MINUTES
OF THE
GEORGIA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
HELD AT
BEAVER DAM, WILKES COUNTY, GA.,
ON THE
8th, 9th and 11th October, 1858.
AUGUSTA, GA.
J. MORRIS, BOOK AND JOB PRINTER.
1858.
Library of
Emory University
24.6666
JUN 10 1952
MINUTES.
Beaver Dam, Wilkes County, October 8th, 1858.
The Introductory Sermon was preached by Elder H. H. Tucker, from
Matthew xvii. 20. " If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall
say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall re¬
move; and nothing shall be impossible unto you."
After one hour's intermission, the Association was called to order by
Bro. Mell, and opened with prayer by Bro. Crawford.
Read the Letters from the churches.
Re-elected Elder P. H. Mell, Moderator; and J. H. Stockton, Clerk.
On motion of Bro. Tucker,
The Association, on adjourning this evening, will meet to-morrow at
9^- o'clock.
Appointed the following Committees:
On Preaching—E. Callaway, Thos. Stocks, Wm. Dallas, Jas. Arnold,
Sr., J. G. Holtzclaw, J. S. Williamson.
On Business—R. Gimn, Juriah Harriss, L. G. Steed, N. M. Crawford,
Wm. Jewell, T. D. Martin.
Adjourned till to-morrow morning. Prayer by Bro. P. P. Butler.
Saturday Morning, 9^ o'clock.
Opened with prayer, by Bro. York.
Appointed the following Committees:
On Finance—T. W. Callaway, II. J. Lang, J. II. Willis.
On the State of Religion—N. M. Crawford, W. R. Cox, P. F. Burgess,
J. R. Young, H. C. Peek.
On Nominations—Wm. Edwards, M. G. Robert, J. T. Wingfield, F.
McLendon, M. Hawes.
On Deceased Ministers—W. P. Steed, T. J. Beck, H. A. Tupper, J. Q.
West, J. Hogan.
On Form of Corresponding Letter—T. B. West, E. M. Mobley, R. E.
McGinty.
Adopted the report of the Committee on Business.
Invited Applications for Membership into our union; and received a
petition, with articles of faith, from the " Central African Baptist Church,"
at Augusta; which, after some discussion relative to the articles of faith,
was rejected.
Invited Ministers of our own denomination to seats with us. Invita¬
tion accepted by Bro. John A. White and Bro. Matthews.
Called for Correspondence ;• -and received,
From the Washington Association—Bro. W. I. Harley.
From the Tugalo—Brethren York, Grubbs and Chandler, with letter
and minutes.
From the Edgefield—Bro. B. M. Talbert, with a letter.
Received, Bro. Joseph Walker, as correspondent from the Bible Board
and Colporteur Society, at Macon.
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Appointed Correspondence, as follows^:
To the Hephzibah Association—At Old Union, Columbia county, on
Wednesday after the third Sabbath in October, 1858—R. Gunn, l.J.
Beck, G. A. P. Whitfield, P. F. Burgess, L. G. Steed, R. L. McWhorter,
S. D. Durham, Juriah Harriss, J. H. Stockton.
• To the Washington—At Lono- Creek, (time not known)—J. Q. West,
T. B. West, T.J. Beck, R. E. McGinty, F.O.Smith, Juriah Harriss, R.
Gunn, T. P. Jones.
To the Sarepta—At Dove's Creek, Elbert county, 011 Saturday before
the fourth Sabbath in September, 1859 —E. M. Mobley, P. F. Burgess,
W. R. Cox, Wm. Edwards.
To the Appalachee—At Double Springs, Walton county, on Saturday
before the third Sabbath in September, 1859—W. Moncrief.
To the Edgefield—At Mount Tabor, 6-miles east of Edgefield C. H.r
on Saturday before the second Sabbath in September, 1859—Juriah Har¬
riss, E. M. Mobley, J. H. Stockton.
To the Saluda—At , on Friday before the second
Sabbath in August, 1859—Juriah Harriss, J. Q. West, R. Gunn, T. B
West, T. J. Beck.
