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STbis Church is guidf'u by Sundays instead of Sat un lays.

The mcss~Dgers nnmes being called, and a majority prescDtEloor JA-

COB Lacs; vvaschosen moderator, and RICIIARO GARNETT, Cler] •.

The letters from corresponding associations, were called for, read nnd the"'messengers respectfully invited to seat~, (to wit:) From Gasper's riv- er, no letter, but messengers, Jacob Bower and David L. Mansfield. From Stockt01\'s vaney; .George II.ern, John Crouch and Benjamin Rush. From Salem. Ky. Si1l'feon Buckhannon, Cornelius Luc:is and B. Tabb. From ltussel's Creek, John Durrett, Johnson Graham. J. R. Smith and W. Irvine.

Prom Drnke'IICreek"c.,Paeltlls T.urDel'. From Salem, (T.) Wm. G, lIardy. Ii'rom Goshen, Charles H. Stutteville,

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terback and John Wilson.

Brethren Clack anel Keith being present were invited to seats ..

The following committees were appointe,l. 1st. Jacob Lock, Richar,1- Garnptt nnll Will. Whitm'ln to arr,m~r. tho b'1s;n~s~!'f thp. ,\ssociation anll

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re}>Ort:-Q. j\lichnal W. Hall, Richard Garnett aDd Will. Logan to c;mliJ- . 'ine and report the Circular Letter: -3. Dudley howntree, Jol1n Rown'- tree, James G. Hardy, Thomas Winn, Asa Young, Dabney Turner andJ..

11. Owens to prepare and report the necessary IE-tters of correspondence.

Agreed that our next Association be held at Dripping Spring Meeting House, Barr.n counly, commencing on the 2d Saturday in August, 1821).

Brethren Clack, Hem, Crouch and Bower were appointed to preach OD to.morrow, commencing at ten o'clock.

Adjourned until Monday morning ncxt, 9 o'clock .

. . MOND.IlY MORNING, .IlUGUST 13,1827.

The Association met according to adjournment; and after prayer by the moderator, proce~ed to business. The rules of decorum were read, and the moderator recommended the ohservance of good order and a due at- tention to tbe rules. The committee of arrangement made a report which was adopted. The Circular Letter was reported, received and ordered to be printed with the Minutes. Ordered that the times of hold- ing church meetings, in each of the churches, be inserted in a column for that purpose, in the table belonging to these Minutes.

Agreed that the first Saturday in November next be set apart as a day of fasting and prayer for a revival of religion, and that tbe chl1rches be requested to observe it as such.

Letters of correspondence were read, approved and messengers ap- pointed to bear them, to wit: To Gasper's River,Zachariah Emerson,Dan- iel Smith and Alexander Reynolds. To Stockton's Valley, Andrew Nuck- olds ,and Corneliu!! Deweese. To Salem. Ky. Andrew Nnckolds and 1;- zekiel Campbell. To Russell's Crtlek, Dudley Rowntree, Ralph Petty and wiil. Trent. To Goshen, John Jones, Andrew Nuckolds, Ezekiel Campbell and William Whitman. To Drakes creek, Z. Emerson, John

~rrjs, Isham Hardy and John H. Baker. To Salem,

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Isaac Tracy

and Levi Roark. .

Cornelius Deweese is appointed to preach the introductory sermon at the opening of the next Association and in case of his failure, Isaac Tra- cy or Andrew Nuckolds shall supply his place.

And William Whitman is appoioted to write our next Circular Letter.

Michael W. Hall and Alexander Reynolds were appointed to settle wit4 the Treasurer; who reported that therE': is in the Treasury in Common"

wealth's paper, $11 .33 3-4 anu in ppecie $2 35, making 13 683-4. The trustees appointed to collect the am~unt due from the former treasurer;

Reported that they ha.d received the money, amounting to 24 dollars 81 cents Commonwealth's paper; which was paid over to the Treasurer, and which when added to the sum aforesaid, leaves now in the Treasllr}:, 33 dollars 49 3-4 ct~, Ordered that the Treasurer pay to Andrew Nuck- olds six dollars, for superintending the printing of our last years Minutes.

Andrew Nuckolds is appointed to superintend the printi~ of these minutes and dil'ected to have 1000 copies printed, and to deliver to the Moderator 100 copies and distribute the balance among the church~ al:· cording to the number of their members; and it is ordered that the trea.

surer advance a sum sufficient to pay for the printing., CIRCTJL.flR LE1'TEP...

