We, the
undersigned, members
of the Baptist Society of the regular order,
meeting in Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, wishing to be incorporated as a body according to the laws of the State of Ohio, do hereby order a publication to be made at our place of worship on Lords day May 27the A. D. 1821, and also notice at the same time to be posted, that ten days from the s'd 27th day of May 1821, the society will meet to choose three Trustees and a Clerk according to the provision of s'd act. |
Alfred,
Harrison
Alfred, James Bray, Peter Bray, Sarah Cox, Deborah Gaines, Mary H. Gaines, Richard Hildreth, Rev. George Hildreth, Asenath Hutchinson, John Kinnan, Elizabeth Markland, Elizabeth Markland, George Markland, Sarah Markland, Susannah Scudder, Henry Sexton, Joseph Shepherd, David Smith, Anna Stathem, David E. Twigg, Phebe |
The Baptist
members in
this Township met agreeable to the notice given ten
days previous to this date, and after prayer by Rev. Geo. Hildreth, the s'd Hildreth was appointed Moderator and David E. Stathem, Clerk for this election. Proceeded (by ballot) to elect three trustees and one Clerk according to the Law incorporating Religious Societies. The following officers were duly elected. |
Joseph Sexton} Trustees and David E. Stathem, Clerk Peter Bray} |
Transcribed from the
original
Minute Book of Bethel Baptist Church, Cheviot
now Westwood Baptist
Church
- submitted by Patti Graman Feb. 2000.
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