Minutes of the Forty-Ninth Annual Session of the Cane Creek Baptist Association, of the Primitive Faith and Order 1899

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CANE CREEK BAPTIST ANQOGIATION,

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HELD WITH THE CHURCH AT

Cool Springs, Randolph County, Alabama,

SEPTEMBER 23, 24 AND 25, 1899.

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Forty-ninth Annual Session

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Primitive Faith and Order,

HELD WITH THE CHURCH AT

Cool Springs, Randolph County, Alabama,

SEPTEMBER 23, 24 AND 25, 1899.

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Moderator, - : Elder M. Brown, Anniston, Ala.
Clerk, = - - William Kidd, Anniston, Ala.

. MINUTES.

The introductory was delivered by Elder J. C. Hicks,
text 4th verse of the 4th chapter of St. John: ‘‘And He
must needs go through Samaria.”

After one hour the messengers met in the house, the
Moderator present. Singing and prayer by Elder-John
M. Butram. The Association being thus organized,
proceeded to business.

1. Received and read the letters from the several
churches of this body, and enrolled names of delegates,
and stated condition of the churches.

2. Elected Elder Marion Brown, Moderator, and
Elder William Kidd, Clerk, by acclamation.

3. Invited visiting and corresponding ministers and
brethren to seats.

4. On motion adopted the following Order of Busi-
ness for this day:

5. Called for petitionary churches. None presented.

6. Appointed the usual committees:

On Preaching—D. J. Braden, T. H. Morrow, with
the delegates of Cool Spring church.

To Examine Corresponding Minutes—Elder J. C.
Chandler, brethren J. W. Monk and W. R. Edwards.

On Business to Come Before the Body—Elder J. C.
Hicks, brethren H. D. Landers and W. H. Taylor.

On Contributions—Brethren W. P. Robertson and J.
R. Russell.

To Write a Corresponding Letter—J. L. Thompson.

7. Callec for correspondence from sister Associa-
tions, and received from the Beulah letter and minutes
by her messengers Elders J. W. Parish, T. J. Parish,
and. brethren’ W. FE. Yatesio MAS Key J. Hast, 1:
P. Horton, B. F. Walker, J. M. Nix.

From the New Hope, letter and minutes by her mes-
sengers Elders John M. Butram, W. P. Merrell, and
Brother J. W. Dryden.

From the Fellowship, minutes and letter by Elder
Willis L. Jordan.

From the Euharlee, letter and minutes by Brother H.
S. Jones.

From the Yellow River Association, Elder John F.
Almond.

8. Adjourned until 8 o’clock a. m. Monday.

Prayer by Elder W. P. Merrell.

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Monday, September 25th.

Met according to adjournment. Prayer by Elder W.
I,, Jordan.

9. Renewed the invitation to visiting corresponding
ministers and brethren to seats.

10. Called the roll and read the decorum.

11. Heard and adopted the following Order of Busi-
ness for today:

12. Renewed the call for correspondence.

13. Returned Correspondence to sister Associations:

To the Beulah to convene with Wehadka Church at
Rock Mills, Alabama, on Friday before the Third Sun-
day in September, 1900: Elders M. Brown, J. C. Chan-
dier, J. M. Lipham, M. D. L. Monk, B. A. Wade, F. M.
Spears, T. H. Morrow.

To the New Hope, to convene at Bethlehem, near
Bowden, Ga., on Saturday before the Second Sunday in
October, 1899: Elders J. C. Hicks, J. €.. Chandler, and
brethren B. A. Wade, F. M. Spears, W.:R: Warren, D.
M. Haynes.

To Euharlee, to convene with Silver Creek Church,
Floyd County, Ga., on Saturday before the Third Sun-
day in September, 1900:, G. F. Reed, W. P. Robertson,
W. R. Edwards.

To the Fellowship, to convene with Little Branch,
near Albertville, Alabama, on Friday before the Third
Sunday in October, 1899: Elders J. C. Hicks, Marion
Brown, and brother W. R. Edmonds.

14. Read and adopted a Corresponding Letter.

15. The committee on Contributions report fourteen
dollars and ninety cents for minutes.

16. Appointed district meetings, first district having
choice of time, at Valley Grove first Sunday in August.
Second district at Choccolocco church the 4th Sunday in
August, all to commence on Friday before.

