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2 MNUTES OF THE TWENTYSXTH ANNUAL SESSON OF THE Arkansas State Association of Free Wi Baptists 01 HELD WTH PLEASANT GROVE CHURCH FRANKLN COUNTY October 4, 5, 6, Aso Minutes of The ARKANSAS ASSOCATON LTTLE MSSOUR RVER ASSOCATON NEW MT ZON ASSOCATON NEW HOPE ASSOCATON OLD MT ZON ASSOCATON POLK BAYOU ASSOCATON SALNE ASSOCATON,

3 ,, MNUTES THURSDAY NGHT SESSON The TwentySixth Annua Convention of the Arkansas State As sociation of Freewi Baptists met with Pe~sant Grove Church, in Frankin county, Thursday, October 4, 1923 _ House caed to order by Moderator Singing by Association, Scripture esson, 116th Psam Song, Love to Te the Story Prayer by Eder S A Morgan Preaching by Bro Dempsey Coffman, concuded JY Bro J D Doye; text, He b 11: 1, Now faith is the substance of things hoped for; the evidence of things not seen 1 Bros W H Hae, R: A Johnson, and Sister G,V, Burris were appointed as Committee to suppy pupit Adjourned unti Friday 8:00 ocock, FRDAY MORNNG SESSON House caed to order by Moderator Scripture esson, 23rd! Psam Prayer by Bro R A Johnson: Cerk being absent, Bro Geo Been was seected to take his pace; A E Duva, assistant Committee to Suppy Pupit reported as foows: Bros W A Hearron and,v G Fied were seected to preach at 11:00 ocock, a m Report of various Associations caed for, foows: and were received as Arkansas AssociationE G Kiburn, R Q Corey and wife, C R Loney,,V,,V, Shaver Antioch AssociationA E Duva, W J Jobe, J S Wiis and G B Maxwe,!V!V Burris, A R Lowry, and Jess Looper and Jess Looper New Hope AssociationS A Morgan, Litte Missouri River AssociationJ E ONea Mt Zion AssociationRepresepted by etter Od tft Zion Association:A L Webb, C Knox, Auria Vebb, and A H Morris; Pok Bayou Association:,v R Hae, J R Baew and Tennie Baew Saine AssociationEder J R Hartey Socia Band AssociationWayne Tucker and Geo Miion Tyronza Association:N Q report Zion Hope AssociatioA:~ H Dixon and J D Coffm~n,j ;, ~, i )

4 ARKANSAS STATE ASSOCATON 3 Union AssociationRepresented by etter with request that they send ten doars to hep defray the expenses of the State Association Big Springs AssociationRepresented by etter Bro F E Shanks made a statement, after which a Committee composed of the foowing members were appointed:, R A Johnson, T H Dixon and S A Morgan, to investigate Bro Shanks ordination Okahoma deegates seated as advisory messengers /,! Bus iness Session Eder J D Doye eected Moderator, Eder George Been, assistant A E Duva eected Cerk; Eder 0 C Hunt, assistant Committee on ResoutionsE J ONee, J R Hartey, C Johnson and J S Wiis Rues of order read by Bro Been Three ocock, p m, was set to hear the report of Bros W A Hearron and W G Fied Report of Bro Been on condition of New Mt Zion Association Recess Fifteen /Jfinntes Caed together by singing : Cerk instructed to send minutes to New Mt Zion Association and; :,, to put their Minutes in State Minutes Send same to W R Bai:~,: nett, Hi Top, Arkansas Scripture reading; 4th chapter of 1st Timothy Prayer by Bro Hartey Preaching by Bro W A Hearron, concuded by Bro W G Fied Text, 16th verse, 4th chapter> 1st Timothy, ~Take heed unto thysef and unto the doctrine, continue in them, for in doing this, thou shat save thysef and them that hear thee/ The Moderator announced that Bros S A Morgan and R A Johnson woud conduct services at night Adjourned unti 2:30 p m FRDAY AFTERNOON SESSON Caed to order by Moderator at 2:30 Scripture reading, 5th chapter Psams, The foowing Committees were appointed: Temperance! J wison,,v, F McGee, C Knox, G B Maxwe,,, ~ : and R 1 Johnson Sunday SchooG W Burris, W W Shaver, W a Fied, A L Webb; and J S Wiis MemoriaJ D Coffman, W J Jobe and Reuben Venabfe To Find or Learn Cause of Certain Associations Not Representing 0 C Hunt, S A Morgan, W F McGee : >,_ ~

5 4, TWENTYSXTH ANNUAL SESSON On UniopW M Guinn, G B Maxwe, J R Baew, T H Dixon Report of Okahoma deegates received and Bros J D Doye, E J ONee, R M Johnson, 1 0 C Hunt and George Been were appointed as Commi~tee to confer with Okahoma deegates and report Saturday morning Report of Committee to investigate ordination of Bro Shanks received A motion to appoint a Board of Ordination to Bro F E Shanks carried Eders R A Johnson, S A Morgan and T H Dixon were appointed Committee on Divine Service reported as foows: Bro wayne Tucker and Bro T H Dixon woud preach at 11 ocock, a m Saturday morning The Moderator announced that Eders Johnson woud conduct the services at night and Been at 11 ocock, a m, Sunday ) SATURDAY :MORNNG SESSON 0 C Hunt and R N arid Eders E J ON ee Caed together at tion Scripture esson, by Bro Been 8 ocock by Moderator Singing by Associast chapter Reveations, by Bro Been Prayer ResoutionsS A Morgan, J R Hartey Committee on Fina and E W Tucker Reading of Report of J N: Johnson received and motion carried to pay him amount due him by Association; for printing and maiing Minutes Report of Committee on Sabbath Schoos received and committee discharged Report of MemoriaL Committee received and Committee discharged G,V Burris, George Been and,v F McGee were seected as State Missionary Board Resoution No 3 adopted Resoution No 4 adopted Resoution No 5 adopted and the Cerk ordered to send a copy to,v J Bryan, the GobeDemocrat, the Ar{ansas Gazette, and the Arkansas Democrat for pubication Report of nvestigating Committee received and committee dis charged Oak Grove Church, in Logan county, was seected as pace to hod ne;xt State Association Location of said church is eight mies east of Scranton, in Logan county, and those coming on the St Louis and ron Mountain route wi stop at Spadra; those coming on the Rock sand wi get off train at Summers

