l\jnutes OF THE NNETY-NNTH ANNUAL SESSON OF THE OLD MOUNT ZON ASSOCATON OF FREE WLL BAPTST -- -- ------ HELD WTH Cottage Hll Church, August 9th and 0th, 940 \>, _ ; ; j ~ j j ; ; j - ; j ~ l - j \ f ; l Moderator, Clerk, -- --------- OFFCERS Eld ~ W E Bhmd, H RNeely, ------------ LaRue, Ark \ La Rue, Ark The next Annual Sesson of ths Assocaton wll be held wth Mt Zon Church, begnnng at ten oclock a m on Frday before the second Sunday n August, 94 Eld W E Bland to preach the ntroductory Sermon; Eld Bll Oxford, alternate Free Wll Baptst Gem Prnt, 2 Bond St, Monett, Mo " j J l, l,
\ ~ ~ 0 " (, g l\rnu"res OF THE NNETY-NNTH ANNUAL SESSON OF THE <) OLD MOUNT ZON ASSOCATON () ~ OF % FREE WLL BAPTST, ---- ------ HELD \VTH Cottage Hll Church, August 9th and Moderator, Clerk, --- ------ OFFCERS Eld \V E Bland, H R Neely, 0th, 940 La Rue, Ark La Rue, Ark ------------- The next Annual Sesson of ths Assocaton wll be held wth Mt Zon Church, begnnng at ten oclock a m on Frday before the second Sunday % n August, 94 Eld \V E Bland to preach the ntroductory Sermon; Eld Bll Oxford, alternate, f j ; ----- ----- Free Wll Baptst Gem Prnt, 2 Bond St, l\lonett, Me
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,~ PROCEEDNGS Mnutes of the Nnety-Nnth Annual Sesson of nld Mount Zon Assocaton of Free Wll Baptsts, held wth Cottage Hll Church, August 9 and 0, 940 Assccaton was called to order by the Moderator, Eld \V E Bland Scrpture readng, Psalms 37:- Song, "Amazng Grace" Prayer by Elrl J \V Allred ntroductory sermon by Eld George Been; Scrpture readng ~>salms 33 Text: 2nd Cornthans Letters were then called for, (and all churches re ~ pcndcd as follows: Mt Zon -Charley Bagwell, Floyd ngl am, and Robert Puryear New Hope- Dow Boydstun, Kenneth R Bland, and Kenneth 0 Bland Hckory Grove- Lou Stafford, Alvn Cook, and saac T Lynch Clfty- Magge Vanhook, Lester Vanhook, and Fanne Prckett Antoch- By letter Plgrms Rest- Burel True, Bruce Graham, and Jack Cogar Clear Creek- Albert Todd, Eula Todd, and Ruby Vanhook Shady Grove- France,-; Clark, Fern Clark, and Delbert Bland Rose HU- Sster Jack Hobbs, Vola Meek, and A L Howard Cottage Hll- Pon Brodrck, Grace Ray, and Mary G Samuels Chrstan Home- Hugh Becker, Earl Davs, and Mary Gosvener Rock- Lmn Lynch, James Krk, and Geo Lynch j : :, l : Correspondng Assocatons Old Unon - Clff Sugg, Olle Sugg, and Clyde Sugg ndan Creek- 0 T Allred and John Rollns The rght hand rjf Chrstan fellowshp was offered and delegates nvted to seats n councl -3- l l ---
- -,- - - - - - - ---~--:------,_----:-,------------ - _ -, - - - " Vstors from Old Unon Assocaton were J D Holt, R J Sugg, and Henry Sugg - - - -- - c -- - - - ~- - " - - - -- : ----- > ~ - vloderator, Clerk, Electon of Offcers Eld W E Bland, H R Neely, La Hue, Ark LaHue, Ark Appontment of Commttees Dvne Servce Eld H M Knox, vv E Lynch, and Loy Arche:r Resolutons- Eld Geo Been, J B Hollns, and Clyde Sugg Fnance- Dow ~oydstun, Lester Vanhook, and Geo Lynch Temperance Lou Stafford Huth Hobbs, and Mary Gosvener Sunday School 0 T Allred, Pe:rce Krk, and Bruce Phllps Obtuares- Cecl 0 Garrson, \Vlle Capps, and J D Holt Unon of Churches- Samme Lane, Clff Sugg, and Jack Hobbs Elders Cecl 0 Garrson and Jack Hobbs were elected to preach Frday nght Moton carred to adjourn untl 2:30 p m Prayer by J \V Holt --- FHDA Y AFTERNOON SESSON Scrpture readng, Phllpans 3:8-4 Prayer by Eld Bll Oxford Report of Dstrct Evangelst, Cecl 0 Garrson Moton carred to retan Bro Garrson as dstrct - C\angels t for another year l\oton carred to receve report of Executve Board Ed Geo Been was elected to serve for three years Heport of the followng mnsters were made: Elders Gen Bland, \V E Bland, Bll Oxford, Gco Been, J \V, Allred, Bruce Phllps, H M Knox, Jack Hobbs, Elmer Lawson, \Vlle Capps and Sammy Lane Vstng mnsters were: 0 T Allred, J,B Rollns, J D Holt ~md Kenneth Autry Moton carred to adjourn untl 9:00 a m Saturday --
