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'MIN~1'ES'

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BELD AT BUCK CRJeEK l\lEETING BOUsE. SBEl.BY~ COUNTY.

THE

PIRSTSATURD.A ~ IN

SEPTEMBER,1Sli,

AND CONTINtrED

BY

ADJOVBSMEN1' 1JNTIL

MONDAY. • ' .•

--..:: ...

t.

An introductiJl'1 _1iIo1i

wa'

delivered by brodier

Ali .. WOuire,

^from

^tbe

100b an. tt,&h veraes oCtb~ 145tli P~elttl~ .. All

iii,

_rb

IM!'

prAi,. t~e,

Q ..

#r'~-'

'.

fJtt4 tIIylCl"'" IhrUt 6tu. t/&ee I

tIiq

,1i4I1 ipea: qf the glonu qf tllJl A:iftayiati;;. : ",~

lalle . , thy pOlIJCr." . • . '.

!!. ilrot'er Geo.

W.ller

111'11 nmlnated m04er*tot, eJid Jit!;

Fonhli!rJC, pre

it ••.

So Letters (reilil &lie

leveral

churCbes

were

nJad,.nd tbe names

.r

&be . . . ,

.ge"!,I~!lrolied. ... _ _ . . _ ~ _ .. ._

~ r:.

~

,l ~]~J.t

.t lJl ;·ft

_ _ "'.' ' _ _ '-'" .. ';;;;--::;;-.. -. . . , ... -,;,r, .• .,:: ... ' .;;; ..

~-::;;>-_

^... , .... _ . -.... ' ... - ... x;r;;;· . . ·

_,oo!.. _ ~ :: ~ - .!i..

Del.JFIIII..· . Joaepla Kelt.,:) Qeorpi Bikett .. 8 t f 'Jt D ...

slaeu's

creek, .Ia_ M'Quaa.; , ! S' i . ~ J lOS Clli"owetb'. nit, rboml.

GraB.QI,

.Ton.than Ei.ton, :I ~ 1 SS

Fos. run, Saml. Vancleave, WilliaD1 Ioor'd, 6t

Buck &: Elk Cl'Hk, !'t, Smith, J. NormaD,

J.

Ticbilllllr, ~ 6 'l! S S 1~1 J!eecli ~reek, WiUiRIU 1\ lire. !I 4 4 .I; 1 t'!T Harrod'. creek, \VIJI. Kellar,

n.

Allen,M.B.Drya!), ,~ 10 11 S T ~ Long tun, Joaepb Collitls, Goorge

iiridge'.,

IS l '"

Bethel, Ales:. Eakin, Jobn Wilns, . 7 ~ IQ 8 8 :ISS lIuclr creek, Geo. Waller, S.B. SlDi~, J.Brooks, !1

S'!

1 91 Sis lriile, Joho Metealr, NicllOla. S.SiDit.b, 13 41 1 l'

ltl

}:I,hleea mile, ~etek,l.'I'Guire;· John Coonl, " S f 1 1 81 Corn cree1ci George'Kindall, Dav~ Qwel'l, .!2 ~ 1 I 61 Jl,odk lick,. Beujemin Wiley Jame.·Barrill,

I ^~

^{1 f ! 9}

D,ll'ks' br.nc~; . ' D. ~"pherd, "Samloa l\li11l'111.duke,

'Ie

~ 125 Cane arid Back

iiin,

Samuel Spark., Jase Dl'llke, 4 6 , 1 65 Liftl!' Mount, John RUSBeIl, Jleob BilderbKclc, , . " 42 6~

Sulphur Cork, .. JobaR.nldallt. ; 69!

loUt Ii Long rud, H. Hobbs, D. Wbltp;Z, Carpenter, :Ie S" 101.' 1idk bnla..ti, Wm.Daw.kin.,WlIsh'iiJgton 0biesby 5 t $.

. , . . Floyd" fork, Allen M'Guire. I,aac Forbis, 7 2 ~ )i'Cool'. boUalli, Thomas Craig', John M. Price. ' 1 t S 1 8' Drinllo.-'. creek, J. Bartlett; Ji r..oberts, W .NobleU, ~ 161 ~ f ~ 8_

DrinltOh's ridl!i~ [lilac Melori, Fran"i.

nutet,

~" 5' Bufl'alo Lillk. Tarlto'iJ Lee, Wm.1'. Webber, 1

15

^&t

I'hat

rock,

James Bartlptt,' .. 6 2 '2'1

~lidian

Cork, Abralll Cook, Thos. Wooldridge,

~".~.

