Island Ford Baptist Church Historic Document B 
Transcribed by Suelle Swarts, Suwanee Creek Chapter, NSDAR 
2022 
 
The following document transcriptions are of documents that were held by the church.  They have not been microfilmed by the Georgia Archives.   
 
Document B Front 
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June 1836   Minister of ___________________   
preferred a charge against ________ Dodd  
saying she herd at meeting some ________  back  
denied facts in the face of the church that  
should be proven against her.  the charge 
was taken up and referred to a committee 
of 5 brethren and two sisters the brethren  
appointed were the Deacons, J. Curbow, _______,  
T. M. Bagby, John Barker, Sisters Mary Born 
and Mary Bagby 3rd appointed Brethern Rice  
N. Phillips, J. Compton, and E. Bagby as our  
Delegates to the association    4th granted  
a Letter of dismission to Bro. N Crossno 
July 27th the committee appointed yesterday  
Reported that they had had the parties  
Together and found that their difficulties  
Arose by misunderstanding and that the  
Sisters had extended the right hand of  
Fellowship to each other and agreed to be  
at peace. 
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23rd July 1836  Met in conference in peace  
1st opened a door for the reception of members   
2nd read and adopted an article prepared by  
our clerk touching the crime of our members 
circulating defamatory reports against each  
other and ordered it to be attached to and 
become part of our Rules of Decorum   
3rd Read and approved the association letter    
4th granted a Letter of Dismission to Sister  
Susannah Phillips 
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27th August 1836  Met in conference  our pastor  
being absent Brother Jones was called to act  
as Moderator  after finding the Church in  
peace opened the door for the reception of  
members and received Celia Brown by  
Experience. 
  
Document B Back 
 
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September 1836   
Met in conference.  1st inquired for  
the fellowship of the church when a  
charge was brought against Brother  
George T. Dodd accusing him of recently  
being intoxicated with ardent Spirits  
and the fact being established he was  
excluded.  2nd Opened a door for the reception 
 of members. 
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22nd October 1836 
Met in conference   1st found in peace    
2nd opened a door for the reception of  
members  3rd appointed Brethren  
the Deacons, the Clerk, A. Humphrey and  
R. Fields a committee on preaching  
at this place for one year from the  
date hereof   4th  granted a Letter of dismission  
to Sister Rebecca Pendley   5th  Resolved 
that in future worship commence here  
at half past 11 oclock A. M. or sooner if  
need be 
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26th November 1836   
Met in conference in peace and  
opened a door for the reception of members. 
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24th December 1836   
Met in conference  1st inquired for the fellowship  
then Brother Wm N. Flynn came  
forward seemingly much hurt with  
himself for having recently drank too  
freely of Ardent Spirits.  This acknowledge 
ment was of such character that  
the church agreed to bear with him  
admonishing him to guard against  
the same evil in the future.