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OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5 , 1 9 7 5 A N D THE TWO FOLLOWING DAYS.

T h e I n d i a n B o t t o m A s s o c i a t i o n i n s e s s i o n a s s e m b l e d w i t h t h e C e d a r G r o v e C h u r c h , H a l l i e , K e n t u c k y , L e t c h e r C o u n t y , S e p t . 5 , 1 9 7 5 , m e t a t t h e c h u r c h h o u s e f o r p r e a c h i n g s e r v i c e s ; a f t e r s i n g i n g some o f Z i o n ' s b l e s s e d s o n g s , E l d e r Cri t t E l d r i d g e , h a v i n g b e e n s e l e c t e d l a s t y e a r t o i n - t r o d u c e t h e s e r v i c e s f o r t h i s s e s s i o n , ( 1975) came t o t h e s t a n d ; B r o t h e r E l d r i d g e w a s w o n d e r f u l l y b l e s s e d i n h i s o p e n i n g r e m a r k s a n d p r a y e r .

A f t e r p r a y e r , i n t e r s e s s i o n a n d g i v i n g o f t h a n k s h a d b e e n m a d e E l d e r M a n u s I s o n , who w a s c h o s e n by t h e d e l e g a t e s o f t h e 1 9 7 4 s e s s i o n t o p r e a c h t h e s e r m o n o f i n t r o d u c t i o n i n t h i s 1 9 7 5 s e s s i o n , c a m e t o t h e s t a n d a n d d e l i v e r e d a won- d e r f u l m e s s a g e w h i c h w i l l b e l o n g r e m e m b e r e d by t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n .

T h e d e l e g a t e s c h o s e t o r e m a i n a t t h e h o u s e t o o r g a n i z e a n d c o n d u c t t h e b u s i n e s s o f t h e A s - s o c i a t i o n f o r t h e d a y . E l d e r Edwin May o f t h e S a r d i s A s s o c i a t i o n i n t r o d u c e d t h e A s s o c i a t i o n w i t h swee t r e m a r k s a n d a w o n d e r f u l p r a y e r b y E l d e r Fon B o l l i n g o f t h e U n i o n A s s o c i a t i o n . T h e A s s o c i a t i o n b e i n g a s s e m b l e d , , was c a l l e d t o o r d e r by E l d e r Manus I s o n , o u r b e l o v e d M o d e r a t o r , who c a l l e d f o r t h e l e t t e r s o f t h e s e v e r a l c h u r c h e s which compose t h e I n d i a n Bot tom A s s o c i a t i o n .

1 A f t e r r e a d i n g t h e l e t t e r o f t h e C e d a r G r o v e C h u r c h , a m o v e a n d s e c o n d w a s m a d e a n d d u l y c a r r i e d w i t h o u t o b j e c t i o n t o r e c e i v e t h e C e d a r G r o v e C h u r c h l e t t e r t o g e t h e r w i t h a l l o t h e r c h u r c h l e t t e r s a s t h e y .were i n r e g u l a r f o r m , s e a t t h e d e l e g a t e s a n d r e f e r a l l q u e r i e s a n d r e q u e s t s t o t h e C o m m i t t e e on A r r a n g e m e n t s *

2 . T h e A s s o c i a t i o n w a s t h e n o r g a n i z e d b y c h o o s i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g o f f i c e r s :

E l d e r Manus I s o n . . . . . . . . . . M o d e r a t o r E l d e r C a r l Back. . . . . . A s s t . M o d e r a t o r

E l d e r O l u s B a l d r i d g e . . . . . . . . . . C l e r k Bro. McKinley McIn to sh . . . . Asst. C l e r k E l d e r K i r b y I s o n . . . . . . . . . Asst. C l e r k

3. The M o d e r a t o r c a l l e d f o r newly c o n s t i t u t e d c h u r c h e s ; n o n e we re r e c e i v e d .

4. C a l l e d f o r c h u r c h e s o f o u r same f a i t h a n d o r d e r who may d e s i r e t o t a k e u p f e l l o w s h i p w i t h u s ; none we re r e c e i v e d .

5. By move a n d s e c o n d made a n d d u l y c a r r i e d , t h e A r t i c l e s o f F a i t h , R u l e s o f Decorum a n d t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n s h a l l b e p r i n t e d ' i n t h e m i n u t e s .

6 . C a l l e d f o r c o r r e s p o n d i n g A s s o c i a t i o n s a n d r e c e i v e d t h e f o l l o w i n g r e p r e s e n t e d by l e t t e r a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g d e l e g a t e s t o w i t :

A. NEW SALEM-Elders: M i t c h e l l C h a f f i n s , B u r t o n Howard, Banne r Manns, A lonzo Y o n t s , R a l p h Howard, C o b e r t B a t e s , B i l l i e Day, Dan S l o n e , Bob B e n t l e y , . J e b O u s l e y , H o b e r t B a t e s , H a r r i s o n N i c k o l o s , D e x t e r D i x o n , G r o v e r A d k i n s , H a g e r W a t t s , Ed M o o r e , J o e B r o w n .

B.' U N I O N - E l d e r s : Andy B a t e s , W a l t e r Lowe. Fon B o l l i n g , Dewey S e x t o n . F e l i x S e x t o n , L o n n i e M o u n t s , E a r n e s t Y o u n t s , J e s s C a u d i l l , C h a r l i e J o h n s o n , W. J .Hubba rd , Roy C a u d i l l , A l v i n Brown, O r b i n May.

C . S A R D I S - E l d e r s : Ed May, C l i f f o r d M a y n a r d , T roy W a l t e r s , M a r s h a l l W i l l i a m s o n , S t e v e R o b e r t s o n , J o e Worix, C a s h i e r Blackman, Del b e r t Keezee .

D. PHILADELPHIA-Elders : E l i a s C o t t o n , W e s l e y G r i f f i t h , I r a S t e p p .

E. NORTHERN NEW SALEM- E l d e r s : F l e t c h e r G ibson , A r l i e C o r n e t t .

A l l l e t t e r s were r e c e i v e d a n d t h e d e l e g a t e s were g i v e n t h e r i g h t h a n d o f f e l l o w s h i p and s e a t e d w i t h u s t o a i d i n c o u n c i l .

7 . C a l l e d f o r t r a n s i e n t member s a n d m i n i s t e r s a n d r e c e i v e d n o n e .

8. By move a n d s e c o n d d u l y c a r r i e d t h e Moder- a t o r was d i r e c t e d t o make a l l t e m p o r a r y a p p o i n t - m e n t s .

9 . A p p o i n t e d o n e d e l e g a t e f r o m e a c h c h u r c h

w i t h t h e e n t i r e d e l e g a t i o n f r o m t h e C e d a r G r o v e C h u r c h a s C o m m i t t e e on M i n i s t r y t o a r r a n g e f o r p r e a c h i n g s e r v i c e s f o r F r i d a y e v e n i n g a n d S a t u r d a y morn ing .

10. A p p o i n t e d s a m e # C o m m i t t e e on M i n i s t r y b u t w i t h o n e d e l e g a t e f r o m e a c h c h u r c h w i t h t h e M o d e r a t o r , Asst. M o d e r a t o r , C l e r k a n d Asst. C l e r k s a n d t h e e n t i r e d e l e g a t i o n f r o m o u r c o r r e s p o n d i n g A s s o c i a t i o n s a n d t r a n s i t s t o meet w i t h u s F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n a t 2 : 0 0 P.M. t o a r r a n g e t h e b u s i n e s s f o r S a t u r d a y .

11. BY move a n d s e c o n d d u l y c a r r i e d i t w a s a g r e e d t o c o r r e s p o n d w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g a s s o c i - a t i o n s o f o u r same f a i t h a n d o r d e r a n d t h e C l e r k s are d i r e c t e d t o p r e p a r e l e t t e r s t o same.

NEW SALEM, U N I O N . SARDIS, PUILADELPHIA and NORTHERN NEW SALEM

12. The C o m m i t t e e o n M i n i s t r y made t h e f o l l o w - i n g r e p o r t f o r p r e a c h i n g s e r v i c e s :

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1. E l d e r Dewey S e x t o n 2. E l d e r C l i f f o r d Maynord 3. E l d e r Fon B o l l i n g

SATURDAY MORNING

1. E l d e r E l i a s C o t t o n 2. E l d e r G r o v e r A d k i n s 3. E l d e r B a n n e r Manns

13. By move a n d s e c o n d d u l y c a r r i e d t h e A s - s o c i a t i o n s t a n d s a d j o u r n e d u n t i l 9 : 3 0 S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g .

SATURDAY M O R N I N G SEPTEMBER 6 . 1975

T h e I n d i a n Bot tom A s s o c i a t i o n met p e r s u a n t t o a d j o u r n m e n t a n d a f t e r s i n g i n g s o m e o f Z i o n ' s p r e c i o u s o l d s o n g s , o u r d e a r M o d e r a t o r s e l e c t e d E l d e r B u r t o n Howard f rom t h e New Sa lem A s s o c i a t i o n t o i n t r o d u c e t h e b u s i n e s s s e s s i o n o f t h i s A s s o c i - a t i o n . Bro. Howard was w o n d e r f u l l y b l e s s e d b e i n g e n d u e d w i t h t h e H o l y S p i r i t o f o u r b l e s s e d L o r d t o c o u n s e l t h e d e l e g a t e s t o b e f a i t h f u l t o o u r

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t r u s t a n d t o f i r m l y f a c e t h e c h a l l e n . g e s t h a t l i e a h e a d o f u s i n o u r p a t h w a y s o f d u t y . May h i s b l e s s e d c o u n s e l . l i v e w i t h ug a n d c h e e r u s o n t h r o u g h t h e a g e s a n d f o r a g e s t o come. B r o t h e r B i r c h e l l Mosley l e d u s i n p r a y e r .

The A s s o c i a t i o n p r o c e e d e d a s f o l l o w s :

1. C a l l e d t h e r o l l and marked t h e a b s e n t e e s . 2. M i n i s t e r s c h o s e n t o p r e a c h o n t h e s t a n d

f o r t o d a y a n d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n o t h e r t h a n t h e d e l e g a t e s w e r e e x c u s e d by t h e M o d e r a t o r t o go t o t h e s t a n d f o r p r e a c h i n g s e r v i c e s .

3. The r e p o r t o f t h e Commit tee on A r r a n g e m e n t s was r e a d ; same was a p p r o v e d by move a n d s e c o n d o f t h e d e l e g a t e s and t h e c o m m i t t e e f i n a l l y d i s c h a r g e d

4 . T h e M o d e r a t o r a p p o i n t e d a $Commit tee on F i n a n c e t o - w i t : G len Hampton , O l i v e r M u l l i n s a n d V i n s o n W h i t a k e r who r e p o r t e d t h e sum o f $ 7 4 5 . 0 0 a n d $ 9 0 . 0 0 f o r p i c t u r e s . By move a n d s e c o n d t h e r e p o r t was r e c e i v e d , a c c e p t e d a n d app roved .

5 . BY move a n d s e c o n d 2 5 0 0 m i n u t e s o f t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n w e r e d i r e c t e d t o b e p r i n t e d a n d t h a t t h e c l e r k be t h e S e c e t a r y a n d T r e a s u r e r a n d t h a t h e s u p e r i n t e n d t h e p r i n t i n g o f same a n d t h a t h e b e a l l o w e d t h e sum, o f $ 5 0 . 0 0 f o r h i s s e r v i c e s .

