~ ~ ( ~t: ~ THE ~ ~SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON~ = = : = OF 1 \ f 1 = : free BAPTSTS ) 1954 eea &eb ~ = J = = : PROCEEDNGS OF THE Convened At POPLAR VALLEY CHURCH EGHTETH ANNUAL SESSON Sedgwck, Arkansas :1Jr: ~
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J _, ; ~ : \ 1 j ~ \,,: t ~, f 1 : j,, : : ; r,, j 1: : J,,,,,, 1: ; : : :,, ),,, ~ ~ ~ ~ SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON OF FREE WLL BAPTSTS Mnutes of the Eghteth Annua Sesson Of Free W Baptsts HELD WTH THE POPLAR VALLEY CHURCH Sedgwck, Arkansas PROCEEDNGS The eghteth annua sesson of the Soca Band Assocaton of Free W Baptst Assocaton convened wth the Popar Vaey Church Thursday nght, September 16, 1954 wth the moderator Rev J Reford Wson n charge Songs by Bros Ear Dunham, Jess Murphy and Raymond McNutt Prayers: Rev B S Forrester; R G; Lane Devotona: Rev Wayne House _ ;, Sermon: Rev Hubert Forrester usng St John, 14th Chapter Sub ject: Let not your heart be troubed Dsmssed by Rev Car Hudson FRDAY MORNNG SESSON Assembed at 9 ocock wth Rev car Hgh, assstant moderator n charge Songs by Bros Everette Neece, Lowe Graham, Revs Dewey Thompson and Henry Pauey Devotona readng, Rev W S Whte from Luke 9:23 to 28 Letters read and deegates seated Wecome address, Bro Fred West Response, Bro Dewey Graham Offcers eected were, Rev Car Hgh, moderator; J Reford Wson, as sstant moderator; cerk, Raymond McNutt; Appontment of commttees: Pupt Ssters Edth Kng, Vea Russe, Jewe Jarrett, Fay Puckett, and Bro Caude Harmon _ Sunday Schoo and League Ssters Mabe Staney, Barbara Campbe, Mackey Tyer, and Bro Wess Herrng _ Obtuary Ssters Osse Messer, Geradne Carver and Bro Johnne Whtow Fnance Sster Anne Rothe, Bros C B Stone, ke Puckett, Dewey Graham, and Raymond McNutt er, n N ( 1
1 SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON OF FREE WJ BAPTSTS 3 Resoutons Rev B S Forrester, ra Gates, G E Hester, Wayne Tucker, and W S Whte Rev R G Lane, Bro Pau Graham, and Bro Cavener were recognzed n the usua manner Had a short recess Came together wth song drected by moderator Prayer by Bro Pau Grahau Song by Bro Jess Murphy Prayer by Bro Cavener from Pok Bayou Assocaton The 11 ocock message was devered by Rev By Rogers, scrpture Nemah Subject, dong the w of God Song by Bro ke Puckett Announcements by Rev W c Lakey Dsmssed by Rev Wey B Davs for the noon hour FRDAY AFTERNOON Assembed at 1:30 wth a song by Bro Lowe Graham Prayer by Bro A C Pendergrass Song by Bro Garfed Throgmartn Receved ora report from the Stony Pont Church by Bro Pendergrass and Rev Thurman Johnson Devotona Rev W S Whte, Matt 22nd and Rev 22, theme, keepng commandments of God Song by moderator, Bro Hgh Deegates eected to the state assocaton were: C B Stone, Naom Denton, Dora Waker, Mrs Robert Romack and Lorene Whte Aternate deegates: Gusse Jarrett, Grace Manus, Osse Messer, Mrs ke Puckett and Mrs By Rogers Deegates to the natona assocaton were Raymond McNutt, ke Puckett, Jess Murphy, Everette Neece, and Sster Lorene Whte Obtuary report gven S S and League report gven Mssonary report gven We asked for and receved the next state assocaton to convene wth the Pocahontas Church The entertanng of ths w be for the entre Soca Band Assocaton Rado program was panned The rado commttee s as foows: Rev Henry Pauey, Dewey Thompson, and Bros Lowe Graham, ke Puckett, Everette Neece Adjourned busess on moton and second unt 9 ocock Saturday mornng FRDAY NGHT SERVCES Songs drected by Bros Car Hgh, Jess Murphy, Ear Dunham, M D Boyd, and Joe Foyd Prayers by Rev Thurman Johnson and Jerry Thompson Speca number by the Twn Cty Four from the Wanut Rdge Church The home mssonary was abandoned for the present,, :, : :, : : ~
