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r,ORTjI-Illf;TRICT

ASSOCL\TIO~

OF

BAPTISTS

.• (liLD .4'l'~UNI'l'T .M~E'1'INr;-BGt·s., ^{ON FOUR}^MILl:,^Ci..IRrEC(.rtX'l''';

S'l'.f"~ oFK.na'uucKT, Oc7'OElR 1st, 2d, 3d, 1302.

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FRIDA Y, Oaober 1 It, 180~. .

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BROTHER John Oavis, preached the introd\lclory fermon from 1ft

Ti~':

nthy, )ft and 15th, "That Cbr;.rt Jt.fUS ccm~ intt) tl;e cz.:·:.::d to sa-ct: sillner~

.if

flJh"m 1 am chir:f." Thrn brother Robert Ell.:in, was rhofcn 1\Iod';rator, and brother Mofes Bledfoe, Clerk, brother Edward Tr:llllle", A G.:~::i.nt Ckrk.

Letter!' from 23 Churches were read. Mininer$' na~l.es in C."Pl T .0\.1.0;, l;cenfed preacher:- i'l italics.

Sp~"cer's C~:ell.

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l'mes Ric~, Rt"njamill r.aw·. I~'-

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~Johll Tredw:iY, Anthony Griffin, '10 6 '2

(Abraha;T) Mllltr.

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BoJman'$ Fcl'/(.

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~~mu.f~. Boon, David 'Voltts, 'ViI. 13 13 43

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SaJt-lid~

^Credo

S e·'I.:r~D ~c.oI::T'

Anthony Cumma, 100 I: , ' 1116

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H()ward's Credo SROBERT EUIN, Tho. ^Tl1:!SHerry, 76 ] 1- ••

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John' I

Unity. Ha6~ard, Dayid Sbinall, Silmud 117 1$ : 1,~ lSB

Dug-Iafs. ....

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Bald

F..,Je.

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LE{i0lfAlllt TURLEY, V\ Illam Fer-.₉ 12 14 :1 "t-

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hAAC CROUTCHFlt, JOSj.~l'D

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M..mr

PltroSont. CRAiG, .panid James, Gt:org'e

• Bro'\\'n.

,B11II Alb <: ~OSES ^BLEJ)SOE, JIl0.l\1'Gin-1₆₀ 9 ~ ³

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Lof

A-fnting-

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Nicholas W}litf', Nath;m Robf'rts,

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/JvGs.e ToJt~lCrtd. ~ .\.I~r"ham Win [cot, 1'llos. v~' bite.

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^CB~JlES^Fun':EL, ^Tho~.^Tr:m-

Slll~;n. hle, Tbos. Gulley, Solomon TlII"-

piJl, Rabt. Henderfon.

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WilliG". MOil,

J

oreph Cole.

~ James M'Mahan, Corntliuf New.

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kirk, MonJecai Bowler. .

Red

ri~lr.

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DAlnaL W.lLLI.UIS, \Villiam

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Hopper, T·oblU

lame,.

Je"amine. JaR.

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Grltr'. credo

l:dward Trabue, Robt. Brown. '10 Upper HO'lllard'.

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StiltiM

Ca.p.

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y BJ.AcJtGaAYK,

Job. ROe

rv,., ~r"".

'l bert.,

Coaraci C.ftbr.

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Bra"t~. Beajamin Heaton,

J ^ame. P,.tor.

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MtJrttm'.

M.,tiJl1IDaYid Braninglnllg, David

Hag·

1101111.

gtrd.

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lI"Ac CaovTcRza, Jolm BrcnriI,

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~M Farro ••

Sill"

Uni"..

Jacob William., Tho.

Wuey •.

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Total

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5ta 11'''1211121

The

fnen

laG cburchts, and Salt.lick creek,

apoft tJaeirrtqueft

were

reCti.

yeel into

ue

affociation. . •

Letters from the following

correfponding

aJrociationl, 'Were received. and read, and th~ir me(['engers iDyiteci to take feata. Prom Elkhorn, by their

mrr.

fells·er, Bretbrt"n David Barrow, and Jilfon

Payne.