To the Tugalo—At Liberty Churc.l), four miles north of Jannett'a
bridge, S. C., on Friday before the third Sabbath in September, 1859—
J. H. Stockton, S. D. Durham, T. D. Martin.
To the Central—At Providence, Jasper county, on Friday before the
third Sabbath in August, 1859—S. D. Durham.
To the Rock Mountain—At Stone Mountain, on Tuesday before the
second Sabbath in September, 1859—J. F. Geer, L. G. Steed, C. P.May-
field.
Received, Bro. W. T. Harley, as Agent of the Domestic and Indian
Mission Boards, at Marion, who was afforded an opportunity, and ur^ed
the need and claims of these missions.
Appointed General Meetings, as follows:
1st District, at New Hope, Friday before the 5th Sabbath in July, 1859,
2d " " SweetWater, " " " 2nd " " August, "
3rd " " Baird's, " " " 4th " " " "
4th '' " Beulah, " " " 5th " " May, "
Appointed the next meeting of this Association with the Church at
Goshen, Lincoln county, 0 miles N. W. of Lincoln ton, on Friday before
the second Sabbath in October, 1859.
On motion of Bro. Stocks,
Resolved, That the Pastors of our Churches, be earnestly requested to
preach two sermons, annually, to their respective Churches, on Missions;
one preceding the meeting of the Convention—the other preceding the
Association meeting. t
Adjourned to 1^ o'clock. 'wJt
1| o'clock, P. M.
Opened with prayer, by Bro. Beck.
On motion of Bro. Crawford,
The contributions on Sabbath, be equally divided between the Foreign,
Domestic and Indian Missions.
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Adopted the report of the Committee on Nominations, as follows:
Bro. Williams, to preach the Introductory sermon. Bro. Young, al¬
ternate.
Bro. Bowen to preach the Missionary sermon. Bro. Tupper, alternate.
Adopted the report of the Committee on Deceased Ministers, as fol¬
lows :—
The Committee on deceased Ministers are happy to report:
That, during the last associational year, no minister of this body has
died. This preserving mercy of God should be recognized with a due
sense of gratitude. Your Committee, therefore, would recommend, that,
a short time be spent in thanksgiving and praver to our Heavenly Fa¬
ther. W. P. STEED, Chairman.
Spent a short time in prayer. Bro. J. Q. West leading.
On motion of Bro. Stocks,
The Financial Committee were requested to pay Bro. Joseph Walker
the amount sent up for the Bible Board and Colporteur Society, at Macon.
On motion of Bro. Gunn,
Resolved, That hereafter no brother shall be eligible for election as
delegate to the " Georgia Baptist Convention," who is not a member of
the Association.
The Moderator decided, that those only who were sent up from the
Churches, and present at the sitting of the Association, were members.
From this decision an appeal was taken, and the Body unanimously sus¬
tained the decision of the Chair.
Adjourned to Monday morning. Prayer by Bro. Gunn.
On Saturday, brethren York and Gunn conducted Divine service at
the Stand.
On Sabbath, the Stand was occupied by the brethren Burgess, Martin
and Mell, who preached in the order of their names. Bro Martin pl each¬
ed the Missionary sermon, from Ezekiel xxxvii. 4. When a collection,
amounting to $68 50cts. was taken up.
The colored ministering brethren occupied the house pulpit, and
preached to a large congregation of the colored people.
Monday Morning, 91 o'clock.
Opened with prayer, by Bro. McGinty.
Elected the following named brethren delegates to the Georgia Bap¬
tist Convention, to convene at Columbus, Ga.., on Friday before the fourth
Sabbath in April, 1859, vizP. H. Mell, W. R. Cox, R. Gunn, II. II.
Tucker, J. Q. West, J. H. Stockton, H. A. Tupper, W. P. Steed, Thos.
Stocks, T. J. Beck, N. M. Crawford, P. F. Burgess, J. R. Young, Wm.
Williams, R. L. McWhorter.
Adopted the form of Corresponding Letter reported by the committee.
