[Note - this information is taken from a typescript of the minutes and may contain errors]
1843
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 25, 27 & 28, 1843
Met
at Mt. Zion Meeting House in Hickman County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not mentioned in minutes
1843
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Sept. 21, 22, 23 & 25,
1843
Met at Bayou Desha Camp Ground, Graves
County, Kentucky
The following societies have no
representative: Union Bethlehem, Mayfield, Good Hope, Troy, Mill
Creek, Ebenezar, & Beech Grove.
This
is first time Mill Creek congregation is mentioned in the minutes
of Obion Presbytery. Therefore, it is assumed it was organized
between March and Sept. 1843.
1844
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 23, 25 & 26, 1844
Met at Good Hope Meeting House in Weakley County,
Tennessee
Mill Creek represented
by Abram Martin
1844
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 21, 23 & 24,
1844
Met at Union Meeting House in Hickman
County, Kentucky
Mill Creek represented
by A. Martin
On motion petitions for ministerial
labors were called for, whereupon the following were presented:
One from Mill Creek Society calling for the ministerial
labors of Rev. C.E. Hay, one Sabbath
in each month until next Presbytery, promising him $15 and he
having given his assent ordered that he supply them.
On
motion, Presbytery adjourned to meet at Mill Creek Meeting
House, Henry County, State of Tennessee, on Saturday
before the 4th Sabbath in March, A.D. 1845
1845
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 22, 24 & 25, 1845
Met at Mill Creek Meeting House,
Henry County, Tennessee
Mill Creek not listed in
congregation represented or not represented
On
motion, Presbytery called for petitions, whereupon the following
were presented: One from Mill Creek Society for
the ministerial labors of C.E. Hay one
Sabbath in each month until next Presbytery promising him $15
and he having given his assent, ordered that he supply them.
1845
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 27, 29 & 30,
1845
Met at Mt. Carmel Meeting House,
Graves County, Kentucky
Representative from Mill
Creek - Josiah T. Mathis
On
motion, petitions were called for, whereupon one from Mill
Creek Society was presented calling for the ministerial
labours of Rev. C.E. Hay for one Sabbath
each month until next Presbytery, promising him 12 dollars and
he having given his assent, ordered that he supply them.
1846
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 21, 23 & 24, 1846
Met
in the town of Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
On motion petitions for ministerial
labours were called for and the following presented: One from
Ebenezar Society for the labours of Rev. C. E. Hay
one Sabbath in each month for six months. Also one from Mill
Creek Society for the same one Sabbath in each month
for six months, and he having given his assent, ordered that he
supply them.
1846
Obion Presbytery Minutes, May 9, 10, 1846
Met
at Union Meeting House, Fulton County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
1846
Obion Presbytery Minutes, October 1-3, 1846
Met
at Calvary Church, Graves County, Kentucky
Representative
from Mill Creek - L. Vaughn
Presbytery
called for petitions whereupon the following were presented. One
from Mill Creek Society for the labors of Br.
Hay one Sabbath in each month until next Presbytery
and he having given his assent, ordered that he supply them.
1847
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 27, 29 & 30, 1847
Met
at Union Church, Fulton County, Kentucky
Representative
from Mill Creek - J. Warnick
The Committee appointed to examine church
session books reported that six were presented examined and approved
(viz) Union, Mill Creek, Mt. Carmel, New Hope,
Beech Grove, and Mt. Zion.
1847
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, September 22, 23, 24 & 25, 1847
Met
at Bethel Camp Ground, Ballard County, Kentucky
Representative
from Mill Creek - A. Martin
Petitions
were called for whereupon the following were presented:
Also
one from Mill Creek, Ebenezer and Stoney Point
Societies for the ministerial labors of Br. C. B.
Hodges each one Saturday and Sabbath in each month
for six months each, promising him $15.00 and he having given
his consent, ordered that he supply them.
1848
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 25, 27, 28 & 29,
1848
Met at Bayou Desha Church, Graves
County, Kentucky
Representative from Mill
Creek - T. Vaughn
1848
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 23, 25, 26 &
27, 1848
Met at Union Church, Fulton County,
Kentucky
Representative from Mill Creek
- R.E. Taylor
On motion,
Petitions were called for whereupon the following were presented:
One from Mill Creek Society for the ministerial
labors of Rev. C. E. Hay one Saturday
and Sabbath in each month for six months promising him $20, and
he having given his assent, ordered that he supply them.
1849
Obion Presbytery
Minutes, March 24, 26 & 27, 1849
Met
in the town of Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
1849
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 19, 20, 21 &
22, 1849
Met at Conyersville, Henry County,
Tennessee
Representative from Mill Creek
- R. E. Taylor
A petition
from Mill Creek Society for the ministerial labors
of Bro. C. W. McBride one Sabbath in
each month for six months was presented promising him $12.