De:u Brethren,-Feeling as we trust an interest in :your pres-ent nrJ(~

~ternal welfare, we, according [!) YOllr expectatIOn ofier you ~Qtber cir cular address; in which it will be u~el.e!.ljt 0 r~d you of the pre~ent cohl state of religion; for of this your lehel'!! generally complain. And whcf\

"e enquire for the cnu~e, it is t{l he fra-red it chiefly is to be attri"llted t-:-

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A'teat a ~teClt ()f dllty: among wbich, a Den-atttendante 011 the pUOI'

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.o1'8hip QfGod,.particularly, the great failure to attend clwreb;

meetings,

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be reckoned as one of those Cllus~ that produce such"

Ereatdecline in religion; for there are many pernicious effects produced 'by members failing to fill their seats on the days of church business. Jst.

'The memM19 Tepeatedly failing to attend his or her c1lQrcb meeting, without a go~Qs~, {such a one that we would not be ashamed to make m the (fq of Judgement,) is guilty of breaking his cavenant with the church, made at the time he became a member; for wheA persottS at- tach themselvell to a churdl,it is slearly understood they will observe the l'I1les of the -tame; UQong which it is known that they expect to meet in a chupch capacity at least once 8. month. ,

2nd. It gives occasion to the wicked to speak reproachfully ofreligioD, when its tft'Ofesaors fail to .manifest that attachment to the caase thet at

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espoused with. Sf) much apparent delight.

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The christian whe haS become negligent in this duty, has evident- ly lost that IOV4!;.and fellowship for his brethren which characterise him as a christian,. and with them hie best evidence that he bas pafllied from death unto life.

4tb. It is well calculated to wound the feelings of the brethren.

5th. How must your minister feel who has rode from 10 to 15 miles to yteacb to you, and perhaps when he arives does not find more members than he bas rode oules to see you? We would naturally be led to 8\lP- pose, (if he ha&lef. his4emporal concerns which perhaps really required his attention,) that he DJUst feel much discouraged, and that flame of zeal kindled in his breast much abated:, ",hen he so often finds tbat t~ breth- ren whoflad called him to attend them, ~ould manifest such great indif- ference as not to be willing to spare a fe~ boo,! from worldly PUrsUits to

at~~i ... ti=s . . 41 pW.ge..-h~y-Mve 1'equested him to meet th-'sm;;;..- ...

But on the contrary, when the members of the church are pUnctual in at- telldidg tlteir respeeti ve church-meetings, it is well calculated to strength- . hantls oftlwllr minister, and topr6mote their owa peace a~d bap- pIness.

We th~refore exl1o~t you beloved bretlu:en each and~"ery one W e~.

deavour ^In future to fill your seats at each of your church-nieelitrg8, Iltruely gratifying to those memoeli who do po"ess zeal eRougb to attenl their me~inp to flee all their brethrell. and sisters attend; altho, ~u may have a very low opinion ofyoutself; stin your presence is desrrlble by all who 8ft lovers of!iod and his ways. And . . deem it Dot i.pro-

p'liIr,yea, h~ ~t to ~ the,.iety of eo loured ~

Wrs being pennitted to attend their chureb-JneetMl~; a refusal JPlfbe lording it over God's hentage, in as inuch as the will ofthe slad is COD""

,trolled by the maMer.

Alld now .loved brethren, in as much as we hear thatlhe Lpftj hal!

pow~ lbift411.t"'ffWk.,lR!fi,manz preciolls seul • • ve fe)y6epow- er of redeeming gQee, not far disbJnt from nt, eva iii' our own etate; 'Jet us therefore re~ive ebCDflragement still with ?ene"ed dijifl!&e to

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tinlle in supplicating the ridl throne-of Gods gJ'aee that he would visif uS in oUr languid state, and once lliore Warm our hearts with lave divine: and altho, 11e tarries let u& wait for Hlin-wait in tj)e \lse of tbe appointed means of~gratc, "knowing this that our I~nr is not in vain in the I.oreli' A~ th~ LOrd belp u~llU

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let our light shiue befo'r&

the witt' ~nd.~na~bring:us more Hurri conquerors through Him that loved us and gfi'e hillltelf1tfttfis,

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rayer of your brethren in the best,

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bonds. JACOB LOCKE .~odf:ratri."

RICUARD GARNETT C/t: .. l:.,