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:, r :; MNUTES SXTY-NNTH ANNUAL SESSON OF THE SOCAL BAND ASSOCATON 0 OF - FREE WLL BAPTSTS HELD WTH 0, ~ ~ ~, ~ ; t ~ ~ r : >, \ ::,),, {,; ; :,, ~ r Okean Church, Okean, Arkansas :, ) \oderator \ ss t \od Cerk Evangest OFFCERS Ed Rauh Staten Pocahontas, Ark Ed L T Smth R, B 47, Osceoa, Ark Ed D C Jones Porta, Ark Ed D C Jones Porta, Ark, /, \ :, The next annua sesson o the assocaton w Mnvene wth the Prte church, Peach Orchard, Cay County, Arkansas, begnnng Thursday evenng beore the thrd Sunday n September 944 The ntroductory sermon w be devered by the pastor o the church; n hs absence, by the moderator or hs <::ang on some one Free W Baptst Gem, 2 Bond St, Monett, Mssour, t ; ( t,,, :
; : A LETTER FOrM TO BE USED AS A GUDE FOR :--= - - LOCAL CHURQH AND DSTRCT ASCCATC:H J o the 0 0 0 0 0 Assocaton o Free \V Baptsts: We, the : Church o Free W Baptsts met O ~ ~, ) r and Eeected 0 0 0 0 t, ~ to repre~ent us n you toaorabe body whch co~wenes w:th church, on, 9 Rddng you Gods speed n a your abor or advancemert o the cause o Chrst aad H:3 Kngdom Cur church s composed o deacons, mnst~r:;, membershp: mae~,emaes,tota \3mber3 :, J ; ;, ~ ~ receved durng the year: baptsm, recommendaton, hy etter The churches os-s n member~hp: d m:ssed by etter, ;excuded, ded Name a:d ad d; ess o mnders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Names o deacons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S:mday Schoo, yes no, k:nd o terature UE ed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 condton,, average atterdaacc, tota mem:;ershp League: J no 0 0, presdent o 0 o o 0 o o, 0 0 0 0 0 0 tota memter~hp :, ye3 0 0 0 0 secretary Famec> ; t t : J,:>, _, : -t : _, ; F takng crurch paper Pastor 0 Em mons preached, saary $ Cwn church budng, vaue o chm ch prcperty $, whe~ organ:zed 0 0 0 0 by Moderator Cerk \VhO o 0 _oooo _ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - t ;, 7, ~ ;- -_ - ;,, ;, ; ~-, ~ - ; ; -2 - -
PROCEEDNGS rhe mnsters, deacons, and messengers composng that part o the Church o God commony known as Free -W Baptst met n ts sxty-nnth annua sesson wth the Oh:ean church, Okean, Arkansas,- September 6, 943 ---- rhursday NGHT SERVCE Opened by sngng Prayer b;r Ed Carence Ussery DCYotona by Ed L J Smth ntroductory sermon by Ed Raph Staten Text, Acts :8heme, How to get power or God, Church; and Assocaton Bened-~ton by Ed G W Scott Jr F RDA Y \ORNNG SESSON Opeed wth sngng Prayer by Ed A h Campbe Scnpture esson, Acts 5:-2 Ed D C Jones apponted cerk pro tem Wecome address by Ed E_ \V Tucker Response by Ed Carence Ussery Appontment o charman o the severa commttees; Obtuary- Ed A L Campbe Presbytery- D C Jones, R S Shton, and W C ForsYth Sunday Schoo and League- Ed R Gates Non-Represented Churches~ Ed L J Smth Statstca- Bro W S Whte Pettonary- Ed W C Laker Request- Ed R S Sheton Enroment- Ed E \Vucker DYne- Ec Haynes Temperance- Ed R Gates, Ed D C Jones, and Everett Tee Fnance -Bro Orve Cox Hesoutons -Ed J J Cobert Ca or church etters The oowng were present: Stgar Tree Grove, Grandvew, Pocahontas, Prte, \Vhte Oak, Popar Vaey, Ace Brooks, Stony Pont, Okean, Constant Chape, Carson Lake, Pruett Chape, md New Covenant :_3- _,
- : ; - :, : ~, - ~ İ t ~ \ : :, <,,, \ ~ - : :,, ; \ : t t,- - Ca or correspondng etters,unon- Ed G W Scott Jr, and Ed W W :\sher 2 receved: Ed Carence Ussery, Cave Sprngs- Ed Be Rogers, Ed Dae Wams, and Bro; Ramond Wams The deegates receved and seated n counc Eecton o ocers as oows: Moderator, Ed Raph Staten, Pocahontas, Ark; Assstant \oderator, Ed L J Smth, Osceoa, Ark; Cerk, Ed D C Jones, Porta, Ark FRLDAY ELEVEN OCLOCK SERVCE Opened by sngng Prayer by Ed W C Lakey Sermon by Ed L J Smth Text :\att 6:20 Se vces contnued by Ed Be Rogers :\eetng cosed wth a good nspratona servce Benedcton by Ed W W Msher Adourned to meet at 2 pm ~ ~ - (,, : - ; ~-: :- -, ~ :, 4 - FRDAY AFTERNOON SESSON Opened by sngng Prayer by Ed J J Cobert Report o commttees FRDA Y AFTERNOON HREE 0 CLOCK SERVCE Sermon by Ed Dae wams Text Heb 4th chapter Theme, Come body to the throne o Grace Servces contnued by Ed R S Sheton Prayer by Bro Fns Johnson Benedcton bv Ed Thurman Johnson The assocaton was made sad by the serous ness o Ed G \V Scott Jr, who had to eave or home Adourned to meet at 9 ocock Saturday mornng FRDAY NGHT SERVCE Opened at 8 ocock by sngng, Prayer by Ed Raph Staten Devotona by Ed E W Tucker Prayer by Raph Owens and Ed R S Sheton Short tak bv Ed J J Cobert Sermon by Ed R Gates Text, Rev 20:-0-4-