6 . A p p o i n t e d same Commit tee on M i n i s t r y a s on F r i d a y t o a r r a n g e f o r p r e a c h i n g s e r v i c e s o n S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g a n d S u n d a y .

F o r S a t u r d a y E v e n i n g 1. Emmit t Hall 2. Truman J e n t 3. E a r l Mosley 4. ' ~ i r b ~ J e n t

F o r Sun.day

1. E l d e r Wesly R a l e i g h 2. E l d e r N e l s o n S e a l s 3. E l d e r K i r b y I s o n 4. E l d e r Manus I s o n

7 . The C i r c u l a r L e t t e r was p r e p a r e d a n d r e a d by E l d e r I . D. Back . BY move a n d s e c o n d same was r e c e i v e d , a p p r o v e d a n d o r d e r e d t o b e P l a c e d i n o u r m i n u t e s .

T h e Commit tee on M i n i s t r y 1 c h o s e B r o . G l e n Hampton t o wr i te o n e f o r i n s p e c t i o n n e x t y e a r by t h e A s s o c i a t i o n ( 1976) .

8. The p r e a c h i n g b r e t h r e n w e r e c a l l e d on t o make t h e i r i n d i v i d u a l r e p o r t s on a t t e n d i n g u n i o n m e e t i n g s a n d c o r r e s p o n d i n g a s s o c i a t i o n s f o r t h e y e a r who r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e y d i d t h e b e s t t h e y c o u l d . By move a n d s e c o n d t h e i r r e p o r t s w e r e re- c e i v e d a n d t h e y were e x c u s e d f o r t h e i r f a i l u r e s a n d s h o r t c o m i n g s .

9 . By move a n d s e c o n d U n i o n a n d Communion M e e t i n g s were o r d e r e d t o b e p r i n t e d i n t h e minutes .

10. By move a n d s e c o n d i t was a g r e e d t o h a v e o b i t u a r i e s p r i n t e d i n t h e m i n u t e s t o g e t h e r w i t h p i c t u r e s . W i t h $ 5 . 0 0 b e i n g i n c l u d e d f o r t h e p r i n t i n g o f p i c t u r e s .

11. T r e a s u r e r ' s r e p o r t :

T o t a l r e c e i p t s f o r l a s t y e a r ( 1974). . . . . $958. 29 C o s t o f p r i n t i n g m i n u t e s . . ............ , $625 .00

........................... Clerk 's f e e . . $ 50 .00 T o t a l e x p e n s e f o r y e a r . . ............... $675.00 B a l a n c e on hand f o r S e p t . 1975 . . ........ $283 .29 R e c e i v e d from t h e s e v e r a l c h u r c h e s . . . . . $745.00 Rece ived f o r p i c t u r e s . ................. $ 90 .00 R e c e i v e d from d o n a t i o n s . ............... $ 5 5 . 0 0 T o t a l r e c e i p t s f o r 1975. . ............. $1175.29

L e s s a l l o w a n c e t o O l u s B a l d r i d g e and Ne l son S e a l s ... e x p e n s e a s d e l e g a t e s t o A s s o c i a t i o n . . $ 100 .00

B a l a n c e on hand Sep t ember 6 , 1975.. ... $1075.29 By move a n d s e c o n d t h e t r e a s u r e r ' s r e p o r t was r e c e i v e d a n d a p p r o v e d .

1 2 . L e t t e r s p r e p a r e d t o o u r c o r r e s p o n d i n g a s s o c i a t i o n a s f o l l o w s :

A. New Salem: To c o n v e n e w i t h t h e Long Fo rk Church , H a r t l e y , P i k e County Kentucky b e g i n n i n g on F r i d a y b e f o r e t h e F o u r t h S a t u r d a y i n Sep t ember , 1975, a n d t h e two f o l l o w i n g d a y s , E l d e r s : K i r b y I s o n , J . N e l s o n S e a l s , O l u s B a l d r i d g e , Manus I s o n . McKinley McIn tosh , B i r c h e l Mosley , C h e s t e r G ibson , E a r l M o s l e y , Emmitt H a l l . Truman J e n t . I . D . Back , John P r e e c e , Wil l ie E l d r i d g e , Henry E ld r i d g e . O l i v e r M u l l i n s , C l a r k Hays, Green F i e l d s , J r . L u s k , Alonzo Mosley. Glen Hampton, C a r l Back, Myrl Smi th , Akers

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Elwood C o r n e t t , C l a r e n c e F i e l d s , C h a r l i e

Gibson , Ha l l i e Dyer , C r i t t E l d r i d g e . B. U N I O N . TO c o n v e n e w i t h t h e L i t t l e Hope

c h u r c h , c l i n t w o o d , D i c k e r s o n C o u n t y , V i r g i n i a b e g i n n i n g on F r i d a y b e f o r e t h e t h i r d S a t u r d a y i n Sep t ember 1975 and t h e two f o l l o w i n g days : E l d e r s : ~ i ~ b ~ son, anus I s o n , O l u s ~ a l d r i d g e , M c K i n l e ~ ~ ~ ~ n t o s h , C h a r 1 1 e G i b s o n , N e l s o n S e a l s , C h e s t e r G i b s o n , ~ l o n z o ~ o s l e y , Truman J e n t , C l a r k H a y s * Henry ~ l d r i d g e , Willie E l d r i d g e , Carl Back , E a r l Mosley , John P r e e c e , Myrl Smi th .

C. SARDIS: TO convene w i t h t h e S a m a r i a Church. D i n g e s s , West V i r g i n i a b e g i n n i n g on F r i d a y b e f o r e t h e s e c o n d S a t u r d a y i n S e p t e m b e r 1975 a n d t h e two f o l l o w i n g d a y s : E l d e r s : K i r b y I s o n , N e l s o n S e a l s , C h e s t e r G i b s o n , Manus I s o n , M c K i n l e y ~ c I n t o s h , John P r e e c e , C l a r k H a y s , Manus I s o n , C a r l Back , C h a r l i e G i b s o n .

D . PHILADELPHIA: To c o n v e n e w i t h t h e M t . O l i v e t C h u r c h o n t h e s e c o n d F r i d a y b e f o r e t h e s e c o n d S a t u r d a y i n A u g u s t , 1975 a n d t h e two f o l - l o w i n g d a y s : E l d e r s : J o h n P r e e c e , N e l s o n S e a l s , K i r b y I s o n , Manus I s o n , E r m i l I s o n , C l a r k Hays , Mark D o t s o n , Gene G r e e r , B i l l H a l c o n b , E m m i t t Hal 1, C h e s t e r Gibson , Cleon Combs, Green F i e l d s .

E. NORTHERN NEW SALEM: To c o n v e n e w i t h t h e L i t t l e R e b e c c a C h u r c h , P l y m o u t h , O h i o o n F r i d a y b e f o r e t h e f i r s t S a t u r d a y i n A u g u s t , 1 9 7 6 and t h e two f o l l o w i n g d a y s : E l d e r s : K i r b y I s o n , N e l s o n S e a l s , Truman J e n t , C h e s t e r G i b s o n , Manus I s o n , A l o n z o M o s l e y , B i r c h e l l Mos l ey .

13 . The Commit tee on Ar rangemen t s c h o s e E l d e r B i l l H a l c o m b t o p r e a c h t h e i n t r o d u c t o r y s e r m o n f o r t h e 1 9 7 6 S ~ S S ~ O ~ o f t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n a n d t h a t E l d e r C l a r k Hays b e h i s a l t e r n a t e ,

1 4 . The A s s o c i a t i o n c a l l e d o n ~ l d e ~ I s o n # s e c r e t a r y o f t h e Committee on C o u n c i l , t o make a r e p o r t o f t h e c o u n c i l ' s a c t i ' v i t i e s f o r t h e yea r . .An O r a l r e p o r t Was made a n d r e c e i v e d by t h e by P r o p e r move a n d s e c o n d . N o a c t i v i t i e s by t h e cornmi t t e e . - . -.

15. The M o d e r a t o r o f t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n c h o s e I . D . B a c k , C l a r k H a y s , C l a r e n c e F i e l d s , C h a r l i e

G i b s o n , Truman J e n t , M c K i n l e y M c I n t o s h , a n d K i r b y I s o n t o s e r v e a s c o m m i t t e e c o u n c i l u n t i l n e x t A s s o c i a t i o n 1976, a n d t h a t E l d e r 1 . D . B a c k s e r v e as c h a i r m a n a n d t h a t E l d e r K i r b y I s o n a s C l e r k .

1 6 . By m o v e a n d s e c o n d t h e r e q u e s t o f New B e t h l e h e m C h u r c h t o c h a n g e h e r m e e t i n g time was g r a n t e d .

1 7 . F o r many y e a r s t h e I n d i a n B o t t o m A s s o c i - a t i o n h a s s e e n a n d f e l t t h e p r e s s i n g n e e d f o r a c e n t r a l l o c a t i o n w i t h a m p l e p a r k i n g s p a c e a n d s u f f i c i e n t h o u s i n g f o r o u r d e l e g a t e s a n d o u r a s s o c i a t i o n a l c o n g r e g a t i o n a n d f r i e n d s . We h a v e n o t e d w i t h much c o n c e r n t h e b u r d e n p u t o n o u r c h u r c h e s i n e n t e r t a i n i n g a n d h o s t i n g t h e A s s o c i - a t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y i n n e i g h b o r h o o d s w h e r e c h u r c h e s w e r e small a n d young .

We b e l i e v e t h a t o u r d e e p c o n c e r n a n d o u r e v e r i n c r e a s i n g b u r d e n s h a v e r e a c h e d t h e h e i g h t s o f H e a v e n , a n d o u r L o r d a n d o u r God i s o f f e r i n g u s a p l a n o f r e l i e f . God h a s e v e r h a d a p l a n a n d He r e v e a l s i t t o t h e n e e d y a n d d e s e r v i n g ; m o r e o f t e n t h r o u g h H i s own d e a r s e r v a n t s .

B r o t h e r J o h n P r e e c e h a s f o u n d a w o n d e r f u l p l a c e w h i c h c o u l d v e r y , s a t i s f a c t o r i l y ~ b e o u r p e r m a n e n t l y a n n u a l m e e t i n g p l a c e a n d f u t u r e home.

L i k e t h e c e n t u r i o n o f o l d who b u i l t a s y n o - g o g u e a n d g a v e i t t o ~ o d b p e o p l e , B r o t h e r P r e e c e p u r c h a s e d t h i s p r o p e r t y a n d i s c o n v e y i n g same t o t h e I n d i a n Bot tom A s s o c i a t i o n as a f r e e g i f t , f r e e f rom a l l l i e n s a n d d e b t s o f e v e r y n a t u r e .

T h e I n d i a n R o t t o m A s s o c i a t i o n w i l l g l a d l y r e c e i v e a n d a c c e p t t h e g i f t a n d d e e d o f t h i s p r o p e r t y w i t h much h u m b l e n e s s a n d m e e k n e s s o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t , a n d we t h a n k B r o t h e r P r e e c e f o r t h e G o d l y d e e d w h i c h h e h a s d o n e .