6 ARKANSAS STATE ASSOCATON 5 i Bro H P Jones eected to preach the introductory sermon; Bro George Been, aternate A motion to have our Minutes printed by the Okahoma Free Wi Baptist, if the work were done as cheapy, carried Resoutions Nos 6 and 7 adopted A motion to appoint a committeeto attend the meeting of the CoOperative Association which convenes at Tecumseh, Juy 30 to Aug 2, 1924, carried The members of the Committee are as foows: George Been, 0 C Hunt, J S Lovett Report of Temperance Committee adopt~jd Report of Committee to nvestigate Ordination of Bro Shanks received Resoutions 8, 9, 10 and 11 adopted Bros R A Johnson, C Johnson and R M Johnson were appoint ed to put Bro Shanks and the Association he represented in order otion to increase the Missionary Board from three to five carried Bro E V Tucker and Bro Theodore Doye were appointed on the Missionary Board with Bros Burris, McGee and Been Report of Committee to confer with )kahoma Deegates adopted Report of Temperance Committee adopted Report of Committee to confer with Okahoma Deegates received Preaching at 11 ocock by Eders E W Tucker and T H Dixon from the text, He savedothers; himsef he cannot save Mark 15:31 Adjourned unti 2: 30 p m SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSON Caed to order by Moderator Scripture reading, 1st chapter Ps Prayer by Bro Fieds Report of G W Burris, financia secretary, accepted Report of Executive Committee received Brother Been eected Chairman of Executive Board; Bro George Burris eected Corresponding Cerk Bro T H Dixon W<!S eected as deegate to Okahoma State Association Short tak by Brother J R Hartey Motion to adjourn, to meet on Thursday night before the First Sunday in October, 1924, at Oak Grove, in Logan county, 8 mies east of Scranton Get off the train at Spadra, on ron Mountain Route, and at Summers on Rock sand Route : :

7 6 TWENTYSXTH ANNUAL SESSON REPORTS OF COMMTTEES :MEMORAL OOJJMTTEE We, your Memoria Committee, submit the foowing: We find that the Heavney Father has caed from abor to reward the foowing Brethren and Sisters: Od Mt ZionSisters Martha Backburn, aged 82, and Godie Don, aghey Pok BayouFour, AntiochSister Juia McCoy, Atkins, and two others ArkansasTen Zion Hope No 1Sister Myrte Langford Churchi, of Wanut Grove Church These have been caed from abor to reward Vhie it has been our oss on earth, it is Heavens gain May we a meet them where we sha never part again J D COFFMAN, R B VENABLE, W J JOBE, Committee EXECUTVE OOJJJJTTEE Ve, your Executive Committee, submit the foowing report: The officia work of the Executive Committee has been very itte the past year, the spirit throughout the state being harmonious, with no new or unfinished business for the committee SUNDAY SCHOOLS GEORGE BEEN, Chairman, W F McGEE, Secretary Ve, your Committee on SundaY Schoos, report as foows: Ve urge our pastors and aity to study and practice the recommendations offered by the Sunday Schoo Committee at our ast As sociation, as they are very practica, usefu and good We recommend that our Sunday Schoo eaders put forth a specia effort to reach those not interested in Sunday Schoos by visiting, inviting and urging them to become active in the YOrk Ve further recommend and urge our teachers to study harder to prepare themseves for the great task to which they have been caed, inasmuch as the destiny of the chidren many times depends on them No Sunday Schoo can get higher than its teachers G W BURRS, Chm

8 ARKANSAS STATE ASSOCATON7 TEMPERANCE COMJJTTEE We; your Temperance Committee, beg eave to submit the foowing report: That we endorse Amendment No 18 to our Federa Constitution and the Vostead Act, and we condemn the action of some who are trying to restore ight wines and beer J WLSON, Chairman 1 NVESTGATNG COMMTTEE 1 Ve, your Committee of nvestigation, submit the foowing report: After examining Bro F E Shanks, we find him to be orthodox in the faith and practice of Free wm Baptists, and we recommend that this honorabe body bid him Godspeed in his work for the Mas ter T H DXON, Chairman, CORRESPONDNG CLERK Report of G W Burris, Corresponding Cerk: Expenses as foows: 250 Letter Heads ~ $ J Bond : ~ Ledger :, : ~ Postage :~ 810 Badges ~~ 230 TOTAL ~ : ~$1590 G: W BURRS, Cerk,, REPORT OF BRO J N JOHNSON Tota received : $81 79 Tota expended for postage and printing Minutes $13075 Baance due me ::: $4896 FNANCAL AGENTS REPORT Arkansas, :, $ Antioch ~~ Big Springs 568 Litte Missouri c :c ~: 1500 Mountain Home ~ New Hope c 3103

9 : q ;_ / r TWENTYSXTH ANNUAL SESSON ~ J,,,_:, New Mt Zion _ : : ~ 0 d 1i t Zion : : 1555 Pok Bayou ~ sa 1 in e : : :_~~ Socia Band : : : Tyronza, Union Zion No 1 :, 225 Zion Hope J:;o 2,~ : : : : TOTAL ;, $ GEORGE W BURRS, Financia Agt c_, (, RESOLUTONS COMMTTEE Resoution No Onc;Resoved, that we eect a Home Missionary Bo:trd of three members, one to be financia agent of the Association This board to be given contro of the missionary work in Arkansas, but have no power to make debts or contracts against this Association without first having the authority of this body whie in session, reguary caed,the Board may eect a home missionary, who sha be under the supervision of said board He, the home missionary, sha be sent to the paces which need his assistance most They sha pay said missionary from the funds avaiabe in the treasury Aso that the board sha sette annuay with the Associati9n, giving a fu report of the work done and the paces visited by the missionary and the amount paid him, and the missionary sha aso report the work he has done and the number of paces attended, mies traveed and amo11nt received by him Resoution No Four Resoved, That the State Association may excude any Association that waks disordery or teaches heresy _, Resotttion No Five Resoved, That we, the Free Wi Baptist State Association,go on record as condemning the doctrine of Evoution, because we beieve that it is doing more to spread skepticism, infideity and atheism than any other thing or doctrine now in ex istence Resoution No Six Resoved, That a ministers take up the mat, ter of buiding church houses and urge each church thereon Resoution No Seven Resoved, That we tender our heartfet thanks to Bro J N Johnson, for his untiring work as Cerk of the State Association, from 1917 to 1923, and that we regard him a Christian genteman of the highest type, and ask that this Resoution be spread on the ~J:inutes Resoution No Nine Resoved, That this Association appoint a

