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1 l Tle Old Mt Zon Assocaton - of - " \ Free Wll Baptsts 1 " _ ",_ ( 1942 : : Proeeedna of the Oae Hundred Frat Aanual Seaalon - :, ll,r - Conveaed at -~ New Hope Church Near La Rue~ Arkanaaa -

2 - of THE ONE HUNDRED FRST ANNUAL SESSON OF re-e OLD MT ZON ASSOCATON OF :1 FREE WLL BAPTSTS -- - ~ l HELD WTH New Hope Church, near LaRue, Arkansas August 7th and 8th, OFFCERS 1\oderator, H l\l Knox, La Rue, Arkansas > Clerk, H R Neely, La Rue, Arkansas, " The next annual sesson of ths assocaton wll be held wth Hckory Grove Church, begnnng at ten - - oclock a m on Frday before,the second Sunday n August, 1943 Eld Bll Oxford to preach the ntroductory sermon Eld Claud Lynch, alternate : Free Wll -- Baptst Gem,, 211 Bond :st, Monett, Mssour -,, " ~,, r

3 - NAMES AND AGES OF MNSTERS :,, : l :1 ~, j : f : _,,, : : ~, r, ( J, ::, : :,- 1 : - - j " _ : 1 : ~ : l, George Been 61 :r H Roberts 72 Elmer Lawson 61 C Knox 71 W E Bland- 40 Claude Lynch 49 Samme Lane 34 H ~:1 Knox ~ - 36 Wlle Capps 35 Thos ngmre 48 J W Allred 72 C 0 Garrson ~ 34 Bruce Phllps 40 Clark Baker - 42 Jack Hobbs ORDER OF BUSNESS l, :,,,,, :, : \, 1 ~,, j, ~ J :, ~ j 1 Assocaton called to order by the Moderator, an n hs absence, by the Clerk 2 ntroductory Sermon 3 Letters from,churches composng the Assoca- ton called for, read, and messengers nvted to seats 4 Correspondng Assocatons 5 Rght hand of fellowshp G Call for letters from newly organzed churches 7 Electon of permanent offcers _ 8 Readng the Consttuton and Rules of Order by the Moderator or Clerk 9 Anpontmenl of the followng commttees: (a) Resolutons, (b) Fnance, (c) Arrangements for preachng, (d) Temp,erasce, (e) Sunday Schools, (f) Obtuary, (g) Condton of Non-represented Churches, (h) Unon of Churches 10 Reports of commttees apponted at last Assocaton and other unfnshel busness 11 Reports of new commttees 12 New Busness 13 Choosng place for our next Assocaton 14 Who shall preach the ntroductory Sermon? 15 Readng and adoptng the mnutes 1 f Adjournment

4 PROCEEDNGS FRDAY MORNNG SESSON The 101 sesson of the Old 1\ft Zon Assocaton was called to order by moderator, Eld H l\1 Knox Song, "Amazng Grace" :Moderator read Ephesans 3:7-21 Prayer by Eld George Been Eld Cecl 0 Garrson flled the sacred stand by readng 1st Chapter of Jude, text Jude 1:3 After the sermon, the churches :were called and delegates gven rght hand of fellowshp and nvted to seats: l\t Zon-- Robert Puryear, Ola Puryear and Lucy Phllps New Hope -Forest Bland, Clyde Bland and Rosa \Vebb Chrstan Home Della Evans Clfty- anne Prckett, l\agge Vanhook and Nora Vanhook Antoch Plgrms Rest--:- Burl True and Wlma True Clear Creek- Ruby Vanhook and Jeff Haynes Shady Grove- Harvey Henson, Loy Bland and Bertha Farester Rose Hll- Clyde \V alker and R1ay Jennngs Cottage Hll- Grace Ray and Mary G Samuels Rock- Jm Metcalf and Sster Bll Oxford Hckory Grove Ayden McCoy, Alvn Cook and sac Lvnch " Correspondng Assocatons ndan Creek- 0 T Allred, J B Rollns and W K Weston Old Unon- by letter Electon of Offcers Eld H M Knox, of La Rue, elected moderator : H R: Neely, of La Rue, elected clerk Appontment of Commttees Dvne Servce-Dow Boydstun, Elbert Lynch and Nora Vanhook Resolutons- Elders George Been, B1ll Oxford and Elmer Lawson -3-, l : t : ~