Adopted the report of the Committee on the State of Religion, as
follows:—
The Committee on the State of Religion regret, that their means of
information are too limited to enable them to present a thorough report
0
The number of baptisms reported indicates the presence of a revival
spirit, in a good many of the churches, that is truly gratifying. Whe¬
ther the churches in general present illustrations of the power of godli¬
ness and growth in grace, we have no means of determining. We are
gratified to learn that some have adopted the scriptural plan of meeting
on every Lord's day, and that those who do thus meet have enjoyed much
of the presence of the Lord. We hope that the example thus set may
be the means of stimulating others to come up to their duty. The idea
which has appeared to prevail that a church cannot meet without a
minister, is radically wrong. But if the presence of a minister is neces¬
sary, and the present supply is too small, what more obvious remedy can
be thought of than that which the Saviour himself has directed—"Pray
ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he will send forth laborers into
his harvest." Indeed, the circumstances of the times seem to force this
subject itpon our minds; for never did it appear that the laborers are so
few, while the harvest is so plenteous.
Without making more remarks, we will suggest that we all should,
with renewed and increased consecration, devote ourselves to our Lord's
service. Brethren, the time is short, and there will be rest enough in
the grave.
We will submit the following questions to the prayerful consideration
of every member of the churches represented in this body :
1st. Is it not your duty to unite with your fellow members in meeting
together every Lord's day ?
2nd. Is it not your duty to contribute more liberally to the support of
your pastor?
3rd. Is it not ybur duty to contribute more liberally for the spread of
the gospel among all nations?
4th. Is it not your duty to aid in sustaining a Sabbath school, in con¬
nection with your church ?
5th. Is it not your duty to pay for an increase of laborers in the Lord's
harvest.
6th. Is it not your duty to preach the gospel of your Lord and Saviour?
May the Holy Spirit enable you rightly to answer these questions, and
may God give you grace to do ycur duty.
Respectfully submitted,
N. M. CRAWFORD, Chairman.
Adopted the report of the Committee on Finance. (See pp. 10,11,12.)
The Moderator stated to the body, that a brother Green, a member of
this church, had mentioned to him, that he (bro. Green) was deeply im¬
pressed that it was his duty to preach the gospel to the heathen. And
on motion of Bro. Tucker, Bro. Green was invited, and stated to the As¬
sociation his impressions.
On motion of Bro. Stocks,
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves, to support a missionary to the
Creek Indians, and also one to Central Africa; and that a committee be
appointed to advertise and open correspondence Avith brethren, with a
view to procure the two missionaries.
Committee under the foregoing resolution—H. A. Tupper, R. Gunn,
J. Q. West, E. Callaway, T. W. Callaway.
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Otj motion of Bro. Burgess, the Moderator was added to the commit¬
tee, and the committee empowered to fill any vacancy.
On motion of Bro. Stocks, the Chairman of Finance Committee was
instructed to forward the funds in hand to Bro. Burney, at Madison.
On motion of Bro. Lang,
Resolved,, That the Clerk receive $35 for his services, and that he
have minutes printed with the balance of the fund.
On motion of Bro. Tucker,
Resolved, That our thanks are due, and hereby tendered, to the
brethren and friends of this community, for the liberality and hospitality
extended to the Association.
After a few remarks by the Moderator, the parting hymn was sung;
and prayer offered by Bro. Juriah Harriss: when the Association ad¬
journed.
P. H. MELL, Moderator.
J. H. Stockton, Clerk.
STANDING RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the churches be requested, in their annual letters to the
Association, to state the amounts contributed during each associational
year, in any manner, for the various objects under the care of the denomi¬
nation South ; and that the Financial Committee shall append to their re¬
port these several sums and the objects for which they were contributed.
Resolved, That when a minister, or other member of this body, shall
be present at the meeting of any Association in correspondence with ours,
by presenting a copy of our last Minutes, containing his name, he is to
be recognized as our messenger to such Association.
Received, from J. H. Stockton, Clerk, $55, for printing 2300 copies of
the Minutes. Printer.
STATISTICS.
Churches.
County.
