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If HE MttflHl SMIMBIj,
BENNETT & SMITH, PKOPRIETORS.
V OL. VII.
MINUTES
Os the Fifteenth Annual Session of the
‘Ellijay United Baptist Association,
held with the Church at Mountain \
Town, Gilmer County, Georgia, on the j
24th, 25 th and 27th days of August, |
1855. _ I
Friday, Aug. 24, 1855.
Agreeably to previous appointment,
the Introductory Sermon was delivered
by Elder J. M. Wood, from Ist Corinth
ians, 3d chapter, 9th verse—“ For we
are laborers together with God : ye are
God’s husbandry—ye are God’s build
ing.”
After a short recess, the Delegates,
convened in the house. Prayer by Bro. j
Fleming. j
Ist. Read letters from the Churches, j
and enrolled Delegates’ names.
2d. Opened the door of the Associa- j
tion for the reception of Churches, and j
received Mt. Zion and Damascus, newly |
constituted Churches, and invited their
Delegates to seats.
3d. Elected J. M. Wood, Moderator,
and Wm. T. Fleming, Clerk.
4th. Appointed Committees:
On Preaching—P. M : l!er, N. R. Os
hern, J. Pettit, A. M. Sheriff and T.
Johnson.
On Arrangements —Wm. E. Mull, J.
Underwood. J. L. Coggins and li. Jor
dan, with the Moderator and Clerk.
On Deceased Ministers—J. M. Wood,
Wm. P. Swanson and James Under
wood.
On Sabbath Schools and Publications
—R. Jordan, X. R. Osbern and 11. j
Brendle.
On Finance —J. L. Coggins and Wm. :
E. Mull.
On Examination —Wm. P. Swanson,:
Wm. E. Mull and A. M. Sheriff.
sth. Called for Correspondence from
sister Associations, and received from
the Hightower a letter by their Messen
gers, Wm. Richards, J. R. Richards, S.
Conn and N. Goss.
From Sharp Mountain, a letter and \
Minutes by their Messengers, M. 11.
West, B. M. Stephens, A. R. Tribble, J.
Coward and R. Coward.
From Middle Cherokee —G. W. Sel- j
vidge, J. L. Chapman, J. Terry, J. T. j
Compton and A. Lewis.
From Toccoa and State Line, —No
Messengers.
On motion adjourned till to-morrow
morning, half past 8 o’clock. Prayer
by G. W. Selvidge.
Saturday Morning, Aug. 25.
Met according to adjournment.—
Prayer bv J. Richards.
Ist. Called for the report of the Com
mittee of Arrangements, which was re- !
ceived and the Committee discharged, j
2d. Called the roll and marked ah- |
sen tees.
3d. Renewed the call for Correspon- i
donee, and received from the Cherokee j
Georgia Baptist Convention: G. W. Sel- j
vidge, E. Dyer, J. L. Chapman, -J. Terry,j
J. T. Compton and A. Lewis.
4th. On motion read the rules of De
corum.
sth. Invited Ministers not members of
this body to seats with us: accepted by
D. lorry, Wm. Bates and Wm. Wil
liams.
Gth. Appointed J. Underwood and
Mm. L. Mull, to write Corresponding
Letters.
*th. Appointed Corresponding Mes
sengers to sister Associations:
To Hightower—Wm. E. Mull, A. M.
Sheriff, Wm. P. Swanson and R. Jor
dan : to be held with the Providence
Church, Cherokee county, Ga., fourteen
raiks south-east of Canton, Friday before
the 2d Sabbath in August, 1856.
To Highwassee—J. Underwood, G.
Bradford and F. M. Bradford.
lo Middle Cherokee —R. Jordan, W.
P. Swanson, Wm. Wdliams, J. M. Wood,
M in. T. Fleming, A. M. Sheriff, X. 11.
Osbern, 11. Springfield, J. Poteet, C. Ow
enby, F. M. Bradford: to be held at
Spring Place, Ga., Friday before the 4th
Sabbath in September, 1855.
To State Line—R. Jordan, Wm. P.