J; + J ; > : ~, L ~, ) ) ~ ;, d,, ~ ~ :,,,, ;, 1,, 4 SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON OF FREE WLL BAPTSTS Devotona, Rev G E Hester Messages by Revs W S Whte and Wayne Tucker Subject, Com munon and feet washng Scrpture, Cor 13 to 23 John 13 Luke 7 Rev Wayne House gave thanks for the bread Bro Marvn Raggs for the cup A arge number took part n the ordnances We sang a hymn 1 and went out SATURDAY 1\ORNNG SESSON Caed to order by the moderator Song by Bro Everette Neece Prayer, T W Bennett Devotona readng, Rev ra Gates Scrpture 1st Cor 10:1 to 11 Receved mnsters reports and homemsson treasurers report The home msson commtte was eected as foows: Jerry Thompson, J W Russe, ra Gates, 0 C Cox, and DeweY, Thompson Recessed for a short perod Came together n song by moderator Prayer by J W Russe Song by Bro Euen Lght Sunday Schoo and eague reported Busness adjourned unt Saturday afternoon Prayers by Revs Hubert Forrester, J Reford Wson Song by Rev Mevn Sheton Memora sermon by Rev Grady Lnebaugh Scrpture Acts 2:22 to 32 Subject, He s dead and bured but hs sepuchre s wth us The chaenge was what w we eave besdes a tomb Tak by Rev Lakey Prayer by Wayne Tucker Song by Bro ke Puckett Dsmssed for noon hour by Rev_ Orve Cox SATURDAY AFTERNOON Songs by McNutt, Throgmorton Prayer by Mevn Sheton Devotona Readng, saah 44:1 to 8 by Rev Henry Pauey There was one ordaned as mnster, G E Hester, and three as deacons, Dewey Graham, ke Puckett, and Charey Tharp Rev Mevn Sheton was chosen to dever the memora message n 1955 at Sharum Church Late mnsters reports receved Quartery meetng report _receved Resouton No 1 was a recommendaton for the state to set up a home msson program to work wth our oca home msson board Resoutons No 2 that the moderator or assstant moderator not serve on the offca Presbety board Ths resouton passed and a new board was eected they are ra Gates, Mevn Sheton and 0 D Wnfrey f
) SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON OF FREE WLL BAPTSTS 5 Sster Naom Denton was retaned as assocatona reporter The next annua sesson of the assocaton w meet wth the Ace Brooks Church at Sharum on Thursday nght before the thrd Sunday, September 15, 1955, The ordnaton prayers were by ra Gates and Wayne Tucker Ths servce was at 3:15 ocock Resouton No 3 Resove that ths body extend to the host church of Popar Vaey our sncere thanks of apprecaton for the spendd job of carng for ths the eghteth sesson of the Soca Band Assocaton Commttee: BS Forrester, Wayne Tucker, R Gates, G E Hester 1\NSTERS REPORTS Pastored Warm Sprngs haf tme, 45 sermons, 5 professons, baptzed 3, receved 1 nto church, traveed 3700 mes, receved $27646 Haf tme Arbor Grove, 44 sermons, traveed 1, 716 mes, conducted 14 bbe studes n revva Cache Ha, 13 professons, traveed 242 m, receved $2200 New Home, 16 sermons, 568 m, receved $7165 KPOC, 4 ser OKean, 1 sermon Jonesboro, 1 Stony Pont, 2 Marred 3 coupes 51 sermons over KRLW Tota sermons, 104, receved $80365, m 7,304 HENRY PAULEY Beech Grove, Arkansas Have preached 9 sermons, taught bbe cass n Sunday schoo 9 months, conducted Bbe study on communon and feet washng R GATES Peach Orchard, Arkansas Pastored Prutt Chape Church haf tme, 48 sermons, receved $20500, had 55 professons, receved 27 nto church, conducted 1 broadcast, traveed 1780 mes HUBERT FORRESTER Rockford, nos Pastored Stony Pont haf tme, hed 1 revva, heped n 3 others, wtnessed 6 professons, baptzed 6, conducted 3 funeras, traveed 2,000 mes, receved $16500 Have the Rckey Chape Church for 1955 EDWN BBBS Route