1850
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 23, 25, 26 & 27,
1850
Met at New Hope Church, McCracken
County, Kentucky
Representative from Mill
Creek - William Warnick
1850
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 21, 23, 24 &
25, 1850
Met in the town of Mayfield,
Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not in list
of congregations represented or not represented.
On
motion petitions were called for; whereupon, the following were
presented (viz) One from Mill Creek Society for
the ministerial labours of Rev. C. W. McBride
one Sabbath in each month for twelve months promising him $23.00
and he having given his assent ordered that he supply them.
1851
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 22, 24 & 25, 1851
Met in the town of Troy, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill Creek not represented
1851
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 26, 28 & 29,
1851
Met at Union Church, Fulton County,
Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
1852
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 27, 29 & 30, 1852
Met in the town of Mayfield, Graves County,
Kentucky
Representative from Mill Creek
- A. Martin
1852
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 25, 27, 28 &
29, 1852
Met in the town of Feliciana,
Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek
not represented
1853
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 26, 28 & 29, 1853
Met
at Good Hope Church, Weakley County, Tennessee
Mill
Creek not represented
1853
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, September 21, 22 & 23, 1853
Met
at Bethel Church, Ballard County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
1854
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 25, 27 & 28, 1854
Met in the town of Mayfield, Graves County,
Kentucky
Mill Creek represented
by J. S. Henry
Petitions
for ministerial labors were called for whereupon the following
were presented:
Three for the ministerial labors
of C. W. McBride:
One
from Gum Spring one Sabbath in each month for six months promising
him $30, one from Mill Creek one Saturday and
Sabbath in each month for six months promising him $29 and one
from Ebenezer one Sabbath in each month for six months promising
him $20 and he having given his assent ordered that he supply
them.
Whereas, advice from this house was sought
in reference to certain members from the following congregations:
New Hope in reference to Joseph Keneday and James
N. Davis and from Mill Creek in reference to
John L. McCound and one from New Ebenezer
in reference to Edward O'Conner and Ellen O'Conner, his wife and
C. H. Cunningham:-on motion ordered that each society be advised
respectfully to excommunicate said members from communion of the
church.
On motion ordered that Bro. J. T. Mathis
prepare to stand an examination on all the parts of trial required
by our Book of Discipline preparatory to ordination at an intermediate
session of presbytery to be held the fourth of August next at
11 o'clock A.M. at Mill Creek Henry Co. Tennessee
to be composed of the following members: L. N. Calvert, J. W.
Ward, Wm. Henry, C. W. McBride, R. L. Calvert, and C. E. Hay,
and that J. W. Ward preach the ordination sermon and L. N. Calvert
preside and give the charge.
1854
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Intermediate Session, August
4& 5, 1854
Met at Mill Creek,
Henry County, Tennessee
1854
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 23, 25 & 26,
1854
Met at Feliciana, Graves County,
Kentucky
Representative from Mill Creek
- J. S. Henry
On motion
the unfinished business of last night was taken up and the following
petitions were presented:
Three for the ministerial
labors of Bro. C. W. McBride one from
Beech Grove one Sabbath in each month for twelve months promising
him $50, one from Pleasant View one Sabbath in each month for
twelve months promising him $20.40 and one from Mill Creek
one Saturday and Sabbath in each month for six months promising
him $25 and he having given his assent ordered that he supply
them.
1855
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 24, 26 & 27, 1855
Met in the town of Troy, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill Creek not represented
Presbytery
called for petitions for ministerial labors, whereupon, the following
were presented:
One from Mill Creek
for the ministerial labors of C. W. McBride
one Saturday and Sabbath in each month for six months. Also one
from Gum Spring for the ministerial labors of the same, one Saturday
and Sabbath in each month for twelve months and he having given
his assent ordered that he supply them.
1855
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 22, 24 & 25,
1855
Met at Union Church House, Fulton
County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not
represented
Petitions for ministerial labors were
called for, whereupon the following were called for:
One
from Mill Creek for the ministerial labors of
Rev. C. W. McBride one fourth of his
time for the ensuing six months he having given his assent ordered
that he supply them.
1856
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 22, 24 & 25, 1856
Met in the town of Paducah, Kentucky
Mill Creek represented by J.
D. Bridges
On motion petitions were
called for whereupon the following were presented:
One
from Mill Creek for the ministerial labors of
Bro. C. E. Hay one Saturday and Sabbath
in each month for six months and he having given his consent by
proxy ordered that he supply them.
1856
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 27, 29 & 30,
1856
Met in the town of Mayfield, Graves
County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not
represented
1857
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 21, 23 & 24, 1857
Met at Feliciana, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
[March
23] Bro. James Henry representative
from Mill Creek Church Society appeared and took
his seat.
