lt...... : MNUTES.. Of The 124th Annual Sesson of OLD MOUNT ZON ASSOCATON :.. : of FREE WLL BAPTSTS Convened At Assocaton Buldng August 5-7, 1965 The next sesson of Old Mount Zon Assocaton wlll convene at the Assocaton Buldng begnnng on Thursday nght before the second Sunday n August. 1966. l ELD. H. M. KNOX, Moderator 621 N. C. Street Rogers, Arkansas SS. WLLE BOHANNAN, Clerk Route 3 Huntsvlle, Arkansas JACK BOYD To Delver The ntroductory Sermon.., TOM DAY Alternate ~.
. MNUTES. llo. ; ; ; Of The 124th Annual Sesson of OLD MOUNT lon. ASSOCATON of FREE WLL BAPTSTS Convened At Assocaton Buldng August 5 7. 1965 The next sesson of Old Mount Zon Assocaton wll convene at the Assocaton Buldng begnnng on Thursday nght before the second Sunday n August, 1966. ELD. H. M. KNOX. Moderator 621 N. C. Street Rogers, Arkansas SS. WLLE BOHANNAN, Clerk Route 3 Huntsvlle, Arkansas JACK BOYD To Delver The ntroductory Sermon. TOM DAY Alternate. -1-....... l.. ;.., r. :.. ;.. ;. j ;
OFFCERS. Moderator - Horace M. Knox 621 N. C. Street Rogers, Ark. Clerk-Treasurer - Wlle Bohannan Route 3 Huntsvlle; Ark. EXECUTVE BOARD. Claude Hendrx Rufus Young George Lynch 2 Years ------------------- 902 S. C. Street Rogers, Ark. 1 Year------------------- Sprngdale, Ark. 3 Years--------- Rt. 1, Hndsvlle, Ark. EXAMNNG COUNCL Bruce Phllps 2 Years Rt. 5, Sprngdale, Ark. H. M.Knox 1 Year 621 N.C. St., Rogers, Ark. Carl Casteel 3 Years ------------------- Huntsvlle, Ark. ORDER OF BUSNESS 1. Assocaton called to order by the Moderator, and n hs absence, by the Clerk. 2. ntroductory Sermon.. :1 3. Letters from churches composng the Assocaton.called for, read, and messengers nvted to seats. : j :: ;,,, 4. Correspondng Assocatons. 5. Rght hand of fellowshp. - -....... 6. Can for letters from newly organzed churches. 7. Electon of permanent offcers; 8. Readng of the Consttuton and Rules of Order by the Moderator or Clerk. 9. Appontment of Commttees: (a) Resolutons: (b) Fnances; (c) Arrangements for Preachng; (d) Temperance; (e) Sunday School; (f) Obtuary; (g) Condton of Non-Represented Churches; (h) Unon of Churches.. 10. Reports of commttees apponted last Assocaton and other unfnshed busness.. 2" --
11. Report of new commttees. 12. New busness.. 13. Who shall preach the ntroductory Sermon? 14. Readng and adoptng mnutes. 15. Adjournment... PROCEEDNGS The 124th annual sesson of Old Mt. Zon Assn. of Free Wll Baptsts. convened n the Assn buldng on Hwy. 68 n the Plgrm Rest Communty; congregatonal sngng conducted by Bro. Tom Day, accompanst Sammy Davs; Scrpture lesson: Sam. 2:1-10; Prayer was offered by our senor mnster, Eld. Geo. Beer concluded by Eld. Cecl Garrson. Due to an njury, the speaker-elect, Bro. Jack Boyd, was unable to brng the ntroductory Message. n hs absence, the alternate, Bro. Carl Casteel, came to the pulpt and delvered the message of the hour, us. ng the text, "Hath a naton changed ther gods, whch are yet no gods?" Scrptures read n connecton wth the text were: Jer. 2:7-11; Ps. 78:35-51 also Rev. 22:17. "The Last Call" was quoted n closng, pror to the nvtaton song, "Oh, Why Not Tonght?" Church letters were called for: rght hand of fellowshp was extended to all delegates-elect, ordaned deacons and mnsters, and each nvted to seat. Moton carred to postpone electon of offcers untl all churches were present. Moton carred to elect a speaker for Fr., 11:00 a.m. Bro. Noel Easterlng was elected. Moton carred to adjourn untl 9:30 Fr. a.m. Benedcton, Bro.. E. Hawley. FRDAY MORNNG SESSON Congregatonal sngng conducted by Eld. Cecl Garrson, accompaned by Ss. Berde Benton at the pano. Scrpture readng: saah Ch. 53 by moderator; prayer by Eld. Tom Day. Roll Call contnued and the remanng delegates seated by gvng each the rght hand of fellowshp. -3-. j
l l l l \ lj lj :1 jr.... :...., : :, Eld. Rufus Coffey, of Nashvlle, Tenn., drector of conference mnstres, was ntroduced by our mod.,. erator to delver a message on needs of Foregn Ms- swns. ELECTON OF OFFCERS Nomnatons made, one by one, that each of the present offcers be re-elected. Wth each one, a moton was made that each be elected by acclamaton. Seconded and carred. Moderator ---------~------------------- Elder Horace Knox Assstant Moderator ------------------- Elder Clyde Johnson Clerk : Sster Wlle Bohannan Assstant Clerk -------------- Sster rena Wrght The Dvne Servce Commttee was apponted at ths tme. Moton made, seconded, carred to adjourn untl 1:30 for busness sesson. Benedcton, Eld. Kenneth Jones. DELEGATES BY CHURCHES.. ; " ; ) \ MT. ZON Fate Anderson, Kenneth Phllps, Max Puryear., PLGRM REST Shrley. Galloway, Evelyn Todd, Yvonne Whttle. CHRSTAN HOME- Llle Evans, John Lynch. FARMER. Anne Shepherd, Janet Samuels, Bobby Shepherd... BUCKEYE Else Vaughan, Lola Eubanks, Cal Keeney. HCKORY FLAT Stella Gbson, Dorothy Black, Amos Taylor. HUNTSVLLE Velma Harrngton, Magge.Jones, Llle Hawley. PHLLPS CHAPEL - Cary Goff, Henry Harvey, Paul Archer. ROGERS Opal Hubbard, Carolyn Hubbard, Dxe Harp.- - OAK GROVE Ernest Hll, Berde Benton, Ss,. Gar-. den hre: FAYETTEVLLE DeLane Johnson, Lorene London, - ~- Elroy London.. NEW SJLPHUR Mary Rce, Emma Perce, Pat. Jones~ LBERTY.(By letter only.). -.,,. -4-
EUREKA SPRNGS - Joyce Hull, Beulah Johnson, Norma Butler. FREEDOM Georga Mann, Lnda Henson, Glenda Sue Snoderly.. PLEASANT VALLEY- Jesse McKnney, Pearl Grogan. ANTOCH. Mldred Burks, Carolne Mller, Chlorne Burks. CLFTY CHAPEL Magge Vanhook, Althea Sandlan, Dorothy Brchfeld. FRDAY 11:00 OCLOCK MESSAGE Hymn: "Everybody Wll Be Happy Over There," drected by Eld. H. M. Knox, DeLane Johnson accompanst. Two specal numbers by Eld. and Mrs. C. D. Benton, " Saw Jesus When Prayed Last Nght," and "Everywhere Go and Everythng Do s For My Lord." Scrpture Lesson: St. John 3:14-15; saah 6:1-8. Message of the hour by Eld. Noel Easterlng: text, " saw the Lord hgh and lfted up." An nvtaton was extended to the unsaved. Benedcton: Eld. Lum Lynch. FRDAY AFTERNOON SESSON Congregatonal sngng: leader, Lum Lynch; p- 1 anst, Berde Benton; prayer, Bro. Talman Hcks. Scrpture quotatons by Assstant Moderator, Eld. Clyde Johnson, from Romans and Proverbs. APPONTMENT OF COMMTTEES (Brothers and Ssters) RESOLUTONS- Arthur Lee Galloway, C. D. Benton, Cecl Garrson, Claude Hendrx, Cecl Gladden. FNANCE Lola Eubanks, DeLane Johnson, Lnda Sue Henson, Carolyn Mller, Althea Sandlan. ARRANGEMENTS FOR PREACHNG John Campbell, Roy Edgmord, Berry Puryear, Elroy London, Bob Vanhook. TEMPERANCE- Else Vaughan, Sue Snoderly, Shrley Galloway, Cordela Jones, Pat Jones. SUNDAY SCHOOLS Jesse McKnney, Mary Rce, Carolyn Hubbard, Mldred Burks, Dorothy Black. -5-.