SAURDAY \ORNNG SESSON Opened b sngng Prayer by Ed R Gates ::\oderator read rues o order Ca or tardy etters receved, Rckey Chape ::\oton carred that our od mnsters names be paced on the mnutes agan \oton carred that we be represented n Cave Sprngs Assocaton by etter and deegates Ed E \V Tucker, Ed A L Campbe, Ed R Gates and we ::\oton carred that we be represented n Guon Assocaton by etter and the cerk was nstructed to nsert <my ones name ater who coud go \oton carred that we be represented n the State A socaton by etter and deegates, Ssters Foy Gates, Brde Krk, \ary Staten, and Bros \V S Whte and V era Jones \oton carred we nstrct the deegates to ca or the next State Assocaton, bt shoud there be any one ese ca or t to wth draw ths request, - --- SATURDAY ELEVEN 0 CLOCJC SERVCE Memora Servce _, - ~ Opened by sngng Prayer by Ed Be Rogers \essage devered by Ed E \V Tucker Jesson, Cor 5 :2-4, 8-58ext Rev 4:3 Servces contnued by Ed D C Jones Benedcton by Ed W C Lakey Adomncd unt Saturday aternoon - ~ :,, ) t - ~ -,, r, J ;,, :, : < :, J r ~, -, ; : ; : :, ), ( t :, ~ - SATURDAY AFERNOON SESSON OpEned by sngng Prayer by Ed J J Cobert Ca or tardy etters receved, New Bethe \oton curred that the church where the next Assocaton meets prepare a young peopes program: Ed D C Jones was eected evangest or next year Report o Home Mssons Ed R S Sheton was eected to preach the next memora s~rmon Prte Church, Peach Orchard, Arkansas, was seected or the next assocaton - > - J ), J ~
--------------~ : - rr -~ - --~-: :E ~ ~ ~~ ~~~~ :: -~-::::-::-: : ~ ;;;;;;;--:;;:::~ =-:::-:::--::=;;;;:- :n-:::-;;;--;::0~-=--=--=---::: >:= =-- ::::-::: =:::::::;:::;;;; -~-- ------- :::: :::: ::: ====:::c~=::c=~ ~~ ----~-,=; -, r; r ~ :- [, t : t,, \ : : ;, : [ : : -r o, ) ; - :,- - :: : ~ - t : ~ :,,, : ( ; : : t :, Presbytery was asked to nvestgate the character o Ed E E Wnree and report at the next quartery 0 meetmg Ed L,J Smth was seected to the pace o Ed,V C Forsyth on the Presbytery or the present tme SATURDAY AFTERNOON 3 0 CLOCK SERVCE Opened bv snon b J:::) Prayer by Ed h J Smth Message rom John 4 :24 and Psam 33 : devered by Ed A L Campbe Theme, Worshp God n Sprt and n Truth Cosed wth a-ood servce SATURDAY NGHT SERVCE Opened by sngng Praver by Bro J es>e Larson ~ Oerng o $0200 receved or Ed W C Forsyth, who was Message devered by EcL Thurman,T omson usng,john 3:-3 or the scrpture Theme, New Brth Servce contnued by Ed L,J Smth Prayer by Ed E W Tucker Cosed wth a good servce Benedcton by Ec A L Campbe SUNDAY \ORNNG SERVCE Opened by sngng Prayer by Bro E L Jones Young Peopes League gave good program SUNDAY \ORNNG ELEVEN 0 CLOCK SERVCE Opened by sngng Ordnaton prayer by h J Smth or two deaeons J\cssage devered by Ed \V C Lakey rom James 4th chapter Theme, Them who dd hnder Servce contnued by Ed E \V Tucker Cosed wth good, nspratona servce Benedcton by Bro L W Hodge \oton carred we adourn to meet wth Prte Church, Peach Orchard, Arkansas, on Thursday nght beore the thrd Sunday n September 944 --6-- -
