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'tieid at the T'wins Neeting House, in O'wen C01£nty, on the

first Friday

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J1ngust,

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Taylor and .J. Dudley.· " . , 4 . 1 107 811i: River, J. Penny, P. Higg and C. J.ilh\rl}. . I ! 4 8 i 231

TWillS. J. Scptt, n. Ac)ams, W. Blanton, G. Ti. !

. tUB, T.ftrown and J. D. Alexander. 3. 5 3 4: 1

1l,jJe:"ell, J Graddy and W. Darr. 1 6 3,

~ff'().JQ['8 Bottom. J. "~\lis W. Neill, H. Scanland and T. '

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H7.ites Run, Gosf.en, Fl'lInk/orl,

~'1fQ. ~f Cedn~.

Griel'~R Cree/c, .lll. P!",amnt, 11l1ck: RtIIt.

IJ,'!f'clt Crt'e!c, 1:1 !i,m. Fork,

. Cr ig. ] 1014-. 1

W Tandy and H. Ramev. ] 1 .'): ~

W. W Penny and.l. Downey. 2 2

S.M.}{o .. l. P .. 8. ,Fall and J" W. Woold·

5 ;- ridge, P, Clay and G. G. Brown.

'IJ·Thai.lkill, H. Hawkins & T. Wilhoit.

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^Roper. 4 1

J. "rcen, A Wh;te. and R. Church. 1 7 G J. Tay!0l', T. Boulware, J. Price, and B

.. Taylor. 143

1 1 1 1

J. Daqket and G. Morton.

A. Cook. A. Bohannon, W. Christie and J. Christie.

1 4 2, 1

8:r llile. F. F"rrl. J. Miles. \V. Ellis.:\nd .7. Ford.

IJ':ff..iloe LicJ~, !\I Rasket. T. Lee, \V. T. Webber lind

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r'o,r Crppl·,.

-!itJn,P-Ridge,

}?'.'11I1~['mts.

! E. l'homsoll.

·n F~well.

'J. nell and W. 'suiter. ^{6 2j}, 293:

88 100 gz 91.

24 23 63 6S' 74 67 109 59 51 20

II!\r Haker,.1. Arnold and W. Morga!!. 31

,lb. EJ:/,o,'n. J. Bartlett \. _16

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Elder S. M. Noel was chosen moderatol', and B. Taylo1'

d e d i . . ^' ^I

AgI'eed t!lat in the reception of rhur'Ches into this association, till' unanimous concurrence of all the mcssl'ng~l's

present is ncccssal',v.

LettPl's from associations with whom wc corl'espond were l'ccein'\d, read, ami their messengers took their scats with us as follows:

From Rlkhorn-J. Creath,

J.

Suggett,

'I.',

Craig, B. W.

Riley and T. A Irxander, From Union-Geral'd Rill'y.

From Long Bun-!.

H. MorriS', Z, CaI'penlcl' and

J.

Mek~t ..

Fl'om JV'orth Bcnd-W Kendall, D. Lillard, r&J. Dickell.

From Licking-S. Vanlandingham

The circular' letter read, amI refel'l'ed to the committec

of al'l'allgclflent. ,

,\ embel's appointed

to

write letters of correspondence to associatioTls as f(,Hows :

To Elk/wrn-P. Fall.

To .!VOl,th Bend-J, I'Jml1'ey.

To Long ^/{1IU-Jas. Ford.

To .7V'orth Dislrict-W, W. Penny.

To Lickillg-W. T. Webb('t,.

To South LJistrict-J. W. Wooldridge.

To UlLion-T. Boulwar'e.

And rrpoi't to the association to-mOI'row,

The mOth'l'ato!' and del'k appoillted a committee to nr- range the bllsi nesl'! for to-11I0rl'OW.

t:ldcl's J, Taylor, Pal'ker, and P. Clay. ll]lpointetl to

prellc h to-mo/'I'ow. ,

Eldel's J, ~lIggrtt, .I. Creath and T. BoulwUl'C, appoin- tcd to preach on .sunda,}'.

Eldt"l' T. Boulwlll'(' appointed to preach the introductory scrmon Ill'xt yellr. and in case or t'aillll't' E111('1' S. 1\1. \ I~I.