1 f 60

'Wbite's run, David Partlow, .. 1 IT

Plomb creek. William Stout, Elijah Wl'pkel, 5 1 4 t9 Little Flock, fJosbua )l'CalVley, James D.wSOD. 'l!!i 'is

,loyol'. Curk, - . . . . . •

:leech ,idp, Jaa.C.Bumett, Andrew Robtirtson,

Go~b •• , :iatbaniel Burrow" WID.W.Peeny,

bO".r,

~aID1. ;EIII.,

DaDI.

M'CoUbler,

6

.'l .&8 U

,. t. t 59

'.

]I la' ereek, . • • • • • •

Patton's creek, \VOl. BUckley, navid Taylor, CODe run. ~aml. M'Lon,,_ Jamei M'LoDe, LollilY-lIIe, Jeslle West, Jr:lSe SWin41er,

1

!2M ~ l~

"ured with

t , . I

^~,'ihe churchllll 9 ' receive;E"'"we S4 i1n'i1hh __ .c t e .• pel

m ^ill

^9.

^{~i1; if variol1s parl~}

I lIINVTES OF TIlE LONG RUN ASSOCIATION.

" ,

'4. The letters from the ditl"erent c}turchesbelng re~d. anti the mes'sengers names enrolled, a permanent· moderator'

and~

clerl{·for the session, were

~hen

chosen,' viz. Wm. Kellar.

mod'r, and Wm. Ford, clerk. .

, 5. Letters from "he

~orresponding

associations, were read, and their meisengel'l' names enrolled, viz; From Elkho:rn, Edmund Waller; from Salem, Absalont Hawley,Joseph Lewis, Walter

Hallard,Isaa~

TaylQr and Danl. Walker-from South District, Enn Thompson Lewis Wilkbite-from Nortbbend, Chr-istopber Wi-lson ... from.W..a.bash, WUUam PQlke.,....from

Sil~

ver

eree~,

Elisha Carr and Rice

M~Coy

.-From North Dis- trict:and a,ussell's creek alllQcijl,ttObl,

we

received no. lettt'(,$

of.~Qrrell~tlce

this yeaI'. , ' .

. 6. The Franklin Association petitioned to establish a eor- respondence with us, wbich was most cordially acceded to, and their'messengers, 10hn Taylor, 10hn Penny, Wm. Hick-

~an,

jun. and 10hn Scott, were invited t() take tbeir

8~ts,

1. The circular letter WN rca.d. and (with a .w4Li~ "me lid·,

~en~)

approved of. . ' ,

,.;8. The

foJl~wing

brethren were appointed to write to the

~orr~sponding'usoei~io.D8i

viz-:- J ..

~efl

fQr-di to

El~,bOl'n­

Zil1lbeUI Carpenter to Salem-Ja'S. C. 'Btn'netf, to No ..

~bbend;·

'V:m.

^S~Qut,

^{to SQuth}

Distric~-Ja{De.M'Quade,

to, Wabash';

Wi;li. T. Webber, to, Silvor

~reek-Allen

!\i'Guire, to North

District~haac

Forbis, to Ruuell's creek,

~Ild

Joseph

l{~ll.t

to that of Franklin. '

9.

Brethren Allen M'Guire, Ben.

Alle~

and

Wm,~

Ford •.

~o

arrange the business of the

~

•• ociation, aDd make

repo~ 9-'l

Monday, morning.·,

JO.

~rethren

. Johq Tfoylor, C. Wi Iso. al\41 E •. Walle,.

~n

preaeb on the Lord's day; and. brethren' 1,

:Craig~

J.·ScQt;t and R. M'Coy, to preach on Monday-and brothe.1'

G~Wallcl"

to preach the introductory serD1ontbe.

ensl1i~g

year; and hi . case of failure, Wm. Kellar.. And then adjourned 'till

Mon~

. day

;9 o~cHock.

.

11. Met according to

~djournment,

and the brethrenap.

,ointed to arrange the bU5iness of the associa.tion made report", -ieh was r.eceived,

•.