One, Pocahontas, Arkansas Pastored Enora Church 104 sermons, 16 professons 14 came nto the church, baptzed 10, traveed 1,920 m, receved $27000 as pastor, conducted 1 revva, 2 professons, traveed 216 m, receved $2500, 6 sermons Tota 110 sermons, traveed 2,136, receved $29500 DEWEY THOMPSON Route 2, Pocahontas, Arkansas Traveed 3,000 m preached 40 messages, receved $20000 hed one revva, wtnessed 6 professons, have spent 9 months n the Free W Baptst coege at Nashve, Tenn, have accepted the Grandvew Church for 1955 Aso attendng the Southern Baptst Semnary at Wanut Rdge JERRY THOMPSON Pocahontas, Arkansas ; : : r ::, j j _, j, >~
\ ~ f, t f, : 1: t : ~ ;, \ ~ : \, :1 \,, ~ r r ;,,,, 6 SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON OF FREE WLL BAPTSTS Pastored 2 churches, wtnessed 40 professons, 9 came nto the church, 7 revvas, 5 funeras, marred one coupe, receved $1,97000 BLLY ROGERS Pocahontas, Arkansas Had haf tme at Grandvew Church, 33 sermons, traveed 648 m, receved $17300 Mt Zon, 2 sermons Wanut Rdge, 2 sermons, receved $1600 Tota sermons 37, mes 657 $18900 J W RUSSELL 1108 S E 2nd St, Wanut Rdge, Arkansas Preached 102 sermons, receved 17 new members, wtn_essed 5 professons, conducted 9 funeras, marred 3 coupes, traveed 433 m, receved $85800 H GLYNN CAMPBELL Wanut Rdge, Arkansas Pastored Od Reyno haf tme, was at Gravesve Y4 tme and 5th Sunday Conducted 4 funeras 1 sermon at Sharum, one at Prte, one at Pocahontas Receved, Od Reyno, $8000, Gravesve $5000, Prte $1561, from Bro Wson $750 Tota receved $15311 THURMAN JOHNSON Reyno, Arkansas Pastored 2 churches haf tme Popar Vaey, ncudng revva, had 5 professons, receved $30940 Cear Lake,Y4 tme and Rchwoods, Y4 tme 2 professons at Cear Lake, receved $15586 Rchwoods, 10 professons, receved $17980 Marred 12 coupes, receved $3500 Conducted 11 funeras, receved $2500 Tota receved $70506 w c Lakey Sedgwck, Arkansas Havent pastored any ths year, have preached some by appontment, _worked n revvas, wtnessed 60 professons, baptzed 2, asssted n one funera, have no church for comng year o c cox Beech Grove, Arkansas, Route 1 Pastored the Mt Zon Church the past year, devered 91 messages, traveed 400 m, receved $96639 from the church Other gfts, $500 A tota of $97139 Have accepted the Coffman Church fu tme GRADY LNEBAUGH Wanut Rdge, Arkansas, Coege Cty Branch Preached at Cross Roads Y2 tme, 40 messages, receved $8636 Rcker Chape, 2 messages, receved $650 2 sermons at Ltte Brown, receved $661 Rckey Chape, one revva, 6 sermons, receved $1800 Odhams Chape, 4 _sermons, receved $658 Other paces, 18 sermons, wtnessed 1 professon Tota 72 sermons, receved $12405 G E HESTER Route 3, Wanut Rdge, Arkansas Pastored Pocahontas church, preached 144 sermons devered 71 rado addresses, conducted 5 revvas, receved nto the church 29 members, con ducted 10 funeras, performed 5 marrage ceremones, receved for servces,
SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON OF FREE WLL BAPTSTS 7 1 $3,63000, traveed approxmatey 14,350 mes, attended a quartery meetngs, Arkansas state assocaton, state _eague conventon, natona eague conference, Nashve, Tennessee, Natona Assn, Spartanburg, S c, and Mssonary conference, Nashve, Tenn am charman of the state executve board and a member of the board of foregn mssons of the natona assocaton of Free W Baptsts J REFORD WLSON Pocahontas, Arkansas_ Pastored the Jonesboro church, one revva at Sugar Tree Grove, asssted n three others, preached 102 sermons, two rado programs, wtnessed 20 professons traveed to the work at Jonesboro, 5,000 m, home msson work traveed 2,700 m, attended the state eague meetng, traveed 270 m, Nat Assn