From Green

Rinrt

(ent

on by Brother Miller. From South_Difiria, Brethren Dillinbam and FearI, '" .. itbout letter. From Tate', Creek, by their meiTeagen BRthren Hanis and.·

Boon,

The aft'ociation appoint~ a committee of 7,

to

wit: Brethren ~orel

Btedroe,

.Hobt. Elkin,

Da,"id

Barrow, Jilion Payne, Daniel Williaais, Ja.mes Q!!ef1'en- herr! and lfaQc Croutcher, to form a conftitution, and I1Iles of dcconam, for

"th~s affociation, a.nd to write a letter to the Elkhorn aCfociation; alfo, awmn-

tt:d a co;nmittt'e of five, to ~it: Brethren ~d .. ard Trab~, Daaiel Jame., Daniel Ram.:)-, Leonard Turley, and Charles Finne), to aiTange the bDGncu

;n the letters 1'or the cn!'i.&lng

dar.

^Adjourned^'till^next^day^g

^O·,JOCL

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. SATURDAY, Oaober

2.

ME.T and after

Divifte

Sen"ice, the committee of fcytll1Dade ~ 01

tbe

confiitution a!'ld rules of d~corum, and after being read and eumiaed,-'err pdfed, and agreed th~y {bonld be printed with the minutes, &1(0, the term. of iJnion betwe~n the Elkhorn, and South-Kentucky a(foc.iariona. The tommlt- tee of five made their report, whic.h was receivedy and

t.

committee . . lifc.},e.

ged.

Appointrd Brethren Bledfoe It WiUiaml, to bear the letter to Elkhorn airel':

ciatiol'-Bretbrtn Bledfoe It Orear, to write to the Tate"·· creek It South.Die.

tria affociatioDs, It Brethren Rice It ~ef1'enberry, to be.r the letter ~ Tate'a Cref"k_Brethren bt':tr the famt"-Brethren Elkin a_ Crutcbet", Turley and Trabue, to write to io Gr~D Nar tbe letter ~ ~uth-~ River al'ociadon.

a.

triel:. The lIR'ociation JAvife. the finer clnardlea, who may be. ID diticaltle' with any

of

the c~

-compoGeJ

^the

Ta"'. CI9Ck

~iatioD, to call .. ~ .•

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V~~1ti(1l1 of f<li,l cilurrltfS by cidagates, to m~'('t with

any

of ~h('

'rate's

tret\.

Chllr(}ll'S, a~ StClnt. Mcctirog-houfron Tate's (f('ek, 1

n

f"rirhr'!O l>ecrmbC"r, for tht purpofC" of f.:ttlil1g all difficulLies, fv that 'a full lining' ma~ be ellablifhtld

;ltnulIJ{ft raid c!1un:hC:ll. Brt"thrt"11

Blt'drot.

Turley and SUltt, are appointeU lu attend a caU froln Johnfon's Fork, I'frpeai~ th,' ordiuation of Brother Wil.

liam

Mors.

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CONSTITUTIO~

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NORTH.DISTRICT ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS.

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a long Ceriel of experience,

We the-Churc:ht.s

of J

^eflll

^ebrin, ^beiDa'

regularly.baptised by immcrfion, upon the ptoltfiion of Ctur faith

in Cbril\t

are: convin~ed of the neceaity of a combination

Jf

CbU1Chu, and propoQ·

to keep the: rules of an all'ociation, aecor4ing to the following form

of

go,

Ternment. . , ','

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fl. The af!"oeiation Ih:dl be compored of members Ceat trolD the

dil"crent

churches;

·wit!dctterl,

to nprefent them. . .,' ' ,.: '

2d. In

raid

letter.: n.aH be

c:xprdl't:d

their

Dumber

in feUo'Wtbip,

thofe ba~

tifed,

recclvet!

!!,. !.t1et"; ciiimiired,

t",cinded It deceai'ed, hnct: the lsfl .'odation.

3d.

