i I, MINUTES FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION FREEWILL BAPTIST ARKANSAS STATE ASSOCIATION. II I r I .I I i 1, I[' I - - ' of the of the ,.

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1 MNUTES of the FORTY-FFTH ANNUAL SESSON of the FREEWLL BAPTST ARKANSAS STATE ASSOCATON Hed Wth Pocahontas Church Randoph County September 30 Octoboc The next amua sesson w be hed at Macedona Church near New Ednburg Ceveand County begnnng on Wmnesday evenng before the fr5t Sunday n Oetober 943 Offcers Ed Raph Staten Pocahontas \odera tor Ed J D Doye Wanut Rdge As5stant Moderator - Ed W A Hearron Newhope \oderator Emertus S L Woodard Warren Cerk Ed W F McGee Russeve Readng Cerk L Sheton Rye c Correspondng Cerk Ed Ckares Staten Pocahontas Presdent of League Wort \rs Etth Cons Arkadepha Pres of Lades Auxary Executove Board Ed F \ Hudson Ed G W Mon Ed L C Doye : f ; ~ [ : ~ ~ : ~ J : j ~ ~j j - r : n ;J : r j ~ r : _ j ) f j j r r - r- : ; ~ :: : j ~ : : ;j > _ - ; _

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4 PROCEEDNGS Of the Forty-ffth Ann ua Sesson of the Arkansas State Assocaton and League of Freew Baptst Peope The Mnsters Deacons Deegates Assocatona Cerks and League Deegates composng that part of the church of God or Chrst commony known as Freew Baptst of the Arkansas State Assocaton met n annua sesson wth the Pocahontas Church n Randoph County September 30 October A arge representaton from dfferent parts of the state took part n the ncepton and the rest of the busness and soca sesson A very sprtua and harmonous atmosphere prevaed throughout the State meetng Every one was nterested n the work and to do ther duty and be punctua was ther frst consderaton : The Pocahontas Church and those of other communtes had made arrangements to serve the noon and evenng meas at the church grounds These meas were served n cafetera stye and penty of food was served to every one n the most appetzng manner The nsgna: Frday before noon the: badges of honor were pnned on the conventona messengers The badges were very artstcay desgned Bro J W Coffman Ed L C Doye Ed Smth Ed Raph Stat~n Fay Watkns Austn Muns Ed Thomas Lawson Sster Lous Huffman 0 D Presey Ed W M Gunn Ed W A Hearron Rayman McNutt and others were n charge of drectng the sngng that added to the sprtua edfcaton of the assocatona conventon The pansts were Mrs Thomas Lawson and Mrs J E McMahon The conventon owes Mrs Lawson a vote of thanks for her servce and never trng Her abty s not to be questoned WEDNESDAY EVENNG Exordum: The house was caed to order by the pastor Ed Raph Staten Program by the Pocahontas Church; Freew Baptst Young Peopes League: Devotona Cass sngng Prayer W A Hearron Presdent W S Whte ntroduced the League Program Group Captan Sster Ruth Goodrum took charge Scrpture Lesson-Thema Agee-Gaaton 6 2 Prayer-Chares Staten 3 Theme Song: Onward Chrstan Leaguers 4 Duet: The Od Country Church by Edth Rhodes and Rose Merze 5; Readng of Mnutes Catherne Stercamps 6 Quz Program-Thema Agee 7 Parts on esson rendered Benedcton by Ed W A Scott THURSDAY MORNNG Cass sngng Prayer Ed W A Scott Eecton of offcers: Ed Chares Staten presdent: Cara Hearron secretary; Program Commttee: Mrs W A Hearron Tom Kerk Gene Davs Devotona-Cara Hearron 2 Quartet-Everywhere Go and Everythng Do 3 Tak: Subject-Preparaton for Servce-Naom Denton 4 Lecture Boostng the League-W A Hearron -3- ~ t d : : : : : : :: : : t ~ j ; : :