traveed 1,500 m Tota m 9,530 Tota amount receved $18100 WLL S WHTE Pocahontas, Arkansas HO\E 1\SSON TREASURER REPORT At the begnnng of ths church year we had $29800 n treasury We have receved from the churches $7466 We have pad our Home Mssonary $6640 and have eft n treasury $30626 REV: DEWEY THOMPSON _ HO\E 1\SSONARY REPORT traveed 2,760 m n home msson work, receved 4c J)er m for 1,660 m cr $6640 Receved from Sugar Tree Grove church, $1460 From the Jonesboro church receved $10000, makng a tota of $18100 receved for years work Whe dong home msson spent $19320 n gong to my church work, $35000 Offerng gven to my church, $46500 Tota expense and offerng, $100820 Tota receved $18100 or $817 ;20 pus one years abor s my contrbuton for the cause of Chrst for the past year WLLS WHTE _ Pocahontas, Arkansas_ Pastored New Covenant church haf tme, 47 sermons, traveed 840 m, receved $36000 Oak Grove % tme, 43 sermons, traveed 950 m, receved $6695 At other paces 6 sermons, traveed 1664 m, receved $2600~ Con ducted 4 revvas, Wanut Corner, 9 sermons, 387 m, receved $4500, _Oak Grove, 303 m, receved $4640, Prutt Chape, 12 sermons, 580 m, receved $5500, New covenant, 12 sermons, 420 m, receved $2200 _ Tota sermons 129, traveed 3,6464 m, receved $72132, had 81 professons baptzed 51 0 D WNFREY Hoxe, Arkansas Pastored OKean haf tme, 40 sermons, ncudng revva, traveed 1100 m, 9 professons, baptzed 5, 6 addtons to the church, receved $36500 _Ltte Brown, % tme, 57 sermons, traveed 2700 m, 14 professons, baptzed 11, 7 addtons to church, receved $42400 Revvas at Wams, Wanut Rdge, Jonesboro, Enora, Wanut Corner, had 27 professons n revvas conducted4 funeras, 14 sermons esewhere, wtnessed 6 professons, a tota of 162 sermons traveed 6,700 m, receved $131502, wtnessed 56 professons _,
~: 11,:,, 8 SOCAL BAJ~D ASSOCATON OF FREE WLL BAPTSTS Have been caed and accepted Arbor Grove fu tme CARLHGH Peach orchard, Arkansas,,,f OBTUARY REORT We your commttee fnd that God has caed from our mdst the foowng: Sster Heen Mackey, poparvaey; Chrstna Smart, Sutton; Henretta Atkns, Pocahontas;Brde Krk, OdReyno; Bro Joe Hart, Od Reyno; Sster Mabe Russe, Rckey Chape; Bro W F Vckery; Sugar TreeGrove; Sster Nancy Smth Ace Brooks Commttee, Ssters Osse Messer, Gerad ne Carner, Bro Johnne Whtow SUNDAY SCHOOL AND LEAGUE We your commttee fnd that a the 23 churches represented have Sunday Schoos and ony 12 have eagues We suggest that a the churches try to get a eague started commttee, Mabe Staney, va Herrng, Barbara Campbe; W W Tyer and Anna Romack \ ~, j r ; 11 : ;,,, ; r, QUARTERLY MEETNGS REPORT The frst meetng was at Wa,,nmn Sprngs Nov 27, 28, 1953 14 churches were present MoneY sent, mnutes $2215, cerk hre $1075, foregn msson $28903, home msson $2770, natona home msson $1000 Bro G E Hester was censed to preach The second meetng :wth Ace Brooks, Jan 29, 30, 1954 16 churches present Money sent,mnutes $2350; cerk $1350, F M $8436, H M $1405, State H M $540, Nat H M $1493 We decded to have a tranng and : Bbe schoofeb 22 to March 5, Revs; \fon and Wson were chosen as teachers Thrd meetng at Prte, May 28, 29, 1954, wth 20 churches present Money sent, mnutes $2~75, cerk $1850, H M $2421, F M $3787, state assocaton $900, S H msson $200, N H M_ $6939 Bro Chares Doherty was ordaned to preach 1 _ Fourth meetng at Wanut Rdge church, Aug 27, 28, 1954 19 churches present _Money sent, mnutes $2500, cerk $1630, F M $3376, H M $3014, _ N H M $4500, youth encampment $5132, ghts for Cuba $1600 Bro Jerry Thompson was ordaned to preach Bros Raph Jarrett, J C Jackson and Grover Dunkn were ordaned as deacons Sster Leora Hgh, cerk of quartery meetng MNSTERS: REPORT Pastored two churches haf tme Prte, 33 sermons ncudng revva and 2 rado programs, wtnessed 11 professons, 7 addtons to church, baptzed 6,,receved $26825 _Rchey Chape, 21 sennons ncudng two rado messages, 2 professons, one addton to church; receved $16800 n revva at OKean, 9 sermons 9~ professons, receved $5500 Revva at Oa( Rdge, 17 sermons, 9 professons, receved $35;00, one funera servce, one marrage ceremony Tota 88 sermons, 31 professons Other sources receved $1000