5 ,-,r c=============~,, : :1 - : j : l 1 f :, : : 1, J -, : :r : :, d :,,, :, ~ r,-,, ~ :, r _,,1 " : : 1 : :,, 1 : f t j : \ J : :, 1- J, : r -_, :,,, : : :,, 1 : : ~-, :lj- \ : [ 1 : 1 :,, : " Temperance -l\ary G Samuels, Loy Bland and Hosa Webb Fnance -Harvey Henson, Clyde walker and Harry ~, --~ ~- Wrght Sunday School- Ruby Vanhook, Bertha Far:ester and Ola Puryear Obtuares -Bruce Pllllps, J W Allred and Robert Puryear Non Represented Churches Cecl 0, Garrson, Jack Hobbs and Loy Archer Unon of Churches- Fanne Prckett Claud Lynch and Perce Krk Elders Bll Oxford and Claud Lynch apponted to fll the stand Frday nght FRDAY AFTERNOON SESSON Slcrpture readng, 13th chapter of 1st Cornthans Prayer by Eld 0 T Allred heport of Held Over Commttee receved and commttee dscharged 111e o1lowng mnsters made reports: George Been, Elmer Lawsun, Bruce Phllps, Perce Krk, Bll Oxford, Uaud Lynd1, J W Allred, J H Roberts and Wlle Capps Moton to adjourn untl Saturday mornng, 9:00 oclock Prayer by W K Weston FRDAY NGHT SERVCE A splmdd sermon was delvered by Elders Bll Oxfora and Claud Lynch After the Communon servce 46 brethern and ssters washed feet SATURDAY FORENOON SESSON Scrpture readng, Psalms 23, by moderator, Eld H l\l Knox Frayer byed J H Roberts R2port on Sunday Schools receved and commttee dscha~ged Hcrort on temperance receved and commttee dsc~argcd

6 " Report on Resolutons gven Moton to receve report and to retan commttee Resoluton No 1 adopted Resoluton No 2 adopted Resoluton No 3 rejected Resoluton No 4 adopted ], " " " ---- ELEVEN 0 CLOOK lvel\oral SERVCE Our moderator, Eld H l\1 Knox, read 14th chapter of St John text, 3rd verse, "f go wll come agan Prayer by moderator A wonderful sermon was preached by the moder ator followed by an able address by Eld George Been Elders Wlle Capps and Bruce Phllps to fll the stand Saturday nght Dsmssed n prayer by Eld J ack Hobbs SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSON Scrpture readng, Romans loth chapter Prayer by Eld Robert Youngman Edward Sunday, A h Barswell and Robert Youngman were se ated as vstng brethren Report of commttee on Unon of Churches receved and commttee dscharged Report of Dstrct Evangelst, Eld Cecl 0 Garrson: Held 11 revvals preached 176 sermons professons wtnessed, 87 addtons to church, 31 Baptzed, 42 funerals ] 4 marred 2 couples, mles traveled, 2,405 free wll offerng, $24010 money from 10 cent offerng, $9540 l<"jlected Eld Cecl 0 Garrson for another year as dstrct evangelst Elected Eld Wlle Capps for a term of 3 years on executve board l\oton carred to represent n State Assocaton by letter l\oton carred to represent n Old Unon Assocaton by delegates as follows: Wlle Capps, Clara Capps and Bll Oxford j~fl~ Moton to represent n ndan Creek Assocaton by delegates: Loy Archer, Bruce Phllps and H F Phllps -5- " :, :, : : - ~) ~