On motion petitions were called for;
whereupon the following were presented:
One from
Mill Creek for the ministerial labors of Bro. C. Hay one Saturday
and Sabbath in each month for six months promising him $25. One
from Ebenezer one Sabbath in each month promising him $75. One
from Beech Grove promising him $50 and he having given his assent
ordered that he supply them.
1857
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 26, 28 &29,
1857
Met at Conyersville, Henry County,
Tennessee
Representative from Mill Creek
- A. M. Provine
1858
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 27, 29 & 30, 1858
Met in the town of Mayfield, Graves County,
Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
1858
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 25, 27 & 28,
1858
Met in the city of Paducah, McCracken
County, Kentucky
Representative from Mill
Creek - J. L. Henry
1859
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 26, 28 & 29, 1859
Met in the town of Troy, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill Creek not represented
1859
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in September, 1859
Met at Good
Hope, Weakley County, Tennessee
Mill Creek
not represented
1860
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in March, 1860
Met at Feliciana,
Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek
not represented
1860
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Intermediate Session, July
10, 11, 12 & 13, 1860
Met at Bethlehem
Church, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill Creek
not represented
1860
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 22, 24 & 25,
1860
Met in the town of Mayfield, Graves
County, Kentucky
Representative from Mill
Creek - J. S. Henry
On
motion petitions from the congregations for ministerial labor
were called for; whereupon the following brethren during the specified
times promising the annexed sums as exhibited in the table. Petitions
- 1, Congregation - Mill Creek, Minister - W..
Ward, No. Months - 6, Time - ½, Amount -
$70.
1860
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in March 23, 1860
Met in the town
of Troy, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill Creek
not represented
1861
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, September 21, 23 & 24, 1861
Met
at Harmony Church, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill
Creek not represented
1862
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 23 & 25, 1862
Met in Union City, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill Creek not represented
1862
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in September 1862
Met at Mt. Zion
Church House, Hickman County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
1863
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in March 1863
Met at Bethlehem
Church House, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill
Creek not represented
1863
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in September 1863
Met at Pleasant
Grove Church House, Caloway County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek represented by John Warnick
On
motion petitions for ministerial services were called for whereupon,
the following were presented:
One from Mill
Creek congregation for the services of Bro.
J. G. Webb one fourth of his time for 12 months
promising him $75. And one from Pleasant Grove Society for the
ministerial services of Bro. J. G. Webb one fourth of his time
for twelve months promising him $80.
1864
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 26 & 28, 1864
Met at New Hope Church, McCracken County,
Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
1864
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in September, 1864
Met at Union
Church, Fulton County, Kentucky
Mill Creek
not represented
On motion petitions for ministerial
labors were called for, whereupon the following were presented:
Four for the ministerial labors of Bro.
J. G. Webb, one from Mayfield congregation for one
fourth of his time for 12 months promising him $80, one from Pleasant
Grove for one fourth of his time for 12 months promising him $80,
one from Mill Creek Church for one fourth of
his time for 12 months promising him $80, and one from Liberty
Society for one fourth of his time for 12 months promising him
$100.
1865
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in March 1865
Met at Good Hope
Church, Weakley County, Tennessee
Mill
Creek not represented
1865
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in September 1865
Met at Prospect
Church, Weakley County, Tennessee
No Minutes available
1866
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in March 1866
Met at Mayfield,
Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek
not represented
1866
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in September 1866
Met at Liberty
Church House, Calloway County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek represented by John Warnick
On
motion, petitions were called for, whereupon the following were
presented for ministerial labors:
One from Mill
Creek for the ministerial services of Bro.
Wm. Elliott one fourth his time for 12 months and
he having given his assent, ordered that he supply them.
1867
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 23 & 25, 1867
Met at Union Church, Fulton County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
1867
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in September 1867
Met in Union
City, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill Creek
represented by J. H. W. Martin
Petition
from Mill Creek Congregation for ministerial services of Wm. Elliott,
licentiate, one fourth of his time for one year, and promising
to remunerate him. Ordered to supply.
1868
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 21, 23 & 24, 1868
Met at Bayou Desha Church House, Graves County,
Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
On motion, the business of raising money to defray
the expenses of the commissioners to the General Assembly was
taken up. ... The following churches failed to send up anything:
... Mill Creek ...
1868
Obion Presbytery Minutes, September 1868
Beginning
of minutes missing
Treasurer submitted the following
report which was adopted: The undersigned treasurer of Obion Presbytery
begs leave to report the following list, that he has received
from the following congregations ...
The following
congregations are delinquent: ... Mill Creek...
On motion, the representatives were called upon to
report as to their compliance with their obligations for ministerial
labor, whereupon they severally responded with a few honorable
exceptions (viz) ... Mill Creek, a lamentable
non compliance.
