Freestone County, Texas
Church



     Freestone County Baptist Associations 
         meetings of 1911
         

The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, January 13, 1911 Page: 4

      Notice, Baptists.

  The 5th Sabbath Meeting of the Freestone County Baptist Association convenes 
Friday before the 5th Sunday in January with the Church at Dew. I want to kindly 
ask every church in the Association to send its board member to meet with us as 
there is some important business to attend to. And we would be glad to have all 
the preachers and pastors especially with us, for we need all the help and advice 
we can get. All please come. The Workers’ Institute will meet promptly at 10 
o’clock, Friday. 
      J. W. Richardson. Mod.
      Freestone County Association.

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The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, February 3, 1911 Page: 2

      Proceedings of Board Meeting.
      
  The Board of the Freestone County Baptist Association met with Corinth Baptist 
Church at Dew. Jan. 27th and 28th. 1911.
  The introductory sermon was preached by Eld. J. H. White, after which dinner was 
served on the ground.
  After reading and prayer, the Board was called to order by Moderator J. W. 
Richardson, and proceeded to business by electing J. H. White to till vacancy of 
Eld. W. B. Hansing.
  Questions on program were discussed.
  
  1. How can our Fifth Sunday Meetings best help the work of the churches in the 
Association? By Eld. J. W. Richardson, followed by Eld. G. W. White and Z. T. 
Womack.
  Evening services: Sermon by Eld. J. W. Richardson, at 7:30.
  Saturday morning session, called to order by Moderator.
  2.    Does the continued neglect of celebrating the Lord’s Supper in our 
churches affect their spiritual life and influence? Led by Eld. E. J. Brown, 
followed by Elders. John Carney[,] L. S. Bain, G. W. White and J. W. Richardson.
  Sermon by Eld. Carney at 11 o’clock.
  Afternoon session of Board called to order, and following churches were 
represented: Antioch, Corinth, Cross Roads, Ebenezer, Fairfield, Luna, Post Oak, 
New Providence, Pleasant Grove Caney.
  Contributions for Associational Missions: Antioch $3, Luna $1.05, Post Oak 
$2.60, New Providence $2.10, Pleasant Grove $1.50, Caney $2.60. For B. M. A. 
State Missions: New Providence $1.50. Total $14.35.
  8. What points are most requisite in the character of a minister of the Gospel,
to make him an missionary?  Led by Eld. ????? followed by Elders ????, J. W. 
Richardson.... [this part is hard to read]
  Him? Led by J. H. White, followed by Elders L. S. Bain and E. J. Brown.
  The question of putting a missionary in the field in this Association was 
discussed, but there being no man available, it was decided to wait until the 
fifth Sunday in April. The Moderator, with the consent of the Board, appointed a 
committee to correspond with different ministers, with a view of putting out a 
missionary at the next meeting of the Board, which will be held with the Ward 
Prairie church, beginning at 10:00 a. m., Friday, Apr. 28. We urge that all 
churches be represented.
  Thanking the Corinth church for their hospitality we adjourned.
          J. W. Richardson, Mod.
          J. H. White, Clerk.

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The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, October 20, 1911 Page: 4

      Baptist Association.
  A year has gone and the Association met last Friday with the Cross Roads Church, 
and there were many brethren present from the different churches of the county. 
It rained but they poured in.
  Didn’t have any preaching in the morning, hut had some good talks on various 
subjects.
  Afternoon, the moderator called the body to order and called for letters from 
the different churches. After which the Association elected officers for this
Associational year as follows:
    Moderator, W. F. Harvard;
    Clerk, J. H. White; 
    Treasurer, E. C. Lindsey; 
    Cor.-Sec., J. W. Richardson.

  Eld. I. H. Willingham preached for us Friday night. After services we went home 
with the good people of that community. Spent a night in good sleep, returning the 
next morning refreshed and ready for the day’s work that was before us.
  We had some grand reports on various subjects. At 11 o’clock Eld. W. W. Scales 
preached for us, and, to say the least, it was the best sermon I ever heard.
  After we were dismissed they led us to the long tables—we were not hard to lead, 
either— and such a dinner you never saw.
  After dinner we were attracted by some fine singing, which gathered the crowd. 
I couldn’t stay any longer, but we want to thank the people for the many kindnesses 
they showed us while we were with them. If you desire to hear some good singing
and preaching, and an abundance 1 good things to eat, come to Association at Post 
Oak, October.
  The proceedings of the Association will be published in a short while.
            J. H. White, Clerk
            
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