SUNDAY AFTERNOON SERVCE Opened by sngng Prayer by Ed Benne Hardng The moderator and assstant beng absent the cerk was n charge Dvne Servce Commttee reported Ed D C Jones was to brng the message Ed Jones used or hs text John 4:6 Theme, The Lords Supper Severa partcpated n the servce that concuded ;mother harmonous sesson Ed Ruph Staten, \oderator Ed D C Jones, Cerk ----------------- MNSTERS REPORTS L J SMTH- Pastored church, Carson Lake; preached 5 sermons; wtnessed 9 conversons; baptzed 8; receved $500; conducted revva, at Dres3, Ark;receved $800; hed severa uneras; marred 0 coupes;; tota pay $3300 E W TUCKER- Pastored church, Sugar Tree Grove; 9 H rmons; receved $20; hed 3 revvas, at Sugar Tree Grove, Pne, Mo, preached 2 sermons, 6 conversons, receved $3500, at Myrte, Mo, 3 sermons, conversons, receved $4955, at Johnson Chape, 9 sermons, receved $2690; other paces 5 sermons; receved $866; traveed 86 5 mes; hed 5 uneras; marred cot:pe; receved n a $250 92 -- ----- THURMAN JOHNSON- Preached 70 sermons; wtnessed 26 conversons; baptzed 8; receved $902 R S SHELTON- Pastored 3 chu ches ;at Cash Ha, 30 sermons, traveed c 26 mes, wtnessed 4 conversons, baptzed 7, receved nto eowshp 2, receved $6545; at Ace Brooks, sermons, traveed 230 mes, wtnessed 4 conversons, bap tzrd 7, receved nto eowshp 8, receved $686; at Rckey Chape, 4 sermons, traveed 56 mes, receved nto eowshp, receved $535; preached 63 sermons; traveed 86 mes; wtnessed 28 con versons; baptzed 4; hed 7 uneras; marred 5 coupes; receved $2494 c -7:,,-,,:, :,, r ( ) : ; ~~ ; ~ \ ),, r, r { :,, \,
: \ ) t, W C LAKEY---- Pastured church; asssted wtnessed 29 conversons; receved nto church unera::;; marred 5 ccupes; and preached Fontane, Vvanut Corner and Whte Oak ------ n 3 revvas; eowsh]j 4; at whttaker, JESS LARSON- Hed revva; wtnessed 4 conve sons; receved $402 J - --- A L CAMPBELL- Pastured 2 churches reguar, Sutton and Whte Oak; preached 4 sermons at Sutton, receved $3525; :t Whte Oak preached 4 sermons, receved $638; at other paceh preached 78 sermons; receved $55000;, wtnessed 4 conversons; tota sermons preached 06; tota amount receved $64843, /, r : ~ ~ ~,, r, r t, ;, ; : ~ ;:, ;,,,,, - RALPH STATEN- Served as pastor o 3 churches, namey: Pocahontas, ha tme; Odean and Grandvew; at Pocahonta<> preached 4 7 sermons (ncudng revva), receved $7500, 6 conversons, baptzed 5; at Okean, preached 52 sermons (ncudng revva), receved $52,50, wtnessed 3 conversons, tapt zed 3; at Grandvew, preached 8 sermons, receved $2455; 6 other revvas: at Mt Grove, Mo, preached 4 sermons, wjt-, ne3sed 6 conversons, receved $7205; at Hancock schoo house No, 4 sermons, converson, receved $650; at warm Sprng>, G sermons, 8 conversons, receved $680; Toccopoa, Mss 0 sermons, G conversons, 3 transers o membershp, receved $4800; Gauey, Mss, 9 sermons, receved $3600; Mountan Home, S sermons, receved $5300; 30 rado taks; 3 sermons other paces; 2 uneras; weddng; Edted The Free W Baptst Landmark; tota sermons 20; tota recepts $57765 vv C FORSYTH- Pastured New Harmony part tme, Peasant Vew Church reguar, once ~ month at Ace Brooks Church, part tme at Johnson schoo house; converson; baptzed 25; tota sermons 84; receved $28667, D C JONES- Preached at 6 derent paces; 85 sermons; ; - tr:aveed 83 mes; 4 conversons; asssted n brngng n one church; 6 uneras; 3 weddngs; 3 revvas: at Evenng - - Star, 3 sermons, receved $2750, at Popar Vaey, 6 sermons, J ; : : t, ~ ~ t :: r, t[ ~ : - t 3 conversons, receved $2442, at Carson Lake, 8 sermons, ) conversos, receved $6463; other paces, 38 sermons; 2 conversons; receved $2673; receved as evangest $05:4 ------ J J CALBERT- Have not done much the past 3 years but -8- t
have not orgot God and woud ke my name be paced back on the mnutej o the Assocaton ----- RA GATES- Fastored 2 churches; at Hopede ha tme, S: sermons; baptzed, receved nto eowshp, receved $9245; at Prte, 70 sermons; baptzed receved nto eowshp, receved $0506; at othe paces, 20 sermons, receved $5250, 2 uneras, 2 marrages; tota 72 sermons; tota recepts $:49 90 COMYTTEE REPORTS ABSENT CHURCHES- We, your Commttee on Absent Churches, submt the oowng report: We have ound by nvestgaton the oowng churches aed to report by etter or deegaton: New Harmony, Bryant Chape, Warm Sprngs, New Hope, Cear Lake, Hopewe, and Skaggs O absent mnsters: W F Vckery, Broken Arrow, Okahoma; \V C Forsyth, Hoxe, -Arkansas