7 1,, -----_, ---"~ := -= =========~, : r j :, r " { r : ~ l : : : 1 : r 1 > l t l t 1 1he next sesson of the Old 1\H Zon Assocaton wll be held wth Hckory Grove church, convenng on Frday before the second Sunday n August, 1943 at 10:00 oclock Eld Bll Oxford to preach the ntroductory sermon Eld Claud Lynch to be hs alternate Dsmssed n prayer by_ Eld Edward Sunday Be t Resolved, That we, the entre body of preachers, deacon>, delegates and vstors of Old 1\H Zon Assoca -ton pay our trbute of respect and grattude of thanks to tlle New Hope church and communty for ther hos- p1tulny and courtesy shown us durng our stay among hem, and we pray Gods blessng upon them n both svrtual and temporal blessngs H l\1 Knox, Moderator, R R Neely, Clerk :, j, : ", : " 1 j :, : > : : : ", f : j :, COM~TTEE REPORTS TElMPERANCE- We, your Commttee on Temperance, submt the followng report: We realze strong drnk s ragng and whosoever s deceved thereby s not wse Therefore we recommend that every chld of God use ther utmost nfluence aganst the sale and usage of ntoxcatng drnk The scrpture says "woe unto hm that gveth hs neghbor drnk, that puttest thy bottle to hm and makest drunk, also that thou mayest look on ther nakedness, Hab 2:15 Mary G Samuels, Loy Bland, Rose Webb UNON OF CHURCHES- We, your Commttee on Unon of Churches, fnd our churches n unon as far as we are able to ascertan We feel the great need n the perlous tmes to lve ::1 clc~cr walk n unty and have to take a frm stand aganst all unsound doctrne ll our churches, we recommend and pray that all would read the book of Jude prayerfully and take a frm stand for the rght Fanne Prckett, P G Krk, W C Lynch 6 -- İ

8 ~, -~ - - ~~~~ ---""""----*0 FNANCE- We, your Commttee or Fnance, submt the fol lowng: 1 J Hckory trove Church $375 Plgrms Rest Church 500 Rose Hll Church 200 Clfty Church 230 Shady Grove Church 300 Antoch Church Rock Church Clear Creek Church Cottage Hll Church -Chrstan Home New Hope Church ~ Mt Zon Church Total $4065 Harry Wrght, Clyde Walker, Harry Henson SUNDAY SCHOOL- We, your Commttee on Sunday Schools, submt the followng: The Sunday School s a school wth one text book, The Bble We wsh each parent could realze how mportant t s to take ther chldren to Sunday School, so they may learn the great plan of salvaton Tran up a chld n the way he should go, and when he s old he wll not depart from t" Prov 22: 6 We surely beleve God wll hold parents responsble for the way they brng up ther chldren We beleve the pastor should preach at least one sermon each year on sunday School : : Ruby Vanhook, Ola Puryear, Bertha Farester NON REPRESENTED OHURCHEJS- We, your Commttee on Non Hepresented Churches, submt the followng We fnd the Antoch church not r)presented Upon nvestgaton, we fnd the church s weak and s unable to get a quprum together to elect delegates to the assocaton We recommend -7-

9 :-, r <, j r :, L l,, :: 1,, r r, " 1 d : 0 1 j,, : :,,, 1 {,, ~~================~~~, ~ :,, the assocaton carry the church for further nvestg aton, and we request that the assocaton send some mnster or mnsters to hold them a revval and try to get t revved to where they wll represent Eld Jack Hobbs, Eld Cecl Garrson, W A McCoy Eld George Been, Eld Elmer Lawson, Eld Bll Oxford \ :, :: ) : l ~, ( : OBTUARES ---- RCE- Enoch Matthew Rce was born August 22, 1900 ded March 7, 1942 He was marred October 6, 1941, to rene Oxford Besdes hs wfe, he leaves four brothers: George Rce, Lewe,, Rce, Absolum Rce, and Charles Jefferson Rce two ssters, Mrs Manda Hancock and Mrs Jane Evans to mourn hs passng He was a member of the Free Wll Baptst church and served God the best he could We hope our loss s hs eternal gan RESOLUTONS- No 1, Be t Resolved, That as our naton s at war wth all the horror that war could mean and world chaos rampant, that we call upon our churches to rally ther full duty n attendng church servce and support relgous work, and worshp to the uttermost of ther ablty and strve to warn our young men, especally, to fear God and to keep Hs commandments Oh God, hdp us to hold up Chrstan morale and 0 0 pousness m our own lfe and churches No 2- Be t Resolved, That we commend our churches for the splendd way n whch they have responded to the fnancal support of the church durng the past year But we appeal to all of our church people for a greater support of our home ms 0 son work n order that your board may be able to send a nusand sonary nto new communtes where there s no church, thereby carry the gospel to the lost and strve to rescue the pershng c-8-

