Big Spring Methodist Church
Record Book  1848 - 1897

- Front Cover (p1), Inside Front Cover (p2), First Page (p3)  

- Roll List of Members for the year 1848, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8, Page 9, Page 10, Page 11
        -- Some notes on who's who on the 1848 list.
        -- Notes on Stith Valley contingent
        -- Note that the "Page number" refers to a high resolution color photocopy of the page.
   - Roll List of Members from 1852-1853 (starts on Page 11 at the bottom), Page 12, Page 13, Page 14, Page 15
   - Roll List of Members from 1853-1854   Page 16, Page 17, Page 18, Page 19, Page 20, Page 21
   - Roll List of Members from 1854-1855   Page 22, Page 23, Page 24, Page 25, Page 26, Page 27, Page 28, Page 29
                                                                  Page 30,
   - Roll List of Members from 1856-1857  (starts on Page 30, bottom), Page 31, Page32, Page 33, Page 34, Page 35
                                                                  Page 36, Page 37
   - Roll List of Members circa 1860 Page 38, Page 39, Page 40, Page 41, Page 42,
   - Roll List of Members from 1865-1866, Page 42, Page 43, Page 44, Page 45, Page 46, Page 47,
   - Roll List of Members from 1867-1878
   - Roll List of Members circa 1871 Page 48, Page 49, Page 50, Page 51,
   - Roll List of Members circa 1873, Page 52, Page 53, Page 54, Page 55, Page 56,
   - Roll List of Members from 1874, Page 57, Page 58, 
   - Roll List of Members from 1875, Page 59, Page 60
   - Roll List of Members from 1875-1876, Page 61, Page 62, Page 63, Page 64, Page 65,
   - Roll List of Members from 1880, Page 65, Page 66, Page 67, Page 68
   - Minutes from Church Meeting on Jan. 8th, 1870, Page 69
   - Minutes from Church Meeting on Mar. 12th, 1870, Page 70, Page 71
   - Minutes from Church Meeting on May 9th, 1896, Page 72
   - Minutes from Church Meeting on Sept. 12th, 1896, Page 73
   - Minutes from Church Meeting on Jan. 9th, 1897, Page 74, Page 75, Page 76
         Note from Sept 9, 1899, Page 77
         Accounting sheet regarding the building of a new church building, Page 78, Page 79,
   - Minutes from Church Meeting on Oct. 18th, 1877, Page 80,
   - Infant Baptisms from 1872, Page 81,
   - "Colored Members" from a class in 1871   , Page 82
   - Minutes from Church Meeting on April 13th, 1878, Page 83,
   - Minutes from Church Meeting on June 11th, 1870   , Page 84, Page 85

   - Financial Report from 1869, Page 86,
   - Financial Pledges for 1868-1869    , Page 87
     "Last Quarters" list of names and dollar amounts, Page 88
   - Partial Roll List on Back Page of Book , Page 89
     Scribbling on inside back cover, Page 90
     Page from a catalog advertising rugs and a radio, Page 91
     Tag from Sugar Creek Creamery Co. belonging to Frank Hodges, Big Spring, Ky. , Page 92
     These items were book marks in the record book.

Key: Blue Quill Pen
        Blue Ballpoint Pen
        Pencil
        Brown Quill Pen

Notes at bottom of inside cover:
11th day of July 1839.  Thomas Robinson & Lucy Robinson, his wife, of Hardin Co. deeded to the Trustees and their successors in office for the uses and benefit of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Big Spring a certain tract of land lying in Meade Co. giving the boundary said tract containing 1 acre more or less. 
Names of trustees follows - Richard Z. Stith, Wm. B. Jones, Stith Sonders, Thomas H. Stith, Gideon W. Gray, Richard M. Stith, & Ezra Stith. 

The last report made in this book was Jan 8 1897 by Dr. W. H. Strother.  John Carter (an active member) was appointed as committee "to hire the Sexton".  

Page 01, Page 02, Page 03, Page 04, Page 05, Page 06, Page 07, Page 08, Page 09, Page 10

Big Spring Church Book
for the year 1848
Methodist E. Church "South" Louisville Conference -
[Penciled in underneath the "South" is the word "Hurrah!!"]

Remember the Friday before each quarterly meeting as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer for the prosperity of Zion, pray also for us your servants.
                                                                               Geo. W. Taylor, P.E.
                                                                                Jos. D. Barnett, in charge
                                                                                Thos. J. Crandle,  assist

The conference at Hardinsburg Oct 13th 1848-9
                                                                                 G. W. Taylor, P.E.
                                                                                  J. D. Barnett, in charge
                                                                                  R. G. Thomas, aprin

[On following page, written in blue ballpoint pen - What society is the Duncanites?]

Written in ballpoint pen: They deeded the 1 acre to the Big Spring Trustees on which to build the church in 1839.
  (Referring to Lucy and Thomas Robinson)

Renewed for the year 1852 & 53.
Brethren:
    Remember the Friday preceding each Quarterly meeting is our regular Quarterly fast.  (See Discipline)
    Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy (Bible)

            Zach M. Taylor P. E.
            W. H. Morrison P. C.

    Joshua Soule
    Jas O. Andrew
    Wm Capers
    Robt Paine            Bishops of the M. E. Church South

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