l,, FHDA Y NGHT SERVCE Servce was concluded wth the Lords Supper and 59 washng feet SATURDAY MORNNG SESSO:K Scrpture readng, Revelaton 22:2-2 Prayer by Eld Kenneth Autry Moton cnrred to receve report of Commttee on Unon of Churches ard dscharge commttee Moton carred to receve report of Temperance Cmrmttcc and dscharge commttee Moton to ado>t report of Commttee on Resolutons carred and commttee was dscharged Moton carred to receve report of Obtuary Com mttec and dscharge commttee SATURDAY ELEVEN OCLOCK SERVCE Sermon bv Eld Bruce Phllps Text, John 2:25; followed by Eld \V E Bland who read the Obtuares and delvcre~l a fne sermon Moton carred to adjourn untl 2:00 oclock p m SATUHDA Y AFTERNOON SESSON Scr;turc readng, Peter :-7 Prayer by Bro Loy Archer Motcn cnrrcd to receve report of Fnance Commtte and dscharge the commttee Moton carred to receve and adopt report of Sunday School Commttee and dscharge the commttee Delegates apponted to attend the Old Unon Assocaton are \V E Lynch, Pearl Garrson and T Lynch; Sster Clara Capps, alternate Delegates to ndan Creek Assocaton are Robert Puryear, Loy Archer and Fred Archer; Bruce Phllps, alternate Elders Bll Oxford and \Vllc Capps were elected lo preach Saturday nght The next sesson of the Old Mt Zon Assocaton wll be held wth Mt Zon church Eld W E Bland wll preach the ntroductory sermon; Eld Bll Oxford wll he hs alternate Moton ;carred to adjourn untl Frday before the second Sunday n August 94 at 0:00 a m - --- - ; ) - - :, : t, )
, { - - _- - - \ : Dsmssed n prayer by Moderator, Eld \V E Bland Be t Resolved, That we extend our heart-felt thanks to Cottage Hll church and communty for ther kndness shnwn us durng our stay among them And, especally do we thank Sster Mary Gladys Samuel for her kndness and thoughtfulness for makng preparatons for the Communon servce Eld \V E,Bland, Moderator, H R Neely, Clerk ---- ---~----, COMMlfTEE REPORTS -: - -- -, ", : ",,_,, : ~\- ",_ TEMPERANCE- Ve, your Commttee on Temperance, submh the followng: Realzng the sn and evls brought by drnkng, n Proverbs 23:29, "Who hath woe, who hath sorrow, who hath contenton, who hath babblng, who hath wounds wthout cause, who hath redness of eyes; thpy that tarry long at the wne" "Look not thou upon the wne when t s red, when t gvth hs colo s n the cup, when t moveth tself arght, at the last t bteth lke a serpent and stngeth lke an adder" We feel t the duty of every chld of God to stand frm aganst lquor As long as there s lquor, there wll be crme, murder, stealng, and gamblng As long as these thngs con~, tnue, there wll be broken homes, separated famles, gref rdden hearts, sorrowng parents, prodgal boys and dsgraceu daughters The cup looks brght, nvtng, and cheerful, but t s flled wth woe and sorrow, t runs over wth regret The most foolsh, conceted, and humlatng thng a man may do are done under the nfluence of drnk: He wll curse hs Maker, he wll abuse hs mother, he wll browbeat h<> wfe, he wll humlate hs chldren, he wll squander hs wages and embarrass everyone The only absolute safe way to deal wth ths woeful cup s to let t alone Avod t as you would a poson reptle -stay away from t Do as Dane - dd who purposed n hs heart that he would not defle hmself wth the kngs meat nor wth the wne whch he drank Look at the prodgal son comng up the road n tattered rags, barefooted and hungry; hs money all gone That s a pcture oc wne t decevps the mnd of those who drnk t, t leads from rght to wrong, from good to evl, from rghteousness to sn -G-
\Yne s truly one of the oluest roads men know, and every step of t s paved wth jagged rocks of regret, t s over- - shadowed wth shame, vce dsgrace and all the mps of lust t H curbed wth the bleachng bones a~d grnnng skulls o ts plgrm vctms t s cpmentcd wth the blood of heartbroken motlurs and gref-strcken fathers, t s drenched wth the tears of wdows, orphans, and nnocent babes t :js traveled by h~rlots, adulterers, olltldws, kdnappers, robbers and murderers Anyone who leads over that road s a blnd leader of the blnd, aml all who t avel t to the end wll fah n the bottomless pt f you have started on that road, tmn back now God says be temperate n all thngs (Lula Stafford, Comnttee Ruth Hobbs, - L Mary Gosvener j: ------ -, SUNDAY SCHOOL-:- lye your Commttee on Sunday School, submt the followng: "Tran a chld up -n the way he should go, and when he s old, he wll not depart from t~ Prov 22: 6 We cant thnk of any way better than takng our boys and grls to a good Sunday school How pleasng t must be to God, when a father and mother accompany ther chldren to a Sunday school Fathers and mothers are to be an example to lher chldren and