10 CLARK- Nelle Myrtle Day was born January 7,1874, near Sprngfeld, llnos, and ded at her home near Clfty, Arkansas, March 29, 1942, at the age of 68 years, 2 months and 22 days She came to Arkansas when a very small grl and has spent her lfe near Clfty except for bref vsts n the homes of her chldren She was marred to James A Clark n 1889, and to ths unon twelve chldren were born She was a member of the Clear Creek church snce ts organzaton, and was a fathful member untl ll health prevented her attendng Durng her long llness her fath n God was so strong that she never questoned why sorrow and trouble came, but looked confdently forward to the just award awatng her BOYDSTUN-- Horace Patterson Boydstun was born near La Rue, Arkansas, February 4, 1867 ded May 23, 1942 He was marred to Margaret Della Neely August 21, 1889 She passed away February 25, 1936 He was converted n early manhood, joned the Free wm ~ Baptst church at New Hope and lved a devoted lfe untl death He leaves sx sons, one daughter, twenty-one grandchldren, one great grand-daughter, and a host of frends to mourn hs leavng j : 1) HOMSLEY- Steve Homsley was born February 12, 1867 ded December 6, 1941, :1t the age of 74 years, 9 months and 24 days He was marred to Nette Johnson on December 27, 1891 To ths unon was born three chldren, one daughter, Mrs Edna Vansandt, two sons, Floy and Vernon Bro Homsley professed a hope n Chrst when a young man and unted wth the Baptst church About ten years ago he unted wth the Free Wll Baptst Church at Plgrms Rest and remaned a devoted lfe to hs church Sunday School and homp He was patent, knd and lovng and esteemed by those wjo knew hm, but our loss EJ hs eternal gan,, 1 :, L,,,, -,, -9- " : :

11 :--::: c- -::-c " , ~ ~ _, ~ , , = ~- - STATSTCAL TABLE OF ASSOCATON 0 JOrgan-j 1 Church J zed 1 Retrng Pastorl Pastor Elect 1 Church Clerk 1: _ JMt Zon Bruce PhllpsBruce Phllps 11aulne Phllps j ~J J J- J J 1J128 JNew Hope J 1886 j Bruce Phllps JH M KnoxDow Boydston J J J J J 1J118 JHckory Grove J 1886 J Bll Oxford JBll Oxford JWlle Bohanan J J 1J J J 66 jchrstan Home J 1892 l Bll Oxford JBll Oxford /Suse Davs J J J J J J J 23 JClfty J1892 JH M Knox jh M Knox JGeorge Vanhook j J J J J J J Antoch J 191o J 1 1, J 8J J J J J J1o7 JPlgrms Rest J Bruce PhllpsJBruce Phllps jjewel Everett 7J J J 2J j 1J264 JClear Creek J JBruce PhllpsJBruce Phllps jthos ngmre 2J J J J J 1J 18 j:shady Grove J 193G J H M Knox JH M Knox JFern Clark J J J J J J 15 jrose Hll J 1937 JLester Clne JLester Clne JRay Jennngs j 5J j J J J J 21 JCottage Hll J 1938 J Bll Oxford JBll Oxford JMary Samuels j 1J J J J 1J J 2Q JRock J Bll Oxford JBll Oxford JP F Stafford : J 51 J J J J J 62 jtotals J36J J J 3J 1J 4J842 1 Experence and Baptsm 2 Recommendaton 5 Excluded 3 Receved by Letter 6 Ded 4 Dsmssed by Letter 7 Total Membershp