The-

a{t'o~iation

thul formed,

fban

be a council of advice,

.ami

DOt an

authoritive

body.. ' . . ,

4th. The afTociation thall

be governed

hy a

regular decorum.

5th. The

:UI'oc:iation

fha'lI have a moderator arlC!

clerk,chorea by

the

fur·

(rage of the members preIent. " ., . '.

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Any

church may be recei\'ed, which the

acroc~ilt;"~l may tppr~e o~~)

7th.

Ev';"r

('burch i~ the union fuaJl be entitltd to an equ~l reprrreDtatl~lI.

8lh. Every

Jrlotion made and feconded,

fhtU oome under

the f,onfideratlOD

of

tht" afi'ocilltion, exc.ept withdrawn by the

mtmbrr who naade !:r._, .

9 tho The ,,{{'odation (ball endravor to furnilh 'the' thurchr.a with' the :~.' DutC:l> of their .proceedings, provided the churches

will

farnifb the mean ••

10tb. There !hall ht a book ke}Jt where'in tise

proceeding_

'of,

eyery .loci ...

tion,

{hall be regdarly recol'ded

by

a ft'uetary appointed for thlitt

pw-pofe, who

fl,·.:! n~c(' i ve:l e .. mlpenfation

yearly,

for his

trouble. ".,. " . : '

, 1.1 tho A!l 5u!{licns {haH he determined .bY'the ~i11, of a.maJority in the afi"o- elation, a; aho,

any

amc:ldment·or alteration of

thll'conftltutlon. _

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~th.

The nf,·,)ciation {ball ha\'e

a

right to wit:ldraw iromany church, which"

thrv juJ;-c to aft or perfift in diforder. . ' . . . , .. .

~ :',t,h. O!' : i1t: c10fe of bufiuefl, tbe,minute.lt,ll~ be read,

pafI'ed

by

the ar.

fOC'"litlOU,

ligned

by the ·moderator, and

atteRed

by the

clerk.

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RULES OF DECORUM.

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1:1, THE alfociation {hall be opened and dored by

,"'yer.

2d, A mod.erator and c'lerk iball be

choCen

by the

iuiFngt of

t . .

ptemt.en

prf'r~nt. . . . . . '

:-;,~, Only One IM"rfon

fhan

fpeak at a time, "h~ fball rife

from

lUI

reat

aad aldrefs the moderator when he

is

aDout to make'~i' Tpeech.' .

\tb, The perrdn thus fp,.aking

fban

'not be interrupted ,by

any,

exc. be brl..'~ the ru1c:s of this

decoruni;in

'Wbich cafe the

iDOdtrator

ihall,

ot

any member ~ay call bim to order, and heihall

nnmediately

take

hil

feat.

St~e 1h~1l firiAly adhere ~o

the

fubjea,

UId ill

no

wiCe nlea

OA

the ...

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lnh

^whnfj)ob~ brfoi'e him,

fo as

^tr)make rt'marks 0" "J~,' :;.jll.11·1·~ t/ (Ii hi! h!l~

guagr-; blJ~ {hall f.lirly Hate t~e ']·'·.tt r !lId t afr, fo as to tOIl~cy hi. li~rh ...

6th, ~., m~rnbcr jh'.11 ilb,ll\;tl { . orent hilT.Cdf wi~hoi.lt 1;;"',,1:. '-' Tlli, N" :T1.~m:)<.J' 1110111 fj)cak retire than thre~ tim~3 til onc fubjed, without

JitJ~rty ^fl'U!flt"te :tfl'ociat ion. . .

8th. No member {}Jail have the liberty of laughing, ~bring the fitting

or

the atrociation, .~or whifpering in time of a public fpeed. . / 9th, No ipcmbcl' fhall addrers another in any dther ternl or appellation than

'brother, or b r e t h r e n . . . ,

16th, The namei of the membcr! fhill

be

cnroIled, and call\!d by the derk.

as often .. ~he a!!"ociation rr-quire~. .