10 ARKANSAS STATE ASSOCATON 9 i Committee to visit Oak Hi Church and set it in order, with thehep of Bro Shanks Resoution No Ten Resoved, That the State Association pub ish no Minutes for any subordinate Association uness said Associa tion pays for them Preaching at night, October 6, by Brs; 0 C Hunt and R M John son Text, 2 Timothy, 4: 67 Resoutton of Thanks Be it Resoved, That we, the Free Wi Baptist State Association, assembed at Peasant Grove Church, near Chareston, Frankin County, Arkansas, tender to the good peope of Peasant Grove community our heartfet thanks for the hospitaity shown us whie among them, and that we pray Gods bessings upon this hospitabe community,, ; eo _,,

11 10 TWENTYSXTH ANNUAL SESSON 1!!!! i!! 1 ) i! i! 1 1 CONSTTUTON From a ong series of experience, we, the Association of Jesus Christ, being reguary baptized upon the profession of faith in Christ, o are convinced of the necessity of combination of Associations to perpetuate a union and communion among us, and to preserve and maintain a correspondence with each other, we therefore purpose to keep orders and rues of our Association according to the foowing pan or form of government: 1 The State Association sha be composed of five Messengers chosen by,each District Association of this union and a reguary ordained ministers 2 Letters from the different Associations are to express their number in feowship, the number received by experience, etter or ~ recommendation, dismissed, restored, and that have died since our ast Association; and the name of the cerk, moderator, county, postoffice, Sabbath of meeting, and the amount paid for Minute Fund 3 The members thus chosen and convened, to be denominated the State Association of Freewi Baptists, being composed of the subordinate Associations of the State of Arkansas, and the Association to have no power to ord it over Gods heritage, nor to have any eccesiastica power of the Association, reserving the right of withdrawing from any Association becoming disordery 4 The Association sha have a Moderator, a Cerk and a Cor responding Cerk, who are to, be chosen by the suffrage of the mem bers present ~ 5 New Associations may be admitted into the Association by etter and deegates, if found to be orthodox in the faith of the Freewi Baptists, the Moderator giving the right hand of feowship 6 Every motion made and seconded sha come under the consideration of the Association uness it be withdrawn by the members making it 7 This Association is to endeavor to furnish the subordinate As sociations with the minutes of this Association in proportion to the number of members in each Association, the distribution being at the discretion of the Association ; 8 t sha be the duty of the Cerk to keep a reguar fie of Min utes 9 The Minutes of the Association sha be read and corrected, if needed, and signed by the Moderator and Cerk before the Association coses 10 The Association sha have a fund for her support, which sha be suppied by vountary contribution of the Associations, whose

12 ARKANSAS STATE ASSOCATON 11 : duty it sha be to send it by the hands of the messengers, which money so sent sha be deposited in the hands of the Treasury for that purpose, and he sha be accountabe to the Association for a money received by him unti paid out as they may direct 11 The Association, in case of faiure of any Association to attend, may inquire into the cause 12 t is the duty of the Association to see after the union of / the Associations 13 Amendments to this pan of government may be made at any time when a majority of the members may deem it necessary, i ARTCLES OF FATH 1 V,e beieve in one true and iving Godthe Father, the Son and Hoy Ghostand these three are equa in divine essence, power and gory John1:1; 1 John 5:7; 1 C,or 8:6; John 10:30 2 We beieve that the Scriptores in the Od and New Testaments are the words of God, and the ony infaibe rue of faith and prac tice 2 Tim 4:2 2 Tim 3:16 3 Ve beieve that God created man good and gave him hoy com mandments, whereby he shoud ive hoy, but man vountariy disobey ed the commandments of God,_ transgressed the aw and fe under the just condemnation of the same, whereby a men are sinners, not by constraint, but by choice, being partakers of the sinfu nature attained by the fa But we see Jesus, who was made a itte ower _than the anges for the suffering of death, crowned with gory aitd honor; then He by the grace of God shoud taste death for every man Gen 1:27; Gen 2:16:17; Gen 3:6; John 3:1617; Heb2:9 4 Ve beieve that Christ, by His death, buria and resurrection purchased our pardon and offers it freey to a men upon the condi tions of repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ He now commands a men everywhere to repent, therefore ook unto me and be ye saved a the ends of the earth~ for am Gqd, and, be, side me there is none ese Rom 5: 621; Matt 4:17; saiah 45:22; He b 11:16 _ 5 We beieve that a adut persons must be regenerated and born of the spirit of God if they inherit eterna ife _John 1:614; Titus 3:5; John 3:1~13; Rom 89, 6 Ve beieve that regeneration is an instantaneous renewa of ~ the heart by the Hoy Ghost whereby the penitent sinner receives a new ife, becomes a chid of God and is disposed to serv:e Him As babies require constant ;food for bodiy deveopment, the new born babe in Christ requires spiritua food that he may deveop by a gradu!,!