12 ARTCLES OF FATH 1 GOD We beleve n one true and lvng, Trune God composed of the Father, Son and Holy Sprt, equal n dvne Essence, Purpose, Power and Glory :_St John 1:1 1 Cor 8:6 St John 10:30 2 CHR:ST We beleve that Jesus Chrst s the dvne Son of God Was wth the Father and the Holy Sprt at the tme of the Creaton, left the Courts of Heaven and came to ths earth Took upon Hmself the form of humanty, sn excepted, by beng born of tho Vrgn Mary, manfested Hs powr:-, vts crucfed, placed n Josephs tomb, rose from the dead the thrd day, completed the great plan of salvaton, walked and talked wth Hs dscples, publcly ascended up to Heaven, and that He wll descend agan to gather Hs jewels home-lsaah 9:6 St John 1:14 Luke 1:26-28 Matt 14:13-21 Mark 16:9-19 Luke 24 50:53 Acts 1: 9-12 Mark 15: HOLY SPRT We beleve that the Holy Sprt has vsted true belevers n all ages, and especally snce the ascenson of the SON back to the Father, and Hs comng en the day of Pentecost Has taken up Hs offce work among all natons of people, as a Dvno Reprover, Comforter and Gude-Judges 6:34 11:29 St John 16:8-14 saah 63:10-12 Ephesans 4:30 Acts 8:17-20 Ezek 36:27 Joel 2:21 4 lhe BBLE We beleve the Bble, whch s composed or the Scrptures of the Old and New Testaments, was gven by nspraton of God, s our way-bll from earth to heaven, and the only nfallble rule of fath and practce-2 Peter 1: Tm 3:tl4-17 Danel 10:21 Acts 1:16-17 Matt 21:42 5 THE FALL OF MAN We beleve that GOD created man good, gave hm a just law by whch he should be governed wth promse of reward for fathfulness and wth penaltes of punshment for deobedence Gave man power of free m"~ra{ agency to choose th~ rght and reject the wrong But our fh st parents heeded tho voce of tl)e great enemy of souls, voluntat ly transgressed the law of GOD, fell, wth ther posterty under the just prnalty of the same, and were unable of ther own power to extrcate or save themselves from the great dlemma nto whch they had fallen God gave them the hope of salvaton through the comng CHRST"-Gen 1:27 2:16-17 Psalms 51:5, Gen 3 Gen 6:5 Rom 5:12-19 John 3:6 Eph 2:3 6 REDEMBTON, SALVATON, ADOPTON We beleve that Jesus Chrst Jy Hs brth, death, bural, resurrecton and ascenson ra:d th~ prrcl,as~ rr c~ for the redempton of th whole human ra~n arranged a p8rdon for all who come upon Gospel ter::zr :-non law of adoptcn nto the Kngdom of Heav en, and an eternal nhertance nto the glorfed Kngdom above -Heb 9:12 Gal 3:13 4:4-5 Ttus 2:14 Heb 1:4 St John 3:16: saah 15:22 7 CONDTONS OF SALVATON We beleve that all persons, dyng n nfancy and all dots are saved by the atonng -11-1,, 1, l

