Minutes
OF THE
ttwent~
... Seconb Bnnual Session
OF THE
SWAIN INDIAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
HELD WITH
Macedonia Baptist Church
tOctober
2tJ
t4,
Officers:
SUATE OWL, MODERATOR JESSE REED, CLERK.
W. L. FRENCH, INTERPRETER.
The next session will be held with Echota or Birdtown chnrch, commencillg Tbursday before the first Sunday in October, I 9<>4.
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CLYDE, N. C.
SKYLAKD PRINTING COMPANY
Proceedings.
Soco CREl~K, JACKSON COUNTY,~'; C.
UCTOBER 2, 1903.
Twenty·second annual session of the :::iwain Indian Associa,tion.
Swain (Indian) Baptist Association met at MacedolJia Church, COlll-
mencing Friday. October 2, 1903.
Opened by devotional exercises by Bird ~·ojolaneC:Jta.
The Association was called to ord'"r, and our Brother ,,",uate Owl as Moderator, our Brother Jessie l{eed Clerk and Brother Ezekiel Ked Treasurer. The Associatian then adjourned for preaehillg by Bra An- drew Otter, and read the 9th verse ot' the 5th ohapter of Paul's letter 10
the Hebrp.ws. Then the Associittioll took a recess for one hour.
EVENING SESSION,
l1'm~AY,
OCJOBER 2, 1903.The As~ociation \'\:as called to order Ly the llJoderr,tor. On motion the delegates pre~ellted their credeutials, and the following ch nrciJes were repn::;eukci:-Big Cove, M~cedonia. yet.ow Hill, and Echota. or Birdtown churches. On lllotion, it v.{as ordered that if anylJeW churchps wished to join the Assnciati(,n, alld one 0hurch made its applicatiolJ, the Rock Spring Baptist Chureh camB forward with tIle following letter:
Gl:AHAN COliNTY, ~. C., AUGUST 21, 1903.
This is to certify that Hock Spring Baptist. Church, now a lllelll- ber of the Tennessee River Baptist Association, u,nd ill good aud regular standing, und at their 0Wll request do dismiss from us to unite with the Indian Associ~,tion, Dwain county, 1\. C.
This done in the regul:::r annual sc~sion of the Telllles;;ee R ive:- A..f'soci:;tion at ",weet Water church. Graham county, N. C.
T. A. CARPENTER, Moder:l.tor.
R. '1'. CUNNINGHAM, Clark.
On motion the following committees were appointed:
SUNDAY SCHooLs-Brothers Jesse l~eed, John Juckson alld Andrew Otier.
Committee on next meeting of tbe Association were:-Bros. Bird Sololaneeta, Willste Davis and James Te-wdd-lv.
ON ARHANGEMENT- Bro. Jess., Reed. • ON OBITUARy-Bros. Jackson and James Loc·sie.
Ou motion the committee on Suuday Scbools IlJade the following report:
We believe that tile Sunday-School is Olle of t],e lllost important works of the church, Hnd that our people should take more inter- est in said work and we earnestly appeal to you to revive the
f-;ulId:ry ~ello01 work with the churdlcs of m.r A~wciation, [md
that the A<'l3ociation appoint a SUIIday School missionary, and that we pray to God that he may be successful in his mission, and ever
rem(~mbering our Saviour's last command: "Go ye into a.11 the world and teach all nations, and baptize all t.hat believe."
ANDREW O'rTER, )
JESSE REED; l Committee.
J
OH~ JACKSON,j
On motion the committee on Obituary made the following report:
Our sister Mary Lossie a member of Yellow Hill church, departed this life with full hopes of entering into the Kingdom of God, and her last words were as follows: "I am praying to God w:.thout ceasing;" and asked that all her pc'Ople to meet her in heaven.
Our brothel' l:avid Partridge, a membf'r of the Echota (or Bird- town) died with full hopes of th'~ future. OUf sisters Alie Bigmeat and Lilley Cloud, members of Mafidonia church, departed this life with full assurance of being saved.
JACKSON LONG, }
JONES LaSSIE, Committee.
On rnotio!j the: ""socittion adjo:1rned till tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, a. m.
SATURDAY ~JORNING, OCT. 3RD, 1903
The Association was called to order by the Moderator. Devotion- al exereises by Bro, James Lee.
Motion to read the minutes of yesterdays proc",edings. ~linutes
re:ld and approved.
On motion the Association ndjourned for preaching by Bro. James Liner. Text Jno. 5:16.
On motioll the ..lssociation took recess for 45 miI1ute.~.
EVENING SESSION, SATURDAY OCT. 3RD, 1903.
Meeting was called to order by Moderator. Devotional exercise by Andrew Otter, by reading Mathew 2nd chapter, and prayer.
r,loved and secondeo to appoiHt a Sunday School Missionary for the next twelve months 2nd that the deacons ofthe different churches are I'equested to take a collection at their churches to pay for hIs expenses
2S they see fit, 21H1 Bro. John Jackson was appointed as Sunday School Missionary. On motion committee for next meeting of the Swain In- dian AssocIation report as follows:
The next meeting will be held with the church at Echota. or Bird- town church, commencing Thursday before the first Sunday in Oc- tober, 1904. Preaching by John·'Jacksol1.
BIRD SOLOLANEETA)
WILLSTE DAVIS
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Committee.JAMES TE-WAD-LY )
On motion the sum of tw~ dollars was set apart to pay for printing the minutes of the AS50ciation. OIl motion.J esse Reed was appointed to have the minutes inteqJl'eted, und to have the minutes printed. On motion the sum of one dollar was set apart to pay for interpreting the minutes iuto Ellglish. Moved and seconded to adjourne tIlllomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock a. m. Motion carried and adjourned.
THIRD DAY, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 1903.
Meeting was called to order by the Moderator. Devotional exercises by J obn Jackson. Movt:d and seconded to re:;.d tbe minutes of yester- day's proceedings. Minutes read and approved. On motion Andrew Otter was appointed a delegate to the Western Baptist Convention.
Moved and seconded to t.ake a. collection for tbe purpose of defraying the expenses of Andrew Otter as delegate to the Western Baptist Con·
vention, and t.he sum of $8.82 was realized. On motion the Association adjourned to hear Bro .. James Linf'r preac,h, and read Job S :28.
Adjourned till 30' clock. (
SUNDAY EVENL<', OCTOllER 4th, HW3.
Meetin!! called to order by the Modemtor. Preacbing by Bro. James
··Liner, after which the Association adjourned by giving each other the
tbeir right hands. SUATE OWL. Moderator.
JESSE REED, Clerk W. L. FRENCH, Interpreter.
APPTINDIX.
LIST OF MINISTERS' .N AME8. AND POST OFFICE ADDRESSES.
*ANDREW OTTER ... 'c . . . BffiDTOWN, N. C.
*JOHN LONG... " ..
W AIDSUT'!'E QUEEN ... . WILL RATLIFl<' ... , .. ,
*SUATE OWL ... , ... CHEROKEE, N. C.
*BIRD SOLOLONEETA... '. " "
'~JOHN JACKSON ... , ... ' .... .
JOHN POWELL ... WAHHI-GA, N. C J:ll;SSE HEED ... , .. . .... .,.... .... .. . . .. ..
JAMES SOREMER ... " ... ..
Those:with a * opposite them are ordained mInisters.
Number of church members llcic.ngmg to bwain Indian Association, Io3.
Number of delegates, 22.
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