Randolph County AlArchives Church Records.....Arbacoocbee Baptist Assocation Meeting  Copyright Date October 11, 1854
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The Arbacoocbee met on Saturday, before the third Sunday in October 11 
Introductory Sermon was preached by Elder Hill. The delegates after 45-minute 
Intermission, convened in the house. Since the last session, the Lord has taken, 
by death, their Moderator from them, and they seemed as sheep having no Shepherd 
They were organized by calling Elder A. R. Almond to the chair, who opened the 
meeting singing, Prayer by Elder Beverly. The Moderator, preterm with some very 
appropriate remarks, announced the body duly organized, and ready for business. 
Read the letters and noted the state of the Churches.  Thirty-nine were 
baptized, as the result of the year labors of 18 Churches and a membership of 
1303 communicant. All heart seemed to say, "Is there not a cause". Then went 
into the choice of a Moderator, which elicited some excitement, as I feared, but 
afterwards found it to be not as to who should be Moderator, but to the abstract 
of the Assocation. The choice resulted in the election of Elder Daniel a 
Moderator, and the old clerk, Bro. John B. Word. On Sunday, Bro. Falkner 
preached the funeral of Elder Burton, the former Moderator. There seemed to be a 
lively interest manifested. Christians rejoiced and sinners were made to weep. I 
trust arrow were made fust in the heart of the king enemies. Monday morning took 
up the subject of the abstract of faith on which the Association was organized, 
it is having been rejected by the Western Association, thereby canting 
discontent in the Churches that came from the Western. Their delegate came 
instructed to withdraw, if the Association refused to adopt an abstract that was 
more uniform. After much debate, conducted, I think in good feelings, Elder 
Young Wood moved the adoption of the Tallassahatchie abstract which, through the 
interposition of the corresponding delegate, was adopted with but one dismissing 
vote, and that by the delegate of one of the Churches which came from the 
Tallassahatchie Association. All passed off harmoniously, and I trust to the 
furtherance of the Gospel. The subject of Missions elicited a lively interest, 
yet aa many know the inability of the Association, they will led truly gratified 
to learn they have made arrangement bf which they have put Bro. Young Wood into 
the field for the Assocation year, by which they will have the most if not all 
their destitution supplied by an efficient laborer. May the Lord crown his 
efforts with good to the churches and salvation to many precious souls! The 
brethren renewed their correspondence with all the Associations that had 
heretofore accepted of them, as the Western Georgia, Central Alabama, as well as 
appointed delegates to the Alabama Baptist State Convention preparatory to 
becoming a component part thereof. Knowing the disadvantage and difficulties 
under which the Arbacoocbee Association has labored and is still laboring, let 
me earnestly to solicit an interest in the prayers and beneficence of our 
brethren who, through a brethren and Kind Parent, are placed under a more 
favorable circumstance. We meet many familiar faces at the Arbrcoochee 
Association, it being that Preachers College in which we graduated, under the 
direction of the Domestic Mission broad of the Southern Baptist Biennial 
Convection and never can those different degrees we took in the Divine Spirit, 
either under the bush arbors, in the log meeting houses, or around the fire-side 
of the poor and needy, or on the bank of Tallapoosa river, or in the Jordan-like 
waters, be forgotten by us. We felt our heart swell with gratitude to look upon 
so many epistles of our graduating course, known and read of all who beheld 
them. And we wished for those days still to live on memory page. When the 
Asociacion said to Bro. Wood, go our whole heart was extended to him, and said, 
go, Bro. Wood, and may you realize less privation, less difficulty, and may your 
labor be crowned with far more success than ever was our happy lot to enjoy. 
R. M. J.

Additional Comments:
The Elder Burton mentioned above is:
Thomas W. Burton born Nov 3, 1808, died Jan 30, 1854.
He is buried in the Old Goldridge Cemetery Randolph County.

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