13 -, ~---= -===== - f " f l \, j, - " :,,, " :, : : - :,, 1,, l j merts of the Son of God wthout any act on ther part that persons comng to the years of accountablty, transgressng the Jaw of God, must upon ther part, exercse fath n Jesus Chrst through repentance toward God at the completon of whch pardon takes place n the mnd of the Father and by the Holy Sprt they pass through the ordeal of regeneraton, are washed n the blood of the Lamb and are planted n the Kngdom of Chrst--,-John 3rd chapter Matt 19:13-22 Cor 7:10 Luke: 18:16-17 St John 4: 11-1G Psalms 98:3 8 SALVATON FREE We beleve that God desres the salvaton of all Chrst ded f<r all the Gospel nvtes all the Holy Sprt strves wth all and whosoever wll may come and be saved upon the terms of the Gospel-1 Peter 1:9-25 2:9-25 Revelaton 22:17 9 BAPTSM W-e beleve that Chrstan baptsm s the mmerson of belevers n water, n the name of the Father, the Son, and tbe Holy Sprt n whch are Nlpresented the bural and resurrecton of Chrst also represents our death to sn, and only those who have come undzr the presbytery of the elders are qualfed to admneter the same-matt, 3: : b-o 1 Peter 3:21 St John 3:23 Acts 10:47 Matt 28:19 10 COMMUNON AND FEET WASHNG We beleve that the Lords Supper and the washng of the sants feet ara ord nance:: of the Gopel of Chrst the Lords Supper was nsttuted by our Savor to commemorate Hs broken body and shed blood for the sns of the world, and to show our remembrance of Hm tll He comes _All Chrstans have a rght to the Lords Supper and should be nvted "Let a man examne hmself and so let hm eat The wa~hng- of feet was nsttuted by our Lord at the same tme that the Supper was nsttuted as an act of humlty to show our love for each other, and both ordnances should be perpetuated by au Chrstans untl Hs second comng-luke 22: Cor 11:20-29 St John 13:1-17 Matt 26: THE SABBATH We beleve that the Chrstan Sabbath should be observed as a day of rest and for the worshp of God that we should abstan from all snful amusements and secular employments, works of rn<>rcy and pety excepted-ex9dts 2U:_ 11 31:12-18 Dent 5:12-15: Ezek 20:12 Matt 28:1 Luke 2:~: 56 Acts, 13:42-48 Mark 2:27 12 CALL TO THE MNSTRY We beleve n a dvne call of the mnstry that God n Hs goodness and power of grace, mpresses Hs mnsters wth the burden of lost souls, to the extent that the can becomes rresstable wth personal content ment that when they yeld to the can and exercse the natve gfts accordng to the Scrptures, wth a full -relance upon Hm He accompanes them n the person of the Holy Sprt to gude them n the way of truth and to bless ther labors accordng to Hs purpose-jonah 1:1 Ter 1:5 Mark 3:14 Acts 1 : \latt 28:19 13 THE NVSBLE CHURCH We beleve that the nvsble or Sprtual Church s the redeemed n the aggragate, s the -12- l \

14 famly of God, s composed of all trre Chr:stans of every congregaton from rghteous Abel to the resttuton of all thngs, from every kndred, naton, tongue and people-eph Heb 12:22-23 Pet 2:5 Eph 2:20-22 Acts 2:47 Matt 16:18 14 THE VSBLE CHURCH We beleve that a vsble church of Chrst s a congregaton of fathful men and women, havng obtaned fellowshp wth the Lord and wth each other,~ agreeng to keep up a good dscplne and doctrne accordng to the rules of the Gospel-2 Thess 1:1 Acts 16:5 3 John 1:10 Matt 18: 17 Acts 20: 28 Revelaton 1: PERSEVERANCE We beleve that all true belevers n Chrst should pe~severe n dvne grace, and n the knowledge of the truth, and that Gods grace s suffcent to help them to overcome all the obstacles of lfe, and that all the combned forces of the great enemy of EOUls on earth and n hell (or n hs eternal abode) are not able to pluck them from Hs hand so long as they walk n the path of duty but those who sdestep and wlfully refuse cr neglect to perform ther duty, they would backslde f persstently contnued, would be eternally lost-2 Pet 1:12: 2 Cor 9:10 2 Peter 1: 4 8 2, Peter 2:2 Rom 8:35-39 Apostasy: 2 Peter 1:8-9 Cor 10:1-13 Heb 12: John 5:6 Heb 6:1-6 1 Tm 4:1-2 Heb 3:12 St John 15: 1-7 Matt 12: CHRST THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH We beleve that Chrst s the Head of the Church, and that the government of the local church s wth the body-col 1:18-19: Matt 16: 18 H b 12:23 Matt 21:42 Eph 1:22 Acts 16: SANCTFCATON Sanctfcaton s a work of Gods grace, by whch the soul s cleansed from all sn and wholly consecrated to Chrst t takes place n regeneraton and the Chrstan can and should abde n ths state to the end of lfe, constantly growng n the grace and the knowledge of our Lord, Jesus Chrst- Cor 6:11 2 Thess 2:13 Heb 12:14 Phl, 3:21 2 Thess 5: St John 17: Tm 2:\: THE RESURRECTON We beleve n the ressurecton of the dead, both of the rghteous and the wcked When the ressurecton shall take place, the soul nnd body shall be unted, the rghteous shall be receved nto everlastng happness to regn :wth God for ever but the wcked shall go away nto ever- lastng punshment-matt 28: 6 John 5:28-29 Cor 15: THE- SOUL The soul s endless, hence does not de wth, the body, but mmedately after death enters nto a conscous state of happness or msery~ accordng to the sprtual char- acter here possessed-"-phl 1: 23 Luke 23:43 Rev 6:9 L-ake: 16:19-25 Matt 10:28 20 JUDGEMENT We beleve that there wll be a general unversal judgment, when all men rh an be judged accordng ta ther wo:-ks whetler tlev he ~or d or bad, and that mmedately thereaftet: the wcked stall enter nto everlastng punshment and the rghteous nto eternal happness- 2 Thess 1:4-9 Rev 14:913 Luke 16:23: Rev 21:8 2 Cor,5:10l\att 12:36-~7: nev 20:12-13: Acts 17:31 :, ~

