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2 ~ Minutes of the Twentyfifth Annua Session_ New Mt Zion Free Wi Baptist Association We, the Freewi Baptists of New Mount Zion Association, met with Mountain View Church at 11 ocock Friday before the third Sunday in September, 1918 Eder S M McMian preached the ntroductory sermon Text: "Be ye not deceived; God s not mocked" Conference caed in session by the Moderator, W R Burnett A ministers present invited to seat in counci Letters caed for from various churches Letters rec<jved from Mountain View, represented by fu dee gation 1 / Liberty represented by etter and deegates Peasant Grove represented by etter and deegates New Bethe represented by etter and deegates Letters caed for from newy constituted churches and received One from Ceci Cove Church and extended the right hand of feowship wecoming them into our body The Conference eected Bro W R Burnett Moderator and C J McNea, Cerk : Bro Cowan and Bro WUisand Sister ~nd Bro \cmahan were appointed on Divine Service Bi of Arrnngements:_Bro Lark Bunch, Bro \cmuan, Bro 1 Lemmons : ~ ; ObituaryBro Bunch, Bro ~owan and Bro Jones Motion made and seconded th3t we adjourn unt 5 p m Met at 5 pm and had song and scriptura essonst John 7:18 The Conference was caed to order and motion made and sec onded that Sister Jones be seated as degeate from Ceci Cove Church, Sister Burnett and Bro Mc\ihn were seated as deegates from New Bthe Church Bro and Sater Curnutt wen seated as deegates from 1 Pigrim Rest Church \ Bro T F Jones was appointed assistant cerk ; 1 ),,, " ~,,! : v : i ) ;

3 ~ t!, " ~, { : ~ " : r f ~, : J \ Motioq made and seconded that we rei~ve the Bi of Arr:~nge 1 ments: \ :Motion made and seconded that we have 350 cop!es or the, M!nutes printed and that we resrrv6 50 copies for each sister assoca ton and that the two cerks attend io the printing of the Minutes Motion made and seconded that we keep up correspondence wth our sister associations and that we wi represent in Od Union A~so eation and that C J McNei wi write and bear the etter to the Od Union and Od Mount Zion Assaciations Motion made and second:d that the assistant cerk wrt<j anr forward the etter to our State Association Motion made and seconded that we adjourn unt 8:30 Saturday morning, i < ~ <,! _t ~! j i J,r ~ ; \ ( :: " ~ ~~ s SATURDAY MORNNG Association met at 8:30 Sa urday morong by singing "Amazing Grace" Scriptura esson, Cor :2 Prayer by the Moderator, W R " 1 Bumett i < Di:egates from the vtrounlc:urches were received as foow: :\fountain View, Sister Payne, Sister S J Cowan, Sister Grace Payne; Ceci Cove Church, Bro K R: Jones, Bro T F Jones: Sister Ethr J;:mes; Liberty Church, Bro wmis Sties, Bro J L Bunch, Bro C J \, r 1\cNe; Peasant Grove Church, Bro 0 1\c\!ahan; New Bet!te Church,,\ Bro W D Lemmons, Bro S )1 1\c\!an Sister Fannie Burnett; Pgrmg Rest Church, Bro W d Curnutt, Sister S A Curnutt Motion made and seconded!that we rcce?e the report on Obtn aries and discharge th~ commitje Moticn made and seconded th:~t we change our Conference meet ng day to Saturday morning at h ocock, before the third Sunday n September, 1919, J Motion made and seconded thai we adjcurn unti 3:30 p m Preaching at 11 a m by Bro S \L \c:\ian Text: John 3:1 1, "Behod, what manner of ove the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we may be caed the song of God" r Motion made and seconded ;that we accppt the :\nut:>~ Motion made and seconded that we adjoum to meet with Pigrims Rest Church on Saturday before the third Sunday in September, 1919, at 11 a m, sharp, r \ i ~ W R BURNETT, \oderator C J McNEAL, Cerk ~ i F JONES, Assistant Cerk,! 1 ; 1, i < {

