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OF THE
LONG RUN ASSOOIATION
OF THF.
. , \oWUJmCDW:m~ ®lr ~Wmllf:ltr 9
Held at Ki'ng's
~leeting
House,Rullit! county. on the lst Friday in Sept. I 32lL , An introductory discour~e lVa~ delivered by Elder P. S. FALL, on "the (;ornmencernent of the HEWN o],'lVhSSIASi" frflID the second Chapter of Acl~.TheA!~ociation was opened by singing and prayer, by the Moderator.
The letters froID 3Q, Chu r~he~>,l'ead, ~nd the messengers names enrolled.
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CHURCHES. MES13ENGERSl NAMES. .,;
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- ""G""'-."'H"'i-:-ke-s-'-lJld"ii':l(e~
- It 2136
lst :Suull' Brash~~ereek Jas, M'Quaitie, J. Wells,'~.
' E. Hansborough. 3 411 .21' 11/:9~7.
2,d Sunrl.CbiIlO,te~;'~R.Qn " E1w. 1',yler, J. W. Slaugh· ler, J. Elston. '
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8 2 do.Fox Run Hel)ry B!,skcl, E. King. do.
Elk Creek J. Norman, W, StoUI, J.
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Tichellor. , [ , "
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1891' 3d SundHarrods Creek B. AllclI. J. Barney, A. H.
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Kcllr.r. 7 3 7 2 4 226 do~
Long Run Joel Hulsey, G. Bridges, \
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J. B. CUI·le. . GI' 2 'I
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91\ ht Sund.Bethel H Hunter, S. Weekly, P. \
Willis. 15
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2, 2 186 2d SlI,n, i.
Shepherd. 2
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8 2 136 3d SUlld.Burk's Branch
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J. Collier, S. Jones, D.I
Buck Creek H. Wallar, W. Cottrell,
W. Crawford. I
281 6~.'ll
22132~'if
1st 3, unll.Eighteen Mile Rock Lick
Kin~8
Little Mount Sulpher Fork
S.
LongR.un
Lick Branch Little Flock Flat Rock Plum Creek Salem
J. Stephens, H. Nether~
ton, Z. M'cttiin. 12 2
William Hill.
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4 1a'J,
3d Sund.W. Markwell, S. Brown,
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W. C. )o'osler.
31
5\ 3 270llst
8unrl.P. Porter, T. Martin. 5
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89 2d Sun!:!.P. H. Voorhies, W. Ran-
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dall, J. A. M·Guire. 45 4 26 2 137/3,d S,llt ..
Z. Carpenter, E. Davis,
J. L>ale.
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2111 119 3d SunJ •.w.
Da wkiris. .. 5 7 37.t.
M'Kalla; R. Qailbreath,I
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J. Gore.
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6 94j4th Snntt.D. Forsyth. 5 '7 2,' 80 4th SUUII.
E. "Veelis, F. Conn, G.
Collins. 5 4 87 4th Sund.·
J.M'Clane. 4 13 2 119 3d SunIl.
Jr Holland, J. Shepherd,
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Dover S. Vallcleaye. 3 6 9 ! 109 2d SUlld.
Patton'. 'Creek J. Foster,
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Johnson, W.I
Webu., 31 9
21 51
63 4th SUrid.Louisville P. S. l"al1, je;~eSlVlndler. 5 5 2 I lOi 4th Sund.
N. Six Mile J. Metcalf, M. Bake~. 3 7 11
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891 3rl Sat;
Uni;'n Spring \V Kenton,B M. Phillies I ! ; I
31
40 4th Sat.Shelbyvile G. W. Nuckols, $, Dupuy. 2
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34
I 641 41h Sunil.Pi>{eon Fork T. Dawkins,.J. Rounder. i,:'3 1/ 25 2.1 Sat, Mount\'ori8b
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r.Oilvis.11
5 2I
3 36/4th f3u,!lt,.,!t Forie; A. M'Q~!re,
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Bond. 5II I
1 53~ i()..
i3!i a2 35 3"'li64
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I!rothcr GCOfbP. Waller was chos~l'I M~dcr8tor and P. S. Fall Clerk •
• ' The letters from the corrl:spOIllling associations were thenreatl Ulld the m8S!en. •..