Adjnurlled untill to-lIlOI'/'OW lIlol'ning 9. o'clock.

SATURDAY MOltNING- .nl'I'Il,'a,P·I·. fhe "l'IIOI'\:()f'thc committee of al'l'aJlg"ment ralh·" 1'01', ,'ead and apP"O\TtI.

Questionfrolli the (Josheli Chnrch-" Has lIot the Fnlllk- fort I'hureh vi()latl'd our ('Ollstitlltion. by illtcl'fl'/'illg \,'itll tllr internal COIH'erIlS of .Fox Cl'eek ('hlll'eh ?

.answer-The aSl'!oriation is or opinion. that thc consti- tution has not been violated in the case alIcldell to.

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Q1testion from the Salt Tliver chnrch-" Will tMs a!':soria- tin!! justify thr 1"I'ankl'lII,t ('hurch ill the roul'se she has ta- kell with l"ox Crpl'k ('hlll'"h .

• 81:swer-·

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as the condurt of til£' Frankf(ll't church on {\;at ~lIhject, has iJccn llrl'l'ienied

to

this associaiiull. t1icy

UPIl!'O\'C it.

J n ans",cl' to th£' I'e'lurst from 1\1ount Pleu'lunt, Frank.

fOlt and ;\louth 0(' '·.lkhilrn Chlll'l'h(',:.,

VI e cOll.jidpl> the suujects of constituting rhlJrdle::; all dol'.

ll:diliilgministel's or vital impol'tallcc to the chllrche~ 'of dll'i;;t; its such, we rCCOIllIllI'!HI to the chul'chl's tn flhser'\'(l

g'IT:I1: cautiulI, alld to refrain 1'1'0111 ('ithfll' 01' unth, l'xcrpt with the athicc and counsel of one 01' morc of the sistet' c h II I'cltes.

The next association to be held at the Salt HiveI' Meet- ing house, on the 1 st F"iday iti A ugllst I H2J.

~orresp()ndillg letters callrd for, I'rad. alld apprond, and mcss£'lIgl'rs appointed to uear them, to wit:

To Hlkhorn-S. 1\1. NOI'I. J. 'I'a),IOI',

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W. Wooldridge P. Fall, P. Clay, and G. G. BrowlI. .

'/'0 .i\odh Bend-J. Scott, J. D. Alexandcl'lI and 'V.

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To I.rmg Run-R. Adam!'!, J. Taylor, M. Basht, S. M.

Noel, P. Clay. 1\. Bohaimon, A. Cook allli J. ~ndI. . To North iJistrict-J. W~ Wooldridge,

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Taylor, amI

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Tay 101'. .

'/'0 Lickillg-

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Boulware,

J.

Price,

J.

Dudley,

J 'V.

Wooldridge, S. M. Nol'! and P. (:lay.

Ttl -:outh Distnct-J. Penny, K Thomson,

J. DownYf

and 'V. W. Penny. " ,.

'To Union-J. Taylor and

J.

Arnold.

P. ('lay appointed to wl"ite the next drcular letter.

'rhe d"culal' ll'tter read allli adopted.

The churclil's at M'Cools Bottom, Twins, 'Vhitrs Run, Emnwaus and Long Ridge. at their rcquest, al'e disllllssed to form a new association,

In consequence

or

the week and enfeebled situation of the dlU.;!'h at the mouth 01' Elkhorll, as stated in their It'tter, agreed. that brethren S. M. l\oel.

J.

':lHlIl'Y, A. Cook, P.

C1ay~ J. Tayln!', 1'. Boulware, T. Wilhoit. J, W. Would.

lidge, J Scott. J Grady, W. Hirkmanjl·. and B. Ta),lol' be appointed to "isit that church 011 the sd Friday in ~t'P

te-mber nCl.t,

to give them :such aid and counsel as may

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jn their power, and report 6ereol1 to thc ncxt associ at ^jon.

Tile t.:lcl'k aud 1'. Uay to superintend th,e printing of.

the minutes, '

Agreed that the association now adjourn.

