Minutes of the Elkhorn Association

Car~dorcr,

2

CHVRCIIES.

Brottght o?Jer, BETHLEHEM J. Forman & J. King.

GEo. Tow!! ohn Bryce, Robert Read, & Uriel. B.

Chambers.

lbaTWOII P. Short & Geo. Bt~r!"r..

Provid'nce.*- acob CreaJh, Jr. \\ illiam Y. Bry ant, L. Singleton, A. Farra, 0.

l<'arra, B. Arnett, J. Stevens, J.

Shoots, E. Higbee, and J. ^~obb.

latBu.CH. ,\I. H~agland, B. Pilcher & B. P.

IN LEx'M. Drake.

Anrcu t: linder the care of the First Baptist IN L.u:'N. Church at Lexington.

PAals. G. Gate., W . .S. Bryan, L. Warfield H. Bledsoe:i& S. Hole.

CANE Ru11. 1!. Q,uarlea & 1&.. S. Higgiue.

PLEAI!A,l\'1 .

GE~. F:nocb Jo DIIOD & F. Wood.

MouNT~I!>

lsLA!\D. Kob't Y •. True, & Leww White.

Preachers' names in

fta.Jic•.

^{ToTu.. 86.531 '7 V 48,4291}

NoTE.-The churches at V ersaillea and Providence baring been drop·

ped by the Association, their uumbera (269)pu!lt be deducted from the above, which will leave a totalnf 402'~ at p~ilt in the Asssociation.

The Association proceeded to the election of M,oderator and Clerk; wbereopon brothe3 WtLLUM StJGGETT was appointed Mod·

erator, and brother

d'\1

B. CHAMBERs, Clerk.

Letters from corre1pdil ing Associations were receiYed, and the

me~aengers' names e~rolled aa follows:

*The churches at SGuth Elkhom, Providence, and Ven~lles, in vio•

}ation of a resolution

of

the Association, made iu 1829, sent ten messeD·

gers each, when, according to the ratio fixed on by the Ass iatiqn, they were entitled to only three each. This state of things, on opening the businesa of the Associ*ion, occuiontd for a abort time, a degree of con·

fusion, little creditablt_ to the party jnsisting on measures so unreason a•

ble. Their own frie~, however, b4,coming ashamed of their conduct, publicly remonstrated against it, when, with much seemmg reluctance, they finally Yl~Jlded, a d agreed to be governed by the ratid fiied on bJ the Associoation, and the three first named ·only, from each of those churches, were permi ed to vote. This explanation is thought necessa•

ry t!l a fair understanding of the above enrolment of name~; it havin' qeeD euteref1 before

tbe

pre.eent clerk wa.s appoiDted,

. • J Burnam'* Jos Collins 'if Jos1ah Collms, and Walhs Esti1f.

r11,

Fa.&IIIKLIN-B. Taylor, Isaac Wilson,

· ' · '

J as. G'bb • 1 s, S tep h en .B ry·

ut,ff John Taylor, Silas M. Noel, and W. W. F~rd.

SALI:M. .... S. Clack W. H. Holmee* and W. Dav1s.

·souTa DISTRICT-- Dillon'* and Thomas Downton.

LoNG Ru!l' Get». Bridges"" Geo. Wallerlf and W. Hulsey.li- BooN'!t CaEEK-J.. Simms, J. M. Cogswell, John M. Johnson, N

'L

Lindsay, T. M. Parish, G. Kelly,"" B. E. Allen,• and G. Wat,ts .

. LICKING-Tho. P. Dudley, W. Rash,"" Thomas Threlkeld, R.

r .

lhlliard, and Joel Morehead.

• l'{oaTB BE.ICn-Wm. Spencer and G. F. Northcut.-Letter not

~eived-forgotten.

UNJON-'fhomas Veatch, G. Riely, B. L. Abernathy, A. Morrow,

!Jal!

^{M. Wino.}

Co,.coao-C. Duvall, W. Tandy,lf S. Suter,'* S. K. Milton,'* W.

t;.uter;

and C Wingate.'*

B.&PTJST-R. D. Shipp, G. Minter, and B. Davis.

$uLPBUR FoRK-W. Ransdale, J. H. Oliver,"" A. T. Berry, J. Fos Cer,* and J. A. M'Guire.

!l'he atar {*)denotes those who did not attend.