5 - ; ( : [) 0 \ : : \ :00 Servce Chor sang severa numbers Prayer Mark Lews Eeven ocock sermon Ed Chares Staten Text A Progressve Endeavor Dsmssa by Bro Batey - - THURSDAY AFTERNOON Cass sngng Prayer Quartet-Watng for the Boys to Come Home 2 Readng: Tommys Prayer-Freda Mere Wson 3 Prayer-L C Doye 4 Readng: ~Bessngs That Came by the Tran-Cara Hearron 5 Tak: nfuence-gene Davs 6 Tak: Entertanment for Young Peope-ra Gates 7 Tak: Youth n Post War Era and How They May Meet Those Church Probems -Mark Lous 8 Readng: The Preacher Vacaton-H L Lews 9 Topc: Our Goa for the 943 State League Assocaton- Ed Chares Staten 0 Ed Chares Staten was eected State League Worker The League accepted and approved the paper Freew Baptst Landmark pubshed by Ed Raph Staten t2 Tak: Why Attended the Courtry Church-Mrs; C E - W sor - : - ( A verba report was gven by vstng League Deegates and Mnsters - - THURSDAY EVENNG ~ The assemby was openedwth sngng by the chor drected by severa eaders after whch the Moderator Ed Raph Staten took charge Prayer-Ed J D Doye Devotona servce conducted by Sster C E Wson was very upftng Prayer-Sster C E Wson Evenng sermon Ed W A Hearron ntroduced Ed Raph Staten to preach the ntroductory sermon Scrpture Lesson -Acts 26 Chapter; Text: Acts 26:9 Frst Cornthans 2:9 and Exodus 4:5 Theme The heaveny door and what s your vson? The crowd was very arge and attentve Adjournment unt 9 a m Frday mornng by Ed Car Davs A - - FRDAY MORNNG SESSON Moderator Ed Raph Staten took charge of the: assemby and opened wth cass sngng drected by Ed W M Gunn J W Coffman and Thomas Lawson Prayer-Ed M G Kng Scrpture esson-frst Tmothy Second Chapter Wecome address-ed J D Doye foowed by Ed R Gates Response Ed W F Mc Gee Moderator Ed Raph Staten read the rues of order The ro ca of assocatona etters was asked for The foowng were presented and ther deegates seated n conference by the rght hand of feowshp: Soca Band-Maron Cark Tom Krk Eugene Davs Brde Krk and Matte Hopper 2 Bg Sprng-Sster Oca Davs Martha Davs and May Basham 3 Arkansas-W M Gunn 4 Zon Hope Ed Genn Dpboye and Ed Rupert Pxey 5 New Hope~Sster C E Wson Sster Myrte Hoeman Sster A A Hanner Bro Thomas Lawson and Bro J M Burson 6 Sane Sster and Bro J E McMahon Sster and Bro A R Jones and Bro J W Doggett 7 Antoch-T L Tackett J W Coffman and Ed W; F Mc- Gee -4-

6 8 Ltte Mssour Rver-Ssters W A Hearron Cara Hear- ron and J Brooks 9 Pok Bayou-Bro Gmore Adknson Bro and Sster Long Sster Fay Watkns and Sster Kng 0 Od Mt Zon-By Letter Rch Mountan-Not Represented 2 Tyronza-Not Represented 3 Unon Assocaton deegates from Mssour were wecomed and seated as advsory members Ther deegates were Ed G W Scott Jr Caud Smth Ed J E Burney Ed Over Letterman and John N Pryor Ony Mnsters Deacons Assocatona Cerks and Deegates are aowed to vote Organzaton beng perfected the Moderator decared nomnaton n order of the eecton of permanent offcers for the ensung Assocatona year The foowng were eected: Moderator Ed Raph Staten; Assstant Moderator Ed J D Doye; State Cerk S L Woodard; Readng Cerk Ed W F McGee; Correspondng Cerk L Sheton; League Presdent Ed Chares Staten; Auxary Presdent Mrs Edth Cons The State Cerk and Correspondng Cerk were eected by accamaton ntermsson of fve mnutes for recess before eeven ocock servce Servce was opened wth sngng drected by Ed Raph Staten Ed W M Gunn and Ed Thomas Lawson Eeven ocock sermon Ed Raph Staten ntroduced Ed M G Kng Scrpture Lesson-Gen 37:-2 Text: Hebrews :-2 Theme God spake n the tme past of the Father; Song: Drected by Ed W M Gunn Od tme handshake wth frends and brethren to show to the word our ove and congratuaton toward each other Benedcton by Bro Homer Smth FRDAY AFTERNOON SESSON The servce began wth speca numbers and cass sngng Prayer Ed Lorton Cavert Ed W M Gunn taked about hs work n an army camp Ed W F McGee read a report sent to thestate Meetng from Bro J J West charman of the tent fund Bro West coudnt be there so he sent the report by Ed W F McGee The amount aready pad nto the tent fund s $26385 Recess for commttee work Some tme was spent n cass sngng and other speca numbers Sster Brooks s to make a report next year n regard to the Rch Mountan Assocaton Ed L C Doye s to report next year n regard to Tyronza Ed L C Doye and Ed W