S. M. N UEL, .7Ifod'r.

DEN. TAYLOR,

Clerk.

The members compnsing tlle Franhlin Baptist J1ssociatiol:,

To

the Clmrclies they represent.

DELOVED BRETHREN.

AN indulgent' Providence has permitted us to ^COI1- vene in an assnciate capacity; OUt" hearts should be sn··

lemnly illll't"essed with gl'atitud(' to tilt> giver of' e"cry good and perfed' girt, ro~' the harmony alld hrotherly lorc!lli:.!

lias appeared tu pI'evail aIming us.

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c trust, we hare not been altogether denied the influence of the pJ'esence ^0('tho LOI"d'duJ'ing our present meeting. Our minutes will adrisc you of our lll'oceedillgs, and the state of thc churches that constitutc our body,' Peace and ullanimity appear to be ell- joyed by the most of them; hut with deep regl'et, we uti·

serve that their increase is geuerally small-many of thcm complain of coldness and harl'Cllness, 'I'his state of luke- warm sllllineness that seems to he but too g-encl'al amon~

us, should awaken in ^OUI'souls deep hUlniliatlol1 alld fet'-

\'ellt supplication rOl' seasons of I'cr.'eshing from thc pre- sence or the Lord, '

Our Hea';"cnly Father, is morl' ready to give than we arc to ask; but have we Tlot l'l'aSOIl t() lament. that ollr iniq ui- ties have separated hetween us alld our God, and to feat' that flur sins have hid fJ'()1ll us thc light "f his ,'ecollcilcd countenance? The exhortation of the Apostle, Has ye havo therefore rereived Christ Jesus thc Lord, Sl) walk ye in him" allpears at this timc to be peculial'ly seasolla'ble- Let this form the subject of our present addl'l'ss,

Christiana cannot too

frequently

reCtl1' to the time of

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firl'i I' fi r~t· CSIJOllSals

to ^C

III'ist-recei V j ng Christ J!'sns. em-'

hl'u.Cf'S,;,e:~'cnCl'atioll witll all till' doct;'i'il'S 0[' thefl(~\\ !Iil'lh~

a fll1id,clJ;ng fl',)!J) death IInt.o d,'I"lal lii'f,-the cJ'ucifdnp Jjlc old'iaa'll an:! i>cl'ollling a m~1V cr'eatal'c, by whi~h i~

\11'(jil!~Lt a ('hall:~;(, oi' desit'rs atl:l ai,i"'I·ti')llS, a ha.II'ell tl, silL :wJ!on e 01' Il'li;:I(,ss, a delight ill tilt' wllflle will of God ag

1"''ocil:,:,1 ill til" IlOly s(>TiptUI't'S, lUlU impl'l'ssed on tIle hearts a::d cOllsciences of Id!; people. Let youl' Illillds dwe!lup'lO till' t:ntl1l:T

or

^YOU!'J'e('l'iving the l.ol'd-l01l. a 'n'('kll('d~' }H'It'!('~~, !.dl-desrning sinner, r'eeehed him as an at'lliing rlT~\ alll1 I'd! saviou!'; hy gnice a1'C ye s:ned wit of) om'·

8('ly,'s, it is the)gift of Got!. This I't'follectionwjlf guard' :I;';ainst till' sin of Jr'ga!i1y. and enahle til{' christian t) I'e- ji,ic:.'. iot the f'ights and Iitwrties

or

the ehild .... n of God. hilt

let not tlli'! liocl'ty bl' abused

tt,

licentiousness, As llIany

U'l 1'C(l'in'd him, tl) tlH'1n gilY(' hc pmycl' ttl bec()lllt'the g,)IIH

of Gfll]; these wet'C bOl'n, 110t of blood. U!l" of tIll' will of flrsh, nOl' uf thc will of man; Christ Jesus is maul' Ullto tiler;! wisdom, and righteousness, allli SlLllctificati()n. and f'('llemption. As he tilcll i'l made ulltn YWJ wisdom_let