Swanson, A. M. Sheriff: to be held with
Antioch Church, Bradley county, Tenn.,
rridav before the 3d Sabbath in Octo
ber, 1855.
Io loccoa—J. Plemons, J. Blackwell,
, ’IT Rackley, B. Underwood, J. Un
derwood, G. Bradford and H. Brendle :
Jnday before the 3d Sabbath in Octo
ber, 1855.
, To Sharp Mountaiu —\Vm. % T. Flern
, p ul ler, J. L. Coggins, S. Griffith,
J. LlackweH, J. Raper, T. Johnson and
’ ra ’ J- Mull; to be held at Mt. Zion
Uiurch Cherokee county, Ga., Friday
** 2d Sabbath in October, 1855.
Snrin nu° k , U P the rc qest of the Cool
whiolP Urc or a J e tter of dismission,
which was granted.
dressing the bod“nlTKfXtw
okce baptist College, located at Cassville,
10th. Took up Queries:
Ist. From Friendship, Murray coun
j . °'~ ls 11 essentiul the peace
and harmony of the Baptists, for each
Uiurch to have a written Abstract, as
an exponent of their principles?
Answer —Yes.
2d If it i s essential, what course
should be pursued with those Churches
repudiating Abstracts as derogatory to
the word of God, and consequently to)
the will of Heaven ?
Ans. Whereas we believe those
Churches have departed from the prin-
Iciples and Constitution of the Baptists,!
Iwe recommend that they be labored<
I with, and if not reclaimed, report them
| to the Association.
11th. Appointed Union Meetings:
Ist Dist.—at Mt. Zion, Flat Creek, I
Friday before the 4th Sabbath in Octo-!
her, 1855: to be attended by A. M. j
Sheriff, J. Pettit, J. S. Holder, J. L. Cog-*
gins, Wm. Williams, B. M. Stephens, J.
F. Butler.
2d L>ist. —at Ellijay, Friday before
the 2d Sabbath in April, 1856: to be
attended by A. R. Tribble, J. Terrv, J.
M. Wood, Wm. T. Fleming, I’. Miller,
Wm. E. Mull, J. F. Butler, F. M. Brad
j ford.
3d Dist.—at Lebanon, Friday before
! the 4th Sabbath in July, 1856 : to be
; attended by R. Jordan, J. Underwood,
B. M. Stephens, J. Terry, J. Pettit and
D. Terry.
4th Dist. —at Mt. Moriah, Friday be-,
I fore the 2d Sabbath in October, 1855:
| to be attended by Wm. Williams, Wm.!
P. Swanson, J. Underwood, J. Langley.
Win. Bates, J. T. Compton.
12th. Appointed J. M. Wood to write j
the next Circular Letter; R. Jordan to
preach the Introductory Sermon ; Win.
P. Swanson, Alternate.
Adjourned to 2 o’clock, P. M. Pray
j er by Bro. Compton.
2 O'CLOCK, P. M.
Met according to adjournment. Pro. |
I Dyer, agent for the Cherokee Baptist j
| College, then addressed the body. Ad- j
jeurned till Monday morning, 9 o’clock.!
i Piayer by Bro. Dyer.
On Sabbath the stand was occupied
! by A. R. Tribble, G. W. Selvidge, E.
Dyer and J. M. Wood, in the order of
their names, who addressed a large and
attentive congregation.
Monday Morning, 9 o’clock.
Met according to adjournment. Pi av
| er by R. Jordan.
Ist. On motion Bro. Dyer addressed
the body on the propriety of sending
Delegates to the Cherokee Georgia Bap-
I tist Convention.
j Resolved, That we send Corresponding
! Delegates to the Cherokee Georgia Bap
■ tist Convention, to-wit:
j Wm. P. Swanson, H. Pettit, X. R.
, Osbern, A. M. Sheriff, J. M. Wood, Wm.
| E. Mull, Wm. T. Fleming, T. W. Ivey,
G. Bradford, F. M. Bradford, J. Raper,
|J. Poteet, S. Griffith and J. Pettit: to be
I held at Cassville, Thursday before the
4th Sabbath in October 1855.
