Minutes of the sixteenth annual session of the Troy Baptist Association (Ala.) 1899

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ALABAMA BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Sixteenth Annual Session

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Fr©y Association,

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TROY BAPTIST CHURCH,

Troy, Pike County, Alabama,

Commencing Tuesday, October 10, 1899.

TROY, ALA.!

JOHN POST, PRINTER,

1899.

MINUTES.

The Sixteenth Annual Session of the Troy Baptist
Association convened with Troy church, at Trov, Ala-
bama, Oct. 10th, 1899.

The former Moderator and Clerk being absent, Bro. N.
C. Underwood was called to the chair as temporary Mod-
erator, and Bro. Joel D. Murphree as temporary Clerk.

The letters from the following churches were then read
and were found to be duly represented as follows:

Bethlehem — H. A. Patterson, W. R. Vance and J. H.
Pinckard.

Hephzibah— J. T. Green, E. A. McPherson and W. P.
Cox.

Orion — J. S. Yarbrough, J, A. Chancey, W. G. Chan-
chey and James C. Pennington.

Salem— N. C. Underwood, H. A. McLane and J. H.
Adams.

Shiloh — R. B. Parks, J. R. Turner, J. H. Cotton and
M. A. Wood.

Ansley— W. H. Barnett, J. T. McLeod.

Troy — L. H. Bowles, J. L. Youngblood, A. B. Camp-
bell, E. M. Shackelford, Joel D. Murphree, J. S. Carroll,
John E. Moore, Abner Campbell, R. D. Locke, Casper
Boyd, O. C. Wiley, W. L. Hendrick, J. L. Trotman, J. P.
Hubbard, J. P. Wood, M. N. Carlisle, Josiah Jernigan
and W. F. Beard.

The Association then went into election of permanent
officers, which resulted as follows: N. C. Underwood,
Moderator; Josiah Jernigan, Clerk, and P. H. Allred,
Treasurer.

The following committees were appointed to report at
this meeting:

On Religious Services — A. B. Campbell and delegates
from Troy church.

On Finance— J. S. Carroll, M. A. Wood and W. F.
Beard.

On Documents and Requests — H. A. McLane J. H.
Pinckard and T. E. Mallory.

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On Nominations — W. H. Barnett, R. B. Parks and J.
P. Wood.

On motion the Introductory Sermon was postponed
until 7:30 p. in.

On motion the order of business adopted at the last
session of this Association was adopted. Visiting breth-
ren invited to seats with us.

On motion of Bro. A. B. Campbell the usual courtesies
were extended to the visiting brethren of all denomi-
nations.

The hours of meeting and adjourning were fixed as
follows: Meet at 9 o'clock a. m., and adjourn at 12 m. ;
reassemble at 2 o'clock p. in., and adjourn at will; reas-
semble at 7:30 p. m. , and adjourn at will.

Called for correspondence and received the following:

Eld. J. W. Stewart, Orphanage, Evergreen.

Eld. J. A. Howard, Alabama Baptist.

Eld. A. P. Pugh, Union Springs.

Eld. S. O. Y. Ray and Bro. W. C. Jordan, Eufaula, As-
sociation.

Eld. W. A. Parker, Jr. , Pea River Associations.

Bro. J. B. Andrews, Montgomery Associations.

Eld. G S. Anderson, State Institute Board.

Eld. Geo. B. Eager, State Board of Missions.

Elders J. J. Nelson, D. B. Mills, Bros. G. W. Harden,
W. B. Darby and C. N. Mallett, Salem Association.

Eld. A. J. Preston, Evangelist for South Aalabama.

The Moderator then appointed Bros. W. H. Barnett
and J. H. Adams to fill the vacancy on the committee on
Education.

It was agreed to give Bros. J. W. Stewart and G. S.
Anderson from 3 o'clock until 5. o'clock to present the
claims of the Orphanage and the State Institute Work.

A petitionary letter from Friendship Baptist church,
holding a letter from Montgomery Baptist Association,
was received and the right hand of fellowship was cor-
dially extended by the Moderator, and the following
brethren enrolled as their delegates — C. V. Collins and
J. B. Andrews.

The Association then adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m.

The Association reassembled at 2 o'clock p. m.

Petitionary letter from Good Hope Baptist church,
holding a letter from the Salem Baptist Association, re-
ceived and the right hand of Fellowship was extended to
their delegates — Bros. J. W. Howard, H. A. Howard and
C. C. King.

The letter from Siloam Baptist church was read and
their delegates enrolled — J. W. Dickinson, T. L. Head, Jr.

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The letter from Mt. Pleasant Baptist church was read
and their delegates enrolled — H. W. Griggs, F. B. Will-
iams, R. W. Scarbrough and J. W. Dawkins.

On call of miscell anions business, Bro. A. B. Campbell
read the report of the committee made in 1899 to the
Southern Baptist Convention on the celebration of the
year 1900, and a committee consisting of Bros. A. B.
Campbell, J. W. Dickinson and M. A. Wood was appoint-
ed to report on the same to this session of the Association.

On motion of Bro. J. P. Wood the committee from the
Salem Association was received in their official capacity,
and that a like committee of ten be appointed to confer
with tnem, looking to the consolidation of the Salem and
Troy Associations; said committee consisting of J. L.
Youngblood, M. N. Carlisle, R. B. Parks, H. AT McLane,
L. H. Bowles, W. H. Barnett, J. D. Murphree, M. A.
Wood, J. W. Dickinson, J. W. Howard.