~ers took theif'~:\ts, \'i~: . . ' . '
from ElktJOm-Henry WallB~e, no lettcf.
" Blue River';:'Uriah Glo\'er, Ge.orge ~lar6IHI,V! and Israel Ransome- 1.0 letter was rec"iyP,1 h'olD Blne Ri vcr.
" Salelll-J,;hll Hobhs,'Vaniel \\'illker, WIlliam Abel and C, Wortbiuo ..
,. North Bei,d-a Idtel' hut 110 meSSCO!(Hr·, . . .
" Silvel' Crc"k-lsaac' \Vorrel, and John ~eeec.
" }~I'nnklin-T. Rohinson. ' ,
" Licking-Lewis Cprbir;.
" Concord-,John Scott,
.' South District-!.aac Marksborough-no Jetter.
The circular letter was called for, I',,:id, lind committed to the committ\'e of Ar", T.fln!;"u,elit-Brethrcn Allan and Voorhies, wer~ appojnted to write another letter, in case the first w~itten sh,mld hl' rejected.
Brethren were then nppointed to wrile eorespon~i,ng letters, viz:
To Elkhotl', W. C. Foster-To SnlpUl, JOlla'titun Gore-T9 N. nend, 10'1n, A.
M'Gnire--To Blue llivPr, T. Davis-To yickiug, G. IlI'idge',To FrankJ.in, \Y.
Mar!twell-Concord, E. H",n~LOI'ou~h-S, Dislrict. .John HOUfllHI.
The committee of Aarrangeme, twas thcn :l ppoiutccl-to consist of . BrL'ihren .4.H,,,,Vl'Gni!'(', John A. lWGuir!', G. W. Nuckols, Z. Curpen~er, J,oel Hubey, on,d
the Moderator anti Clerk. , " .
. 'fhe A .. oelation then adjourned till 9 O'clock on to-morr0'iV worni~t{~t"
Satnrday mf)rning 9 o'doel.-. . -" . The Association met, nnd wus opclled loy' prayer and praise from Ehler John
,~cott.
In accor(lance with the arrangementofb\lsiness forto·day, the case of tbe minor- , ·jty of Drin.non's Creek ~hurcb was tl1k1'll l i p . ' ,
It w:\s unanimously Itl(rced, that tl~ tcslimony prcscnlt'd to this Body by three F(!wrnl churches, namely, thoso o.t Ilra.ueal"s Crc('k, I'i!tl'oll', Fork, and East Fork;
tending to prove that tbe church at Drilillon's Creek bad rejected the spHial ad- .vice of thili no~y, !tivenlast year, and hall refused t(. send eit,her letter-or wessen·
. ger to tbe A.soci1ltion tt the pTesent meeting; he received.
01\ motion, 11m following resolutions were :l,bpted by a large mojority. viz:
Whereas it satisfactrmly appena's tc this o\ssocialion lbat tb" churdi at Drinllon's Crtek hRs rcj('clr:d the sp~cial advice of this A.,ociRlioll. nnd whereas it is "Iso (,Ton'
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that that eb1ll'ch has relnse,! 10 "'lId "illlCr lettel' ()f IlIes8pnger. to this (IIeeling-, we do hereby declare, that 1I'1l nrop froUl our ullio\1 Ihe said chur!'h at Drinnon's Crpek; and we tlo moreo,'cr advise the minorly to fonu themselves il.lto n churr;b, an,l to receive into their Body tlle hrdhrcn Manhilil and Baker, whnWI' helieve, from the evidences before us have Leen ullJustly.expelled frOID sair.!
cJ:mfob. .
. Tnt' circnlar kttpr fir,1 written wa~ calle(! for and rcaJ, as also that written h'y brethren Allan aDrI \'oorhi(;s.
'He lirst \Vas ... jecled, by the t!l3/ing vale of the Jllcdr.ralryr.
1'110 leH~r wl'itt"n hy bl·cthren Allen and Voorhies was then adopted.