, \ 1 : OBTUARY Max Puryear, James Spears, Rley Hcks, George Lynch, Fate Anderson. UNON OF CHURCHES-Henry Harvey,.John Lynch, Kenneth Phllps, Georga Mann, Opal Hubbard. NON-REPRESENTED CHURCHES None., ;,., " :.,., Two specal numbers n song by Bro. and Ss. C. D. Benton;. "Some Day," and "Gve Me A Lttle More Tme." Seatng of alternates at ths tme by moderator. "Rules of Order" and "Consttuton" read by moderator. The Pleasant Valley Msson letter read; moton made, seconded and carred to accept same. Followng a dscusson, a moton was made, seconded and carred to gve the Buldng Commttee authorty to have a Sound System nstalled n the Assn buldng. At ths tme, Bro. Ed Smth volunteered to pay the bll. Address gven by Bro. Lum Lynch, 821 N. Block St., Pampa, Texas. Moton carred to accept the Sunday School report and dscharge the commttee. Hymn: "m Saved," by congregaton. Duet numbers by the Bentons: "Lord, m Watng to Go," and "Theres A Cty." Readng of "Organzaton" and "Hstory" of Old Mt. Zon Assn by clerk. Duet: "ll Just Keep Rght on Walkng," by Mller ssters. Duets: "Thats When the Lord Moves n," and "What Wll the Answer Be?", by Bro. and Ss. Ed Smth. Moton carred to adjourn untl 9:30 Saturday a.m. for busness sesson. Benedcton: Eld. Cecl Glad- den.. FRDAY EVENNG SERVCE " Congregatonal sngng conducted by Eld. Tom. Day, Mrs. C. D. Benton at the pano. Duet numbers, " Wll Bear My Burdens," and "Heaven Wll Surely Be Worth t All," by Bro. and Ss. Benton. Numbers rendered by the Reynolds-Casteel sngers: "Standng By the Rver," " Need Jesus," and "Talk t Over Wth Hm." Offerng for upkeep of Assn Buldng, $153.27. Bro. Bruce Phllps takes stand and uses for hs -6-,
Scrpture lesson Exodus 12:11-14 and Luke 22:7-20 prayer, Bro. Tom Day. Servces concluded by Bro. Art: hur Lee Galloway: request number n song, "Just One Drop for Me." Text, Peter 5:5. nvtaton gven to the unsaved. Approxmately 175 Brothers and Ssters partook of the communon servce and foot washng whch followed. An old-tme "hand-shake" was enjoyed by all as they engaged n congregatonal sng.; ng and... went out... SATURDAY MORNNG SESSON Hymn: "ll Soon Be At Home Over There," Phylls Phllps leader, Mable Phllps accompanst; Scrpture lesson, s. 28:1-11; prayer by Bro. Lester Hcks. Moton carred to receve the report of the Dstrct Evangelst. Also a moton made, seconded, carred to keep a Dstrct Evangelst n the feld for the ensung year. Moton carred to elect Bro. Luther Jones, by acclamaton, as Dstrct Evangelst. Moton made, seconded,. carred to receve the Rado Report and retan Eld. Cecl Garrson as Rado Pastor for ensung year. Moton carred to gve Bro. Garrson a rsng vote of thanks for hs fathfulness and untrng efforts. Moton carred to receve the report on Obtuares. and dscharge the commttee. Volunteer commttee for landscapng yard: Bros. Ed Smth, Fate Anderson, Berry Puryear, Roy Edgmond, Max Puryear. The Assn Body s to support sad commttee and gves them the authorty to select and purchase trees; (and f expense), the Assn Body s to assume the fnancal responsblty. Moton carred to adjourn untl 1:00 for busness sesson. Benedcton, Eld. George Lynch. ; ; MEMORAL SERVCE Song: "ll Lve n Glory," Phylls Phllps conductng, DeLane Johnson accompanst. Elder Tom Day took the stand and read Thes 4:13-18 and Cor. 15: 12-26. Bro. Day read a porton of each of the obtuares and commented on each. Specal n song: "Smlng Through Our Tears." Bro. Cecl Garrson brngs the message of the hour, usng Josh. 4:1-9 for hs lesson text;"... What mean ye by these stones?" Benedcton, Bro. Kenneth Shepherd. -7-
. :.\, ----.--------------------------~. ", ~ f, 11 q. " - - 1:. SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSON Call to order by sngng: Hymn, "Lord, Send Me," Bro. Tom Day conductng, Ss. Pearl Day at the pano; Scrpture lesson, Ps. 23, by moderator; prayer by Bro. Glenn Jones. Moton carred to receve the report on Fnance and dscharge the commttee. Moton carred to receve the report of the Resoluton Commttee. Resolutons Nos. 1 and 3 adopted. Moton carred to accept the report on Unon of Churches and dscharge the commttee. Moton carred to accept the report on Temperance and dscharge the commttee. Moton carred to accept an oral report of the Executve Commttee. Eld. George Lynch nomnated and elected to serve on the Executve Board for a perod of 3 years. Eld. Carl Casteel nomnated and elected to the Examnng _Councl for a term of 3 years. Moton carred to set Aug. 28th as the date for the dedcaton of Old Mt. Zon Assn Buldng. Bro. and Ss. Ed Smth volunteer to go as delegates to Zon Hope No. Assocaton to convene on Thursday nght before the 3rd Sunday n September. Delegates elect to Old Unon Assn: Bros. Fate Anderson, Kenneth Phllps, George Lynch, Clyde Johnson and wfe; sad Assn to convene on Frday before the 4th Sunday n September. Delegates to Ark. State Assn of Free Wll Baptsts: Bro. Noel Easterlng and wfe, Hazel; Bro. Cecl Gladden and wfe, Ethel. Moton carred to have 1000 mnutes prnted. Bro. Jack Boyd was elected to preach the ntroductory Message on Thursday nght before the second Sunday n August, 1966: Bro. Tom Day, hs alternate. Moton sustaned to adopt mnutes and gve the clerk the authorty to prepare and submt the manuscrpt for press wthout beng read n the presence of the Assn Body. Moton carred to dsmss the Resolutons Commttee. At the request of Bro. Rley Hcks, a moton was moved and carred to dsmss hm from the Youth Camp Commttee. A second moton carred that he be replaced by Bro. Noel Easterlng. -. -8-
