GOSHEN BAPTIST CHURCH     18         LINCOLN CO., GA.

Sept. Letter to association read and approved.
Bros. Right and Arrant appointed delegated to association.

Oct. Case of Bro. Edmonds continued to next meeting.
Bro. Gresham, DL.
Bro. Stokes confessed what had been alleged against him, but church was
not entirely satisfied. Case continued until next meeting.
Bro. Josiah Stovall and wife, DL.

Nov Cases of Bros. Edmonds and Stokes still continued.
Charge against Bro. Cooper taken up; Bro. Groce to inform him to attend
the next meeting.
Bro. James Malcolrne and wife; Bro. David Malcome and wife, DL.

Dec. Charge against Bro. Edmonds found true and he was expelled.
Bros. Stokes and Cooper's matters continued until next meeting.

1807

Jan. Bro. Stokes made satisfactory acknowledgments.
Charge against Bro. Cooper found true; he was excommunicated.

March. Bro. Statham stated that he was aggrieved with Bro. Simmons.

April. Case between Bros. Statham and Simmons settled satisfactorily
between themselves and the church.

July. Lang, belonging to Bro. Stokes, charged with leaving his wife and
undertaking to live in adultery with another woman while his first wife is
living. Continued to next Sabbath meeting.
Elizabeth Perkins, DL.

August Charge against Lang was sustained and he was expelled.
Stephen, belonging to William Harper, charged with living in adultery and
disobedience to his master; he was expelled.
Amy charged similarly; she was expelled.

Oct. Bro. Charles Right, RL.
Bro. Edmonds made satisfactory acknowledgments and was restored.
Bro. David Stovall, DL.

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