f they do not brng up ther chldren n the way they should go; God wll surely hold them responsble Vle beleve each church should mantan a Sunday school, and we beleve the pastor of each church should preach at least one sermon each year on Sunday school work \Ve beleve f there s unty and co-operaton n the Sunday school, there also must be unty and co-operaton n the church and com- munty, We beleve that each Chrstan ought to advse each chld n every communty to attend Sunday school (0 T: Allred, Commttee Bruce Phllps, LPearce Krk f l ( UNON OF,CHURCHES- We, your Commttee on Unon oz Churches, submt the followng: \Ve fnd there s a unon among the churches of ths Assocacloser ton We feel that we should strve for a UlllOll \ _,_ ~
~ \ f c < -, -- _ -- c J among the chldren of God: Therefore, we feel we should take a more frm stand aganst unsound doctrnes n our churches, ~vhch has a tendency to cause dscord among the laty of our churches and Gods fathful chldren everywhere "F~or the tme wll come when they wll not endure sound doctrne, but after ther own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers havng tchng ears, and they shall turn away ther ears from the truth and shall be turned unto fables" Tm 4:3-4 (Sammy Lane, Commttee ~Clff Sugg, LJack Hobbs " - ; FNANCE- We, your Commttee on Fnance, submt the followng: Plgrms Rest $350 J\t Zon 4-25 New Hope 360 Hckory Grove 25 Chrstart Hone 55 Clfty - ~ 95 CQttage Hll 70 Rose Hll - 5~0 Clear Cree k - 25 Rock ~ 25 Antoch - 85 Shady Grove ; 200 Total Amount Receved $2465 (Geo Lynch, Commttee ~ Dow Boydstun, L Lester Vanhook -, RESOLUTONS~ Be t Resolved, That we, the Old l\lt Zon Assocaton of Free Wll Baptsts, realzng our next sesson wll be the 00th sesson, dedcate t as our centenal sesson, and appont a program commttee to work out a centenal pro: gram, and to make t a Home Comng Sesson Second Be t Resolved, That we as mnsters, deacons, and lay members, seeng the great need of a greater co-operaton among us and our churches n the Home Msson feld work, put on an earnest plea for larger msson contrbuton We hope to be able, by the help of God, to reach new, - communtes where the Free Wll Baptst doctrne s not -s-?
:: preached, thereby helpng to rescue the pershnl Thrd Be t Resolved, That we read and gve earnest con sderaton to the resolutons passed by the last sesson of the Arkansas State Assocaton, of Free Wll Baptsts Fourth Be t Resolved,that snce ths meetng has been so har monous that the sprt of love has led n all the busness transactons, and seemed to have full control of all mnsters n all ther delberatons to the extent that t was overflowng The good songs rendered by the chor were so sprted that they were soul strrng The homes of Cottage Hll communty were so comfortable and entertanng that we have not words to express our grattude for all those who n any way helped to make ths meetng so busness lke and enjoyable We can only pray that God wll contnue to bless these homes and ths people for ther knd hosptalty durng our stay wth them fgeo Been Commttee ~ and LClyde Sugg OBTUARES- We, your Commteee on Obtuares, fnd that eght of our beloved brothers and ssters have passed from labor to reward, as follows: Joshua,V Harrson, Lucy Vooley Lane, Martha Yarbrough Gosvenor, Jenne K Morrs, Edna Bohanna Jones, Atte Means, Margaret E Butler, Mat Mles, and Wllam Clarence Foster (Cecl 0 Garrson Commttee ~ and LJ D Holt,,, j r, T : " l J, r OBTUARES FOSTER- Wllam Clarence Foster was born n Dry Fork, Arkansas, near Antoch church, May 5, 897, and spent about all hs lfe n ths communty He professed a hope n Chrst at the age of 7 years, and joned the Free Wll Baptst church at Antoch n 96, he was unted n Marrage to Mary Rosson, and to ths unon sx chldren were born, fve of whom stll survve He departed ths lfe February 6, 940, at the age of 42 years 9 months and day Bro Foster talked often of gong home before the heavenly Father called hm to that heavenly home, where we expect to -9-