:, At ths tme, more than $500.00 was taken n pledges toward preparatons for a Youth Camp on the Assn grounds. Moton carred to adjourn untl 7:30 Thursday nght before the second Sunday n August, 1966. Benedcton, Ss. Lester Hcks. SATURDAY EVENNG SERVCE : 1 t, 1 :1 " j j.. Congregatonal sngng drected py Bro. Tom Day, accompaned by Ss. Pearl Day; prayer by Bro. Davd Todd. A free wll offerng was taken for the Youth Camp; receved $60.00. Bro. Claude Hendrx took the stand and read St. Luke 5:1-11; prayer, Bro. Cecl Garrson. Bro. Hendrx brought a heart-warmng message, after whch Bro. Luther Jones concluded the servce. Bro. Jones used Eph. 6:11-14 and James 4:7-8 as hs lesson text. An nvtaton was gven to the unsaved, no response. Benedcton, Bro. James Spears. GENERAL REPORTS " l Annual Report of Rado Program Carry Over $138.92 Receved ---------------------- 724.00 TOTALS ------------------------ 862.92 Expense $728.00 Total on Hand -------- 134.92 Vada Netherton, Sec. and Treas. Route 1 Sprngdale, Arkansas 72764 : : l DSTRCT EVANGELST To Old Mt. Zon Assn: snce last assocaton, have helped conduct 6 revvals; wtnessed 24 professons; preached 112 sermons; helped ordan one mnster; weddngs, one; funerals, 2; money receved from the 5th Sunday Councl meetngs, $1070.66; offerngs n revvals, $246.42; free wll offerngs, $175.62; total amount receved, $1492.70; traveled 15,635 mles; expenses on car, $277.46. Bro. Arthur Lee Galloway / r l -9-,
, -. : \., :.,. ;. :, ":.; ; 1 1: ". :,. :. :: ; : :. ; ;. ;: STATSTCS Old Mt. Zon Assn of Free Wll Baptsts s composed of 18 churches. The letters were ncomplete from several churches. Statstcs as gven are: Number of parsonages, 4; ordaned mnsters, 56; lcensed mnsters, 6; ordaned deacons, 67; Sunday Schools, 18; Leagues, 11; Womens Auxlares, 2; Prayer Meetngs, 13; church membershp, 1418; resdent, 1047; non-resdent, 371; members receved, 103; by professon of fath, 44; by letter, 29; by statement of fath, 30; members dsmssed, 39; by letter, 28 excluded, 0; deceased, 11; Sunday School enrollment: 1013; League enrollment, 248; Womens Auxlary, 37; total gven n the churches, $53,504.40; general offerngs, $45,985.22; buldng fund, $7,519.18; pastors salares, $17,130.18; evangelstc work, $3,260.84; buldng and repar, $16,581.79 lterature, $2,181.32; advertsng (rado programs): $1,472.80; mscellaneous, $5,685.07; other, $3,046.42; total local expendtures, $49,358.42; foregn mssons, $1,272.13; home mssons, $985.82; assocatonal projects, $1,009.25~ other, $107.00; total outsde expendtures, $3,374.20; value of property for 11 churches, $108,000.00; value of 4 parsonages (property), $31,000.00; value of assocatonal property, $20,000.00.. COMMTTEE REPORTS Unon of Churches We, your commttee on Unon of Churches, submt the followng report: To the best of. our knowledge, our churches are n complete unty. "Behold, how good and how pleasant t s for brethren to dwell together n unty." (Ps. 133:1) "Be kndly affectoned one to another wth brotherly love; n honour preferrng one another." (Rom.. 12:10). Henry Harvey, charman. Sunday Schools We, your commttee on Sunday Schools, beleve a Bble-nstructed chld wll rse up and call hs mother blessed, (Prov. 31:28). f the parents themselves cannot nstruct ther chldren n the Holy Scrptures, whch are able to make them wse unto salvaton through fath n Chrst Jesus, they should see to t that they are taken, or sent, to Sunday Schools where -10- t l : \ l
they wll be taught Gods way of salvaton n smplc- ty and fathfulness. Jesse McKnney, charwoman. -...,. t - l Temperance \Ve, your commttee on temperance, beleve".. every man that strveth for the mastery s temperate n all thngs" ( Cor. 9:25). "Teachng us that, denyng ungodlness and worldly lusts, we should lve soberly, rghteously, and godly, n ths present world." (Ttus 2:12). "For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsness shall clothe a man wth rags." (Prov. 23:21) "Wne s a mocker, strong drnk s ragng; and whosoever s deceved thereby s not wse" (Prov. 20:1). "... and besdes ths gvng all dlgence,add to your fath vrtue, and to vrtue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patence, and to patence godlness" (2 Peter 1:5-6). "Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate, sath the Lord, and touch not the unclean thng; and wll receve you" (2 Cor. 6:17). Else Vaughan, charwoman. Arrangements For Preachng We, your commttte on arrangements for preachng, report as follows: Frday evenng, Elders Bruce Phllps and Arthur Lee Galloway; Saturday mornng, Elders Cecl Garrson and Tom Day; Saturday evenng, Claude Hendrx and Luther Jones. John Campbell, charman. Fnance We, your commttee on fnance, lowng report: Church Clerk Mt. Zon -----$2.00 Plgrm Rest ------------------ 2.00 Chrstan Home ------------- 2.00 Farmer ----------------------- 2.00 Buckeye ------------------------- 2.00 Freedom -------~-------------------2.00 Hckory Flat ------------ _ 2.00 Pleasant Valley ----------- 2.00 Huntsvlle ----------------------- 2.00 Phllps Chapel ---------- 2.00-11- submt the fol- State $3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Mnutes $15.00 11.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 7.00 5.00 15.00 25.00 ;.., ; 1
[ 1~. ~. ~~------------------------------------------------- v 1, : : ".,. : : : :, ; l,. ;,. : : :.,,, ;,,. :,,.. Church Clerk State Mnutes Rogers ----------------------------- 2.00 3.00 10.00 Oak Grove ---------- 2.00 3.00 5.00 Fayettevlle ------------------- 2.00 3.00 11.00 Clfty Chapel. --------------- 2.00 3.00 14.00 New Sulphur 2.00 3.00 5.00 Lberty (Wchta) --------- 2.00 3.00 3.00 Antoch ------------------------- 2.00 3.00 5.00 Eureka Sprngs ------------ 2.00 3.00 5.00 Personal Donaton 8.00. Totals -~------------$36.00 $54.00 $164.00 Lola Eubanks charwoman. Resolutons We, your commttee on resolutons, submt the followng: No. 1: We recommend that Resolutons No. 1 and No.2 be reprnted as they appear n the present mnute wth the excepton of the word, "ndebtedness," whch s to be changed to "upkeep." Arthur Lee Galloway, charman. No. 1-Be t resolved that each church receve an offerng quarterly to help wth the upkeep on the Assocaton Buldng. We recommend each pastor and deacon assume ths responsblty. Arthur Lee Galloway, charman. No.2-Be t resolved that the churches of Old Mt. Zon Assocaton be more concerned of our Evangelst on the feld by supportnng hm better fnancally - also wth our prayers. "Even so hath the Lord ordaned. that they whch preach the gospel should lve of the gospel." Cor. 9:14. Cecl Garrson, charman No. 3-Be t resolved that the churches of Old Mt. Zon Assocaton report a correct lst of actve and nactve members composng ther church en_; rollment; that t may be known the responsblty some churches are bearng. Done whle n conference by the Buckeye Church, July 5, 1965. Resolutons: (Permanently Prnted) No. 3-That attenton be called to Artcle 3 of the Consttuton of ths Assocaton, as terms of recevng members nto the local church as, namely: (1) professon of fath, (2) by letter or recommendaton, (3) by..; 12-