17. Appointed next session of this body at Beulah
church, four miles northeast of Lincoln, and four miles
northwest of McFall, in Talladega County, Alabama,
on Saturday before the Fourth Sunday in September,
1900,

18. The committee appointed to examine Correspond-
ing Minutes make the following report:

We your committee examining the Corresponding
Minutes find that our sister Beulah Association claims a
difference between this the Cane Creek and the Hilabee.
Be it known to the Beulah Association that there is no
difference between us and the Hilabee (that is, there is
no matter of dealings between the two Associations)

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Association, as we have no correspondence with that
‘body. The report was adopted.

19. Directed the Clerk to have 400 copies of this
minute printed and distributed in the usual way, and re-
tain balance of funds for his services.

20. Called for miscellaneous business.

21. Read and approved these minutes, and after a
brief exortation by the Moderator, singing and taking
the parting hand, prayer was offered by Elder John F.
Almond, and the Association adjourned to the time and
place above mentioned.

ELpDER WILLIAM KIDD, ELpER M. Brown,

Glerk: Moderator.

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Corresponding Letter.

The Cane Creek Baptist Association of the Primitive
Faith and Order, now in session with the Church at
Cool Spring, Randolph County, Alabama, September
23, 24 and 25, 1899, to her sister Associations with
whom she corresponds:

DEAR BRETHREN IN THE Lorp—Through the good-
ness of our merciful God we have been permitted to hold
another annual meeting of our body, the business of
which has been transacted in peace and harmony. Dear
brethren our nes has not been as full as we
desire, but we have been refreshed by the coming and
preaching of your corresponding messengers, for ‘which
we feel thankful to Almighty God. We desire a contin-
uation of your correspondence, in token of which we
have appointed our brethren, whose names you will find
in these minutes, to bear this, our epistle of love to you.
The next session of this body will be held, if the Lord
will, with Beulah Church, four miles northwest of
McFall, and four miles northeast of Lincoln, Talladega
County, Alabama, on Saturday before the Fourth Sun-
day in September, 1900. Until then, farewell. Pray for
and visit us.

ELDER WILLIAM KIpD, ELDER M. Brown,

Clerk, Moderator.

Names and Addresses OF Ordained Ministers.

Marion Brown, Anniston, Alabama.
J. C. Chandler, Anniston, Alabama.
William Kidd, Anniston, Alabama.
J. Cy Hicks; Fruithurst, Alabama.

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Licentiates.

G. F. Reed, Minx, Alabama.
J. W. Monk, Anniston, Alabama.
W. P. Roberson, Weavers, Alabama.

Order of Preaching Services.

Introductory—Elder J. C. Hicks.
Saturday Afternoon—Elder Willis L. Jordan, fol-
lowed by Brother M. A. Key.

Sunday Forenoon—Elder John F. Almond, followed
by Elder John M. Butram.

Sunday Afcernoon—Elder W. P. Merrell, followed
by Brother H. S. Jones.

Monday 10 o’clock a. m.—Elder W. J. Parrish, fol-
lowed by Elder Willis L. Jordan.

Closing remarks and benediction by the Moderator.

Form of Constitution.

ARTICLE 1. This Association shall meet annually,
if the churches think proper, as an advisory council,
and be composed of members of the different churches,
and each church shall have three members, and no more.
The messengers’ names shall be inserted in the letters
from the churches which they represent.

ArtT. 2. The members thus chosen and convened
shall be denominated the Cane Creek Baptist Associa-
tion, of the Primitive Faith and Order.

Art. 3. The Association shall have a Moderator
and Clerk, who shall be chosen by the members present
—shall be of the body, and shall hold their offices until
the next election.

Art. 4. The different churches will express in their
letters the number in fellowship, baptised, received by
letter, dismissed, excommunicated, restored and dead,
since the last session.

Art. 5. No act ef this Association shall be binding
on the churches; but it shall be its duty to give its best
advice in matters of difficulty, and endeavor to preserve
the union of the churches.

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Art. 6. This Association shall receive any church
that may petition by letter and delegates, if found
orthodox in faith, and moral in practice. Also, if any
church that is in order wishes to withdraw, she may, on
application, obtain a letter of dismission.

Art. 7. This Association will not fellowship any
church or churches, nor hold them in union, who are
engaged in supporting any Missionary, Bible, Tract or
Sunday School union society; advocate State convention,
or Theological schools; or any other society which has
been or hereafter may be formed under a pretense of
circulating the Gospel of Christ; nor any secret organi-
zation; nor will she correspond with any Association
that is engaged in supporting any of the above named
institutions, they being without a ‘‘Thus saith the Lord”
for them as to church.