L,_ SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON OF FREE WJ BAPTSTS, 9 1 J Tota receved $53625 ;REV WAYNE HOUSE 335 N Drake, Jonesboro, Arkansas CLERKS REPORT Tota members receved n assocaton 138, baptzed 115, dsmssed 17, exc 6, dec 9, tota m s 1604, average n S S 1276, no offcers 47, teachers 78, eague attendance 335, aux mm 88, va property $70,90000, p p $9,98200, Evangest $1,463,75, budng and rep $3,43200 nc foregn mssons $54835, H M $13637, youth encampment $27344, pub and terature $80520, Edu $40748, orph 8125, Nat H M $8600, rado exp $96040 Rec mnute money, $8000,n etters, H M $1756, F M, $2550 C H, $400 S H M, Orph $450 $7000 n treasury when we met Carry over from ast year and turn back from quartery meetngs the $400 S H M sent to W S sbe, $1756 to Dewey Thompson and same to wayne Tucker, to R D Smth, state cerk $7113, mnute and Nat Assocaton exp nc _ orph $4450 and $750 nc for nat mn;, $6000 mn money sent eavng $2000 to make a tota of $9000 n treasury Drawn out for mnsters, deacons papers, and etter fonns to the Gem press $900 eavng $8100 for oca mnutes Raymond McNutt, Assocatona Cerk CONSTTUTON 1 Ths Assocaton, \vhen propery organzed, sha consstcof a moderator and a cerk, who sha be chosen by the suffrage of the members present The duty of the moderator sha be to keep the Assocaton n order, state questons fary and take the vote thereon; to have the berty of speech as other members, provdng hs seat be fed; to have no vote uness the Assocaton be equay dvded, n whch case he sha have the decdng vote The duty of the cerk sha be to keep a far record of the proceedngs of the Assocaton : 2 The Assocaton sha be composed of ordaned mnsters, deacons, ther wves who are members, and centates together wth the messengers duy chosen by the severa churches n our unon and sent to represent them n ths Assocaton, whom the members judge best quafed for the purpose, who, on producng etters certfyng to ther appontment; sha be entted to seats 3 n the etters from the severa churches sha be expressed ther re spectve number of members n feowshp; and the number receved, dsmssed, excuded or ded snce the ast sttng of the Assocaton, and day of church meetng < No query sha be receved by the Assocaton from any church uness t has been acted on n sad church and cannot be setted, n whch case the Assocaton shatake same and act upon t 5 Every church n the Assocaton sha be ;enttedr to, a representaton of messengers, not exceedng three _ 6,; Every moton made and: seconded sha be acted upon uness wth ~
~ _, t, ;, : 1 : :,,, : 1: :,, ) :, :,; 10 SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON OF FREE WJ, BAPTSTS drawn by the mover 7 The Assocaton sha not have the power to ord t over Gods hertage so as to nfrnge on any of the nterna rghts of the churches; nevertheess, we agree that the churches composng the Assocaton sha stand n the same reatonshp to each other n ths Assocaton that ndvduas do to each other n the church; that s to say, f a church trespass aganst a sster church the church njured sha try to recam them by Gospe steps; f they cannot be recamed, they sha be dropped from our unon 8~ We