4 Met again by singing, " know that Jesus oves me and thats enough for rna" Scriptura essor:, First Psams, iead by the Moderator, W R Bnrnett Prayer by Bro McMahan \ot!on mado and seconded that the Association be :ed at Prrrims Rest on Saturday before tho third Sunday in September, 1919, and we voted a bi of thanks to the good pe~pe of Mount Zion for their kindness to us during our stay with them Motion made and seconded that Bro Kesner be appointed to preach the ntroductory sermon and R A White be assistant W R BURNETT, Moderator C J :McNEAL, Cerk T F JONES, Assistant Cerk, OBTUARY, ::\fat Smith was born \arci 1 \11, 1852!:1 Center Point, Carro County, Arkansas ~o:ofessed a ~ope n Christ August 16th, 1881, and ; ~ joined the _church in September, 1884 He ived a devoted Christian _,, ~ ife up to his death, September 8th, 1918 He eft a dear companion and chid~en ~nd grand fhd~en!: ~!1~ ~ hqst or friends to mourn ~s absence 1, ~! 1, :, ~ c J, ~ ~UNCH T F JONES, j S J COW AN, \! Peasant Grove Church has been brought to grief over the death < cf our dear1y beoved sister, Mrs; Bee Be:>rden, wife of Bro Tom Bearden; She became a member ~Jf our ~h~rch October 16, 1913, and ived an humbe and devoted Christian unti her death, :\ay 26th, 1918 ~ We are aure from her waks n this ife she has passed to a more gorious ife n the hands of a ov!ig God who doeth a things we _, JOfN HARRNGTON, :\oderatgr J A HARRNGTON, Church Cerk ;r Liberty Church has been brought to grief over the death of Bro Mack Eoff~ He was a member of 1Jberty Church for neary ten years, and ived a devoted Christian Ute unti death " J i r BUNCH T JONES i S COWAN ~> \i t : {! ~ "

5 ) ) \1 Mountain Vew Church has been brought to grief over the death \ or Sister Mary Lane She was a member of this church She was neary 76 years od She ived a de~oted Christian ife for neary fifty years, and the Lord caed her Homi August 7th, 1918 J L BUNCH T J! JONES S J COWAN CHURCH LETTERS We, the Freewi Baptist Church, worshipping at New Bethe Church, Boone County, Arkans:ts, to tho Freewi Baptist Association convened with Mountain View Church, Boone County, Arkansas, on Friday before the third Sunday n September, 1918, send to r2present us n your body the foowing brethren: Brothers \V D Lemmon, T F Gibbs, A A Reser, and Caude Quas as aternate Excuded, 7; died, 1; dismissed by etter, 4 Tota membership 37 For Minutes, $150 Done tn Conference and signed by order of the same on Saturday before the tourtb Sunday n Juy, 1918 i 1 W R BURNETT, Moderato: Pro Tern * ; 1 Hi Top, Arkansas EXE GBBS, Church Cerk, ~,,, J Hi Top, Arkansas We, the Freewi Baptist Church of Christ at Peasant Grove, Carro County, Arkansas, seect the foowing brethren to represent us n the Association of Freewi Baptists to be hed with :\fountain Vew Church, beginning on Friday before the third Sunday n Septem ber, 1918: L McMahan, Tom Bearden, John Harrington F M Bear den, aternate i Received by experience, 8; 1 by etter, 1; died, 1 Tota member ship, 45 Tota for printing Minutes, $300 We, the Peasant Grove Church, unanimousy invite the Associa, ; ~ tfon to our church n 1919 ( "JOHN HARRNGTON, )odprator ; J A HARRNGTON, Cerk!! \ We, the Freewi Baptist Church of Christ, at Liberty, Madison County, Arkansas, seect the foowing brethren to represent us in the Association ot Freewi Baptists to be hed with Mountain View Church, \ $ \,, \ J ; ~ ~ ~ _, ~ t \ J, 1 n J,, ~ \

