License for Elias Benner, 31 March 1836

This certifies that Elias Benner has been received into the , Organized on the sixth of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred, & thirty, & has been an according to the rules & regulations of said church, & is duly authorized to preach the gospel, agreeably to the authority of that Office. From the satisfactory evidence which we have of his good moral character & his zeal for the cause of righteousness, & diligent desire to persuade men to forsake evil & <​embrace truth,​>, we Confidently recommend him to all candid & upright people as a worthy member of society. We, therefore, in the name & by the authority of this church, grant unto this, our worthy brother in the Lord, this letter of commendation as a proof of our fellowship & esteem: praying for his success & prosperity in our Redeemer’s Cause. Given by the direction of a conference of the Elders of said Church, assembled in , Geauga County, Ohio, the 3d day of march, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred, & thirty six.

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