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LE KENTUOO
SALEM ASSOCIATION OF B.L~PTISTS,
HELD AT NOLIN MEETING HOUSE, IN HARDIN COUNTY,
On the
4tl~F1·iday and Saturday in September,
1819,bci11g the 24th and
£5th,of said month.
1st. The introductory sm·mon was preached by brother hnac Taylor, from tl1e S2d Chap. of Job~ lattet• clause of the lOth verse, "I also will shew mine Ollinion.', 2d. Received Letters and Messengers f1·om the following Chut·ches, (to \\it) Those in CAPITAL lettel's are ordained Ministel's, and those in Italic$ are li- CI.'used m inistet·s.
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Ceder Creek-JOSHUA MORRIS, Wm. Abell .las. Rrdgers Cox's Cret:k-MOSES'PIERSO.'i, I. TAYLOR, Silaa G"rrett, Simpson's Cre£·k-Wm. DaVJti, S&ml. l\f'Kay, Daniel Lewis Mill Creek-T. Hubbard,T. J.in1hE'cum,T. Lewis,T. J Hubbard Mount 1\-hriah-JoseJ h Bto\\ n, Jss. Hamilton, BenJ Harned Wilson's Crnk-DA~L. WALKER, Benj. Irwin, Wm. Irwin
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Rolling F01k:-Ssmuel Millu, 1\llo&es Thomas
Severn's Valley- Wm. QuiT'n, M. H. Cl.en~with, S . .Abell Nolin-ALX. M'DUGAL, DAVID THUill\f.ti.N, C. L1.1caa
H~con Creek-John Emott, sen. Geoq:-e (;oonrod llt>tbel- W AIW EN CASH, Robert Tabb, John B Kirl!', M,ll C;Hk H, C.- J. J. ~helton, Wm Ha.wkins,Bekll DorFFY llnior.-ENEAS KEITH, Thcmas Duvall, Jertmi~h c.;oth, 1 ittle Un1on-Aaron Bridges
Otter Creek-SHADRACH BROWN, S. Holmu, T. Robenson Salem- JoEeph Lewis
Mount Zion-J. HA YCRAFT,J Terry,D. Greenewalt.J Friend Rudts Creek-Jam.,s Bland, N<,ah Enj!'li&h, George Helm
!kw Hope-Thomas Elhson, Will1•m Kendritk,Jr.
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Sd. Bt·other Thomrts Hubb:~rd, rhm;en Modt>rafl.'r. lltHI Jns. Le\d!l, Clel'k.
4th· Hecrived lcttrt·s lllltl Mt>1;fH'Il/.tUS fr urn tlte folio\\ in go t'OI'It>spondiu[.!: a~
soriations-From l<~lkhol'tl, Ly Brother·(], W. Cl'itfl'tHI« t•-h·t 111 Long Ruu, by Brothfl' Joil11 Ho!laud- From Soulh DiRt riel~ hy Hntla·en El'ltr!lim Stoll!', lltH.I Joseph Wllitrhead-Frt•m G•·et'n 'kin·t·. b.v l.lrt'llu·l'll RalJih l't't1y, Jol111 Sha&teen-Ft·om Russets Ct·· t·k, by Brei hren haa" Hod~t·n, Siauley \V cllker,
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uhmston Gra_v ltam-F'rom Go~ hen, Ly lli'Ot ht>t· Dan•t. Ashn;~ft5;h. Uudes Creek Chun It being a nnv Con~;titution, petitioned f11r 11dmis.
ainu into this astmciatiou; the lettc1·1'ead, r~cdved, aml .Mesaengen1 took. their teals.
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6th. Newlwpe Chuh•h bciug a new Con~titution. petitioned for admission
~utu tlds associatiov ;-the leltcl' read, received, and the MesEengers took their sears.
7th. 'l'he Circulnr Lcttct· Ci\lletl for, read, and received.
Slh. Bt·ctl11·en Josl'ph Lewis, 'l'hnmas Hubbard, Moses Pierson, Joshua :Monis, 1111d Isaac Taylm·, appointed to al'range the business ofthe association.
9th. lll'eiht•cn appointed to wt·itc Jcttm:s tn the associations which we cor·t•es- polld with-D:n id Thurman, to Ell<hm·n; Gco!'ge Helm, to Long Run; Alex- , ltlalrt· M• Dugal, to South Distt·ict; Noah Euglish. tu Russe)s Creek; SamueJ J-Jo!mc!t1 to G•·een Ri er; and Samuel ~l•Kay, t.o Go11hrn .