18. E l d e r Manus I s o n by h i s a u t h o r i t y t o make t e m p o r a r y a p p o i n t m e n t s d o t h a p p o i n t b r e t h r e n : N e l s o n S e a l s , b l e n n Hampton, Vernon I s o n , William L u s k J r . , G r e e n F i e l d s , O l i v e r ~ u l l i n s a n d J o h n P r e e c e a s b u i l d i n g c o m m i t t e e f o r t h e p r o p e r t y r e c e i v e d f r o m B r o t h e r P r e e c e , o u r f u t u r e home a n d m e e t i n g p l a c e . T h i s c o m m i t t e e s h a l l h a v e f u l l c o n t r o l a n d power t o c o l l e c t a n d s p e n d f u n d s ; t o r e n o v a t e , r e m o d e l a n d d o w h a t e v e r i s n e c e s s a r y

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t o i m p r o v e t h e l a n d a n d b u i l d i n g f o r c o n v e n i e n c e a n d c o m f o r t o f t h e a s s e m b l i e s o f t h e I n d i a n Bot tom A s s o c i a t i o n . H o w e v e r , t h i s commi t t e e s h a l l u s e p r e c a u t i o n a n d n o t b e e x t r a v a g a n t i n t h e e x - p e n d i t u r e s r e l a t i n g t o t h i s m a t t e r . I t is f u r t h e r d i r e c t e d by t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n t h a t E l d e r N e l s o n S e a l s s e r v e a s c h a i r m a n o f t h i s c o m m i t t e e a n d t h a t Glen Hampton s e r v e a s c l e r k . T h e A s s o c i a t i o n f u r t h e r o r d e r s t h a t a l l c h e c k s d r a w n i n t h e p a y - m e n t s o f b i l l s e t c . m u s t be s i g n e d by b o t h G l e n n Hampton a n d J o h n P r e e c e .

19. R e s o l u t i o n : B e i t r e s o l v e d by t h e I n d i a n B o t t o m A s s o c i -

a t i o n t h a t we e x p r e s s o u r t h a n k s a n d d e e p g r a t i - t u d e t o Bro. J o h n P r e e c e f o r h i s k i n d g e n e r o s i t y a n d l o v e h e h a s shown f o r o u r A s s o c i a t i o n i n d o n a t i n g t o t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n p r o p e r t y r e f e r r e d t o e l s e w h e r e i n t h e s e m i n u t e s t o b e o u r f u t u r e p e r m a n e n t h o m e a n d m e e t i n g p l a c e . T h i s n o b l e d e e d o f k i n d n e s s , l o v e a n d a d m i r a t i o n . we t r u s t w i l l l i v e i n t h e h e a r t s a n d m i n d s o f o u r b r e t h r e n f o r t ime i m m o r t a l , a n d we p r a y t h a t i t w i l l b e u n t o h im a m e m o r i a l as l o n g a s h e s o j o u r n s h e r e , a n d f o r a g e s t o come.

20 . By t h e a u t h o r i t y i n v e s t e d i n E l d e r Wanus I s o n a s M o d e r a t o r o f t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n t o make a l l t e m p o r a r y a n d n e c e s s a r y a p p o i n t m e n t s , h e d o t h h e r e - b y a p p o i n t E u g e n e Adams, Agnon B a c k , Carl Back. C r i t E l d r i d g e a n d V i n s o n W h i t a k e r t o s e r v e a s t r u s t e e s o f t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n s o l o n g a s t h e y b e w i l l i n g a n d a b l e , o r u n t i l f u r t h e r o r d e r s o f t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n . S a i d a p p o i n t e e s b e i n g p r e s e n t a t t h i s s e s s i o n o f t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n a n d p r o p e r l y n o t i f i e d d o t h e a c h a c c e p t s a i d a p p o i n t m e n t a n d agree t o s e r v e t o t h e b e s t o f t h e i r s k i l l a n d a b i l i t y By move a n d s e c o n d t h e I n d i a n B o t t o m A s s o c i a t i o n a p p r o v e s t h e a p p o i n t m e n t o f t h e s e t r u s t e e s t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e i r a c c e p t a n c e t o s e r v e i n t h a t c a p a c i t y .

2 1 . BY m o v e a n d s e c o n d d u l y c a r r i e d i t i s o r d e r e d b y t h e A s s o c i a t i o n t h a t d e l e g a t e s b e a l l o w e d t h e i r e x p e n s e s t o d i s t a n t a s s o c i a t i o n s t o - w i t : N o r t h e r n N e w S a l e m a n d P h i l a d e l p h i a ; g a s

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e x p e n s e s f o r o n e s i x p a s s e n g e r a u t o m o b i l e p l u s e x p e n s e s f o r mea l s a n d l o d g i n g i f a n y . Upon s u b m i t t i n g a b i l l i n w r i t i n g f o r t h e s e e x p e n s e s t o t h e t r e a s u r e r h e i s d i r e c t e d t o p a y f o r s a m e o u t o f t r e a s u r y o f t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n .

22 . BY move a n d s e c o n d t h e t r e a s u r e r i s t o p a y e x p e n s e s o f N e l s o n S e a l s a n d O l u s B a l d r i d g e as d e l e g a t e s t o t h e N o r t h e r n N e w Sa lem A s s o c i a t i o n 1975 s e s s i o n . ($75. 00).

23. Ry move a n d s e c o n d t h e t r e a s u r e r o f t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n i s d i r e c t e d t o d r a w a c h e c k o n t h e t r e a s u r y f o r t h e sum o f $ 2 5 . 0 0 p a y a b l e t o E l d e r N e l s o n Sea l s a s r e i m b u r s e m e n t f o r e x p e n s e s h e h a d i n r e p r e s e n t i n g t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n a s a d e l e g a t e t o t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a A s s o c i a t i o n .

24 . By move a n d s e c o n d d u l y c a r r i e d o u r n e x t s e s s i o n o f t h e I n d i a n B o t t o m A s s o c i a t i o n w i l l be h e l d a t o u r new d e l e g a t e h o u s e a n d p l a c e on Y e l l o w C r e e k , S a s s a f r a s , K n o t t C o u n t y , K e n t u c k y t o com- m e n c e o n F r i d a y b e f o r e t h e f i r s t S a t u r d a y i n S e p t e m b e r , 1976 a n d t h e two f o l l o w i n g d a y s . The M t . O l i v e t C h u r c h by move a n d s e c o n d d u l y c a r r i e d w i l l h o s t o u r 1976 s e s s i o n , a n d t h u s b e t h e f i r s t c h u r c h t o r e c e i v e t h e h o n o r o f d o i n g s o a t o u r n e w h o m e a n d p l a c e .

25. T h e m i n u t e s o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , t h e 1975 s e s s i o n w e r e b e a d a n d by move a n d s e c o n d a p p r o v e d by t h e A s s o c i a t i o n .

26 . T h e work o f t h i s s e s s i o n o f t h i s A s s o c i - a t i o n h a v i n g b e e n c o m p l e t e d a n d n o f u r t h e r b u s - i n e s s t o b e c o n s i d e r e d , by move a n d s e c o n d t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n s t a n d s a d j o u r n e d u n t i l t h e r e - c o n v e n - i n g o f s a m e w i t h o u r a s s e ~ b l y i n g a t o u r new home a n d p l a c e o n Y e l l o w C r e e k , S a s s a f r a s , K n o t t C o u n t y , K e n t u c k y t o commence o n F r i d a y b e f o r e t h e f i r s t S a t u r d a y i n S e p t e m b e r , 1976 a n d t h e two f o l l o w i n g d a y s .

A f t e r s i n g i n g a f a r e w e l l s o n g a m i d s t l o v i n g h a n d s h a k e s a n d much r e j o i c i n g E l d e r 1. D. Back led us t o is g r e a t t h r o n e o f g r a c e i n a c l o s i n g p r a y e r .

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To t h e b r e t h r e n t h a t compose t h e I n d i a n Bot tom A s s o c i a t i o n D e a r B r e t h r e n :

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I s u p p o s e t h a t t h e s c r i p t u r e t h a t i s m o s t a p p r o p r i a t e a n d t h e o n e t h a t k e e p s c o m i n g t o my mind i s , " L e t u s e n d u r e h a r d s h i p s as a g o o d s o l - d i e r o f J e s u s C h r i s t . " I t h i n k o f t h e s e h a r d - s h i p s as t h e w a r f a r e we a r e e n g a g e d i n .

S o m e t i m e s i t seems t h a t t h e e n e m y h a s s u r - r o u n d e d u s a n d we f e e l w e a k a n d f a i n t , b u t a s o l d i e r l i k e G i d e o n c o m e s t o my m i n d . I t h i n k o f how h e f o u g h t t h e b a t t l e a n d how t h e o n e s t o f i g h t were c h o s e n . A l l o f G o d ' s s e r v a n t s h a v e b e e n t r i e d a n d p r o v e n .

P a u l s a i d . "I h a v e f o u g h t a g o o d f i g h t . " Y e s , P a u l was a s o l d i e r i n d e e d . He u s e d t h e Sword o f t h e S p i r i t as h i s weapon . H i s p a t i e n c e w a s o f t e n t r i e d . S a t a n u s e d a l l t h e e n e m i e s h e h a d o n P a u l , o n l y t o f i n d P a u l w i t h t h e w h o l e a r m o r o f God o n ( t h e h e l m e t o f s a l v a t i o n ; t h e b r e a s t p l a t e o f r i g h t e o u s n e s s ; t h e s h i e l d o f f a i t h ; a n d t h e s w o r d o f t h e s p i r i t ) .

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We h a v e g i a n t s h e r e i n t h i s p r e s e n t w o r l d , n o t g i a n t s o f s t a t u r e , b u t g i a n t s i n t h i n g s c o n - t r a r y t o t h e w o r d o f G o d ( f a 1 s e w i t n e s s e s a n d f a l s e d o c t r i n e s ) . T h e s e a re t h e g i a n t s we h a v e t o f i g h t t o d a y . L e t u s f i g h t i n t h e name o f t h e L o r d a n d t h e v i c t o r y w i l l be o u r s .

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E a r l y S u n d a y m o r n i n g c r o w d s b e g a n t o g a t h e r a t t h e C e d a r G r o v e C h u r c h . Warm h a n d s h a k e s a n d l o v a b l e a n d h a p p y g r e e t i n g s m a n t f e s t e d t h e g r e a t l o v e a n d f e l l o w s h i p s o p r e v a l a n t among u s a l l . I t was i n d i c a t i v e o f e t e r n a l p e a c e w h i c h d o t h abound i n o u r d e a r A s s o c i a t i o n .

P r e t t y s o o n t h e s p a c i o u s c h u r c h h o u s e w a s f i l l e d a n d t h e s w e e t m e l o d i e s o f t h e s o n g s o f Z i o n b e g a n t o r i n g o u t i n r e n d e r i n g p e a c e a n d g l o r y t o H i m who gave H i s l i f e t h a t we m i g h t l i v e .

E l d e r Carl Back i n t r o d u c e d t h e s e r v i c e s w i t h w o n d e r f u l r e m a r k s a n d p r a y e r . Then came E l d e r Nelson S e a l s t o t h e s t a n d w i t h a w o n d e r f u l message o f l o v e a n d c o u n s e t . H e w a s f o l l o w e d by E l d e r K i r b y I s o n , E l d e r M a n u s I s o n , o u r M o d e r a t o r b r o u g h t t h e s e r v i c e s t o a c l o s e w i t h a b l e s s e d m e s s a g e w h i c h warmed o u r h e a r t s a n d made u s t o r e j o i c e i n t h e h o p e o f o u r s a l v a t i o n . And t h u s e n d e d a n o t h e r s e s s i o n o f t h e I n d l a n B o t t o m A s - s o c i a t i o n , w h i c h we b e l i e v e w i l l b e r e m e m b e r e d

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f o r many y e a r s t o come. B r e t h r e n l e t ' s p r a y f o r p e a c e a n d p r o s p e r i t y

among G o d ' s p e o p l e t h a t t h e w h e e l s o f Z i o n w i l l c o n t i n u e t o r o l l a n d t h a t we c a n o v e r c o m e t h e a d v e r s a r y .

