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Of the 'Lon\; 'Run Association of lla-ptists, uela ^at ^lhill-

uin."s Creek M.eetin\;

l:louse~ l:\enr~ Count~,

t\\e 1st "Friua] Sc.

Saturua~

in Se-ptember, 1S18.

1.

An introductory Sermon was delivered

by

Brother Hinson Hobbs, from Rom. 8th chapt. 14th verse, " For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they

are

the sons of God."

2.

Letters from the different Churches were read, and the names of the Mes •

• engers enrolled. .

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CHURCHES.

MESSENGERS' NAMES.

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Beargrass, George Hikes, 4

:3 I ²¹

Brashear's creek, James M'Quade, E. Hansbrough,

2 4 6 2 :3

Chiilowith's rup, Jonathan Ellston,

1 :3

Fox

rup, Sam!. Vancleave, Joo. Clark, W.

~. ⁱ Ford,. "

Buck

&.

Elk Cttek, Jacob TichenOl',Wm. Stout, '6 13i 3 1 Harrod's creek, B. Allen, S. Dunagan, B.Cloer, 5' 81 3 4 Bethel, Robel·t Tyler, Zachariah Fisher,

1 8

87 101 40 88

135

264

53 142 139 Long run, Joseph Collins, Geo. llridge,s,

3\ 1 2 7\' ^21\ 5

Buck creek, G. Waller, S. B. Smith, E. Stout, S 212

Eighteen Mile,

Jno. Coons, Zdck M'Quin,' Joo.

. A.

M'Guire,

40' 10 9' 1 1 149

Corn creek, Wm. Buckley, Jno. Wallace, G . ,

I

Kindall,

120

1

9 10 1

Rock lick, James Kitson, 2 8 31' I

Burk's branch, S. Marmaduke, Isaac Collier, D.

Maddox, - 7, 1-1 12

1 179 33 154 72 2 101

158

106 45 51

Church at Kings,

: Little

Mount,

I Sulphur fork,

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South long run,

1

Lick branch, East fork, Drinnin's creek, Drinnin's ridge, Flat rock,

Plum

creek, LIttle flock, Beech ridge, Dover, Patton's creek, Cane run, Louisville, North six mile, Union spring.

Geo. Marshall, Wm. Markwell,

8! 12 111 ¹

Joel Hulsey, Moses Scott, 4

51

³

Peter Voorhies, Jno. RansdalI,

230 5 14 5

1 ~ H. Hobbs, D. White, Z. Carpenter

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Wm. Dawkins, Hadley Head,

Allen M'Guire, Solomon Bond, 4 4 2; 2 J as. Bartlett, Arthur Turner,

21 12 7 1 4

Isaac Mellon, J as. Green, .2

1 3 5

David Forsythe, James Bartlett,

S 4 6 2 2

Elijah Weeks, Ishmael GUlln,

1 1 .2

T. Applegate, James Dawson,

R.

Gailbreath,

7 5 1 1

John Holland,

3 1

John Gillaspie, S.

H.

Maddox,

161 12 1 1

Peter Troutman, J. Montgomery, 28' 5 101 .2 Wm. Shepherd, Jas, Highsmith, 34 5 9i 3 3

Bel)jamin Bridges, 1 5 2' 1

John Metcalf, John Epperson, 8 2

1

Jas. Gillaspy, Elijah Parkhurst,

121

54

63

37

102

80

IS6

56

142

36

26

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Brother George Waner, chosen Moderator, and Wm. Ford, clerk.

4. Two Churches applied for admission iuto this Association, viz: one at' North Six Mile, the ether at the Union spring, were received, and took their, seats.

5. Foreign Ministerial brethren present, (not Messengers,) were invited

to a

seat.

6.

Letters from the corresponding associations were read, and the Messen·;

gers took their seats, viz: Jacob Creath and

E.