Art. 8. If any church in this union shall become
offended with a sister church, in point of faith or prac-
tice, it shall be the duty of said church to have an inter-
view with the church thus offending, and if satisfaction
cannot be obtained, she shall call in the aid of one or
two other churches, who shall investigate the matter,
and decide according to their best judgment, and report
to the next Association, which will be final, and entered
upon the record as such; and if said church shall be
found guilty as charged, the Association will withdraw
from such church.

Art. 9. This Association may correspond with every
other Association of the same faith and order, and such
only; and may withdraw her correspondent at discretion.

Art. 10. Amendments to this constitution may be
made by two-thirds of the members in session.

Art. 11. This Association shall have power to
adjourn to any time and place she may think most con-
venient to the churches in the union.

Abstract of Principles.

ARTICLE 1. We believe in only one true living God;
and that there are three that bear record in heaven, the
Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and that these
three are one.

Art. 2. We believe the scriptures of the Old and
New Testaments are the written word of God, and the
only rule of faith and practice.

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Art. 3. We believe God elected or chose his people
in Christ, before the foundation of the world, that they
should be holy and without blame before him in love.

Art. 4. We believe in the doctrine of original sin,
and man’s impotency to recover himself from the fallen
state he is in by nature, by his own free will and ability.

Art. 5. We believe we are justified in the sight of
God, only by the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ.

Art. 6. We believe that God’s elect shall be called,
effectually regenerate, and santified by the Holy Ghost,
and shall persevere in grace, and never finally fall away.

Art. 7. We believe that Baptism and the Lord’s
Supper, and the washing of the Saints’ feet, are ordi-
nances of Jesus Christ, and that true believers are the
only proper subjects of these ordinances, and the true
mode of Baptism is immersion.

Art. 8. We believe in the resurrection of the dead,
and a general judgment, and that the punishment of the
wicked will be everlasting, and that the joys of the
righteous will be eternal.

ArT. 9. We believe that no minister has a right to
administer the ordinances, only such as are called of
God, as was Aaron, and come under the imposition of
hands by a Presbyter, and in fellowship with the church
of which he is a member.

Art. 10. We believe that God has ordained good
works, that His children should walk in them; and good
works only, such as God hath commanded in His word,
and not such as, without the warrant thereof, are devised
by men out of blind zeal, or upon any pretense of good
intention.

Art. 11. We, therefore, believe that washing of
the Saints’ feet was ordained by Christ, to be done by
His children in a church capacity, until His second
coming,

Decorum.

ARTICLE 1. The Association shall be opened and
closed with prayer, and when opened, the Moderator
shall invite ministering brethren of our faith and order
to seats with us.

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ArT. 2. If new churches desire to be admitted into
this Association, they shall petition by letter and dele-
gates; and on examination of orthodox and orderly, shall
be. received by the Moderator giving them the right
hand of fellowship. °

Arv. 3. Every querry sent to the Association by
any church in-the union, shall be read and put to a vote
by the Moderator whether it shall be debated or not. If
there be a majority for it, it shall be taken up and in-
vestigated; but if not, it shall be withdrawn: Provided
always, those be first considered which BLES the union
of the churches.

ArT. 4. Every motion made and seconded shall
come under the observation of the Association, unless it
be withdrawn by the member who made it.

Art. 5. Every person who speaks in debate shall
rise from his seat and address the Moderator, and shall
not be interrupted while speaking, unless he depart from
the subject.

Art. 6. No person shall speak more than three
times on the same subject, without leave from the Asso
ciation,

Art. 7. No member of the Association shall have
the liberty of laughing during the sitting of the same;
nor whispering in time of public speech; nor cast reflec-
tions upon the speaker.

Art. 8. No person shall abruptly break off, or ab-
sent bimself from the Association without leave from it.

Art. 9. The names of the several delegates com-
posing this body shall be enrolled by the Clerk, and
called over as the body may require.

Arr. 10. The Moderator shall be allowed the same
privilege of speech as any other member, provided the
chair be filled; but he shall have no vote except the
Association be equally divided.

Arvt. 11. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep
a regular record of the proceedings of the Association.

Art. 12. Amendments to the Decorum may be made
at any time, when two-thirds of the members in session
shall deem it expedient.

Art. 13. The minutes of each Association shall be

read and approved before the Association adjourns.

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