Y o u r s e r v a n t , O l u s B a l d r i d g e , C l e r k

U N I O N AND COMMUNION MEETINGS

MAY

MT. OLIVET - U N I O N : 1st S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n May, 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d : B i l l M o o r e , M i t c h e l l C h a f f i n s , I v a n A m b u r g e y , M e l v i n W a t t s , F o n B o l l i n g , Communion. 1st S u n d a y i n August. , 1 9 7 6

LITTLE DOVE - UNION: 2nd S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n May, 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d : M e l v i n W a t t s , I v a n A m b u r g e y , Fon B o l l i n g , I . D. B a c k , Communion . 2 n d S u n d a y i n J u l y , 1 9 7 6 .

REYNOLDS FORK - U N I O N : 3 r d S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n May, 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d : F e l i x S e x t o n , Hiram A d k i n s , W e b s t e r B a r t l e y , Manus I s o n , A l b e r t S l o n e , B i l l Ha lcomb, E l i a s C o t t o n , a n d Bro . J o h n P r e e c e , Communion, 3 r d S u n d a y i n J u n e , 1 9 7 6 .

BULL CREEK - U N I O N : 3 r d S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n May, 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d ; W e s l e y R a l e . i g h , Ermi 1 I s o n , B i l l H a l c o m b , C l a r k H a y s , C l a r e n c e F i e l d s , a n d B r o . J o h n P r e e c e , Communion , 3 r d S u n d a y i n A u g u s t , 1 9 7 6 .

BLAIR BRANCH; - U N I O N : 3 r d S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n May, 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d ; C l i v e H a l l , I v a n A m - b u r g e y , I . D . B a c k , C a r l B a c k , R o b e r t H a n e y , a n d M e l v i n W a t t s , Communion, 3 r d Sunday i n J u l y , 1976 .

CEDAR GROVE - U N I O N : 4 t h S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n May, 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d : M e l v i n Watts, H e r s h e l 1 H u f f , R o b e r t H a n e y . C h a r l e s K e e s e e , Coy Combs. B a n n e r M a n n s , I . D . B a c k , a n d B r o . A g n a n B a c k , C o m m u n i o n , 4 t h S u n d a y . i n A u g u s t , 1 9 7 6 .

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JUNE

HAPPY HOME - U N I O N : 1st S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n J u n e , 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d : G r o v e r A d k i n s , E r m i l 1.503, K i r b y I s o n . M a n u s I s o n , I . D. B a c k , a n d t h e Mod- e r a t o r , Communion, 1st S u n d a y i n J u l y , 1976 .

CLEAR FORK - UNION: 1st S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n J u n e , 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d : G a r d n e r J e n t , G r e e n F i e l d s , E s t i l l S l o n e , E a r l M o s l e y , Communion, 1st S u n d a y i n J u l y , 1 9 7 6 .

NEW HOME - U N I O N : 2 n d S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n J u n e , 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d ; C a r l B a c k , C l a r k H a y s , Hiram A d k i n s , E r m i l I s o n . Communion , 2 n d S u n d a y i n J u l y , 1 9 7 6 .

NEW BETHLEHEM! - UNION: 3 r d S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n J u n e , 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d : F e l i x S e x t o n , Truman J e n t , D e w i e S e x t o n , C h a r l i s G i b s o n , C o m m u n i o n , 3 r d S u n d a y i n A u g u s t , 1 9 7 6 .

BIG CREEK - U N I O N : 4 t h S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n J u n e , 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d t C l a r k H a y s , E l l i s A m b u r g e y , M e l v i n Watts, t h e M o d e r a t o r , B r o . J o h n P r e e c e , C l e a o n C o m b s , C o m m u n i o n , 4 t h S u n d a y i n J u l y , 1 9 7 6 .

TOLSON CREEK - U N I O N : 4 t h S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n J u n e , 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d ; A n d y B a t e s , B i l l H a l c o m b , K i r b y I s o n . C h a r l i e G i b s o n , B r o . Agnan B a c k , Communion , 4 t h S u n d a y i n J u l y , 1 9 7 6 .

D I X O N MEMORIAL - UNION: 4 t h S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n J u n e , 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d ; Howard C a u d i l l , C l a r k H a y s , C r i t t E l d r i d g e , I . D . B a c k , C h a r l i e G i b s o n , Br0s . t J o h n P r e e c e a n d Toby B r e e d i n g , Communion , 4 t h S u n d a y i n J u l y , 1 9 7 6 .

I V Y POINT - U N I O N : 4 t h S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y i n J u n e , 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d t C h a r l i e G i b s o n , Dewey S e x t o n , Andy B a t e s , E r m i l I s o n , K i r b y I s o n , Chuck K e e s e e , T r u m a n J e n t , t h e M o d e r a t o r , B r o s . L e w i s

C r a f t a n d J o h n P r e e c e . Communion, 4 t h S u n d a y i n J u l y , 1976.

JULY

NORTHERN NEW HOME - UNION: 4 t h S a t u r d a y and Sunday i n J u l y , 1976 . E l d e r s c a l l e d ; C l a r k H a y s , Truman J e n t , G r e e n F i e l d s , I. D . B a c k , B r o . J o h n P r e e c e , Communion, 4 t h S u n d a y i n A u g u s t , 1976 .

AUGUST

DEFEATED CREEK - U N I O N : 2nd S a t u r d a y a n d Sunday i n A u g u s t , 1 9 7 6 , E l d e r s c a l l e d : E r m i l I s o n , K i r b y J e n t . B i l l H a l c o m b , B r o . Agnan B a c k , Communion, 2 n d S u n d a y i n A u g u s t , 1 9 7 6 .

MALLIE SHEPHERD

A n o t h e r y e a r h a s come a n d g o n e a n d t h e l i t t l e t o w n o f B l a c k e y h a s l o s t a v a l i a n t s o l d i e r , We a re a l l s a d , a n d t h a t a c h i n g , e m p t y f e e l i n g t h a t s o d i s t u r b s u s t o d a y w i l l n o t b e s o o n f i l l e d . n o w e v e r , t h e r e j o i c i n g i n H e a v e n f a r e x c e e d s a n y t h i n g Ma1 l i e S h e p h e r d h a s k n o w n b e f o r e .

Mallie was b o r n o n A u g u s t 3 , 1 8 9 7 , i n t o t h e h o m e o f t h e l a t e M o s e a n d P o l l y Ann I s o n . S h e e n t e r e d e t e r n a l

l i f e on S a t u r d a y , D e c e m b e r 2 8 , 1 9 7 4 , m a k i n g h e r l i f e o n e a r t h 77 y e a r s , 4 m o n t h s a n d 25 d a y s .

On S e p t e m b e r 7 , 1 9 1 7 , M a l l i e w a s m a r r i e d t o N a v i r e S h e p h e r d who p r e c e d e d h e r i n d e a t h . N a v i r e and M a l l i e h a d n o c h i l d r e n . However , t h e y b r o u g h t i n t o t h e i r home Mal l ie ' s n i e c e , J a n i c e S u e I s o n W h i t a k e r , when s h e was 2 2 m o n t h s o l d a n d w e r e a f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r t o h e r . T h e y l o v e d h e r ; t h e y c o u n s e l e d h e r ; t h e y p r o v i d e d f o r h e r ; a n d t h e y p r a y e d f o r h e r s a l v a t i o n .

When M a l l i e was 2 1 y e a r s o l d s h e j o i n e d t h e R e g u l a r B a p t i s t Church a n d h a s b e e n a f a i t h f u l a n d w o r k i n g member. H e r s w e e t s m i l e a n d s i m p l e , g e n u i n e k i n d n e s s h a s made a t r e m e n d o u s i m p r e s s i o n o n f r i e n d s , n e i g h b o r s , a n d r e l a t i v e s . We c a n a l l remember b a c k i n b r i g h t e r y e a r s h o w M a l l i e a n d N a v i r e w a l k e d u p a n d d o w n t h i s v a l l e y o n t h e i r way t o c h u r c h w i t h a d e d i c a t i o n t o s e r v i n g God n o t o f t e n f o u n d .

M a l l i e l e a v e s t o mourn t h e i r l o s s : o n e s i s t e r , Marlie Adarns: t h r e e b r o t h e r s : R o o s e v e l t I s o n , B r a d l e y I s o n a n d N a v i r e I s o n , a n d m a n y , m a n y f r i e n d s a n d r e l a t i v e s .

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v i s i t s t o B l ackey w i l l n e v e r b e t h e s a m e a g a i n , b u t b e o f good c h e e r f o r M a l l i e h a s o v e r c o m e h e r p a i n , h e r l o n e l i n e s s , b e i n g c r i p p l e d , and a l l t h e s o r r o w o f t h e w o r l d . S h e h a s w o r k e d h a r d f o r many y e a r s . S h e s e r v e d h e r f a m i l y , h e r n e i g h b o r s , h e r community, and h e r S a v i o r well . I ' q s u r e s h e would say :

Oh, weep n o t f o r me, I am a n x i o u s t o go To t h a t Heaven o f rest whe re t e a r s n e v e r f l o w . I f e a r n o t t o e n t e r t h a t d a r k l o n e l y w o r l d Fo r soon s h a l l I r i s e f rom t h e o l d g r a v e y a r d .

You t o o can go l i v e f o r e v e r w i t h M a l l i e a n d N a v i r e and a l l t h e f r i e n d s t h a t h a v e gone b e f o r e .

s W r i t t e n by a f r i e n d a n d b r o t h e r i n h o p e o f e t e r n a l l i f e .

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VERSIE SLONE

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A p r i l 3, 1 9 2 2 , t h e d a u g h t e r o f B e n G i b s o n a n d P e g g y C a u d i l l G ibson . S h e d i e d a t 4: 20 A . M . J u l s 6 . 1 9 7 5 a t h e r - .

home a f t e r a l o n g i l l n e s s . S h e was a member o f t h e N e w Home R e g u l a r B a p t i s t Chu rch . S h e w a s m a r r i e d t o D e v o e S l o n e , who p r e c e d e d h e r i n d e a t h on O c t o b e r 1, 1967.

S u r v i v o r s a r e : 2 s o n s , J a m e s D e v o e , K e n d a l l v i l l e , I n d i a n a , R o b e r t Lee a t home; 1 d a u g h t e r , J u n e C a r o l G ibson ,

a r i n k l e y , Ky. 1 g r a n d d a u g h t e r , 2 s i s t e r s : N e b r a s k a M u l l i n s , Dema, Ky. , N e o l a Mead, I r o n t o n v i l l e , Ohio ; 3 h a l f s i s t e r s * J e s s i e S l o n e , T o p m o s t , K y . . Nancy H a l l and Susan I s a c s , M c D o w e l l , K y . , 4 b r o t h e r s t Andy Gibson , Dema, Ky., S y l v e s t e r G ibson , P e t e r s b u r g , Mich igan . L e o n a r d G i b s o n , R i t t m a n , Ohio , and Dan G ibson , San An ton io , Texas.