. lOth. Bt·othl't' .Joseph Lewis, out• COI'l'espuru1iu;; ~ec~~rited and J'Carl l!llCtfCJ' fmm Doctot• \Villiam Staugl.ttun, Cot-resp~tndiug St~crelat•y
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the llajltist Board of Fot·eigh Missions, which g~ve us Jlleallin~ intt>lligence of the adv<!ucement uf the Hedcrmt>l"' Kingdnni, fur whir·h we deRil'e to ret•Jt'n thn11k~ 10 t!Jc g1·eat head ,,f the Church, and hope the Brellu·eu and Churcbra '\iii. as fat' as practiq1hle, engage in the g11od cause.
i Hh. A1ljoumed till to~monow, 10 o'clork, by 1wayrr.
. Saturday, the 25th
September,
181!.121 :.. Tlat'\ aRsocialion met, and after pt·ayt't' (H'oceed•·d to business.
13th. The Bn;thrcn appointed to llJ·t·ange the business of the associatioa m.>tdc theil· l'rport, read, t·cceived, and dischat·ged.
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Hcxt association t.o be held at CoxeR Creek MPeting House, Nel.son County, on th6 f•lm·th F•·iday in Septembet· next. Bt·oth•w o~n·i•l Thur.
man. i,ppointed to lH'eacb the Introductory Sermon, in case of failua·e of Brutb ..
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J !5th. Bt1con Creek Chm-ch is dismissed, to join the Go!!lu.-n association.
H\lh. Q.•tenics f•·•llll lk~ltd Church; l'it. woultl it not lw expellifllt for the
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to shut tlwi1· doot•s against disnrtlerly Jll'carhet·s? An11wea•: Yt>s-aud we re- ('nmnw"d t·he Catltion ;:;ivl'u by John in his S<~contl Epistle~ M worthy of atten.
tion, •• H thet·e cmnc any unto yuu, and bl'ing not this doctrine, recri\'e him not iuto ynnr lwuseR; ucitht•t• bid him God speed, for he that biddcth him God 51Jl't>U, is \!fU'taket• nf his c\·il deeds.'' M. And in order to Jll'event intrusi011
tJf impm;tet·s, would it not be athisal.Jie whenevet· a preacher is secluded ft·orn :my of om· churches, for the chut·ch of which he waR a membet• to make a·cpoa·t of' his seclusion to the next assodatiout and for the association to insert it in their
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Answer: Yes.-Sd. And wou-ld it not be advisable for Baptists to tlb1·•mntcnance theit• pt·eaching, by an entit·e non-attendance to theil· appoiut•m~nt;o? .An<:wct·: Yes.
17th. Cm·t·eflpomling letfet·s railed for, t•ead, and Bt·etlu·en appointed to bear them to Elkhol'n as~ociatiun-Wm. Davis and Samuel M•Kay, to Long ltun; haac 'l'a) l1w, Beall Dot·scy, Thnmas Linthccum, and Benjamin It-win, to Russels Creek; Wat'l'en Cash, David Thut·man, Isaac TaJlor, and Joshua
~lmTis, fo South Distl"ict; William Kr.ndt·iek, ·,. Geor·ge Helm. & Isaac Tay- iot·, to Gt·CeJ! Rh'C!'; O;,vid TIIUl'iUl\u, a ~nt'rlclius.-.Luc.a~ h~en; AI.
"Xandl't' M•Dugal, Wan·cn Cash, Uauicl Wall~et·, Eneas Keith, Jeremiah Cash sull Geor~e Helm.
18th • .B•·other Thomas Hubbat·d, aptlOinted to wl'ite the next Circular Lcttm·.
19th. Brother J ose1111 Lewis, to superintend the printing of the 1\linutes and Ci•·cular I..cttct· •
.ZOth The next .Elkh•n·n assnciation is to be held at the Gt·eat Ct·ossing1, Scott County. un lbc secllnd Salut•flay in August, 1820. Long Uun, at Bul'l>'ll Branch, in Shdby C"unty, the li•·st Flitlay in Septernuet·, 1820. RuRsds
~I'Cl'k, at Pitm;ws Creek Meeting Hnuo;l·, Gn·cu County, ou I he thil'd Sntul'day m ScJlteml.Jcr, 1820, South pi::~tt·ict, at Shawnee Ruu Mcctill,iD Ilouac, Mercer
Cnunty,'on tl1e tliir<t SRtnrdlly in
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18!20; anr1 Grwn Rive:·. at Bethrl~eeiing Hmtsl', Allen County, on the fo1U'th Satua·rlay in July, t82G. Ad.
Journed by Prayer.
THOMAS HUBBARD, Motl'r.
JOSEPH L&WIS1 Cle.t·k.
CIRCULAR LETTEll.