The following petitions for ministerial
labors were presented and on motion, severally granted and the
brethren responding were ordered to supply. Petitions as follows
(viz):
Mill Creek for W.
Elliott one fourth time 12 months $50.00
1869
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 27, 29, 30 & 31,
1869
Met at the town of Murray, Calloway
County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not
represented
1869
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the first
Sabbath in November 1869
Met in the town
of Troy, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill Creek
represented by I. Humphries
The
committee on supplies submitted their report, which on motion
was adopted and is as follows: We your committee on petitions
for ministerial labor would respectfully made the following report:
...
One from the citizens of Birmingham, Ky. For
the services of Bro. Wm. Elliott one
fourth of his time for 12 months promising him $100. One from
Mill Creek for the same one Sabbath in each month
for $100.
1870
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 26, 28 & 29, 1870
Met in Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
1870
Obion Presbytery Minutes, November 5, 7 & 8, 1870
Met at Union City, Tennessee
Mill
Creek represented by W. H. Martin
The
financial secretary submitted the following which was concurred
in: ...
The following congregations are in arrears,
but not knowing the number of members, I cannot tell their amounts:
... Mill Creek...
1871
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 25, 27 & 28, 1871
Met at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
in the city of Paducah
Mill Creek
represented by John Warnick
The
Committee on Overtures submitted their report, which on motion
was adopted and is as follows: We your committee find a petition...One
from Ebenezer Congregation for Rev. J. V. King
one fourth time for six months, $40.00. One from Mill
Creek for same for six months, $50.00.
The
financial secretary made his report and is as follows: ...The
following congregations have paid the amount annexed their names.
...
Mill Creek $2.00.
1871
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the first
Sabbath in November, 1871
Met at Mt. Carmel
Church, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek
represented by J. W. H. Martin
One
from Pleasant Grove for Rev. J. V. King
one fourth his time for 12 months promising him $100.00. One for
same from Liberty for one fourth his time for 12 months promising
$100.00. One for the same from Mill Creek for
one fourth his time for 12 months promising him $100.00.
1872
Obion Presbytery Minutes, March 23, 25 & 26, 1872
Met at Pleasant Hill Church, Obion County,
Tennessee
Mill Creek not represented
1872
Obion Presbytery Minutes, November 2, 4 & 5, 1872
Met at Oakland Church, Marshall County, Kentucky
Mill Creek represented by W.
H. Cole
1873
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 22, 24 & 25, 1873
Met
at Mt. Zion Church House, Hickman County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
1873
Obion Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the first
Sabbath in November 1873
Met in Union
City, Tennessee
Minutes not available
1874
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 21, 23 1874
Met
at Pryorsburg, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek
not represented
1874
Obion Presbytery Minutes, October 31, November 2 &
3, 1874
Met at Lebanon Church, Wingo,
Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek
represented by W. W. Lion
1875
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 27, 29 & 30, 1875
Met
at Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
The Financial
Secretary presented his report, which on motion was concurred
in and adopted, and is as follows: ...
The following
congregations are delinquent: ... Mill Creek.
1875
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, Nov. 6, 8 & 9, 1875
Met
at Bethlehem Church, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill
Creek not represented
1876
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 25, 27 & 28, 1876
Met
at Paducah, Kentucky
Mill Creek
not represented
The Financial Secretary made his
report which was adopted & is as follows. ...
Amount
due from Mill Creek $12.00.
1876
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, October 7, 9 & 10, 1876
Met
at Union City, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill
Creek not represented
1877
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 24, 26 & 27, 1877
Met
with the Lebanon Congregation, Wingo, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek represented by J.
W. H. Morton or Martin
Your Committee
on Overtures made a report which was adopted and is as follows.
Your Committee on Overtures report the following, that petitions
have been received. ...
One from Mill Creek
Church for the ministerial services of C.
G. Kennedy for 6 months one Sabbath in each month
promising him $40.00.
1878
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 23, 25 & 26, 1878
Met
with the Mt. Zion Congregation, Hickman County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek represented by Ira Humphries
The
committee on Overtures reported: Your committee has received the
following petitions: One from Mill Creek for
Rev. C.G. Kennedy for one Sat. and Sabbath in each month for twelve
months promising him $50.00.
The financial agent
submitted his report which was adopted and is as follows: Your
financial secretary reports he has received money as follows:
Mill Creek, $3.00.
1878
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, October 12, 14 & 15, 1878
Met
with the Shiloh Congregation, Calloway County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek represented by J. P. Mathis
1879
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 22, 24 & 25, 1879
Met
with the Arlington Congregation in Ballard County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
1879
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the second Sabbath in October,
1879
Met with Mt. Carmel Congregation
in Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek
not represented
1880
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, Call Session, January 6, 1880
Met
with the Lebanon Congregation
Mill Creek
not represented
1880
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, February 3, 1880
Met
with the Union City Congregation
Mill Creek
not represented
1880
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 27 & 29, 1880
Met
with the Pleasant Hill Congregation, Obion County, Tennessee
Mill Creek not represented
The
following report was concurred in: Your committee on missions
submit the following report: We know of no missions in your bounds.