Q'Jery from D(;\'I'L--\)OCS the HS30ci:;lion, from the face of the scripturE's, con- sider; tb;,ta mall \\110 puts away his wi"', 01' a WOlllnn who puIs away her hus- b~l'l,I. i.;,Io adulter<'r 01' a" aoultcl'c>s, II".' It bill of dhorcemeIlt be "blained 1
An",'er,--:-We know of lio Hil\',9Y which to.i"d~e of what constitutes the c.rime of ndultery; excepl the holy scri.l'turcs, in which we r ... ad: that "whOtn,nevcr al'!lll I'ut away his wiJ", <'xccpt it be for fornication, and shall marl'Y anotlif'r c.om- mittelh adultery;" 8n,] we lire of opillioll thnt 8n RCt otlhe Ipgislature of the .tate, cannot justify a conrse of conduct beluw God, which hRS been condemned
oj" our bh'sscd Saviour; therefore if an individualshoult! 01>t1lin a divorce, for lilly
o!h"r causcthan tllll\ ~jJecilicd by the BiLle, and many another,. ho is guilty of aGllllery. .
(,luery from I'll, Cnek.-Is it for the honor of tJ:f' came. of "hrist, luat all or·
uaincd llaptist ]l1'''''.ChCI"5, P'~ ell lied \lis!lop?-if not who are to be oll lIamed '1 ]" rep'ly tll thiS<JI,ery we stale: thai it was e"idplIt!y till' practice in tbe tirst
"hurches, 10 denoruillatp Ihe flas(pr or one cOIl;:reg-atio!l a lJi;hnp. It is Illso clear that Iohe. terlllS elder, shepherd, te!lchel', and o\'cl'5eer, ull !"e!el' to the mllic pf·rsona.
It i, Ihl'rcforc ilcc,ording to llie word of God, an,! for the hOllor of the cause of Christ Ihnt the tel\ci"cr of one con~I·(·gatioll, be cnlled Ii hisLop.
The following- queries from the chlll'ch at" Loui3ville were rcferrrd to tbe flllJl'ches 1'01' their fnvest~'galio", \\ illl tilt' rl'll'lestthllt they will c~press their
sea(i·
W?llts UPO!) tl;\C¥lI~ theIr next lettcu.
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Is tb'ere IlD! ~ulhotify in the New·Testa.ment· (01' !eligiou& hollie. t~mtlb
Human creed" anrl cOllfessions. of faith, the constitutions or .direelone. of ~UrH) hodiet in matters "Faith or p r a c l l c e 1 · .
2. Istherenny'authorit) in the New Tcsfament (or AuociatioGs1 If so, wha.1
,is it 1 If not. wh\' are Ihey b c J d ? ' . ' .
The following QUt'Ty frnOl the chllrch at Sbelhyville i. also refPrred al abo~.
Ilnmely: Are cur As!oci,itions as a lin II ally atl.cn.':~(I, of general 'U1i(itJt' • ". : T()the request from ehllrnhes o{) "'1st }'vfk, Je"I,lIlg lO form a, new, As~oc'atlOn, we say: altho' we wish them I .. CoulJlJue with U8, we ac,,~de to the,r req·.est. .
At thercqufJe( of the Silver C,'eek Associatlo,i~ our correspoud,lfl!m~ wltb tbat
BOIly is discontinued. . "
Our Ile~t Association is to he held at Elk Creek ill Spcncer county, \>n the lirst
,friday in Se"te/llber. 1826. .
Thpletters to correslHluliing A;;l)ciations eltller!. I'Q~, anu brethren appoInt-
~d to I,ear ttlt'm; nilUiely: To Elkhorn, Joel Hulse)" G. ilrillg"', ).
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G urIc, and .Tohn [)"Ie--:-I'o S'l.lem, Gt·o/,;.:e \"a!lpr, Z. Carpe"ter, W M,ir~\\'eH. Joshua.l\1iCalla audJoel Hulsry--To 1I0'rlh Bend, 1:1. Allan, Z Carpentl'r, and 5. Va.n.- olcnve--To .'ranklill, .I.,bn 'Vletc;"f l:l. Vancltlave. p. H. Voorhies, Or-or.go W"Her, Isaac Fostc,', J,,/Ji) Wells, Rpubcn Cottrt'll and p, 8. Fall-T~ l.\cking ..
