Big Spring Quarterly Conference Record
1899-1902

Official Roll
Quarterly Conference Roll of Members for year 1899-1900
Big Spring Charge
Elizabethtown District
Louisville Conference.
D. S. Campbell, Presiding Elder.
W. A. Hynes P. C.

W. C. Moorman L. P.
W. H. Hickerson L. P.
S. A. McKay      L. P.
H. L. Penick       Ex & S.S. Supt.
S.W. Kasey        Ex & S.S. Supt.
J.H. Harned        Steward & Trustee
A. R. Morris Rec. Steward & Trustee
John Mercer        Steward & Trustee
Thornas Smith     Steward & Trustee
J. A. Raine Jr.      Steward & Trustee
P. T. Hobbs         Steward & S. S. Supt.
J. Clide Stith        Steward
J. W. Miller         Steward & Trustee
Stanley Ross        Trustee
J. G. Ross             Trustee
A. W Beatty          Trustee
Jerome Board        Trustee
Dr. W.H. Strother  Trustee
P.W. Neff               Trustee
T. R. Moorman       Trustee
T. J. Stith                 Trustee
J. V. Clarkson      Trustee
John Pauley       Trustee
J. T,. Bennett     Trustee
J. D. Skillman     Trustee
J. L. Shipley        Trustee & S.S. Supt.
Manson Stith       Trustee & C. Leader
C. C. Mratin               C. Leader

Minutes

The 3rd Quarterly Conference for the current year, 1899 & 1900 Big Spring Charge, Elizabethtown District, Louisville Conference, was held at Rosetta May 5, 1900.  D. S. Campbell, P.E., in the chair.  After religious services conducted by P. E. Campbell the roll was called, and the following members were present:

Wm A. Hynes P. C.
Clyde Stith            steward
John W. Mercer    steward
Rev C. E. Morris L. P. visitor

Clyde Stith was elected Secretary. 

Amounts raised in the present quarter for the support of the ministry:
Big Spring   $21.30
Howells        12.45
Mays Grove  18.75
Rosetta           8.05
                   $60.55
Pd. P.E.          8.65
Pd. P.C.      $51.90

Raised for other objects:
Foreign Missions          $2.30
Domestic Missions         1.20
Conference Claimants     3.25
Education                        5.00
Sunday school supplies   5.20
Incidental expenses        9.50

Recommended to District Conference for license to preach: Bro. J. T. McLevy
For the cause of missions: see Sup. C.
For the cause of education see Sup. D.
Records for Church Conferences and a Church Register for each church in the charge:   None present.

Miscellaneous business:  One motion:  Dr. W. H. Strother, J. B. Carter, Guy Meader of Big Spring G.W. Howard of Mays Grove & Jas. M. Wooldridge of Howells were appointed a committee to repair parsonage.

Next Quarterly Conference to be held at Howells.

The Minutes were read and approved, and Conference adjourned.
D.S. Campbell, Presiding Elder.
J. C. Stith , Secretary.
A. R. Morris , Recording Steward. 

Sup. A.
We have no League.  We now have four S.S. Schools in operation all doing good work.   Of these only the school at Big Spring is an evergreen.  The others have been organized recently.  We have done what we could in pastoral instructions of children.   Respectfully submitted to the 3rd quarterly conf.  May -5- 1900.    W. A. Hynes P. C.

Sup. B.
The general state of the church continues to improve.  I think the attendance at all the churches is better than heretofore.  While we have sustained no losses in our membership we have had four additions by cert. as follows Jas. R. Clarkson Annie Clarkson, Walter Stith and Annie Stith and have baptized one infant Harriet Letitia Brown.   Respectfully submitted to 3rd quar. conf. May 5, 1900  W.A. Hynes P.E.

Sup. C.
We have presented and are still presenting the missionary claims to our people and collections are being taken.  Respectfully submitted to the 3rd quar. conf. May 5, 1900  W. A. Hynes P.E. 

Sup. D.
The service as required in Par. 136 has been preached.  Children's day has not yet been observed nor has educational day been observed as yet.  The collections for education is being taken.  A number of our young people are in school at Asbury college,  Wilmore Ky.  Respectfully to the 3rd quar conf.  May 5, 1900   W. A. Hynes P.E.

Minutes
The 4th Quarterly Conference for 1901-1902 Big Spring Charge, Elizabethtown District, Louisville Conference, was held at Howells Sept 20, 1902, D. S. Campbell, P.E. in the chair. After religious services conducted by D. S. Campbell the roll was called, and the following members were present:
W.A. Hynes
J. A. Raine
P. T. Hobbs
J. T. Bennett
Thos. Smith
J.W. Miller.

W. A. Hynes was elected Secretary. 

Raised in support of the ministry:
Big Spring    $73.91
Howells       $59.30
Mays Grove   21.10
                  $154.31
Paid P.E.        25.55
Paid P.C.      128.76

Raised for other objects:
Building Repairing or Furnishing Churches  $110
Sunday-school Supplies  4.00
Printing minutes $1.00
Incidental Expenses $10.71
Other purposes $40.00

Have the local preachers and exhorters passed an examination of character, and have the exhorters' licenses been renewed?  S. A. McKay W.C. Moorman H. D. Penick made reports character passed also Walter Stith J.A. Raine S.W. Kasey exhorters, character passed and license renewed

Elected Stewards for the ensuing Conference year:  J.H. Harned W.H. Strother, T.R. Moorman, Thos. Smith J. R. Bennett T.A. Raine, J.C. Stith J.W. Miller, A.R. Morris

Elected Recording steward: A.R. Morris
Elected District Steward: Thos Smith
Elected Sunday-school Superintendents: C.C. Martin, P.T. Hobbs & G.D. Shipley
Next Quarterly Conference to be at Big Spring

The Minutes were read and approved, and Conference adjourned.  S.S. Campbell, Presiding Elder.  W.A. Hynes , Secretary.  W.R. Morris , Recording steward.  

Sup. A.
Report to the 4th quar. conf. Big Spring circuit Howells Ky Sept 20, 02  Dear Brethren:
We have but one Sunday school in operation at this time.  the one at Bit Spring, it is doing well.  We have no League.  Have instructed children as opportunity offered.  Resp. Sub. W.A. Hynes P. C.

Sup. B.
Report to the 4th quar. conf. Big Spring circuit Howells Ky Sept 20, 02  Dear Brethren:
We have received the following into the church by profession or vows, Katie Pawley Nellie Nall, Lida Stith, Ethel Pawley Edgar Nelson , James Davis, Mrs. Lena Berry and W.T. Griffith.  By certificate Mrs. Ruth Griffith.  Having baptized the four first named and Mrs. Lena Berry.  The general state of the church is good.  Resp. Sub.   W. A. Hynes P. C.

Sup. C.
Report to the 4th quar. conf. Big Spring circuit Howells Ky Sept 20, 02  Dear Brethren:
We are collecting for missions.  Resp. Sub.  W. A. Hynes P. C.

S.A. McKay report
I have held two meetings and had thirteen conversions, with Bro Layman ce of Somerset Ky. to assist me, We were on Bro. Freeman's work.  I have preached sixteen times this conf. year Resp S.A. McKay L.P.

H.L. Penick report
I have preached several times and witnessed some few conversions. Resp Sub. H.L. Penick L. P.

W. C. Moorman report.
Since my last report I have witnessed about one hundred and forty three conversions and quite a number of them have united with the church.  I have preached two hundred and nineteen times. Resp Sub. W. C. Moorman L. P.

(These three "personal reports" were all in the same handwriting as the rest of the minutes.  J. Scott Feb 2000.  )