We regret to learn that a large number of your churches are not
supplied with the means of Grace. We recommend ... third that
you order Bro. M. E. Doran to supply Board Springs,
New Liberty, and Mill Creek for six months...
1880
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, October 9 & 11, 1880
Met
with Bethel Church in Ballard County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek represented by J. P. Martin
The
report of the committee on Overtures was adopted and is as follows:
Your committee on Overtures report the following: We have received
petitions for ministerial services for the following congregations,
and the brethren giving their assent, we recommend that you grant
the several requests. (10) One from Mill Creek
for the services of C. G. Kennedy one fourth
of his time for 12 months promising him $75.
The
Financial Secretary submitted his report which was concurred in
and is as follows: Your financial secretary would report that
he has received the following named amounts of money. For contingent
tax ... from Mill Creek, $6.00...
1881
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, March 26, 28 & 29, 1881
Met
at Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
1881
Obion
Presbytery Minutes, October 8 & 10, 1881
Met
with Beech Grove Congregation, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek represented by J. P. Martin
Committee
on Overtures made their report which was adopted and is as follows:
...
The following petitions for ministerial services
have also been placed in our hands:... Mill Creek
for C. G. Kennedy for one fourth time for 12
months promising 75 dollars
Presbyteries realigned
1881
West Tennessee Synod Minutes, November 11, 1881
Met at McKenzie, Tennessee
Committee
on Presbyterial Lines: ... That Weakley, Henry, Benton and Carroll
Counties, and that part of Gibson lying East of the M. & O.
R.R. be known as Hopewell Presbytery.
1882
Mayfield
Presbytery Minutes, March 11 & 13, 1882
Organizational
meeting
Met at Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not in list of congregations represented
or congregations not represented
1882
Mayfield
Presbytery Minutes, October 7, 9 1882
Met
at Oak Grove Church, Calloway County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not in list of congregations represented or congregations
not represented
1882
Hopewell
Presbytery Minutes, October 7 & 9, 1882
Met
in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee
A communication
from Goshen congregation was read, whereupon a motion was passed
to memorialize Synod to so change our Presbyterial bounds as to
annex to the Mayfield Presbytery that part of our territory north
of the North Obion river, and the clerk was ordered to inform
the Mayfield Presbytery of this action.
1882
West
Tennessee Synod Minutes, Nov. 7, 1882
Met
at Humboldt, Tennessee
The Com. on Overtures submitted
a report, which was concurred in and recommendations adopted.
Your Committee on Overtures report: That we have had
under consideration a memorial from Hopewell Presbytery, praying
your body to so change the boundary line between said Presbytery
and Mayfield Presbytery, so as to annex to Mayfield Presbytery
that part of Hopewell Presbytery north of the North Obion River.
We recommend that you make said change.
1883
Mayfield
Presbytery Minutes, March 31, April 2, 1883
Met
in New Hope Church, McCracken County, Kentucky
The
following resolution by Rev. J. M.Hughs was adopted. Whereas The
West Tennessee Synod at its last session did so change the line
between Hopewell and Mayfield Presbyteries as to give to Mayfield
Presbytery all of Hopewell Presbyterial territory lying North
of the North fork of Obion River. Therefore Resolved that Mill
Creek and Good Springs be entered upon our Church roll.
Report of the committee on grouping the churches.
A resolution was offered by Rev. J. D. Kirkpatrick in lieu of
the report by the committee. Which was adopted and is as follows:
Resolved that Mayfield Presbytery group her churches into pastorates;
as follows viz ... No. 12 Mill Creek and Shiloh.
1883
Mayfield
Presbytery Minutes, Saturday before the second Sabbath in October
1883
Met with Good Spring congregation
C.P. Church, Weakley County, Tennessee
Mill
Creek represented by J .J. Atchison
Com.
On Overtures made their report which was concurred in and recommendations
adopted, which is-We your com. on Overtures would report that
the following petitions for ministerial services came to hand.
...
One from Rozzell's Chapel for the services
of Rev. C. G. Kennedy for one Saturday and Sab.
In each month for twelve months promising him $75.00. One from
Mill Creek for services of same for one fourth
of his time for twelve months promising him $75.00.
Report
of the Com. On Church records was concurred in and recommendations
adopted, and is as follows, to wit, We your Com. On Church Records
have examined the following: Records of ... Mill Creek
... Find all in order except Mill Creek ... Mill
Creek session book records only two meetings and is deficient
in the statistical report.
