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S0OT
MINUTES
OF THE
FIFTY-FIRST
ANNUAL
SESSION
OF THE
Eld.
D. ROB Y
ASHCRAFT
Z.
C.
W.
E.
BREWER
to 15th, 1896.
Moderator
Opelika, Ala.
Clerk
Treasurer
Opelika, Ala.
OPELIKA, ALA.:
Post Publishing Co., Printers and Publisher?
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Opelika, Ala.
Eld. G.
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G. E.
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C. W. BUCK
JNO. J. CLOUD
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B.
Salem, Ala.
Auburn, Ala.
CLEMENTS
GREGORY
Alliance, Ala.
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S.B.GRIMES
SYDN EY J. CATTS
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G.
F. T.
HARE
HUDSON
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C.
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Auburn, Ala.
Opelika. Ala.
Notasulga, Ala.
Tuskegee, Ala.
Tuskegee, Ala.
Auburn, Ala.
Opelika, Ala.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
W.
Sydney
Hudmon,
E.
F.
E.
Hayme.
Johx
J.
J. Catts,
Cloud.
J.
J. M. Loye,
Coxdox.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
i.
2.
3.
4.
Opening
Read
services.
5.
6.
13.
14.
15
16.
17.
Miscellaneous Business.
18.
Closing Exercisjs.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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12.
in
the
October, 1897.
will
be held.
MINUTES.
Union Grove Church, Near Chewacla,
Ala., Oct.
The
Fifty-First
Annual Session
of s the
13, 1896.
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convened with the Union Grove Baptist church, near CheThesday October 13, 1896.
After several songs and prayers by brethren, the pastor of the
church, Dr. J. R. Stodghill, delivered a short address of welcome
and introduced Rev. W. G. Gregory who was at the last session
appointed to preach the introductory sermon. He read from Luke
xii. 1-12: 21-37, and taking as his text the 32c!. verse, preached a
very able sermon urging our duty to give careful attention to the
tion
wacla,
Aiter the
till
130 o'clock p. m.
An abundant
letters,
Pleasant
Benj.
Meadows;
alternates, G.
T. Duke, James
E lam
{Tallapoosa County?)Rev.
C. Pinkston, W. H. Simmons,
McWhorter.
Providence C. A. Kilhan.
County Line W. R. Adams, E. N. Lockhart, S.
Cubahatchie
J.
F.
M. Letcher;
alternates, C. A. Tuttle, E. S.
Adams.
den, Rev.
craft, alternate.
man W.
E.
Hudmpn,
as follows
in Opelika,
We
We
recommend
4$ 27
paid.
Respectfully submitted,
W. E. Hudmon, Chm. Ex. Com.
344
$255.80
86
$151.50
$401.80
430
20
n
6
37
$ 24.63
10.75
4.00
6.00
Total collections
Distributed a lot of
26,
.$ 45.38;
Alabama
also
destitute
11
2;65
73
18
190
.
2,080
2,000
23
Respectfully submitted,
F. T.
Hudson,
G.
S.
at this time
He
work.
Brethren Brewer and Harris spoke briefly and the reports were
adopted.
Dr. Buck suggested that he was to write a temperance report but
had heard nothing in the letters concerning temperance.
Devotional Committee announced that Rev. G. D. Benton would
preach to-night.
After announcements, meeting adjourned to 9 o'clock Wednesday morning. Dr. Lloyd pronounced the benediction.
morning
session.
Wednesday, Oct.
14, 1896.
Hudmon, Sydney
J.
J.
Catts,
j.
M. Love,
F. E.
Haynie, Jno.
J.
Cloud,
C. Condon.
will at least
it
up
STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Education T.
A. H. Rutherford, E. M. Swearengen,
J. Carlisle,
James Simms.
Missions
G. S. Anderson,
W.
R. Adams, F.
E. Haynie, T. E. Stringer.
L. Wise,
M.
J.
E. Brewer,
J.
M. Love,
Tillery.
Temperance C. W.
Hair, B. F. Stribling,
W.
J.
Yarbrough, Smith
Jairell.
Christian,
Sunday Schools J.
J.
J.
C.
R.
Grimes,
Wm.
M.
Condon.
Cloud, E. Brewer,
Mike Whitman. W. B.
Frazier.
Orphans' Home
W. G. Gregory, M. E.
Parker, S.
W.Whitman, W.
E. Smith.
Brethren
W. G. Gregory and
F. T.
to the
devotional committee.
In the absence of Bro. A. H. Rutherford, chairman of the ComW. E. Smith, another member of
make
the report.