very ; R F Forrester, Wanut Rdge, Arkansas; \V T Shot, Deepane, Arkansas; Chares Staten, Pocahontas, Armnsas, attendng schoo; G, W Mon, Pocahontas, Arkansas; Geo W weeks, Hoxe, Arkansas; C L Kdow, Hoxe, Ar{ansas; Henry Pauey, Beech Grove, n the Army Commttee Foy Gates nez Campbe L J Smth TE:\PERANCE- We, your Commttee on Temper;mce, submt the oowng report: Reazng snce the repea o the eghteenth amendment that the Dev s puttng up a strong ght wth ntoxcatng drnks to seduce Chrstans, we urge a Chrstans to stand or temverance \Ve urge our pastors and ay members to abstan rom - ;aces that endorse the quor trac by seng ntoxcatn<; beverages We urge a to use ther nuence and votes to subdue the enemy o orrr morae standards ra Gates Commttee D C Jones Everett Tee SUNDAY SCHOOL AND LEAGUE- We, the Sunday Schoo and League Coumttee, gve the oowng report: \Ve nd n a the churches represented thrteen Sunday -9-, ~ J J,re t, J, J -, <),, J / ), :,,, ~: J,A/ ~ --- ----
~-- ~---------- -, -- - -, L,, : ;: : ~ ; ; : :, - ; ~ schoos and one League; a Sunday schoos n ar condton usng Free W Baptst terature We recommend that the churches put orth more eort organzng more Leagues or the advancement o the cause o Chrst Eos Smth Commttee Nna Bennett,,R Gates r r :,, OBTUARY- We, the Obtuary Commttee, nd that our knd Father n heaven has seen t to ca rom our mdst the oowng: Bro C C Crosson, Bro John Gates, Bro John Karsnger, Sster Le Buckhanan, Bro Buck Buckhanan, Bro Joe Branson, and Sster Franke Prde A L Campbe Commttee Mary Wheeer Fo Fower :, - RESOLUTONS- Be t Resoved, That a mnsters gve a dente answer at the assocaton on Saturday mornng as to what churches they are gong to accept as pastora care or the ensumg year Commttee J J Cobert W c Lakey ~ :,, RESOLUTON OF THANKS- We, the Resouton Commttee, extend to the Okean church rnd communty our sncere thanks and apprecaton or the hosp:t::tty and kndness they manested durng our stay wth them We bd them Gods speed n ther abor or cause o Chrst and Hs kngdom Commttee J J Cobert W C Lakey ~ ~ HOME MSSON BOARD- We, the Home Msson Board, submt the oowng report: ),, :,, Jor the rst quarter we receved rom the oowng churches: Pocahontas, $944; Okean,--$45; Hopewe, $000; Prte, $42 Tota $45 0 For the second quarter we receved: Pocahontas, $094; Okean, $9CO; Grandvew, $500; Prte, $07 Tota $26:0 Pad $300 to Bro D C Jones, evangest Amount et n treasury $3 0 We recommend that the sum o $450, baance o rst quarter, -0-
be dvded as oows: $500 or oca mnutes; $000 or Bro W C Forsyth; and the remander o $300 be paced n the treasury Baance to date o September 8 s $430 R S Sheton Members o Board Raph Staten D C Jones R Gates, sec-treas 50 FNANCE- We, your Commttee on Fnance, submt the oowng report: Loca State Cer]{ Mnutes Mnutes Hre Sugar Tree Grove $200 $00 $ 50 - Grandvew 200 00 ~ 50 Focawntas 2 00 0 00 0 Prte 20 0 200 0 0 Whte Oak 2 00 0 Popar Vaey 200 0 0 0 200 0 ~ 50 50 50 50 Ace Brooks : 200 00 )00 Stony Pont 200 00 50 Okean, 200 00 50 Constant Chape 200 00 50 Pr~:ett Chape 200 : 00 0 New Covenant 200 00 : ; 50 Carson Lake 200 00 50 Rckey Chape 200 0 0 0 0 New Bethe 200 0 0 00 0 0 Home Msson Fund 500 0 0 0 0 0 $350 $500 $DOO Note- Stony Pont gave $50 and Carson Lake gave $30,0 or the tent und Orve Cop Commttee W S Knght D C Jones MNSTERS ENROLL\-ENT 50 50 D c Jones Porta, Arkansas ra Gates Peach Orchard, Arkansas E W Tucker 0 Peach Orchard, Arkansa W F Vckery 0 0 0 0 0 Broken Arrow, Okahom --,~ ~~~ J -;,, r r: ;, [, ; : t,\ ),, : ;, : \ ; d, ;,, ( \ ;, :: \ -~ J ; : --; : \ ~ / A~ :_