agree to do busness by a majorty of a members present 9 Any church may be admtted nto ths Assocaton by etter and messengers f upon examnaton t s found to be orthodox and ordery, such admsson sha be manfested by the moderator gvng the rght hand of feowshp to the messengers thereof 10 Ths assocaton sha have power to st as an advsory counc to gve churches a necessary advce n matters of dffcuty; to nqure nto the cause why churches negect to represent themseves n ths Assocaton; to appont any members, by and wth hs or her consent to transact any busnessthey may deem necessary; to nvte brethern n the mnstery to a seat wth the Assocaton; to adjourn the Assocaton at any tme and pace that may be thought necessary; to excude from hs seat any member who does not conform to the rues of decorum, and sha report hs or ther conduct to the churches from whch he or they were messengers 11 The Assocaton possesses appeate jursdcton n a cases of dffcuty that may arse n the churches 12 The Lords Supper and feet washng sha be admnstered at each annua sesson of the Assocaton Each Annua Assocaton sha be hed on the thrd Sunday n September RULES OF ORDER 1 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 any members and the vote taken separatey 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 eave of the Moderator
SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON OF FREE WLL BAPTSTS 11 : ) 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 announces at the adjournmnt of each busness sesson who s to have charge of sad servce 10 Ateratons may be made n these rues at any reguar meetngs of the Assocaton ARTCLES OF FATH 1 GOD Webeeve n one true and vng Trune God; composed of the Father, Son and Hoy Sprt, equa n dvne Essence, Purpose, Power and GorySt John 11; 1 Cor 8:6; St John 10:30 2 CHRST We beeve that Jesus Chrst s thedvne Son of God Was wth the Father and Hoy Sprt at the tme of Creaton, eft the courts of Heaven and came to ths earth Took upon Hmsef the form of Humanty, sn excepted, by beng born of the Vrgn Mary, manfested Hs power, was crucfed, paced n Josephs tomb, rose from the dead the thrd day, competed 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 homeluke 1:2628; Matt 14:1321; Mark 16:919; Luke 24:5053; Acts 1:912; Mark 15:2247 3 HOLY SPffT We beeve that the Hoy Sprt has vsted true beevers n a ages, and especay snce the ascenson of the SON back to the Father and Hs comng on the day of Pentecost Has taken 11p Hs offce work among natons of the peope, as a dvne Reprover, Comforter and Gude Judges 6:34, 1129; St John 16:814; saah 63:1012; Ephesans 4:30: Acts 8:1720; Ezek, 36:27; Joe 2:28 4 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 the ony nfabe rue of fath and practce2 Peter 1:1921; 2 Tm 3:1417; Dane 10:21; Acts 1:1617; Matthew 21:42 5 THE FALL OF MAN We beeve that GOD created man good, gave hm a just aw by whch he shoud be governed; wth promse 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 heeded the voce of the great enemy of sous, vountary transgressed the aw of God; fe, wth 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 them hope of savaton through the comng CHRST :Gen 1:27, 2:1617; Psams 515; Gen 3, Gen 6:5; Rom 5:1219; John 3:6; Eph 2:3; Matt 18:3; Acts 17:24 29 6 REDEMPTON, SALVATON, ADOPTON We beeve that Jesus Chrst by Hs brth, death, bura, resurrecton and ascenson pad the purchase prce for the redempton of the whoe human race, arranged a pardon for a who come upon gospe terms and the aw of adopton nto the kngdom of Heaven, and an eternty nhertance nto the gorfed Kngdom above 1 (
