to return all that I got from them and likewise $8.00 more out of my own
pocket to make out the sheriffs
moneywhen I paid them they were in a great hurry when we settled to get away
for they knew that the sheriff was
a coming they burned all the papers and accounts betwixt them and me so now
they pretend to be at my defyance
and will not come near me since the day that they recd. the money they are
indebted to me 3 pounds and 12
shillings of a just debt and $8.00 to the sheriff and $1.00 to the jury
besides all other expenses.
I am gentlemen your humble servant
	John Tullock.

March 14 1799
The Session met according to appointment at Cedar Springs constitute by
prayer present Alexr Porter Modr.,
Jas.McBride, Saml Foster, Arthur Morrow, Jas Cochran and Wm Presly.
Proceeded to the investigation of the above Lyebill and as no proof was
brought to substantiate the charges
specified it was unanimously agreed that sd Tullock fails in proof and is
censurable for falsly lybelling sd
Crozier and Campbell.
A true copy	A-lexr Porter Modr.
	Jas. Cochran, Clerk
August 1 1799

Robert Gor!ey give Public satisfaction for intoxication etc. and obtained
baptism Aug 1 1799

Simon Beard give Public satisfaction for drunkeness and profain swearing.
Febr 24 1800

The general Session met at Jas McBrides. Present, Alexr Porter Moderator,
Archibald Thompson, Session Clerk,
James McBride, Robert Foster, Arthur Morrow, Saml Foster Esqr., Robt Gibson,
Wm McCaw, John Patterson, John
Young, Saml Leard, Hugh McBride, Wm Pressly, Jas. Cochran. Constituted by prayer
1 Agreed that the sacrement of the L Supper be held at Cedar Springs on the
Ath Sabbath of March.
2 That the sacrement be dispensed amongst us as frequently as our situation
and circumstances will admit of.
3 That there shall be a collector in each Elders Quarter who shall be met on
the first Wednesday of July and
Janry annually in their own quarter and those that cannot pay in July must
be positive in paying in Janr. or
they must give their note to the Collecter and those who will not comply
with these terms must give up their
seat in the Meeting house.
4 That those who get Married with the Dutch or otherwisely irregularly shall
give public satisfaction before
they resume privileges.
March 22, 1800                                                      Alexr
Porter, Modr.

Gennit Young (alias Fife) give satisfaction for getting married with a
Dutchman. March 23

The Sacrement of the Supper was administered at Cedar Springs, Mr. McMillan
assisted.
March

John McClinton gives public satisfaction for intoxication and stealing an
oxe in Georgia before Dr. Thos.Clarks
death and was restored.








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William Cameron give public satisfaction for profane swearing and was
restored August 24

Capt, John McGaw give public satisfaction for intoxication and was rebuked
and restored. Oct. 25

The Sacrement of the L. Supperdispensed to above 400. Mr. McMillan assisting.
Oct. 26, 1800

The above date Agnis Smith was qualified by Mr. McMillan and swore Wm Gaston
the father of her child. Oct. 26, 1800

The congregation met and in comittee of the whole appointed the Revd. Porter
President and Jno Devlin Clerk
after prayer provided to consider some better plan for collecting the
sallery and finding the plan adopted by
the General Session Febr. 24 1800 impractible, agreed that one man collect
the whole. He is to be met at the
meeting house on a day appointed. Those who cannot pay must give their note
and those who will do neither (i.
e. neither pay nor give their note) will be obliged by law. John Dev!in was
appointed Collector for the year
1800. The plat of the as drew up [sic] by the Committee appointed for that
purpose was adopted, the expenses
of building the new addition to be laid equally on all the seats which when
done amounts to 5 dollars and 80
cents, each seat.