6 beginning Fridy before the third Sunday in September, 1918: Stis, Ad Madewe, J L Bunch C J McNea, aternate Died 1 Tota membership, 35 \ Wiis We, the Freewi Baptist Church at Mountain View met Saturday, before the second Sunday in August, 1918 After preaching we eected our deegates to represent us in our Association to be hed at Mountain View beginning on Friday before the third Sunday in September, 1918: Sister Payne, Sister Cowan, Sister Briant Sister Grace Payne aternate Brethren, pray for us, We, the Freewi Baptist Church of Christ at Pigrims Rest, Newton County, Arkansas, seect the foowing brethren to represent us in the Association of Freewi Baptists to be hed with :\ountain View Church, beginning on Friday before thethird Sunday in September, 1918 : W C Curnutt, Sister S; A Curnutt Received by experience, 2 Tota membership, 20 \ JOE KELLY, Church Cerk,, ~ ( \ Ceci Cove Church organized with 5 members; received into the church, 30 Tota membership, 35; ~! 1 ( ARTCLES OF FATH ~ i We beieve in ony one true and iving God, the Father, the Word and the Hoy Ghost saiah ~5;5; First Corinthians S:G; Firs: John 5:7 1 r ( f We beieve that the Scriptures of the Od and New Testa ments are the Word of God, and by Jesus Christ, the ony rue of faith ~ and practice Second Peter 1:21; Timothy 3:16 We beieve in the fa of Adam, and that by his transgression a his posterity fe and were madesinners Genesis 3:6; Romans 5:19 V We beieve in the corruptness of human nature and the inabiity of man to recover himset by his own free wi and abiity Romans 5:12; S John 6:4 t V We beieve that Jesus Christ by the grace of God tasted deati1 for every man and through His me~atoria death the way of savation s made possibe for God to hava mercy upon a that some to Him on gospe terms Hebrews 2:6; St John 3:36, V We be!eve that sinne:;:s Rfe justified in the sight of God by the righteousness of Christ mputed to them, and the good works are the fruits of faith and foow after ustification Eph 2: 5 8 /,, :, ;,t!! \ i " :a: t :::e_;_;c:::: : ~ : ~

7 ~ r ~ V We b~ie:e that s~ints ~ar persevere in grace and not one be ost Matt 1123, Rev 2214, 214 V We beieve that there w) be a resurrection of the dead and a g~nera judgment and the happiness cf the right:~ous and the punishment of the wicked wi be terna Matt 22: 32; First Cor 13:1418 X We beieve the visibe Church of Christ is a cong!"egation o! faithfu men and wome! who have obtained feowsh!p with ench other and given themseves to the Lord and one another Matt 16:17 18 X We beieve that Jesus Christ is the great head of the Church and the government thereof is with the church Eph 5: 23; Luke 22:2930 X_ We beieve that the Baptism and the Lords Supper and the washing of feet are ordinances of the Gospe of Jesus Christ and to be continued unti the second coming \att 28:19; John 13: fi10; 1416 X We beieve that true beievers are the ony fit subjects of baptism, and that immersion s ~he true gospe mode St \ark 16:16; St Matt 3:16; Acts 8:36 { X We beieve that none but true beievers are fit subjects to commune at the Lords Tabe i XV We beieve that the Lords day ought to be observed and set apart for worship of God arid that no work or wordy business ought to be transacted thereou;j w~rk of piety, mercy and necessity excepted Exodus 20:89 \,i : LST OF MNSTERS J M Richardson, age 78, Erba, Arkansas J A Kesner, age 66, Kingston, Arkansas J W Bearden, age 78, Demar, Arkansas \ Hif W R Burnett, age 60, Top, Arkansrs W C Curnutt, age 72, Compton, Arka!cas S M McMian, age 71, D~mar, Ark:3as ~ A A Ared, age 60, Dinsmore, Arkansas < John Herrington, age 58, Osage~ Arkansas t W A Biggs, age 37, Compton, Arkansas " " " (, 1 ) " ~,,

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