The following brethren compose the Committee from
the Salem Association: T. W. Law, J. H. Stephens, C.
M. Logan, J. F. Brightwell, C. T. Spradley, U. S. Fuller,
D. B. Mills, G. W. Harden, J. R. G. Mills, W. B. Darby.

On motion Bro. Geo. B Eager, of Montgomery, was
allowed 20 minutes to present the claims of the Alabama
Baptist which he did in a very impressive manner.

The following report on the Baptist Orphanage was
read by W. H. Barnett and after discussion by Bro. J. W.
Stewart, was unanimously adopted — a collection amount-
ing to $14.75 was taken for the Home.

REPORT ON ORPHANAGE.

Our Orphanage has been in operation little more than six years. Dur-
ing this time we have received into it 49 boys and 69 girls, and out of it
have gone 28 boys and 27 girls, leaving in the Institution 21 boys and
42 girls— 63 in all.

These children came from twenty-four counties, as follows: Autauga,
2; Barbour, 8; Bibb, 2; Butler, 3; Conecuh, 2 ; Covington, 8; Elmore, 2:
Escambia, 11; Hale, 2; Henry, 4; Jefferson, 15; Lamar, 1; Lee, 10; Lime-
stone, 1; Marengo, 4; Monroe, 4; Morgan, 3; Montgomery, 7; Pike, 2;
Russell, 1; Talladega, 8; Tallapoosa, 2; Tuscaloosa, 9; Walker, 6.

The Home is situated on Main Street, next door to the Agricultural
School, where notutition is charged, and where all of our children, that
are old enough, attend.

The boys are taught to work on the farm, and the girls to do various
kinds of house work. The crop the boys were making this year, was
greatly damaged by a hail-storm early in June.

Mrs. 0. W. Ansley, who had been Matron since the Home began, re-
tired from the work with the beginning of this year, and Mrs. Jennie M.
Hardy, of Greensboro, was elected to fill that position.

It is gratifying to note the continued improvement in the domestic life
of the children. The Matron has arranged one of the rooms for a chapel,
and every Sunday afternoon a happy band make melody their hearts to
the Lord.

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During this year the children have been put in uniforms, which adds
much to their appearance and is no more expensive than their former
dress. It promotes family life.

It takes about ten dollars a day to support the family, besides what
they get in goods. They have no income except the offerings of their
friends. "It is more blessed to give than receive."

W. H. Barnett, Ch'n.

Bro. G. S. Anderson was given an opportunity to pre-
sent the work of the Institute Board and at the conclusion
of his remarks a collection was taken for the work, and
the delegates agreed to ask their churches for the follow-
ing amounts: Ansley church, $5.00; Salem church, $5.00;
Shiloh church, $5.00; Troy church, $50.00; Good Hope
church, $5.00. A collection amounting to $4.71 was taken
to be credited on said amounts.

Adjourned until 7:30 o'clock to night.

7:30 p. m., the Association reassembled and the intro-
ductory sermon was preached by Eld. I. A. White, of
Dothan, from 2 Cor. 5:10; Roman 14:12; Acts 17:31.
The Association then adjourned until tomorrow at 8:30
o'clock.

WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The Association was called to order at 8:30 by the
Moderator and opened with devotional exercises conduct-
ed by Eld. W. A. Parker, Jr.

The Moderator appointed Bros. Joel D. Murphree, H.
A. Patterson, F. B. Williams, to fill the vacancy on the
Committee on Temperance.

Called the roll and marked absentees.

The Moderator appointed Bros. J. T. Green, J. R.
Turner to fill vacancy on Committee on Indigent Ministers.

On call for Correspondence, Bro. J. M. Loflin from
Salem Association was enrolled.

The Treasurer elected yesterday, Bro. P. H. Allred, not
being a delegate and not being present, the vote was recon-
sidered and Bro. M. A. Wood was elected Treasurer by
acclamation.

Bro. A. B. Campbell presented the following report on
the resolutions in reference to observing the year 1900,
and after discussion by A. B. Campbell, J. W. Dickinson,
was adopted:

ON OBSERVING THE YEAR 1900.

Your special committee on the proposition of the Southern Baptist
Convention, "that the year 1900 be observed as a memorial year by our
Baptist churches," beg leave to report that the Convention itself has
outlined the place and manner of the observance of the year by district

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associations and churches, and has appointed a committee to have the
direction of the movement, and according to that plan it is expected that
the Baptist Convention of Alabama will, through a committee of its
own, appoint committees in the District Associations for the manage-
ment of the business in their several districts. I± is also true that the
year will be specially observed in one way and another throughout the
civilized world by institutions and organizations of all kinds, secular and
religious, and eminently by various christian denominations. In view
of these facts we offer the following :

Resolved ist, That this Association will heartily unite with our breth
ren throughout the South in the proposed observance of the closing year
of the century, and do hereby recommend all our churches to do likewise.

Resolved 2nd, That we request the committee hereafter to be appoint-
ed in this Association by a committee of the Alabama Baptist Conven-
tion, to act with promptness and energy in the prosecution of the work
within our bounds.