l, - - {, -, j ",, : meet hm when our lfe on earth s done GOSVENER- Martha (Yarbrough) Gosvene: was born Nov 2, 875 God called her to rest July 20, 940 \ She was marred to Gordon L Gosvener n the autumn of 896 To ths unon was born 7 chldren; four of whom ded \ n nfancy and th;ee are, stll lvng, whch are Bruce, Slva and Roy She was a member of Chrstan Home Church and was fathfu undj d~ath She leaves her chldren, husband, ~2 grandchldren and a host of relatves and frends to mourn her departure - We feel our loss s heavens gan A precous one from us s gone A voce WR loved s stll; A place made vacant n our home " Vhch never can be flled MOSSS --Jenne K Morrs was born n Washngton County, Arkansas, July 25, 874 She departed ths lfe at her home July, 940, at the age of G5 years, months, and 6 days She,was marred to James R Morrs, May 5, 894, who preceeded her n death about tlllee years ago fo ths unon, twelve chldren were born; eleven of whom are stll lvng: G E Morrs, G,V, Morrs, Lev Morrs, Woodrow and Vanda Mrs- Olva Danley, Mrs Hazel Deems, Mrs J e~vell Doty, l\lrs Laurel Vres, l\rs Grace Evans and Mrs Beulah Studvan She professe:d a hope n Chrst n 92, and unte\l wth the Free w:m Baprtst church at \t Zon She was a knd lovng wfe, mother and sster, and loved by all who knew her She leaves her chldren, 33 grandchldren, two brothers, and a host " - - of other relatves and frends BUTLER -Margaret Elzabeth Butler, daughter of Warren and Sarah Chrstopher, was born June 2, 86, at Marronvlle, Mssour She passed away May 2, 940, at the home of her daughter near Pecular, Mssour / She was unted n marrage to Powtan Butler, November 3, 878 To ths unon was born nne chldren Her husband and two chldren preceded her n death She leaves seven chldren, 39 grandchldren, 34 great-grandchldren, and a host of frends After her marrage she spent her lfe near La Rue, Arkansas, -,--,;, except the last fve years whch she spent wth her daugher near Pecular, l\ssour She unted wth the Free V Baptst church at an early age and lved a devoted lfe untl the end -She was a lovng wfe and mother :=: 0- "
JONES- Edna Bohannan Jones, daughter of Lews and Lena Bohannan, was born Aprl 2, 89 and ded Aprl 24, 940, at the age of 49 years and 22 days She was marred to Speed Jones, November, 90 To ths unon eght chldren were born; sx of whom survve her She leaves her husband and sx chldren to mount her gong Sster Jones was converted early n lfe, and unted wth the Free Wll Baptst church at- Clear Creek church :She was a - ) lovng wfe and mother, and s sadly mssed n her communty God called her n the mornng Whle her day was far and brght But twas not total darkness That hd her from our sght For the valley of death was brghter Than the hlls of lfe she trod, And the peace that fell on her sprt - Vas the calm, deep peace of God She knew n whom she trusted, Sle counted,, earthly thngs loss, And clung wth arms of fath To Chrst and to Hs cross And from that cross a radance Fell wth 3 softenng beam, That shnes through the shadowy vale And brghtens deaths narrow stream " Her lfe went away n _the mornng And t so far and, brght; But she shnes today on the other sde n the land _of pure delght HARRSON: Joshua Wllam Harrson was born n Fulton, llnos, October, 86 He came to Arkansas \vhen a boy andspent the remander of hs lfe n Carroll County, Arkansas He was unted n marrage to Jane Bown To ths unon fve chldren were born, all of whom stll survve; Hs wfe precezded hm n death several years ago He was later unted n marrage to Effe Lee To ths unon was born four chldren; three of whom stll survve Bro Harrson professed fath n Chrst about seven years ------- ago and unted wth the Free Wll Baptst church at Antoch He has lved a devoted lfe God called hm_ home December ::-- ", t ", " ~ - r :,,:, f < -----------" ---- ------- ------
"~ ~- " ---~-- ~- - -,,w~-"~ -,_ -----~ - "--,~- -> - - 6, 939 at the age of 78 years, 2 months and 5 days He left a wfe, eght chldren, 44 grandchldren and 3 greatgrandchldren to mourn hs departure Hs presence wll be greatly mssed n the church - --,, ",,,, LANE~ Lucy Wooley Lane was born December 25, 866 at Hyatvlle, Kansas and d~arted ths lfe October 29, 939, at the age of 72 years, 0 months and 4 days She professed a hope n Chrst n 88 and lved a devoted lfe untl death She was unted n marrage December 25, 882, to Joseph L Lane To ths unon was born nne chldren; four boys and fve grls She also leaves to mourn her departure 46 grandchldren, 5 great-grandchldren and a host of other relatves and frends We feel our loss- s heavens gan "A precous one from us s gone; A