~, t- restoraton, (4) by denomnatonal choce. No. 4-That Artcle 1, Membershp-be amended to read: All regularly ordaned mnsters and deacons of ths Assocaton becomng properly credentaled and n full fellowshp and good standng n the church of whch they are members shall be enttled to seats as a delegate, by vrtue of ther offce. No. 5-Be t resolved that we gve adequate support and approval to Home Msson work n the bounds of Old Mt. Zon Assocaton whch ncludes much more than evangelsm; such as conductng Bble Schools, Vacaton Bble Schools, Sunday School Conventons, vstng our weak churches and assstng those needng Hs assstance; snce Free Wll Baptsts from State to Natonal Assocatons are emphaszng the need of Home Msson work, sad work to be under the supervson of the Home Msson Board. 1 No. 6-Be t resolved that the churches of Old Mt. Zon Assocaton, n all ordnaton servces of mnsters, comply strctly wth the rules and regulatons lad down by the Free Wll Baptst denomnatons. Sad procedure to be conducted by an examnng coun..: cl of three orthodox Free Wll Baptst mnsters of ths Assocaton to be chosen by the Assocaton. No. 7-Be t resolved that the churches of Old Mt. Zon Assocaton go on record as denouncng the modern doctrne of a second works of grace ("followng regeneraton" and callng t the Baptsm of the Holy Ghost), as heresy, and unsound doctrne. We warn any church (endorsng such, or havng members n ther church that advocate such) to purge out such or stand rsk of losng ther place n ths Assocaton. Obtuares We, your commttee on obtuares, fnd that God n Hs nfnte wsdom, has seen ft to call 15 of our brethren and ssters from labor to reward: "And heard a. voce from heaven sayng unto me, Wrte, Blessed are the dead whch de n the Lord from henceforth: Yea, sath the Sprt, that they may rest from ther labours; and ther works do follow them." (Rev. 14:13}. Max Puryear, charman. -13-
. ; -. ",.,., j,, " l.,., ; ].. 1 : : : :. :, : ; : Eugene Scoll Samps. Eugene Scott Stamps, 87, resdent of Huntsvlle, Arkansas, passed away Feb. 25, 1965, at the Madson County Hosptal. He was born Oct. 27, 1877, n Carroll County, Arkansas. He was a deacon n the Huntsvlle Free Wll Baptst Church. Survvors nclude hs wdow; two sons, Garland and Clarence Stamps; fve daughters, Era Sparks, Besse Stout, Polly Yngst, Floy Perry and Grace Casteel; one brother, Bee Stamps; one sster, Magge Whtaker; one half-sster, Jenne Dorsey. Bural.was at Alabam, Elder Bruce Phllps offcatng. Jason Walker Jason Walker, 67, resdent of Huntsvlle, Arkansas, passed away Feb. 15, 1965, at hs home. He was born June 11, 1897. Mr. Walker was a member of the Huntsvlle Free Wll Baptst Church. Survvors are: two sons, Boyd Walker of Amty, Ark., and Otte Walker of Bearden, Ark.; three daughters, Donna Bloss of Fayettevlle, Ark., Geneva Keck of.huntsvlle, Ark., and mogene Baley of Hawknsvlle, Ga.; three brothers, Walter, Wll and Jm Walker; two ssters, Leona Gunn and Ada Lyman. nterment was at Whorton Creek, Elders Merrtt Youngblood and Claude Counts offcatng. Able Harvey Henson Able Harvey Henson, 52, ded at hs home at Garfeld, Ark., March 31, 1965. He was born Jan. 16, 1912, n Sedala, Mo. He was a member of the Shady Grove Free Wll Baptst Church untl t was abandoned and later was an assocate member of Freedom Church. Survvors nclude the wdow, Leona, of the home; two sons, Harvey Ray and Roy Gene, of the home; two daughters, Lora Elzabeth and Lnda Sue, of the home; four ssters, Mrs. Argee Tyree of Downey,Calf., Mrs. Flosse Jansen of Norwalk, Calf., Mrs. Mary Webb of Calf., and Mrs. Rose Webb of Pea Rdge, Ark. Carl Wayne Pool (by request) Carl Wayne Pool, 14, drowned Sunday afternoon, Aug. 9, at the Parker Ford on War Eagle. He was born Oct. 21, 1949, at Hndsvlle, Arkansas, the son of Forrest and Mary June Steelman Pool. He had professed a hope n Chrst and been baptzed. Survvors nclude hs father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Pool of Huntsvlle; hs mother, Mary June Englsh of Maryland; two half-ssters, Nancy Ellen and Nna Jo, of the home; hs grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Steelman and Mrs. Dulce Pool, all of Rt. 1, Hndsvlle, Ark. Bural was at Morrss cemetery, Elders Cecl Garrson and Arthur Lee Galloway offcatng.,. Some day we. shall go to meet hm, Where therell be no more good-byes;. We can thnk of nothng sweeter Than our meetng n the skes. -14- r
- ------------------------- Thomas Benon Smh Funeral servce for Thomas Benton Smth, 86, of Rogers, was held at the Rogers Free Wll Baptst Church. Rev. Cecl Garrson and Rev. Kenneth Jones offcated. Bural was at Benton County Memoral Garden by Brashears Funeral Home at Huntsvlle. Mr. Smth ded Tuesday, Aprl 13, 1965, at the Rogers hosptal.. Survvors nclude hs wdow, Belle, of the home; three sons, Orvl of Eureka Sprngs, Clfford of Ulysses, Kan., and Rev. Delbert Smth of Adran, Mo.; one daughter, Mrs. Florence Jordon of Rogers. T. G. (Don) Mtchell T. G. (Don) Mtchell, 81, of 513 E. Huntsvlle Ave., ded at 5:25 p.m. Nov. 10, 1964, at Sprngdale Memoral Hosptal. He was born Aprl 23, 1883, at Kn.