Goshen
Lincolnton
New Hope
Double Branches....
Salem
Greenwood
Hephzibah
Damascus
Kiokee
Bethlehem, Bethel.
Springfield, African
Thankful, African..
Sharon
Pine Grove
Union
Sweet Water
Warrenton
■ Elim
Williams' Creek
New Providence
Raytown
Spirit Creek, African
[ Ebenezer, African
. .Lincoln.,
... .do...
. . . .do...
... .do...
... .do...
... .do...
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.Columbia
....do...,
....do*•••
.Richmond.
..do....
Pastors.
Columbia.
...do,...
.Warren .
.. .do....
.. .do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
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Richmond.
M. A. Lane. .
J. B. Butler..
John Iiogan.
P. F. Burgess.
do. ...
do. ...
T. B. West...
Juriah Harriss
do. .
' do. .
Kelly Low.
Henry Johnson.
W. R. Cox
T. J. Beck
J. IJ. Stockton..
W. P. Steed
W. M. Verdery.
R. Gunn
R. E. McGint.y.
R. Gunn
T. J. Beck
Peter Johnson..
Names of Delegates.
do.... Kelly Low
C. P. Mayfield, M. ITawes
Wm. Dallas, II. J. Lang
J. N. ITawes
P. F. Burgess, E. Lockhart
J. Iiogan, C. E. Ramsay
F. Shank, D. Paschal
S. Harnesberger
Thos. Wheat
Juriah Harriss, E. Dorsey
Jno. Boyd
Dennis Tyler, Thos. McMurphy, Kelly Low.
Henry Johnson, Thos. Clarke
L. G. Steed, T. C. Lasseter.
B. T. Rees, B. B. Wilkerson,
W. P. Steed, A. J. Story, J. H. Stockton.
F. 0. Smith, M. Jones
R. E. McGinty, J. M. Elliot.
R. Gunn, T. P. Jones
T. J. Beck
Frank Beall
Kelly Low
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Baird's
Bethesda....
Penfield
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White Plains
Greenesboro'
Smyrna
Bethel, CrawfordYillc
Clarke's Station
Sardis . j-
Beaver Dam
Phillip's Mills
Washington j-
Fishing Creek
Friendship
Newford
Rehoboth
Ebenezer
Beulah
Oglethorpe
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Lincoln.
P. H. Mell
* E. M. Mobley.
P. H. Mell
IT. H. Tucker
T. D. Martin
J. R. Young...
J. H. Kil patrick
T. J. Bowen....
J. R. Young....
Wm. Williams..
E. Callaway...
do. . _...
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J. R. Young....
H. A. Tupper..
Wm. Jewell, L. Edwards, W. Edwards, F. C. Campbell
J. A. Carter, J. C. Fluker
P. II. Mell, W. 0. Cheney, S. D. Durham, R. L.
McWliorter, J. G. Holtzclaw, J. F. Geer
H. H. Tucker, Wm. Tuggle, jr., C. N. Daniel
N. M. Crawford, T. D. Martin
Y. Brown, W. G. Langston, F. McWhorter, W
Moncrief, S. S. Nicholson
W. W. Moore
Thos. Stocks
H. C. Peek
S. W. Chapman, H. D. Murden, Jackson Henry
Wm. Hubbard, Johnson Norman
E. Callaway, E. M. Mobley, J. Arnold, sr., W. R. )
Callaway [
J. C. Williamson, Wm. Maxwell
J. R. Young, Wm. J. Fluker
jH. A. Tupper. T. W. Gall aw ay, J. T. Wingfield, )
M. G. Robert, II. F. Colley.
W. R. Cox Wm. Sutton, Jno. L. Smith.
J. Hogan |J. M. Jackson.
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W. R. Cox
J. Q. West
L. W. Stephens.
* Supply.
F. McLendon, T. A. MeLendon, G. A. Bunce.
W. R. Cox, T. P. Burdett, J. II. Sybert
J. Q. West, T. B. West
J. II. Willis, B. Rhodes
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22
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791
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4
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
Your Committee on Finance liave received from the Churches of £he Georgia
Baptist Association and individuals, the following sums:
Minutes.