1884
Mayfield
Presbytery Minutes, April 5, 1884
Met
with the Bayoudesha congregation in Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek represented by J.
J. Atchison
Elder J. J. Atchison served
on the Committee on Overtures
Your Financial Secretary
would report that he has received the following amounts: Mill
Creek - $1.80
1884
Mayfield
Presbytery Minutes, October 11, 13 1884
Met
with the Smyrna congregation in Graves County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
The Committee on
Overturesmsubmitted their report, concurred in recommendations
adopted and is as follows. Your committee on overtures would submit
the following. We have received petitions for ministerial services
as follows.
From Goodspring for the ministerial
services of Rev. C. G. Kennedy 1/4 his time for
twelve months promising him $85.00.
From Mill
Creek for same same time promising him $75.00.
1885
Mayfield
Presbytery Minutes, April 4, 6, 1885
Met
with the Mayfield congregation, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek represented by J. J. Aytchison
Elder
J. J. Aytchison served on the Committee on Sunday Schools.
Presbytery adjourned by prayer to meet Sat. Oct. 10,
1885 with the Mill Creek congregation, Henry
Co. Tenn.
1885
Mayfield
Presbytery Minutes, Oct. 10 & 12, 1885
Met
with the Mill Creek congregation, Henry County,
Tennessee
Mill Creek represented
by O. P. Clapton
The Committee
on Overtures made a report which was concurred in and recommendation
adopted; as follows. Your Committee on Overtures report the following
petitions for ministerial service. One from Good Spring for Rev.
C. G. Kennedy 1/4 his time for 12 months promising him
$75.00. One from Mill Creek for same 1/4 his
time for 12 months promising him $75.00.
Committee
on Church Records made a report which was concurred in. We your
Committee on Church Records would submit the following report.
We have examined and found the following books in order, ... Mill
Creek.
The Financial Secretary made a
report which was concurred in and is as follows. Your Fin. Sec.
would report that he has received payment from congregations as
follows: From ... Mill Creek - $2.80.
A
resolution of thanks was tendered to the good people of Mill
Creek for their great kindness to this the Mayfield Presbytery
during its stay in their midst.
1886
Mayfield
Presbytery Minutes, April 3, 5, 1886
Met
with the Oakland congregation, Marshall County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented.
1886
Mayfield
Presbytery Minutes, October 8, 1886
Met
with the Highland congregation, McCracken County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
The Fin.
Secretary made a report which was adopted and is as follows. Your
Financial Sec. Has received amounts from congregations as below
... Mill Creek $3.55...
1887
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, April 1, 1887
Met
with the Mount Zion Church, Hickman County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
1887
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, October 7, 1887
Met
with the Union congregation, Fulton County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
1888
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, March 30, 1888
Met
with the Mayfield congregation, Graves County, Kentucky
The
Fin. Secretary made a report which was adopted as follows. Your
Fin. Sec. would report that he has received the following amounts
from the Churches, viz. ... Mill Creek $4.00.
1888
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, October 1888
Met
with the Shady Grove congregation, Graves County, Kentucky
J. P. Martin representative from
Mill Creek
The Financial Sec.
made a report which was adopted as follows. Your Fin. Sec. would
report that the following amounts have been paid in on presbyterial
dues. Mill Creek $4.00.
1889
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, April 6, 1889
Met
with the Palma congregation, Marshall County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
1889
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, October 12, 1889
Met with the Oak Grove congregation, Calloway
County, Kentucky
O. P. Clofton representative from
Mill Creek
1890
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, April 5, 1890
Met
with the Lebanon congregation at Wingo, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
1890
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, October 4, 1890
Met
with the New Hope congregation, McCracken County, Kentucky
Your Committee appointed to co-operate with the Board
of Education in securing contributions from all the congregations
in your bounds , to the cause of education, reports the following
... The following congregation failed to respond ... Mill
Creek...
1891
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, March 21, 1891
Met
with the Mayfield congregation in Mayfield, Kentucky
The
report of the Financial Secretary which was on motion concurred
in and same is as follows, viz: ... I have the names of the following
congregations which have not paid up their contingent taxes -
viz: ... Mill Creek.
1891
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, October 3, 1891
Met
with the Beech Grove congregation in Graves County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
We, your
Committee on Overtures would report the following petitions for
ministerial services-viz: ... One for Rev. J. V. King from Mill
Creek for one Saturday & Sabbath each month, promising
him $80.00
1892
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, March 26, 1892
Met
at the House of Worship of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
at Pryorsburg, Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
Report of Financial Secretary: due from Mill
Creek $2.00
1892
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, October 1, 1892
Met
with the New Hope congregation
Mill Creek not represented
1893
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, March 25, 1893
Met with the Lebanon congregation, Wingo, Kentucky
Mill Creek represented by S.