2d. Appointed the next session of this
1 body to be held with the Town Creek
i Church, Pickens county. Geo., thirteen
j mites south of Ellijay, two miles north
1 of Sanderstown, commencing Friday be
fore the 4tli Sabbath in August, 1856.
j 3d. Called for the Circular Letter pre- j
I pared by Bro. Fleming, which was read, j
i received and ordered to be printed in ;
I our Minutes.
4 th. Received the report of the com
| mittee on Finance, and the committee
! was discharged.
sth. Received the report of the com
| mittee on Sabbath Schools and Publica
: tions : committee discharged.
6th. Received the report of the com
! mittee on Deceased Ministers: committee
discharged.
*7th. Received the report of the com
mittee on Examination : committee dis
charged.
Bth. Called for general business. On
motion took up the case relative to the
proceeding of the Macedonia Church,
and brethren in council with heron Fri
day and Saturday before the 3d Sabbath
in June last.
Resolved , That wc approve of the
course pursued by Llie Church at Mace
donia, and brethren who were with her |
in council in relation to certain minis
ters who are sow ing discord and dividing
churches, to-wit: A. J. Hughs and J. W.
Hughs; and further—
Resolved, That we repudiate said min
isters and their work, as ministers acting
contrary to gospel order, and as such,
we advise our churches to have nothing
to do with them.
9th. Resolved , That we recommend
the churches composing this Association
to send up by their delegates next year
whether or not they are willing for the
Association to become a constituent
member of the Cherokee Georgia Bap
tist Convention.
10th. Resolved, That wo have our
Abstract of Faith and Rules of Decorum
printed in our Minutes.
11th. Resolved, That we drop the
correspondence with the Chestatee As
sociation for the present.
12th. Resolved , That we recommend
the churches of each Union District to
hold a Ministers’ and Deacons’ meeting i
in connection with their Union meetings, j
and that such meetings be protracted
whose circumstances justify.
13th. Resolved , That we withdraw
our fellowship from Liberty Church,
Polk county, Tenn.
14th. Resolved , That the Clerk super
intend the printing and distribution of
six hundred copies of this Minute, and
that he have theTemainder of the mon
ey on hand for his services.
15th. Resolved , That we vote the
thanks of this body to the brethren and
citizens of this vicinity, for their hospi
tality during the session of this body.
8 fletofspqpet —SeCofed lo jfetionul qitf Sftie £oiifo, fiiemftihi, il)0 jffurilete, Zoteigi) otO DoSnegfic jtetos, &e.
CASSYILLE, GfA., THURSDAY, OCT. 18, 1855.
■ 16th. Adjourned to the time and j
place above named. Prayer by the (
Moderator.
! J. M. WOOD, Moderator.
Wm. T. Fleming, Clerk.
APPENDIX.
Report of the Committee on Finance:
Your Committe on Finance report
i twenty one dollars and five cents sent
l up for printing Minutes. Contribution
! by Delegates, two dollars and ninety-five
! cents. WM. E. MULL,
J. L. COGGINS.
On Sabbath Schools and Publications:
Your Committee on Sabbath Schools
; and Publications beg leave to report —
That first of all a careful perusal of the
Bible; then the Christian Index, pub
lished at Penfield, Ga.; the Tennessee
Baptist, published at Nashville, Tenn.;
the Home and Foreign Journal, publish
ed at Richmond, Ya.; the Southern
Baptist Review, published at Nashville,
Tenn. Also, Orchard’s History of the
Baptists, which should bo found in every
brother’s bouse ; the Great Iron Wheel,
i by J. R. Graves, and also many other
j valuable works, published by the same,
;at Nashville, Tenn. Furthermore we
1 recommend Sabbath Schools, as we have
j learned that much good have been done
by them. We have two regular Sab
bath Schools, with Libraries—one at
Mountain Town and one at Pleasant
Grove, with large and well conducted
Schools. Furthermore we recommend
Churches to encourage Sabbath Schools.