P r e c e d i n g h e r i n d e a t h we re 3 s i s t e r s : C l e r c i e S l o n e , V e r t a Gibson , a n d V e r n a G i b s o n , h a 1 f s i s t e r , F l o r e n c e M u l l i n s , b r o t h e r , Maynard G ibson ,

a n d h a l f b r o t h e r , B i l l G i b s o n , S h e l e a v e s t o mourn h e r p a s s i n g a l a r g e h o s t o f k i n d r e d a n d f r i e n d s .

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JfM THACKER

W i t h a s a d h e a r t a n d l o n e l y f e e l i n g , I w i l l t r y t o w r i t e an o b i t u a r y o f Bro. Jim T h a c k e r . He was b o r n J u n e 6 , 1 8 9 1 , a n d d i e d Feb . 9 , 1975 .

He l e f t b e h i n d t o mourn t h e i r l o s s 1 0 c h i l d r e n , 7 g i r l s a n d 3 b o y s , h i s g o o d c o m p a n i o n , 46 g r a n d c h i l d r e n , 4 8 g r e a t - g r a n d c h i l d r e n a n d many f r i e n d s .

He j o i n e d t h e N e w Home R e g u l a r B a p t i s t C h u r c h o n J a n . 18 , 1 9 7 5 a n d s a i d t h e L o r d h a d f o r g i v e n him f o r a l l

h e had e v e r done. 'Throughout - , h i s s i c k n e s s I t a l k e d t o him many times a b o u t t h e g o o d L o r d . I d o n ' t h a v e any d o u b t a b o u t h i s s o u l ; a f t e r h e s a i d t h e Lo rd f o r g a v e him h e d i d n ' t h a v e any more p a i n c o n c e r n i n g h i s s i c k n e s s . I b e l i e v e t h e Good L o r d s e n t me t o h i s bed s i d e t o t a l k t o h i m . B e f o r e he r e p e n t e d I t o l d him t h a t I w o u l d p r a y a n d f o r him t o p r a y . He s a i d h e w o u l d . On a b o u t t h e t h i r d day a f t e r we t a l k e d h e t o l d h i s f a m i l y t h e Lord h a d s a v e d h i s s o u l a n d j o i n e d t h e c h u r c h .

S o C h i l d r e n , I t h i n k o u r l o s s i s H e a v e n ' s g a i n . J u s t p r a y t o meet h i m a g a i n i n a w o r l d where t r o u b l e c a n n o t c o m e a n d p a r t i n g i s n o more.

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THE GRASS WITHERETH, THE FLOWER FADETH BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD SHALL STAND FOREVER

T h e p r o p h e t I s a i a h , who is t h e a u t h o r o f t h e s e w o r d s , l o d o u b t m a n y t i m e s g a z e d v i t h awe a n d a m a z e m e n t u p o n ; h e b e a u t i f u l g r e e n f i e l d s rnd c o l o r f u l f l o w e r s s p a r k - , i n g w i t h b e a u t y o f t h o s e ' a l e s t i n i a n d e w d r o p s u n d e r & h e r a y s o f t h e m a g n i f i c e n t

' s u n a s i t s h i n e s f o r t h i n - a l l i t s s p l e n d o r a n d g l o r y . * T h e P r o p h e t l i k e n s t h e s w i f t -

n e s s w i t h w h i c h t h i s l o v e - l i n e s s d i s a p p e a r s t o o u r e a r t h l y e x i s t e n c e a n d p i l -

g r i m a g e h e r e . I t t e a c h e s u s t h e l e s s o n t h a t we a r e b u t a

few d a y s a n d p a s s o n t o a n o t h e r e x i s t e n c e w h e r e we w i l l r e i g n a s i m m o r t a l b e i n g s f o r e v e r w i t h t h e a g e s . I n t h i s w o r l d , a g e a n d i r f i r m a t i e s a r e bound t o b e o u r l o t f o r a s e a s o n . I f we a r e t o a t t a i n t h a t b r i g h t w o r l d a b o v e we s h a l l b e a r much a f f l i c t i o n s a n d s o r r o w s h e r e . Yes, l i f e i s a n e x a m p l e o f t h e w i t h e r i n g g r a s s a n d t h e f a d i n g f l o w e r .

Thank t h e L o r d t h i s i s n ' t t h e w h o l e s t o r y . The wise p r o p h e t a l s o s a i d , t h e w o r d o f t h e L o r d s h a l l l i v e f o r e v e r . The B i b l e is l i t e r a l l y f i l l e d w i t h a s s u r a n c e s t h a t a l l w h o b e l i e v e o n J e s u s h a v e e v e r l a s t i n g l i f e , a n d we h a v e t h e c o m f o r t t h a t o u r d e p a r t e d l o v e d o n e s , who s o b e l i e v e , a r e - r e s t i n g f rom t h e i r l a b o r s a n d w a i t i n g f o r t h e g l o r i o u s d a y o f r e s s u r r e c t i a n a ? d r e u n i o n .

T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g , F e b r u a r y 8, 1 9 7 3 n e a r 4:30 P . l . , a s t h e s u n w a s c o m p l e t i n g i t s o r b i t a c r o s s t h e H e a v e n s , h i d i n g i t s f a c e f r o m u s i n o r d e r t o b r i n g n i g h t a n d d a r k n e s s t o t h e w o r l d , Angel G a b r i e l was s e n t f r o m H e a v e n t o t h e Morn- t a i n Manor N u r s i n g home a n d c a l l e d f o r o u r b l e s s e d

f a t h e r a n d t o o k him t o a l a n d o f e v e r l a s t i n g p e a c e a n d h a p p i n e s s .

I n mid summer, A u g u s t 2 , 1 8 7 4 a l m o s t o n e h u n d r e d y e a r s a g o ; l o n g b e f o r e t h e screams o f t h e l o c o m o t i v e s were h e a r d i n t h e s e v a l l e y s , o r t h e l i t t l e r e d s c h o o l h o u s e s h a d d o t t e d t h e h i l l s , W . M . ( B i l l ) I s o n was b o r n i n t o t h e p a r e n t a g e o f George I s o n and V i n a P o l l y I s o n , a t t h e f o o t o f t h e C h e s t n u t H i l l n e a r t h e mouth o f B i g B r a n c h o n L i n e f o r k . Here h e g r e w i n t o m a n h o o d w o r k i n g i n t h e f i e l d s , t i m b e r w o o d s a n d r a f t i n g l o g s down t h e K e n t u c k y R i v e r t o d i s t a n t m a r k e t i n g c i t i e s .

A t t h e a g e o f t w e n t y - f o u r h e was m a r r i e d t o S a r a h Dixon which was a h a p p y u n i o n f o r n e a r l y o

s i x t y y e a r s . To t h i s u n i o n were b o r n n i n e c h i l - d r e n : D i c y Halcomb. S k y l i n e , Ky. , Dee I s o n , d e c e a s e d , Ed I s o n , d e c e a s e d , B e r t h a H a r d e n , De t ro i t . M i c h i g a n . K i r b y I s o n . W h i t e s b u r g , Ky.. V i n a C a u d i l l , W h i t e s - b u r g , Ky., Love1 C r e e c h . S k y l i n e , Ky. , Ada C o r n e t t , Cumber land , Ky.. a n d Loy I s o n , d e c e a s e d . H e a l s o l e a v e s 35 g r a n d c h i l d r e n , 90 g r e a t - g r a n d c h i l d r e n , and 2 1 g r e a t - g r e a t - g r a n d c h i 1 d r e n , a t o t a l o f 146 d e c e n d e n ts.

Many y e a r s a g o h e a n d Mottier a g a i n j o i n e d h a n d s t o g e t h e r i n t h e race f o r e t e r n a l l i f e . On t h e same d a y i n a l i t t l e m e e t i n g h o u s e b e s i d e o f t h e r o a d . t h e y t o g e t h e r made a c o n f e s s i o n o f t h e i r f a i t h in. t h e i r b l e s s e d S a v i o r a n d i t was a p l e a s - u r e a n d a p r i v i l i g e o f m i n e t o b a p t i z e t h e m i n t o f e l l o w s h i p o f t h e L i t t l e C e d a r G r o v e C h u r c h . We d o u b t a n y b r o t h e r l i v i n g o r d e c e a s e d e n j o y e d t h e i r r e l i g i o d a n d s o u l ' s s a l v a t i o n more t h a n h e .

I n t h e c h u r c h h e was a n i n s p i r a t i o n t o o t h e r s a r o u n d him. Many times we h a v e s e e n h im r i s e . t o h i s f e e t s h o u t i n g a n d g l o r i f y i n g God w h i l e t h e b r e t h r e n were p r e a c h i n g . He b e l i e v e d w i t h h i s whole h e a r t i n t h e o l d t ime a n d o l d f a s h i o n way. I t was good f o r him. He was n e v e r ashamed t o t a l k , i t , w a l k it, a n d l i v e it . L i k e t h e m i g h t y o a k s o f t h e f o r e s t t h e s e o l d s o l d i e r s o f t h e c r o s s a r e f a l l i n g a n d we a r e g o i n g t o miss them.

Dad was s e l d o m s i c k u n t i l h e was f a r b e y o n d n i n e t y . A t a b o u t t h e a g e o f 9 4 o r 95 h i s h e a l t h began t o f a i l h im. E a c h y e a r f r o m t h e r e o n h e

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became more f r a i l u n t i l t h e e n d came. J u s t a d a y o r s o b e f o r e h i s p a s s i n g , h r t o l d u s t h a t h e saw t h e L o r d s t a n d i n g i n f r o n t o f h im a n d t h a t h e h a d come t o t a k e him home, a n d t h a t h e was r e a d y a n d w i l l i n g t o go w i t h H i m t o H i s b l e s s e d h o m e i n Heaven. Now t h e g r a s s d i d w i t h e r a n d t h e f l o w e r d i d f a d e , b u t t h e word o f t h e L o r d w i l l s t a n d f o r e v e r .

W r i t t e n b y a s o n , E l d e r K i r b y I s o n

LEROY CORNETT

L e r o y C o r n e t t w a s b o r n A p r i l 8 , 1 9 2 5 , t h e s o n o f E l d e r W o o d a r d C o r n e t t a n d M a h a l i a F i e l d s C o r n e t t a t L i n e f o r k , K y . He p a s s e d f r o m t h i s l i f e a t Mercy Hos- p i t a l , H a m i l t o n , O h i o A u g u s t 2 8 , 1 9 7 5 . H i s j o u r n e y h e r e was 5 0 y e a r s , 4 m o n t h s a n d 2 0 d a y s .

B r o t h e r L e r o y h a d b e e n s i c k f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 0 y e a r s a n d s u f f e r e d much p a i n a n d s o r r o w d u r i n g t h i s time. Many t i m e s we h a v e v i s i t e d

i n h i s home. H e a l s o w e n t t h a t e x t r a e f f o r t t o make p e o p l e r e a l l y w a n t e d . We h a v e - m a n y , m a n y memor ies o f p r a y e r , s i n g i n g a n d B i b l e d i s c u s s i o n s i n h i s home. B r o t h e r L e r o y was g i f t e d w i t h a b e a u t i s f u l u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f God' s writ t e n word a n d t o o k g r e a t d e l i g h t t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e g o o d n e s s o f God t o h i s f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l y .