F McGee were apponted to work wth the Temperance Commttee n drawng up a good report Moton and second to adjourn unt 8 ocock Saturday mornng October Benedcton by Ed J C Morng FRDAY EVENNG SERVCE Congregatona and cass sngng caused the peope to be very nterested n the sprtua assemby Ed Thomas Lawson and J W Coffman drected the song servce Prayer Ed J M Hoeman Readng the Temperance report by Ed C E Wson Devotona Ed Thomas Lawson Evenng sermon Ed Ray Watkns Scrpture esson Tmothy 4:-8 Speca song number by the speakers own ssters When You Trave the Tra Aone Hs -5- J J ~ : ~ : : :

7 : : \ a f ) : : sermon was very aby preached: Concuded by Ed c: E Wson Song A ca to the unsaved to come for prayer Prayer Sster C E Wson for those who came for prayer Dsmssed by Ed W M Gunn SATURDAY \ORNNG SESSON The resumpton of busness was begun at the stpuated tme The congregaton was caed together by sngng drected by Bro :J E McMahon and Ed L C Doye Prayer 0 D Presey Moton and second to receve Bro George Beens etter Pok Bayous etter was accepted wth the understandng that the correctons be sent n ater f there were any A ffteen days of grace was gven to those who ddnt have a compete report to hand n at the State Meetng Commttee reports were caed for The broadcast from 7:30 unt 8:30 was fne Severa short taks on the vaue of the church paper The Freew Baptst Landmark A short ntermsson for commttee work Sngng drected by dfferent eaders A group pcture was taken n the church The Memora servce begnnng at eeven ocock The speaker of the hour Ed W A Hearron took the stand ntroducng the memora servce Text Song Ed Raph Staten Meet back at :30 P M Benedcton byed Car Davs t ( SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSON The assemby was caed together by cass sngng drected by Horace Doye and Ed L C Doye Prayer Ed G G Dpboe Commttee report Our next annua sesson of the State Assocaton w be hed at Macedona Church n Ceveand County Those who come to Warren n Bradey County go out on Hghway No: 8 to Hos Speca and ask for nformaton from there on Those who go to Fordyce n Daas County go to New Ednburg on Hghway No 8 n Ceveand County go to Hos Speca and ask for nforma- ton Ed C E Wson was seected to preach the ntroductory sermon Aternate Ed L C Doye Ed W F McGee preach thememora servce Aternate Ed Raph; Staten Short tak by young mnsters not over fve mnutes Ed Therman :Johnson Ed Thomas Lawson Ed Rupert Pxey and Ed Lorton Cavert Moton and second for the League Mnutes to aways be prnt~ ed wth State Mnutes The tent funds tota amount had reached $26935 bythe cosng of State Meetng 942 Moton and second to pay the Cerk ten doars and Correspondng Cerk fve doars carred A free w offerng of over twenty doars was taken up to pay for prntng a etter form to be used by a assocatons n makng ther reports to State Meetng One thousand forms are to be prnted and dstrbuted As Cerk of the State Meetng know nothng about Ed G W Mon not beng a member of the State Assocaton for one am very sorry he ever fet any other way Moton and second to adjourn the busness sesson unt Wednesday evenng before the frst Sunday n October 943 SATURDAY EVENNG SERVCE The congregaton was opened wth sngng drected by Ed G W Mon Prayer Ed :J H Hartse Devotona Ed :J C r -6-

8 ; ;: Morng Ths servce was as good as any ona coud ask for Ed J D Doyes testmony was a vey one sprtuay; and everyone n : the house was beneftted Sngng by the congregatonfor the unsaved to make up ther mnds to enst n the army of thelord Three confessed Chrst as ther Savour The evenng sermon was devered by Ed W M Gunn Scrpture esson Rev 5:-5 Text Unto hm be gory n thechurch by Jesus Chrst throughout a ages word wthout end Concuded by Ed W F McGee Dsmssed by Ed JD Doye SUNDAY MORNNG SERVCE ; The concudng servce was caed to order at ten ocock Song servce drected by Sster Lous Huffman Prayer