,—/ Antioch.
$4.00 Domestic.Missions at Athens, $20.00
Baird's.
1.00 Foreign Miss. $15.00; Indian Miss. 5.00; African Miss. 5.00;
i)om. Miss. 10.00; Dum. Miss, for Athens Miss. 14.00.....
• Beaver Dam.
1.00 General Purposes $12.50
Bethesda.
2.50 For. Miss. $56.66; Dom. Miss. 31.38 ; State Miss. 28.37 ; Indian
Miss. 55.88 ; Pub. Soc. 20.00 ; B. B. 21.87 ; Gen. Pur. 6.00..
Bethlehem, Bethel.
1.00 Home Miss. $5.00; Ind. Miss. 5.00; Afr. Miss. 5.00; Bur. Miss.
5.00: B. B. 10.00; Gen. Purposes 32.00
Beulah.
2.00 For. Miss. $10.00; Dom. Miss. 10.00; State Miss. 10.00; Indian
Miss. 10.00; Pub. Soc. 10.00; Gen. Purposes 10.00
Bethel, Crawfordville.
3.00 Afr. Miss. $28.00; Indian Miss. 35.00; Gen. Pur. 26.55 ; China
Miss. 4,00; Dom. Miss. 20.00
Clarke's Station.
1.00 Home Miss. $13.50; Indian Mission 2.50
County Line.
1.50 State Mission $16.80
Damascus.
1.00 IiAme Mission $22.00
Double Branches.
2.00 For. Miss. $16.00; Dom. Miss. 16.00; Bible Board 17.00; ten
dollars of which is to pay 2d and 4th instalments to make
Bro. P. F. Burgess life member of said Board
Ebenezer.
1.50 For. Miss. $97.73; Dom. Miss. 62.76; State Miss. 54.02; Indian
Miss. 75.51; B. B. 43.27 ; Pub. Soc. 5.16; Gen. Pur. 2.50..
Ebenezer (African).
.50 African Mission $2.00; Gen. Purposes 7.53
eldi.
1.50 General Purposes $14.50
Fishing Creek.
2.00 Bible Board $8.50; Home Miss. 32.93; For. Miss. 11.00; Col'rd
Church for Afr. Miss. 65 c.; Indian Miss. 5.25
Friendship.
Home Miss. $7.75; Foreign Miss. 7.75.
Gosiien.
Home Miss. $10.00 ; For. Miss. 10.00; Ind. Miss. 10.00; Bible
Board 7.50
Greenesboro'.
For. Miss. $62.00 ; Dom. Miss. 5C.00; Ind. Miss. 50.00; Bible
Board 50.00
Greenwood.
For. Miss. $15.75; Dom. Miss. 28.75; Afr. Miss. 13.50; Ind. Miss.
$17.25; State Miss. 40.60; B. B. 8.98 ; China Miss. 3.00 ;
Publication Society 5.25
Hephzibah.
Home Miss. $8.00; Ind. Miss. 8.00; Afr. Miss. 8.00
Kiokee.
For. Mies. $31.00; Dom. Miss. 84.00; Ind. Miss. 20.00
1.C0
1.00
2.00
2.00
1.60
2.00
Total.
$20.00
11
Minutes.
—f—* LiNCOLNTOX.
$1.25 Bible Board $15.00 ; Dom. Miss. 15.00; State Miss. 15.00
1 Newford.
2.00 For. Miss. $25,50 ; Home Miss. 25.50
New Hope.
1.50 For. Miss. $5.00; Ind. Miss. 5.00; Afr. Miss. 5.00; B. B. 5.50..
Njew Providence.
2.00 Gen. Pur. $50.75 ; B. B. 14.00
PENFIELD.
2.00 For. Miss. $25.00; Dom. Miss. 27.00; Ind. Miss. 25.00; Af. Miss
10.00; B. B. 6.00 ; Gen. Pur. 10.00
Phillip's Mills.
