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Minutes of the Union Meeting in the fourth District of the Arbacoochee  
Association  held with Hepsiba church of Randolph County Ala., the 18th and 19th 
of July 1856. The 1st Introductory Sermon was preached by Elder J. C. Beverly 
from the Lord's Prayer in St. Luke. After some ten- or fifteen-minutes respite 
the several meetings convened. Prayer by Bro. A. McSwain. 
2d. For organization. appointed Bro. J. C. Beverly Moderator, J. P. Burnett 
Clerk, and Bro. Putnam Assistant Clerk. 
3d. Called for letters from the churches composing the 4th district when New 
Hope, Bethel, Pinetuckey and Hepsiba were represented. 
4th. Appointed Bro. John Reaves to read letters, and on motion the body 
combined. 
5th. Called the roll and marked absentees. 
6th. Appointed a Business Committee of the followings A. McSwain from New Hope 
church. A. Leverett from Bethel, and K. Morris from Pinetuckey. The Moderator 
added to the above committee. 
7th. After a short space of absence committee, the returned with tbt following 
lit We introduce the business by calling for queries. 2d. Read queries 
presented. 3rd. Extend the call to other brethren for queries. 4th. Call for 
miscellaneous business and appoint the place of the next general meeting. 
Queries presented and read by Bro. A. Leverett. After some debate, on motion. 
queries lst 2nd and 3rd were thrown upon the table. 
9th. Fourth query taken up. On motion the general meeting adjourned till 10 
o'clock tomorrow morning. 
Saturday Morning 10 o'clock. Met according to adjournment. Prayer by the 
Moderator. 10th. Called the roll and marked absentees. 
11th. On motion, business was taken np till half past 11 o'clock; preaching then 
ensued. 4th query's Is love-feast as represented by the Methodists, scriptural; 
if so, why should not Baptists practice the right? If not, what should be done 
with Baptists who do participate? Answer. We believe it is not scriptural, 
therefore we ought to advise our brethren and admonish them, and if they refuse 
to bear our admonition. and still participate in their love- feast they should 
be excluded. 
12th. Fifth query taken op relative to feet washing. Cessation of business till 
after preaching. Sermon delivered by Bro. Dover, followed by Bro. J. C. Beverly. 
We believe the word was preached and hope it had the desired effect. 
Intermission of 15 minutes. General meeting then convened. 5th query with 
answer, after some time debating: Is the washing of the saint's feet ordinance 
to be done immediately after the sacrament or at some private house or time? 
Answer. No. When then? At social or union meetings, after supplication, then as 
a Servant. 
13th. Sixth query on the propriety or impropriety of a church adding to her 
rules of decorum a rate of total abstinence from spirituous liquors as a 
beverage. 
Answer. We think it expedient for a church to make such additional rules as she 
may deem proper. We approve of the rule of total abstinence from spirituous 
liquors as a beverage. 
14th. Appointed the next session of tbt general meeting to be held with 
Pinetuckey Church. Prayer by Bro. Heaton. benediction by the Moderator. JOSEPH 
C. BEVERLY, Moderator. Johns J. Barnett Clerk

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