- ; ~, p ; :, ~, ~,,,_ : : : ; ; : ; : :,,,, r ~ -, ;, :: ; :: q ~ ; -~,, t L : ; : : ~ :~, / W C Forsyth R S Sheton Raph Staten 0 0 Hoxe, 0 0 Okean, Pocahontas, Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas B F Forrestor Wanut Rdge, Arkansas W T Shott Deepane, Arkansas Chares Staten : Pocahontas, Arkansas G W Mon Pocahontas, Arkansas Thurman Johnson Success, Arkansas A L Campbe Pocahontas, Arkansas J J Cobert Unrno,vn Geo V Weeks 0 0 0 0 0 Hoxe, Arkansas C M Kdow 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hoxe, Arkansas Henry Pauey Beech Grove, Arkansas L J Smth R No 3, Box 47, Oceoa, Arkansa W C Lakey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sedgwck, Arkansas DEACONS ENROLLMENT ---- Ace Brooks-- Marvn Rggs and C Staten New Harmony - E W Cox and W H Cay Grandvew- H C Joy and E L Jones Warm Sprngs- J C Kng Rckey Chape- E Swt, H Martn, and Henry Russe Prte- Wey Rcker rvn Cark, and Car Hgh_ Pruett Chape- G W Dae and Orve Cox Okean- J 0 Martn Hopewe- C F Jones and Ambrose Cavener \cran- D, W McNutt, C \ Hoder and Evn McGhee - New Bethe- Ben Seamon and Hram Whte New Hope- Horace Bates Otony Pont- Dan Krk and A G Pendegrass Peasant Vew- Suar Camp vvhte Oak- W Vanus, Tom Bennett, and J D \ckney Pocahontas- W S Whte and Luther Crays - Constant Chape- Hre Mtche and Horace Penny Popar Vaey-; W S Knght DELEGATES TO THE ASSOCATON Prte- Ssters Fay Gates, Nanne Moer, and Vrgna Gates Con:otant Chape- Beauah Aen Acc Brooks- nez Campbe, Ua Reed, and Geradne Haynes Etony Pont- Letter -2-
Whte Oak- Pear Bennett Pruett Chape- Edward Bbb and Ama Prce Car~on Lake- Eos Smt Pocahontas- Letter Grandvew- Verne Du, C R Craword, and a Fower Popar Vaey:_ W s Knght and L W Hodge 0 Sugar Tree Grove -\anda Wheeer Okean- Ec Haynes, H Rckey, and Le Sheton New Covenant-, Mr and \rs J T Hoand Rckey Chape- Jesse Larson and Sster Larson New Bethe- Letter 0 ------ CONSTTUTON Ths A~wcaton, when propery organzed, sha conrst o a moderator and a cerk, who sha be chosen by the suerage o t:e members present The duty o the moderator sha be to keep the Assocaton n order, state questons ary and take the \ ote thereon; to have the berty o speech as other mem- bers, provdng hs seat to be ed; to have no vote uness the Assocaton be equay dvded, n whch case he sha have the decdng vote The d-qty o the cerk sha be to {eep a ar record o the proceedngs o the Assocaton 2 The Assocaton sha be composed o ordaned mnsters, deacons, and centates, together wth the messengers duy chosen by the severa churches n our unon and sent to repremembers rent them n ths Assocaton, sad messengers beng o some church wthn ths Assocaton, whom the membets udge best quaed or the purpose, who, on producng etters certyng to ther appontment, sha be entted to seats; 3 n the etters rom the severa churches sha be expressed ther respectve number o members n eowshp, and the number receved, dsmssed, excuded or ded snce the ast sttng o the Assocaton, and day ot church meetng 4 No query sha be receved by the Assocaton rom any cmrch uness t has been acted on n sad church anr carnot be settcd, n whch case the Assocaton sha take up same and act upon t 5 Every church n the Assocaton sha be entted to a repre::entaton o messengers not exceedng three 6; Every moton made and seconded sha be acted upon uness wthdrawn by the mover 7 The AsBocaton sha not have the power to ord t over -3-0 J J ;,, t :,, { ;, <, :, r :,, ) : \ J ~, :, :, : ; 0
-< - ( --:J - ~ T -,, ; :, o : :, - : ~, : : : : q ~ : ;, ;,, : ~ ~ : },; ; :, L : ~ -:~ :, r, :, : : : r : ;,r- --- - -- - -------~--:_J< --- - -- ~---------- -- ~-------- God s hertage so as to nrnge on any o the nterna rghts o the churches; neyertheess, 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, a church - trespass aganst a sster church the church nured sha try to recam them by Gospe steps; they cannot be recamed, they sha be dropped rom our unwn 8 We agree to do a busness by a maorty o a the members present 9 Any church may be admtted nto ths Assocaton by etter and mes engers upon examnaton t s ound to be ortho- dox and ordery, such admsson sha be manested by the moderator gvng the rght hand o eowshp to the messengers thereo 0 Ths Assocaton sha have power to st as an advsory counc, to gve churches a necessary advce n matters o dcuty; to nqure nto the cause why churches negect to represent themseves n ths Assocaton; to appont any mem bers, by and