Brethren Jobn Payne, Edmund Waller, with the Moderator and Clerk:, were appointed to arrange the business of the Association,

-and &'aport on Monday next. ·

Elder John Bryce was appointerl to write a Circular Letter, and report on Monrlay next.

Bl'ethren M. Duvall, R. Read, J.D. Black, Geo. Blackburn, and ,Jeho Graves, were appointed a committee to write letters to corres-

odiog Asl\lciations, anti report on Monday next.

Six Ministers were appointed to preach on Sunday as follows:

Elden Walter Warder, Wm. Vaughn, and Tho. P. Dudley, at

~e staad.

Elders R. T. Dillard, S. M. Noel, and S. Clack, in the meeting ouse .

.Adjourped till Monday morning 8 t'clock.

Snnu, AuousT 15.-The brethren appointed for the purpose aeluad to crowded and attentive congregations. ' Mosou, AuousT 16.-The Association met according to adjourn- l.lid the business of the day was introduced by singing and er, olfered by Elder John Rice.

"Cbe eo mm1ttee appointed to arrange the business of the Asso-

" t made their report, which was read and adopted and the

':t~~uiliiiU taken up accordingly. '

QD

'*!&plaint .of the church at Clear Creek, and of the Franklin

~~ agl\lnst the church at Versailles, that she bas held in

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• .,..tmller•hip, preachers who have taken part in constituting mioori:- ties of churches, that bave departed from the faith and constitu~

iion of this body-on motion of Elder Jeremiah Vardeman, Re1olved, That the church at Versailles bed ropped from further correspondence witlt this Association. Ayes 42, Noes 14.*

Resolved That the church at Providence be dropped from fur- ther corre;pondence with this Association, for non-conformity to the rules of the Association, and for receiving into her membership, a preacher (JAcOB CaEATn, Jr.) who has, in faith and practice, de- parted fro~ her constitution; arrd wllo has taken a part in constitu- ting minorities, who have also thus departed.

On motion, Voted, That a committee be apppointed to confer with the church at South Elkhorn, relative to certain grievances enter- tained again~t her, for having departed from the faith and constitu- tion of this Asaociation; and for having disregarded her rule, rela- tive to an equal apportionment of representation in ·this body:- Whereupon the following brethren were appointed said committee, 'vith directions to report at the next session of this Association, to wit: William Suggett, Mason Singleton, John Bryce, John Payne, Jas. D. Black, Clifton Thomson, and Abner Wil8on.

[n answer to the suggestion of the letters from several of the churches, and from the Baptist Association, as to the expediency of dropping further correspondence with those churches and Assoda- tions, that hold to certain doctrines of Mr. ALEXANDER C.utPBELL, contrary to the faith and constitution of this body-

Resolved, That we will do so, whenever occasion, in our judge·

ment, may require it.

It appearing that two communications from Nor·th District, have been sent to this Association showing that a split has taken place in that body:

Resolved, therefore, That the ten churches who met in council at Goshen meeti.1g-house, on the 4th Haturday in June, 1830, and in their Minutes declare that the balance of the churches have depart- ed from her constitution, in filith and practice, be recognized as the North District Association; and that our correspondence be contio·

ued with her as heretof.1re.

Elder John Bryre reported a Circular Letter, which was read 11nd unauimousl:v arlopted.

The next A~soriation t. be held at Great Crossings, Scott County

commencing on the 2d Saturday ia August, 1831. ;

Elder James D. Black appointed to write a Circular Letter for the A•sociation at her ne:&t meeting, and to report the same at that t1me.

Elder Edmund Waller appointed to preach the Introductory Ser-

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*'Hx of the fourteen were from those two churches that have been dropped, leaving a minonty ot ei~ht only in the Associallon, who voted 11gainst the me3.surc.

FaANKLIN-John Bryce, Robert Read. Gabriel Long, Simeon

1rue

John 1\I'Donald, and George Blackburn.

S.&~£&1-Uriel B. Chambers. •

SooTH DrsTarcT-George Blackbum, Robert Read, 1\fason Sin·

.,eton, Peter Withers, Edmund Waller and John Payne.

Lqllo RuN--George Blackhurn.

~N'S CREEK-James E. Duvall. ·

L\Ollll'IG-Edward Damaby, Simeon True, John I. Johnson, and Bryce.