: All of which is respectfully submitted.
WM. P. SWANSON, Ch’n.
On Deceased Ministers:
j Since the last session of this body, it
has pleased our Heavenly Father to re
move from among us our much esteemed
brother, Elder James A. Beard. Os his
early history we have not been informed,
but Cass county shared a portion of bis
first labors as a minister, and they have
been mostly confined to the bounds of
this Association. 110 was ordained to
the Gospel ministry, February the 15th,
1846, by Wm. E. Mull and Benjamin
Stiles; was for several years moderator
of the Association, which office he filled
with dignity and humility. He was an
affectionate husband and father, a faith
ful minister, and an able defender of the
truth. We tender our sympathies to
the bereaved, while we feel the loss we
have sustained. Respectfully submitted.
Committee on Examination:
The Committee on Examination re
port that they find nothing worthy the
notice of this body.
Ordained Ministers:
J. M. Wood, Piereeville, Gilmer Cos. Ga.
Wm. T. Fleming, Fairmount.
Peter Miller, Mountain Town.
Elisha Hunt, Skenali.
, James Underwood,
j 11. Brendle, Blue Ridge,
j Robert Jordan, Talking Rock.
William E. Mull, Piereeville.
William P. Swanson, Cohuttah Springs.
William Williams, Tail’s Creek.
W. Cantrell.
Licentiates:
A. M. Sheriff, Mountain Town, Georgia.
L. J. Tatum, do.
A. S. Tatum, do.
A. Grant, Hot House.
Please send on your Church let
ters, the names and post offices of all
your ministers. CLERK.
CIRCULAR LETTER.
To the Churches composing the Ellijaxj
Association:
Dear Brethren : The subject to
which we invite your attention in the
present Circular is the final perseverance
of the Saints in Grace, and as there are
various objections to the doctrine, we
; first notice some of them :
Ist. Did not some of he Angels fall
from grace ? Certainly not, for they ;
were never in a state of grace. What;
is Grace? It is favor shown to the
guilty. Before their revolt they were j
spotless in their purity. They were con- )
uected to the Creator on principles of j
pure law. But they never entered the ]
environs of a covenant of redemption,
nor had a divine mediator for their sure
ty. Therefore the standing of angels
and redeemed souls is as different as law
ana gospel.
2d. Did not David fall frdm a state
of grace? No, for he died in the full
triumphs of faith. Now these be the last
words of David : “ Although my house
be not so with God, yet hath be made
with me an everlasting covenant, order
ed in all things and sure: for this is all,
my salvation and desire.”—2d Samuel,
23: I—sth.
3d. Did not Solomon fall from grace ?
Hear the promise that God made to Da-
| vid on behalf of Solomon : “I will be
| his father and he shall be my son : if
he commit iniquity, I will chasten him
with the rod of men, and with the stripes
of the children of men, but my mercy
shall not depart away from him.”—2d
Samuel: Bth—l2th. If Solomon apos
tatised, God’s mercy surely did depart
from him. We might speak of Adam,
Saul aDd others, but our limits forbid—
we only mention ono case more: it is
asked, did not Judas Iscariot fall from
grace ? It must first be proven that he
was ever in a state of grace—we have
no evidence in Scripture that he was at
any time a believer. It is said that Jesus
“ PRINCIPLES—NOT MEN.”
knew from the beginning who they were
that believed not, nnd who should betray
him. John 6th and 64 —see also TOtii
verse—“ Have not 1 chosen you twelve
and one of you is a devil V’ Why ihen
did the holy Savior choose such a char
acter as unbelieving Judas, to be an
apostle ? There were important purpo
ses to be answered by this means. The
Scriptures were fulfilled. It was foretold
that Christ would be betrayed by a mem
ber of his ow n family. Psalms 41 and
9. It was necessary ‘that such a person
as Judas be chosen as a h apostle, that
he might be a disinterested witness of
the excellercy of Christ’s private char
acter. His public character was well
attested by thousands of both friends
and foes. The apostles were chosen to
give testimony of his private character.
