|
|
Spring Grove Monthly Meetinghttp://www.Spring Grove History Pageshttp://www./history |
| Home | Directions | History | Scrapbook | Tools | E-mail | Area Friends | Links | Music | |
Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 1st month 17th 1880.
The meeting then concluded.
***
Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 2nd month 21st 1880.
1st Answer - All the meetings for worship and discipline have been attended not by as great a number as desired. No unbecoming behavior therein. The hour nearly observed.
2nd - Friends are preserved in Christian love one towards another. Tale bearing and detraction discouraged. No differences amongst us that we know of.
8th - No offenders among us.
The Friends appointed to visit Rachel Stanley report they are satisfied with her discontinuance of marriage with Z. Cook.
(P 122) The 1st, 2nd, and 8th queries were read in this meeting with written answers thereto which are satisfactory to the Meeting and they are directed to be forwarded to the ensuing Quarterly Meeting by Susan Bones and Louisa Updegraff whom we appoint as representatives and they are directed to report to next meeting of their attendance and what may be given them in charge.
The meeting then concluded.
***
Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 3rd month 20th 1880.
The representatives appointed to attend Quarterly Meeting report they attended, received an epistle from Plainfield Yearly Meeting.
Our beloved Friend Mary Bales (Beals), an elder with whom we have unity, has expressed a willingness to accompany her husband, Jesse Bales (Beals), in his proposed visit with which this Meeting unites and encourages her to faithfulness in that undertaking.
The meeting concludes.
***
Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 4th month 17th 1880.
The meeting concludes.
***
Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 5th month 15th 1880.
The first, second and eighth queries with written answers thereto were read in this meeting which was satisfactory to the Meeting and directed to be forwarded to the Quarterly Meeting by Louisa Updegraff and _____ _____ whom we appoint as representatives. They are directed to report to next meeting of their attendance and what may be given them in charge.
(P 123)
1st Ans. - All the meetings for worship and discipline have been attended. Unbecoming behavior avoided. The hour of meeting observed.
2nd Ans. - Friends are preserved in Christian love one toward another. Talebearing discouraged and mostly avoided. No differences amongst us that we know of.
8th Ans. - No offenders under dealing.
Emma Dunbar, Susan Bones and Rebecca Averill are appointed as caretakers to attend the Quarterly Meeting. They are directed to report to next meeting.
A certificate was received, read and accepted from Springfield Monthly Meeting for Elizabeth Melton with her minor children--Wille G., Bertha E., Arthur W., John B., and Theron J.
The meeting concluded.
***
Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held sixth month 19th 1880.
The meeting concluded.
***
Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 7th month 17th 1880.
The meeting concluded.
***
(P 124) Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 8th month 21st 1880.
All the queries and answers thereto were read in this meeting which was satisfactory to the Meeting and directed to be forwarded to the next Quarterly Meeting by Lydia Arnold, Susan Bones and Mary Bales (Beals) whom we appoint as representatives and direct them to report to next meeting of their attendance and what may be given them in charge.
1st Answer - All our meetings for worship and discipline have been attended by a few. A more full attendance is desired. Unbecoming behavior avoided. The hour of meeting is pretty well observed.
2nd Answer - Friends appeared preserved in Christian love one towards another. Talebearing and detraction discouraged. No differences that we know of.
3rd Answer - We believe most Friends endeavor to carry out the requirements of this query but a more earnestness is desirable.
4th Answer - Friends we believe are clear under the several heads of this query.
5th Answer - No poor amongst us requiring aid that we know.
6th Answer - Friends are generally against those things.
7th Answer - As far as we know, Friends are clear.
8th Answer - No offenders have been under dealing.
(P 125) Annual Answers:
1st Answer - None.
2nd Answer - They are, as far as practical, some attention has been paid in that respect.
3rd Answer -
4th Answer - They are.
The meeting then concluded.
***
Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 9th month 1880.
The Friends appointed to attend Quarterly Meeting in 8th month last report they did not attend on account of disagreeable weather.
The meeting then concluded.
***
Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 10th month the 16th 1880.
The meeting concluded.
***
Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 11th month 20th 1880.
Sarah Bones and Rebecca Averill are appointed to bring forward a Friend to serve this Meeting as clerk and to report to next meeting.
Mary Beals, Louisa Updegraff and Sarah Bones are appointed to attend the ensuing Quarterly Meeting and report to next meeting of their attendance and what may be given them in charge.
Louisa Updegraff, Mary Beals and Rebecca Averill are appointed to take in consideration the change of overseers if way opens bring forward the names of some suitable Friends to serve in this station and report to next meeting.
(P 126) Spring Grove Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held 12th month 18th 1880.
The Friends appointed to bring forward the name of a Friend to serve as Clerk propose the name of Louisa Updegraff with whom this Meeting unites and she is appointed accordingly.
The Friends appointed to attend the ensuing Quarterly Meeting report they did not attend on account of disagreeable weather.
The Friends appointed to consider the change of overseers propose the names of Louisa Updegraff and Rebecca Averill with which this Meeting unites and they are appointed to that station.
The meeting concludes.
Previous Year - Minutes Index - Next Year
sgmm.org | springgrovemeeting.org | Site Map