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3. We believe in the fall of man, and that all Adam's posterity are sin- ners by nature, and that they have neither will nor power to deliver them- selves from their condemned and sinful state. by their ability which they possess by nature.
4. We believe in the doctrine of election by grace, "according as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holv and without blame before him in love, having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself according to the good pleasure of his will.
5. We believe that sinners are justified by the righteousness of God, which is in Jesus Christ, imputed to them, and that they are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.
6. We believe that Baptism and the Lord's supper are ordinances of Jesus Christ and appointed in his church, and none but true believers are fit subjects for either; and the only mode of baptism is immersion.
7. We believe that no ministers have the right to administer those ordi- nances only such as have been regularly baptised. called and come under the imposition of the hands of a presbytery, by the authority of the church of Jesus Christ.
8. We believe in the resurrection of the body, both of the just and of the unjust; but every one in his own order, they that have done good unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation; and that God hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by Jesus Christ, and that the joys of the righteous will be eternal and the punishment of the wicked everlasting.
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MINUTES OF THE
Seventy Seventh Annual Meeting
OF THE
Danville Association Regular Baptists
Held with Mt. Moriah Church, Hendricks County, Indiana, August 29, 30 and 31, 1905.
SCATHING FHINTER, DANVILLE/ IND.
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УТИОЛО ИЗЗНЯ ФИА ЗИМА
MINUTES OF THE
Seventy-Seventh Annual Meeting
OF THE
Danville Association Regular Baptists
Held with Mt. Moriah Church, Hendricks County, Indiana, August 29, 30 and 31, 1905.
WASHINGPRINTER, DANVILLE, IND.
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MINUTES OF THE
Seventy-Seventh Annual Meeting
OF THE
Danville Association Regular Baptists
Held with Mt. Moriah Church, Hendricks County, Indiana, August 29, 30 and 31, 1905.
EWATHING PRINTER, DANVILLE,' IND.
STMEMMIATTA THT 3CA EXCELLENCE
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MINUTES
Of the Seventy-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Danville Association of Regular Baptist,
held with Mt. Moriah Church, Hendricks County, Ind., Aug. 29, 30, 31, 1905.
TUESDAY'S SESSION.
1. . The Association met pursuant to adjournment at 10:00 o'clock. In- troductory prayer by Eld. Thos. Mitchell and sermon by Eld. W. S Fisher from 1st Cor. 15-1 after which the letters from the several churches were read from the stand and Messengers names enrolled in the subjoined table.
CHURCHES
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MESSENGERS' NAMES
Rec'd by Baptism
I Rec'd by Letter
Ree'd by Relation
| Dismissed by Letter
| Excluded
| Deceased
I Total Membership
Money for Minutes
Palestine.
3 Eld. L. T. Buchanan, D. T. Darnell, Clif- ford Shinn
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Mt. Pleasant
1 Eld. E. W. Thomas, R. I. Campbell, S. A. Cline
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Mt. Tabor
4 A. F. Smith, Eld. P. F. Watkins. Adolphus Smith.
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0/95
1 50
Little Flock
1 A. G. Oliphant.
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0
0
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Bethel.
4|J. R. Harlow, Eld. L. B, Ragan, Geo. Har- low
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0
0
0
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First Friendship ..
3 L. S. Worrell, Wm. 11. Dean, Joseph More- land
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1 50
Sec'd Friendship ..
1 Solomon Scotten, Albert Wilson, J. N. Richardson.
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1 E. M. Whitmore. Gaten Menifee ..
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Mt. Moriah
1 Geo. Mason, H. Hamilton, W. H. Reeves.
Mt. Calvary
I Sam Russell, Larkin Wise, R. D. Joseph ....
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Eel River ..
S Eld W. S. Fisher, Dora Minick, Alonzo Payne.
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Abners Creek Danville.
2 W. O. Gorrell, James Thompson, Jr., Jas. F. Conn
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Antioch
2 L. F. Joseph. L. C. Northcutt
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Mt. Zion
B M. K. Gentry, J. S Tharp, G. A. Miles
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Bethany
2 David Adams
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2. After an hour's intermission the Messengers met for business and after prayer by Eld. Marion Mitchell became organized by electing Eld. E. W. Thomas Moderator and James F. Conn, Clerk.