Feb 20, 1801
The Session being met at Cedar Springs. Present the Rev. A. Porter
Moderator, Jas. Cooper S. C. P. T.
(session clerk pro tern) Jas McBride, Arthur Morrow, Robt Gibson, Jas
Foster, Wm Presley, Arch'bd Thompson,
and Hugh McBride. They constituted by prayer and took into consideration the
Lye Bill preferred by Wm Gaston
against Agnes Smith which is as follows:    Sir this is to inform you the
members of your session, of the
things that I believe can be proven against Agnes Smith. When she wasspoken
to by Margt and Susanah Anderson
of being with child she positively denied that she knew any reason or cause
for it, and likewise that she got
certain ingredients there and made use of them which can be proven by Margt
and Susanah Anderson.
When she was inquired at by her sister that she was going to death, and her
to ask that she would take it to
death, that she knew no father to it, for the certainty of this you may
inquire at Margt Ryley who heard her
sister say so. When she was taken to task by Cate White she said they were
never an hour in her company that
is the father of it and for the certainty of this you may inquire at Sarah
McClemons and for the getting of
the herbs for the sending it adrift.
I need no proof for she confided it before you all. Therefore if you do not
make her give a satisfaction for
each of these things I will consider you as a unjust and unregular session
and I desire you would examine
each of these persons on oath.
A true copy	Wm Gaston.
A. Porter Mod.
Jas Cooper, Sess. Clerk pro tern.

The Session proceeded and Agnis Smith being called and asked as to the truth
of the charges in the Lye Bill
denied the whole of them except the first part of the first charge. Margaret
Anderson being called and sworn
says that Agnes Smith got nothing at her house but some green wheat and does
not know that she used it.
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Margt. Riley being called says she knows nothing of the charge specified
against A. Smith which she is to
support only by hearsay from her sister Jane Wiley. who was called and swore
and says she does not remember
that ever her sister said so (as it stated in the charges) to her.
J. Wiley

Sarah McClimons being called says she knows nothing of the charges specified
against Agnes Smith which she is
to support but from hear say from Caty White.

Caty White then being called and sworn says Agnes Smith never told her so
(as stated in the charge).                                           
C. White.

When the Session having retired took into serious consideration the charges
and testimonies of the witnesses
and unanimously agreed that Wm Gaston fails in proof of all charges in the
Lye Bill except the first, and as
we know no evil the wheat did or could to or evil design Agnes had in
getting it and as it is a common thing
for women to deny their being with child at first and especially considering
her circumstances we do not
consider her censurable in Public.
Alex'r Porter, Mod'r
Jas Cooper, S. C. P. T.

March 1 1801
Agnes Smith gave Public satisfaction for formulation laid her child to Wm
Gaston (who publicly said it was a
notorious falsehood) and got it Baptised.

April 8 Presbytery Met as sat at Cedar Springs when Mary Ann Hannaway was
advised to find out the time of her
husband's marriage and until that at least to be considered unclean.

It was agreed that the Rev. A. Portar was not in duty bound to visit any who
had not signed his call
nevertheless the presbytery said it might be for edification to visit others.

July 16.
A common report being circulated against Jas. Robinson stated that he found
a piece of cloth belonging to
Mrs. Frazier on the way to Abbeville and appeared disposed to make it his
own by telling different persons
that he had traded for it. The session called him before them to answer to
the charge above stated~and after
being constituted proceeded to ask him whether he was clear or guilty of the
charges in the lye bill he plead
innocent. The session then proceeded to call evidence and first Elis.
Crawford being duly sworn on oath says
Jas. Robinson called at her gate with the cloth in question she asked him
how he come across such a fine web
of cloath he said he had been collecting a small debt above the Court House.
Elis. Crawford

Mary Weed maketh oath that Jas. Robinson came to her house the same evening
that the cloath was found and
that he told her that as money was hard to get rather than have any trouble
further he had taken the said
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Jas. Frazier being called upon by said Robinson upon oath says that the same
day after his mother lost the
cloth he on hunt of said cloath saw Robinson coming from Abbeville he saw no
cloath with him nor did he ask
him anything about it and that he heard from Pat. Multon that evening that
he had saw said Robinson having
such cloath and that Robinson said to him he had traded for it upon this
said Frazier came to And'w Weeds
where he found Robinson and said to him he understood he had founf some
cloath and his mother had lost some.
Robinson said he had found some that it was on the fence and when he went
for it Mrs. Weed said he had told
her he had traded for it up from the description he did not then say he had
traded for the cloath.                           
Jas. Frazier

From this evidence the session unanimously agreed that that Jas. Robinson is
guilty of what he is charged
with and that he merits a public rebuke.