I n p a s s i n g . B r o t h e r L e r o y l e a v e s h i s w i f e , J o y c e C o r n e t t . He was p r e v i o u s l y m a r r i e d t o E l v a T u r n e r , a n d u n t o t h a t u n i o n w e r e b o r n 7 c h i l d r e n . The c h i l d r e n a r e : M r s . S h e i l a W o o t e n , M r s , P h y l l i s R o a r k , Mrs. E l l e n R u m p l e r , Mrs. P a t s y Wooten, Mrs. Herma S t e p h e n , J u l i u s C o r n e t t a n d I n e y C o r n e t t . A l s o l e f t t o mourn t h e i r l o s s a r e 3 b r o t h e r s : C l o y c e C o r n e t t , N a m i r e C o r n e t t , a n d H e r h e r t C o r n e t t , and 4 s i s t e r s : Mable C o r n e t t . B e r n i c e B a k e r , M i l d r e d

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P o s e n e r e a n s , a n d J a n i c e A n d e r s o n . He a l s o l e a v e s 5 g r a n d c h i l d r e n . Both h i s f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r p r e - e c e d e d him i n d e a t h .

B r o t h e r L e r o y was r e t i r e d f r o m F i s h e r B o d y Co. , H a m i l t o n , O h i o . He was a member o f t h e N o r t h - e r n New Home C h u r c h o f O l d R e g u l a r B a p t i s t a t Goshen, O h i o a n d a p r e a c h e r o f t h e G o s p e l b e f o r e h e became u n a b l e . He was b a p t i z e d b y E l d e r J i m T. C a u d i l l a n d m y s e l f a f t e r h a v i n g c h o p p e d t h r o u g h a p p r o x i m a t e l y 8 i n c h e s o f i c e .

B r o t h e r L e r o y was a g r e a t o u t d o o r s m a n . He t r u l y l o v e d t h e t h i n g s o f n a t u r e . He l o v e d G o d ' s good e a r t h a n d now h e r e t u r n s t o i t f r o m w h e n c e h e came.

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DULSENA SLONE WATSON

1t i s w i t h much s a d n e s s I wri te a s h o r t o b i t u a r y o f my w i f e , D u l s e n a S l o n e Watson.

S h e was t h e d a u g h t e r o f B e e a n d Nan S l o n e . S h e was b o r n J a n . 2 6 , 1 9 1 5 . S h e d i e d M a r c h 2 1 , 1 9 5 9 , m a k i n g h e r s t a y o n e a r t h 4 4 y e a r s . S h e j o i n e d t h e O l d R e g u l a r Bap- t i s t C h u r c h i n 1 9 5 9 b u t was n e v e r a b l e t o b e b a p t i z e d . S h e was b e d f a s t f o r s e v e r a l m o n t h s . b u t b o r e h e r s u f f e r i n g w i t h much p a t i e n c e .

S h e was m a r r i e d t o D i n g u s Watson on A p r i l 2 4 , 1934 . T h e r e was b o r n o f t h e i r b o d i e s 1 0 c h i l d r e n . T h r e e i n f a n t s d e c e a s e d h e r i n h e r l i f e t i m e . 7 c h i l d r e n a r e s t i l l l i v i n g : Henry Watson o f L e x i n g t o n , Ky. , Nan T a y l o r , T a y l o r Watson , Nella S l o n e . K e l l y W a t s o n , P a u l W a t s o n , M i n n i e S u e R i t c h i e a l l o f M a l l i e , Ky. S h e h a s 1 6 g r a n d c h i l d r e n . S h e h a s 3 b r o t h e r s a n d 2 s i s t e r s l i v i n g , a n d a h o s t o f f r i e n d s t o mourn t h e i r l o s s . She was l o v e d by a l l h e r n e i g h b o r s .

I w i l l t e l l a l l h e r c h i l d r e n i f t h e y e v e r e x p e c t t o meet M o t h e r t h e y m u s t l a y down a l l t h e

w o r l d l y t h i n g s a n d t a k e u p t h e c rqss a n d f o l l o w t h e L o r d .

When s h e l e f t o u t o f t h i s w o r l d s h e w e n t w i t h a s m i l e , a n d I h a v e n o d o u b t b u t s h e i s a t r e s t . I h a v e d r e a m e d t h s t s h e i s a t r e s t .

S o f t l y t h e s t a r s a r e s h i n i n g upon t h e p r e c i o u s g r a v e .

B e n e a t h i t l i e s t h e o n e I c o u l d n o t s a v e .

I t h i n k o f them i n s i l e n c e n o e y e s c a n see me weep.

But many a s i l e n t t ea r is s h e d w h i l e o t h e r s a r e a s l e e p .

When e v e n i n g s h a d o w s are f a l l i n g , I s i t q u i e t , a l o n e .

I n my h e a r t t h e r e comes a l o n g i n g .

I f o n l y t h e y c o u l d come home How I miss t h e w e l c o m e f o o t s t e p s

o f t h e o n e I l o v e s o d e a r . O f t I l i s t e n f o r y o u r c o m i n g ,

f e e l i n g s u r e you are n e a r . Only God knows how I m i s s y o u ,

o n l y God knows t h e p a i n . I h a v e s u f f e r e d s i n c e I l o s t y o u ,

l i f e h a s n e v e r b e e n t h e same. Thou a r t g o n e b u t n o t f o r g o t t e n ,

f o r a s l o n g a s I h a v e memory. F r e s h my l o v e w i l l e v e r b e

f o r I w i l l a l w a y s t h i n k o f t h e e . S o f t a b o v e t h e s w i r l i n g w a t e r s ,

we h a v e c r o s s e d t h e b a r . E a r t h h a s l o s t o n e p r e c i o u s p e a r l . B u t Heaven , h a s g a i n e d o n e b r i g h t s t a r . I f a l l t h e w o r l d was a l l mine t o g i v e ,

I ' d g i v e i t , y e s , a n d e v e n m o r e To s e e t h e f a c e o f t h e o n e I l o v e d .

a n d h a v e h e r o n c e more.

T h i s was w r i t t e n by h e r s i c k a n d l o n e l y h u s - band a n d a b r o t h . e r i n t h e L o r d . God b l e s s a l l t h e c h i l d r e n are my w i s h e s .

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RAYMOND AMBURGEY

I t is w i t h a s a d h e a r t I w w i l l t r y t o w r i t e t h e o b i t - @ @ u a r y o f my l o v i n g b r o t h e r ,

Raymond Amburgey, t h e s o n o f Wi l l i am and F l o s s i e Amburgey. He was b o r n J a n . 2 5 , 1 9 1 7 , a n d d e c e a s e d Dec. 2, 1 9 7 4 , m a k i n g h i s s t a y on e a r t h 5 7 y e a r s 1 0 m o n t h s a n d 7 d a y s . H e w a s m a r r i e d t o S u s a n a F v e r a g e . He was b l e s s e d t o s p e n d t h e r e s t o f h i s l i f e w i t h h e r . S h e was s o g o o d t o h i m . God b l e s s e d t h e m w i t h two c h i l d r e n : 1 d a u g h t e r ,

L e t t a Morgan; a son d i e d a t b i r t h . He l e a v e s 5 s i s t e r s , a n d 2 b r o t h e r s t o mourn t h e i r l o s s . H i s f a t h e r , mo the r and 1 s i s t e r and 1 b r o t h e r p r e c e d e d him i n d e a t h .

Raymond b e l i e v e d i n t h e O l d R e g u l a r B a p t i s t Church. But h e n e v e r d i d j o i n t h e c h u r c h . He had a s t r o k e two y e a r s b e f o r e h e d i e d w h i c h l e f t h i m c r i p p l e d . He c o u l d n o t w a l k o r t a l k a n d was n o t a b l e t o go t o c h u r c h any more. I b e l i e v e w i t h a l l my h e a r t he made p e a c e w i t h t h e L o r d b e f o r e h e d i e d . I d o b e l i e v e he w o u l d h a v e j o i n e d t h e c h u r c h i f h e had been a b l e t o go . When we a s k e d him i f h e was p r e p a r e d t o d i e , h e w o u l d p o i n t h i s hand t o w a r d Heaven a n d s h a k e h i s h e a d y e s . I b e l i e v e w i t h a l l my h e a r t h e h a s j o i n e d a b a n d o f Angels , where t h e c r i p p l e d w i l l h a v e new arms i and l e g s . I f e e l h e i s r e j o i c i n g i n Heaven w i t h t Mom and Dad. He a l s o l e a v e s h i s w i f e , 1 d a u g h t e r , 3 g r a n d c h i l d r e n and a h o s t o f f r i e n d s t o m o u r n t h e i r l o s s . We f e e l o u r l o s s is H e a v e n ' s g a i n .

1 S l e e p on, B r o t h e r y o u r s u f f e r i n g is o ' e r . God t o o k you home where t h e r e w i l l b e no more. You s u f f e r e d on e a r t h w h i l e h e r e you s t a y e d . I f e e l you a r e a t r e s t where you now l a y .

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We s a t a n d w a t c h e d you t r y t o walk . T h e r e i s n o c r i p p l e d o r dumb u p t h e r e I n t h a t l a n d s o b r i g h t a n d f a i r .

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God d i d n ' t g i v e you t o u s t o k e e p f o r e v e r . He l e d you across t h a t g r e a t r i v e r . Your t r i a l s o n e a r t h w e r e w o r t h i t a l l F o r you w e r e r e a d y t o a n s w e r H i s c a l l .

4 S l e e p on . B r o t h e r , you a r e a t r e s t God t o o k you b e c a u s e He l o v e d y o u b e s t . We miss you now t h a t you a r e gone B u t o u r l o v e f o r you w i l l s t i l l go o n .

W r i t t e n by h i s s i s t e r , M e l b a G i v e n s

DAVE CORNETT

T h e B i b l e s a y s t h a t a g o o d m a n ' s s t e p s a r e o r d e r e d o f t h e L o r d . S u r e l y D a v e C o r n e t t b o r e t h e f r u i t s o f a g o o d man. He f o u g h t a g o o d f i g h t a n d h e k e p t t h e f a i t h . Now h e h a s g o n e o n h o m e t o r e c e i v e h i s r e w a r d .

D a v e C o r n e t t was b o r n M a r c h 7 , 1 9 0 1 , a n d p a s s e d away f r o m t h i s l i f e o n Nov. 2 8 , 1 9 7 4 , m a k i n g h i s s t a y h e r e o n e a r t h 7 3 y e a r s , 8 m o n t h s a n d 2 1 d a y s . H e w a s

I t h e s o n o f J o e a n d L i n d a C o r n e t t , who b o t h p r e c e d e d h im i n d e a t h .

Many y e a r s a g o h e was m a r r i e d t o C i n d a S p a r k - man who was t o him a t r u e a n d l o v i n g w i f e . T o t h i s u n i o n w e r e b o r n f o u r c h i l d r e n : o n e ( 1 ) s o n , J a m e s C o r n e t t o f G o r d o n , Ky. , a n d t w o d a u g h t e r s ; C o r a C a u d i l l o f L e t c h e r , Ky. , a n d E v e l y n H o l b r o o k o f Gordon, Ky.. One d a u g h t e r ( F 1 e d i a S u m p t e r ) p r e - c e d e d him i n d e a t h .

A few y e a r s a g o Dave was s t r i c k e n w i t h c a n c e r . He b o r e h i s s u f f e r i n g l i k e a v a l i a n t s o l d i e r , n e v e r c o m p l a i n i n g , b u t a1 w a y s k i n d , h u m b l e a n d

l o v i n g . He a l w a y s had a f r i e n d l y smile and h a n d - s h a k e f o r a l l who came i n c o n t a c t w i t h him.