Resolved 3rd, That we heartily endorse the request of the Southern
Baptist Convention, "that every church hold at least one meeting each
quarter" in the interest of the above "Twentieth Century Movement,"
and do commend the same to the special attention of our pastors.

A. B. Campbell. 1
J. W. Dickinson. } Com.
M. A. Wood. )

The Executive Committee, through its chairman, Eld.
A. B. Campbell, made it's annual report, and after a dis-
cussion of the report by Eld. N. C. Underwood, was
adopted.

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Shortly after your last session the committee met and attended to the
matters you referred to its consideration, as shown in the following state-
ments, and sent a circular letter to all the churches informing them of
its proceedings.

Having been instructed to appoint a time for your present meeting,
the committee was led to believe that 10 o'clock a. m., October 10th,
would perhaps be most generally acceptable to the churches, and ac-
cordingly fixed upon that day and hour.

Bro. L. H. Bowles was again appointed Sunday-school Evangelist,
without pay, and according to his opportunities, has rendered valuable
service in that capacity, for which the Association and friends of the
cause owe him much gratitude. The churches were urged to carry on
their Sunday-schools through all seasons of the year, and to make their
houses of worship comfortable for that purpose. Bro. Joel D. Murphree,
Secretary of the committee, generously offered to bear one third of the
expense necessary for such improvement of the church buildings. Our
people cannot but appreciate this and many other deeds of liberality
that have characterized the life of our honored brother.

For lack of funds the committee has not been able to inaugurate
colportage. This condition is to be deeply deplored. The men and
women of our section are badly in need of the benefits to be derived from
wholesome literature, and the boys and girls are growing up without
facilities for cultivating a thirst for knowledge. Every family should be
supplied with good books and periodicals. Parents have not fulfilled
their obligations to their children till they have placed these means of
self-culture among the chief attractions of home life, and pastors and
churches can not discharge their full duty to the people without press-

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ing this matter with great emphasis and persistency. We • invite the
earnest attention of your body to this subject.

The proposition to encourage greater engagedness in christian work
on the part of the female membership of the churches was duly con-
sidered, and a resolution was adopted and sent to all the Ladies' Aid
Societies of our churches, recommending that the ladies of each church
organize as seems to them advisable, engage in such activities as in each
case they deem best, and report results to their own church. We are
are unable to say what has been done on that line.

A. B. Campbell, Ch'n.

The following motion was introduced by Bro. A. B.
Campbell and adopted, and Bros. J. D. Murphree, W. H.
Barnett, J. P. Wood and A. B. Campbell were appointed
said committee:

Resolved, That a committee of three be now appointed to arrange the
constitution and amendments and all resolutions intended to be of per-
manent force, also to revise the order of business, and report to the next
session of this body for publication in its minutes.

The report of the Committee on Indigent Ministers was
read and adopted.

REPORT ON INDIGENT MINISTERS.

We, your Committee, on Deceased and Indigent Ministers, are glad to
report that there have been no deaths in our Association during the year
and that there are no Tdigent Ministers.

H. A. McLane. )

J. R. Turner. > Com.

J. T. Green. )

On motion of Eld. J. L. Youngblood it was agreed that
this Association now go into a memorial service in regard
to the death of Eld. J. J. Macon, of the Salem Associa-
tion, and some very feeling and appropriate remarks
were made by Elds. J. L. Youngblood, A. B. Campbell,
J. M. Loflin and S. O. Y. Ray.

The Committeee on Indigent Ministers were instructed
to prepare a suitable memorial to be published in the
minutes of this Association, and Eld. J. L. Youngblood
and Bro. J. P. Wood were added to the committee.

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IN MEMORIAM.

Elder J. J. Macon was never a member of any church of this As-
sociation, but, on account of his eminently useful career, we deem
it fitting that this testimonial should have a place in our proceedings.
He was born in East Tennessee, December 2nd, i822. At the time
of his death our esteemed brother was seventy-seven years of age.
He came to this county in December, 1856, from Georgia. From
that time, a space of forty-three years, he has constantly held
forth the light of the gospel in undimmed brightness among the
people of this section. His labors in the ministry were very exten-
sive and always characterized by a thorough acquaintance with the
scriptures and an uncompromising fidelity to their teachings. The
Lord was pleased to crown the labors of his devoted servant with
abundant fruits in the conversion of sinners and the spirtual upbuild-
ing of saints. These labors were performed with but little earthly
remuneration, but he was glad to preach the gospel to his fellowmen
on whatever conditions the God of providence saw fit to appoint.
But valuable as his services in the ministry were, perhaps the great-
est results of his life are due to the influence of the singularly god-
ly example he set before the people. In this particular he wTas indeed
a mighty witness of the reality and power of the renewing grace of
God. While uniting with his family and his many friends in mourn-
ing his departure, we heartily return thanks to God for the life that
shone so long and resplendently with the glory of the gospel of Christ.

H. A. McLanb. )

J. L Youngblood. ? Com.
J. P. Wood. )

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On motion the report on Sunday-schools made a special
order for 4 o'clock this p. in.

The Committee on State and Home Missions and the
Committe on Foreign Missions presented the following
reports:

REPORT ON STATE AND HOME MISSIONS.