	July 18, 1801	A true coppy by Alex'r Porter Mod'r and Clk.

July 26, 1801
The sacrement of the Supper was administered at Cedar Springs, Mr. McGill.

August 13, 1801
The session being duly called took up the case of Robt Jones who had been
reported for drunkeness a[ Mr.
Askridges. He denied the charge. Mr. Askridge being called before the
session regularly constituted says he
thought Robt Jones once drunk rather much liquor at his house from his
appearing drowsy and out of order but
that he neither did or said anvthing out of the way of sobriety to his
knowledge.                                                    
K. Eskrig.

The Session being retired unamimous]v agreed that Robt Jones had drunk too
much but as his doing so was
accompanied with no agravations and as he was reported purely through malice
he must be admonished in
private.
Alexr Porter Mr.
A true copy of the proceedings.

James Devlin Senr. laid in a complaint against Robert Crawford for pleading
the statue law and so defrauding
him out of          with SG and DiO costs. His complaint is as
follows:--Aug. 6, 1801.--The complaint of Jas
Devlin Senr. against Robert Crawford Senr. that he has this six years
defrauded me out of a just debt
sometimes he would acknowledge it when no one there was present, other times
deny it when any person was
present and when it came upon trial him and his son acknowledged receiving
the property but took the
advantage of a statue made for that purpose to defraude me out of a debt
with 6S/ 10D cost, and I had
complained to Sqr. Foster three years ago to sue him for the debt and he put
me off by writing to him and
told me when I was nonsuited that he was not obliged to give a summons
without the money        after some
conversation it was agreed that the Session take this complaint into
consideration at a convenient time.
Concluded by prayer.                                      A. Porter Mod.

The session met according to appointment Oct. 9, Present A. Porter, Modr.,
Arthur Morrow, Jas Cochran, and
Jno Patterson being constituted we proceeded to try
Robt Crawford for pleading the statue of limitation against Jas. Devlin.
After examining all the evidence on
both sides and much conversation they were pre vailed upon to make friends
upon this principle that Robt give
Jas one gallon of whisky and Jas acknowledge that Robt did not acknowledge
the debt to ]ie just                                             altho he
acknowledge that he recd the grain.
JAS Cochran, C.P.T.

The Sacrement of the Supper administered at Long Cane Oct. 18 1801 W Dix,
assisted.                                                                    
'       ' '

Jan. 2, 1802
The congregation being met agreed that John Morrow collect the sallery in
all Cedar Springs Congregation for
the year 1791, and agreed that 7 menn be appointed a committee to regulate
the seats they are to receive
resigations only at the end of every 6 months if the persons resigning gives
intination of his intention to
resign. They are to see that scats have a right length and hight and are to
let seats. A.P.C.P.T. (A. Porter
Clerk Pro Tem.) George Kidd, Jas Morrow, Andw Gray, Adam Hill, Dimeon Beard,
Rubn Weed, and Saml. Leard.

Feb. 15
The congregation again met, appointed as a committee to regulate to regulate
the sallery upon the scats and
their regulation is to stand. Saml Foster Esq., Jas McBride, Robt Foster,
Robt Crawford, John Morrow Senr.,
Saml Morris, David Pres-ley, Adam Hill, and Jas Cooper.

A.P.C.P.T. (A. Porter Clerk Pro Tem)

May 6, 1802
The General Session met according to appointment constituted by prayer,
present Jas McBride, John Young, Robt
Gibson, Jas Foster, Arthur Morrow, Wm Preslev
Hugh McBride, Saml Leard.
- '
Proceeded to consider Joseph Jones' case who had been guilty of intoxication and
permitting a dance at his house and agreed that he be publick]y rebuked for each
of these things.    Alexr Porter Mod.	Jas Cochran C.P.T.
Joseph Jones gave public satisfaction for the above things and was rebuked and
restored.

May 6, 1802
Proceeded to hear William Stewarts cause and agreed that he g~ve public
satisfaction for the sin of
fornication and that public intimation be given of the reason why he was not
rebuked for his unlawful
marriage.
A.P. M---r.