3. By motion and second to follow the usual way of business in our Minutes.
4. The Door of the Association was opened for the reception of churches.
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1 Jas. Parks. Wm. Jones. Thos. Jones
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5. Letters from the different Associations with which we correspond. (1) White Water Jetter received by her Messengers, Eld. C. P. Beadle, Wm. Morgan and (). P. Lowe. (2) Salem letter received by her Messenger. Eld. A. A. Shoultz. (3) White River letter received by her Messenger. Eld. T. W. Mitchell, Thos Mitchell and Brethren Virgil Mood, Emery Hutchison and Sisters Anna Brown and Bell Brown. (4) Conn's Creek. No letter Her Messengers, Eld. Thos. Jones and Sister Anna Dollins. All of whom were invited to seats in the council.
6. Circular letter called for. In as much as Brother Jas. Flinn failed to appear with the circular letter, by motion and second Bro. Geo. Harlow is to prepare a circular letter to be read Thursday.
7. A committee consisting of Elds. L. T. Buchanan, E. W. Thomas and Bro. Geo. Harlow are chosen on bill of arrangements.
8. Brethren Dan Darnall, Wm. Jones and A. F. Smith are appointed as finance committee.
9. Eld. P. F. Watkins is appointed to write a general corresponding letter.
10. By private ballott Eld. R W. Thompson, A. A. Schoultz, W. A. Chastain and W. E. Brush were chosen to preach from the stand on Wed- nesday.
11. By motion and second an adjournment was taken until Thursday at 9:00 a. m. Prayer by Eld. A. A. Shoultz.
WEDNESDAY'S SESSION.
The congregation met in the grove at 10:00 o'clock. Prayer by Eld. M. G. Mitchell. The audience was first addressed by Eld. W E. Brush of Dres- den, Tenn., from Matt. 1-21. He spoke in a very impressive way, speaking so beautiful of our security in God.
Eld. A. A. Shoultz of Owensville, Ind., (Rom. 11-6) spoke to the comfort of God's humble poor in his pleasing way and the Saints were made to re- joice and take courage.
After an hour's intermission the congregation was called together by singing and prayer by Eld. W. E. Brush.
Eld. Wm. Chastain of Oxford, Ohio, spoke in his mild and tender way from 2nd Thes. 2-16. Afterward Eld. R. W. Thompson of Greenfield. Ind. preached from St. John 17-2-3. He spoke in such a firm way of God's great- ness, of His omnipotent will and power and the security of His people being chosen in Christ in Eternity. Oh! what a grand and secure plan God ha- laid for the salvation of his children.
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THURSDAY'S SESSION.
The Association met at 9:00 o'clock, was opened with prayer by Eld. C. P. Beadle.
1. The committee report the bill of arrangement the same as last year except article 11 of last year's minutes. By motion and second to have the circular letter read. By motion and second the letter is received and order- ed printed in the Minutes.
2. Articles of Faith and Rules of Decorm read.
3. The names of messengers called and statistics corrected.
4. Corresponding letter called for, read and by motion and second order - ed printed in our Minutes.
5. Messengers to corresponding associations appointed as follows: (1) White Water-Elds. P. F. Watkins, E. W. Thomas. (2) Salem-Eld. L. B. Ragan. (3) White River-Elds. E. W. Thomas, P. F. Watkins and brethren W. N. Conn and D. T. Darnall. (4) Conn's Creek-Elds. L. T. Buchanan, W. S. Fisher .and L. B. Ragan.
6. Eld. L. T. Buchanan is appointed to write the next circular letter.
7. By motion and second the next association is to be held with Mt. Calvary church, Boone Co., Ind., on Tuesday before the first Saturday in Sept., 10:00 o'clock 1906. Those coming by rail will be met at Advance. Ind., on the Midland R. R., those coming from North or South will take the Monon and change cars at Ladoga, Ind. Will be met Monday evening and Tuesday a. m.
8 By motion and second the articles of Faith and Rules of Decorum be printed in the Minutes.
9. Finance committee report $17.45 for Minutes. $4.30 by the brethren. By motion and second the committee is released.
10. By motion and second the Clerk is authorized to superintend the printing and distributing of the Minutes.
11. In as much as the Minutes of last year failed to show 2nd Mt. Zion was dropped from our Association therefore it is moved and seconded that we drop second Mt. Zion church from our list of churches.
12. By motion and second an adjournment was taken to meet with Mt Calvary church, Boone Co., Ind., on Tuesday before the first Saturday in Sept .. 1906. Prayer by Eld. L. T. Buchanan.
ELD. E. W. THOMAS, MODERATOR. JAMES F. CONN, CLERK.
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GENERAL CORRESPONDING LETTER.