Joel Huhey an4 .Joho I)a:e--Tu COIICMU. A. l~l'Glli,·e. J. A M'GUlf", '.aao Footer, W Dawkills, John :Vlf!tr.alf, S, Vallcl~[lve alHi M.ciulf'l B;lk"r--'I'o, 'Blue Ril'l'r,.r. B Curl.'--'I'oSnuth DHrict, Francis Davis, John Holland, Nlicba~l ~lj.r 'ker and Jesse M'CI" q~,
Al;recd tltat h,·,,:ht·,· John Ii ()Il.tnd w";f~ \lur next circular letter.
Bro.~·J. F'oster to I"'cadl lhe iutl'Olluclory sermOIl, if he fail, brotljer Carrett- fer. -'':',.~d;~~ .
. Hre~~ Corbin, Scott.anu 'fay lor to preach to-morrol\'.
Al\'rciiilbl!,tt.b" ClerkJUneriutel!c) rrlnting the minutes,
We ~rec(;'mll)elld to the churches to obsl'rve :the ihird$elurday in Oclober next, as a day o€ fasting', humiliation and: prayer, on aCCQIl.nt. of the present lall)en' .uble slate of civil and religious sociely.-Adjol,lrned.! ."
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~N: B. Clerks of church!'s "ro rc'!!!psl/·r! to tlf>t.ice th" incorrectn,rss in tbe retnrm, .eHhe total number·,f !!leml",r, in t.he rhllTl:h,',-Takc S. Lonl( Rlln jor 811 ill'-
~tance...,. Tbat church reporte(l last ye:tr· 11!l lllC':lb.,l'S_ This y,,:ir a clear ,Iecrooce .pf 8 mell,bers i, admitted, yl't the 'T!'llOrl"rl Jlumber is ll9 On comparison of
"ct~, It will appearlhat but few of the churches lu\vc correctly reportcd. . C~1\.
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XlLe Long Run .lJJsotialion 10 the Churches
of
which she is composed, le'ltaeth C'i\i·~tian sa lui ail on :
BCLOVED BRETHREN-Agreeably to onr u-ual prar.tice, we arldr~sy()u bY' Ci"I:II1:II'; and since the cIlurcl,cs, genPT"Jly, CllI"!,i"ill of col,lue&s iO' the caus"" of religion, and wbich may bejustiy attribut"d to llurs"lvc'; IIl"Y we 1I0t reasonably, 8111'1'0S(" t.hat it is fur want of a mOl'" sll'ict attentioll to, and compliance with, tho weighty injunction ofonr Lord Jesu8 Christ to his duscipius; "What I say uut() ..
Y01.-1 "Iy unto all:-'-Va/rh." " ,
On the sul~jcct of "watchjuiness," slIlfer liS to' l'l'es('nt yan a few ideas. The im- port:lIlce of the !lllty is set'n fr"m variou, con.ideration,.
1st. The importance of watc.hfuln"," arise& from .the facts, thnt "the humnlt heart is cleceitflll ft.1lr1 desperately wi·.lkod"-thnt we are att"eked 01) all side, by the clccpilfllines> of sin ; the cunllillJ; craftMleti~ of Satan, aud the allll"f"ml'nts ora wick .. d world. These all, as "'lell~ies to Goo, the alh'alleenll'llt of hi. krngdoru •
• und the [",ace anll happiness of his Sllh.i,·cls, attempt contillually, tho dcstructioll of vila} piety. anll the suh.el'aioll of till' emnire of the Red,'cmer.