John and Mary Douglas give satisfaction for the sin of adultry and theft was
rebuked and restored June 20,
1802.

The sacrement of the Supper was administered at Long Cane 1st Sabbath of
Sept. 1802. Mr. McGill asst.

The Sacrament of the supper was administered March 20 at Cedar Springs
Messrs Irwin and Magill assisted and
the Presbytery sat in same place the Wednesday before. There was about 500
communicants at the Sacramt. About
this time Wm Cameron made application for baptism he was denied untill
something be done respecting his
immoral conduct.
Sometime before the fall Presbytery Mr. Porter intimated his fixed
determination to be disannexed from his
charge the two congregations had a days meeting at Jas McBrides to fix upon
a plan of conduct but could not a
days meeting was then appointed in Cedar Springs when it was agreed by a
majority of those present

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that the Cedar Springs congregation disconect themselves from Long Cane and
present a petition to the
insueing Presbytery for Mr. Porter a constant supply and the moderation of a
call and Saml Foster was
appointed the commisioner to Presbytery.
The Presbytery met at Due West Corner Sept. 15, 1803, when Mr. Porter was
actually freed from his charge and
our commisioner obtained Mr. Porter a supply and the moderation of a call.
Mr. Magill moderated in a call at Cedar Springs Dec. 8, 1803 when the call
was made out for Mr. Porter
unanimously except 2 or 3 persons who opposed .
The Presbytery met at Cedar Springs in Jan. 1804. Our call was presented to
Mr. Porter and he accepted it and
was installed by Mr. Irwin. We had a saracment at Cedar Springs the 5th
Sabbath of April Mr. Irwin assisted.

The salery for this year depended upon the subscription. The 2nd Wednesday
of February, 1803, the
congregation met and agreed that the sallery be laid upon the seats which
was done by a comittee of nine and
the congregation, a~reed. Sam] Morris, William Hill, and James Morrow were
appointed a comittee to give and
receive seats and make such regulations as were deemed necessarv ....
Jno Pres]ey, Wm Smith and .Tames Foster Jnr. were appointed collecters for
the present year and David Presley
Treasr. It was agreed that no man should be bound for more of his seat than
what he had but that every man be
bound for the part he he]d.
Agreed that the collector cannot indulge people more than 9 months after the
stipend becomes due and chose
who have not then paid must be obliged to give up their seats.

The Session met according to appointment and Andrew White for a report he
had raised against Alexr Porter -
asked (?) him and witnesses to appear the 31st of October, 1805.

Oct. 31, 1805
Session met and constituted and proceeded to business, called Saml Weems who
on oath says that the day of
Andw Whites vandch he saw in a pen a hogg that was wild and White upon
inquiry said it was wild, and that it
was one of the gang of hoggs that was wild and run about Samt Morrises and
Mr. Porters that there was no
owner known for them and that Mr. Morris and Porter had taken % of them.
Saml Weems.

Mr. Cooper on oath says that on the road near his own home shortly after he
had heard the report of Mr.
Cooper Porters having taken wild hoggs he met Mr. Andrew White and asked him
if he had heard that Mr. Porter
had taken wild hoggs. Mr White said he believed he had taken four last
winter and some this fall
Jas. Cooper.

Mr. George Morris being brought in as witness says on oath that he told Mr.
White that he beard that there
was wild unmarked hoggs came up with Mr Porter's hoggs but never heard or
said that said Porter either cot,
marked or tampered with any of them.
The Session having conferred thus far agreed to refer the George Morris case
to Presbytery and appointed
Arthur Morrow a commissioner to the Presbytery appointed the Rev. Robt Irwin
Moderator in the session of
Cedar Springs to consider the above case which met Nov. 4, 1805. And being
constituted took up the case of
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were not his own. The Session unanimously agreed that the said witness
generated a grossly
scandalous sin in spreading a scandalous lie unjustly on the Rev. Alex
Porter and also for
taking unmarked hoggs that was not his own.
Therefore the Session did and hereby do exclude said White from all
communion with the Church
of Christ until his confession and reformation that be publicly reprimanded
and this to be
publicly read in Presbytery(?)
Robt Irwin Moderator
Jas Cooper S.C.

Concluded.
Stephen M. Brown

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