MINUTES OF BIG SPRING PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
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Church Record for the Year 1846

January 2nd Saturday 1846. Church met at Big Spring and after prayer set for business.
1st Brother Daniel Arnwine excluded for the above charges and not obeying the call of the church when called upon.
2nd Bro. James Carpenter excluded for the above charges and not obeying the call of the church when called upon.
3rd Church covenant and Rules of Decorum read and unanimously received by the church.
4th Appointed Sister Elizabeth Johnston and Winny Day to go and enquire into the situation of Sister Mays about her sustenance for life and report to next meeting.
5th Appointed Brethren Samuel Day and James Johnston to go and enquire of Bro. Ransom Day if he is a suffering for any of the necessaries of life and report to next meeting.

February 2nd Saturday 1846. Church met at Big Spring and after preaching set for business.
1st The Church agrees to attend to Sister Susannah Mays necessities and to put it in Jesse Evans hands to give to her as she kneeds it.
3rd The church agrees to administer to Bro. Ransom Day some of the necessaries of life and to take it to Nancy Day's.
4th The church agrees to send for Bro. Abraham Davis to know the reason why he does not attend his church meeting and appointed Brethren Simpson Hurst and Sparkman Smith to cite him to attend next meeting.
5th The church agrees to send for Brother James Ritter to know the reason why he dose not attend his church meeting and appointed Brethren Jesse Evans and John Breeding to cite him to attend next meeting.

March 2nd Saturday 1846. Church met at Big Spring and after preaching set for business.
1st Bro. Abraham Davis case laid over til next meeting.
2nd Brother James Ritter excluded for not obeying the call of the church when called upon and saying the church was doing rong in closeing her doors against other denominations and not dealing with her.
3rd The church agrees to appoint her May meeting for her communion season in each and every year.

April 2nd Saturday 1846. Church met at Big Spring and after preaching set for business.
1st Bro. Abraham Davis excluded for absenting himself from the church and declaring he did not believe the doctrine held by the church and saying he believed another doctrine and wishing the church to erace his name from the record.
2nd Dismissed Sister Olly Cheak by letter.

May 2nd Saturday 1846. Church met at Big Spring and after preaching set for business.

July 2nd Saturday 1846. Church met at Big Spring and after preaching set for business.
1st Received Sister Olly Cheak by letter.
2nd Appointed delegates to the Association viz: Samuel Day, Nathan S. McDowell, James Bunch and William Evans.
3rd The church agree to send their Deacons and Bro. James Bunch to see Sister Nancy Lively and do what they think is wright and report to next meeting.
4th The church agrees to rebuild the chimney over again and also hang the window shutters and appointed Brethren Samuel Day, Jesse Evans and William Evans commissioners to superintend the work.

August 2nd Saturday 1846. Church met at Big Spring and after Preaching set for business.
1st The Brethren appointed to go and see Sister Nancy Lively reported they did not think she was asuffering at present.
2nd Association letter read and approbated.
3rd A charge lifted against Sister Clary Barnard for leaving her husband and other conduct after leaving of him and appointed Bro. Thompson Hurst and wife and Sister Olly Cheak to cite her to attend next meeting.

September 2nd Saturday 1846. Church met at Big Spring and after Preaching set for business.
1st Made way for the reception of members and received none.
2nd Took up the charge against Sister Clary Barnard and after hearing her account of it agrees as Bro. Barnard is a member of Cedar Fork Church to write a friendly letter to said church to examine the case and to meet with us at our Nov. meeting to dispose of the same according to the Gospel and agree to appoint Brethren William Bartlet, James Bunch, William Laffoon, William Sanders and William Evans to bear said letter to Cedar Fork Church. The case of Sister Clary Barnard laid over to November Meeting.

October 2nd Saturday 1846. Church met at Big Spring and after Preaching set for business.
1st Made way for the reception of members and received none.

November 2nd Saturday 1846. Church met at Big Spring and after Preaching set for business.
1st Chose Bro. James Long moderator for the day.
2nd Received Elizabeth Cunningham by letter.
3rd Took up the case of Sister Clary Barnard and laid it over untill next meeting and requested her to attend next meeting.
4th The church agrees to administer to Sister Nancy Lively's kneedsessities and to put it in Bro. James Johnston's hands.

December 2nd Saturday 1846. Church met at Big Spring and after prayer set for business.
1st Made way for the reception of members and received 2 by letter.
2nd Received Bro. Elder Hirum Hurst by letter.
3rd Rec'd Sister Fanny Hurst by letter.
4th Took up the case of Sister Clary Barnard and after examineing the case agrees to write to our sister Cedar Fork Church to reconsider the case of Brother Johnathan Barnard and to meet us at our April meeting and appointed Brethren Hiram Hurst, Samuel Day, Joel Ritter, William Laffoon, Jesse Evans, William Marcum, Larkin Harrel and N. S. McDowell delegates to bear our letter.
5th We agree that Israel Huddleston may teach the present school in which he is engaged for a period of time not exceeding twelve months from this time excepting the church may want the use of the house for worship provided that he opens the door only for himself to teach a common English school and keeps the house in good order and the Benches clean with everything belonging to the house as it is now excepting the natural decay and wear of the house and to make good and anything that may be broken or damaged except that which arises from the natural decay or proper use of the house. He is to arrange the fire so as to preclude the possibility of the house taking fire from the wood on fire rolling to the floor and he is further against the nineteenth inst. to pay to Jesse Evans seven dollars and fifty cents and it is distinctly to be understood that the privilege of the house is only given for the time above named and on the aforementioned conditions and that whenever any of the above conditions are violated or not complied with the said Huddleston is to give up the key and house on the application of Samuel Day, Jesse Evans and William Evans or of any two of them and further said Huddleston is to leave the key of the house on every Friday evening with Simpson Hurst.