wth hs or her consent to transact any busness they may deem necessary; to nvte brethern n the mnstry to a seat wth the Assocaton; to adourn the Assocaton at any tme and pace that may be thought necessary; to excude rom hs seat any member who does not conorm to the Rues o r: ecorum, and sha report hs or ther conduct to the churches rcm whch he or they were messengers The Assoc2ton possesses appeate ursdcton n a cases o dcuty that may arse n the churches 2 The Lords Supper sha be admnsteed at each annua sesson o the Assocaton 3 Each Annua day n August Assocaton sha RULES OF ORDER be hed on the thrd Snn- At every sttng o the Assocaton, busness sha be opened and concuded wth a prayer 2 Those who speak sha rse, address the :Moderator, and persona reectons sha be a voded 3 A motons made and seconded sha be open or dscusson, but debate may be shut o at any tme by a maorty o the members o the Assocaton -4-
/ 4 any proposton or moton under debate contans two or more ponts, t sha be dvded at the request o any membe and the vote taken separatey, 5 Motons made and ost sha not be recorded on the Mnutes, uness so ordered at the tne 6 Ko one sha speak more than once on the same subect wthout speca eave rom the body, 7 A que2tons sha be decded by a maorty o the mem hers present 8 No member sha absent hmse wthout eave o the Mod era tor 9 Arrangements sha be made so as to nsure two sermons ct other devotona exercses equvaent thereto n addton to tte busness sesson each day, and the Moderator announce at the adournment o each busness sesson who s to have charge o sad servce 0 Ateratons may be made n these rues at any reguar meetngs o the Assocat:on ------------------ ARTCLES OF FATH GOD We beeve n one true and Jvng, Trune God; composed o the Father, Sen and Hoy Sprt, equa n dvne Essence, Purpose, Power and Gory-St John :; Cor 8:6: St John 0:30 2 CHRST We beeve that Jesus Chrst s the dvne :on o God Was wth the Father and the Hoy Sprt at the tme o the Creaton, et the Co rts o Heaven and came to ths e~rth Took upon Hmse the orm o humjnty, sn excepted, by beng oorn o tho Vrgn Mary, manested Hs powr~, ds cruced, pacrd n Josephs tomb, rose rom the dead the thrd day, competed the great pan o savaton, wakej and taced wth Hs dscpes, pubcy ascended up to H<:aven, and hat He w de3cend agan () <>:~rer Hs ewes home-saah 9:6; St John :4; Luke :26-28; Matt 4:3-2; Mark 6:9-9; Luke 24; 50:53; Acts : 9-2; Mark 5:22-47 3 HOLY SPHT We beeve that the Hoy Sprt has vsted t: ue beeve s n a ages, and especay snce the ascenson o the SON bac to the Father, and Hs comng on, the day o( Pentecost Has taken up Hs oce work among a natons o peope, as a Dvnn Reprover, Comorter and Gude- Judges 6:34; :29; St John 6:8-4; saah 63:0-2; Ephesans 4:30; Ac:s 8:7-20; Ezek 36:27; Joe 2:28: 4HE BBLE We :Jeeve the Bbe, wh~h s comno~ed or the Scrptures o the Od and New Testaments, was gven by nspraton o God, s our way-b rom earth to heaven, ant -5- - ~ / / -: \ : : İ ; / : ; () } : ; ; :,,, \ \ \,, ~ ; < ~, / \ ( : \ t / )) / : : 0 :
---------------~ ~ : : \ ~ ::, ~ J : :, L ~ ;, :, ; r ~~ r : :, : \ [ ~ d ~~,, ~ \ : ;, q ), ~ : ;,,, J :, ~ : :- -, q,:,,,~,,< : ;, ;: : : : the ony nabe rue o ath and practce--2 Peter :9-2; 2 Tm 3:4-7; Dane 0:2; Acts :6-7; Matt 2:42 5: THE FALL bf MAN We beeve that GOD created man good, gave hm a ust aw by whch he shoud be governed; wth promse o reward or athuness and wth penates o punshment or dsobedence Gave man power o ree mora agency to choose the rght and reect the wrong But our rst parents heeded the voce o the great enemy o sous, vountary transgressed the aw o GOD, e, wth ther posterty under the ust penaty o the same, and were unabe o ther own power to extrcate or save themseves rom the great demma nto whch they had aen God gave them the hope o savaton through the comng CHRST-Gen :27; 2:6-7, Psams 5:5, Gen 3; Gen 6:5; Rom 5:2-9; John 3:6; Eph 2:3 6 REDEVBTON, SALVATON, ADOPTON We bzeve that Jesus Chrst by Hs brth, death, bura, resurrecton