~ston, the son of Jasper N. and Mary Reynolds Mtchell. He was a retred farmer and a member of the Phllps Chapel Free Wll Baptst Church.. Survvors nclude three daughters, Mrs. Bela Downng of Ottumwa, owa, and Mrs. Aude Smth and Mrs. Thelma Thomas of Sprngdale; one sster, Mrs. Myrte Smth of Sprngdale; one aunt, Mrs. Wll McMllan of Berryvlle; sx grandchldren and 11 great-grandchldren. Funeral servces were at the Phllps Chapel Free Wll Baptst Church, wth Rev. Cecl Garrson and Rev. Tommy Day offcatng. Ben Joseph Smth Ben Joseph Smth, 60, resdent of Manteca, Calf., ded Aprl 23, 1965, followng a car and tran accdent n that cty. He was born July 4, 1904, at Sprng Valley, the son of John L. and Anna Ragsdale Smth, and was a Baptst. He had been a resdent of Calforna snce 1955.. Survvors are one son, Perry Smth of Hndsvlle; one brother, Fred Smth of Sprngdale; and three grandchldren. The body was returned to Sprngdale for funeral servces and bural. He was a member of the Plgrm Rest Free Wll Baptst Church. James Allen Foster Brother James Allen Foster was born February 1, 1894, n Carroll County, Arkansas, and departed ths lfe June 21, 1965, at hs home near Marble, Ark., at the age of seventy-one years, four months and twenty days.. Hs parents, Bro. Lge Foster and Sster Jane Foster, were of the frst members of the Antoch Church. He leaves three ssters, Sster Bess Harp, Sster Fanne Mller, and Sster Emma Wallace; one brother, Brother Alfred Foster, to mourn hs passng; also a host of other relatves and frends. Although he wasnt a member of the Antoch Church, he had attended that church ever snce boyhood and had professed a hope n Chrst for many years.. No member was more fathful to come to church than he. Although he had been blnd all hs lfe, ths ddnt dscourage hs nterest n church. Where he s now he wll have new sght. t : \.., -15-
.-.;-----------------------------------,. ; : ;., ; Floyd Holland Floyd Holland, 53, of Route 1, Hndsvlle, ded Thursday n the Sprngdale Memoral Hosptal. He had been n ll health for the past several years. Mr. Holland was born March 13, 1911, at Ft. Gbson, Okla., the son of Wll Holland and Olle Lollar Holland. He was a member of the Farmer Free Wll Baptst Church. Survvors nclude hs wfe, Alma Walker Holland, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Marge Sharp of Huntsvlle, and Mrs. Mary Garrson of Rancho Cordona, Calf.; hs parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wll Holland of Hndsvlle; two brothers, George Holland of Wchta, Kan., and Horace Holland of Hndsvlle; one sster, Mrs. Ona Welch of Folson, Calf.; and three grandchldren, Funeral servces were held at 10 a.m. Saturday n the chapel of Brashears Funeral Home, Huntsvlle, wth Rev. Cecl Garrson conductng. Bural was n the cemetery here. Pallbearers were Wayne McChrstan, Charles Whorton, Jr., Dwayne Watson, Bll Fantnel, Dalls Walker and Carl Hunt. Lee Roy Vanhook Lee Roy Vanhook, 57, ded n the Sprngdale Memoral Hosptal Tuesday mornng, December 1, 1964, after a few months llness. A former resdent of Clfty, he moved to Sprngdale recently when ll health forced hs retrement from farmng. Mr. Vanhook was born n Carroll County June 15, 1907, the son of Bob Vanhook and Magge Clark Vanhook. He was a member of the Free Wll Baptst Church. Survvors are hs wfe, Gladys Stansell Vanhook, of the home; one son, Jack Vanhook of Sprngdale; one brother, Mtchell Vanhook of Sprngdale; and two ssters, Mrs. Cordela Jones of Huntsvlle and Mrs. Vesta Samuels of Pea Rdge. Funeral servces were held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Clfty Free Wll Baptst Church, wth the Rev. Cecl Garrson, Rev. Noel Easterlng and Rev. Horace Knox offcatng. Bural was n the Clfty Cemetery under the drecton of Brashears Funeral Home. Pallbearers: Jm Babb, George Carr, Blly Stafford, Clarence Tce, Albert Todd and Raymond McGnns. ) / ;, l :,. : ; : ;, THE CROSSNG (At Sprngdale Memoral Hosptal. Wrtten at 2:30 a.m., Dec. 1, 1964. To Roy from hs wfe, Gladys. He expred at 3:00 a.m., Dec. 1.) Dear Dad, you are slppng from us nto the great beyond, Our hearts are torn asunder, For we know youll soon be gone. But your love and works wll lnger Around our cottage door. Well chersh your memory forever, Tho your form s here no more. -,-16- ) l, l ;
" f,_.. r. Your poor broken body s so panful, Much courage you have shown. Our hearts are torn and bleedng. Ere your sprt to God has flown., Were so thankful to have had you, Tho your body was wracked wth Now we must strve to follow you Where we can all lve agan. pam. The angels are hoverng over you; can hear ther beckonng call. Step forth, our precous Darlng, Theyll never let you fall. Farewell, my darlng companon. Now your crossng draweth near; Stretch forth your arms to Jesus, For soon m comng There. l l l \ Where pan and gref s all over, Where joy and love we wll share, There well be tosrether wth Jesus, n Hs beautful Manson Up There. Tenderly yours, Mom (Gladys Vanhook) Nancy May. Nancy Mays exact age unknown, was born n the year 1888; departed ths lfe May 6, 1965. She was unted n marrage to Tom May and to ths unon was born fve chldren; Dalas May of Sonora, Bll May of Sprngdale, Buck May of Fayettevlle,Mrs. Ruth Mller of Sprngdale, and Mrs. Mnne Stamns of Sprnr:rdale. She was a member of the Antoch Free Wll Baptst Church snce ts establshment n 1910. Dora Vola Glbert Mrs. Dora Vola Glbert, 75, of Route 1, Huntsvlle, ded Saturday at the hosptal here. She was born Oct. 8, 1889, n Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert P. Ledbetter and Nancy Jane Barnes Ledbetter. Survvors nclude four sons; W. R. Glbert of Route 1. Huntsvlle, Roy Glbert of Sprngdale. Floyd Glbert of Wchta, Kan., and Melvn Glbert Jr. of ndependence, Mo.; one brother, Robert Ledbetter of Huntsvlle; two ssters, Mrs. Jesse Dungy of Sprngdale, and Mrs. Matte Cornelson of Buena Park, Calf.; sx grandchldren and ten greatgrandchldren. She was a member of the Farmer Free Wll Baptst Church. Bural was n the Farmer Cemetery, Eld. Noel Easterlng offcatng. Pallbearers were Arthur Donaghey, Lee Donaghey. Alfred Glbert, Murre Glbert, Jm.edJetter and Jerry Ledbetter. Mrs. Dora Johnson Mrs. Dora Johnson, 80, resdent of Route 1, Republc, Mo., ded Saturday, March 20, at 12:45 p.m. n a Sprngfeld, Mo., hosptal. She was born Feb. 24, 1885, near Sprngdale,. -17-.