13 i, : 1 : 1 : 12 TWENTYSXTH ANNUAL SESSON 1 i ) : j :!, ; i ~! j ~, : ~ j ) L,! it j!! ( a growth into fu stature of Christian manhood John 3:5; Ez: 36: 267; Titus, 3:5; Ga 5:121; Eph 2:10; Rom 8:16; John 1:1213; Matt 13:31; Mark 4:26; 1 Peter 2:2 7 We beieve that the doctrine of Sanctification or Hoiness as taught in the Bibe appies to the sou or inner man, and to it aone, and that the sanctification of the body wi not take pace unti the resurrection of the dead, when this morta sha put on immorta:jity and this incorruptibe sha put on incorruption 1 Cor 6:11; Rom 7:1725; Phi 3:21; 1 Cor 35:54 8 Ve beieve that a Christians shoud persevere in grace, and be faithfu to the end if they inherit eterna ife, for bessed are they that do His commandments that they have a right to the tree of ife and enter in through the gates of the city Cor 10: 1213; Rev 22: 14; Rom 11:2021; Heb 10:26; John 15:26 : 9 We beieve in the justification of infants by the imputed right eoisness of Jesus Christ in a passive state, thereby adopting them heirs of his kingdom Matt 19:1314; 8: We beieve that the visibe Church of Christ is a congre gatjon of faithfu foowers who have obtained feowship with each other and have given themseves to the Lord and one another, having agreed to keep up good di~cipine Gospe Matt 18: 1520 according to the rues of the We beieve that the church, is the famiy of God, the redeemed in the aggregate of Adams race from righteous Abe to the restitution of a thi,1gs of every nation, kindred, tongue: and peope Matt 16:18; Acts 2:47; He b 12:23; Eph 1:2223; Rom 12:5; 10:17 12 Ve beieve that Jesus Christ is the great head of the church and the government is with the body Eph 5: 23; Co 1: 1821; Matt 18: Ve beieve that baptism by immersion is the apostoic mode, even the buria of a beiever in water, and that Christ, who is our ife, showed this humbe exampe to his chidren and bade them wak therein Matt 3:516; Matt 28:1920; 1ark 1:811 ;, Acts 8:38; Rom 6:16 14 We beieve that Baptism, the Lords Supper, and the wash ing of the Saints feet are ordinances of the Gospe of Jesus Christ and to be continued unti His second coming Matt 28:19; Luke 22 : 1920; John 13:5 15 We beieve that ony those who have obtained a iving hope in thelord JesusChrist, have a right to baptism, and those ony who have been caed of God and have come under the Presbytery of E ders have a right to administer the same Titus 1:116; Mark 16:16; Matt 3:89; Acts 10:47; 1 Tim 4:1416

14 _, ARKANSAS STATE ASSOCATON The sou is immorta, hence does not die with the body, but immediatey after death enters into a conscious state of happiness or misery, according t~ the spiritua character here possessed Phi 1: 23; Luke 23:43; Rev 6:9 17 We beieve that there wi be a genera universa judgment when a men sha be judged according to the deeds done in the 1 body whether good or bad, and that immediatey thereafter the wicked sha enter into everasting punishment, and the righteous into eterna happiness Ecc 3: 17 ; 11:9; Matt 12: 3637; 2 Thes 1:89; Rev 6: 1217; 20:12; 21: 8; 14:11; Luke 16:23; 2 Cor 5: We beieve that God in His goodness dispays power of grace in a great degree in caing and quaifying His servants by the teaching of the Hoy Ghost and by the instruction of His bessed words to go forth and procaim ife and savation without price He bids us freey to come and nothing prevents the savation of any but their own stubborn rebeion and sinfu refusa to come Acts 9: 15; 1 Tim 4:16; 1 Cor 1:23; Tim 1: We beieve in a divine ca to the ministry, that the minister shoud heed the admonition of Pau to Timothy to study the Scriptures, that the church donate of their substance as the Lord prospers them to the support of their pastors, and that ministers may have better opportunities to store their minds with that spiritua food so necessary to Christian deveopment To this end we recommend that each church have a finance committee of three to consist of two dea cons and a Cerk to coect and store such funds 2 Tim 2:15; 1 Cor 1G:12 1,, ORDER OF BUSNESS ntroductory sermon 2 Association caed to order by Moderator, in his absence, the Cerk 3; Letters from the Subordinate Associations ceived and messengers invited to seats 4 Right hand of feowship 5 Eection of permanent officers 6 Ca for petitionary Associations caed for, read, re 7 Reading Rues of Order by Chair or Cerk 8 Appointment of foowing Committees: (a) Arrangement for Preaching, (b) Resoutions, (c) Finance, (d) Temperance, (~) Sab, bath Schoos, (f) Obituary, (g) Condition of NonRepresented Associ ations, (h) Union of Associations 9 Report of committees appointed at ast Association and other unfinished business i

15 : j :,,,,!;! i, h r ) ; TWENTYSXTH ANNUAL SESSON Report of new committees New business Adjournment, i! ~ j ;, : ~ ~i ~! ii ( ~ ( RULESOF ORDER 1 At every sitting of the Association; business sha be opened and concuded by prayer 2 Those who speak sha rise, address the Moderator, and per sona refections sha be a voided 3 A motions made >tnd seconded sha be open for discussion, but debate may be shut off ht any time by a majority of the members of the Association 4 f any proposition or motion under debate contain two or more points, it sh11, be divided at the request of any member and the vote taken separatey 5 Motions made and ost sha not be recorded on the subject without specia eave from the body 6 No 01ie sha speak more than once on the same subject with out specia eave from the body 7 A questions sha be decided by a majority of the members present 1 8 No member sha absent himsef without eave of the Modera tor 9 At the future session of this Association arrangements sha be made so as to insure two sermons, or other devotiona exercises which sha be equivaent thereto, during each day of the session, and that the chair announce just before adjournment who sha fi the stand at the next meeting 10 Aterations may be made in these rues at any reguar meeting of the Association LAW OF SUPPER The Lords Supper was instituted for Gods peope They a have equa rights to the supper and that right is a birthright For by one i spirit we are baptized in one body (Cor 12:13) ;[his is not a water baptism, but a spiritua baptism Again Christ says am the door, by me if any man enter, he sha be saved, John 10:3) He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfod, but cimbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber (John 10: 4) Christ is not water baptism and yet He

16 / ARKANSAS STATEASSOCATON 15 is that door There is but one door and Christ says He is that door; and he that cometh in by the door shoud have fu feowship ~and equa rights with a Christians Let a man examine himsef and so et him eat of that bread and drink of that cup, for he that eateth and drinketi unworthiy, eateth and drinketh damnation to himsef, not to the church, but to himsef t is a, persona matter in judging and in eating The church that does judge and excude any of Gods peope is not acting and keeping the instructions given to the Chursh of Cor inth To thus judge and excude one of the chidren of, God is to of, fend the chid so judged and excuded Now isten to Christ He that offends one of these itte ones that beieves in me it vere better for him that a mistone were hung about his neck and that he were drowned in the depths of the sea, (Matt 8:6; Cor 10:30; 3132) t is contended that they of the same faith and order shoud be entited to partake of the Lords Supper admit that the true faith is the means by which men become Christians f this is,vhat is meant by the same faith sha notobject We are agreed, but if sect is to be inferred, object As to order, if nothing but Gospe order is meant, very we, but donot think that one chid of God shoud dictate what church he shoud beong to, or order that he may be in the right church, for the church is but an organic body of Christians, and simpy pacing your name on the ro book of the best church on earth does not make you a Christian, neither wi a ike process in the worst church make a sinner The Eunuch beieved and was baptized What church did he join? Here is faith and here is order Now ask 1 if the Eunuch were to wish to commune with some of the, churches woud he be aowed the right? No, he is not of the same faith and order; yet he is admitted into Heaven, but nay, he coud not be admitted to a sectarian tabe At the Lords tabe a the peope have a perfect right to be whom he may, and when the supper is set and a Gods peope are not invited it is not the Lords Supper, but a sectarian supper, so we being many are one body in Christ, and every member one of another (Rom 12: 15) And the way we be come one body is by being baptized into that body, and of course this is a spiritua baptism He that gets in by water baptism, the same is a thief and a robber, and when anyone gets into that body in a ega way he has a right to a the benefits and privieges of that body, for we being many are one bread and one body, for we are a partakers of that one bread, (1 Cor 10:17) By partaking we exhibit a oneness of that body Who is meant by we? t certainy means a Christians of a ages When you come together tarry for one another, be of one mind, but et the word of God controthe mind f it had ever been intended by the Sa vi or that the supper, shoud be guarded as some attempt to guard it, God woud have endowed the judge with