Had they all been his friends, what re
ception would their testimony have met
with in this unbelieving world ? would
not the unbelieving have said—we can
not receive the testimony of these wit
nesses of Christ’s private character —the} 7
were all his friends —they were all in
terested. Will not the testimony of
Judas be disinterested ? He exclaims
under the bitterest pangs of self-condem
nation-—I have betrayed innocent blood.
In view of the importance of this testi
mony, who can doubt the wisdom and
goodness of the Savior in choosing such
a character as unbelieving Judas as a
member of his family ? It is evident
from the teachings of God’s word, that
the believer will persevere in grace and
be finally saved : for Jesus said, because
I live ve shall live also, —John 14, 19.
Then if the believer lives because Christ
lives, he will continue to live as long as
Christ lives, and Christ ever li vet h to j
make intercession for his people. Then j
it may be said with all the emphasis of
divine truth, that the believer hath ever
lasting life, and shall not come into con
demnation, but is passed from death unto
life. Not that he shall have everlasting
life, but that he even now hath everlast
ing life.
The same unerring lips have said—
And I give unto them eternal life and
they shall never perish. My father
wli.nh gave them me is greater than all,
and none is able to pluck them out of
my Father’s hand. I and my father are
one—John 10: 29, 30. The believer
will persevere in grace, because Jesus
Christ is the author and finisher of his
faith —Ileb. 12, 2d. He is the author
of faith, because it is by the influence of
his spirit that a sinner is awakened and
regenerated, and the exercise of faith
produced in his heart.
Christ is the finisher of faith, because
it is by the continued influence of liis
spirit that the vital union between him
self and the believer is maintained. Re
generation and sanctification are precisely
of the same nature, and are the effects
of the same cause. Regeneration is
sanctification begun, and sanctification
is regeneration continued. Saving faith
is one of the most prominent and impor
tant exercises of the regenerated heart.
It is therefore a plain Bible truth, that
Christ is the finisher as well as the au
thor of faith, inasmuch as ho has secur
ed the influence by which the whole;
blessed work is consummated. But when
can faith be said to be finished ? Surely
not until it is no longer needed : and
faith will be needed until the believer
enters that world where faith is forever
swallowed up in vision. For while the ]
believer is on this side the rolling bil
lows of Jordan, he walks by faith and
not by sight; it is then true that Christ
is the finisher of faith, and that faith is
not finished until the believer sees the
Lamb of God without a darkened veil,
and casts his sparkling crown before the
throne. And can it be true that this
same believer may apostatise tjnd perish
eternally ?
Christ is also called the good Shcp
! herd, and 1 lay down my life, says he,
j for the sheep. The business of a sliep-
• 1 1
i herd is to watch over the flock to bring
back the straying, and to ward off the
ravenous beasts of prey. Were Christ
to suffer his children to stray away and
be finally lost, he would not be a good
Shepherd : but while he remembers the
affecting scenes of Calvary, every sheep
of his pasture shall be safe beneath the
wings of bis mercy.
To persevere is to continue in faith
and love and obedience. It is certain
that the believer wiil continue to perse
vere in this way, for the provisions of
the covenant of grace secure to him the
continued influence of the spirit by which
he is enabled to persevere. If any doc
trine is fully clear, it is the infallible
certainty of the believer’s final salvation,
nor is this a doctrine of minor impor
tance : it surely is one of the main pillars
of the temple of truth, vitally connected
with the scheme of salvation by grace.