2'.00 For. Miss. $12.00; Ind. Miss. 35.00; Dom. Miss. 28.00; Genera
Purposes 3.00
Pine Grove.
1.00 Afr. Miss. $25.00; Ind. Miss. 25.00; Dom. Miss. 12.00
Ray Town.
2.50 For. Miss. $9.00; Home Miss. 15.50; Ind. Miss. 8.75
Reiiobotii.
2.00 Ind. Miss. $45.82; Afr. Miss. 45.82 ; Home Miss. 45.83 ; B. B
45.83 ; for B. B. from A. L. McMekin, 5.00 ; from Col. Ch
for African Mission 70 cts
Salem.
3.00 For. Miss. $6.75 ; Dom. Miss. 10.75; Pub. Soc. 3.25; B. B. 6.25.
Sardis.
8.00 B. B. $5.50; Home Miss. 25.10; Ind. Miss. 25.10
Sharon.
.50 Home Miss. $20.00; Ind. Miss. 8.00; For. Miss. 3.25; B. B. 3.00
From Colored Church for African Mission 1.15
Shiloh.
1.50 Ind. Miss. $23.50 ; Afr. Miss. 4.78; Dom. Miss. 1.25 ; B. B. 7.50
Smyrna.
2.00 For. Miss. $10.64; Ind. Miss. 11.38 ; Home Miss. 20.97
Spikit Creek (African).
1.50 Gen. Pur. 50 cts.; Afr. Miss. 3.00
Springfield (African).
1.00 Gen. Pur. $10.00; African Mission 20.00
Sweet Water.
3.50 Home Miss. $16.00; Ind. Miss. 16.0C ; For. Miss. 16.00
Thankful (African).
2.50 Afr. Miss. $2.25; Liberia Miss. 2.25; Gen. Pur. 1.50
Union.
2.00 Foreign Mission $3.50
Wakrenton.
3.00 Gen. Pur. $19.00 ; Afr. Miss. 1.00; Home Miss. 6.10.
Washington.
2.50 For. Miss. $647.00; Dom. Miss. 116.50; State Miss. 57.50; Ind
Miss. 521.65; Afr. Miss. 94.65 ; B. B. 28.00; Pub. Soc. 8.5U
China Mission 10.00
{Included in the above is $30, for education of African Boy
from White Sunday School. Same school sends $2.65 to Ind.
Mission. From Colored Church for African Mission $4.65, and
Colored Sunday School for same purpose $2.)
White Plains.
2 00 For. Miss. $12.20; Ind. Miss. 25.00; Dom. Miss. 25.00; Pub. So.
12.50; Afr. Miss. 25.00; B. B. 12.50
Williams' Creek.
1.50 Bible B. $10.00; Dom. Miss. 10.00; Ind. Miss. 10.00; Afr. Miss.
10.00; For. Miss. 10.00 -
112.20
50.00
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(.85
Walker Missionay Society (African).
Libcrian Mission $32.50 ; African Mission 32.50
Collections on Sabbatii.
For. Miss. $20.00 ; Dora. Miss. 20.00; and Indian Miss. 20.00.
Colored Congreation for African Mission 8.50
EECAPITULATION.
Minute Fund.
1.85
Domestic Mission $578.39
Indian Mission 1104.59
State Missions 222.29
Home Missions 274.18
Foreign Mission 1138.73
African Mission 351.50
Burmah Mission 5.00
China Mission 17.00
Liberian Mission 34.75
Bible Board at Macon 331.20
Southern Baptist Publication Society 64.66
Athens Mission 34.00
General Purposes 206.33
Total-
$65.00
68.50
$4362.62
.62
Total "without Minutes $4362.62
We also submit the following Report, as directed by a standing resolution of
this Body :
Antioch—Sent to Convention $50.00
Baikd's—Sent to Convention 250.00
Crawfordville—Collected by Bro. Harley for Domestic Missions 19.00
Greenesboro'—Sent to Convention 285.00
Washington—Sent to Convention $120
Collected for Home Missions 45
Building Road in Yoruba 100
Domestic Mission 150
415.00
$1019.00
Cash (less Minute Fund) sent to Association 4362.62
$5381.62
All of which is respectfully submitted,
THOS. W. CALLAWAY, )
HENRY J. LANG, > Committee.
