TENNESSEE STATE RECORDS - CHURCH ASSOCIATION RECORDS -
Hiwassee Baptist Association Minutes, 1885
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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
Sixty-Third Annual Session
of the 
HIWASSEE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, 
begun and held at 
WALNUT GROVE CHURCH, Meigs Co., Tenn., 
September, 25, and 26, 1885.

Officers.  
J.B. McCallon, Moderator, Ten Mile Stand, Tenn.   
James Johnson, Clerk and Treasurer, Roddy, Tenn.

Next Introductory - Eld. P.R. Brown, 
Alternate - Eld. A.D. Morrison.

Place of next Meeting: SHILOH CHURCH, Roane County, Tennessee.
Time: Friday before the Fourth Saturday in September, 1886

Pikeville, Tenn:
Sequachee Advance Job Print
1885


Introductory Sermon:  J.B. McCallon; prayer by E.S. Bailey

Churches and their Delegates:
Fellowship:  J.K. Chastain, A.C. Ewing, P. Baker, J.R. Hollomon - 
   68 members

Clifty Springs:  L.B. Graves, T.A. Lawson - 13 members

Old Friendship:  J. Johnson, J. Stinecipher, H.B. Clack, 
   A.M. Stinecipher    - 26 members

Concord:  A.D. Morrison, F.M. Odom, F.H. Gallant, James Edgeman, 
   E. Walker - 106 members

Paint Rock:  P.R. Brown, J.E. Rose, J.F. Sharp - 114 members

Mt. Zion:  John Hays - 35 members

Ten Mile:  J.B. McCallom, E.M. Ewing, J.C. Sharp - 73 members

Galyon's Gap:  P.J. Parker, J.N. Galyon - 31 members

Shiloh:  E.S. Bailey, J.M. Ewing, E. Bailey, S.S. Smith - 96 members

Walnut Grove:  John Davis, B.W. Temple, J.W. Lawson, A.J. Slaughter, 
   J.F. Guinn - 87 members

Pisgah:  W.M. Bryant, W.M. Lock, M.M. Spradling, Geo. Jones - 71 members

Hinds Valley:  no Delegates nor letter - 29 members

Yellow Creek:  G.H. Wade, R. Davis    no letter - 113 members

Town Creek:  No tidings - 

Mt. Pleasant:  No representation -

Macedonia:  S.A. Walker, L. Walker - 17 members

Eld. J.B. McCallon chosen Moderator; Eld. James Johnson, Clerk.

Corresponding Associations:
Stockton Valley: Delegates: Eld. J.D. Hopkins and E.D. Wright.
Appointed Eld. P.R. Brown and J.P. Sharp to attend them when convened at 
Clear Fork Church House, Clinton County, KY, 1886.

West Union Association: Delegate, Eld. S.B. Pierce.  Appointed F.M. Odom 
and Elder J.K. Chastain to attend them when convened at Bull Creek 
Church House, Scott County, Tenn., 1885.

Committees Appointed:
Unfinished Business: Elders E.S. Bailey, J.K. Chastain, P.R. Brown and 
brethren G.M. Wade and L. Walller.

Preaching: Tonight: Elders S.B. Pierce and P.R. Brown.  Saturday: Elders
A.D. Morrison and J.K. Chastain.  Saturday night: Elders E.S. Bailey, 
J.E. Rose and J. Johnson.  Sabbath: Elders J.D. Hopkins and S.B. Pierce.

Finance: A.C. Ewing and J.P. Gallion.

Prayer by Eld. J.D. Hopkins.

SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Prayer by Eld. P.R. Brown.
James Johnson appointed Treasurer for ensuing year.

Finance Report:
Present Contribution             $15.60
Balance in hands of Treasurer     $4.50
Total                            $20.10
Amount for correspondence         $3.85

Next meeting at Shilo Church House, Roane County, Tenn.

"Answer to query from Clifty Spring Church.  The Church ask to know 
whether they were received into the Hiwassee Association in 1884.  We 
state that we received a letter by the hand of her Delegate, J.B. 
Graves, which was received into our body, but our minutes failed to show 
it."

700 copies of Minutes printed.

Prayer by Eld. S.B. Pierce.
J.B. McCallon, Moderator.
James Johnson, Clerk.

"Received of James Johnson, Clerk, $8.00 for printing 700 copies of 
these Minutes.    F.M. Morrison, Publisher."