Ed J: D Doye and Ed Wayne Tucker The mornng servce was devered by Ed Debert Davs Scrpture esson Matt :-30; Text Matt :2830: Theme The Great nvtaton Concuded by Ed J D Doye The occason was marked wth a great servce Benedcton by Bro W S Tyer _ - - SUNDAY AFTERNOON A sngng conventon marked the afternoon wth the Freew Baptst Hour comng on the ar at 4:00 to 4:45 from the audtorum of the church n Pocahontas through the remote factes of Rado Staton KBTM Jonesboro RESOLUTONS r ) \ - - f ::: r: _ : : : : j : r j ; : : j No -Be t Resoved that the State Cerk be ~mpo~ered to have one thousand bank assocatonaetter form prnted and ma Pach dstrct assocatona cerk oneform n tme eachyearto f out n makng ther annua report to tha State Meetng No 2-Be t Resoved that we as Freew Baptst accept The Freew Baptst Landmark as a church paper for our brethren and we urge each preacher make of hmsef a commttee to soct subscrptons for sad paper : No 3-Be t Resoved that Ed G W Mons eventhough he has been aborng under the opnon that he has been dropped ftom the State Assocaton and whereas ths s a grave msunderstandng name appear n the State Mnutes of 942 as a mnster of the Freew Baptst of the State Assocaton as he has aways been No 4-Bet Resoved that we havng been brought together once more by Gods wonderfu ove and mercy and havngenjoycd to the fuest extent a the good thngs: both tempora and sprtua and havng come to the cose of ths sesson we your commtee ask that ths bodythank God for the vstng brethren from Mssour and that we are thankfu from our hearts to the good pastor and Bro ra Gates members of ths church and a others for the fne treatment and hosptaty shown us durng our stay wth them REPORT OF COMMTTEES Ca for reportof Temperance Commttee Moton carred report be adopted as foows: We the Temperance Commttee submt the foowng report: Wne s a mocker Strong drnk s ragng and whosoever s decev- ed thereby s rot wse Rghteousness exateth a naton; but sn s a reproach to any peope sad the wse n Proverbs 4:34 The sn of ntemperance s a shamefu reproach to our naton We can not contnue to pour mons of doars n acohoc drnk every -7- ; - : : - ~ H ; t

9 ( j ; ; : ) ~ ) o / \ ; ~ / r - [ f : : ; --- ; year nto the vens of our democracy and expect t to retan the r vtaty essenta to ts protecton and progress ntoxcatng quor s a destructve thng n fe Not ony does dt poson the physca body; but t s destructve to the fne qua ; tes of mora and sprtua fe ts evs are so many and evdent that we do not attempt to enumerate them n ths report -- -The -repea of prohbton has mutped the quor probem a _ hundred fod t has ncreased the paces of dspensng quor and contrbuted to the ncrease of drunkenness usng thousands of young grs for bartenders The quor forces are chaengng us by ther programs of advertsng desgned to entce the youth Ther programs of adver tsng by rado press and bboards are desgned to make drnkng attractve n ts appea to youth These programs are so daboca that they ought to arouse every Chrstan We fee sure f Chrstan p~ope ever become aroused and submt to the eadershp of the - Hoy Sprt that we may agan tread the serpent of drnk under - our feet We recommend- () T}Jat we pedge ourseves to tota abstnence (2) That every means and opportunty be used to educate our peope to the evs of drnk _(3) That we gve encouragement and cooperaton to every movement desgned to destroy or restrct the quor traffc (4) That we encourage the eecton of men and women to potca offces who are opposed to the quor busness (5) That we protest theadvertsng of quor by rado press and bboards _ _ (6) That we recommend the enforcement of the quor aws that restrct the quor busness (7) That we demand oca opton aw (8) To shun a other habts that mght be harmfu to the ; progress of chrstanty Ed C E Wson Charman Ca for report on Pubcaton Moton carred report