N8RTH BENo-John J. Johnson.

U••oN-AMer Shropshire, Jameo D. Black, John Bryce, and

... £.

Du\'311.

NCORo-Ahner D. Lantlrum.

JhPTl&T-Edmund Waller, John Bryce, George Blackburn and n Lancaster.

JI1LPBUR FoRK-John 1. Johnson.

JioaTH DrsTRJCT-Uricl B. Chambers

itrother Uriel B. Chambers appointed to superintend the printing distribution of the Minutes of this sessrou of the Aswciation.

Adjourned.

WILLIAM SUGGETT, .Moderator.

URIEL

B.

CuAntnEns, Clerk.

CIRC'llL.fl.R LETTER.

he Elkhorn Association sendeth Christian

sahttation to

;Jle

churches composing

this

^body.

l>EAa BRETIIREK:

Through the indulgence of dtvinc good-

lo'·I~IIIJ;,

we have

had another association

seasson, which

fumi~hes

ao

opportunity of

a~ain addressing a Circular Letter to the Qrches. We

have

sdccted

the

subject

of

Brotherly LovP, as

topic of this letter.

It is assuredly, brethren,

one of

much portance, and cannot be too oflen and too earnestly urged

_the

disciples

of the

dear Rcdermrr;

nor

be

too ardently and Allllduously cultivated

by

every chilrl of God. "A new

^COlll-

dment," said Jesus," I

give

unto you, that ye love one an- ther;"

and he enforces it in these words" As I

have

lo·;ed

you

₁

that ye

^also

love

one another.:'

At this distressing crisis io the Z

ion of God, it

is, in our e5~

.

as breth;e11 :' cllildreu of the same Father, and heirs of the same glory. Th~ sacn~d volume gives us distinctly to know, that if we love uot our hr(·thren, whom we have seton, we assurt>dly do not lov•· God, whom we have not seen. It teaches Utl that

"By this we sh:11l know that we have passed from death unto )ifp because we love the brethren." Oh what a heavenl} prin·

cipi~'! How it assimilates the disciple to the likeness of his Lord! Bre(thren, if we know that

HE

loved us, we ought also to love one another. "Love worketh no ill to his nt>ighbor ;"

it is the sacred cement oftlte Christian commumty. If abound- in!! in the heart and life, 1t will operate as A powerful prevent.

ativc to dtscurd, disunion, and distress amonJ?st the dear di~ri·

plt!S of the ever blessed Jesus. It will destroy all those forbid- den and hatdul passions of envy, and malice, and hatred. and tho!!P u u.·hristia•a prarticPs of evil speakir.g and backbiting, too often, alas! indulged in by many who profess the religion of

Christ.

Brotherly love will keep alive, in our hearts, a holy jealousy for the character and reputation of each other; whilst it will cause us to walk together in love as dear children, constrain·

ing us to este€'m each other better than ourselves. "Behold how good and how pleasant it is. for brethren to dwell togeth·

er in unity;" but without love there can be no union.

"Our stubborn sins lVill fight and reign,

"lflove be absent there."

The word of God is profuse in its commands on this interest·

iflg subject. Suffer then, dear brethren, the word of exhorta·

tion, "Let love be without dissimulation;" seeir.g that ye have purified .Your souls in obeying the truth through the

spirit

un·

to unf('igned love of the brethren; see that ye love ene auother with pure he11rt~ ferver.tly. It is one of the hlessed fruits of the holy Spirit.

By

it ~hall all men know that we are his dis·

ciplt>~. May the God of all Grace cause the abounding of this heaveu-born and God-like principle more and more amongst the familv of his Saints.

Are we asked, .vho are we to love as brethren 1 W c answer, all those who evidence by their walk and conversation that

!hey have been born of the holy Spirit

?f

God; and who' man·

1fest that they love our Lord Jesus Cbmt by keeping his corn·

m:-tndments •

. For iuf01mation on ~he business transacted by the Associa·

f.wn at her present sesston, we refer you to the minutes.

And now, dear brethren, be ye steadfast and immovable, al-

the God of peace be with and hless you, with all spiriual bless~

sngs

in heavenly places in Christ Jt·sus.

Your brethren in gospel bonds.

WILLJ AM SUGGETT, Moderato,.

"C~IEt.

B.

^CHAMBERS, Clerk.