Grace first contrived the plan—grace
first meets tho sinner, breaks his guilty
slumbers and points him to the sin-aton
ing Lamb of God. It is grace that con
quers the rebellious heart, and guides
and keeps the sinner thus conquered, in
the way of holiness. Whop the believer
comes to the dark valley of death, it is
grace that procures for him tho rod and
the staff” to comfort him ; heaven with
all its fullness and glories is secured to
the believer by the promise and oath of
an unchanging God. It is true he is
engaged in a perilous and eventful war
fare, but ho has a safe and skilful com
mander, and is clad in armor procured
from the magazine of grace. Over his
head wave the banners of salvation, on
which is inscribed in characters of blood,
victory —victory ! And as he is cross
ing the Jordan of death, he sings in tri
umph— oh, death ! where is thy sting—
oh, grave 1 where is thy. victory ? And
when his weary feet strike the verdant
1 banks of eternal deliverance, and he is
clothed in immortal vigor and shines
with brighter effulgence than the noon
day sun, he still exclaims —it is all of
grace. As eternal ages revolve, he is
changed from glory to glory, and swal
lowed up in the boundless ocean of eter
nal blessedness, be becomes more like
God in greatness and goodness. In still
more joyful strains he is heard to ex
claim grace, grace unto it. LJnto him
that loved us and washed us from our
sins in his own blood, be glory and do
minion for ever and ever.
When the Christian ascends Pisgah’s
summit, and takes a view of the land of
promise, he is transported with the
prospect that he is soon to leave these
mortal shores, and join the heavenly
choir who vie around the throne of God,
chanting the praises of him that liveth
forever and ever.
For these triumphal prospects let ev
ery child of God with gratitude and joy
exclaim, blessed be the Lord God, from
everlasting to everlasting. Amen.
ARTICLES OF FAITH OF TnE EL
LIJAY ASSOCIATION.
Art. Ist. We believe in one only true
and living God —the Father, Word and
Holy Spirit:
Art. 2d. In tlie Scriptures comprising
; the Old and New Testament are the
j word of God and the only rule of faith
and practice:
Art. 3d. In the doctrine of election
through sanctification of the spirit and
belief of the truth :
Art. 4th. In the doctrine of original
sin :
Art. sth. In man’s incapacity by his
own free will and ability to recover him
self from the fallen state in which he is
by nature:
Art. 6th. That sinners are justified in
the sight of God, by the imputed righ
teousness of Christ only :
Art. 7th. That the saints shall per
severe in grace and never fall away :
Art. Bth. That Baptism and the
Lord’s Supper are ordinances instituted
by Jesus Christ, and that believers are
the only proper subjects, and that im
mersion is the only apostolic mode :
Art. 9th. In the resurrection of the
• dead and general judgement, and that
the felicity of the righteous and the pun
ishment of the wicked will he eternal :
Art. 10th. That no minister has a
right to administer the ordinances of the
gospel hut one who is regularly baptis
ed, called and comes under the imposi
tion of the hands of a Presbytery :
Art. lltli. That none but regularly
baptized members have a right to com
mune at the Lord’s table.
ASSOCIATION PLAN.
As the communion of saints, so the
communion of churches is a desirable
blessing to obtain and promote which
ought to be the study and endeavor of
the people of God. Although churches
formed on the gospel plan are indepen
dent of each other with regard to power,
i yet not so strictly speaking in regard to
| communion—for as saints in general
have a right to share in others gifts and
graces, so have churches in this joint
capacity, and as such there ought to be
a coalition or uniting of several churches
into one body, so far as their local sit
uation and other circumstances will ad
mit ; but as it is impracticable for all in
dividual members thus to associate to
gether, the churches should each respect
fully choose and delegate some of the
most able and pious and judicious from
among themselves—particularly their
ministers, to convene at such time and
! place as may be thought'most conducive
to the great end proposed.
RULES OF DECORUM.
Ist. The messengers thus chosen and
sent are to be recommended to the As
sociation by letter from churches by
whom they are sent, which shall be ex
pressive of their fellowship; also of those
baptized, received by letter, restored, dis
missed, excluded, and the number de
ceased since the last Association, and
the total number then in fellowship.
2d. The members thus convened shall
have no power to lord it over God’s her
itage, nor shall they have any coercive
power over tho churches, nor shall they
infringe on the internal rights of any of
tho churches in tho union.
3d. The Association shall be governed
by a regular and proper decorum : in
the first place a moderator and clerk,
chosen by the suffrage of the members
present.