Creed, from Elkhorn-Wal·!

ter Stallard, Alexander M'Dougal, and Daniel 'Walker, from Salem-Christo·' pher 'Willson, and Presley Peak, from North-bend-James Rucker, from Southl district-Isaac M'Coy, from Wabash-(from Russels creek and Blue river as.!

sociations, no communications were recclved,)~·Elisha Carr, Jesse Gray, Dan!.1 .iWDaniel, and Robert Monroe, f,om Silver creek - \V m. MOI·ton, and Robert Elkin, fl'om North district-Johu Taylor, AbralIl Cook, and Martin Baskett, from Franklin-From Licking association, a corresponding letter was receired,i and their messengers Ambrose Dudley, John Conner, & Richard Thomas, were affectionately received, and took their seats-Loughery association, (Indiana.)

by

their letter solicited a correspondence ''''ith us, which was cordially acceded to, and their Messengers, Jesse L. Holman, and George Bume, took their sealJ accordingly.

7.

The circular lemr was read, and after a

$mall

amendment approved of.

8.

The following brethren to write letters of c'Jrregpondence to the diifer"n associations; VIZ: Hinson Hobbs, to Elkhorn-Saml. rancleave,

to

S"lem John Ransdall, to North-bend-Wm. Buckley, to Soath district-"\Vm. Stou to Wabash-Robert Gailbreath, to Russds creek-13enj. Bridges, to North dis' trict-Benjamin Allen, to Silver creek-Step)Jen Maddox, to Franklin·-,-Jol A. M'Guil'e, to Blue river-Zacheus Carpenter, to Loughery--SololllOn Duna·

gan to that of L i c k i n g . . .' .'

9. A letter from the-c-orrespona~ofTheooat'il of roreigir rilisoWn for the United States, and also a letter from the ~-1i~siol1ary Board of Kentucky lVere presented by broth:::r George \ValIer, and laid before the committee of

ar·

rangement.

10.

Brethren George 'Waller, Benjamin

Alle!1,'ancl

\-Vm. Ford, appointeda committee to arrange the business of the association, and report to morrol'll morning-And then adjourned till to mOI'1"OW morning, 9 o'clock. :

Met according to adjournment.

11.

The committee made report, ", .. hich was approved of.

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The following brethren were selected to preach on Saturday, viz::

Christopher Willson,.1 ames Welch, Richard Morton, and James Craig, and 00

the S?bbath, Ambrose Dudley, David Barrow, and Isaac M'Coy. :

1 13.

The letter from the board ofFOl'eign Missions, and also from the

Ken.:

~. tucky Bap~ist Mission Society, were read, and a correspondence with each,

di·,·

) reeted to be continued

b.v

cur corresponding Secretary brother George '''aller.

14. Q-cterry ... From Corn Creek,-What is

the

most scriptural mode of

Or·

Jaining Mimsters of the Gospcl.-.Qns1tler, "lVe advise that in tIle Ordination of Ministers, the united consent of the Church be gained, and we think it not im' proper, for her to advise with the Sister Churches most cOIlYcnient; and that at ie,lll three experienced men in the Ministry be called to assist in the work, having

due' .regard to

the word

of

the Lord on that subject. :

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5.

Corre~ponding letters called for and read, and Mes51?ngrl'S appointed tD~

bear them, viz: George 'Valier, Z~ehel1s Carpenler, and Arthur Turner

tal

F.lkhorn-John Holland, Geor?:e Waller, Joel Hulsey, Moses Scott, ~nr

Allen

M'Guire to Salem-John Wallace

and

George IGnrlall, 10 North-bcnfl-~

Allen M'Guire and John Holland, to South district-William Da.wkins to

Wa·t

bash-Letter

to Ru()sels

creek) to

be transmitted

by

Reuben B.

Smith,-Isaatt

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Mellon, Wm. 'Buckley, John Wallace, George Kindall, Benjamin Allen and Jo ..

el Hulsev, to Silver creek--'-Benjamin Allen, Samuel Vancleave, Enock

^Hans~

brough and Joel Hulsey, to North district-Benjamin 'Allen, Johil Hoiland, Jo ..

el Hulsey, Stephen Maddox and Solomon Dunagan to Franklin-Peter Trout ..

man, John Montgomery to Blue river:--:George Waller and Benj. Allen to Lick.. ,

in~-Isaac

Mellon, J Qhu Metcalf, Wilham Buckley and John WaUace to that of , Lougherv.

16. Agrced that we advise the Churches composing this association, to make '"

prcparation against our next, for aiding the Missioriary cause,

^£0

far as

it

relates "

to the instruction of Indians. '

17. The association, as a testimonial of the love and respect, which they had for William Kellar, dec'd. a faithful and laborious Minister of the New-Testa ..

ment, do insert his death on their Minutes;

He

left this life, for a better, on

the

6th of November, 1 S 17, aud in the 49th year of his age.