We, your Committee, are informed that the Board of Missions in our
State have two evangelists in the field — Brethren Preston and Sandlin —
and that they are visiting churches trying to stir up tie spirit of missions
and liberality by holding Baptist rallies, &c, and they have done a good
work. Besides the evangelists, we have about fifteen missionary pas-
tors, who have also done faithful service. Our denomination has been
very much in debt. In 1897 we owed for State Missions proper, $1,576.36,
and 1.061.S1 to Sunday-school Board at Nashville, and 5415.12 to
American Baptist Publication Society. We are glad to report these
debts all paid.

Many noble brethren and sisters thoughout the State have made great
sacrifices in the hard times through which we have passed to accomplish
this good result.

For Home Mission Board the contributions for the year ending ?*{ay
1st, 1898, was $4,560,40 in cash and merchandise, which is an increase of
74,45 over the year before. We notice an increased interest manifested
on the part of our good sisters.

By reference to the statistics of Southern Baptitt Convention of the
year, we find we have 467 Missionaries in the field; that they have bap-
tized 4739 converts; constituted 103 churches and 297 Sunday-schools;
have sold and given away 4668 Bibles and Testaments, and distributed
1580741 pages tracts, ^hich is an increase of the work last year.

So we are pleased to say the great work of Missions has increased in
many places and decreased in none. We have glowing reports of the
wonderful work being done in Cuba, but we have no statistics for the
same.

In conclusion permit us to say that our Savior had the right to say,
"Go Preach and Teach/' Dear brethren, it is our duty to obey.

"J. L. YOUNGBLOOD. i

T. S. Sanders. [■ Com.

J. S. Carroll. )

REPORT ON FOREIGN MISSIONS.

Your Committee on Foreign Missions submit the following report for
your consideration:

After investigating the subject we find so much that should be men-
tioned, that we are at a loss to know where to commence or where to
close.

As the report will likely be printed in the minutes of the Association,
it will necessarily have to be short. We will, therefore, confine ourselves
mainly to the statistical and financial department of the work assigned
us for publication in the minutes, and embrace other matters on the sub-
ject that we conceive to be of importance in an address accompanying
the report.

The Southern Baptist Convention embraces fourteen States, one
territory, and the District of Columbia, in which there are 735 associa-
tions, 18,701 churches, 11,691 preachers, and 1,674,363 white Baptists.

We find their contributions for the year ending May 1st, 1899, for
foreign missions to be $109,267.43, being about 6%. cents per member.

We also find the Missionary Baptists, of the churches represented in

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the Southern Baptist Convention, have in foreign fields 82 missionaries
and 128 native assistants, 100 churches and 140 out stations, 3,347 mem-
bers, 43 day schools with 1 165 scholars, and 2,446 Sunday-school
scholars. It is gratifying to learn that the native churches contributed
during the year $7, 110.20 to the cause of missions. ,

Contributions for foreign missions for the past year have fallen con-
siderably behind those of several years past which can be accounted for
because of the stringency of the times. We feel that our work should be
greatly enlarged in the future, which can be done by increased zeal and
more liberal contributions. This should be done, though we deny our-
selves some home comforts, which is our reasonable duty.

Perhaps it would be interesting for our Association to know how much
the Missionary Baptists of Alabama gave to the cause of foreign mis-
sions last year.

For the State your Committee report 1741 churches, 126,158 members,
and 78 Associations, contributions to foreign missions $5,818.89, an
average of about 4% cents per member Thus we find our own State
far behind the general average. This fact should stimulate us to renew-
ed energy, and beget in us a more liberal spirit in the way of giving to
foreign missions.

Your committee hang their heads in shame for our own Association,
when we have to report only $86 03 contributed by the churches for
State, Home and Foreign Missions, during the year ending August
last. The year before we contributed $227.69. Why this falling off?
Because of this state of things, this luke-warmness or indifference on the
part of our membership regarding missions, your Committee feel con-
strained to recommend that the churches composing the Troy Associa-
tion, each for itself, see to it that an average of not less than 25 cents
for each member be given for missions. This can be done and not
embarrass any one.

Mathew T. Yates, forty years a missionary in <Thina, said this: "If
Christians could only see and feel that the spirit of missions is the very
life and spirit of the gospel, and obligatory on all alike, it would be an
easy matter for all our churches to average one dollar per member each
year for foreign missions."

When we consider the fact that many give from $5.00 to $100.00 each,
we are forced to the conclusion that a very large number give nothing.
This should not be. Every one who claims to be a Missionary Baptist
shouid possess a missionary spirit, and feel it his religious duty to con-
tribute something to .the cause of missions.

Perhaps it would be well to state that all the expenses of the Board,
including collecting and distributing funds contributed to foreign mis-
sions, is about 15 cents on the dollar, 85 cents going directly to the
missionaries in foreign lands.

When we sum up the progress made in the Christian religion since
the days of Christ, we find much to encourage us to strive for greater
achievements in the future.

Here are the figures :

Three centuries after Christ there were only 5,000,000 Christians in the
world.

Eight centuries after Christ there were 30,000,000 Christians.

Ten centuries after Christ there were 50,000,000 Christians.

Fifteen centuries after Christ there were 100,000,000.

Eighteen centuries after Christ there were 174,000,000.

Now at the close of the 19th Century there are 450,000,000, or one-
third of the population of the world. These figures include real and
nominal Christians.