~ !~rother

Geo. Waller continued as Ollr corresponding

-:.'~"'I'~~')''(':~with

the Baptist Board of Foreign

Mi~si'oIiS;

'and

;', ; ,

i~n:t:,':)~{s

requested to.distribute their reports when trans·

",

.~,~;

"

:,.c~'·~,lll

by said baard,among the churcbes of our body,

... ~f:~:.

c/"o:quality as the nature of the·case will admit of • . , ,:'6 :r:

^c

e: committee of Domestic Missions made report of

'~I ~toceedings,

which was satisfactorily received ;itap-:

iring that

8209

6, had been received by them, for the sup-

. '- of missionary preaching, and that se3 24 still remained

cmCULAR LET1'E~.

it!t'iae ~r~~~lfer'I,han~~~ ~ijapPFopriated--which sum the ~s~~

ciation a.greed shollid be' appropriated to the 5UIJPott o( mlS·

akmary preaching on our western frontiers-and that brethren.

G~

Waller,;Z. Carpenter, A. M'Guire. S.

Vancl~ave

and 1.

}',,?rd, supcl"intend that business.

14.. The'letters of cor.respondence were read, and messen- gers a,po,nted to bear them viz:

G~o.

Waller, Wm. 'Buckley,

Wm.

^l)~wkins

and J. Coons, to Elkhorn; W. Kellar, B.Allcll and S. Vahcleavc

1

10 Salem; Z. Carpenter, to Northbend;

H~

Hobbs, B. Allen, S.

B~

Smith; N. S. Smilh, to South Dis- trict; G. WalJer and jp l\I'Quade, to Wabaah-.-(Brother 1.·

Taylor agreed to transmittI., letter to North .District-'Wm.

4Iilllcklcy, R. Smith, Wm. Noblett and Dl!-vid Taylor, to Silver

~.reek.;, Wm. ](ellar, A. Cook, J. Bartlett, M. 1I • .J3ryan and S .. Vancleave,

to

that of Franklin.

.