vacant place that cant be flled" God pcks Hs flowers where He thnks best, and we know ths flower wll make a brght and shnng one for Gods boquet We hope someday we wll meet ths dear one where well part no more and where no more tears wll be, shed She was a knd wfe and a lovng mother Ve wsh to thank everyone for ther kndness and help durng her sckness and death ROBERTS,- Martha L Roberts was born October 28, 862 and ded March 23, 940 She was unted n marrage to Lews P Mles June 29, 884 To ths unon was born four chldren, Lum, John, Neacy and Molle The sons stll survve She leaves 7 grandchldren and four great grandchldren to mourn her departure MEANS - Atte Means was born September 23, 866 and ded August, 939 She was unted n marrage to James Means l\ay, 886 To ths unon was born three chldren; Effe, who ded n nfancy, som and Tom She s survved also, by her husband, two ssters, two brothers, and one grandchld She unted wth the Free Wll Baptst church, then known as the Hckory Flat church Sster Means contnued n her fath untl death Bural was at the Burks Shed cemetery Funeral servces were conducted by Eld Geo Been OXFORD- Wlla Mae Oxford was born August 2, 937 and ded Aprl 27, 940; beng 2 years, 8 months, and 5 days of age -2-
~ j, "A jewell from us s taken, A voce we loved s stlled; A place n our home s vacant, Whch never can be flled" She leaves to mourn her departure, her parents, Bro and Sster Bll Oxford, and three brothers; also a host of relatves and frends;, [, KNOX- An nfant son of Bro and Sster H M Knox, leaves a sster and two brothers, and a host of other relatves and frends to mourn ts passng ------ --------------- RULES OF ORDER At every sttng of the Assocaton, busness shall be opened and concluded by prayer by the Moderator or whomsoever he may request 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 Vhen a moton: has made and seconded, and a mem ber opposes ts dscusson, the Moderator shall put the queston, "Shall t be dscussed?" f neg-atve, 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 shal speak more than twce on the same subject wthout sp~calleave of the Moderator, 9 All questons shall be decded by a majorty vote of all members present 0 No member shall absent hmself wthout specal leave of the Moderator Mnutes shall be lesurely read and corrected f necessary before the close of the Assocaton 2 At all future sessons of the Assocaton, arrangements shall be made to nsure two sermons, or other devotnal exercses equvalent thereto, durng each day of the sesson, and the char shall announce just before adjournment who shall fll the stand at the next meetng 3 These Rules of Order shall be dstnctly read from the char mmedately after organzaton of the Assocaton 4 Alternatons may be made n these rules at any regular sesson of the Assocaton --3-- ~ l,, ( ------ ----------- ::;_-_
< : ", - - _ r : - - ARTCLES OF FATH --- L 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 :; Cor 8:6; St John 0:30 2 CHRST We beleve that Jesus Chrst s the dvne Son of God Was Wth the :f, ather and the Holy Sprt at the tme of the Creaton, left the Courts of Heaven and came to tls ectrth - Took upon Hmself the to; m Of humanty, sn excepted, by beng born of the Vrg;n Mary, manfested Hs power, was crucfed, placed n Josephs tomb, rose from the d~ad the thrd day, completed the great plan of salvaton, wahed and talked wtn Hs dscples, publcly asccmded up to Heaven, and that Ee wt de3cend agan to gather Hs jewels home-saah 9:6; St John :4; Luke :26-28; l\att: 4:3-2; Mark 6:9-9; Luke 24; 50:53; Acts : -2; Mark 5:22-4 3 HOLY SPRl We beleve that the Holy Sprt has vsted t: ue belevers n all ages, and especally snce the ascenson of the SON back to the Father, and Hs comng en the day o Pentecost Has taken up Hs offce work among all natons of people, as a Dvno Reprover, Comforter and Gude;-JUdJ:eS 6:34; :29; St John 6:8-4; saah 63:0-2; Ephesans 4:30; Acts 8: 7-20 4 THE BBLE We beleve the Bble, whch s composed of the Scrptures of the Old and New Tzstaments, was gven by nspraton of God, g our way-bll from earth to heaven, and the only nfallble rule cf fath and pra~tce-2 Peter ::9-2; 2 Tm 3:ll4-7; Danel 0:2; Acts :6-7; lvatt 2:42 5: THE FALL OF l\an We beleve that GOD created man good, gave hm a just law by whch he hould be