Thus you see the increase in the last hundred years has been more
than the 1800 years preceding.

Another encouraging fact is, that the world is fast passing into the

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hands of Christian people. Since the latest division of Africa among the
European powers, about four-fifths of the territory of the world is under
Christian control; yet two-thirds of the inhabitants of the earth remain
in ignorance regarding the gospel of Jesus Christ. These people must
be reached, and God is using his people for that purpose. We should
feel that we are His instruments, and are being used by Him for His
glory in bringing the world to Christ.

Our Heavenly Father, the God of Missions, has greatly blessed our
work in foreign lands during the past years. We had a mucli larger
number of converts baptized last year than in any former year, 845.
Our missions generally are well organized, and the outlook is full of
hope.

During the year ending May 1, 1899, our Southern Foreign Missionary
Board appointed and sent to foreign fields 18 missionaries, all of whom
are well qualified for the work. During the same time nine have retired,
and one has died, Rev. C. D. McCarthy, of Brazil, who died of yellow
fever last February.

Your Committee take very great pleasure in reporting our denomina-
tional debts paid. We are now out of debt, which lias not been the case
before in a great many years. Through the liberality of the Baptists of
Alabama about #38,000.00 of indebtedness has been discharged within
the last six months.

Joel D. Murphree. )

N. A. Adams. > Com.

R. B. Parks. )

After reading the report on Missions, the hour of 11
o'clock having arrived, Eld. Geo. B. Eager, of Montgom-
ery, preached a most excellent sermon on missions, from
1 Corinthians, 12:31; Math. 5:17. After the sermon Bro.
W. B. Crumpton, Secretary of the State Board of Missions,
addressed the Association and look up a collection for
missions which amounted to $15,60 and the discussion
on the report on missions continued until the afternoon
session. The Association then adjourned until 2 o'clock.

At 2 o'clock p. m. the Association was called to order,
and adjourned until 2 40 p. m.

2 40 p. m. , the Association was called to order. Prayer
by Bro. I. A. White.

Bro. W. B. Crumpton, Secretary State Board of Mis-
sions, was enrolled as a correspondent.

The discussion of the reports on missions was resumed,
and discussed by Bro. J. D. Murphree, Elds. W. B. Crump-
ton, L. H. Bowles, and the reports of theCommittes were
adopted.

The report of the Committee on Sunday-schools was
postponed until tomorrow morning, and made a special
order for 10 o'clock.

The following motion was introduced by Eld. L. H.
Bowles and adopted:

That a Committee of five be appointed to suggest to
this Association what amount we shall contribute to our
different causes for the next year, and that the amount

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be apportioned among the churches of this Association.
Bro. W. H. Barnett, M. A. Wood, H. A. McLane, Joel D.
Murphree and C. C. King were appointed said Committee.
The report of the Committee of 10 from this Associa-
sion, and 10 from the Salem Association looking to the
consolidation of said Associations read and, on motion,
the suggestion and recommendation in said report were
unanimously adopted by this Association.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CONSOLIDATION.

Troy, Alabama, October nth, 1899.

The two committees, one from the Salem and the other from the Troy
Aosociation, met in joint conference, and on motion Bro. M. N. Carlisle
was called to the Chan, and Bro. W. B. Darby to act as Secretary.

After an informal discussion, on motion of Bro. J. M. Loflin it was
unanimously agreed that the churches of the two Associations unite into
one to be called The Pike County Baptist Asoociation.

It was further agreed that the churches composing the two Associa-
tions be earnestly recommended to ratify the joint action of the two
Committees, and those ratifying such action be requested to send dele-
gates, corresponding in number to those they send to their respective
Associations, to a convention to be held with the Troy church on Satur-
day before the 5th Sunday in March, 1900, for the purpose of consolidat-
ing said Asssociations.

It was further agreed that the proceedings of the two Committees be
published in the Troy Messenger and that the Secretary forward a copy
of same to each church of both Associations.

W. B. Darby, Sec'y. M. N. Carlisle, Ch'n.

The Association adjourned until 7:30 p. m.

Reassembled at 7:30 p. m. After listening to a very
able and instructive sermon from Eld. A. P. Pugh, of
Union Springs, from John 1:4, the Association resumed
its business.

The following standing committees for next year were
appointed:

Home and State Mis ions — Eld. J. W. Dickinson, Bros.
J. B. Anderson, W. H. Griggs.

Foreign Missions — Eld. L. H. Bowles, Bros. C. C. King,
J. H. Adams.

Sunday Schools— Eld. J. S. Yarbrough, Bros. E. S.
Whaley, W. H. Vance.

Temperance — Bros. O. C. Wiley, J. R. Turner, J. A.
Chancey.

Education— Bros. E. M. Shackleford, H. A. McLane,
J. H. Pinckard.

Orphanage — Bros. W. H. Barnett, J. J. Cotton, J. T.
Green.

Indigent and Deceased Ministers— Bros. M. A. Wood, P.
B. Williams, H. A. Patterson.

The Committee on Temperance made its report and, af-
ter discussion by Elds. S. O. Y. Ray, J. M. Loflin, I. A.

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White, Bros. J. S. Carroll, VV. C. Jordan, M. N. Carlisle
and Rev. H. T. Johnson, it was adopted.

