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B.t\.PTISTS,
HELD AT MOUNT MOIUAH MEETING HOUSE, NELS03
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COUNTY, ON THE 4TH FRIDAY
&SATURDAY JN
SEPTEMBER, 1822, BEING THE 27TH&
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28TH OF SAID MON'rll.
MINUTES, &C~
Jot. THE introdu:lPi'Y sermon was preached by brother Warren Cash, fi.om
•he ·5th chapter of the Eptstle of Paul the Apostle to the Gallatians, first verse,
"Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty wherew1th Christ hath made us fee, and be :ot entangled again with the yoke ofb;tndllge.
Znd. Heceived letters and messengC>rs from the following churches, to wit:
fi.i.CRClJE.S. .i\IESSEKGERS.
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?" ;:>-Cedar Creek-Josh ml\lorrio-, Wm. Abel, Jas. Rogers, 2: =-; .1 2 63,1 Cox's Creek--:Uoses Pierson, Isaac Taylor, 64 3 6 2371 Simpson's Creek-Walter Stallard, Wrn. Davii-, D.Lewis, 16 3 4 3 24(}:
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c.·eek-Thos. Huhba.rd, Thos. Linlhccum, RobertI
Batsel;William Nall, 4 2 75'
lii-:unt !Yioriah-Joseph Brown, Thos. Wells, James Ham-
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ilton, Benjamin Harned, 11 1 1 95
YiTilson's Creek-Dan'!. Warlker, Wm. Cheno~vith, 1 2 1 2 23 Rolling Fork-James Edelin, Mark Marshall, Samuel i
l'rliller, 1 29
Srverns Valley-C. Lovelace. 1 43
l'Tolin-Alexa~rler McDugnl, Cornelius ~s,- 3 130 .l:1t>thel, IL C.-Warren Cash, Robert Tahb, 31 Q 56
!llill Creek, H. C.-J as. N aile, John J. Shelton, A. Lewis, 714 12 ,1 3 95 Uuicn-Encas H:1rned, Ur)Jand V/illiams, John Cash, \ I
Eneas Keith, 30 2 8 1 2, 93\
"Littl2 Union-A . .McDonnall, Geo. Wells, David H. Co:•, 8 4 2 2 4
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Creck-Job:b~l~~~vs·~::oA~~~:~~:nr~,C.
l\1cCarty, 41\
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4 3. 1081
S:>.lem-Jo~C>ph Lewis, William Kendall. 2 I 2-1-]
=•tount Zion--:N o letter nor messenger,
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l{ude~ Creek-S. Buchann:in, J. Bland, John C. Hicks, 13; S 37 New Ilr;pe-'J'homas Ellison, Wm. Kendrick, S. Ray, ~ 2\ 23 Ohio, B. C.---tl~axfidd \Villet, John Frans, 2 3, S 30 Chaplin's Fork-Ch<~rles Buacb, Timothy P. Marshrtll, 2 1\ . 16
:.:·i"e~·, lhpc, H.C.--John Jenkms, Tncoderic\;: J. Hubbard, . 1 j H
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::>rd Brot1wr Thomas Hubbanl chosen Moderator and Joseph Lewis Clerk.
4th. i'be AssociatiOn was opened by prayer.
~lh A n()'V constitutl'on, called N e;y Ho~e, !:.-Iardin county, petition~d J0r admis-
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"GiJ>n ihto this Ass.,ciation; received, and 1ts messengers, John Jenkins and T. J.
Hubbard, invited to seats with us.
6th. Received' le,tter;;· and messengers f·om the following corresponding Associot- tions, to wit-From Elkhorn, by hn,thet· William Rice-From Long Run, by brethren William Stout, George Marshall, and Benj•1min Allen-From South D1s·
trict, by brethren Jo~l G<mlon, James Bently, and vYilliam Thurman-From Green River, by brother Andrew Nurkol!ls-From Russe!Js Creek: by brother John Hodgen--E'rom Blue Hiver, (Indiana,) no letter nor messenger-From Go.
shen, by brother ha?,<; Whitaker.
7th. A petition furcorrespondence from the Franklin Association, by brethren John Taylor., & A. Bohanan, agreed to, and their Messengers took their11eats.
8th. The circular letter called for, read, and refered to the committee of ar·
raogemeot, to be hereafter appointed.
9th. Brethren Jr1seph Lewis, Js>.tac Taylor, Walter Stallard, and Warren Chsh, chosen to arrange the business of the ensuing day.
10th. Brethren Thomas Linthecum, James Bland, James Nalle, and Stephen
"-. Ray chosen to write letters to the correspondinr- as:nciations.
11th. The next assoc:ation to b~ held at Sevfrns Valley .Meeting-house, Hardin county, on the 4th Frtday in Septe_mber neJ>:t; brother l\~oses Pier~on appointed to
j?reach the introductory sermon, in case offailt"e brother Isaac Taylor·.
l::!th. Adjourned h,;- prayer ti!l to.n;o~rO\v mvrniug, half after !) o'clock.