:& ~ j f,,, : ;, <,,,, ;, :,, f, t 12 SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON OF FREE WLL BAPTSTS Heb 9:12; Ttus 2:1114; Heb 1:4; St John 3:16, 45:22; Heb 2:9; Rev 5:9; 1 Tm 4:10 7 CONDTONS 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 act on ther part; that persons comng to the years 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 Lamb and are panted n the Kngdom of Chrst John, 3rd Chapter; Matt 19:1322; 2 cor 7:10; Luke 18:1617; St John 4:1116; Psams 98:3 8 SALVATON REE We beeve that God desres the savatwn 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 1 Peter 1:925, 2:925; Reveaton 22:17 9 BAPTSM We beeve that Chrstan baptsm s the mmerson of beevers n water n the name of the Father, the Son and the Hoy Sprt, n whch are represented the bura and resurrecton of Chrst; aso represents our death to sn, and ony those who have come under the presbytery of the eders are quafed to admnster the samematt 3:1416, 3:56; Peter 3:21; St John 3:23; Acts 10 :47; Matt 28:19 10 COMMUNON ANDFEET WASHNG We beeve that the Lords Supper and the washng of the Sants 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 re~ membrance of Hm t He comes A Chrstans have a rght to the Lords Supper and shoud be nvted; Let a man examne hmsef and so et hm _ eat 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 comngluke 22 :1920; 1 Cor 11 :2029; St John 13:117; Matt 26:2629 11 LORDS DAY We b:eve 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 secura empoyments, work of mercy and pety exceptedexodus 20:11, 31:1218; Deut 5:1215; Ezek, 20:12; Matt 28:1; Luke 23:56; Acts 13:4248; Mark 2:27;1 Cor 16:12; Heb, 10:25 12 CAU, TO THE MNSTRY We beeve n a dvne ca of the mn stry; 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 rrestbe wth persona contentment; that when they yed to the ca and exercse the 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 1 :1; Jer 1 :5; Mark 3:14; Acts 1 :2226; Cor 9:14; Matt 28:19; Matt 9;28; Heb ; ; ; t
SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON OF FREE WLL BAPTSTS 13 j J 5:4; 2 Cor 11 :14~23 13 THE NVSDLE 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 Eph 3:1621 Heb 12:2223; 1 Pet 2:5; Eph 2:2022; Acts 2:47; Matt 16:18; Eph 5:2325; Rev 5:9 ~ 14 THE VSDLE 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 Gospe2 Thess 1:1; Acts 16:5; 3 John 1:10; Matt 18:17; Acts 20:28; Reveaton 1:420 15 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 pathofduty; but those who sdestep and wfuy refuse or negect to perform ther duty, they woud backsde f persstenty contnued, woud be eternay cst2 Pet 1:12; 1 Cor 9:10; 2 Peter 1:418; 2 Peter 2:2; Apost 2; Peter 1:89; 1 Cor 10:113; Heb 12:1517; 1 John 5:16; Heb 6:16; Tm 4:12; Heb 3:12; St John 15:17; Matt 12:3132 16 CHRST THE HEAD OF THE CH:URCH We beeve that Chrst s the Head of the Church, and that the government of the oca church s wth the bodycor 1:1819; Matt 16:18; Heb 12:23; Matt 21:42; Eph 1:22; Acts 16:45 17 SANCTFCATON S:mctfcaton 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 the knowedge of ourlord Jesus Chrst1 Cor6~; 2 Thes 2:13; Heb 12:14; Ph 3:21; St Joh17:1719; 2 Tm 2:2021 18 THE RESURRECTON We beeve n the resurrecton of the dead, both of the 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 punshmentmatt 28:6; John 5:2829; 1 Cor 15:51 58; Dan12:2; Acts 24:15 19 THE SOUL, The sou s endess, hence does not de wth the body, but mmedatey after death enters nto a conscous state of happness or msery, accordng to the sprtua character here possessed Ph 1 :23; Luke 23:43; Rev 6:9; Luke 16:1925; Matt 10:28; Rev 20:45; Gen 35, 18:19; 1 Kngs 17:22 20 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