REPORT ON TEMPERANCE.

Your Committee on Temperance wish to report that after carefully
considering the subject, can truthfully say that the use of intoxicating
liquors as a beverage is on the decrease. That only at the county site
are liquors sold publicly. That the people outside of Troy have turned
their|backs on the traffic and we no longer hear of cross roads grogshops,
they are things of the past and we sincerely hope never to return. We
regret to have to say that the liquor curse has taken on another form in
our county which, if not checked, will do our people an immense amount
of harm and incalculable injury, especially to our boys now approaching
manhood. We refer to what is known as moonshine stills. The making
of rum on the sly and in violation of law, and placing it in reach of those
in sympathy with their nefarious work, and through them leading our
young men astray, and contracting in them the habit of indulging in
strong drinks. It behooves the heads of families, and the advocates of
good morals every where to use their influence in bringing these pests of
society to the notice of our courts that the lovers of sobriety and good
government may be protected.

Glad to report that after this year the old time doggery ceases to exist
in our county.

Joel D. Murphree, Ch'n.

The Association then adjourned until 9 o'clock tomor-
row morning.

THURSDAY MORNING.

The Association was called to order by the Moderator,
and, after singing hymn 263, was led in prayer by Bro. H.
A. McLane.

Minutes were read and approved.

On call for correspondents the following were enrolled:
Bro. E. M. Starke, Centennial Association, and Bro. Lee
Jones, Montgomery Association.

On motion it was agreed that the address of Bro. J. D.
Murphree on Missions before the Association be publish-
ed in pamphlet form and sent to the different churches
for distribution, Bro. J. P. Wood agreeing to raise the
necessary funds to pay for printing same.

The Committee on Nominations made their report and it
was adopted.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS.

Your Committee on Nominations ask leave to report :

To preach Introductory Sermon, J. W. Dickinson.

To preach Missionary Sermon, A. B. Campbell.

Delegates to Alabama Baptist State Convention — A. B. Campbell,
N. C. Underwood, J. W. Dickinson, J. D. Murphree, J. L. Young-
blood, H. A. McLane, W. H. Barnett, A. B. Foster, J. P. Hubbard.

Delegates to Southern Baptist Convention — A. B. Campbell, N. C.
Underwood.

Executive Committee— A. B. Campbell, J. D. Murphree, II. C.
Thornton, H. A. McLane, W. H. Barnett.

W. H. Barnett, Ch'n.

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The Committee on Requests and Documents made their
report, which was adopted.

REPORT ON DOCUMENTS AND REQUESTS.

We,, your Committee on Documents and Requests, beg leave to re-
port that after considering the requests of the different churches for
the next session of this Association, recommend that the next ses-
sion be held with Mt. Pleasant church.

H. A. McLane, Ch'n.

On motion, Tuesday after the first Sunday in October,
1900, was set fo^ time of meeting.

The Committee on Education made its report tu rough
its chairman, Eld. A. B. Campbell, and after discussion
by Bro. E. M. Shackleford, Elds. A. P. Pugh, I. A. White,
L. H. Bowles, A. B. Campbell and A. J. Preston, was
adopted.

REPORT ON EDUCATION.

It is with great pleasure your Committee report that Howard College, at
East Lake, and Judson Institute, at Marion, have been entirely relieved
of the debts that oppressed them and embarressed their operations for
years, and have recently opened their sessions with an unusually large
patronage and every prospect of a highly prosperous year. Both these
institutions deserve the united and generous support of the people, and
especially the Baptists of Alabama. A large endowment would enable
each of them to far surpass the magnificent record it has made in by
gone years, and we trust that this additional means will be provided in
due time. We heartily commend these institutions to the favor of all
who have sons and daughters to educate.

Witn reference to religious influence on the undenominational schools
of the state we remark: The Christian sentiment is so strongly among
the masses of our population, a man or woman who is openly hostile to
Christianity could hardly find countenance as a teacher. In fact nearly
all the teachers in the schools of Alabama, of whatever grade, are either
professed Christians or notably respectful toward the principles of
Christianity.

We take pleasure in reporting indications of a growing interest in the
education of the youth of the land. The people generally are sending
their children to school and are demanding better facilities for their edu-
cation. We trust our Baptist people will continue to lend their influence
to the furtherance of this cause.

But we ought not to be content with what is done in the school room
for the education of our children. Most heartily should we co-operate
with the teachers in their efforts, but we should also supply Our homes
with books and periodicals and encourage the boys and girls in family
circles to do the best they can for themselves in the way of self educa-
tion. The mind is too vast a part of man's being to be treated with
neglect. Every child with or without the aid of a professional instructor,
should be urged to do whatever is possible toward the development ot
the mind.

We are highly gratified to note that the Southern Baptist Theologi-
cal Seminary, Louisville, Ky., under its new President, Rev. Dr. E. Y.
Mulling, opens its present session with a large attendance of students ,
and is believed to be destined to a more splendid career than it has
attained in the past. Your Committee desires to emphasize the import-
ance of ministerial education. It is of the utmost importance to th e

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efficiency of the churches, the influence of the pulpit in our country, and
the speedy dissimination of the gospel in the world. We ought to use
every lawful means to constrain our young ministry to make the best
improvement of their native powers, and freely help them to that end.