The Danville Association. now in session with Mt. Moriah Church. Hen- dricks County, Indiana. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday August, 29, 30 and 31, 1905.
VERY DEAR BRETHREN IN THE LORD. We have been blessed with the high privilege of meeting again in an associated capacity and to hear from the churches that compose our body.
We are happy to report to you that our churches are in peace and have enjoyed some ingathering.
Your Messengers came to us laden with the pure sweet Gospel of Christ, . which fed our souls and caused ns to rejoice together. We earnestly desire a continuation of your friendly correspondence.
Our minutes will inform you of the time and place of holding our next Association. Farewell. Done and signed by order of Association. August 31, 1905.
E. W. THOMAS, MODERATOR. JAMES F. CONN. CLERK.
CIRCULAR LETTER.
According to the long established custom of the Danville AAssociation, at her request. I will try to ,write what is called a circular letter: and as it is expected that we base our thoughts on some Scripure, I will call your minds to the language of the inspired Prophet, Isaiah: "This is the Way: walk ye in it." -- Isaiah 30-21. Notice the prophet said the way, not one Way or a Way, but the Way.
Now, let us see if we can find out something about that Way that we may know where it is: and I think if we will look in His divine word and turn to John 14-6 we need not be mistaken, for there our blessed Savior said of Him- self: I am the Way. And not only the Way, but the Way, the Truth and the Life. Now if we are in the Way. we are in the Truth. and if in the Truth, we are also in the Life. To sustain this He says. I in you, you in me: I in the Father and the Father in me. Now if we have contentions. strife, envyings, backbitings, evil surmisings. jealousies and many other evils that might be enumerated we may know that we are not walking in the Way. For in his holy word he says "that the Way of the Lord is perfect. And let us look at some of the perfections of this Way. for He says. Iam the Way. Now they are these, love, joy. peace, long-suffering, goodness. merk- ness, etc .. and everything that tends to make His children happy and bind them together in love.
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Solomon said, all the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the Lord weigheth the Spirits. Now let us look back at the characteristics enumerated and not confuse our ways, with this high and holy Way. And this we are too apt to do, unless we consider that his Way is the Way of the Spirit, while ours is the Way of the flesh. And His Way is as high above our Ways as the Heaven is above the earth. And one of the prophets has said that His Ways are Ways of pleasantness and all His paths are paths of peace. If we have unpleasant feelings we are out of the Way.
If we think evil of a brother, iet us remember that we are not in the Way, but this all cometh of evil and of the flesh, and while we are in the flesh we are so apt to mind and follow after the flesh. But let us ask for Grace that we may get above the flesh and follow after the Spirit, the fruits of which have also been a part of them enumerated above. For we are told by Panl, Romans 8th chapter, that if we live after the flesh we shall die. but if through the Spirit we modify the deeds of the body, we shall live. For our dear Savior has said (Matt. 7. 13-14) enter ve in at the straight gate . for wide is the gate. broad is the Way that leadeth to destruction, and many . there be that go in thereat. Because straight is the gate and narrow the way which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. And Oh, very dear brethren, how important it is that we constantly study, watch and pray, and ask Him to keep us in that Way. Constantly relying on Him and trusting in Him. And not only trusting in Him, but walking in Him. Paul in writing to his Collossian brethren said to them, as ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him. noted and built up in Him and established in the faith as ye have been taught; abounding therein with thanksgiving. And while we might go on and cite you to much other scripture telling us of this Way, we think there has been enough ciled to leafl you to investigate and see if these things be so or not. If so, may the God of Grace enable you to walk in them. If not, enable you to cover the imperfections of the writer with the mantle of charity and instruct him in the way of the Lord more perfectly.
Now the Grace of God be with you in love, is the sincere prayer of the unworthy writer.
GEO A. HARLOW.
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CHURCH CLERBS AND THEIR ADDRESSES.
Palestine-W. F. Wilson R. R. 1. Coatsville, Indiana.
Mount Pleasant-S. A. Cline R. R. 2, Danville. ..
Mount Tabor-Adolphus Smith R. R. 4. Lebanon,
Abners Creek-W. S. Jones R. R. 1, Danville.
Danville -- J. F. Conn R. R. 4, Danville.
Little Flock-H. E. Oliphant Forest.
Antioch -L. F. Joseph
Lizton.
First Mount Zion-J. S. Tharp
Lizton,
Bethany-W. H. Cress Fontanet. ..