: : f ~ :,, _J, j, [ <,,,, ;,,, 14 SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON OF FREE WJJ, BAPTSTS nto everastng punshment, and the rghteous nto eterna happness2 Thess 1:49; Rev 14:913; Luke 16:23; Re 21:8; 2 cor 5:10; Matt 12:36 37; Rev 20:1213; Acts 17:31 FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH COVENANT Havng gven ourseves to God by fath n Chrst and adopted the word of God as our rue of fath and practce, we now gve ourseves to one another by the w of God n ths soemn covenant We promse by Hs grace to ove and obey Hm n a thngs, to avod the appearance of ev, to abtan from a snfu amusements and unhoy conformty of the word; from a sancton of the use and sae of ntoxcatng beverages, and to provde thngs honest n the sght of a men We agree to accept Chrstan admonton and reproof wth meekness, and to watch over one another n ove, endeavorng to keep the unty of the Sprt, n the bonds of peace, to be carefu of one anothers happness and reputaton, and seek to strengthen the weak, encourage the affcted, admonsh the errng, and as far as we are abe, promote the success of the Gospe We w everywhere hod Chrstan prncpe sacred and Chrstan obgatons and enterprses supreme; countng t our chef busness n fe to extend the nfuence of Chrst n socety; constanty prayng and tong that the kngdom of God may come, and Hs w be done on earth as t s n heaven We agree fathfuy to dscharge our obgatons n reference to the study of the Scrpture, secret prayer, famy devotons and soca worshp, and by sefdena, fath and good works endeavor to grow n grace and the knowedge of our Lord and Savour Jesus Chrst We w not forget the assembng of ourseves together for church conferences, pubc worshp, and the observances of the ordnances of the Gospe, nor fa to pay accordng to our abty for the support of the church, of ts poor, and a ts benevoent work To ths end we agree to abor for the promoton of educatona and denomnaton enterprses, the support of the mssons, the success of Sunday schoos, and evangestc effort for the savaton of sous, and the converson of the word And may the God of peace sanctfy us whoy, and preserve us bameess unto the comng of our Lord Jesus Chrst \ ) t :, 1 : ) t : \, ~ \
STATSTCAL TABLE CHURCHES CLERK PASTOR Q > t: Et: c c r ~ gj~ CCJ ~ QJ s a ~ 5= QJ c c>~rc>nrn~s = s QJ dj QJ~ CJ eo$ ~~~~OrJ:~O > ~ Prte Oran Smth Wayne House 7 6 1 0 0 y 0 y $3000 57 Stony Pont Suse Huvey Thurman Johnson 0 OOOOYOO 96 Warm,Sprngs Martha Hot Lehman Wggs 1 3000YOY 1000 41 New Covenant Apha Hoder 0 D Wnfrey 0 OOOOYOO 93 Sutton Dorthy Chdress By Rogers 4 2010YOY 5000 100 Grand Vew Paune Duff Jerry Thompson 0 0200YOY 3000 64 Ace Brooks Fanne Haynes Eugene Davs 5 501YYYY 2000 Enora Loa Jarrett Dewey Thompson 14 10 0 0 0 y y y 2700 32 Popar Vaey Fay Lakey W c Lakey 8 3410YYY 4000 183 Unon Grove Vaona F Green Wayne Tucker 1 OOOOYOY 2500 11 Ltte Brown Mrs Harod Stater Mevn Sheton 711000YYY 5000 56 Rckey Chape Cna Lke E L Bbbs 1 0010YOY 2000 15 OKean Roseyn Ragsdae Mevn Sheton 6 520YYYY 3000 136 Sugar Tree Grove Matte Hopper Wayne Tucker 0 0010YYY 2500 26 Cear Lake Madge Davs W c Lakey 0 OOOOYOO 24 Pocahontas Ata Lee Mer J Reford Wson 29 14 0 1 y y y y 12500 276 Mt Zon Cata McNutt ra Gates 6 4 4 0 0 y y y 3000 29 Pruett Chape Mrs Crs Watson 0 D Wnfrey 0 39 1 0 y y 0 y 2500 115 Jonesboro John Neson W S Whte 23 0 1 0 0 y y y 400 32 New Bethe Dema Rchey Henry Pauey 0 OOOOYOO 18 Wanut Rdge Doye Boyd H Gynn Campbe 17 6 0 0 0 y y y 7000 62 Arbor, Grove Mrs Luce Goodwn Car Hgh 3 1 1 1 0 y y y 3000 95 Od Reyno Jewe Graham Thurman Johnson 0 0 0 2 0 y 0 y 3500 63 Totas 132 109 15 9 4 23 11 19 67,600 1584 QJ ~ ~