Randolph County AlArchives Church Records.....Arbacoocbee Baptist Association Meeting Copyright Date July 30, 1858
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The District Meeting of the Fourth District of the Arbacoocbee Association 
convened with the Union Church Randolph County, Ala., on Friday the 30th of July 
1858. 

The Introductory Sermon was preached by Wm. Davis, Missionary for this county, 
from Judges 1:21. " And they stood every man in his place round about the camp." 

After which the meeting was organized by calling Rev. John Knowles, pastor of 
the church to the Chair, and J. Savage and J. M. Putnam, Secretaries. 

Visiting brethren were cordially invited to seats in the meeting. After an 
intermission of twenty-five minutes, the body reassembled in the Church, and 
called to order by the Chairman.

Letters were received from the following Churches by the hands of their 
delegates:

Providence: [Randolph Co.,] John Whitley, J. N. Lovvorn, J. B. Daniel and L. 
Hooton. 

Pintuckey: [Randolph now Cleburne Co.,] Jas. Hughes, 0. Stephens, Wm Howle and 
A.W. Little.

New Hope: [Old Shiloh Randolph Co.,] J.M. Treadaway, W. D. Heaton, R. B. Harris, 
A. McSwain, J. Sexton [Saxon?] and W. Lovvorn. 

Union: [Randolph Co.,] J. G. White, W. W. Hughes, J. Savage, and W. 
Higginbotham.  

Antioch: E. A. Drewry, L. Kimbrell, J. Parker, T. B. Dyson, and Jno Cannon.

Shiloh: N. Moore, W. Jasper Breed, J. Scales, A. J. Knowles and J.D.H. Robinson.

Hephzibah: [Randolph now Cleburne Co.,] J.B. Barrett, T.J. Morrison, T.B. 
Crosson and J.M. Putman. 

Appointed W. J. Breed, 0. Stephens, J. N. Lovorn with the Union Delegation, a 
committee to arrange preaching during the meeting.

Committee on Business: McSwain, Morrison, Howle, Drewry, and Robinson. 
The Committee on Business made a report which was road and adopted. Prayer by 
the Moderator. 

The meeting then adjourned until tomorrow morning 9 o'clock.  Saturday 9 
o'clock, a.m., July 31. The services were conducted by brethren Knowles and 
McSwain. Again, invited visiting brethren to seats. 

The minutes read, roll called, and absentees marked. Called for queries.
When the following was introduced and read by Rev. Wm. Davis. What will be the 
most appropriate means to bring about a general union among the churches, and 
brethren of our District and advance the cause of Christ in our bounds.

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