HOME
Your Committee on
Home
AND FOREIGN.
to report
the following
We find from the last reports that a little less than 12 cents per member
was contributed to the foreign mission work. We also find that six of our
churches contributed nothing. This should not be, for the Master said
"Go teach all nations," and as this is the only practical way in which we
can obey this last and greatest command to the church, we feel that each
church and each member should, though their contributions be small, give
something.
Again we learn from the Secretary that the work stands in great need
renewed effort upon the part of all. Since in this time of financial disturbance and oppression the banks cannot be relied on for present help,
it remains a stubborn fact that the work will suffer unless the churches
shall in concert of action keep the treasury supplied.
God's word for it,
His blessings upon it, His love in it, our only reason.
Our home mission work includes the very important fields of Cuba
upon which the Lord has poured out His blessings since the work began,
of
the frontier work, also among foreign population in large cities throughout the Southern States. The Board is also co-operating with the various
State boards and with the colored people.
find that we are as an Association doing very little for this work,
less than 6 cents per member contributed last year.
Respectfully submitted,
W. G. Gregory.
We
of State Missions has now in its employment two evangelsecretary. The board is doing some missionary-pastoral
work, at different points in the State. In several Associations ColporterEvangelists are employed.
Our Board of State Missions, in connection with our Home Mission
Board, and with the Home Mission Society of New York, and with the
State Mission Board of the Negro Baptist State Convention or Alabama,
is doing Institute work for the negroes in our State.
Our Board of State
Missions puts into this work $500 this year. Our Board proposes to do
Institute work also with our white preachers.
So far, this work is not
much more than begun. Six Institutes have been held so far, during this
year. Rev. G. S. Anderson gives his time, his talent and his money to
this great work, in order to help our hard working preachers on their
fields to be more efficient ministers of the. glorious gospel of the blessed
God. Money for this department of State Missions, must be so designated when sent to the secretary of our board.
hope a sufficient
amount of money may be given for this purpose, to employ the full time
of Bro. Anderson.
The Board of State Missions has at present the duty of raising six
thousand dollars to repay that amount due the Greensboro church from
the Alabama Baptist State Convention. Your committee urge our
churches to speedily raise their proportion. The Board is also charged
with the duties formerly belonging t the Board of Ministerial Education.
In additios t# the abve, our Board of State Missions is the agency
ists
and and
its
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through which our contributions for both Home and Foreign Missions are
Upon the whole, we find this bo.ird charged with much work
collected.
and vast responsibility, while the means given it are meagre. Not at all
in proportion to the important work demanded.
In our own Association we have done evangelistic and colporter work
through our Brother F. T. Hudson, whose report you heard yesterday.
He has served well and faithfully, and the Lord's blessings have attended
Respectfully submitted,
his labors.
Geo. E. Brewer,
J.
At
Hardyn
Howard.
L.
Alter a
explanation of
full
Auburn
$ 10.00
County Line
Cubahatchie
5.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
i5-o
5.00
5.00
40.00
5.00
5.00
Notasulga.
Opelika
Pleasant Grove
Salem (Macon county)
Tuskegee
Union Grove
Loachapoka
Total
#130.00
The hour
tor preaching
S.
His
Anderson took
text was from
AFTERNOON
SESSION.
The
Brethren Brewer,
Gregory, Anderson, Hare, Lloyd, E. Brewer, Hudmon, Stodghill,
Whatley and Hudson all made interesting speeches on the report
and on missions generally. Brother Anderson in his speech prediscussion of missions was resumed.
Thursday, Oct.
The
tional exercises
The
15, 1896.
report on
none
in their letters.
We
REPORT ON TEMPERANCE.
The object iri writing a report on Temperance should be, not so much
td declare the gobo? or evils of jnfe^perahce as to set forth the condition
pf fhe phurphes. and Jhejr influence
in.
s
ing them against this great
Temperance means
evil.
and
a proper restraint
spiritual condition.
We are to temperate our desires, appetites, passions and tongues according tc the commands and pattern of our Master. Seeking to so live
that our words and actions shall reflect the light of the spirit of Christ
is born in us.
Everything that
that
is in
truth
common
when we speak
of intemperance we
understand that it is the free use of strong drink and its terrible consequences that reference is made.
It is the gate-way to that "broad road that leads to death."
It is the father to almost every other sin and curse; theft, murder,
lasciviousness and debauchery.
drink
is
The purpose
of these "reports"
is
to learn
is
Have your members, male and female, such proper regard for the honor
and success of God's cause and the welfare of their fellow-man as to
withhold themselves from the improper use of stimulants and to strive
honesty to restrain others.
a high standard of temperance influence as to
cause the intemperate to stand ashame in their presence ?
We are glad to report that from what we learn through the delegates
that, while there may be, here and there, one, who still yields him or herwith
all
cleaner
life
Buck
report
as*
Having
examined the
we conclude
made
letters sent
We
find from the letters that the total increase of membership of the
churches of the Association, as reported:
146.