be adopt- ed as foows: Ve recommend the Bbe Kng James verson and the Free w Baptst terature :and that a offcers and teachers of our Sunday Schoo and eague be Chrstans We aso urge parents to attend Sunday Schoo and League wth ther chdren and try to get others to attend We fnd that there are 58 Sunday Schoos 37 of whch use Freew Baptst terature The assocatona etters report ony 26 takng a church paper We recommend that each famy n our -denomnaton take a church paper Ed Car Davs Charman We the Commttee on Non-Represented Assocatons fnd ten assocatons represented and the foowng not represented: Tyronza and Rch Mountan Eugene Davs Charman Moton carred report be adopted as foows: We your Commttee on Obtuary fnd t has peased the heaveny Father to ca thrty-fve of our members to ther reward : They are mssed n our gatherngs but we hope our oss s Heavens gan EdDebert Davs Charman We the Audtng Commttee have audted the Correspond ng Cerks records and fnd the books n good shape A money --8-

10 \ -accounted for The books show a baance of$7782 to be used for :mnutesand cerk hre : W S Whte; Charman ~ : ~ We your commttee on fnance submt the foowng report: We have receved $3025 gven as a free w offerng We thank each one whch has contrbuted to ths worthy cause : : Mrs~ C E Wson Charman CORRESPONDNG CLERKSREPORT Receved from a sources the sum of one hundred fve doars and seven cents ($0507) to be spent for mnutes : etter form cerk hre and postage : L ; Sheton Correspondng Cerk We the Commttee on Enroment of Mnsters Present at State Meetng report as foows: Ltte Mssour Rver-Ed W A Hearron New Hope Ark Bg Sprngs-Ed Car Davs Ezabeth Ark; Ed Debert Davs Strke Ark Pok Bayou~Ed L C Doye Newport Ark: Ed M G Kng Powhatan Ark; Ed H A Lews Sage Ark; Ed Lonne Pamer Pfeffer Ark; Ed J D Doye Wanut Rdge Ark; Ed Ray Watkns Newport Ark : New Hope Ed C E Wson Greenbrer Ark; Ed 0 D Presey Qutman Ark; Ed J H Hartse Rosebud Ark; Ed J M Hoeman Rosebud Ark Antoch--Ed W F McGee Russeve Ark Soca Band-Ed D C Jones Porta Ark; Ed R Gates Peach Orchard Ark; Ed Raph Staten Pocahontas Ark; Ed Chares Staten Pocahontas Ark; Ed G W Mon Pocahontas Ark : Arkansas-Ed W M Gunn Booneve Ark Sane Ed J C Morng Engand Ark; Ed Lorton Cavert Warren Ark Zon Hope Ed R E Pxey Mt Burg Ark; Ed G; G Dypboye Van Buren Ark Arkansas State Assocaton ARTCLES OF F AT (Reported by Commttee and Adopted by Conventon) (See Report of Commttee) GOD-We beeve n one true and vng Trune God; com posero of the Father Son and Hoy Sprt equa n dvne essence Purpose Power and Gory St John :; Cor 8:6; John 5:7; St John 0:30 2 CHRST-We beeve that Jesus Chrst s the dvne son of God Wth the Father and the Hoy Sprt at the tme of the Creaton eft the Courts of Heaven and came to ths earth Took upon hmsef the form of humanty sn accepted by beng born to the Vrgn Mary manfested hs power was crucfed paced n Josephs new tomb arose from the dead the thrd day competng the great pan of savaton waked and taked wth hs dscpes pubcy ascended up to heaven and that he w descend agan to gather hs jewes home saah 9:6; St John :4; Luke :26-28; Math 4:3-2; Mark 6:9-9; Luke 24:50-53; Acts :9~2; Mark 5: HOLY SPRT-We beeve that the Hoy Sprt has vsted true beevers n aages and especay snce the ascenson of the SON back to the Father and ts comng on the day of ;Pentcost j ; ; ~ ; : ; : : : : : j ~ : -9-