17 ; 16 TWENTYSXTH ANNUAL SESSON ; ; ;! t, i i!! ;! r wisdom to discern the pure from the impure But the standpoint from which they judge is water baptism and a ega administration of the same, so if baptized by immersion, and a ega ad mini J stration, this settes the matter and Christian character is eft entirey out, by which some make a woefu mistake, for after a this precaution, some have been found unworthy of the east privieges of the church To admit immersion to be the ony mode of bap tism, and a true beiever receiving it, is this not a right? some woud say yes; if by a ega administrator This is a that is wanting s it not a purey persona matter? f so he has been as truy baptized as anyone t is the duty of the preacher to baptize and the appicant to be baptized When this is done each have performed a persona duty f have never been baptized and had to wait unti found one whom knew to be ega administrator, woud never have been baptized at a, as can never know the heart of a man Two acting in concert, one acting in good, faith and the other notthe one is bessed and the other is not Every Christian is stricty responsibe for his own act and not for another Simon, the sorcerer, beieved and was baptized, and, / by a ega administrator, and yet it was discovered that,he was not a Christian So we see that baptisms by ega administrator does not confer any caims on him to any Christian rights, as this case proves it to be a persona matter, as we ceary see that the aposte did his duty and Simon did not, or vice versa The aposte, inspired as he was, did not discern the evi in Simons heart, neith er can we know the heart of a man when we do our duty it is ours when an appicant, it is his So we find that faith, repentance, the Chri~tian duties, are a persona, and ac~ountabe unto God and unto man Various are the opinions of men, and the way we account for them is in the capacity of men, and if we use the } capacity that God has given us, do not think that we shoud be eternay co~emned for what we cannot hep The Church of Chiist is divided into many members, but it is one spiritua body and Christ is the head, and they shoud have the same care, one for the other, as the natura body has for its members, yet _they a shoud subserve the same interest in that body Shoud Christians a commune together answer, what the Lord has joined together der at et the Lords Tabe? no man put a sun Ve have something more than fortythree states in the Union They are a equa, free and independent states, yet they are unit ed and have one great centra,point at which to meet and testitfy that they are free and jndependent states, and yet but one nation A Christians shoud have one centra point at which to meet and

18 ARKANSAS STATE ASSOCATON 17 et the word know that they are one: 0 Let that be the Lords Ta be Christians fee aike if they do not think aike They can preach together, pray together, sing together and ove together, and shoud they commune together? And wi not they a meet at ast in the same hoy and happy and together? Then a union and free communion is forced upon us 0 Christ said at the ast supper He woud drink no more of the fruits of the vine with us unti He drank anew in His kingdom, Then a Christians of a ages wi sit around one communion ta be in Heaven As we find ourseves assembed thus around one Lords tabe in Heaven, so shoud it be on earth /! 1 i,

19 1 :i ~! 11 i! : ~ J, 1 i,, 1 r r 1,,!,,,,!! 1 ~ j j, i!j 1 i i 1 ~ 18 ARKANSAS ASSOCATON District Association Minutes ) ARKANSAS ASSOCATON The FiftyFifth Annua Session of the Arkansas Association of Freewi Baptists, met with Muberry church, Friday night before the first Sunda31 in September, 1923 Association was caed to order by the Moderator, Bro J S Lov ett Opening song, Amazing Grace Prayer by Bro J: F Morrow, after which Bro J wison conducted a prayer and praise service The second chapter of Titus was read by Bro 0 C Hunt, who then preached, the introductory sermon, using, as a text, 2 Tim 4:2, Preach the word He was foowed by Bro Mark Harris The body adjourned to meet at 9 ocock Saturday morning Dismissed by Bro 0 C Hunt SATURDAY JJORNNG SESSON Met at the time appointed Opening song, Sweet By and By As a Scripture esson the first chapter of James was read by Bro J S Lovett, who then offered prayer Song fhe Moderator caed for etters from the different churches, and the foowing were received: Kings, Creek, Harmony, Peasant Ridge, Mt Oive, Mt Oive No, 2, wanut Grove, Brookyn, Peasant Grove, Muberry, Anitoch, Freedom, Bush Chape, t Pisgah, The Moderator deared that the deegates present from these 1 churches w oud compose the Arkansas Association of Freewi Bap tists Moderator then read the Rues of Order and decared the body ready for business The etter from Kings Creek church was read again, and by motion and second the deegates from this church were received with the understanding that the straighte,n up certain disorders that were existing in the membership By motion an unanimous consent of the body the present Moderator and Cerk, Bros J S Lovett and 0 C Hunt, were retained for the ensuing year The Moderator appointed the foowing committees: Divine Se1 vicer Z Corey, E G Kiburn, H P Maxfied ResoutionsBros George Rogers, Mark Harris, L F Thomas, W M Guinn FinanceBros Joe Phiips, Evan Lovett, B Oer ObituaryBros A A Hunter, W M Smith, Boyd 1 Perkins, Sabbath SchoosSisters Mary Phiips, Lou Shaver, Lizzie Guinn TemperanceSisters Maud Moore, da Looney, Lizzie Smith The Committee on Divine Service reported that Bros, L F Thomas and C C Kitchens woud conduct the service at eeven ocock By motion adjournment of the business session was taken unti, two ocock, p m SATURDAY :MORNNG SESSON ( Eeven ocock service met at 11: 30 Song The thirteenth chapter ~ of 1 Cor was read _by Bro L F Thomas Prayer by Bro J Wi

