BLOUNT COUNTY, TN - NEWSPAPERS - Maryville Union of the Ministers and Deacons
				 Association Meeting, 28 Jun 1872
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Source - The Christian Index.
The Union of South-Western Baptist, of Alabama          
The Christian Herald, of Tennessee.     
Vol. 51 -- No. 27     Franklin Printing House, Atlanta, Ga., Thursday,
July 11, 1872.    Whole No. 2627.

Ministers' and Deacons' Meeting

The Maryville Union of the Ministers and Deacons of Tennessee
Association, met with the church, at Laurel Bank, on Friday, June 28th,
and had one of the most pleasant and harmonious sessions which it has
ever enjoyed.  The Union is composed of twenty churches.  Many of these
churches have been organized within the last few years.  These twenty
churches have a membership of about 1800; and the territory, which is
covered, or rather dotted, by these churches, contains about 1,000
square miles of mountains, coves, hills, vallies, and some beautiful
farms.  But, it was not my purpose to write about the country, but to
tell you of our good meeting.  The meeting was organized by electing our
accomplished, and much esteemed brother, A. T. Cottrell, President, and
J. M. Williams, Clerk.  No essays had been prepared, on account of a
failure in the last meeting; but a committee, which was selected for the
purpose, gave us a number of subjects for discussion, which, with the
questions from the box, brought forth a number of really good, not to
say first-rate speeches.  Among the speakers present, were, Elders, J.
H. Morton, J. V. Idens, P. B. McCarrell, W. L. Cottrell, and J. T. Agee;
and also some of our deacons took an active part in the discussions.
The remarks of Bro. Jas. W. Hitch,  on the plan of Sunday schools, and
the cause of Temperance, will not soon be forgotten by the people of
Laurel Bank.  The best of feeling manifest toward brethren was one of
the sweets of this session.  The devotional exercises were all of the
most pleasant, as well as the most earnest character.  The meeting
adjourned on Saturday night to meet with the Mount of Olives Church, on
Friday, August 30th at precisely 10 o'clock, a.m. On Sunday, Elder P. B.
McCarrell delivered a sermon from (Jon iii.: 9,) to a large and
attentive audience, which it is hoped, will effect much good.
M. B. P.
Rockford, July 1, 1872.


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