A. R. Campbell. ,
J. H. Adams. • Com.

W. H. Barnett. \

The Committee on Sunday Schools made its report,
which was adopted after discussion by Elds. L. H. Bowles,
A. J. Preston, A. B. Campbell.

REPORT ON SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

Your Committee, to whom was referred the report on Sunday-schools,
beg leave to submit the following:

We are glad to note the growing interest in t'ie churches of our Asso-
ciation of the Sunday-school cause ; all of the churches of this Associa-
tion, with one exception, have had Sunday-schools for a greater part of
the past year, with an increased attendance. They all use the literature
of our Southern Baptist Sunday-school Board.

The Sunday-school has become one of the prime necessities in our
religous system, and is recognized as one of the greatest agencies for
teaching the word of (-rod, and the inculcation of Baptist principles.

Baptists from the beginning of the modern Sunday-school movement,
have been prominent in the work, and have furnished some of the most
successful leaders in this great cause; the working out ol the plan of the
International series of lessons, was by a prominent Baptist, and our two
publishing houses, the American Baptist Publication Society, and our
own Southern Baptist Sunday-school Board, are distributing as many or
possibly more copies of the Sunday-school quarterlies than any other
institution of like character in the world.

The growth of our Southern Baptist Sunday-school Board's publish-
ing department, which is only about nine years old has been phenomenal
— starting with only a few hundred dollars borrowed capital, it now has
an annual income of over $67,000,00, out of which it has purchased a
handsome property, and laid aside a large reserved fund, that assures its
financial success tor the future.

The merely nominal cost of our literature has made it possible for our
people to get such aids in the study of the Bible as would be impossible
otherwise, and all Christians should rejoice at the fact, and avail them-
selves of these grand and gracious opportunities.

Notwithstanding the improvements made in the methods of Bible
study, and the cheap and easily accessible aids to it, and furthermore to
the increased interest in the Sunday-school work, and the wonderful
addition to the ranks of Bible students, in this land of churches and
Bibles, it is a sad fact to contemplate that the ejreat majority of professed
Baptists in our state, are not engaged in this work.

Our best state statistics show not exceeding one half of our churches
maintaining Sunday-schools, and not exceeding one third of the member-
ship having any connection with them. It is however a hopeful earnest
of the future that a large majority of the Sunday-school scholars are
children, assuring us of a better state of things for the next generation

L. H. Bowles, Ch'n.

The following resolution was introduced by Bro. A. B.
Campbell and adopted:

Resolved, That this Association highly appreciate the valuable
service rendered by our beloved brother. L. H. Bowles, as Sunday-

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school Evangelist, and earnestly request him to continue his work in
that capacity. "We commend him heartily to the full confidence and
co-operation of all the friends of the cause.

The following resolution was introduced by Bro. A. B.
Campbell and adopted:

Resolved, also, That we recommend our people to order their Bibles
and other literatue, as far as practicable, from our Southern Baptist
Sunday School Board, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. M. Frost, D. D., Cor-
responding Secretary, in preference to every other publication house.

The Committee on Apportionment made the following
report and it was adopted :

REPORT OF APPORTIONING COMMITTEE.

We, the Special Committee appointed to report what amount this
Association should give to the different causes for the next year and
to apportion the same among the churches, submit the following re-
port :
Troy, $300 Good Hope, $ 25 Hepzibah, $ 30

Salem, 100 Si loam, 25 Mt. Pleasant, 10

Shiloh, 30 Friendship, 10 Ansley, 15

Orion, 20 Bethlehem, 10

Total, - - $ 575.00
W. H. Barnett, Ch'n.

The Finance Committee presented their report, and it
was adopted and ordered printed in the minutes:

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Your Committee beg leave to make the following report:

From Mt. Pleasant Church:

Total amount contributed $99-50

Paid out as follows:

For Sunday School .$ 6.oo

" Missions t 5.00

" Pastor's Salary 75-°o

" Minutes. 1.50

" Repairs on Church 12.00 — $99.50

From Siloam Church:

Total amount received $259.52

Paid out as follows :

For Missions $ 20.35

" Pastor's Salary 160.00

" Literature 3.20

" Minutes 1.50

" Expenses 68.45

" Repairs 6.00 — $259.52

From Hephzibah Church:

Total amount received $114.10

Misssions $ 2.50

Pastor's Salary 100.00

Minutes 1.60

Incidental Expenses.- 10.00

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From Shiloh Church :

Total amount collected $158.20

Paid out as follows :

Missions $ 21.20

Pastor's Salary 125.00

Minutes 2-5°

Incidental Expenses 9-5°

From Orion Church :

Received for all purposes $122.55

Paid out as follows:

Missions $ 16.00

Pastor's Salary 100.00

Literature 2.55

Minutes lS°

Incidental •••• 2.50

From Salem Church :
Received as follows :

From Sunday School $ 34-73

Ladies' Aid Society 80.20

Church contributed 590.94— $705.87

Paid out as follows :

Salary $400.00

Missions 99-59

Minutes 3-°°

Charity 2-5°

Church repairs 58.60

Incidentals 96-35

Orphans' Home 23.90

Literature 2 1 -93

From Anslev Church :

Amount contributed $10.00

Paid out as follows :

For Missions $ 2-°5

Orphans' Home 6.15

Minutes i.oo-$io.oo

From Good Hope Church :