Cooper
On motion the report of the Committee
on Church Records were adopted as follows-
We beg
leave to report the following record books have been presented
... Mill Creek ... We find no departure in any
of these from our excellent standard.
Report of
Financial Secretary: collected from Mill Creek
$5.00
1893
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, September 30, 1893
Met with the Pleasant Grove congregation,
Calloway County, Kentucky
Mill Creek
represented by J. H. Harper
1894
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, March 24, 1894
Met with the Shady Grove congregation, Graves County,
Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
Report
of Financial Secretary: Mill Creek in arrears
$4.00
1894
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, October 6, 1894
Met
with the Mt. Carmel congregation, Graves County, Kentucky
J. H. Coats representative from Mill
Creek
1895
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, March 23, 1895
Met with the Mount Zion congregation, Hickman County,
Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
1895
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, October 5, 1895
Met
at the M.E. Church South in Dexter, Calloway County, Kentucky
S. A. Miller representative from
Mill Creek
1896
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, March 21, 1896
Met
with the Wingo congregation, Graves County, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
1896
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, October 3, 1896
Met
with the Oakland congregation, Oakland, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
1897
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, March 23, 1897
Met
with the Mayfield congregation, Mayfield, Kentucky
Mill
Creek not represented
1897
Mayfield Presbytery Minutes, September 28, 1897
Met with the Pleasant Valley congregation,
Ballard County, Kentucky
Mill Creek not represented
MILL CREEK. The following preamble
and resolution was presented adopted:
Whereas,
The Mill Creek congregation is in the extreme South-Eastern part
of the Presbytery, and it being very inconvenient for their representative
to attend the meeting of Presbytery, and at their own request;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we hereby memorialize
Kentucky Synod to so change the boundary line of the Mayfield
Presbytery as to place said congregation within the bounds of
the Hopewell Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod.
1897
Kentucky Synod Minutes, October 27-29, 1897
Met
at Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Change of Presbyterial
Lines
That Mayfield Presbytery remain as it is,
except that its southern boundary shall be made to correspond
with the boundary between the States of Kentucky and Tennessee.
1898
Hopewell Presbytery Minutes, March 26-28, 1898
Congregations Represented - not listed
Congregations Not Represented - not listed
Page
5: Committee on Grouping
Henry Group, No. 6--1
Gum Springs, 1 Henry, 1 Oak Hill, 1 Mill Creek.
Page 14-15: Committee on Pastorates and Supplies
We would recommend further, that the request of Mill
Creek congregation for the services of Rev. D. W. Fooks,
licentiate, of Mayfield, be not granted.
We recommend
further, that oak Hill, Henry, Gum Springs, and Mill Creek
be allowed to confer with your committee after the adjournment
and make the best arrangements possible for them to have pastoral
oversight.
1898
Hopewell Presbytery Minutes, September 28-30, 1898
No listing of congregations represented or
not represented
Page 13: Committee on Pastorates
and Supplies
The Henry Group, consisting of Henry,
Oak Hill, Mill Creek, and Gum Springs congregations,
have been happily brought together in a pastorate under the efficient
leadership of Rev. J. W. McDaniel. They are paying him $300 per
annum. This contract is recommended to you for ratification.
Page 15: Committee on Sabbath Schools
Only
about seven of your congregations have no schools, viz., Meridian,
Zion, Caney Fork, Mt. Zion Chapel, Mill Creek,
West Union, Friendship.
1899
Hopewell Presbytery Minutes, March 24-26, 1899
Congregations Represented - Mill
Creek - J. P. Martin
Presbyterial Directory
- Congregations - Mill Creek - J. P. Martin,
Puryear, Tenn.
1899
Hopewell Presbytery Minutes, Sept. 28-29, 1899
Congregation Represented - Mill Creek
- Q. L. Baldwin
Committee on Pastorates and Supplies
The Henry Group, consisting of Henry, Gum springs,
Oak Hill and Mill Creek ask for the services
of Rev. J. W. McDaniel for one year beginning with October, 1899,
and closing with September, 1900, on a salary of $350.
1900
Hopewell Presbytery Minutes, October 2-4, 1900
Congregations Not Represented:--Mill
Creek
Committee on Pastorates and Supplies
The following congregations have no pastors: Pleasant
Valley, Camden, Martin, Sharon, Mill Creek and
Henry.
Presbyterial Directory-Congregations--Mill
Creek--J. P. Martin, Puryear.
1901
Hopewell Presbytery Minutes, March 22, 23 and 25,
1901
Congregations Not Represented: Mill
Creek
Committee on Pastorates and Supplies
All the churches now supplied but Pleasant Valley,
West Union, Mt. Zion, New Hope, Mill Creek and
Friendship.