liD!00 spoil you tlll'()lIgh philnsflplty. after _ tradition of . -: mi~ll amI the rudimenls of thc wodd-llcwal'c ,,1' ^{thl' III}! herl'. 01' lo! therc; vigilantly sCl'utinize ailY new doc- tl'ii:{'S of the pl'esent day; ollsel'Ve the will of ('tll'ist. his n:uillplc was meek and 10 .vly-he says, whosoel't'I' shall do the will of Illy rathrr, the samc is Illy In'other. alld sislrl', antI iI1!ltltrl'; this rrplulity ailtnllg his fo\l[)\ver-s intluced hilu ' . tn say, whosoevel' will bc chief among you. let him be )()UI'

seJ'Vallt 'Y (' are Illade partakers of ('IH'ist, if we hold the uegining of OUI' conHdence stedfast unto the end. He that auideth in the doctrine of flll'ist, he hath both the "'ath";

('I' and Snn, Wc are exhorted to walk ill Chl'ist as

w»

}"1"c reCl'ire(1 him, and hmill!; receired him should be

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most persuasive al'gument to so walk in him. Many are' the commands and l'xhoi'tatiolls to this puiilt. Whatsoever you do in \YOI'd 01' dept\, do all in t!w name of the Lor((

.J I'S:IS, ,!\Iring thallk!> tn God amI the Futllel' by him 0 llO'I"e or Jacob, come ye and Ii't ItS walk ia the light or the Lord-hc wil~ tpach liS of his ways atltl wc will walk.ill Iii::; paths. J PRUS saith, J am the way, the tl'uth, and the lifr, tlO man c()llIeth to thc Father but by me-I~aul lIe- seeches his bl't'thl'rn to walk worthy of tlw \'ocatioll whel'c- , ,,,ith they are c:tlled-We arc commam!etl b be f()l;lo~\"crs,~

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qf GOlI. a~ dear rMM,'rn. anll to walk in l(n'c as Christ :lIs" IHtth lo"cd us. That ",e may please GUll. we 'should al}(Jllnd mot'p alltl :TIore in the dischal'/;e of all those cll,;istian dntecs that han"heell taue;ht by th.e holy spi"it. A~-.,.

mOIl.~ t.\trs(', the g,'rat duty,. of p,'aYfl' so frequelltly 1I,'gcd by dil'ille inf..pi/'atillll. its w~ighty iillpo/'lancc; ~o constant- ly felt by the (If'penlll'Dt f'IIUOWN$ or ,the Lamb. It· f'aJ11lut

be 'nl'glectl'd without gl'ienlus loss or much of th<' IH'JiI'HI'S COntrOl't; its nrglcct flll'hishes a 81\11 doubt of the \o\'e of Got! lIaving IJ('I'II shed abroad ill tlH' \If'al't. .

" he naJ'J'Uw ('onfinrs of a circular', pl'eclude the ennme- ration of the gellcral rang^p of rfJl'istian dutil's- W I' do lIot, !ll'ar lH'etill'cn. ('onsidrl' it mOl'e nl'ressal'v for \·011 than ourfldn's-Let liS· dilig'cntly read tit!" s(,l'iptu/'rs':'Let us seek 1"'0111 Him whosr instl'lIctiotis call1lot err-Let us be soher. be vigilant, krf'Jl our gaL'liwnts clean-Let us givc our8eh'cs to eadJ other in bl'otlwl'ly loH'. amI hy an IIPJ'igltt life and Go'lly ronvm'sation testify tt) the wor';II, that tlH'J'c is a rrality in religion and slnce"ity in OUI' pJ'ofrs:-;ions. To this we al'e lJI'ged by. the enlightrning spirit of l~l)rl. clrawn by tTle raptivat1Dg-!lIIWI'J'S of 1't'IIt\f'IIJ;ng'loYr, The ag'nIlies- of.a h:rl'din,~ S:t\'iOIlI' shOl.lirl 1l,'''·C us to walk in tIl(' Flth tlla~

CIJl'lst has pointed Ollt for us-hi;; in/illite C'lIlitpa<;sion in- vites us ttl do the thillgs that are well pll'asiilg in his "'ig-ht.

May the trarhings of divine grace regulate OUI' lh"es_ - :M

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the llations of the l'a1'th become fit subJects' of the kin~'dom of

our Lord J

esus Chris~.

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