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"'~ DEAR. 'Ba£TRJtEN It is customary with us to write yon a. Circttlt1' Addreu, the ~esign of wi.Jich is to inw lealo trutii, forwarn you of approaching evil, or to stn• you up to the performance of some important duty. Fellows},ip is in·
di~pensably necessary, f,H' the pea.ce, prosperity, and felicity of
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societv • Without which, it cannot stand. The great Washin·gton, in hit addr~ss to co"n~gress, concerning the United States, observed, "U uited we sta n:l. divided
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fall,'' which pt·ecisely coincides with the observation of our I .. ord, who sayl'
"a bouse or a. kingdom divided ag:1inst itself cannot stand.'' Considering•
therefore, the utility of fellowship, we will oJer a few reflectioni on thos~
things which are calculated to promote
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I st. The maintenance of a system of sound doctrine; for any member of a cl1ureh to hold pernicious sentiments or deny any essential Gospel truth, is in effect to destroy his fellowship with his bt·ethreil ; we know that dift'erencea do eltist amongst th~ most affdctionate brethren, but not in cardinal points, to deny the total deprav1ty of man.
'l'he divinity of Christ, his atonement for .!lin, the imputation of his righteous- ne,;s, the necerisity of regeneration in order to faith, the fin a. I perseverance of the saints, th~ ete1·o~l glori~cation of the righteous, or the everlaNting punish·
ment of the Wicked, 1s heret1cal, and tends finally to bre,~k the fellowship of brethren, for those who maintala. any of them. We arA not, however, un11p·
prised, thl\,t there is a prevalent-itpl~ ~!'lit-h lll"tOO conclli-aro y •o fa_"-- •~ .. .-~.;
a spirit Of peace is desirable, and ought to be cultin.ted when consistent with u- nity of faith in the great fundamentals of christianity ; we should however ne- ver indulge a disposition to compromise with erroneous opinions, but contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.
2nd. The conduct of professors of religion, should be exemplary, in order t~
keep up fellowship-they ought not only to abstain from all appearances of evil themselves, but also, restrain theirchildt·en from it as much as is in the compau of their power. When professors of religion act ilnmorally, or are accessary t~
the wickedness of their children, they thareby lose in a greater or less degree their seats in the affections of their brethren.
Sd. Earnest study tlf keep peace and unity ia likewise requisite to fellowship~
When differences exist between brethren, others ought speedily and diligently to make use of the most friendly exertions to bring them to an adjustment of their difficulties without the lc!ast appearance of partiality to either or any of then1.
- 4th. Sincere endeavors to prevent each other stumbling, have a considerabl_•
..n6uence in maintaining fellowship-if we diseover a brother about to commtt an act that would forfeit or injure his standing in 11ociety, we ought to forwarQ him of the danger, and exhort him to desist.
5th. There is nothing that tends mor§ t.g,..t.be peace and fello,IVshLe_of a church, than u.e pr.-,per management oT"that unruly mem6er ca'Tlia"'"fli8'1ongue:::ro· be frequently harping on the real or supposed improprieties of brethren, has a great tendency to wound their feelings, and produce discord in society. We too often neglect to attend to the advice of our Lord. in Matt. 18 Chap. 15, 16, 17. veuea by wh.ich many churches have been w1·ecked-if any ef us have hitherto acted otherwise, let ua in future adhere to the good counsel of our Lord, who never er·
red-and when \Ve hear e'l'il reports of our brethren, it is likewise necessary to
apeak of them (.'.>~.utiously, endeavouring-to converse of them not as though we ~e
liillted to ha.ve .ilOmethini to aa.y of the wickedneu of our brethren, but ment1oa
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them when duty require! it, with every mark of tendernesa that the nature of the circumstances will admit.
6~.h. Stedfaat continuance in t'he worship of God, is important in maintaining
f~\lowship-it is our duty and privilege to fill our &eats on days of church buai- nes~ aod preaching, and when brethren neglect to attend their meetings, the o- ther members when t inking seriously of It, conclude that one of the following causes, viz-( they .d<J ~let love their brethren, their preacher, or the doctrine de- livered by him) must. certainly be the grounds oftheir &bsence, and eon•equent- Jy, the fellowship of the church is marred-but where all regularly fill their seats with strict atteution to preaching and church business, peace, harmony.
a .. d felicity. greatly abound amongst them. ·
Now may the great h,.e&d of the church make you wise to discern betweer trut11-and error..,.,...t.QJ.we t.be former and avoid the latter, enable you to live ul'- rightly, shunning vice and to bl'ing up you .. childrea io tbe urtuM and admo- 11ition of the Lord-to ·strive to keep the unity of the spirit fn tf1e bl!lldl (If pe11.ce~ and to pro\'oke each other to leve and good works-may he also gran'
'VOU tke proper gonrnment of the tongue, and dispositions duly to worship the }..ord-tha.t peace and happine11, l1:1ve a.nd fellowship, may contisue with you all.
Amen.
THOM.JlS HUBB.!lRD,
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J. LEWIS, Clk.
BARDSTOWN,:.,K.
l'BINTED BY . BQUIS BARNETT •
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