governed; wth promse of reward for fathfulness and wth penaltes of punfhment 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 trans;?;ressed 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 5ave themselves from the great d lemma nto whch they had fallen God gave them the hope of salvaton through the comng CHRST-Gen :27; 2: 6-7; Hcmans :,-35: Psalms 37:23-24; 5:8 6 REDEl\BflON, SALVATON, ADOPTON We beleve tat Jesus Chrst by Hs brth, death, bural, resurrecton and -ascenson pad the purchase prce for the redempton of th::l whole human race, arranged a pardon for all who come upon Gospel terms; and a law of adoptol nto the Kngdom of Heav- en, and an etemal nhertance nto the glorfed Kngdom above -Heb 9:2; Crl 2:3; 4:4-5; Ttus 2:4; Heb :4; St John ;):6; saah 5:22 7 OONDTJONS OF SALVATON We bel en that all persons, dyng n nfancy and all ;dots ar2 ra :e:l by th:; at::m:j~( -4- \ l
merts of the Son of God wthout any act on ther part; that persons comng to the years of accountablty, transgressng the Jaw of God, must upon ther part, exercse fath n Jesus Chrst through repentance toward God, at the completon of whch pardon takes place n the mnd of the Father and by the Holy Sprt they pass through the ordeal of regeneraton, are washed n the blood of the Lamb and are planted n the Kngdom of Chrst-J ohn 3rd chapter; Matt :9:3-22; Cor 7: 0; Luke 8:6-7; St John 4:-6; Psalms 98:3 8 SALVATON FREE We beleve that God desres the salvaton of all; Clrst ded for all; the Gospel nvtes all; -the Holy Sprt strves wth all; and whosoever wll may come and be saved upon the terms of the Gospel- Peter :9-25; 2:9-25; Revelator 22:7 9 BAPTSM w;e beleve that Chrstan baptsm s the mmerson of belevers n watm, n the name of the Father, the Son, and tlle Holy Sprt, n whrh are represented the bural and resurrecton of Chrst; also represents our death to sn, and only those who have come under the presbytery of the elders are qualfed to admn~ter the same~matt 3: 4-6; 3:5-6; Peter 3:2; St John 3:23; Acts 0:47; :Matt 28:9 0 COMMUNON AND FEET WASHNG We beleve that the Lords Supper and the washng of the sants feet are ordnances of the Go3pel of Chrst; the Lords Supper was nsttuted by our Savor to commemorate Hs broken body and shed blood for the sns of the world, and to show our remembrance of Hm tll He comes All Chrstans have a rght to the Lords Supper and should be nvted; "Let a man examne hmself and so let hm eat" The waf:hng of feet was nsttuted by our Lord at the same tme that the Supper was nsttuted as an act of humlty to show our love for each other, and, both ordnances should be perpetuated by all Chrstans untl Hs second comng-luke 22: 9-20; Cor :20-29; St John 3:-8; Matt 26:26-29 L THE SABBATH We beleve that the Chrstan Sabbath should be observed as a day of rest and for tle worshlp of God; that we should abstan from all snful amusements and secular employments, works of mercy and pety excepted~ Exodus 20: ; 3:2-8; Dent 5:2-5; Ezek 20:ll2; Matt 28:; Luke 23: 56; Acts 3:42-48; Mark 2:27 2 CALL TO THE MNSTRY We beleve n a dvne call of the mnstry; that God n Hs goodness and power of grace, mpresses Hs mnsters wth the burden of lost souls, to the extent that the call becomes rresstable wth personal contentment; that when they yeld to the call and exercse the natve gfts accordng to the Scrptures, wth a full relance upon Hm, He accompanes them n the person of the Holy Sprt to gude them n the way of truth and to bless ther labors accordng to Hs purpose-j onah :; T er :5; \ark 3:4; Acts :22-26; \T:l+t 2R: 9 3 THE NVSBLE CHURCH We beleve that the nvsble or Sprtual Church s the redeemed n the aggragate, s the -5-, l ", ; t,