15 - ~ ~~~===-=--=========, :, :,, 1, ll, 1 j :, r :, ~~ :,, \ j, : r :, l ~~ J : r " : 1 : ",,, ), : l, 1, ~ : l : : :, : :,, : \ :, ] : t : :, : 1 CONSTTUTON From long experence, we, the members of the Church of Go1 (denomnated Free Wll Baptst), beng regularly baptzed upon a professon of our fath n our Lord Jesus Chrst, and beng convnced of the necessty of a combnaton of churches to ppr petuate a unon among us, and to preserve and mantan corre spondence wth each other, do therefore ordan ths ConsttU ton for our better Church government Art 1 MEMBERSHP Ths Assocaton shall be composed of members chosen by the ehurches or quarterly meetngs of our unon, not exceedng three messengers from each church, and upon producng letters, they shall be enttled to seats All ordaned 1 mnsters and deacons of sad unon shall be regular members, when present, by vrtue of ther offce Art 2 NAME The members thus chosen and assembled wth the mnsters and deacons, to be denomnated the Ar kansas Assocaton of Free \V Baptsts, beng composed of the several churches of our unon, the Assocaton havng no power to lord t over Gods hertage, nor havng any ecdesas: tcal pcwer over the churches, reservng the rght of wthdraw ng from any church becomng dsorderly Art 3 LETTElRS Letters from the dfferent churches rep resentng are to express ther number n fellowshp, ncludng the names and addresses of ordaned and lcensed mnk:ters, the number of members receved upon professon of fatjh, by letter or recommendaton, by restoraton or denomnatonal choce the number dsmssed by letter, excluded, and those havng ded snce 1last Assocaton Churches, n sendng ther lette11s, may send obtuares of any who ded durng the year, that we may keep up the memoral of our dead Art 4 OFFCERS Sec 1 The Assocaton shall have a moderator, a clerk, a treasurer, and an executve board of three members who shall be elected at each annual sesson of the Assocaton by the suffrage of the members present Sec 2 The Executve Board provded for n Sec, 1 of Art, 4, shall be elected from the mnsters, deacons or laty belongng to Old Mount Zon Assocaton: One for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, and after the frst electon, one shall be elected each year for a term of three years Ths board shall have power and authorty to transact any assoca tonal busness whch may arse between annual sessons of the Assocaton, and shall report to the Assocaton annually Art 5 NEW CHURCHES Newly consttuted churches may be admtted to the Assocaton, whch are to petton by letter and delegates, and f upon examnaton, they are found to be orthodox and orderly, they may be receved nto the Assocaton, the Moderator gvng the rght hand of fellowshp -14-