and ascenson pad the purchase prce or the redempton o th whoe human race, arranged a pardon or a who eome upon Gospa terms; and a aw o adopton nto the Kngdom o Heaven and an eterna nhertance n~o the gored Kngdom above --Reb 9:2; Ga 3:3; 4:4-5; Ttus 2:4; Reb :4; St John 3:6; saah 5:22 7 CONDTONS OF SALVATON We be8ve that a per ROS, dyng n nancy and a]] dots are saved by the atonng merts o the Son o God wthout any act on ther part; tha( persons comng to the years o accountabty, transgressng the aw o God, must upon ther part, exercse ath n Jesus Chrst through repentance toward God, at the competon o whch pardon takes pace n the mnd o the Father and by the HoY Sprt they pass through the ordea o regeneraton, are washed n the bood o the Lamb and are panted n the Kngdom o Chrst--J ohn 3rd chapter; Matt 9: 3-22; Cor 7:0; Luke 8:6-7; St John 4:-6; Psams 98:3 ~ 8 SALVATON FREE We beeve that God desres the savaton o a; Chrst ded Cr a; the Gospe nvtes a; the Hoy Sprt strves wth a; and whosoever w may cpne and be saved upon the terms o the Gospe- Peter :9:25; 2: 9-25; Reveaton 22:7 ; 9 BAPTSM We beeve that Chrstan baptsm s the mmerson o beevers n water, n the name o the Father, the Son, and the Hoy Sprt, n whch are represented the bura and resurrecton o_ ChrEt; aso represents our death to sn, and ony those who have come under the presbytery o the eders are quaed to admneter the same-matt 3:4-6; 3:t>-o; Peter 3:2; St John 3:23; Acts 0:47; Matt 28:9 0 CO~MUNON AND FEET WASHNG We beeve that the Lords Supper and the washng o the sants eet are ord nance<: o the Go5pe o Chrst; the Lords Supper was nsttuted,by our Savor to commemorate Hs broken body and shed bood or the sns o the word, and to show our remembrance o Hm t He comes - A Chrstans have a rght to the Lords Supper --6- [ ; J:,:
and shoud be nvted; Let a man examne hmse and so et hm eat, The waehng o eet was nsttuted by our Lord at the same tme that the Supper was nsttuted as an act o humty to show our ove or each other, and both ordnances shoud be perpetuated by a Chrstans unt Hs second comng-luke - 22:9-20; Cor :20-29; St John 3: -7; Matt 26:26-29 THE SABBATH We beeve that the Chrstan Sabbath shouu be observed as a day o rest and or the worshp o God; that we shoud abstan rom a snu amusements and secuar empoyments, works o mercy and pety excepted-ex9dus 2U: ; 3:2-8; Deut 5:2-5: Ezek 20:2; Matt 28: ; Luke 23: &6; Acts 3:42-48; Mark 2:27 2 CALL TO THE MNSTRY We beeve n a dvne ca the mnstry; that God n Hs goodness and power o grace, mpresses Hs mnsters wth the burden o ost sous, to the extent that the ca becomes rresstabe wth persona contentment; that when they yed to the ca and exercse the natve gts accordng to the Scrptures, wth a u reance upon Hm He accompanes them n the person o the Hoy Sprt to gude them n the way o truth and to bess ther abors accordng to Hs purpose-j onah :; J er :5; Mark 3: 4; Acts :22-26; Matt 28:9-3 THE NVSBLE CHURCH We beeve that the nvsbe or Sprtua Church s the redeemed n the aggragate, s the amy o God, s composed o a true Chrstans o every congregaton rom rghteous Abe to the resttuton o a thngs, rom every kndred, naton, tongue and peope-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 beeve that a vsbe church o Chrst s a congregaton o athu men and women, havng obtaned eowshp wth the Lord and wth each other, agreeng to keep up a good dscpne and doctrne accordng to the rues o the Gospe-2 Thess :; Acts 6:5; 3 John :0; Matt 8:7; Acts 20:28; Reveaton :4-20 5 PERSEVERANCE We beeve that a true beevers n Chrst shoud persevere n dvne grace, and n the knowedge o the truth, and that Gods grace s sucnt to hep them to overcome a the obstaces o e, and that a the combned orces o the great enemy o sous on earth and n he (or n hs eterna abode) are not abe to puck them rom: Hs hand so ong as they wak n the path o duty; but those who sdesten and wuy reuse or negect to perorm ther duty, they woud backsde persstenty contnued woud be eternay ost-2 Pet :2: 2 Cor 9:0; 2 Peter :4-8; 2 Peter 2:2; Rom 8:?5-?) Ano~t~sv: 2 Peter :8:9; Cor 0:3; Heb 2:5-7; Jo,n 5:6: Heb 6:-6; Tm 4:-2; Heb 3:2; St John 5 J-7: Matt 2::n-2 ;:_ CHRS TH~; PEAT) OF THE CHURCH We beevp that ChrRt s th H<>:H o the Church, and th~t the government o the oca chureh s wth the hody-co :8-9; Matt 6: -7- ~~--,(,: ;, L,; :, : J : ) \,, - ) İ ; ~ : - ~ _) ~- ) : ~ J / < ) ) J \ { ~ J, ; ~ ;,