18. Brother Robt. Gallbreath, to write the circular letter for the ensuing year.

]9. Brother Benjamin Allen, to preach the intt'oductory Sermon, and incase of fmlure brother Gtorge Waller.

20. Money collected for printing the minutes, and hrother Wm. Ford, to

$uperintend the

same.

GEORGE WALLER,

Moderaiol',

WILLIAM FORD, Clerk.

cmCULAR LETTER.'

TIlE LONG llUN

.~S~O(,:I~l\rrION,

bell\. at

Drinnin~'(

. Creek

~leefml6 \lot\s~, llenr~ CO\l_nt~ ~

'1:0 the

Cb'\lrc1H~S

C01l111osing the same

DE.I1R BRETHRE-.N"-We have

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mcre experienced the manifested goodness, and mercy of God, in permitting us to meet at the appointed place for receiving our friendly letters, from the different Churches and corresponding associations, with whom we are ill union and fellow-ship. Being thus blest with another annual meeting,

we

now beg leave to address you in

a

few simple remarks on the danger and evils that may arise from being too fond of popular ..

ity, or worldlv honour from which we are too often drawn into snares and tem- tations from being intimate with men who arc deeply engaged in pursuit of - worldly honour, make it their business to shew their talents in political matters".

or creating partIes in Government, wherehy both religious and ciyil societies are injured; remember the law of Christ does not consist of carnal matters, such as • give honour to the flesh, or feast the carnal mind with worldly honour; therefore let

us

reflect for a moment-reflect on the profession we have made, and so strive to fulfil the law of Christ, through wbich we shall not dishonor the laws of our Government: but let our earnest desil'es

&

breathine:s of soul be to tIle Lord for

the

prosperity of Zion-and the advancement of Christs Kingdom, and learn

r?~

ther to suffer abuse without getting angry: Remember tlmt our blessed Lord Je- sus, suffered many thmgs for

llS,

even Death ; strive to avoid unprofitable con·

troversies, and in tho!\e wlllch you cannot

consi~tel1tly

decline, let no unworthy

motive, no unhallowed passion incite or mislead you; let utility, rather than

conquest be your object. DEAR BRETHREN, you who are

labourers

in Christs

Vineyard

t

strive to be often with God in secret, to the end he

may

be with

you in publick. If you \vould preach powufully, live prayerfully always, strive

to have the cause of Christ, and the salvation of poor sinners near your hearts,

through which God will be glorified, r.nd poor mourners comforted; what you

preach to

others~

let your own lives and conversations witnes$ to be the truth,

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Atways be' guarded against an opinion that is grounded on popularty, or tempo.

ral ease; for it is .I;lere those truths have been called in question, which the voice ,of tile apostle~;proelaimed, the blood ofmartYI's wItnessed, the mariculous cl'eden- ,'paJtof heaven proved, reason confirmed, the world witnessed, & even devils con-

;feB~d;

0,

brethren, on these blessed truths stand fast and firm in. the. blessed

~~""ii'fofJesus, .as good soldiel's tight the battles ~f the Lord with courage, his tvo,dcanno~ fall-a few remarks to our brethren III general who have professed .o\be the followers of Christ; remember, if wc are in Christ we are under his laws~which strictly demand our obedience-the very essence of that Lalv is love-Love to Christ and love to the brethren-let each learn that there is no useless member in the house of God,-,-thercfore Dear Brethren, let us strive to hear in mllld our ministering brethren, feci for them, and simpathise with them

in

their difficulties an~ trials; remember when the hands of Moses were sup- ported, Israel prevailed, hath the Lord called our brethren to preach the gospel,

his

will is certainly that they shall live through certain ,means,-therefore let

us

be guarded against the ornition of our duty, as God hath pleased to plant us to- gether in ,churches, let us strive to be useful members of his house; bearing each others burthens, and so fulfil the law of Christ ; may the God·of peace through his spirit of grace, reign, and govern yo Ill' hearts, and guide you

ia

his truths

is the

prayers of your b r e t h r e n . '

WM. FORD,

^CLEr.K.