4th. The Association shall he opened
and closed by prayer. Only one mem
ber shall speak at a time, and shall ad
dress the moderator. The person thus
speaking shall not bo interrupted while
doing so, and shall attend closoly to tho
subject, without making any remarks on
the slips or blunders, made by the per
son who spoke before him j and every
member shall havo a right to speak in
his turn, provided he observes these
rules.
sth. shall absent himself
TWO DOLLARS A-YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
in time of business without leave of the
moderator.
6th. No person shall rise and speak
more than three times on one subject
without leave of the Association.
7th. The moderator sha.il have the
privilege of speaking as another member,
provided the chair be filled.
Bth. Admit of no other title than j
brother, in our addresses to each other,
when engaged in business.
9th. Churches praying for admission
•into the Association, may petition by
letter and delegates; and upon exami
nation if found orthodox and orderly,
shall be received and the reception man
ifested, by the moderator giving them l
the right hand of fellowship and inviting j
them to seats.
10th. Every motion made and second
ed shall come under the consideration
of the Association, except it he with
drawn by the member who made it.
11th. There shall be an association
fund kept for defraying the expenses
thereof, and for the support of which’
each church in the union may contrib
ute voluntarily such sum as they shall
think proper, and send by their dele
gates; and such money thus sent by the
churches and received by the Associa
tion, shall be deposited in the hands of
a treasurer, who shall he accountable to
the Association for all sums by him re
ceived.
12th. The Association have a right
to take notice of any church or churches
that fail to attend annually, (or if they
shall think proper,) and by their dele
gates enquire the cause.
13th. The names of the several
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( _ Town Creek, Do. Do. jR. Jordan, B. Jordan, F. L. Price. 21] 1 21 i o , (| ‘ , A
(, “ Talking Hock, Do. Do. |R. Jordan, W. West, M. Jones. 1 ‘,5 4 l -j j
( Ebenezer, Gilmer, Cotecay, W. Cantrel, J. L. Coggins, J. Pettit. 1 1 f> f>
{ £ Macedonia. Do. l)o. T. ]>. Davenport, .T. Plemons, J. Blackwell, Wm. R. Rackley. 2 2 g’ 6’ 2 27 at i ~!
7 s Mt. Zion, Jun., Do. R. Jordan, j.T. Underwood, J. Langley. 4 1 f 4-
) Damascus, Gordon, /Fairmount, Wm. T. Fleming, I Win. T. Fleming, J. F. Butler. 2 1 1 9
\ f Ellijay, Gilmer, ’Ellijay, B. M. Stephens, ! G. Oloiiinger, R. B. Perry. 2 j f,
/ ■/ Mountain Town, Do. /Mountain Town, P. Miller, P. Miller, Wm. P. Swanson, J. Jackson, N. R. Osbern. 8 2 1 i 9’ 1 ] 1 -i rr
; a Pleasant Hill, Do. I Do. j A. M. Sheriff, A. George, A. M. Sheriff, T. Spears. 2 3 ,-> 5 1 1 ’ l />i 1 n'o 1
< j New Hope, Do. Tail’s Creek, D. Terry, T. W. P v, P. Ivy, Wm. Jenkins. 4 10 ]0 g 1 j <>3 2 12 i
( 5 | Zion Hill, Do. Mountain Town. ! Win. P. Swanson, A. Nelson, E. Owenby, A. 1). Jones. 4 9 j j
‘ [Friendship, Murray, Oohut’h Springs, j Wm. Bates, James Poteet. 404]l ;i y %:y ]OO ‘
’ o ( Fellowship, Fannin, Skenali, I No Representation. 1 Ii
S m I Sugar Creek* Do. ißlue Ridge, j IT. Brendle, 11. Brendle, T. Godfrey. 4 l . 1 ‘ 4 j ; j s,-
1 Lebanon, Do. Piereeville, Mull & Wood, J. M. Wood, Wm. E. Mull, 11. Springfield. 8 2 J 2 ■ 2 ■ 5! 1 1 81* l f>o
( ? I Union, Do. Hot House, Win. E. Mull, 1L Wiatt. 4 | 2! 1 ■ I ! 15 go
l f Mt. Moriah, Do. Chesnut Gap, 1.1. M. Wood, J. S. Holder, A. J. Head, D. Ycother. 2 4’ o, yi 2’ 1 i 21 1 00
/ | Bethel, Gilmer, Santa Lucah, | Wm. E. Mull, R. Kincaid, E. Flin, J. Searcy. 1 * j i j i i 26 fio
< Mt. Zion, Sen., Do. Ellijay, jW. Cantrel, U. Pettit, S. Griffith. ’ 3 1 1- 7* l! * 84 1 00
( % Cherry Log, I)o. Blue Ridge, IA. M. Sheriff, B. Underwood, F. M. Bradford, G. Bradford. 8 i | j 33
( . H [Pleasant Grove, Do. Santa Lucah, j A. M. Sheriff, [N. E. Sheriff, It. Key. 2 | ( ! ! 19 90
Jj Cool Spring,* Murray, Pleasant Valley, ID. Terry, |W. Ellard, W. Latch, J. Rogers. 3 4 3, 8 U 2 j 5! 25 90 ,
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Linos on Woman.