20 ARKANSAS ASSOCATON 19 son Preaching by Bro L F Thomas; text, 1 Cor 13:13, Now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity Foowed by Bro C C Kitchens Dismissed by Bro J S Lovett SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSON Met at 2:30 House caed to order by the Moderator, after which he read the ninth chapter of Hebrews Prayer by Bro A A Hunter Song By order of the Moderator the etter from Mt Oive No 2 was read and a statement was made by Bro L F Thomas, who promised to pay $L50 as Minute money for that church By motion the et ter was received Bush Chape church was received Motion and second that we rescind the motion concerning the Kings Creek Church and the sub ject be deferred unti Monday Motion carried Motion made and carried that the Moderator be given the power to disband the Credentias Committee Motion that the business part of this Association stand adjourned unti eight ocock Monday morning; carried The Committee on Divine Service reported that Bro J S Lovett preach Saturday night Prayer ed by Bro Mark Harris Dismissed by the Moderator SATURDAY NGHT SESSON Met at seventhirty Song Prayer by Bro Mark Harris Prayer and praise service conducted by Bro w M Guinn Scripture esson read from Dan 11:3440, by Bro J S Lovett, who preached from the theme contained in these verses Committee reports that Bro W G Fieds preach at 11 ocock Sunday Dismissed by the Moderator SUNDAY MORNNG SERVCE Met at eeventhirty Song Prayer by Bro J S Lovett The service was then turned over to Bro vv G Fieds, who read as a Scripture esson, John 3: 112, and preached, using as text John 3:5, Jesus answered, veriy, veriy say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God Dismissed by Bro W G Fieds SUNDAY AFERNOON SERVCE Met at 3:30 A scripture esson, John 10:118, was read by Bro A N Best, who offered prayer and then preached from the text, Eph 2:14,For he is our peace who hath made both one, and hath broken down the midde wa of partition between us The service was concuded by Bro J S Lovett; prayer by Bro A N Best; dismissed by Bro J S Lovett SUNDAY NGHT SERVCE Met at 7:30 Song; prayer by,bros A N Best and J S Lovett Bro Mar Harris read a Scripture esson from Jeremiah 7:23, and then preached on the Lords Supper and Foot vvashing, after which i

21 i :,! :, i,,,, 1 :: :, ),, j J,i,,,!i f ~ i: ~ i f,, i! : 1! 0 / 20 ARKANSAS ASSOCATON a great number engaged in this ordinance Dismissed Lovett jjfonday jjfornng SESSON by Bro J S Met at 8:30 Song The 23rd Psam was read by Bro J Wison Prayer by Bro A A Hunter Song The ro of churches was caed and a quorum was found present By motion of the body Bro W G Fieds of the First Okahoma Association, was seated as corresponding deegate, and Bros C C Kitchens and J G Copeand were seated as advisory members By motion and second of the body the report of the Temperance and Sabbath Schoo Committees were received and the Committees discharged Partia Report of Resoutions Committee Resoutions Nos 1, 2, 3, and 4 were reported and by motion of the body were adopted Repo1 t of Finance Committee Report received and committee discharged Report of Obituary Committee Report was returned to the Committee for further consideration By motion and second of the body the business session was adjourned unti 2:30 p m Prayer by Bro W M Guinn Dismissed by Bro J S Lovett ELEVEN OCLOCK SERVCE Met at 11:30 Song; prayer by Bro J G Copeand The first division of the Psams was read by Bro W G Fieds Prayer by Bro 0 C Hunt; Bro Fieds then preached; text, Ps 24:1, The _earth is the Lords, and the funess thereof; the word and they that dwe therein Foowed by the Moderator, who aso dismissed the service MONDAY AFTERNOON SESSON Met at 3 ocock Song; prayer by Bro J Wison The fina report of the Obituary Committee was received and adopted Resoution No 5 was received and adopted Bros Evan Lovett, J E Phiips, E G Kiburn, J H Jones and W G Hogue were seected by the body as a Credentias Committee and were eected by accamation Resoution No 6 was received and adopter Motion that Resoutions Nos 7 and 8 be adopted without discussion, and the Resoutions Committee be finay discharged, carried, Vohmteers for deegates to the State Association were caed for, and the foowing brethren and sister responded: Bros E G Ki burn, W L Smith, W W Shaver, R Z Corey and wife AternatesBrosJ D Hae, R A Payne, A A Hunter, J H Jones, and W B Hogue By a motion and second of the body Bro A A Hunter was iberated to preach the Gospe and the Cerk was ordered to write and present to him his icense Motion and second that ve g~;ant that the next Association be given to Antioch church, carried Bro V M Guinn was eected to preach the introductory sermon and Bro A A Hunter was eected aternate

22 ARKANSAS ASSOCATON 21 Motion and second that we have the Minutes of this Association printed with the Minutes of the State Association Motion carried Motion and second that the business part of this body adjourn to meet with Antioch church on Friday night before the first Sunday in September, 1924 Motion carried Prayer by Bro J Wison Dismissed by Br W G Fieds J S LOVETT, Moderator, Chismvie, Ark 0 C HUNT, Cerk, Wadron; Ark MONDAY NGH SERVCE Met at eight ocock Song Prayer Scripture esson, Luke 16: 1931; read by Bro J S Lovett, who afterward preached on the subject of Eterna Punishment, after which an atar ca was made and severa responded a:nd obtained pardon and were att11ched to the church at that pace of rejoicing The congregation was dismissed in the midst REPORTS OF COMMTTEES Resoutions Committee Resoution No 1Be it Resoved, That on this 3rd day of September, we do rescind the action of the Association of September 1, of nonseating Kings Creek Church Be it aso resoved, That we, the Arkansas Association, in session, ask that any and a ordained min isters, who are not compying with the Church and Association rues quiety surrender their credentias to the deacon of the church he may be a member or, or to the Moderator of our Association Be it further, Resoved, That we, the Arkansas Association, ask the surrender of the credentias of Bro Pitsco and his wife, Mary Pitsco, and Bro M R Reed unti the next Association or unti confession is made Signed: W M Guinn, Chm Resoution No 2Resoved, That the Arkansas Association have a Bibe Schoo taught in the bounds of this Association, and that we get some minister of our faith who can teach our doctrine, which we beieve is the doctrine of the Bibe 1 Signed: W 1L Guinn, Chm Resoution No 3Be it Resoved, That our ministers preach more doctrina sermons, in order that not ony the word, but those of our denomination may know our doctrine Signed: W 1 Guinn, Chm Resoution No 4Resoved, That this Association of Freewi Baptists support our Coeges and papers to the extent of our abiity and that each member shoud subscribe for at east one of our papers Signed: W M Guinn, Chm Resoution No 5Be it Resoved, That as our body has no Cre~ dentias Committee, that this Associated body eect a credentias committee, composed of ordained deacons of this body, to serve unti the next Association Signed: W M Guinn, Chm 1