Bethel-E. H. Carter .Sharpsville,
First Friendship-W. A. Dean. R. R. 3, Roachdale, ..
Second Friendship-W. M. Craven R. R 3. Clayton. ..
Mount Moriah-W. H. Reeves
R R 2, Monrovia. ..
Mount Calvary-Stephen Owens
.Advance.
Del River-Thomas Layne Cloverdale.
NAMES OF DECEASED MEMBERS.
Palestine-Martha A. Darnell, Rhoda A. Wilson, Elizabeth Hopkins. Eliza Rogers.
Mount Pleasant-Rhoda Ledford, Jane Bonnifield, Phoebe Jeffers.
Mount Tabor- W. P. Smith, John Moody.
Danville-Fatina Vaught.
Mount Zion-Lucinda Stuart.
Bethel-Nancy. G. Harlow, Emma Rogers, Minerva J. Harlow.
First Friendship-Gertrude Stephenson,
Second Friendship-A. C. Stout, Susan A. Albertson.
Salem-Notley Smith, Mary T. Worrell.
Mount Moriah-W. G. Bryant, Mary E. Mahorney.
Mount Calvary-Elizabeth Russell, Johnathan Richardson.
Providence-Elizabeth Tobin, Lydia Graybill.
VISITING MINISTERS AND ADDRESSES.
Elder W. E. Brush
Elder H. E. Pettus.
Dresden. Tennessee. Fulton, Kentucky
Elder W A. Chastain
Oxford. Ohio
Elder T. J. Jones
Sheridan, Indiana
Elder A. A. Shoultz
Cwensville.
Elder Thos Mitchell
Norman Station,
Elder Marion Mitchell Norman Station, . .
, Elder T. W. Mitchell Coalmont. ..
Elder C. P. Beadle
Noblesville.
Elder R. W. Thompson
Greenfield.
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MINISTERS OF THE DANVILLE ASSOCIATION.
Elder L. T. Buchanan. New Maysville, Ind.
Elder A. G. Fields, Wheaton, Ind.
Elder J. F. Keeney. Pittsboro, Ind., R. R. I.
Elder L. B. Ragan, Greentown. Ind. Elder E. W. Thomas, Danville, Ind .. R. R. 2.
Elder P. F. Watkins, Lizton, Ind., R. R. 1.
Elder W. S. Fisher, Stilesville, Ind. R. R.
RULES OF DECORUM.
1. The association when convened shall be opened and concluded by singing and prayer.
2. Only one person shall speak at a time, who shall rise from his seat and respectfully address the Moderatot.
3. The person thus speaking shall not be interrupted in his speech by any but the Moderator, until he is done speaking: nor shall the Moderator inter- rupt him unless he breaks order.
4. He shall strictly adhere to the subject in question. and shall in no wise cast reflection on any person who may have spoken before him.
5. No member shall speak more than three times on the same subject. without leave of the Association.
6. The Moderator shall have the same privilege of speech with other members, provided his seat be filled.
7. No member shall laugh or whisper in time of business. to the intet ruption of the Association.
8. The members shall address one another by the appellation of brother.
9. No member shall absent himself without leave of the Association.
10. The names of the members of the Association shall be entolled and called over as often as the Association may think necessary.
11. Any member who shall knowingly break any of these rules shall be reproved by the Moderator according to the direction of the Association.
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ARTICLES OF FAITH.
1. We believe in one only true and living God, and that there are three that bear record in heaven; the Father. the Son and the Holy Ghost. and that these three are one.
2. We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be of Di . vine authority, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice.
3. We believe in the fall of man, and that all of Adam's posterity are sin . ners by nature, and that they have neither will nor power to deliver them . selves from their condemned and sinful state. by their ability which they possess by nature.
4. We believe in the doctrine of election by grace. "according as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself according to the good pleasure of His will."
5. We believe that sinners are justified by the righ'eonsness of God, which is in Jesus Christ, imputed to them, and that they are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.
6. We belive that Baptism and the Lord's supper are ordinances of Jes- us Christ and appointed in his church. and none but true believers are fit subjects for either; and the only mode of baptism is immersion.
7. We believe that no ministers have the right to administer those ordi- nances only such as have been regularly baptised, called and come under the imposition of the hands of a presbytery. by authority of the church -of Jesus Christ.
. 8. We believe in the resurrection of the body, both of the just and of the unjust: but every one in his own order, they that have done good unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation: and that God hath appointed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness by Jesus Christ, and that the joys of the righteous will be eternal and the punishment of the wicked everlasting
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