1~~

Q.uery

f~~m

the .church at Indian Fork __ liJhere any

~~~r~pt~rea~tlJ()~ity

for

or~a~nipg

a

deaj:!~~l

if his work h a tern- poral·one! Answer: we think ordination by a

pre8by~ry

unne·

eessary, the setting them apart by the church being sufficient.

]~.

Having considered the pllOlphlet lately

l-'upll81)~d

by Henry Davidge, addressed to the advocates of a partil!.l gos- pel, we unanimously bear testimony against the same, as

~Ol1.

&a.ining unsound doctrine,

11~

On motion to corre,spond with tbe Licking .,\ssociation"

th~

subject was teken up, . and laid over until next session- ana'tbe ellUrches ate requested to give

~heir

opinions

~~ercon

•.

in 'their letters of the ensuing year. . . 18. Three churches petitioned

^fOF

dismission, to join the Fril-nklin Association, viz. l\J'Cool'. Bottom, Wbite's

r~n

and Goslien, which ,vas

^gran~d.

.

19. Mohey collected for

^pl'i~ting

the Minutes, and brot1ler Ge91'ge Bridges requested to superintend the business.

20;

;Tb~

next Association to be held at Harrod's cre,ek meeting house, 1efferson CO.UDty,. to

commenc~

on the

firll~

Friday

inSepte~ber

next.

WILLIAM KELLAR, l\Io»'a.

w •• FOG, clerk.

----..:;---

~if~Uraf ~dt~f.

THE LONG RUN ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS, convened at Buck creek meetTiig<hOlise, 'on the 6''8t Saturday in September, 16115, to the churches of which

u

is composed, sendeth christian saliltation: .

DFA.Jl.Ly B&LOVI:D BR&TRREN,

. THRO' Divine goodneRs, we have been favoured with another friendly interview. Peace and harmony appear to pervad' the churchllll in general, which compose o.lr body; and fmm the infor.n!.tion received", \\'1:

desire, most heartily, to congratulate you on the happy elf'ects which the ;i8pel of the Rellccmer bth hael of late, 011 the hearll of poor 5inners, in variolls part;;

CIBCULA.R LETTER.

0(, our eourltry.

We

ha,'e abundant fta(Dn toe:ltclaift} ",ith tliePs'tml~t, ^It

0fIt

1bal men woul,) p;aise~be Lord for,bis goodness, aad for bis wonderful'work.

10 tile cbildren of men,"." ' . ' , '

])a A.R 'BR~1'R.'2lI"';':' We do~ire to 'addre~. you on thl! IIlihject of LOVE; tbat Jove "'hich tire f .. oNl sheds abroad in the hearts of his 1,~o"le, ,by whicb the\' are, .,nstl"dined fa aclOI'" him. and $0 waitt in all hi~ colllma:nO'ment. and ordinances;

that love which is the eement of soCiety, the IIOUrce from which all true piety .nd godliness p'roceeJ. We ¹¹⁰ nnf expeCt ^$0 comprille, In thi~ slio,,", letter of love to

YOQ,

the lJIany blpssell elTects

ar

thiteiirdinal lirace, which

may'

bll ,'ery

jm:t11

~r lie.) tbe root and o}fspring nft&e rel~¢I',?'«, of Jesus, ebri",; wbich is 50 !Dan- Ifestl, calculated to prolDote ail tbe true mterest"

til

mao; advance the hRpploel1 of Society; in~pires b~R p'eople: :wit~ generqus, ~~'d ~'o~I~ipntiDi~nts ; and ~orm~

under tbe co~du,et.

?'

C:brllit, tbelr gn:at and glor~~ h~~d, a kmgd0ll!

or

^rl~bl.

"'08"8Ii wblcb ID its ~ory, far exceeds all earthly eIJtPi're'R, and shall, ID Itt be ....

'Yenly stllte, ^nlO paratleto in

its

dl1rat('1I1, With eternity: W ^Il are esborted lIy the Apostle to .. J..ove the Ifrotberbood," tnd if i. also comman'cted el .. wbere in tbe t!criptures. Whatever doubts ite may enterCaio co.ncernl'ng otber dutieR~ there can be non. concernill'l: ~his: It I~ a duty ei!linen~tt Cil1~ted to display the power and. exe~l\fJney of ~Iigio!" and, to glor,ify Go"; Co\"" by)hiIs. :'i,all all m~!'A.

know that ye are my d'iseJples,lf ye bave loye one to anot'her, .allli tbe Lo~' Sin bath filled tbe work! witll disnrder and eontention;,-it &ail'; embi~teted' the hearts of men against each other, kindled domestic .ttite and mitional war; aol, io • won!, hath produciidall tbe miseries whicb' our world experillilcea -:

To

^Colin';

ieract 10 grl'st an evil, to prevent the exercise of Iia~e passioM, to

rut'Or6

lost man to an acquaintance with his true intere.ts, and' f'Jrnish all exam'ple of ~Isin-' tereltad. geoerous love, the peaceable kingdom of Christ bas lieeR ~rectf,l. In aoc:omplishing these purposes alllO.

tm.

malice and artillte o(SataD'are ~et(liI'own;, immortal Bouls are' resc:ued out of t~e liands of the eneDiy; uni(ed. in &' ftBt:ernal band here, Jlnd pre'pared for a future Itate

or

most reliOillt lOGiel,. and eYerla!ltinc bliss. In this state, 4ear brethren, witb wbat faeili9' an" pfea9ure i. tb, .ervicc'

G£

religion perCorlllMb thllD

'her; th,..

^& ~ion~iO beIi~tr " . , . ,

Q94'ol

lo~e'­

and peace will abide B'mong bis people, alld C8ullfj,thllligbi

of

~ ¢i'un(enliiee to' shine upon tbelD. BUtDlife BOuls whO' an! seeking ~alvltioD, *1ft' gladlY 0, ⁽⁰ tbe' bosom

M-,

life ChUfC&-, fo enter intn ber fellowsblp, ~

Mare

~ blessiftgll: How,

~

^Ie ing, alilt, the te~timony

01 •

good con!<tience in tlIOl!!,

wid,·,

on ,yery, r etion, can recoill'et bow Ibe cau!18 of {'brist and his •• intis hath been nd"areil thelD; and that •• teorin, carnal interests aud pas8ions, diey bave eri,feavoured' promote peace and rove among all tbe saints of God>-A contrary tPrD'pl'f anti canduct, will "pen'tbe mouths and strengthen the hands of iofidels lirld enelDie~"

who have never railed to take advaptage of sucb appearances-. Jnjd ,above all td wound Christ in biamembers, aodsrleve the Holy Spirit. But, d,eIW .rethreJi~

we bope better things concerning ·you; we hope you love olle another with pure, bearts. ferrently ;: *~'d' we nbort

you

in'~he words of an Apostle!' .. let brotberly love continue;" nof a contracted- party love, but that love whicb comitb r10WIl fl"Out thl' ratbu of light_AiI,1 finaHy, bretbrf'D, Ie\ liS be frequent in p~yer for' the coming of the Redeemer's kingdom in the world, and' be Cooking for ⁸ city wbich halb founda&ions wboBe maker and builder ill God; wbere love will in fnli'"

tion reign, and where an address like the present, witl be qo lonier requisite ..

We ar., dearly beloved "retann, YOlln in Hnsrel bouds,

WILLiAM

ULLAR,

~IOD'll, WII,LIA!I FORD, Clerk.

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