11 f [ \ r : f ) -~ ; ) r o : - ; : ; ~-- Has taken up ts offce work among\ a natons of peope as a Dvne Reprover Comforter and Gude Judges 6:34; -29; St John 6:8-4; saah 63:0-2; Eph 4:30; Acts 8: THE BBLE-We beeve the Bbe whch s composed of the scrptures of the od and new testaments- was gven by nspraton of GOD s our wayb from earth to heaven and ony nfabe rue of fath and practce Peter :9-2; Tm 3:4-7; Dane0:2; Acts :6-7; Math 2:42 5 THE FALL OF MAN :We beeve thatgod created man -good gave hm a just aw by whch he shoud be governed wth promses of reward for fathfuness and wth penates of punshment for dsobedence Gave man power of free mora agency to choose the rght and reject the wrong But our frst parents heed- ed the voce of the great enemy of Sous vountary transgressed the aw of GOD fe wth a ther posterty under the just penaty of the; same and were unabe of ther own power to extrcate or save themseves from the great demma nto whch they had faen God gave to them the hope of savaton through the comng CHRST Gen :27; Gen 2:6-7; Rom :-35; Psams ; Rom 5c8 : v r 6 REDEMPTON SALVATON ADOPTON-We beeve that Jesus Chrst by hs brth death; bura resurrecton and as censon pad the purchase prce of the :redempton of the whoe human race arranged a pardon for a who come to Hm upon Gospe terms; and a aw of adopton nto the Kngdom of Heaven; and an eterna nhertance nto the gorfed Kngdom above Heb 9:2; Ga 3:3; 4:4-5; Ttus 2:4; Heb ~4; St John 3-6; sa : : _ ~ - : - 7 CONDTON OF SALVATON-We beeve that a persons dyng n nfancy and a dots are saved by the atonng merts of the Son of GOD wthout any actupon ther part; that persons comng to the years of accountabty transgressng the aw of God must upon ther part exercse fath n Jesus Chrst through repentance toward God at the competon of whch pardon takes pace n the mnd of the Father and by; the Hoy Sprt/ they pass through the ordea of regeneraton are washed n the bood of the amb and are panted n the Kngdom of Chrst John 3rd chapter; Math 9:3-22; Sec Cor 7:0; Luke 8:6-7; St John 4:- 6; Psams 98:3 8 SALVATON FREE_:_We beeve that God desres the sa vaton of a; Chrst ded for a; the gospe nvtes a; the Hoy Sprt strves wth a and whosoever w may come and be saved upon the terms of the gospe Frst Peter :9-3-25; 2: ; Rev BAPTSM-We beeve that chrstan baptsm s the m merson of beevers n water; n the name of the Father the Son and Hoy Sprt n whch s represented the bura and resurrecton of Chrst; aso represents our death to sn and ony those who have come under the presbytery of eders are quafed to admnster the same Math 3:4-5-6; 3:5-6; Frst Peter 3:2; St John 3:23; Acts 0:47; Math 28:9 0 COMMUNON AND FEET WASHNG-- We beeve that the Lords supper and the washng of feet are ordnances of the gospe of Chrst; the Lords supper was nsttuted by our Savour to commemorate hs broken body and shed bood for the sns of the word and to show our remembrance of hm t he comes A chrstans have a rght to the Lords) supper and shoud be n vted; et a man examne hmsef and so et hm eat --0- J

12 ; ; The washng of feet was nsttuted by our Lord at the same tme that the supper was nsttuted as an act: of :humty to show our ove for each other and both ordnances shoud be perpetuated by a chrstans unt Hs second comng Luke 22:9-20; Frst Cor :20-29; St John 3:-8; Math THE SABBATH-We beeve that the Chrstan Sabbath shoud be observed as a day of rest and for the worshp of God; that we shoud abstan from a snfu amusements and secuar empoyments works of mercy and pety excepted Exodus 20:; Exodus 3:2-8; Detu 5:2-5; Ezek 20:2; Math 28:; Luke 23:56; Acts ; Mark 2-27 : 2 CALL TO THE MNSTRY-We beeve n a dvne ca of the mnstry; that God n hs goodness and power of grace mpresses Hs mnsters wth the burden of ost sous to the extent that the ca becomes rresstbe wth persona contentment; that when they yed to the ca and exercse ther natve gfts accordng to the scrptures wth a fu reance upon hm; he accompanes them n the person of the Hoy Sprt to gude them n the way of truth and to bess ther abors accordng to hs purpose Jonah :; Jer :5; Mark 3:4; Acts :22-26; Math 28:9 3 THE NVSBLE CHURCH-We beeve that the nvsbe or Sprtua Church s the redeemed n the aggregate s the famy of God s composed of a true chrstans of every congregaton from rghteous abe to the resttuton of a thngs from every kndred naton tongue