1892

the first Baptist Church of Muncie met January 23, 1892 devotional exercises minutes of church read and approved treasurer reported proceeds from supper $28.94 paid Brother Porter $23 paid Sexton $4.28 paid for incidentals $1.66 church for other objects $14.50 report received Sister Hopper’s resignation as Sexton was received brother Thomas Hughes appointed her successor salary to be the same committee was appointed to keep order consisting of brother S Dalbey and sister day by motion adjourned Brother DW Hughes moderator

church held a series of meetings brother Anderick of Danville assisting our pastor resulting five editions one by relation and four for baptism

 

 

The first Baptist Church of Muncie met February 27, 1892 devotional exercises minutes of previous meeting read and approved church granted brother Frank M Littler and Sister Alice little or letters of dismissal treasurer reported received $9.52 church debt to brother DW Hughes $20.38 church debt to sexton $2.73 report received to coal $.90 by motion adjourned brother DW Hughes moderator FP Dalbey church clerk.

The Muncie Baptist Church met March 26, 1892 devotional exercises minutes of previous meeting read and approved rules of decorum read treasurer reported received and paid out $1.25 church debt to pastor $29.37 church debt to sexton five dollars’ church debt to other objects $10.94 report need by motion adjourned Rev. DW Hughes moderator FP Dalbey church clerk.

The Muncie Baptist Church met April 23, 1892 devotional exercises minutes of previous meeting read and approved treasurer reported received $8.40 paid brother Hughes $1.75 paid sexton $1.53 paid coal oil $.90 for treasurer’s book $.10 church debt to sexton five dollars’ church debt to brother Hughes $37.91 in Treasury $4.20 by motion adjourned brother Hughes mod FP Dalbey church clerk

 

 

 

 

 

The Muncie Baptist church Met pursuant to adjournment May 21st 1892 devotional exercise minutes from the last meeting were read and approved of pervious meeting read & approved treasurer reported paid to pastor $24.95 paid for incidentals $1.00 church paid to pastor $29.10 paid to sexton &7.80 paid other objects $11.65 incidentals $1.15 total 49.70

By motion adjourned. Brother D. W. Hughes Moderator F.P. Dalbey church clerk

Munchie Baptist church Met pursuant to adjournment June 25th 1892 devotional exercise minutes from the last meeting were read and approved church voted to circulate a subscription paper to raise $100.00 for the for the purpose of repairing the house the committee was appointed to circulate the paper consisting of our pastor and brethren JA Bantz AL Stearns and FP Dalbey

church excepted Thomas Hughes a resignation as Sexton sister Minerva Wade was elected his successor

after 11 o’clock services on Sunday repaired to the water where the ordinance of baptism was administered to the candidates Ednie Littler and Daisy Jeffries. Dismissed with benediction

 

 

 

 

The Muncie Baptist church met September 24, 1892 devotional exercise minutes of previous meeting read and approved the deacons were appointed a committee to repair the house treasurer reported received by collection $11.65 paid to pastor $12.25 for incidentals $3.50 church paid the pastor $40.35 for incidentals $4.60 by motion adjourned Rev. DW Hughes moderator FP Dalbey church clerk

the Muncie Baptist church met October 22, 1892 devotional exercises minutes of previous meeting read and approved treasurer reported received $21.50 paid pastor $11.95 paid Sexton $2.50 church on minutes and Association $.55 incidentals $.30 church paid the pastor $32.81 Sexton $2.50 by motion adjourned Rev. DW Hughes moderator FP Dalbey church clerk

the Muncie Baptist church met November 26, 1892 preaching by brother Hughes minutes of previous meeting read and approved church instructed treasurer to purchase a 5-gallon coal oil can treasurer reported received $23.05 paid out $14.80 in treasury $8.25 church total indebtedness $46.55 by motion adjourned Brother DW Hughes moderator FP Dalbey church clerk

 

 

The first Baptist Church of Muncie met December 24, 1892 devotional exercises minutes of previous meeting read and approved church granted letters of dismissal to JF Claypool and Sister ML Claypool treasurer reported need $10.75 carried over $8.25 paid out $16.81 in Treasury $2.19 church total amount $45.65 by motion adjourned brother DW Hughes moderator FP Dalbey church clerk.

 

The Muncie Baptist Church met January 21, 1893 devotional exercises church organized for business by appointing brother DW Hughes moderator minutes of previous meetings read and approved church called TO Hughes as sexton price $3.50 during the winter months the church voted to appoint a building committee consisting of brethren DW Hughes James A Bantz W Lynch CE Jones MR Stearns W Reims and FP Dalbey church voted for brother DW Hughes to write and invite Rev. SK Fuson to come and help in a series of meetings treasurer reported received $48.83 paid out $42.70 in Treasury $1.13 church debt $15.20 the deacons were appointed a committee to procure a pastor for the ensuing year by motion adjourned brother DW Hughes moderator FP Dalbey church clerk.

The first Baptist Church of Muncie met July 23, 1892 church voted to have the clerk to write a letter to the Association delegates were appointed to this association as follows Deacon Samuel Dalbey Edna Stearns Thomas Hughes James a Bantz Lena Butler Minerva Wade DW Hughes and Rose Dalbey committee to collect mission money Eva Butler Lizzie Stearns Sadie Hopper Sister Minerva Wade resigned as sexton sister MJ Hopper elected sexton for one month treasurer’s report received adjourned until Wednesday one week rather DW Hughes moderator and the Stearns clerk pro tem

church met pursuant to adjournment August 3, 1892 the letter to the Association was amended and adopted by motion adjourned to meet August 27, 1892 at 230 o’clock JA Bantz moderator FP Dalbey church clerk

the Muncie Baptist Church met August 27, 1892 devotional exercises minutes of church read and approved committee on Mission reported through the treasurer collected $8.10 also reported church debt to pastor $42.18 to incidentals $3.45 reports received by motion adjourned Rev. DW Hughes moderator FP Dalbey church clerk

 

 

 

 

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