JAMES H. WILLIS, )
NAMES AND POST-OFFICES
Of Ministers belonging to the Georgia Baptist Association.
[LICENTIATES IK ITALICS.]
Beck, Thos. J.. Tanville, Georgia,
Burgess, P. F Leatbersville,
Bowen, T. J Greenesboro'.
Barrett, E. H. Penfield.
Butler, J. B Lexington.
Callaway, E Washington.
Carter, J. A do.
Cox, Wm. R do.
Crawford, N. M Penfield.
Callaway, B. M Washington.
Ellington, J. Penfield.
Gunn, R Warrenton.
Harris, J. J. H do.
Har riss, Juriah Appling.
Hogan, John Leajhersville.
Jones, W. T. H Washington.
Kilpatrick, J. H White Mains,
Kenedy, A. L Leathersville.
Lane, M. A Danburg.
Lumpkin, Geo Maxey's.
Mell, P. H Athens.
Martin, T. D Penfield.
Morgan, T. R Philomath..
McGinty, R. E Double Wells.
Mobley, E Centreville.
McLendon, I. A Danburg.
McCall, M.N Penfield.
Neeson, Horace do.
Peek, H, C Greenesboro'.
Pope, W.H Washington.
Roney, A Thomson.
Steed, W. P do.
Stockton, J. H do.
Steed, L. G Clay Hill.
Sutton, Wm Danburg.
Smith, J. L do.
Sanders, Wm Penfield.
Tupper, H. A Washington.
Tucker, H. H Penfield.
West, John Q Columbia Mines.
West, Thos. B do.
Whitfield, G. A. P White Oak.
Williams, Wm Penfield.
Youns:, J. R Bairdstown.
O'
Frank Beall, (Colored.)
Henry Johnson, do.
Peter Johnson, do.
George Key, do.
Kelly Low, - do.
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CONSTITUTION'
[As amended in 1847.]
We, the Churches of Jesus Christ, who have been regularly baptized
upon a profession of our faith, are convinced, from a series of experience,
of the necessity of a combination of churches, and of maintaining a
correspondence for the preserving of a federal union amongst all the
churches of the same faith and order. And. as we are convinced that
there are a number of Baptist churches who differ from us in faith and
practice, and that it is impossible to have communion where there is no
union, we think it our duty to set forth a concise declaration of faith and
order upon which we intend to associate, which is as follows :
1st. We believe in one only true and living God ; and that there is a
trinity of persons in the Godhead—the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost; and yet there are not three Gods, but one God.
2nd. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament
are the word of God, and the only rule of faith and practice.
3rd. We believe in the fall of Adam, and the imputation of his sin to
his posterity ; in the corruption of human nature, and the iinpotency of
inan to recover himself by his own free will ability.
4th. We believe in the everlasting love of God to his people,.and the
eternal election of a definite number of the human race to grace and
glory ; and that there was a covenant of grace or redemption made be¬
tween the Father and the Son, before the world began, in which their
salvation is secure, and that they in particular are redeemed.
5th. We believe that sinners are justified in the sight of God only by
the righteousness of Christ imputed to them.
6th. We believe that all those who were chosen in Christ will be
effectually called, regenerated, converted, sanctified, and supported by
the spirit and power of God, so that they shall persevere in grace, and
not one of them be finally lost.
7th. We believe that good works are the fruits of faith, and follow
after justification, and that they only justify us in the sight of men and
angels, and are evidences of our gracious state.
8th. We believe that there will be a resurrection of the dead, and a
general judgment; and that the happiness of the righteous, and the
punishment of the wicked, will be eternal.
And as for gospel order :
1st. We believe that the visible church of Christ is a congregation
of faithful persons, who have gained christian fellowship with each
other, and have given themselves up to the Lord, and to one another,
and have agreed to keep up a godly discipline, agreeably to the rules of
the gospel.