23 t,, : j :! ~ t, :, : i ;, ~ 22 ARKANSAS ASSOCATON ~ : t,, 1 :i ~ ij i i j ; if 1 j Resoution No 6Be it Resoved, That we recommend tiat the printing of our minutes be given to our pubishing house, The New Morning Star, Tecumseh, Oka 0 Signed: W 1 Guinn, Chm Resoution No 7Resoved, That we ~,;etain Resoutions Nos 1, 3, 4, and 6 of ast year, which are as foows: (1) Resoved, That this Association sha be composed of the Ministers and Decons of the Freewi Baptist Church ony, and with three eected deegates, who sha present etters / (3) Be it Resoved, That we patronize,our printing companies in printing our Minutes and in ordering our Sunday Schoo iterature in preference to a others when prices and quaity of work are considered (4) We aso advise that our peope pay theirpastor a satisfactory sum, and that we have a finance committee of one in each of our churches to ook after that interest for their individua church ( 6) Be it Resoved, That each of our ministers of this Association p,reach to their respective churches once a year on the support of the ministry Brp Guinns Resoution that the church notify each minister of this Association one month before it meets, of the time and pace of meeting, requesting them to be present, was aso retained W M GUNN, Chairman Committee on Temperance Ve, the Committee on Temperance, find that the aw of Prohibi tion has been beneficia in the communities in which w,e ive, and we find that the word of God teaches us that Wine is a mocker, strong dring is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise, Prov 20: 1 Woe unto them that rise up eary in the morning that they may foow strong drink; that continue unti night; ti wine infame them sa 5: 11 They that tarry ong at the wine, they that go _to seek mixed wine Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth the coor in the cup, when it moveth itsef aright At the ast it biteth ike a serpent and stingeth ike an adder, Prov 23: 3032 Ve think that strong drink and dopes wreck more homes and cause more crime than any one thing Ve, the Freewi Baptists, object to the use of strong drinks in any form and we pray God that this Association accept this repast in honor to our country MAUD MOORE, DA LOONEY, MNNE SMTH, Committee Committee on Obituaries 0 Ve, your Committee on Obituaries, find that the death ange has visited the homes of our Association and caed from this word to the Home of the best beyond, the foowing members: From Harmony Church, Sister September 12, 1884, and died Apri and 3 days Liie Stevenson, who was born 15, 1923, age 38 years, 8 months 0

24 ARKANSAS ASSOCATON 23 From 1t Pisgah Church, Sister Mary Catherine Ernest Banks, who was born October 13, 1849; died Apri 25, 1923, age 7 4 years, 6 months, 12 days: Aso, Sister da Freeman, date of death and age not reported: From Back Ridge, Bro L F Thamas decaesed this ife May 9, 1923, age 33 Died in the triumph of the Lord From Mountain Grove, Sister Miranda Ewin, born March 8, 1853; died Juy 23, 1923 From Kings CreekBro B J Sate, died Apri 2, 1923; age 71 years From Muberry, Bro Tayor Jones departed this ife March 7, 1923; age 75 years Sister Wiie Boga, date of death not known; age 22 years From Mt Oive, Sister Bernice Burnett, died November 8, 1922 Age 65 years ~ Committee on Sabbath Schoos Ve, your Sabbath Schoos Committee, report as foows: Ve beieve the Sabbath Schoo is the very seedbed of the Gospe of Jesus Christ Soomon said, Bring up a chid in the way it shoud go and when it is od it wi not depart from it Our Sabbath Schoos are a schoo master to bring chidren unto Christ; it is the strand of the church Ve find that most a our churches have Sunday Schoos and use Freewi Baptist iterature, and we beieve a good Sabbath Schoo is a great hep to the buiding up of a church, and that each member shoud be urged to take part in it to make it a success for the Lord; and that we use Freewi Baptist iterature as far as possibe, and that we take our church paper that our minds may be impressed with Bibe iterature instead, of noves MRS W M GUNN, MRS J E PHLLPS, MRS SHAVER, Committee Committee on Finance ; Ve, the Committee on Finance, report that we have received from iifferent churches as foows: For Arkansas Association ~$ 30,60 For State Association 825 Tota _ ~ $388 5 E B J RLOVETT, OLLER, E PHLLPS, Committee >

25 Antioch, Church postojjice Brookyn Bush Chape Freedom Harmony Kings Creek 1t Oive i1t; Oive No2 Mt Pisgah Muberry Pe::tsant Grove Peasant Ridge Wanut Grove Branch Ratciff Wadron hnsfied Vadron Mansfied Chism vie Boes Gravey Chareston Washburn Chism vie Ben Back, Barber, Ark F M Hoand~ Barber~ Ark J M Dearman, Branch, Ark 0 C Hunt, Wadron, Ark,,_ _::~~::_, :0_: c;~: ~=c c~, County Frankin ~ Frankin Scott Scott Scott Scott Ye Frankin 3ebastian Logan STATSTCAL TABLE Pastor J S Lovett W 1 Guinn 0 C Hunt 0 C Hunt 0 C Hunt L F Thom 1s J S Lovett A N Best 0 C Hunt W M Guinn J S Lovett A N Best J S Lovett R, R Cerk Robinson 0 F Perkins Howe Hunt Manda Smith H P Maxfied Aice Morton E: R Lovett Forence Morton Andy Womack Emer Wison W A Stubbefied Mary Phiips J E Sutton ~ ~ Deegates ~ :::: ~ rn w C 1 00 Z ~ ~~~ ~ H z >::: 0 p Et,oo!! ~:: ~_ n ~ ~, r~ H H r ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ :::: Wm Smith, J J Buock 2 371$300 R A Boydston 0 J Perkins, Ruby Perkins 27 Presented by Letter 4 18 W E Smith, Minnie Smith 2 23 H P Maxfied 1 38 vvi Hogue, Wia Hogue, 16 E R Lovett Represented by Letter Aen Churchman, _ Whit Hunt 3 44 Bee Bayock, Byron Oer 80 Siss Loony, Shaver, Loony 127 Lizzie Guinn, Maud Moore Mary Phiips, Nei Phiips R Z Corey _: _ ~~ ~ ~~~ LS OP ORDANED JJfHSTERS J S ;ovett, Chismvie, Ark: w, 1 Guinn, Chismvie, Ark V 1 Swofford, Spadra, Ark D 11 Herri, Wadron, Ark G S Rogers, Bue 1iountain,Ark J Wison, Gravey, Ark LCENSED JJNSERS A A Hunter, Hon Ark A N Best, Chismvie _:

26 LTTLE MSSOUR RVER ASSOCATON 25 LTTLE MSSOUR RVER The Litte Missouri River Association met with Mt Joy Church, Daisy, Pike county, Arkansas, August 31, 1923 Ed E J ONea eected Moderator and W J Smith, Cerk as foows: Piney Grove ChurchV V Lan Deegates received caster, Dequeen, Ark Sweet ProspectBros ientine, Kirby Ark Union Grove church, represented by etter C D Fox, G W Tinsey and Cia Anne Bar Preaching at eeven ocock by Bro G V unti 2:00 ocock, p m Tmsey Adjourned AFTERNOON SESSON Deegates received as foows: Mt View ChurchBros R Parker, Joe Parker and R Hunter Mt Joy ChurchRev L S Rogers, John Crow, J H Tidder and S H Bransom Peasant Grove No 2 Bros H C Marsh, Charey Vaught and H B Lawess Church of GenwoodE D ONea, G W Lawess and T J Brooks Fairview 1L S Amond Mt Zion Church, Langey, ArkH A Cobb anc C N Cogburn Peasant Grove No 1W C Davis, W J Smith and F D Sharp Rock Springs Church No 1, Abert ArkansasA C Markham, Robert Beezy and B V Porter A deegates received the right hand of feowship by Moderator The foowing committees were appointed: ArrangementsL S Rogers, H C Harsh, R Carter ResoutionsGeorge Lawess, J H Tedder and V 1L Rogers; Tempem1iceH C Marsh, George Lawess and Rev B Lawess FinanceF D; Sharp, V V Lancaster and S H Bransom iiemoriasj H Coffman, E W Hi and Rev C D Fox Sabbath SchoosBros Hunter, Wiiam Porter and H A Pate, The deacons and Ministers credentias were received and committee discharged, The next session of the Litte 1~issouri Association wi be hed with Peasant Grove Church No 1, near Neiv Hope, Pike County, Arkansas, beginning ori Friday night before the first Sunday in Sep tember, 1924 Resoutions of thanks adopted The Reports of Committees were their omission E J ONEAL, Moderator W J SMTH, Cerk not with the Minutes, hence A E DUVALL, Cerk ~ 0 J, _

27 ,, ~,,,;1 i, J :r oj: k i,, ~,! i f j 0 / 26 LTTLE 1SSOUR RVER ASSOCATON STATSTCAL TABLE ) (First name after Church is Pastor, Second name, Ceric) Mt ZionJ H Coffrr n; Miss Laramore, Langey 10 Peasant GroveVm Porter; J B Lawess, L:mgey 0 Mt VieV No 1J H Coffman; R Parker, Athena 1 GenwoodJ H Coffman; G Vv Lawess, Genwood 0 Peas Grove No 1E J ONea; F D Sharp, New Hope 0 Piney GroveA A Powe; Mrs M H Quate, DeQueen 0 Rock Springs No 1E W Hi; Dora Buzby, Abert 0 FairviewJohn Oiver; Oie Amond 0 Union GroveG W Wood, 0 > z Q) To ta 11, tjq Q),, s :::1 C oo» Q) s c Q) ::s Cd _,Q) oo Eo< J

28 NEW 1T ZON ASSOCATON 27 NEW MT ZON ASSOCATON New~ Mt Zion Association of Freewi Baptists, Thirtieth Session, was hed with Pigrims Rest Church, September 15 and 16, 1923 ntroductory sermon by Bro S M McWiiams; Scripture esson, St John, 1st chapter Text, St Matt 28:19, Go ye therefore and teach a nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Hoy Ghost, etc The foowing Churches were represented: Peasant GroveDora Dodson, Cent Ared and wife Ceci CoveBro Tom Edwards and Sisters Emma Edwards and Ethe Jones Shady Grove_:Sister Cyn thia Sisco and Bros S; M McWiiams and E B Staey Pigrims RestBro Wi Bartet and wife and Sister Annie Curnutt Letters from other Associations caed for but none received Eection of officers resuted as foows: K R Jones, Moderator; T F Jones, Cerk The Rues of Order were read Committees were appointed as foows: Divine ServiceSisters Cinthia Sisco and Bartett, and Bro Tom Edwards, Arrangements :_S 1 cwiiams, W R Burnett and E B Staey TemperanceSisters Burnett and Sisco and Bro McWiiams Sunday SchoosSisters Annie Curnutt,,Dora Dodson and Bro Wi Bartett SATURDAY JJORNNG SESSON Scripture esson, 5th chapter Matthew Prayer by Bro W R Burnett, Motion to receive bi of arrangement carried Motion to have Minutes printed, carried Motion that Bros K R and T F Jones superintend the printing of the Minutes carried Motion carried to reep up correspondence with our sister Associations SATURDAY EVENNG SESSON, Lesson read, 15th chapter of 1st Cor Prayer by Bro Jones 1otion to receive report of committees and discharge same, carried Bros S M McWiiams, K R Jones and T F Jones vounteered to represent us in the Union Association Bro T F Jones seected to forward etter to State Associtaion REPORTS OF COMMTTEES; Tcrnperance Committee Ve, your Committee on Temperance, submit the foowing: 1 Ve beieve that the iquor traffic is one of the worst curses to civiization, and that it is a curse to men in a waks and ages of ife, and we urge that a of Gods peope pray and hep our eaders to drive this monster from our and S 1 McWLLAMS, MRS W R BURNETT,, CNTHA SSCO, Committee (