'id, No duty is more in.;sted 011 thaihhis. ill til" 1V0r,I of God ,Onr Redeemer, who knew the trials amI dillienfties with wiliyh hi; pe()ple w,'uld have to gl'a·,,,le., .
h:tvinl: been tempted in all points, like as we arci t'rgcd cancnudly tbe necei:ity-Q{
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~l . NoHbouldtbls juty be traMci'ently lierrormed. We iire not only to
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'iraISh.;,·'tJut 10 wlltch contiltuall}', ~Ild that against every sin. Brethrpn, let us watch ltgainsl
~gradin!( t ' bughts of God. or of his di\'iue perfecliom, or against IIny principles 1VhlCh will tarni.h his "lory, or sull.~ the bri!(hlnes!l of his attributes Let us watck '1Ip;lIinst unbecoming ideRs of the glory or dignity of Christ, lind the merits Qfhis Buf- ferings. Let us 'never fOl'get tbe duty, officn, and efficient work of the holy lIpirit.
\II btin~ing los! siuoers unto Iife,liberl¥ aud the joys of salvation through the recon-.
ciling blood orour dea.r Redeemer. .
. We ought particularly to guard against n neg,lect of the holy scripture5-in not 'f.)nrcliiu,;(, comparing, and receiving illto our hearts, their sacred truths, "u,hich ate able to. make 'us wise unto salt/ation. We ought especially to atteni! to them. since . they nrc the ordinary rne'lrlS pmployed by lh .. 1I'Ily spirIt in. awatlllOingsinllerB.
comforting mourner., and ill warnin/!" anti leRching,the cb.ildren of God, all thel bave to .hun. an,l all. he reqnires tLem to bplieve and to do. . ..
Let II' watch against all the evil. which arise from:our DWn deprave,1 nnd cor.·
?upt, noturE'S; especially prhle; wh~('h ca~ses us te eotertain high thoughts Df onr- selves: and which consequently dl~qllallfil'~ u" for fulfinin~ that noble dllty-"esc
tepwine: others better thlln ourselve9, and in hDnor prefering one another;" and pll .. •·
tiC\llnrly a. Cbrist has said: "hethRt exalts him.elhha 11 be abased."
Watch, dear brethren, against a vair.. ambitions sjlirit; an,l "1Jut Dn, as dip. elect DfGod. Iioly
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beloved; bowels of mercy, kindness, meekness, b\lmbteness of illin'\" ft.'n!l a~ thp. tone:ue i~an lI'II'uly member, "full of deadly poison,". watch against ils impr"per use, endeavoring "always, to be slow to speak; aild swift t~bear." . ." " . -- ..
Let us b,e partkulRr;
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watching against RlJ kinds of intemperance;+. ..
cia.lly"excess in the use of ardent spirits whkh has been thA fall of many; ana:O!iVen of some whose lives have once shone AS mpmbcl's oflhe church of Christ.
[n this, as in all other thine;s, we shoul(1 walch a~ainst thl' aflP~arance of evil.- Ld Iii opt a 1!1latrl {)vpr all our hrtions, and so condllcloorselves before our chi!- 'dren; and servallts, and ilt',ighbor', that they may take knowledge of us. tlmt \v&
have bf>en wit:, Christ •• Thus aliall we "by well doillg, put to, silence, the ignor- ance Dffoolish me-n." .
But, 'bretliren, I\bote all tllines, watch agnimt 8flf; lind deny it; lakine-up your' trosses ,Iaily, and rnllowing Christ. And hutly,wat('h agal",t a bac~sliding sP.ir- it; for as we ar" surrou.nd~d by oklects ('alculatedto ',ar.rest. Q'Ur fep-lllIgs, decl'lve
~tn' hearts, Ilni! iJilensmly lead .u~ into sin, and ~xji9s,eus to, dR"K'lr;.i~,e-shollid give earnest heed to the Rdmollltion ot our Savlourf ami not ollly ''Watell,'' btit
"walch, and pray, with all perseverance, and supplication/f):'
all
saints."And now, brethren, ""e pray God, that your wllOl" Qod.\. soul, and spirit, be preservedhlamples., liT .. to the comin!!, of our. Lord J ~sas CIi'.";'\"-when earh stead·
fast And faithf.)l soid;1'f of the nl'O,", shall qUit 1115 post of watchfuine'8, and be re-
warded, with a crown of cteroallife. .
GEOHGE WALLER, .7Irlod: ..
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