, h ~ - - - - " :,, ":, j, -, ",, ; famly of God, s comr;osed of all true Chrstans of every congregaton from rghteous Abel to the resttuton of all thngs, from every kndred, naton, tongue and people-eph 36-2; Heb 2:22-23; Pet 2:5; Eph 2:20-22; Acts 2:47; Matt 6:8 4 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 ;:?;ood dscplne and doctrne accordng to the rules of the Gospel:_2 Thess : ; Acts 6:5; 3 John : 0; Matt 8: 7; Acts 20:28; Revelaton :4-20 5 PERSEVERANCE We beleve that all true belevers n Chrst should persevere n dvne grace, and n the knowledge of the truth, and that Gods grace s suffcent to help them to overcome all the obstacles of lfe, and that all the combned forces of the great enemy of souls on earth and n hell (or n hs eternal abode) are not able to pluck thsm from Hs hand so long as they wa~k n the path of duty; but those who sdestep and wlfully refuse cr neglect to perform ther duty, they would backslde f persstently contnued, would be eternally lost-2 Pet :2; 2 Cor 9:0; 2 Peter :4-8; 2, Peter 2:2; Rom 8:35-39; Apostasy: 2 Peter : 8 9; Cor 0: -3; He b 2:5-7; John 5:6; Heb 6:-6; Tm 4:-2; Heb 3:2; St John 5: -7; Matt 2:3-32 6 CHRST THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH We beleve that Chrst s the Head of the Church, and that the government of the local ehurch s wth the bodv-col : 8-9: Matt 6: 8; He b 2:23; Matt 2: 42: Eph :22; Acts 6:4-5 7 SANCTFCATON Sanctfcaton s a work of Gods grace, by whch the soul s cleansed from all sn and wholly consecrated to Chrst t takes nlace n regeneraton, and th\) Chrstan can and should abde n ths state to the end of lfe constantly growng- n the grace llnd the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Chrst- Cor 6:; 2, Thess 2:3; Hob ~: 4; Phl 3:2; 2 Thess 5:9-23; St John 7:7-9; 2 Tm 2:20-2 8 THE RESURRECTGN Wfl b~lpv8 n thp rpf:~ rocton of the dead, both of the rghteous and the wcked When the ressurecton shall take place, the soul and body shall be unted, the rghteous shall be receved nto everlastng happness to regn ;wth God for ever; but the weked shall go away nto everlastng punshment-matt 28:6; John 5:28-29; Cor 5:5-58 9 THE SOUL The soul s enre"s 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 oossessed-phl : 23; Luke 23:43 ; Rev 6:9; Luke,6: 9-25; Matt 0:28 20 JUDGEMENT 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 mmedately thereafter the weked shall enter nto everlastng punshment, fnl the rghteous nto eternal happness-2 Thess :4-9; Rev 4:9-:: Luke 6:23; Rev 2:8: 2 Cor 5:0; Matt 2:36-37; ReY 20:2-3; Acts 7:3-6-
CONSTTUTON ; ; : ~ -, : From long experence, we, the members of the Church of God (denomnated Free Wll Baptst), beng regularly baptzed upon a professon of our fath n our Lord Jesus Chrst, and beng convnced of the necessty of a combnaton of churches to per petuate a unon among us, and to pr::jserve and mantan correspondence wth each other, do therefore ordan ths Consttuton for our better Church government Art MEMBERSHP Ths AssoCaton shall be composel of members chosen by the churches or quarterly meetngs of our unon, not exceedng three messengers from each church, and upon producng letters, they shall be enttled to seats All ordaned mnsters and de acons of sad unon shall be regular members, when present, by vrtue of ther offce Art 2 NAME The members thus chosen and assembled wth the mnsters and deacons, to be denomnated the Old Mount Zon Assocaton of Free Wll Baptst, beng composed of the several churches of our unon, the Assocaton havng no power to lord t over Gods hertage, nor havng a:cy ecclesastcal power over the churches, reservng the rght of wthdrawng from any church becomng dsord:jrly Art 3 LETTERS Letters from the dfferent churches rep resentng 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 or recommendaton, by restoraton or denomnatonal choce; the number dsmssed by letter, excluded, and those havng ded snce ast Assocaton Churches, n sendng ther letters, may send obtuares of any who ded durng the year, that we may keep up the memoral of our dead Art 4 OFFCERS Sec The Assocaton shall have a Moderator, a Clerk, a Treasurer, and an Executve Board o three members who shall be elected at each annual sesson of the Assocaton by the suffrage of the members present Sec 2 The Executve Board provded for n Sec of Art 4, shall be elected from the mnsters, deacons or laty belongng to Old Mount Zon Assocaton: One for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, and after the frst electon, one shall be elected each year for a term of three yean Ths board shall have power and authorty to transact any assocatonal busness whch may arse between annual sessons of the Assocaton, and shall report to the Assocaton annually Art 5 NEW CHURCHES Newly consttuted churches may be admtted to the Assocaton, whch are to petton by letter and delegates, and f upon examnaton, they are found to be orthodox and orderly, they may be receved nto the Assocaton, the \foderator gvng the rght hand of fellowshp Art G QUESTONS No queston from any church shall come under the consderaton of the Assocaton unless t has been frst consdered n ts own church Art 7 l\0ons Every moton made and seconded shall come t:nder the consderaton of the Assocaton, except t be -7- ~ " h, r, l :