To be read alternately, or as they are
written, as it may suit the taste or senti
ments of the reader.
The bliss of him no tongue can tell
Who in a woman doth confide;
Who with a woman scorns to dwell
Unnumbered evils wiil botide.
They fill oaeh leisurablo day
With joy and innocent delight;
W’ith cheerless gloom and misery
Are none possessed while in tlioir sight.
They make the daily path of lifo
A pleasant journey strew'd with flow'rs;
A dreary scene of painful strife {-powers
They quickly change with matchless
Domestic joys will fast decuy
Where feinalo influence is unknown ;
Where'er a woman holds her sway,
A man is in perfection shown.
She’s never failing to display
Truth, in its native loveliness;
A heart inclined to treachery
A woman never did possess.
That man true dignity will find
Who tries the matrimonial stato;
Who pours contempt on woman kind
Will mourn his folly when too late.
3SJO. 36.
churches that compose the Association
shall bo enrolled by the clerk, and called
as often as necessary.
14th. Any member breaking these
rules shall bo admonished.
lotln Tne.Minutes of.the Association
shall be read and corrected if need be,
and signed by the moderator and clerk,
before the Association rises.
16th. Every query sent to the Asso
ciation by any church shall he acceded
to, if it appears on the church letter
from whence it came, and the Associa
tion shall answer it if consistent with
good order and agreeable to the word
of God.
| 17th. The Association may appoint
i any member or members by and with
their consent, to transact any piece of
business which they may think proper.
18th. This Association will approbate
and encourage a sound ministry, while
she will cry down and disapprove an
t unsound and disorderly one.
19th. The Association has power to
withdraw from a sister church which
deviates from the orthodox principles of
the gospel, or fellowships disorders, after
I hey have been labored with agreeable
j to the gospel, by two or more sister
! churches.
j 20th. The Association shall have pow
j er to adjourn themselves to any future
! time or place, as they may think proper,
j Upon the whole, we assume no higher
I power, title or authority, than an advi
i sory council.
! N. B. Amendments to this plan or
form of government may he made at any
time by a majority of the union, when
they deem it necessary.
Wliilo ’tis Day Time let us
Work.
Every mortal has his mission,
In this world of active strife,
Whether in a high position,
Or a lowly walk in life.
no it is, who, now fulfilling
Every duty day by day,
Shows tho miud and spirit willing
To perform its onward way.
Life’s a bark upon the ocean,
Tossed and rocked by every gale
Now scuds on with speedy motion.
Now with rent and tattered sail.
Life's a bright aud sunny morning,
With some light refreshing showers,
Followed by dark cloudy warning
Os the storm that o’er us lowers.
Life’s the chord of silver, binding
Man in contact with his kind;
Death is but. that tood unwinding,
Setting free the earth-bound mind.
Forward, then! the day is waning,
Westward sinks the setting sun ;
Onward! on! without complaining,
Work, while yet it may be done.