1833
April 6, 1833 - Hopewell Presbytery - Mount Zion Meetinghouse in Gibson County, Tennessee
Calvin Filly and Hugh Hardican came forward and gave a relation of their experimental acquaintance with religion, and of their internal call and motives to the ministry, and Presbytery having testimonials in favour of their good moral character and of their being in the communion of the Church, Received them as Candidates for the Ministry. Ordered that Calvin Filly prepare a written discourse from Romans 6th Chapter and 23rd verse and Hugh Hardican from St. John 3rd Chapter and 16th verse to be read at our next Presbytery.
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, April 4-6, 1833, page 74]

1833
September 28, 1833 - Hopewell Presbytery
Calvin Filly read a discourse from a text previously assigned him which was sustained as part of trial. Ordered that he prepare a written discourse from Amos 4th Chapter 12th verse last clause.
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, September 26-28, 1833, page 79]

1834
No minutes exist for Hopewell Presbytery

1835
May 2 & 4 1835 - Hopewell Presbytery
On inquiry it was found that the order of last Presbytery relative to Calvin Philly's riding and preaching on the Carrol and Obion circuit has been complied with, with the exception of two months, which failure was owing to affliction.

Ordered that Calvin Philly and John A. Miller ride and the preach the whole of their time on the Forkeddeer Circuit from the 1st of June until our next Presbytery.
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, May 1-2 & 4, 1835, page 82]

1835
No minutes exist for Hopewell Presbytery for the September meeting.

1836
March 25, 1836 - Hopewell Presbytery
Not listed in minutes
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, March 25-26, 1836]

1837
March 24, 1837- Obion Presbytery
Br. Calvin Philly a Licensed preacher from the Hopewell Presbytery presented a letter of dismission and recommendation whereupon he was received under the care of this Presbytery.
[Source: Minutes of Obion Presbytery, March 23-24, 1837, page 18]

1837
September 21, 1837 - Obion Presbytery
Calvin Filly - Licentiate absent
[Source: Minutes of Obion Presbytery, September 21-23, 1837, page 19]

1838
March 22, 1838 - Obion Presbytery
Calvin Filley - Licentiate absent
[Source: Minutes of Obion Presbytery, March 22-24, 1838, page 22]

1838
September 27, 1838 - Obion Presbytery
Calvin Filby - Licentiate absent
[Source: Minutes of Obion Presbytery, September 27-29, 1838, page 28]

1839
April 13 & 15, 1839 - Hopewell Presbytery
Calvin Philley a licensed preacher presented his letter of dismission from Obion Presbytery whereupon he was received under the care of this Presbytery.
Ordered that Calvin Philley ride and preach on the Forked Deer Circuit from the first of May until next Presbytery.
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, April 12-13 & 15, 1839, page 107]

1839
September 19 & 20, 1839 - Hopewell Presbytery
Calvin Philley - Licentiate present
On inquiry it was found that the order of last presbytery relative to Brethren Calvin Philley's riding and preaching had been complied with in full.
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, September 19-21, 1839, page 109]

1840
March 20, 1840 - Hopewell Presbytery
Calvin Philley - Licentiate present
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, March 20, 1840, page 113]

1840
September 25, 1840 - Hopewell Presbytery
Calvin Philley - Licentiate present
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, September 25-26, 1840, page 118]

1841
July 25 & 27, 1841 - Hopewell Presbytery
Calvin Philley - Licentiate present
Ordered that Henry Bobbitt, James B. Ward and Calvin Philley prepare to stand examination on all those branches required by our book of discipline preparatory to ordination at our next stated Presbytery and that Henry Bobbitt deliver a discourse from Romans 1st Chapter and 16th Verse, James B. Ward from Col. 1st Chapter and 28th verse and Calvin Philley from Romans 10th Chapter and 10th verse and that Jabez Hickman preach the ordination sermon and James Stewart preside and give the charge.
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, July 25 & 27, 1841, page 122]

1841
February 25-26, 1842 - Hopewell Presbytery
Calvin Philley - Licentiate present
Rev. R. G. Weddington, A. D. Thomas and Elder A. E. Cooper were chosen a committee to examine the Licentiates and candidates on English Grammar, Geography and divinity and Henry Bobbitt, Calvin Philley on all those branches required by our book of discipline preparatory to ordination.

The committee on Examinations made the following report which was adopted "The committee appointed to examine Henry Bobbitt and Calvin Philley on all those branches required in our Book of discipline preparatory to ordination beg leave to report that they have attended to the duty assign them and that in general the examination was satisfactory.

Agreeable to an order of last Presbytery Henry Bobbitt and Calvin Philley were examined on all those branches required by our Book of discipline preparatory to ordination. Each of them preached a sermon from a text previously assigned him and they having adopted the confession of faith of our church and satisfactorily answered the questions appointed to be put to probationers for the Holy ministry Presbytery proceeded to set them apart to the whole work of the ministry by Prayer and the imposition of hands. The ordination Sermon was preached by Rev. Jabez Hickman from Ezekial 33 Chapter and 6-7-8-9th verses. The Rev. James Stewart who had been appointed to preside and give the charge being absent the duty was attended to by the Rev. R. Baker. They were then commended to the grace of God and his holy keeping by a prayer. A hymn was sung and the congregation dismissed with the usual blessing. The newly ordained Bishops were invited to take their seats in Presbytery which they did accordingly.
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, February 25-26 & 28, 1842, page 127-129]

1842
October 18, 1842 - Hopewell Presbytery
Calvin Philley - member present
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, October 18, 1842, page 132]

1843
March 17, 1832 - Hopewell Presbytery
Calvin Filly - member present
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, March 17, 1832, page 137]

1843
October 13, 1843 - Hopewell Presbytery
Calvin Philly - member present
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, October 13, 1843, page 140]

1844
April 17, 1844 - Hopewell Presbytery
Calvin Philly - member absent
Bro. Calvin Philley appeared and rendered his excuse for absence at the Commencement of this Presbytery which was sustained.
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, April 17, 1844, pages 1 & 3]

1844
October 10, 1844 - Hopewell Presbytery
Calvin Philley - member absent
On application Bros. James Stewart and Calvin Philley were granted letters of dismission and recommendation to any other Presbytery where God in his providence may call them.
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery, October 10-11, 1844, pages 8 & 10]

[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1883, page 118]