TENNESSEE STATE RECORDS - CHURCH ASSOCIATION RECORDS -
Hiwassee Baptist Association Minutes, 1864
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"The spelling and puncuation in these Minutes are not necessarily what 
one would expect today.  These Minutes were transcribed as closely as 
possible to the original."
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				MINUTES
				of the
		      Forty-Second Annual Meeting
			   of the Hiwassee
			BAPTISTS ASSOCIATION

Held at Zion Meeting House, Rhea
County, Tenn.

Printed by W.H. Wetherton, Lebanon, KY - $8.00  


Minutes of the Forty-Second Annual Meeting of the Hiwassee Baptist 
Association, held at Zion Meeting House, Rhea County, Tenn., Friday 
before the 4th Saturday in September, 1864, and following days.

Elder J.B. McCallon preached the Introductory Sermon from Gallations,
3rd chapter and the 26th verse, for ye are all the children of God, by 
faith in Christ Jesus; after which letters from nine churches were read.

Churches and their Delegates:
Fellowship: F.Brady, J.R. Hollomon, M. Brady, J. Johnson - 42 members

Pisgah: Geo. P. Owens, M.E. Jones, M. Spradling, Wm. Wann - 74 members

Zion: S. Breeding, G. Wade, A.D. Paul - 41 members

Cave Creek: No delegates, Rob't Reed brought letter - 64 members

Hinds Valley: Asa Newport, Carter Hickey, J.R. Hinds - 31 members

Shilo: A.D. Morrison, D. Jolly - 168 members

Concord: J.B. McCallon, K. Edgeman, I. Walker, E. Odom, T. Odom, 
   T. Gallant - 133 members

Little Emory: No delegates, Rob't Reed brought letter - 17 members

Smyrna: Robert Reed - 17 members
                 
Asa Newport chosen Moderator, and James Johnson, Clerk.

No letter nor delegates from Sequatchie; we being desirous to keep up
correspondence with her, appoint Elder J.B. M'Callon to write to them; 
himself, Elder G.G. Parker, brethren Dudly Jolly, W.S. Green and James 
Johnson to bear same to them, 1865.

No news from Powell's Valley and Allen D. Morris appointed to write to 
them; himself, Asa Newport, A.D. Paul and Rob't Reed to bear same to 
them, 1865.

Committee Appointments:
Unfinished Business: Mortimore Spradling, Dudley Jolly, J.B. M'Callon, 
   Farley Brady, Rob't Reed

Finance: A.D. Paul and Thomas Odom

Preaching: One delegate from each church
Today, Elders A.D. Morrison and J.B. M'Callon; tonight, Asa Newport and 
J.B. M'Callon; Sunday, Asa Newport, A.D. Morrison, and J.B. M'Callon.

The Association agreed to adopt the proceedings of last years' 
Association, and append it to our present Minutes, which is as follows: 
   (See 1863)

Finance report: Contribution           $18,25
                In hands of treasurer   $2,50
                   Making in all       $20,75

Next annual meeting at Shilo.  M.H. Sellers to preach the introductory 
sermon, and Elder G.G. Parker is to be his alternate.

Ordered 500 copies of the Minutes.

Prayer by Elder J.B. McCallon.
Asa Newport, Moderator
James Johnson, Clerk