TENNESSEE STATE RECORDS - CHURCH ASSOCIATION RECORDS -
Hiwassee Baptist Association Minutes, 1890
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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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Front page of the Minutes:


MINUTES of the SIXTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION of the 

HIWASSEE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

Which Convened at

FELLOWSHIP CHURCH HOUSE, Meigs Co., Tenn.

ON THE 26, 27 and 28 of September, 1890





OFFICERS

P.R. Brown, Moderator, Morris' Gap, Roane Co., Tenn.
Robt. Spradling, Clerk, Decatur, Meigs Co., Tenn.


Next Introductory - Eld. J.K. Chastain
Alternate - Eld. P.J. Parker


Place of Next Meeting ---Paint Rock, Roane Co., Tenn.  To Convene on 
Friday before the 4th Saturday in September, 1801


Dayton, Tenn.
The Daily Times Steam Job Print.
1890 
(end of 1st. page)


Introductory sermon by Elder A.D. Morrison.
Prayer by Elder G.L. West
Letters read by Bros. J.R. Holloman and W.R. Clack


Delegates and their associated churches:
Concord - L. Matthews, J. Edgemon, H.S. Griffey, E. Walker - 108 members

Shiloh - Duke Reagan, Ewing Bailey - 114 members

Fellowship - Eld. J.K. Chastain, Wm. Baker, Wm. Crawford, A.C. Ewing, 
    Robt. Spradling, J.R. Holloman - 63 members

Old Friendship - Eld. J. Johnson, J. Stinecipher, A.J. Stinechipher, 
    W.R. Clack - 25 members

Mt. Zion - John Hays, Wm. D. Smith, C.M. Smith - 55 members

Byrd's Branch - John Givens - 24 members

Paint Rock - Elders P.R. Brown and W.E. Pope.  Bros. Joseph Mullins and 
    J.L. Price - 115 members

Galyon's Gap - G.W. Bailey - 28 members

Macedonia - Eld. A.D. Morrison and Bro. G.H. Moore - 40 members

Ten Mile - Eld. J.B. McCallon, Bros. E.M. Ewing, Joseph Thompson, F.M. 
    Odom, J.C. Sharp, J.M. Ewing - 72 members

Hinds' Valley - J.C. Abel, Wid Hinds - 34 members

"Elder J.B. McCallon, former Moderator, stated to the Association that
Eld. James Johnson, former Clerk, and himself had served the body a 
number of years as Moderator and Clerk, and that a change, in all 
probability, would be for the better, and therefore requested the 
Association to release them from serving any longer in said office."

Elder P.R. Brown elected Moderator; Robt. Spradling elected Clerk

Letters of Correspondence from Sister Associations:
Stockton's Valley - Elders G.L. West and S.H. Flowers, and Bros. 
   A.M. Smith and John Wilson and Elder H.T. Delany
West Union Association - Elder Jesse Lay

The Association directed that Eld. J.B. McCallon write a Letter of 
Correspondence to Stockton's Valley Association, and appointed Elders 
P.R. Brown, Jas. Johnson, Bros. G.H. Moore, J.W. Givens and J.L. Waller 
to bear the same to said Association, when convened at Beach Bottom 
Church House, Clinton County, Ky., second Saturday in September, 1891.

Also directed that Bro. J.R. Holloman write a Letter of Correspondence 
To West Union Association, and that Elders Jas. Johnson, W.E. Pope and 
Bros. A.C. Ewing, F.M. Odom and D.D. Odom bear the same to said 
Association when convened at Ezra Church House, Scott County, Tennessee, 
Friday before the second Saturday in October next.

Committees:
Unfinished Business: Elders Jas. Johnson, A.D. Morrison, and
    Bros. J.C. Sharp, G.G. Bailey and J.R. Holloman.

Preaching:  Fellowship Church

Finance: Bros. W.R. Clack and Jas. Edgeman

Prayer: by S.H. Flowers

Second Day's Proceedings
Prayer by Elder Jas. Johnson
Appointed Robt Spradling Treasurer

Report on Finance: 
Due former Treasurer,                    $1.00
Present Contributions                   $14.70
Additional Contributions                 $3.40
Amount turned over to present Treasurer $17.10

Committee on Preaching:  Friday night: W.E. Pope, G.L. West
Saturday: Jesse Lay and H.T. Delaney.
Saturday night: T.R. Brown and G.L. West
Sunday: T. Delaney, Jesse Lay and G.L. West

Next annual session to be held at Paint Rock Church House, Roane County,
Tennessee, Friday before the fourth Saturday in September, 1891, Elder 
J.K. Chastain to preach the introductory sermon.  Elder P.J. Parker, 
Alternate.

Ordered 700 copies of these minutes printed.
Prayer by Elder G.L. West
Adjourned.

"Rec'd of Robt. Spradling $9.00, for printing 700 of these minutes.  
T.T. McWhirter."

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