and peope Ephes 3:6-2; Heb 2:22-23; Frst Peter 2:5; Ephes 2:20-22; Acts 2:47; Math THE VSBLE CHURCH-We beeve that a vsbe Church of Chrst s a congregaton of fathfu men and women havng obtaned feowshp wth the Lord and wth each other agreeng to keep up a good dscpne and doctrne accordng to the rues of the gospe Second Thes :; Acts 6:5; Thrd Johr :0; Math 8:7; Acts 20:28; Rev : PERSEVERANCE-We beeve that a true beevers n Chrst shoud persevere n dvne grace and n the knowedge of the truth and that Gods grace s suffcent to hep them to overcome a the obstaces of fe and that a the ;combned forces of the great enemy of sous on earth and n He (or n hs eterna abode) are not abe to puck them from hs hand so ong as they wak n the path of duty; but those who sdestep and wfuy refuse or negect to perform ther duty the:~~ woud backsde and f persstenty contnued woud be eternay ost Sec :2; Second Cor 9:0; Second Peter :4-8; Frst Peter 2:2; Rom 8:35-39; Apos tasy: Second Peter :8-9; Frst Cor 0:-3; He b 2:5-7; Frs~ John 5-6; Heb 6:6; Frst Tm 4:-2; Heb 3:2; St John 5:-7; Math 2: CHRST THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH-We beeve that Chrst s the great head of the Church and that the government of the oca church s wth the body Co :8-9; Math 6:8; Heb 2:23; Math 2:42; Ep-hes :22; Acts 6:4-5 7 SANCTFCATON-Sanctfcaton s a work of Gods grace by whch the sou s ceansed from a sn and whoy consecrated to Chrst t takes pace n regeneraton and the chrstan can and shoud abde n ths state to the end of fe constanty growng n the grace and knowedge of our Lord Jesus Chrst Cor 6:; Thes 2:3; Heb 2:4; Ph 3:2; Sec Thes ; St John 7:7-9; Sec Tm 2: THE SOUL-The sou s endess hence does not de wth the body but -mmedatey after death enters nto conscous state -- f J f > ; : : ; : : : : : \ r : t :

13 : : t j ; r : t ; ) :o j ( j ; : r : ; ; ; : - of happness or msery accordng to the sprtua character here possessed Ph :23; Luke 23-43; Rev 6-9; Luke 6:9-25; Math 0:28 9 THE RESURRECTON-We beeve n the resurrecton of the dead both of rghteous and the wcked When the resurrecton sha take pace the sou and body sha be reunted the rghteous sha be receved nto everastng happness to regn wth God forever; but the wcked sha go away nto everastng punshment Math 28:6; St John 5:28-29; Cor 5: JUDGMENT-We beeve that there w be a genera unversa judgment when a men sha be judged accordng to ther works whether they be good or bad and that mmedatey thereafter the wcked sha enter nto everastng punshment and the rghteous nto eterna happness Thes :4-9; Rev 4:9-3; Luke 6:23; Rev 2:8; Cor 5:0; Math 2:36-37; Rev 20:2-3; Acts 7:3 Arkansas State Assocaton CONSTTUTON 0 From a ong seres of experences we the Assocaton of Jesus Chrst beng reguary baptzed upon the professon of fath n Chrst are convnced of the necessty of a combnaton of Assocatons to perpetuate a unon and communon among us and to preserve and mantan a correspondence wth each other we therefore propose to keep order and rues of our Assocaton accordng to the foowng pan of government: The State Assocaton sha be composed of fve Messengers chosen by each Dstrct Assocaton of ths unon and a reguary ordaned mnsters deacons and the dstrct assocatona cerks 2 Letters from dfferent Assocatons sha express ther number n feowshp the number receved by experence etter or recommendaton dsmssed restored and that have ded snce our ast Assocaton; and the name of the cerk moderator countv postoffce Sabbath of meetng and the amount pad for Mnute Fund 3 The members thus chosen and convened to be denomnated the State Assocaton of Freew Baptsts beng composed of the subordnate Assocatons of the State of Arkansas and the Assocaton to have no power to Lord t over Gods hertage nor to have any eccesastca power of the Assocaton reservng the rght of wthdrawng from any Assocaton becomng dsordery 4 