Contributed $1 1 -5°

Paid out as follows :

Missions $10.00

Minutes I-S°

From Bethlehem Church :

Received for all purposes $2.10

Paid out as follows :

Missions * 3-7°

Minutes I0°

From Friendship Church:

Received for all purposes $2.10

Paid out as follows :

Missions $ l-l°

Minutes I-°°

From Troy Church :

Total amount received as follows :

From Ladies' Aid Society $ 3!5-89

" Ladies' Exchange 110.00

Sunday School I75-11 i.o

Contributed by Church 2,086.09— $2,687.09

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Paid out as follows :

Coal, lights, sexton, charity and

other incidentals $ 34489

Repairs on church property. . . 8.50

Ministerial education 10.00

Greensboro church 120.00

Missions 160.00

State Denominational Debt. . . 227.50

Minutes 11.85

Pastor's salary 1,400.00

Orphan's Home 40.00

Paid on Pastorum 280.00

Insurance on church 84.35

Respectfully submitted,

J. S. Carroll, )

M. A. Wood, [ Com.

W. F. Beard, )

On motion the Treasurer was instructed to turn over
all the minute funds to the Clerk.

The following resolution introduced by Bro. W. H.
Barnett was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the thanks of this body are tendered the First church
and citizens of Troy for the kind and hospitable Jentertainment of our
body during this session of this Association.

The Treasurer made his report, which was adopted and
ordered printed in the minutes.

REPORT OF THE TREASURER.

The Treasurer begs leave to make the following report :
Received as follows for Minutes :

Ansley $ 1 .00

Shiloh 2.50

Friendship 1.00

Troy 11.85

Good Hope 1.50

Hephzibah 1.60

Salem 3.0c

Bethlehem 1 .00

Siloam 1.60

Orion 1.50

Mt. Pleasant 1.50— $28.00

M. A. WOOD, DR.

For Orphans' Home $1475

" Institute Board 47 l

" Missions 15.60— $25.06

CK,

By voucher G. S. Anderson $ 4.71

" W. B. Crumpton 15.60

" John W. Stewart 14.75— $25.06

For Minutes $28.05

M. A. Wood, Treasurer.

On motion the Clerk was instructed to retain $5.00 of

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the minute fund for his services, and balance to be used
in printing and distributing minutes.

After reading, correcting and adopting the minutes the
Association adjourned to meet with Mt. Pleasant church
on Tuesday after the first Monday in October, 1900.

N. C. Underwood, Moderator.
Josiah Jernigan, Clerk.

ORDER OF BUSINESS.

1. Opening Services.

2. Read Church Letters.

3. Introductory Sermon.

4. Appoint Committee on Credentials.

5. Elect Moderator, Clerk and Treasurer.

6. Invite visiting brethren to seats.

7. Receive applications from churches for membership.

8. Appoint committees to report during session :

1. On Religious Exercises.

2. On Finance.

3. On Documents and Requests.

4. On Nominations.

9. Call for Correspondence.

10. Read Rules of Order.

li. Report of Standing Committees in their regular order.
i2. Report of Special Committees.

13. Return Correspondence.

14. Election of Executive Committee.

15. Appoint Committees to report next meeting

1. On State and Home Missions.

2. On Foreign Missions.

3. On Sunday Schools.

4. On Temperance.

5. On Education.

6. On Colportage.

7. On Baptist Orphanage.

8. On Deceased Ministers.

9. On Indigent Ministers.

16. Treasurer's Report.

17. Miscellaneous Business.

18. Verify List of Messengers.

19. Arrange for Printing Minutes.

20. Correct Minutes and Adjourn.

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ASSOCIATIONAL DIRECTORY.

OFFICERS:

N. 0. UNDERWOOD, Moderator, - - - Brundidge, Ala,

JOSIAH JERNIGAN, Clerk, - Troy, Ala.

M. A. WOOD, Treasurer, - Barrs Mill, Ala.

STANDING COMMITTEES.

i. Executive Committee — A. B. Campbell, Chairman.

2. Home and State Missions — Eld. J. W. Dickinson, Bros. J. B.
Anderson, W. H. Griggs.

3. Foreign Missions— Eld. L. H. Bowles, Bros. C. C. King, J. H.
Adams.

4. Sunday Schools —Eld. J. S. Yarbrough, Bros. E. S. Whaley, W.
H. Vance.

5. Temperance — Bros. O. C. Wiley, J. R. Turner, J. A. Chancey.

6. Education— Bros. E. M. Shackelford, H. A. McLane, J. H.
Pinckard.

7. Orphanage — Bros. W. H. Barnett, J. J. Cotton, J. T. Green.

8. Indigent and Deceased Ministers — Bros. M. A. Wood, F. B.
Williams, H. A. Patterson.

ORDAINED MINISTERS.

Elder L. H. Bowles, Troy, Ala

" J. L. Youngblood, Troy,

" A. B. Campbell, Troy,

" W. G. Sullivant, Timothy,

" R. P. Copeland, Brundidge,

" N. C. Underwood, Brundidge,

" J. S. Yarbrough, Orion,

" H. W. Griggs Linwood,

Next meeting to be held with Mt. Pleasant church, Linwood, Ala.,
on Tuesday after the first Sunday in October, 1000.

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