The following congregations have had
no representatives present: Bethel, Bradford, Camden, Caney Fork,
Chapel Hill, Davidson's Chapel, Dresden, Everette, Friendship,
Gum Springs, Henry, Mill Creek, Mt. Pleasant,
New Bethel, Oak Hill, Paris, Pleasant Valley, West Union and Beech
Grove. We recommend that those ministers not present and those
churches not represented send to the Stated Clerk before the next
meeting of this body their reasons for so doing.
We
recommend that the Presbytery be divided into the following districts
and the brethren named be appointed superintendent:
Paris
District--Paris, Oak Hill, Mill Creek, Como,
Big Sandy, Pleasant Ridge, Pleasant Valley, Mt. Pleasant, Rev.
J. W. McDaniel, Superintendent; Rev. W. I. Traywick, Assistant.
The following congregations have no preaching: Friendship,
Henry, Mill Creek, Mt. Zion, New Hope, Pleasant
Valley, West Union, Beech Grove.
Presbyterial Directory--Mill
Creek, J. P. Martin
1901
Hopewell
Presbytery Minutes, October 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1901
Churches
not Represented: Mill Creek
Committee
on Pastorates and Supplies
We recommend that the
districts remain as formed at last Presbytery, and the brethren
named be appointed Superintendent.
1s. Paris District,
Oak Hill, Mill Creek, Como, Big Sandy, Pleasant
Ridge, Pleasant Valley, Mt. Pleasant, W.I. Traywick, Superintendent,
and R.L. Rodgers, assistant.
Congregations. Church
Clerks and Postoffice Address: Mill Creek--J.
P. Martin
1902
Hopewell Presbytery Minutes, March 21-24, 1902
Congregations Represented--Mill Creek,
S. C. Cooper
Committee on Pastorates and Supplies
We recommend that Mill Creek congregation
be granted the privilege of employing as supply a minister living
in the bounds of Mayfield Presbytery.
Congregations.
Church Clerk and Postoffice Address: Mill Creek--J.
P. Martin, Puryear.
1902
Hopewell Presbytery Minutes, October 3-4, 1902
Congregation not represented
Congregations.
Church Clerks and Postoffice Address-Mill Creek,
J. P. Martin, Puryear
1903
Hopewell Presbytery Minutes, March 20-23, 1903
The Session Clerks of the following congregations
failed to make their annual reports to the Stated Clerk of the
Presbytery: Mill Creek, J. P. Martin, clerk
Congregation not represented
Congregations.
Church Clerks and Postoffice Address--Mill Creek,
J. P. Martin, Puryear.
1903
Hopewell Presbytery Minutes. October 2-3, 1903
Congregation not represented
Congregations,
Church Clerks, Postoffice Address: Mill Creek,
J. P. Martin, Puryear.
1904
Hopewell Presbytery Minutes, March 25-28, 1904
Congregations not represented: Mill
Creek
Congregations, Church Clerks, Postoffice--Mill
Creek, J. P. Martin, Puryear.
| Year & Source | Session Clerk & Post Office |
Minister | Presbytery | Synod |
| 1890 GA Minutes |
J. P. Porter Spring Hill, Tenn |
J. V. King | Mayfield | 1880 |
|
1891 GA Minutes |
none | none | Mayfield | 1881 |
|
1892 GA Minutes |
J. P. Porter Spring Hill, Tenn. |
none | Mayfield | 1882 |
|
1893 Ga Minutes |
none | none | Mayfield | 1883 |
|
1894 GA Minutes |
none | none | Mayfield | 1884 |
|
1895 Ga Minutes |
none | none | Mayfield | 1885 |
|
1896 GA Minutes |
none | none | Mayfield | Kentucky |
|
1897 GA Minutes |
J. P. Martin Puryear, Tenn. |
J. W. McDaniel | Mayfield | Kentucky |
|
1898 GA Minutes |
J. P. Martin none |
J. W. McDaniel | Hopewell | Tennessee |
|
1899 GA Minutes |
J. P. Martin Puryear, Tenn. |
J. W. McDaniel | Hopewell | Tennessee |
|
1900 GA Minutes |
J. P. Martin Puryear, Tenn. |
James W. McDaniel | Hopewell | Tennessee |
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1901 GA Minutes |
J.P. Martin Puryear, Tenn. |
None | Hopewell | Tennessee |
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1902 GA Minutes |
J.P. Martin Puryear, Tenn. |
None | Hopewell | Tennessee |
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1903 GA Minutes |
J.P. Martin Puryear, Tenn. |
None | Hopewell | Tennessee |
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1904 GA Minutes |
J. P. Martin Puryear, Tenn. |
None | Hopewell | Tennessee |
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1905 GA Minutes |
J. P. Martin Puryear, Tenn. |
J. V. King | Hopewell | West Tennessee |
|
1906 GA Minutes |
J. P. Martin Puryear, Tenn. |
None | Hopewell | West Tennessee |
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