I n November, 1973 h e w a s b a p t i z e d i n t o t h e f e l l o w s h i p o f t h e M t . O l i v e t R e g u l a r B a p t i s t Church. He was n o t a b l e t o a t t e n d t h e c h u r c h , b u t many o f h i s b r o t h e r s and sisters o f t h e c h u r c h v i s i t e d him o f t e n and s a n g f o r h i m . T h i s h e e n j o y e d s o much. He was a l w a y s so g l a d t o s e e them. b u t s a d when t h e y h a d t o l e a v e . I t was a b l e s s i n g t o v i s i t him a n d f e e l t h e l o v e h e h a d f o r h i s b r o t h e r s and sisters i n t h e chu rch .

H e i s s u r v i v e d by h i s w i f e . C i n d a C o r n e t t , h i s son . James C o r n e t t ; h i s t w o d a u g h t e r s , C o r a C a u d i l l and Evelyn Hol b r o o k , f i v e g r a n d c h i l d r e n , as well a s a h o s t o f o t h e r r e l a t i v e s and f r i e n d s .

H i s w i f e h a s l o s t a good husband , h i s c h i l d r e n h a v e . l o s t a goGd f a t h e r , t h e community h a s l o s t a good c i t i z e n ; t h e M t . O l i v e t C h u r c h h a s l o s t a good member;. a n d Heaven h a s g a i n e d a good s o l d i e r .

Why d o we mourn d e p a r t e d f r i e n d s , And s h a k e a t d e a t h ' s a l a r m s ?

' T i s b u t t h e v o i c e . t h a t J e s u s s e n d s To c a l l u s t o H i s arms.

W r i t t e n by a b r o t h e r i n Hope, Glenn Hampton

GLAY DON AMBUBGEY

I t i s w i t h much s a d n e s s t h a t I w i l l t r y t o write t h e o b i t u a r y o f my h u s b a n d . He was t h e s o n o f J e s s e a n d E l i z a b e t h S m i t h Amburgey o f B a t h , Ky . . i n K n o t t C o u n t y . Be was h o r n J a n u a r y 8, 1906 , a n d d e p a r t e d t h i s l i f e o n J a n u a r y 28, 1975, mak ing h i s s t a y h e r e on e a r t h s i x t y - n i n e y e a r s and e i g h t d a y s .

G l a y d o n f a t h e r e d a n d r e a r e d s i x c h i l d r e n who l o v e d

3 h i m d e a r l y a n d a l w a y s r e - % s p e c t e d h i s w i s h e s a n d d e -

mands. H i s c h i l d r e n who w e r e a l o n g way f r o m

home d u r i n g h i s i l l n e s s w e r e s o g o o d t o h e l p c a r e f o r him.

H i s c h i l d r e n a r e : B e t t y Lou H u n l e y , Lakewood , O h i o , B r u c e B a t e s , H u n t s v i l l e , T e n n e s s e e , S h e r e l e n e Rhoden, J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l o r i d a , D o n a l d B. Amburgey, C l e v e l a n d , Ohio . J a m e s R . Amburgey, L e b a n o n , O h i o . a n d F r a n c i n e B r u n t y , C l e v e l a n d , O h i o .

Glaydon j o i n e d t h e T h o r n t o n R e g u l a r B a p t i s t Church a t Mayking , Ky . , i n 1951 . B e i n g u n a b l e t o t r a v e l , h e l a t e r moved h i s m e m b e r s h i p t o M t . O l i v e t R e g u l a r B a p t i s t Church a t B l a c k e y , Ky.

Glaydon a n d I w e r e m a r r i e d a t J e r e m i a h , K y . , i n 1943 a n d h a d ( 3 2 ) h a p p y y e a r s t o g e t h e r . H e l a b o r e d h a r d f o r o u r s u r v i v a l ; y e t m o s t o f t h e t i m e was u n a b l e t o w o r k , b u t w o r k e d a n y w a y . We a l l l o v e d him a n d h o p e t o m e e t h i m i n a b e t t e r w o r l d t h a n t h i s .

T h e s a d n e s s o f h i s d e p a r t u r e i s a l m o s t u n - b e a r a b l e f o r me. I l o v e d h i m s o much, b u t I p r a y t h a t o u r f a m i l y w i l l a l l m e e t h im a g a i n someday .

W r i t t e n by h i s d e v o t e d w i f e , Dona Hale Amburgey

DAVE D I X O N

D a v e D i x o n e n t e r e d e t e r n a l l i f e , W e d n e s d a y O c t o b e r 4 , 1 9 7 2 , a t t h e W h i t e s b u r g A p p a l a c h i a n R e g - i o n a l i i o s p i t a l , W h i t e s b u r g , K e n t u c k y .

He was t h e s o n o f t h e l a t e W i l b u r n a n d L o u i s a C o r n e t t Dixon-. He was b o r n A u g u s t 2 4 , 1 8 9 8 , b e i n g 7 4

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P a s s i n g . He i s s u r v i v e d b y h i s w i f e E t h e l E l d r i d g e

^ D i x o n , B l a c k e y , K y . , f o u r s o n s : C l y d e Dixon , D a y t o n , O h i o , P a u l D i x o n , D a n v i l l e , Ky . , C l a u d e D i x o n , L o u i s v i l l e , Ky. , a n d C u r l Dixon , W i l l i a m s b u r g, O h i o ; t w o d a u g h t e r s : I r e n e Hogue, L o u i s v i l l e , Ky . , a n d G e r a l d i n e D i x o n ,

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Blackey , Ky. A l so s u r v i v i n g is o n e b r o t h e r , Arch Dixon. Blackey . Ky.. t h r e e s is ters : M i n t C a m p b e l l , D e t r o i t , Mich . , Ar t i e C a u d i l l Whi t a k e r , U l u a h , Ky., a n d K a t h e r i n e H a ~ p t o n , B l a c k e y , Ky., 9 g r a n d c h i l d - ren a n d 3 g r e a t - g r a n d c h i l d r e n . a s well as a h o s t o f o t h e r r e l a t i v e s and f r i e n d s .

He was a good h u s b a n d a n d f a t h e r . He t o l d me b e f o r e h e p a s s e d away t h a t h e f e l t s u r e t h a t h e had a b e t t e r home t o g o t o . S o , Chi ldren! , i f y o u ever e x p e c t t o s e e F a t h e r a g a i n y o u w i l l h a v e t o g e t r i g h t w i t h God.

W r i t t e n by r e q u e s t o f t h e f a m i l y E l d e r C r i t E l d r i d g e

WILBUR JOEL AHBURGEY

W i l b u r J o e l Amburgey, s o n o f L e s t e r a n d G e o r g i a C o l l i n s A m b u r g e y w a s b o r n J u n e 2 , 1953. a t Redfox i n K n o t t Co., Ky. H e d i e d J u l y 9 , 1 9 7 4 . b e i n g 2 1 y e a r s . 1 mon th a n d 7 d a y s o l d . He was a 1 9 7 1 g r a d u a t e o f C o n n e r s v i l l e H igh S c h o o l . B e s i d e s h i s p a r e n t s , o t h e r s u r v i v o r s a r e : t h r e e b r o t h e r s : L e s t e r J r . o f C o n n e r s v i l l e , R o b e r t A l l e n a n d L a r r y Wayne a t home, two s i s t e r s : Mrs. D a n n y ( J o y c e Ann) E v a n s o f C o n n e r s v i l l e ,

and wanaa s u e a t nome. H i s g r a n d m o t h e r , Mrs. C o r a Adams o f J e r e m i a h . Ky., s e v e r a l a u n t s a n d u n c l e s o f C o a n e r s v i l l e , I n d . , O h i o , a n d K Y . He a l w a y s had a b i g smile f o r e v e r y o n e who knew him. F u n e r a l s e r v i c e s were h e l d on T h u r s d a y , J u l y 1 1 , a t 2 P.M. a t t h e L i t t l e C h i l d r e n ' s Home C h u r c h o f O l d R e g u l a r B a p t i s t . officiating m i n i s t e r s w e r e E l d e r Zee Ho lb rook , and R o y C a u d i 11. By t h e t e s t i m o n y h e l e f t u s , s u r e l y h e i s a t r e s t .

The smile on h i s f a c e , i t s e e m e d t o s a y . I am n o t dead . I'm j u s t g o i n g away. I t b r e a k s o u r h e a r t s , T h a t is why we c r y . He l e f t us a l l w i t h o u t s a y i n g good-bye.

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But , God is s o good, s o k i n d and s o t r u e . He o p e n e d t h e d o o r ' s 0 h e c o u l d walk t h r o u g h .

W r i t t e n by h i s Aunt, Mary Rose Adams

GARY WAYNE Y O R K

Gary Wayne York was b o r n t o R u b y L e e ( C a u d i l 1 ) a n d B e r n a r d York Map 5, 1 9 5 8 , a n d d e c e a s e d t h i s l i f e J a n u a r y 2 9 , 1 9 7 5 , m a k i n g h i s s t a y o n e a r t h 16 y e a r s , l ) m o n t h s a n d 24 d a y s .

He l e a v e s b o t h g r a n d - p a r e n t s , H o w a r d a n d A l l i e C a u d i l l , a l s o D o n a t h y a n d J . York , a l l o f Waynesbu rg , Ky. , R t . 3 , t w o u n c l e s o n h i s m o t h e r ' s s i d e : B i l l i e Ray C a u d i l l o f W a y n e s b u r g . Ky.. a n d E v e r e t t C a u d i l l , L o u i s -

v i l l e , Ky. ,on h i s f a t h e r ' s s i d e Jimmie Y o r k , o f C i n c i n n a t i , Ohio a n d Bee York o f Eubank , Ky., a l s o f o u r a u n t s : N a n n i e B e l l S e s c a , G u l n a r e , Ky. , F a y B r e e d i n g , S h e p h e r d s v i l l e , K y . , Grace S l u d e r , o f Waynesburg, Ky., a n d Reva Ray, S h e p h e r d s v i l l e , Ky.

B e s i d e s a l l t h e s e , h e l e a v e s a h o s t o f f r i e n d s and r e l a t i v e s , who w i l l d e e p l y miss h i s p r e s e n c e . P e r h a p s most o f a l l h i s m o t h e r a n d f a t h e r , o n e b r o t h e r , L a r r y and o n e s i s ter , Debbie .

I n a l l my 2 3 y e a r s a s a t e a c h e r I n e v e r met a boy t h a t I c o u l d c o m p a r e t o G a r y Wayne Y o r k . He a l w a y s h a d a smile f o r e v e r y o n e h e met. H i s j o y seemed t o b e i n t a l k i n g w i t h a n d l i s t e n i n g t o o l d e r p e o p l e . He l o v e d t o g o t o c h u r c h a n d t o l d me t h a t a l l - p e o p l e o u g h t t o g o t o c h u r c h . He s a i d h e wanted no p a r t i n f a l s e a c t s o r t a l k . I n s h o r t , t o know him was t o l o v e him.

He h a d no e n e m i e s a n d was w e l l s p o k e n o f b y b o t h t h e young a n d t h e o l d . Yet h e , l i k e t h e man t h a t k e p t a l l t h e Commandments l a c k e d o n e t h i n g . Knowing h e h a d t h e d r e a d e d d i s e a s e c a l l e d l e u k e m i a

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h e began t o p o u r o u t h i s h e a r t t o t h e Lo rd b e g g i n g f o r t h a t o n e t h i n g which was s o p r e c i o u s t o him.