- - - 1,----~~--...,.. r " 1: j: " l " " l " :,. :, the daughter of Andrew J. Been and Holls Lews Been. Her husband, the late Norman V. Johnson, ded Nov. 11, 1959. She was a former resdent of the Sonora communty and a member of the Baptst church. Survvors nclude one son, Lews Johnson of Republc, Mo.,; four daughters, Mrs. James Grth of Republc, Mo., Mrs. Mldred Carnahan and Mrs. Paulne Carnahan, both of Phoenx, Arz., and Mrs. Dors Swartz of Las Vegas, Nev.; two brothers, Rev. George Been of Sprngdale and E. 0. Been of Atwater, Calf.,; two ssters, Mrs. Maude McGuney of Lamar, Colo., and Mrs. Desse Brown of Sprngdale; 14 grandchldren and 11 great-grandchldren. She was a member of the Mt. Zon Church. Mrs. Pe:te Roles Mrs. Mary Elzabeth Roles, 68, of Rt. 1, Hndsvlle, ded Jan. 19, 1965, at Sprngdale Memoral Hosptal. She. was born Feb. 7, 1896, the daughter of Samuel F. and Laura Trollnger Wade. Survvng are her husband, Pete Roles; one brother, Jm Wade of Hndsvlle; and one sster, Mrs. Sara Knoles of Hndsvlle. She was a member of Mt. Zon Free Wll Baptst Church. Funeral servces were held at Mt. Zon church, wth Rev. Cecl Garrson offcatng. Bural was n Burk Shed Cemetery, under drecton of Brashears Funeral Home. Mrs. Alva Elzabeth Henry Mrs. Alva Elzabeth Henry, 62, of Elm Sprngs, wdow of the late Evert Henry, ded Aug. 14, 1964, at a hosptal n Fredona, Kansas. She was a member of the Mt. Zon Free Wll Baptst Church, the Rebekah Lodge of Greenwch, Kan., and the VFW Auxlary of Sprngdale. Survvors nclude two sons, Thomas C. Henry of Greenwch, Kan., and Jmmy Dwayne Henry of the home; her father, Thomas H. Mayes of Eagle, daho; fve brothers, Roy and Glbert Mayes of Eagle, daho, Earl Mayes of Mt. Home, daho, Dale Mayes of Reno, Nev., and Cecl Mayes of Wchta, Kan.; three ssters, Mrs. Lola Gaffery of Bakersfeld, Calf., Mrs. Helen Tngle of Madres, Ore., and Mrs. Freda Kennedy of Rosamond, Calf; and one grandchld. Funeral servces were held Aug. 18 at Elm Sprngs Methodst Church, wth Rev. Wlbert Feagan offcatng. ",. :. ;.,. ORDANED MNSTERS George Been, age 84 707 E. Emma, Sprngdale, Ark. P. G. Krk, age 81, ----------------------- Rt. 5, Rogers, Ark. Bruce Phllps, age 62 _ 519 N. Water, Sprngdale, Ark. Jack Hobbs, age 60 ----------------- Rt. 4, Huntsvlle, Ark. H. M. Knox, age 59 621 N. "C", St. Rogers, Ark. Wlle Capps, age 57 ---- Sprngdale, Ark. Samme Lane, age 56 ------------- Rt. 5, Sprngdale, Ark. C. 0. Garrson, age 54, Rt. 5, Sprngdale, Ark. George Lynch, age 55 Rt. 1, Hndsvlle, Ark. -18-
l Elmo McKnney; age 58 ------------ Rt. 4, Berryvlle, Ark. Steve Montgomery, age 59 -------- Rt. 4, Huntsvlle, Ark. Ernest Corley, age 55 Rt. 3, Fayettevlle, Ark. Edd Stlley, age 34 Rt. 2, Eureka Sprngs, Ark. Mllard Davs ----------------- 321 Prtchard, Berryvlle, Ark.. E. Hawley, age 83 : Rt. 6, Huntsvlle, Ark. Clyde Coatney age 61 746 S. Pershng; Wchta, Kan. Alfred Glenn, age 63 Rt. 8, Fayettevlle, Ark Claude Hendrx, age 44 902 S. "C" St., Rogers, Ark. Clarence Tce, age 58 ------------------- Rt. 5, Huntsvlle, Ark. Oscar Cavn, age 61 ----------------------- Rt. 1, Garfeld, Ark. Clyde Johnson, age 59 ---"------- Rt. 2, Fayettevlle, Ark. George Roller, age 46 ---------------- W. Walnut, Rogers, Ark. Talman Hcks, age 81 307 NW A. St. Bentonvlle, Ark. Rufus Young, age 47 ---------------------------- Sprngdale, Ark. John D. Brchfeld Rt. 1, Eureka Sprngs, Ark. Jesse Plumlee, age 45 3634 N. Mascott, Wchta, Kan. Noel Easterlng, age 49 --------------------------- Huntsvlle, Ark. J. A. Davdson ----~--------------------------- Rt. 1, Sprngdale, Ark. Kenneth, Autry, age 52, 207 Prtchard, Berryvlle, Ark. Glenn Jones, age 54 ------------------- Rt. 2, West Fork, Ark. Cecl Gladden, age 58 Rt. 1, Hndsvlle, Ark. Von Dean McFerrn, age 36 Sprngdale, Ark. Glenn Barnes, age 51 ----------- Rt. 5, Sprngdale, Ark. Boyd Harp --~------------------- Rt. 2, Lowell, Ark. Charle Bagwell, 70 407 S. Cleveland, Sprngdale, Ark. Burton Brchfeld --------------------- Eureka Sprngs, Ark. Authur Lee Galloway, age 31 Rt. 2, Sprngdale, Ark. Carl Casteel, age 42 ---------------------------- Huntsvlle, Ark. Floyd Spurlock, age 57 ---------------- Rt. 1, Huntsvlle, Ark. Layton Porter ----------------- Bacus St., Sprngdale, Ark. Rley Hcks ----------------- 307 NW A. St., Bentonvlle, Ark. Chester McKnney 201 E. Madson, Berryvlle, Ark. Norman Clne ------------ 503 E. Grove St. Sprngdale, Ark. James Spears ------------ Sherman St., Sprngdale, Ark. Kenneth Jones ---------------- 906 W. Elm St., Rogers, Ark. Joe C. Langham ---------- 312 S. Block, Fayettevlle, Ark. Lloyd Edmondson ----------------------- Rt. 2, Bentonvlle, Ark. Davd Todd, age 27 1013 N. Mll St., Sprngdale, Ark. Luther Jones ----------------------------------- Rt. 2, Rogers, Ark. Clyde Campbell, 46 1333 S. Rchmond, Wchta, Kan. - Lesle Thomas, 42 2646 N. Jackson St., Wchta, Kan. Jack Boyd -------------------------------- Sprngdale, Ark. C. D. Benton -------------------------- 7 ------ Oak Grove, Ark. Tommy Day ---------- 1420 W. Sunset, Sprngdale, Ark. Cecl Ramey -------- ---~ Greenland, Ark. - -19- " : : :.. l, :, : j, 1 ~..... -- : \
; - 1 ---c----------------------------------------------------~-----. : ". " CHURCH COVENANT Havng been brought, as we beleve, by the dvne grace to accept the Lord Jesus Chrst as our Savour and Preserver, we do now solemnly and joyfully covenant and agree by Gods help, to walk together n brotherly love. We, therefore, enter nto covenant as members of ths church, and as Chrstans, that we wll watch over each other n love, sharng together each others joys and sorrows; that we wll not forsake the assemblyng of ourselves together, nor omt the great duty of prayer for ourselves. and others; that by Dvne assstance we wll endeavor to brng up those under our care n the nurture and admonton of the Lord; that n all thngs we wll strve to exemplfy our professon by a. correspondng practce, to abstan from all snful conformty to the world, to be just n our dealngs, fathful n our agreements, and exemplary n all our deportment; that we wll abstan from the sale and use of ntoxcatng lquor as beverage; that we wll contrbute cheerfully accordng to our ablty, to the support of the mnstry, the expense of the church the relef of the poor and the general spread of the Gospel. n keepng ths solemn covenant, may we ever enjoy the blessngs and presence of the Great Head of the church, whch s Jesus Chrst the Savour. t 1.,.., RULES OF ORDER 1. At every sttng of the Assocaton, busness shall be opened and concluded by prayer by the Moderator or whomsoever he may request. l. :, ;,. " : ::. 2. Mnsters and deacons present are nvted to seats, allowed to take part n debates on all subjects, and to vote. 3. Those who speak shall arse and address the Moderator. Personal reflectons shall be avoded n all debates. 4. No moton shall be dscussed wthout a second. 5. When a moton has been made and seconded, and a member opposes ts dscusson, the Moderator -20- j
shall put the queston, "Shall t be dscussed?" f negatve, the queston shall be dsmssed. 6. f any proposton or moton under debate contans two or more ponts, t shall be dvded at the request of any member, and the vote taken separately. 7. Motons made and lost shall not be recorded. > 8. No one shall speak more than twce on the same subject wthout specal leave of the Moderator. 9. All questons shall be decded by a majorty vote of all members present. 10. No member shall absent hmself wthout specal leave of the Moderator. 11. Mnutes shall be lesurely read and corrected f necessary before the close of the Assocaton. 12. At all future sessons of the Assocaton, arrangements shall be made to nsure two sermons, or other devotonal exercses equvalent thereto, durng each day of the sesson, and the char shall announce just before adjournment, who shall preach. 13. These Rules of Order shall be dstnctly read from the char mmedately after the organzaton of the Assocaton. 14. Alteratons may be made n these rules at any regular sesson of the Assocaton. CONSTTUTON From long experence, we, the members of the Church of God (denomnated Free wm Baptsts) beng regularly baptzed upon a professon of our fath n our Lord Jesus Chrst, and beng convnced of the necessty of a combnaton of churches to perpetuate a unon among us, and to preserve and mantan correspondence wth each other, do therefore ordan ths Consttuton for our better Church government. Art. 1. Membershp Ths Assocaton shall be composed of members chosen by the dfferent churches of our unon, not exceedng three messengers from each church, and upon producng letters, they shall be enttled to seats. All regularly ordaned mnsters and deacons of ths Assocaton becomng properly creden- - 21-1, f, - : ;, \, ; ; : :, j : :, r,... r.,..