11th, The iilodtral.~r {han be en~it1ed to th$! (a me privil'!dge of fpeech ai another me~ber, prcwided his feat ~ 'lied ~ and he fhaU not vote; unlers thIS a(1"ocia,io~ ~ ~~~aUyd'vidcd. . . . '.:"

1 ~tli, A motlop for adjourriuicnt; {halt be in nnicr tt tby rime during the

tefJioJti

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TER.MS 0 ' UNION BETWEEN ELXHORN, .AND

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SOUTH~KENTUCKY

ASSOCIATIONS.

. . . ' .. P.:iAMBLE., ',' ' . . '

"or

^theC9J1Imittee o(tbe Elkhorn

d"od.nOD;

^IeSoath· Xeittock,. afl'ociatlod,."

arree

to unite 01\ .tbe toJJowiuZ plan: . ' . .. . . . I ft, That the Scri,Pturel .of the Old and ·New T ... t are tIMi lafallible Word of

God,

Ind the 0#11)' .rule of faitb ud ~aic:e. ,. . '. . .

3d, Tb:\t the ..

II

one on)f.

Thae God,

aad in the Godhead

or

DivIDe E~DceJ there are Father, Son and Holy Ghof\ •.

3d, Th3t by nature we are (allell and depl'f':vlrd cr9tur~.. . . . : ' .

4th, ':hat falntio!\, ~generatjOft, (anaific:ation atid JuAUlcation, are li1 the Ure,deatb;

rcrLlrre~hon 2nd afLcnfioa of

ler ••

Cluift. : . '

Sth, That the Sainta will flaally per~e~, tbrQup

pace

to 110ry. . 6th, That Bc11'!1ers' kptlfin, by immediun, il.celrarJ, to the recci.-ing

otthe

Lord'i

Snrocr• · . ' . . . .

~';1l1 'i'iJat th~ falvation

or

the righteouI, land punilhmeiltof the."icked.rut be .t~ri1al.

8th, That it j, ollr dut,. to ~ tender and ~ffi:aionate to each other, .ftd ftudy' the

ba,.

pinel's of the children of God In pnera!, aad to be eaSaSed (IDII, to promote

lilt

honor

of' God. . . . '

d" And that

tM

preaeJtinl ehrUl alfted death (or ^eYcry^lIWliihtU be PO bar to com-

n !lion. . . ' . . . " .

~. And that eac:Ia ma, keep up their ail'ociatioa and cburch l0ven.meat a. to tbna

m3Y teem bell· . ' . . . . , . .

Iltti, Tbat

a

^(reeCorrerpoDden~e and c;OmmUlIlOl\ be kept up bet1Veen tb~ chare • •

thul united. . ' . '

I ~tb. A~ ,~hat a conv.n~ion of t'- ('hurehel be cAlled,. at ~oward'i creek meeti~1 bu1e, the tecond Saturday lP Mobcr next-that tie i:hu/~t,e~ fend two mem~n to (aid c<)nvcntion,

tu

tarry raid ulon follr into eKea. Aag.lA 2211. 1801.

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.A.mIJJ'"lIe Dutlfey, JDI. Reddi",

tJ1J~ilimoufly agt'eed

to}

~Qbn Pl'i&e, Dl'IfJiJ

Barrow,

by

the joint committee. '1ldlert Elkin, MQseI Bledl(Je,

Dl1nieJ Ramey. SlImutl Jolml.",

. 7"l>DtMl / . CbiltDn. .

The nl!xt aRot'iatiOil to be held at StOue MeetUlI Houfe. Blueaflt, Mont,om.,.,. twn·

t.,

^nezr^!\t0ulJtSterling,. OIl the. fir4 Saturday in .Ottobcr; Alfo,a ,udy lDCetinl at Mount Pleafllnt, t.n M;na ElId.ol"D. the firtl Friday In Juac.· .

Brother More. BleclCoe, ",POUltH to prepare our miaut •• , aad r.riptenc1 the prmtia&.

. ROBERT ELKIN, Moderator.

MOSF.$ ST .EDr;OF. r'lerk"

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