70 CHURCH minutes, C. H. Cayce A brother has asked us if we think a record should be kept of church conference. We think the clerk of the church should make a record of all the business transacted in every church meeting whether the regular moderator is present or not. Not only should a minute of the meeting be made, but a record should be made of everything done. Besides this, we think a record should be made on the church book of all the meetings. If the church meets and has preaching, it is proper that a record be made, the record stating who did the preaching. This will show in after years where the church has stood all along the line, and will be matters of history that may at some time be of invaluable benefit to our brethren in years now in the future. We cannot tell how much benefit some little record like these may be in the future. All records should be full and complete, so that they can be clearly understood by coming generations. The Primitive Baptist, April 9, 1907. C. H. C.
CHURCH minutes, C. H. Cayce We think everything done by the church, or pertaining to church business, should be recorded. The record should be full and complete. Under the circumstance related above, it would certainly be to your interest, as well as to the interest of the church, that the whole thing be recorded. If it is not recorded, and should ever be brought up in any way in the future, there would be nothing to prove that you had made satisfaction. This would not be to your best interest, nor to the interest of the church. If the whole thing is recorded in full, and it should ever be brought up or mentioned in the future, you could show and the church could show that the matter had been mentioned by you in the church, and that satisfaction had been given for that specific act, whatever it might be. Hence, we think it should be fully recorded. Everything done in and by the church should be fully and correctly recorded. The Primitive Baptist, May 24, 1910.