--=-:_::-~---------- -- -- " ------) - wthdlawn by the membe-r who made t Art 8 MNUTES The Assocaton s to endeavor to furnsh the churches wth mnutes of the Assocaton n proporton to the amount pad by each church, the dstrbuton to be at the dscreton of the Assocaton Art 9 CLEHK 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 AJrt 0 SGNATURES The mnutes of the Assocaton - - : :, " : " shall be read and corrected, f needed, and sgned by the MoueTator and Clerk before the close of the Assocaton Art AMENDMENTS Amendments to ths Consttuton may be made, when necessary, by a two-thrds vote of the members present at any regular sesson 2 NON-ATTENDANCE The Assocaton n case of the falure of any church tp attend, shall enqure nto the case ---- ------ CHUHCH COVENANT Havng been broug ht, as we beleve, by the dvne grace to accept the Lord Jesus Chrst as our Savor and Preserver, we do now solemnly and joyfully covenant and agree, by Gods help, to walk together n brotherly love \Ve, therefore enter nto coyenant as members of ths church and as Chrstans, that we wll watch oyer each other n love, sharng together each others joys and sorrows; that we wll not forsake the assemblng of ourselves and others: that by dvne assstance, we wll ende~wor 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, fath,ful n our engagements and exemplary n au our deportment; that we wll abstan from the sale and use cf ntoxcatng lquor as a beverage; that we wll sustan the worshp,,ordanance, dscplne and the doctrne of ths church; that we wll contrbute cheerfully, a()cordng 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 eyer enjoy the blessngs and presence of the Great Head of the church, whch s Jesus Chrst the Savor -:3- j )
ORDER OF BUSNESS, Assocaton called to order by the Moderator, nnl n hs absence, by the Clerk 2 ntroductory Sermon 3 Letters from dmrches composng the Assocaton called for, read, and messengers nvted to seats Correspondng Assocatons 5 Hght hand of fellowshp 6 Call for letters from newly organzed churches 7 8 Electon of permanent offcers Readng the Consttuton and Rules of Order by the Moderator or Clerk 9 Appontment of the followng commttees: (a) Hesolutons, (b) Fnance, (c) Arrangements for preachng, (d) Temperasce, (e) Sunday Schools, (f) Obtuary, (g) Condton of Non-represented Churches, (h) Unon of Churches 0 Reports of commttees apponted at last Assocaton and other unfnshel busness Heports of new commttees 2 New Busness 3 Choosng place for our next Asso:caton; 4 who shall preach the ntroductory Sermon? 5 Headng and adoptng the mnutes 6 Adjournment ( l \ : : J - -H:- t r t f f l
----- --- -~---J;_ : j l ~--t-z--o-n-- STATSTCAL TABLE OF THE ASSOCATON Church-- CHURCH zed Retr Pastor Pastor Elect Clerk Postoffce 2~ 3 4 5 6 7 --- ----~~~=86-6--~l-B--P-h U-p-s~~--B--B_h ll_p-s-~~b--p-u_r_y_e_a----- ---~ S-p- g--v-a-l-le-y-,-a-r-k~~-9~ ~ ~ ~~- ~~-~-2-2 New Hope 886 W E Bland jw E Bland E P McGnns La Rue, Ark 4, 2 09 Hckory Grove 886 W E Bland JW E Bland T_ Lynch CJfty, Ark, 45 _ Chrstan Home 892 Wlle Capps Wlle Capps Mary Gosvener Hndsvlle, Ark 2 24 Clfty 892 W E Bland JW E Bland George Vanhook Mundelle, A~ k 9, : 94J Antoch 90 R A Smth JR A Smth J A Smth jmarble, Ark, 2 28 Plgrms Rest 9 B Phllps B Phllps jjewel Everett Spg Valley, ArkJ5 5 2 / 73 Clear Creek JSammy Lane Sammy Lane,j Thomas gntret ~~ndsvlle, Ark j 3 9 Shady Grove 936 H M Knox H M Knox Bdna B~~lCkburn La Rue, Ark 7, : : 24 Rose Hll 937 Jack Hobbs Jack Hobbs Ray Jennngs Marble, Ark J 8 Cottage Hll 938 H M Knox H M Knox ~Vary G Samuel Clfty, Ark 6 Rock 938 Elmer Lawson Bll _Oxford Francs Bowman JClfty, Ark /6 2 2, 56 of ) - $ - - ; J]xperence and Baptsm 4 Dsmssed by Letter 2 Recommendaton 5 Excluded 3 Receved by Letter 6 Number Ded 7 Total Membershp 0 0 0 0 0 0 728 " ;- - ~---= -;_;_:;_ - ~--~-- - ~-------" -;;_:;;;;_---- ; ;_: ~--=::::: --~-~-----~~~ ---~-~ ~-:~ --- ~-- - ~---~-~~--~-~-----~--~----~-~---~ -~--~~ ---- 0 j, ;