"" 1 ---c------------------------------------------------------~---,.. ;;. ".,. " ;:, ;. taled and n full fellowshp and good standng n the church of whch they are members, shall be enttled to seats as a delegate, when present, by vrtue of ther offce. Art. 2. Name - The members thus chosen and assembled wth the mnsters and deacons, to be denomnated the Old Mt. Zon Assocaton of Free Wll Baptsts beng composed of the several churches of our unon, the Assocaton havng no power over the churches reservng rght of wthdrawng from any church becomng dsorderly.., Art. 3. Letters- Letters from the dfferent church es representng are to express ther number n fellowshp ncludng the names and addresses of ordaned and lcensed mnsters, the number of members receved upon professon of fath, by letter of recommendaton, by restoraton or denomnatonal choce; the number of members dsmssed by letter, excluded, and those havng ded snce last Assocaton. Churches, n sendng ther letters, may send obtuares of any one who ded durng the year, that we may keep up the memoral to our dead. Art. 4. Dsmssng Members - Our churches upon grantng letters of dsmsson to any of ts members shall requre a. notce from the church recevng sad letter that t has been receved. Art. 5. Offcers - The Assocaton to have a Moderator, Clerk-Treasurer, elected annually for a term of one year by the suffrage, and an executve commttee of three, one member chosen each year for a term of three years, who shall have the authorty to transact any busness transactons of the Assocaton between sessons of the Assocaton and make a report to the Assocaton annually. Art. 6. New Churches New 1 y organzed churches may be admtted to the Assocaton, whch are to petton by letter and delegates, and f, upon examnaton, they are found to be orthodox and orderly, they may be receved nto the Assocaton, the Moderator gvng the rght hand of fellowshp., Art. 7. Questons No questons from any church shall come under consderaton of the Assocaton unless t has been frst consdered n ts own church. -22-
Art. 8. Motons - Every moton made and seconded shall come under the consderaton. of the Assocaton, except t be wthdrawn by the member who made t.. Art. 9. Mnutes - The Assocaton s to endeavor to furnsh the churches the mnutes of the Assocaton n proporton to the amount pad by each church, the dstrbuton to be made at the dscreton of the Assocaton. Art. 10. Clerk -t shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a regular fle of the mnutes of the Assocaton n a book to be kept by the Assocaton for that purpose. Art. 11. Sgnatures The mnutes of the Assocaton shall be read. and corrected, f needed, and sgned by the Moderator and Clerk before the close of the Assocaton. Art. 12. Amendments - Amendments of ths Consttuton may be made, when necessary, by a twothrds vote of the members present at any regular sesswn. Art. 13. Non-Attendance - The Assocaton, n case of falure of any church to attend, shall nqure nto the case... :. :..,; 1 - t- t ~ ;. 1.... "ARTCLES OF FATH" 1. God We beleve n one true and lvng Trune God; composed of the Father, Son and Holy Sprt, equal n dvne Essence, Purpose, Power and Glory. St. John 1:1; Cor. 8:6; St. John 10:30; John 5:7. 2. Chrst We beleve that Jesus Chrst s the dvne Son of God, was wth the Father and the Holy Sprt at the tme of creaton, left the Courts of Heaven and came to ths earth, took upon Hmself the form of humanty, sn excepted, by beng born of the Vrgn Mary, manfested Hs power, was crucfed, placed n Josephs tomb, rose agan the thrd day, completed the great plan of salvaton, walked and talked wth Hs dscples, publcly ascended to Heaven, and that He wll descend agan to gather Hs jewels home.-saah 9:6; St. John 1:14; Luke 1:26-28; Matt. 14:13-21; Mark 16:9-19; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:9-12 Mark 15:22-41. -23-, :..... ;
".,., ~,. 1... : j r,..., 3. Holy Sprt - We beleve that the Holy Sprt has vsted true belevers n all ages, and especally snce the ascenson of the Son back to the Father, and Hs comng on the day of Pentecost. Has taken up Hs offce work among all natons of people, as a Dvne Reprover, Comforter and Gude.- Judges 6:34, 11:29; St. John 16:8-14; saah 63:10-12; Ephesans 4:30; Acts 8:17-20. 4. The Bble- We beleve the Bble, whch s composed of the Scrptures of the Old and New Testaments was gven by nspraton of God, s our way-bll from earth to heaven, and the only nfallble rule of fath and practce. Peter 1:19-21; Tm. 3:14-17; Danel 10:21; Acts 1:16-17; Matt. 21:42..,.. l.,... ;,, ; " 5. The Fall of Man- We beleve that God created man good, gave a just law by whch he should be governed, wth the promse of reward for fathfulness and wth penaltes of punshment for dsobedence. Gave man power of free moral agency to choose the rght and reject the wrong. But our frst parents heeded the voce of the great enemy of souls, voluntarly transgressed the law of God, fell wth ther posterty under the just penalty of the same, and were unable of ther own power to extrcate or save themselves from the great dlemma nto whch they had fallen. God gave them the hope of salvaton through the comng Chrst. - Gen. 1:27; 2:16, 17; Rom. 11:11-35; Rom. 5:18; Psalms 37:23-24. 6. Redempton, Salvaton, Adopton We beleve that Jesus Chrst by Hs brth, death, bural, resurrecton and ascenson pad the purchase prce for the redempton of the whole human race, arranged a pardon for all who come upon Gospel terms; and a law of adopton nto the Kngdom of Heaven and eternal nhertance nto the glorfed Kngdom above. Heb. 9:12; Gal. 3:13, 4:4-5; Ttus 2:14; Heb. 1:4; St. John 3:16; saah 45:22. 7. Condtons of Salvaton We beleve that all persons dyng n nfancy and all dots are saved by the Atonng merts of the Son of God wthout any act on ther part, that persons comng to the years of accountablty, transgressng the law of God, must upon ther part, exercse fath n Jesus Chrst through repentance toward God, at the completon of whch pardon takes -24--
