TENNESSEE STATE RECORDS - CHURCH ASSOCIATION RECORDS -
Hiwassee Baptist Association Minutes, 1891
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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-Ninth Annual Session
 of the
 HIWASSEE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
 Which convened at
 Paint Rock Church House, Roane County, Tennessee,
 On the 25th, 26th and 27th days of September, 1891.



Officers:
P.R. Brown, Moderator, Morris' Gap, Roane County, Tennessee.
Robt. Spradling, Clerk, Decatur, Meigs Co., Tennessee.

Next Introductory Sermon: -- Elder P.J. Parker.
Alternate, Elder W.E. Pope.

Time and place of next meeting, Ten Mile, Meigs County, Tennessee,
Friday before the Fourth Saturday in September, 1892

T.T. McWhirter, Steam Job Printer, Dayton, Tenn. 1891.

(page 1)
Introductory sermon:  Elder J.K. Chastain

Called to order by P.R. Brown
Prayer by Elder James Johnson

Letters read by Bros. J.L. Waller and J.R. Holloman

Churches and their Delegates:
Shiloh - J.J. Butler, J.A. Barnard, D.R. Reagan, M.L. Bailey,
Israel Harmon, G.E. Profitt -
    98 members

Paint Rock - Elders P.R. Brown, W.E. Pope and Bros. James 
Brogden, W.J. Price, J.S. Mullins, L.W. Culvahouse, J.P. Sharp, J.S. 
Dennis, J.E. Rose, H.H. Dennis - 117 members

Old Friendship - Elder James Johnson, Bros. A.J. Stinecipher, 
A.C. Ewing, H.B. Clack - 29 members

Pisgah - Mortimer Webb, T.J. Gibson - 35 members

Hinds' Valley - J.C. Abel - 31 members

Byrd's Branch - A.J. Cannup, J.B. Graves - 25 members

Macedonia - Elders A.D. Morrison, Samuel A. Waller, Bro. J.L. 
Waller - 36 members

Concord - Jas. Edgemon, A.S. Walker, John Renfrow, E. Odom, Robt. 
Marnery, F.M. Odom - 101 members

Mt. Zion - G.W. Smith, Wm. D. Smith -  49 members

Galyon's Gap - Elds. P.J. Parker, G.W. Bailey, P.C. Culvahouse - 
22 members

Fellowship - Eld. J.K. Chastain, Bros. J.P. Moulton, Robert 
Spradling, P. Baker, J.R. Hollomon - 55 members

Ten Mile - Eld. J.B. McCallon, Bros. Joseph Thompson, J.C. Sharp, 
J.M. Ewing, W.C. Finley - 73 members  (The number of members was written 
in pencil)

Elder P.R. Brown was electd Moderator and Robert Spradling, Clerk

(page 2)

1.  Letters of Correspondence:
West Union Association - Elder M.C. Cross and Bro. W.M. Newport
Stockton's Valley Association - Bros. John Smith and Granville Green

2.  Appointed Bro. J.J. Butler to write a Letter of Correspondence to 
West Union Association, and that Elders James Johnson, P.R. Brown, J.B. 
McCallon and Bros. A.C. Ewing, J.R. Hollomon and J.J. Butler to bear the 
same to said Association when convened at New Salem Church House, Scott 
County, Tennessee, Friday before the second Saturday in October, 1891.

3.  Appointed Bro. A.C. Ewing to write a Letter of Correspondence to 
Stockton's Valley Association and the following Brethren to bear the 
same to said Association, when convened with Clear Creek Church, 
Fentress County, Tennessee, the second Saturday in September, 1892:  

Elders James Johnson and S.A. Waller, and Bro. J.L. White.

4.  Appointed following committees:
    Unfinished Business - Bros. J.H. Barnard, J.C. Sharp, G.W. 
     Smith, and Elders James Johnson and P.J. Parker

    Finance - Bros. Joseph Thompson and Samuel A. Waller

    Preaching - one delegate from each church, together with
     Paint Rock Church

Adjourned until next day.
Prayer by Elder A.D. Morrison

(page 3)
SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS

Prayer by Elder M.C. Cross.
"The Association adjourned, to meet at a school house near by, in order
that the church house might be used for preaching."

Report of Committee on Preaching:
Friday night, Elders M.C. Cross and S.A. Waller;  Saturday, Elders John 
Renfrow and A.D. Morrison; Saturday night, Elders James Johnson and S.A. 
Waller; Sunday, Elders M.C. Cross and J.B. McCallon.

Appointed Robert Spradling Treasurer.

Report of Committee on Finance:
   Balance in treasury from last year                $  3.10
   Present Contribution                                15.00
   Additional Contribution from Delegates               7.60
   Paint Rock's Contribution, handed me
   by Bro. J.P. Sharp after Association
   adjourned                                            2.00

   Total to be accounted for                           $27.70

Next annual meeting to be held at Ten Mile Church House

"By request of Bro. J.E. Rose his name was stricken from the list of
Delegates to Stockton's Valley Association."

"Allowed Robt. Spradling seven dollars for transcribing Minutes from 
1884 to 1890, inclusive.

Ordered seven hundred copies of the minutes

Prayer by Elder J.K. Chastain.

P.R. Brown, Moderator
Robt. Spradling, Clerk
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