- : - -r_;~ ~~~-- ~ J ~, :- -,,, -,, ] :, : :, : ~ r:, ~ ;, : r;, r :, t J r; r r,,, : r : r,, : :, t, ; : : r - : - - : ~ ~ ; -r, ~,,, ; : J t ~,,,,,, ] -~~-J,, :, r,, r :, [, - - : : r ; r < <, u -~ -, ;:, :r [ :: : ;; : : : /,; ;,, ~, : 8; H(b 2:23: Matt 2: 42; Eph :22; Acts 6:4-5 7 SA~CTFCATON Sanctcaton s a work o Gods - grace, by whch the sou s ceansed rom a sn and whoy consecrated to Chrst t takes paee n regeneraton, and thu Chrstan can and shoud abde n ths state to the end o e, constanty growng n the grace and the knowedge o our Lord Jesus Chrst- Cor 6:; 2 Thess 2:3; Heb 2:4; Ph 3:2; 2 Thess 5:9-23; St John 7:7-9; 2 Tm 2:::0-2 S THE RESURRECTON We beteve n the ressurecton o the dead, both o the rghteous and the wcked When te ressurecton sha take pace, the sou and body sha be unted, the rghteous sha be receved nto everastng happness to rezn wth God or ever; but the weked sha go away nto everastng punshment-matt 28 :6; John 5:28-29; Cor 5:5-58 9 THE SOUL The sou s endess, - hence does not de wth the body, but mmedatey ater death enters nto a conscous state o happness or msery, accordng to the sprtua character here possessed-ph : 23; Luke 23:43; Rev 6:9; Luke 6:9-25; Matt 0:28, 20 JUDGEMENT We beeve that there w be a genera unversa udgment, when a men sha be udged accordng to ther works whether they be good or bad, and that mmedatey thereater the wcked sha enter nto everastng punshment and the rghteous nto eterna happness- 2 Thess :4-9; Rev 4:9-3; Luke 6:23; Rev 2:8; 2 Cor 5:0; Matt 2:36-;W: Rev 20:2-3; Acts 7:3 r :, t, : t -- t -
FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH COVENANT Havng gyen ourseves to Uod by ath n Chrst, dd adopted the \V ord o God as our rue o ath an,: practce, we now gve ourseves to one another,by th,? w, o God n ths soemn covenant \Ve promse by Hs grace to ove and obey Hm n a thngs, to avod the appearance o ev, to abstan ro n a snu amusements and unhoy conormty to the word; rom a 8ancton o the use and sae o ntoxcatng beverage:;; and to provde thngs honest n the sght o a m en, We agree to accept Chrstan admonton and reproo th meekness, and to watch over one another n ove Jdeavorng to keep the unty o the Sprt, n the bonds o p~ace, to be careu o one anothers hap p Hess and reputaton, and seek to strengthen the weak, encourage th:: ateted, admonsh the errng, and as ar as we tre abe, promote the success o the church and o the Gospe We w everywhere hod Chrstan prncpe sacred and Chrstan obgatons and enterprses sqpreme; count n~ t our che busness n e to extend the uence o Chrst n socety; constanty prayng and tong tta;; the kngdom o God may come, and Hs w]j be don on earth as t s n heaven \r e agree athuy to dscharge our obgatons r eercnce to the study o the Scrptures, secret prayer, amy devotons, and soca worshp; and by se-denal ath, am good works endeavor to grow n grace and the knowedge o our Lord and Savor Jesus Chrst We w not orget the assembng o ourseves together )r church conerences, pubc worshp, and the obsery ance o the ordnances o the Gospe, nor a to pay accordng to our abty or the support o the 2hurch o ts poor, and a ts benevoent work To ths end we agree to abor or the promoton o educatona and denomnatona enterprses, the support o mssons, the success o Sunday schoos, and evangestc eorts or the sa vat on o sous, and the converson o the word And may the God o peac~ sancty us whoy, and preserve us bameess uutn the comng o our Lord,Jesus Cr r st - - J, \,, /, : : ~ :, : tt, J :, - -; ; ;) ~ : :, ; r: : : ~ ; _ J :, ~ : : t
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