2nd. We believe that Jesus Christ is the great Head of the church,
and only law-giver, and that the government is with the body and is
he privilege of each individual; and that the discipline of the church is
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intended for the reclaiming of those christians who may be disorderly
either in principle or practice; and must be faithfully kept up for God's
glory, and the peace and unity of the churches.
3rd. We believe that water baptism and the Lord's supper are ordin¬
ances of the Lord, and are to be continued until his second coming.
4th. We believe that true believers in Jesus Christ are the only sub¬
jects of baptism, and that dipping is the mode.
5th. We believe that none but regularly baptized church members
have a right to commune at the Lord's table.
6th. We believe it is the duty of every heaven-born soul to become a
member of the visible church, to make a public profession of his faith,
to be legally baptized, so as to have a right to, and partake of the Lord's
supper at every legal opportunity, through the whole course of his life.
Having laid down a summary of the faith and order upon which we
intend to associate, we, therefore, propose for the decorum of our Asso¬
ciation, the following plan or form of government:
Article 1st. Those members who are regularly chosen by the
churches in our union, shall compose the Association.
2nd. The members so chosen, shall produce letters from their re¬
spective churches, certifying their appointment, together with I heir
number in fellowship, those baptized, received by letter, restored, dis¬
missed, excommunicated, and dead since the last association.
3rd. The members thus chosen and convened, shall be denominated
the GEORGIA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
4th. T^his Association shall have no power to lord it over God's her¬
itage ; nor by which they can infringe upin any of the internal rights
of the churches.
5th. The Association shall have a Moderator and Clerk, who shall
be chosen by the members present.
6th. If new churches desire to be admitted into this union, they shall
petition by letter and messengers, and upon examination, if found ortho¬
dox and orderly, shall be received by the Association, and manifested by
the Moderator's giving the messengers the right hand of fellowship.
7th. No church in the union shall have a right to more than two
messengers, till it shall exceed one hundred members ; and then she
shall have a right to an additional messenger for every fifty after the
first hundred.
8th. Every query sent to the Association, by any church in the union,
shall be read, and put to vote by the Moderator, whether it shall be de¬
bated ; and if there be a majority for it, it shall be taken up and investi¬
gated ; but if not, it shall be withdrawn. Provided, always, that those
be first considered which affect the union of churches.
9th. Every motion made and seconded, shall come under the obser¬
vation of the Association; except it be withdrawn by the member wh»
made it.
10th. Every person who speaks in debate, shall rise from his seat,
and address the Moderator, and shall not be interrupted while speaking,
except he depart from the subject.
11th. No person shall speak more than three times to the same query,
without leave of the Association.
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12th. There shall be no talking or whispering iiAhe time of a public
speech, nor reflections cast upon the speaker.
13th. No member shall exempt himself from the Association without
leave from the Moderator.
14th. If any member shall break the rules of the Decorum, he shall
be immediately reproved by the Moderator.
15th. It is the business of this Association : First, to provide for the
general union ofchurches. Second, to keep up a correspondence with
those Associations, of the same faith and order, that a chain of com¬
munion may be preserved amongst the churches. Third, to give the
churches the best advice they can in matters of difficulty; and if the
communion should be broken between any of the sister churches in the
union, to inquire into the cause ofthe breach, and use their best endea¬
vors to remove the difficulty; but if the breach cannot be healed, to
withdraw from any church or churches, whom they shall look upon to
be unsound in principle, or immoral in practice, till they be reclaimed.
Fourth, to admit any brethren in the ministry as assistants, if they shall
judge it to be necessary. Fifth, to appoint a Secretary to keep a book,
and regularly record the proceedings of every Association, and to see
that he is satisfied for his trouble. Sixth, to have the minutes of the
Association read (and corrected if need be), and signed by the Modera¬
tor and Clerk, before the Association rises, and have them and the con¬
stitution and rules of this body printed annually. Seventh, to amend this*
plan or form of government at any time when a majority of the urtion
shall deem it to be necessary. Eighth, to adjourn to any tinaf or place
which they may think to be most proper.