The Assocaton sha have a Moderator Cerk; and a Correspondng Cerk who are to be chosen by the suffrage of the members present 5 New Assocatons may be admtted nto the Assocaton by etter and deegates f found orthodox n the fath of the Freew Baptsts the Moderator gvng the rght hand of feowshp 6 Every moton made and seconded sha come under the consderaton of the Assocaton uness t be wthdrawn by the members makng t 7 Ths Assocaton s to endeavor to furnsh the subordnate Assocatons wth the mnutes of ths Assocaton n proporton to the number of members n each Assocaton the dstrbuton beng at the dscreton of the Assocaton 8 t sha be the duty of the Cerk to keep a reguar fe of -2-0 >

14 : the Mnutes --- -_-_ - 9 The Mnutes of the Assocaton sha be read and corrected f needed and sgned by the Moderator and Cerk before the Assocaton coses 0 The Assocaton sha have a fund for her support whch sha be supped by vountary contrbuton of the Assocaton whose duty t sha be to send t by the hands of messengers whch money so sent sha be deposted n the hands of the Treasurer for that purpose and he sha be hed accountabe to the Assocaton for a money receved by hm unt pad out as they may drect : The Assocaton n case of faure of any Assocaton to attend may nqure nto the cause 2 t s the duty of the Assocaton to ~ee after the unon of the Assocatons ; ~ 3 Amendments to ths pan of government may b~ made at any sttng of the annua State meetng of Freew Baptsts n Arkansas by a two-thrds vote of the members of sad body 4 Frst-n the absence of the pastor the deacons of any Freew Baptst Church n the state of Arkansas are authorzed to presde at any Conference any busness transacted durng the conference w be ega f the majorty of ts actve church members are present and the church s n good standng n ts assocaton : ; t Second: That Baptsm w not be accepted uness admmstered by ar ordaned ndvdua Forty-ffth Annua Sesson RULES OF ORDER At every sttng of the Assocaton busness sha be opened and concuded wth a prayer 2 Those who speak sha rse address the Moderator and persona refectons sha be avoded 3 A motons made and seconded sha be open for dscusson but debate may be shut off at any tme by a majorty of the members of the Assocaton 4 f any proposton or moton under debate contans two or more ponts t sha be dvded at the request of anymember and the vote takenseparatey 5 Motons made and ost sha not be recorded on the Mnutes uness so ordered at the tme 6 No one sha speak more than once on the same subject wthout speca eave from the body 7 A questons sha be decded by a majorty of the members present 8 No member sha absent hmsef wthout eaveof the Moderator 9 Arrangements sha be made so as to nsure two sermons or other devotona exercses equvaent thereto n addton to the busness sesson each day and the Moderator announce at the adjournment of each busness sesson who s to have charge of sad servce 0 Ateratons may be made n these rues at any reguar meetng of the Assocaton _ ~ - : : : - ; ; : : : ::: : : ; )

15 ~ s STATSTCAL TABLE Assocatons Antoch Arkansas Bg Sprng Ltte Mo Rver Newhope - Od Mt Zon - Pok-Bayou Rch Mountan Sane Tyronza Soca Band Zon Hope_- Grand Tota 2 Moderator and Address -- _ Ed W F McGee Russeve Ed J S Lovette Magazne Ed Debert Davs Moody Mo Ed E J ONee; Newhope Ed C; E Wson; Greenbrer By Letter Ed M 0 Kng Not represented Cerk and Address H L Burrs Russeve De Coney Ratff Oma Landrum R D Smth Newhope - J; M Hoeman Rosebud ~ - A T Banks Ed J E Whte New Ednburg S L: Woodard Warren Not represented Ed Raph Staten Pocahontas Ed Chares Graham Ed Chares State~ Pocahontas J Fred Smth NOTE: Each Assocaton Try and Be Represented next - year Be sure to f n the report form ; 0 d t:: OJ ~ OJ VJ VJ OJ ::: ~ -~ > t) ~ 8 s 0 a ~ Z Q) ~ - P:<r: 0 0 ~ 305 4/ o J / oo / ( /4335/ c~ _-- c n Q ~ ~ ~; o ==-== --- -~/ ~ == ====~==