16 Art 6 QUESTONS No queston from any church shall oome under the consderaton of the Assocaton unless t has been frst consdered n ts own church Art 7 MOTONS Every moton made and seconded shall come under the consderaton of the Assocaton, except t be wthdrawn by the member who made t Art 8 MNUTES The Assocaton s to endeavo r to furnsh the churches wth mnutes of the Assocaton n proporton to the am:ount pa:d by each church, the dstrbuton to be at the dscreton of the Assocaton Art 9 CLERK t shaj,j be the duty of the Clerk to keep a regular fle of the mnutes of the Assocaton n a book to be kept by tjhe Asoocaton for that purpose Alrt 10 SGNATURES The mnutes of the Assocaton shall be read and corrected, f needed, and sgned by the Mod erator and CPrk before the close of the Assocaton Art 11 AMENDMENTS Amendments to ths Consttuton may be made, when necessary hv a two-thrds vote of the mem may be made, when necessary, by a majorty vote of the mem hers present, notce havng been gven n wrtng, and recorded at the prevous sesson Art 12 NON-ATTENDANCE The Assocaton n case of the falure of any church to attend, shall enqure nto the case RULES OF ORDER 1 At every sttng of the Assocaton busness shall be opened and <Oncluded by p: ayer by the Moderator or whom soever he may request 2 Mnsters and deacons present arc nvted to seats, allowed to take part n debates on al subjects, and to vote 3 Those who speak sbalj arse and address the Moderator Personal reflectons shalj be avoded n al debates 4 No moton shall be dscussed wthout a second 5 When a moton has made and seconded, and a mem ber opposes ts dscusson, the Moderator shal put the queston, "Shall t be dscussed?" f negatve, the queston shall be dsmssed 6 f any proposton or moton under debate conans two or more ponts, t shal be dvded at the request of any mem ber, and the vote taken separately 7 Motons made and lost shall not be recorded 8 No one shal speak more than twce on the same subject, wthout specal leave of the Moderator 9 All questons shall be decded by a majorty vote of all members present 10 No member shall absent hmself wthout specal leave 0f the Moderator -15-,,, ~ - ~ w ""- -~ - ~" -,-: --- :--~~~--- --~

17 < ~ J,, \, ", :,, <, ~ :, ( \ : < j j, :, : j,,,, ~ : j, l : _,_,_ ===::::::::::::: 11 Mnutes shall be lesurely re::td and corrected f necessary oefore the close of the Assocaton 12 At all future sessons of the Assocaton, arrangements shall be made to nsure two sermons, or other devotnal exercses equvalent thereto, durng each day of the sesson, and the char shall announce just before adjournment who shaj 13 These Rules of Order shall be dstnctly read from the char mmedately after organzaton of the Assocaton _ 14 AlternatonR may be made n these T"UleR at any regttllr sesson uf the As~olaton CHURCH COVENANT Havrg been brought as we beleve, by the dvne grace to accept the Lord Jesus Chrst as our Savor ~md Preserver, we do now solemnly andjoyfully covenant and agree, by Gods help, to walk together n brotherlv love \V c, therefore cuter nto covenant as members of ths church and as Chrstans, that we wll watch over each other n love, sharng together each others joys and wrrnws that we wll not forsake the assemblng of ourselves together, nor omt the great duty of prayer for ourselves and others that by Dvne assstance we wll endeavor to brng up those under our care n the nurture and admonton of the Lord that n all thngs we wll strve to exemplfy our professon by a correspondng practce, to abstan from all snful conformty to the world, to be just u our dealngs, fath- ful n our agreements, and exemplary n all our de portment that we wll abstan from the sale and use of ntoxcatng l:ruor as a beverage that we \Vll sustan the worshp, ordanance, dscplne and the doctrne of ths church that we}vllcontrbute cheerfully, aocordng to our ablty, to the support of the mnstry, the expense of the church, the relef of the poor and the general spread of the (-ospel, - fn keepng ths solemn covenant, may we ever enjoy the blessngs and presence of the Great Head of the> church, whch s Jesus Chrst the S:h~or -16-,-