93.
53.
1 1.
occasionally
Number
of
8.
Average attendance
We would urge the delegates
enrolled
675.
288.
on their return to
department of church
work.
We believe that great good has been accomplished by the Fifth Sunday meeting of the Association.
The Loachapoka church asks for the next session of the Associatio
to meet with them and we so recommend.
Respectfully submitted,
J.
W.
C.
Condon,
E. Jackson,
T. C.
Adams,
Committee.
it
was
adopted.
Home.
the Baptists of
Alabama
now own,
free
Rev. Jno.
W.
IO
improvements.
Among
room and kitchen, a laundry room, a sick room and four bed rooms.
With the material already on hand he thinks $1200 will enable him to do
this building.
Add to this $200 per month for current expense and we
see that theHome ought to have, between now and first of January next,
$1800.
In addition to
children, isto be
this,
provided
it
Roby
REPORT ON EDUCATION.
Your committee begs to submit the following roport:
Education is now a vital and growing question throughout
the world.
While necessarily non-sectarian, yet, in its present organizaOf the twenty professors comprisspirit.
ing its faculty only three are Baptists, who draw $6,000 of the $30,000.
paid to professorships. (These are approximate figures.) While Baptists,
students.
tion,
it
embrace nearly halt the population of the State we are thus discriminated
against and miminized in the position of respect accorded us. Our denominational representations should be as numerous and equal to the
strongest supplied by others in this school. Less than this will be an.
people
exhibit of sectarianism which will be an injustice to us and to the
Baptist
of
number
large
a
at large.
In this school we have annually
to
boys and to be indifferent to these influences will be to prove recreant
equitmade
were
demands
a solemn trust. We are persuaded if proper
impartial
able results would be achieved, as we are impressed with the
this instiof
head
the
at
stands
bearing of the excellent gentleman who
tution.
will
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act accordingly.
it
It
skill.
The
should incite us is its superiority over any other school in the State. It
stands in the conspicuous lead of our civilization. While we admire the
enterprise of our brethren in black we can but lament our supineness
The Seminary
is
To
these
the
imperative necessity of
barred the privileges of the schools, hence the
Respectfully submitted,
this work.
G. S. Anderson, Chairman.
Hudmon
discussed the
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Dr. G. S. Anderson, Rev. Geo. E. Brewer and Rev. F. T. Hudsen were appointed a committee to investigate and report on the
Notasulga school, as contemplated in the report on education.
Respectfully submitted,
C.
W. Buck,
Chairman.
By
Dr. Love
r,
tie deceased.
RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
Buck
By
Resolved, That the Association and visitors tender to the pastor and
members of the church at Union Grove our hearty thanks, and also to the
Dr.
citizens of the
community
The
RESOLUTION.
By
Dr. Anderson
Resolved, That the Association embrace and continue its session
three days, and that only the names of delegates remaining to the close
be recorded
in the minutes.
his report,
adopted as follows
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CONSTITUTION.
Article i. This body shall be called the Tuskegee Baptist
Association, composed of messengers chosen from the different churches constituting it, holding annual sessions at such times and
places as it
may
select.
until their
Art.
at each
an Execu-
five brethren,
who
shall
The Moderator
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art.
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ARTICLES OF FAITH.
i.
made
We
believe in the existence of one only living God, and that he has
known to his people under tde name of the Father, the
the Holy Ghost, the same in essence and every divine perfec-
himself
Son, and
tion.
We
believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the
rule of faith and practice.
believe in thi doctrine of eternal and particular election; that
3.
God chose in Christ Jesus from before the foundation of the world to
save them that believe, that they should be holy and without blame b fore him in love, having predestinated them unto the adoption of children
by Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his grace.
believe in the doctrine of original sin.
4.
believe in man's impotency to recover himself from the fallen
5.
state he is in by nature, by his own free will and ability.
believe that sinners are justified in the sight of God only by
6.
the imputed righteousness of Christ.
believe that Cod's elect shall be called, regenerated, sanctified,
7.
by the Holy Ghost.
S.
believe that nothing can separate true believers from the love
of God. but that they will be kept by the power of God through faith
unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.
believe that baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances of
9.
the Church of Christ; that true believers are the only subjects of these
ordinances: and that immersion only is baptism.
10.
believe in the resurrection and the general judgment.
11.
believe the punishment of the wicked will be eternal, and the
joy of the righteous will be everlasting.
believe that no minister has a right to administer the ordi12.
nances only such as are called of God, as was Aaron, and come under
the imposition of hands by a presbytery, and in fellowship with the
church of which he is a member.
2.
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