Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 1st month 19th 1867.

A certificate was received, read and accepted for Elwood Hayworth and Matilda his wife with their minor children, Richard, Erasmus, Rosetta, Clark and Sylvanus Hayworth from Rosemount Monthly Meeting of Friends, Iowa, dated 11th month 13 1866.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 2nd month 16th 1867.

The clerk not being present, Louisa Dunbar is appointed clerk for the day.

The 1st, 2nd and 8th queries were read in this meeting with written answers thereto and are directed to be forwarded to our ensuing Quarterly Meeting by Millicent Jones and Mary Jones whom we appoint as our representatives and direct them to report to next meeting what may be given them in charge.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 3rd month 16th 1867.

The Friends appointed to attend Quarterly Meeting report they attended and there was nothing given them in charge.

A certificate was received, read and accepted conveying this Meeting the rights of membership of Sarah Henley from Back Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends, Indiana, dated 2nd month 14th 1867.

A certificate was received, read and accepted conveying to this Meeting the rights of membership of Allen Hayworth and Delilah his wife with their minor children, Allen S., Rebecca D., John and Lacy Evaline Hayworth from Honey Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends, Iowa, dated 3rd month 27th 1867.

(P 51) Also, one for William E. J. Nixon and Nancy his wife with their minor children, Sarah E., Lydia S., Nealy E., Milton, Henry H., and Jerome G. Nixon from South River Monthly Meeting of Friends, Iowa, dated 1st month 26th 1867.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 4th month 20th 1867.

A certificate was received, read and accepted conveying the rights of membership to this Meeting of Isaiah Shugart and Ann W. his wife with their minor children, Lorenzo, Josephine and Henrietta from Oakridge Monthly Meeting of Friends, Indiana, dated 3rd month 12th 1867.

Mary Wasson, Phebe Jones and Sarah Henley are appointed with a similar committee of Men Friends to assist in organizing and superintending a first day school and report in the 8th month next.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 5th month 18th 1867.

The 1st, 2nd and 8th queries were read in this meeting with written answers thereto which are directed to be forwarded to the ensuing Quarterly Meeting by Mary Dunbar and Eleanor Jones whom we appoint our representatives and direct them to report to next meeting.

A certificate was received, read and accepted conveying to this Meeting the right of membership of Eli Cammack and his minor children, Edwin, Enos, Eva Jane, Elmer, Elma, Edna Ann Cammack from Back Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends, Indiana, dated 4th month the 18th 1867.

Mary Wasson and Delilah Hayworth are appointed to bring forward a name of a Friend for clerk and one for assistant the ensuing year and report to next meeting.

The meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 6th month 15th 1867.

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting report they all attended. There was nothing given them in charge.

The committee appointed to bring forward the name of a Friend for clerk and one for assistant, not being ready to report, are continued to report to next meeting.

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(P 52) Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 7th month 20th 1867.

Our beloved Friend Lydia M. Chase acceptably attended this Meeting and produced a minute of unity and concurrence from Springfield Monthly Meeting of Friends, Kansas, dated 7th month 18th 1867, whose gospel labors have been satisfactory to us.

Our beloved Friends Eli and Jemima Vester, companions to Lydia M. Chase, acceptably attended this Meeting and produced minutes of unity from Springfield Monthly Meeting of Friends, Kansas, dated 7th month 18th 1867.

The committee appointed to bring forward names for clerk and assistant propose Sarah K. Grant for clerk and Mary Jones assistant, with whom this Meeting unites and they are appointed to that station.

A certificate was received, read and accepted conveying to this Meeting the rights of membership of Jesse Beals and Mary his wife with their minor children, Lucy Ellen, Marilda Ann and Guila Elma from Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends, Iowa, dated 5th month 9th 1867.

This meeting concluded.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 8th month 17th 1867.

The queries with corresponding answers to them were read in this meeting which are directed to be forwarded to the ensuing Quarterly Meeting by Mary Wasson and Delilah Hayworth whom we appoint our representatives and direct them to report to next meeting what may be given them in charge.

The general advices have been read in our presence which was to our satisfaction.

Mary Dunbar, requesting to be released from serving the station as overseer, M. Jones and Elizabeth Holaday appointed to bring forward to next meeting the name of a Friend to fill that station.

The Friends appointed in the last (meeting) to assist in organizing and superintending the first day school, not being ready to report, are continued to report next meeting.

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(P 53) Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 9th month 21st 1867.

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting as representatives report they all attended and nothing was given them in charge.

The Friends appointed in 4th month last to assist in opening and superintending the first day school now make the following report.

The Friends appointed at last meeting to bring forward to this meeting the names of Friends to fill the station of overseers, not being ready to report, are continued to report to next meeting.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 10th month 19th 1867.

The committee appointed and continued to bring forward names of Friends to fill the station of overseers now report Mary Beals and Delilah Hayworth, which being satisfactory to this Meeting, they are appointed to that station.

Delilah Hayworth, Mary Dunbar and Millicent Jones are appointed to unite with a similar committee of Men Friends and with the Quarterly Meeting's committee to consider the state of the Elders and they are directed to report to next meeting.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 11th month 18th 1867.

The clerk not being present, Rebecca Butler was appointed clerk for the day.

Rebecca Butler and Betsy Burks are appointed to attend the approaching Quarterly Meeting as representatives and they are directed to report to next meeting what may be given them in charge.

The committee appointed to confer with the Quarterly Meeting's committee for the purpose of considering the state of Elders, they are united in proposing the following names, which this Meeting after due consideration unites, and they are appointed accordingly. The clerk is appointed to forward to the Preparative Meeting of ministers and elders with a copy thereof and report to next meeting.

(P 54) (Names) Simon Jones, Washington Wasson, Jesse Beals, Thomas C. Dunbar, Millicent Jones, Mary Beals, Mary Dunbar and Elizabeth Holaday.

This meeting concludes.

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Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 12th month 1867.

The clerk reports she has furnished the Preparative Meeting of ministers and elders with the Meeting's decision on the report.

Received a certificate from Bloomfield Monthly Meeting of Friends, Indiana, conveying to this Meeting the rights of membership of Amy R. Kemp and her daughter Mary E. Kemp, (which) was read and accepted.

Received a certificate from Springdale Monthly Meeting of Friends conveying to this meeting the rights of membership of Jesse R. Townsend and Elma E. his wife which was read and accepted.

Sarah Henley, Sarah K. Grant and Millicent Jones are appointed in conjunction with a committee of Men Friends to assist in reseating the meeting and report to next meeting.

This meeting concludes.

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