place n the mnd of the Father and by the Holy Sprt they pass through the ordeal of regeneraton, are washed n the blood of the Lamb and are planted n the Kngdom of Chrst. - John 3; Matt. 19:13-22; Cor. 7:10; Luke 18:16, 17; St. John 4:11-16; Psalms 98:3. 8. Salvaton Free - We beleve that God desres the salvaton of all; Chrst ded for all; the Gospel nvtes all; the Holy Sprt strves wth all; and whosoever wll may come and be saved on the terms of the Gospel.-Rev. 22:17; Peter 1:9-13, 25; Peter 2:9-24; Rom. 3:24. 9. Baptsm We beleve that Chrstan baptsm s the mmerson of belevers n water, n the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, n whch are_ represented the bural and resurrecton of Chrst; also represents our death to sn, and only those who have come under the presbetery of the elders are qualfed to admnster the same.-matt. 3:14-16; 3:5, 6; Peter 3:21; St. John 3:23; Acts 10:47; Matt. 28:19. 10. Communon and Feet Washng We beleve that the Lords Supper and the washng of the sants feet are ordnances of the Gospel of Chrst; The Lords Supper was nsttuted by our Savour to commemorate Hs broken body and shed "blood for the sns of the world and to show our remembrance of Hm tll He comes. All Chrstans have a rght to the Lords Supper and should be nvted. "Let a man examne hmself and so let hm eat." The washng of feet was nsttuted by our Lord at the same tme that the Supper was nsttuted as an act of humlty to_ show our love for each other, and both ordnances should be perpetuated by all Chrstans untl Hs second comng. - Luke 22:19, 20; Cor. 11:20-29; St. John 13:1-18; Matt. 26:26-29. 11. The Sabbath We beleve that the Chrstan Sabbath should be observed as a day of rest and for the worshp of God; that we should abstan from all snful amusements and secular employments, works of mercy and pety excepted. Exodus 20:11; 31:12-18; Deut. 5:12-15; Ezek. 20:12; Matt. 28:1; Luke 23:56; Acts 13:42-48; Mark 2:27. 12. Call to the Mnstry We beleve n a Dvne call of the mnstry; that God n Hs goodness and power of grace, mpresses Hs mnsters wth the burden of -25-._. ; ~, ;,...- ~-, 1., l,,,, ; :.,,, ;,, l,
"---;-.~-------------------~-- 1..., ~ [ l ;, :;. l ::, ", ; " :, :1 " " lost souls, to the extent that the call becomes rresstble wth personal contentment; that when they yeld to the call and exercse the natve gfts accordng to the Scrptures, wth full relance upon Hm, He accompanes them n person of the Holy Sprt to gude them n the way of truth and to bless ther labors accordng.to Hs purposes. Jonah 1:1; Jer. 1:5; Mark 3:14; Acts 1:22-26; Matt. 28:19. 13. The nvsble Church - We beleve that the nvsble or Sprtual Church s the redeemed n the aggregate, s the famly of God, s composed of all true Chrstans of every congregaton from rghteous Abel to the resttuton of all thngs from every kndred, naton, tongue and people. -Eph. 3:16-21; Heb. 12:22, 23; Pet. 2:5; Eph. 2:20-22; Acts 2:47; Matt. 16:18. 14. The Vsble Church We beleve that a vsble church of Chrst s a congregaton of fathful men and women, havng obtaned fellowshp wth the Lord and wth each other, agreeng to keep up a good dscplne and doctrne accordng to the rules of the Gospel.- Thess. 1:1; Acts 16:5; John 1:10; Matt. 18:17; Acts 20:28; Rev. 1:4, 11, 20.. 15; Perseverance We beleve that all true belevers n Chrst should persevere n dvne graces, and n the knowledge of the truth and that Gods grace s suffcent to help them to overcome all the obstacles of lfe and that all the combned forces of the great enemy of souls on earth and n Hell (or n hs eternal abode) are not able to pluck them from hs hand so long as they walk n the path of duty; but those who sdestep and wllfully refuse or neglect to perform ther duty, they would backslde and f persstently contnued, would be eternally lost..- Cor. 9:10; Peter 1:4-8; Peter 1:12; Peter 2:2; Rom. 8:35-39, Apostasy; Peter 1:8-9; Cor. 10:1-13; Heb. 12:15-17; John 5:16; Heb. 6:1-6; Tm. 4:1-2; Heb. 3:12; St. John 15:1-7; Matt. 12:31-32. 16. Chrst the Head of the Church We beleve that Chrst s the Great Head of the Church and that the government of the local church s wth the body. - Col. 1:18, 19; Matt. 16:18; Heb. 12:23; Matt. 21:42; Eph. 1:22; Acts 16:4,5.. 17. Sanctfcaton Sanctfcaton s a work of Gods grace, by whch the soul s cleansed from all sns and wholly consecrated to Chrst. t takes Dlace n regeneraton, and the Chrstan can and should abde n -26-1
r ; ths state to the end of lfe constantly growng n the grace and the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Chrst.- Cor. 6:11; Thess. 2-13; Heb. 12:14; Phl. 3:21; St. John 17:17-19; Tm. 2:20, 21; lhess. 5:19-23. 18. The Resurrecton We beleve n the resurrecton of the dead, both of the rghteous and the wcked. When the resurrecton shall take place, the soul and. body shall be reunted, the rghteous shall be receved nto everlastng happness to regn wth God forever, but the wcked shall go away nto everylastng punshment.- Matt. 28:6; St. John 5:28, 29; Cor. 15:51-58. 19. The Soul - The soul s endless, hence does not de wth the body, but mmedately after death enters nto a conscous state of happness or msery, accordng to the sprtual character here possessed. - Phl. 1:23; Luke 23:43; Rev. 6:9; Luke 16:19-25; Matt. 10:28. 20. Judgment We beleve that there wll be a general, unversal judgment, when all men shall be judged accordng to ther works whether they be good or bad, and that mmedattely thereafter the wcked shall enter nto everlastng punshment and the rghteous nto eternal happness. Thess. 1:4-9; Rev. 14:9-13; Luke 16:23; Rev. 21:8; Cor. 5:10; Matt. 12:36, 37; Rev. 20:12, 13; Acts 17:31..... :. l CHURCH CLERKS AND ADDRESSES Mt. Zon - Ola Puryear, Rt. 1, Hndsvlle, Ark. Plgrm Rest- rena Wrght, 709 E. Meadow, Sprngdale, Ark. Chrstan Home - Evelyn Harrson, Hndsvlle, Ark. Farmer - Ode Shepherd, Hndsvlle, Ark. Buckeye - Cal Keeney, Rt. 1, Fayettevlle, Ark. Freedom - Carl Snoderly, Rt. 1, Garfeld, Ark. Hckory Flat- Mrs Ben Taylor, Rt 2, Bx 270, Sprngdale, Ark. Pleasant Valley-Dors McKnney, 201 E.. MadJ.>on St., Berryvlle, Ark. Huntsvlle - mogene Parks, Huntsvlle, Ark. Phllps Chapel - rene Armes, Rt. 5, Sprngdale, Ark. Rogers - Dorothy Rowland, Rt. 1, Rogers, Ark. Oak Grove- Besse Atchley, Oak Grove, Ark. Fayettevlle - Vrgna G. Johnson, Rt. 2, Fayettevlle, Ark. Clfty Chapel - Florence Fox, Rt. 5, Rogers, Ark. New Sulphur - Opal Cross, Rt. 2, Prare Grove, Ark. 72753 Lberty (Wchta) - Flora Woodward, 3620 Mascot, St., Wchta, Kans. Antoch - Wlla Mller, Star Rt., Berryvlle, Ark. 72616 Eureka Sprngs - Etha Hull, Rt. 1, Eureka Sprngs, Ark. -27-