being united with, are appointed to that station and are also united in proposing the name of Joseph Bones to time the Meeting, which being united with, is appointed to that position.

A certificate was received, read and accepted conveying to this meeting the right of membership of Smith Steward and Emma Luetta his wife with their minor child Walter from Tonganoxie Monthly Meeting, Kansas, dated 1887.

Sarah Bones and Ella Burks are appointed to prepare and produce a certificate for Louisa E. Updegraff and her minor children Laura and Clara B. transferred to Pleasant Plain Monthly Meeting, Pratt Co., Kansas.

Having disposed of the business, this meeting concludes.

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(P 190) Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held fifth month 21st 1887.

The committee appointed to prepare and produce a certificate for Louisa E. Updegraff and children produced one which was read, approved, and signed.

Joseph Bones, C. O. Gause, Mary Beals and Ann White whom we appoint as our representatives to attend the approaching Quarterly Meeting and report to next meeting with what may be given them in charge.

John B. Gluyas, John Terrell, Reuben David, Z. H. Bones, B. P. Averill, Sarah Bones, Lovisa W. Gause, Lydia Arnold, and Lydia Davis whom we appoint as our caretakers to attend the approaching Quarterly Meeting and report to next meeting of their attendance.

Eli Henderson, a minister of the Gospel, return his minute granted him 8th month 21st 1886 with the report the work that was accomplished is satisfactory.

The London Yearly Meeting General Epistle was read in this meeting which was encouraging to this Meeting.

The minutes on the State of Society were read in this meeting which was encouraging to us.

The Preparative Meeting for Ministers, Elders, and Overseers propose that meeting be held on the 4th 7th day of the 8th, 4th and 2nd months at ...

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(P 194) At Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held ninth month 17th 1887.

The Clerks not present, John and Matilda Steward are appointed for the day.

The Statistical report is received which the following is a copy:

1. No. of Births 1

2. No. of Deaths 2

3. Received into membership by request 2

4. By certificate from other Yearly Meetings None

5. Disowned None

6. Resigned 1

7. Removed to other Yearly Meetings 4

8. No. of Members 110

9. No. of Males 47

10. No. of Females 63

11. No. under 21 years of age 43

12. No. of Families 21

13. No. of Parts of Families 11

14. No. of Established Meetings 1

15. No. of recorded ministers 1

16. No. of meetings without recorded ministers 0

17. No. of isolated members 19

18. No. of families who read the Scriptures daily 4

Two of the representatives attended Quarterly Meeting. The others gave satisfactory reason for not attending.

The committee to help the recorder are continued and with the addition of the name of Smith Steward and are to report in next month.

The meeting concludes.

John and Matilda Steward, Clerks for the day

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(P 195) Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held 10th month 15th 1887.

The committee appointed to help the recorder report given some attention. They are continued and directed to report in next month.

A certificate of membership was received, read and accepted for Louisa E. Updegraff and her minor children, Laura S. and Clara B., from Pleasant Plain Monthly Meeting, Kansas, dated 9th month 17th 1887.

The meeting then concluded.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held eleventh month 19th 1887.

The committee appointed to help the recorder report work not complete. They are continued and directed to report to next meeting.

Louisa E. Updegraff, Smith Steward, Sarah Bones and Zephaniah H. Bones whom we appoint as our representatives to attend the approaching Quarterly Meeting and report to next meeting with what may be given them in charge.

Lydia Arnold, Smith Steward, Warner D. Burks and Alice Dunbar are appointed to prepare and produce a certificate to next meeting if nothing appears in the way for Thomas Winslow and family.

Joseph Bones requests to be released from the position of overseer. Reuben Davis, Charles Averill and John Steward are appointed to confer with him in regard to his request and if not willing to retain his position, to bring forward the name of a suitable Friend to serve this meeting as Overseer.

The meeting then concluded.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Friends held 12th month 17th 1887.

The clerk not (being) present, Lovisa Gause was appointed for the day.

The representatives report that none of them attended on account of sickness and bad roads.

The committee appointed to prepare and produce a certificate for Thomas B. Winslow and his wife R. E. Winslow and their minor child Edwin forwarded one which (was) read and approved and signed.

The Overseers inform this meeting that John B. Gluyas has deviated from our high and holy profession in several ways. We, therefore, appoint Charles O. Gause, Reuben Davis, Zephaniah H. Bones, Smith Steward and John Terrell to confer with him on the subject and report to next meeting.

(P 197) reproach on himself and Society. By the evidence it appears

Lewis C. White

The meeting then concluded.

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