13th. Saturday, 28th September, 1822-The association met ngreeable to ad • .inurnment, and, after prayer, procef.'ded to bu~ine.!!.
14th. The committee appointed to arrange the lusiness oft'1e association made t.heir r~port; read, receiv(;ld, and they discharged,
15th. Corre~ponding letters read, received., a''ltl C'•eSSPngers appointed to be:lr them, to wit:-Danid Walker r,!Jd James Nalle tr Elkbnrn-Simeon .Euchannan, A'exu.nJer ~1cDugal aTld Joseph Lewis to Long Rt,;,-Jamec Hocrer~ to South Di~·
trict-Alexander McDug·al, Jqseph Lewis and C.~c·.nore Lovelace to Russells.
Creek~Warren Cash, Cornelius Luc«s, Eneas Ke.ll1 and Hoheft Tab!J to Green Ri,·er-James Rog·ers and Cornelius Lucas to Go hen-Thf•mas HnlJertson, Asa.
Chamber~, Warren Cash, Juhn Rush aJ,d Simeon B•l£bwm:.n to Blue Hi ver-T. P Marshall, James Na:b and Abraham Lewis to Frant:dn ·
16th. Dro_!.her A'Pxand~r l't1cDugal appomted to 'nrite the circular !ettei' for thf next :veo.r.
17th. Brother Joseph Lewis appointed to superintend the printing of the min-
utes ftnd circular letter. .
18th. Brethren Cornelius Lucas, Rohert Tabb aml James Nalle appointed a committee to visit JJionnt Zion church, and enquire why they failed to represent themselves in the u~sociation. · ·•
19th. Circular letter read and received.
20th. The association ajourncd by prayer.
THOMAS HUBBARD, J'rfod'r.
JOSEPH LEWIS, Clerk.
The next Elkhorn Association is to be held at Clear creek Meeting-house, on the 2nd Saturday in A.ugust, 1823. Long Run, a; Daver Meeting-house, Shelby county, the first Friday in September, 1823. Russells creek, at the South fork of Nolin on the 3rd Saturday in September, 1823. South District, at the forks of .Dick's river, Garrard county, the 3rd Sttiurday in August, 1823. Green River, at Sk;:ggs' Meeting house, in Barren county, on the Friday before the 4th Satur- day in July, 1323. Goshen, at Rock creek, Gray son county, on the 2nd F'riday in.
Octobe1·, 1822. Franklin, at Frankfort the 1st Friday in August, 1823.
CiltCULAR LETTER.·
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"!h.m B1:ET!IRE:<: 01Jr nnnual conferenee ha'' ing once more, in .the c.ourse of a.o
"indul;; :,t Providence, rolled round, rende.rsJi necessary that we should (accord- in!} to our usual fiJr:n~iities) address you wjfh a circular. And we can say, as in the presence of the searcher of hearts, th e are not alone influenced by dead fcrma1ity, lor your best interests lie near our heart. Influenced by this high con- sideration, we "exhort you to be on the watch-tower-be diligent in making your cal!ir.g and elfr.tion sure, for rest assured brethen, that no one is justified by the precions word of God, in concluding hmlself a subject of grace, who does not bring forth frnitt~ meet for repentence-for, says the Apostle~ "Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey,.bisservants ye are to whom ye obey»
whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness." YeE, dear breth- ren, as it respects ourselves and our fellow creatures, the tree can only be known ./, .._
by 1ts fruit; for a good tree cann<>t bring forth bad fruit, neither a bad tree good, fruit. This important truth appears with superior clearness from the word of our blessed Lord, which is the only infalible rule()footh faith & practice-this every true disciple of the Lord Jesus will readily assent to; but too many, we have reascn to fear, do not rightly value their high calling, by fixmg their aims too low. 0! wba.t precious seasons of converse :.nd communion, with our lovely redeemer, do we Jose uy onr criminal negligence and inattentiou to divine things. Pray always, pray all of prayer, says our great p·ophet and h1gh priest-and what is the promise annexed to the diligence ofLjs peopfe? "I will dwell Ill you and you in me."
And 0! what a r-1orious coapanion Jesus is to the poor sinner who is des- titute of all self-righteousnes, a.nd has come to him as the end of the law for right·
eousness. You not only in~Urt to yourself, by this cnurse, a comfortable passage through this world oftribulah~n to the heavenly canaan of uninterrupted felicity, but your conduct prea.ches powerfully to aU your aequaintances, seeing that you are, indeed, "as a city set upon a hill, which cannot be hid," but shines resplen·
dently to the declarative gloryofyour divine master. A few words to the minis- ters of the gospel and we shall conclude-Dear brethren, be diligent and un.
wearied in your endeavors to preach the word; be not careful about the concerns of this life, for he who f~eda the ravelli when they cry will not let you suffer.
fare \fell, dear bretllren,
THOMAS HUBBARD, .11-fod'r.
JOSEPH LEWIS, Clerk ..