F i n a l l y o n e sweet d a y w h i l e Dad a n d Mother w e r e n e a r h i s b e d s i d e i n t h e m e d i c a l c e n t e r i n L e x i n g t o n , Ky. , h e c a l l e d t o h i s d a d a n d s a i d , " ~ h e Lo rd h a s s a v e d me." I am s u r e t h a t d a y w i l l n e v e r be f o r g o t t e n by e i t h e r o f h i s p a r e n t s . He f e l t i t h i s d u t y t o be b a p t i z e d . May God b l e s s t h a t day when m o t h e r a n d s o n were immersed i n b a p t i s m . May God b l e s s a n d keep L a r r y a n d D e b b i e i n t h e f a i t h t h a t Mom a n d G a r y ' s e t b e f o r e t hem. May t h e L o r d b l e s s h i s g r a n d p a r e n t s t h a t l o v e d h i m s o w e l l . We t h a n k h i s s c h o o l m a t e s a n d many f r i e n d s t h a t s a i d s o many k i n d w o r d s a b o u t h i m . J u s t remember t h i s , t h a t t h e y o u n g may d i e a s w e l l a s t h e o l d . Be l i k e Gary; w a t c h a n d b e r e a d y , y o u know n o t t h e day n o r t h e h o u r .

W e a r e t h a n k f u l f o r t h e k i n d w o r d s s p o k e n b y t h e o n e s who p r e a c h e d h i s f u n e r a l . I am s u r e i f Gary c o u l d s p e a k h e w o u l d s a y , * * G o d b l e s s y o u a l l ." I am s u r e i f h e c o u l d s p e a k h e w o u l d s a y -

To Mom a n d Dad

Weep n o t f o r me, my g r i e f i s o ' e r , G r i e f a n d p a i n , I f e e l n o more. F a c e l i f e w i t h a s m i l e , a n d some sweet day We' 11 mee t a g a i n a t t h e J u d g e m e n t Day.

J u s t smile a n d b e g l a d you h a d a son T h a t knows n o s o r r o w , H i s r a c e is run I l o v e d you b o t h as you lov .ed me So f a c e l i f e w i t h a smile, w h a t e v e r i t be.

W r i t t e n by, Howard C a u d i l l

VERN I E CAUDILL

V e r n i e C a u d i l l w a s b o r n D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 1 9 0 7 . He w a s t h e s o n o f L e a n d e r C a u d i l l a n d Maryan Back C a u d i l l . H e p a s s e d f rom t h i s l i f e on May 7 , 1 9 7 4 , m a k i n g h i s s t a y o n e a r t h 66 y e a r s , 4 m o n t h s a n d 7 d a y s .

E a r l y i n l i f e h e met a n d was m a r r i e d t o V e r n a D i x o n , o n t h e 1 9 t h o f December , 1927. To t h i s u n i o n were b o r n 9 c h i l d r e n . O n e d a u g h t e r K a t h l e e n C a u d i l l p r e c e d e d h i m i n d e a t h . He l e a v e s t o

mourn h i s p a s s i n g , h i s w i f e , V e r n a D i x o n C a u d i l l and h i s c h i l d r e n : Geneva McKinney, Veneda P h i l l i p p s , J o s e p h e n e Be1 1, A l l e n C a u d i l l , K e n n e t h Ray Caudi 1 1 , H a n s e l C a u d i l l , R u s s e l C a u d i l l , a n d M a r y L o u W h i t a k e r . He a l s o l e a v e s o n e b r o t h e r L. D. C a u d i l l , s t i l l l i v i n g . T h e s e b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s h a v e p r e c e d e d him i n d e a t h : Matt i e C a u d i 11, C u r t i ss C a u d i l l , M i n t a T o l i v e r . C a s t l e C a u d i l l , V i r g i e F r a z i er, and Dixon c a u d i l l .

S i s t e r V e r n a h a s g i v e n u p a g o o d h u s b a n d , t h e c h i l d r e n h a v e g i v e n up a g o o d d a d d y , a n d I h a v e g i v e n u p a good f r i e n d , a n d o n e t h a t w a s s o d e a r a n d c l o s e t o me. V e r n i e a n d I h a v e t a l k e d s o much, and h e h a s t o l d me h i s e x p e r i e n c e s o m a n y t i m e s . I h a v e n o d o u b t s b u t t h a t h e i s i n H e a v e n t o d a y . He r e c e i v e d a h o p e i n C h r i s t m a n y y e a r s a g o , and was a s t r o n g b e l i e v e r i n t h e w o r k o f C h r i s t a n d H i s Church . S i s t e r V e r n a , I know y o u r home is l o n e s o m e now, P r a y o n a . l i t t l e l o n g e r . You c a n b e w i t h him s o o n . ' C h i l d r e n , j u s t a w o r d t o you a l l . I l o v e y o u a1 1 v e r y m u c h , I l o v e d y o u r daddy a n d mama, a n d I know y o u d o t o o . S o , i f you h a v e n ' t p r a y e d , now i s t h e time b e f o r e i t is t o o l a t e .

W r i t t e n b y , E l d e r C a r l Back

SAM JOHNSON

W i t h a s a d a n d l o n e l y mind I w i l l t r y t o w r i t e an o b i t u a r y o f my b e l o v e d Bro. Sam J o h n s o n . He was b a r n May 6 , 1892 a n d p a s s e d away A p r i l 1. 1975 . He was t h e

* s o n 01 A l i s h a a n d N a n c y J o h n s o n . He was m a r r i e d t o Rhoda Jane S l o n e Aug. 14, 1912. To t h i s u n i o n w e r e b o r n 9 c h i l d r e n ; 4 d e c e a s e d a n d 5 l i v i n g . Bro . Sam j o i n e d t h e M t . O l i v e Old R e g u l a r B a p t i s t C h u r c h A u g u s t 1 3 . 1935 a n d O c t o b e r 2 3 , 1953 h e l a y h i s

Church L e t t e r i n a t I v y P o i n t R e g u l a r B a p t i s t Church and remained t h e r e u n t i l d e a t h . I f e e l l i k e B r o t h e r Sam l i v e d t h e c l o s e s t l i f e t o t h e Lord I have ever s e e n a n y o n e l i v e . He p r e a c h e d f o r many y e a r s and b e g g e d p e o p l e t o t u r n t o t h e Lord. Now h i s good w i f e a n d c h i l d r e n a n d many f r i e n d s miss him v e r y m u c h i n t h i s 1 i f e b u t I f e e l w i t h a l l my h e a r t ou r l o s s h e r e i s H e a v e n ' s g a i n .

H i s t a l k t o me a l l t h e t i m e h e was s i c k - h i s w i l l i n g n e s s f o r t h e L o r d ' s w i l l t o b e d o n e . I t h i n k h e l i v e d a l i f e h e r e on e a r t h t h a t w o u l d l e a d u s t o a happy home up i n Heaven.

W r i t t e n by, Bro. B i r t c h e l Mosley

CHRISTINE ELDRIDGE

C h r i s t i n e E l d r i d g e , e n t e r e d e t e r n a l l i f e on S a t u r d a y Februa ry 15. 1 9 7 5 a t h e r r e s i d e n c e a t Red S t a r , . Ky. She was b o r n D e c e m b e r 1 9 , 1 9 2 5 . b e i n g 49 y e a r s . 2 m o n t h s a n d 25 d a y s o f a g e a t t h e time o f h e r p a s s i n g . She was t h e d a u g h t e r o f t h e l a t e Rober t Dixon a n d T i l d a Dixon.

I n e a r l y l i f e s h e was m a r r i e d t o J o h n P . E l d r i d g e . She had one d a u g h t e r , M a r i s Miller , and t h r e e g r a n d c h i l d r e n .

About a y e a r b e f o r e h e r d e a t h s h e was s t r i c k e n w i t h a f a t a l d i s e a s e a n d e n d u r e d much s u f f e r i n g . D u r i n g t h i s time s h e r e p e n t e d o f h e r s i n s a n d t o l d m e ~ b e r s o f h e r f a m i l y t h a t s h e f e l t t h a t s h e h a d b e e n f o r g i v e n . S h e w a n t e d t o h a v e c h u r c h i n hBr home a n d w a n t e d t o t a l k t o t h e c h u r c h b u t was t o o weak t o t e l l a l l t h a t s h e w a n t e d t o t e l l .

We b e l i e v e t h a t s h e is a t r e s t ; s h e w a s a member o f C e d a r G r o v e C h u r c h a l t h o u g h s h e was t o o s i c k t o b e b a p t i z e d .

W r i t t e n b$?,Bro. A g n a n B a c k , a n d h e r h u s b a n d , J o h n P . E l d r i d g e

ERMA A. ROARK

By t h e h e l p o f God we ;. w i l l t r y t o w r i t e t h e o b i t - : u a r y o f a v e r y d e a r s w e e t I g i r l , E r m a Ann R o a r k . S h e

. was t h e d a u g h t e r o f E l d e r a n d Mrs. L l o y d E l d r i d g e . S h e was b o r n S e p t e m b e r 1 7 , 1 9 4 9 , a n d d e c e a s e d O c t o b e r 8 , 1 9 7 4 , m a k i n g h e r s t a y o n e a r t h 25 y e a r s a n d 2 1 d a y s .

S h e m a r r i e d C h a r l e s E. R o a r k O c t o b e r 23, 1 9 6 5 . To t h i s u n i o n was b o r n o n e d a u g h t e r , C h a r l o t t e Ann, who p r e c e d e d h e r i n d e a t h May

8 , 1970 . S h e l e a v e s t o m o u r n h e r p a s s i n g ; h e r h u s b a n d , C h a r l e s R o a r h , f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r , E l d e r a n d Mrs. L l o y d E l d r i d g e , t w o b r o t h e r s : H e r b e r t E l d r i d g e o f G r e e n s b u r g , I n d . , H e r s h e l E l d r i d g e o f M i l a n . I n d . , o n e s i s t e r : B e r n i c e S p u r l o c k o f H a l t o n , I n d . , a n d a h o s t o f f r i e n d s a n d r e l a t i v e s .

S h e j o i n e d t h e O l d R e g u l a r B a p t i s t C h u r c h o n O c t o b e r 26, 1 9 6 9 , a n d was b a p t i z e d N o v e m b e r 9, 1969 . S h e t o o k h e r m e m b e r s h i p w i t h t h e L i t t l e Memory Church a t Sunmon, I n d i a n a . She t a l k e d a l o t a b o u t b e i n g w i t h t h e L o r d t h r o u g h a l l h e r s i c k n e s s . About two w e e k s b e f o r e s h e d i e d , s h e s a i d s h e met t h e L o r d i n a j o u r n e y , a n d l a i d h e r

h a n d i n H i s f o r H i m t o l e a d h e r . S h e was b l i n d f o r a b o u t a y e a r . S h e d r e a m e d o f b e i n g i n a f i e l d o f b e a u t i f u l f l o w e r s ; s h e t h o u g h t s h e was well a n d c o u l d see. We f e e l s h e is well a n d c a n see t h e b e a u t i f u l home s h e h a s g o n e t o . We w a n t t o b e g a l l o f h e r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r , a l s o h e r d e a r h u s b a n d , i f t h e y h a v e n ' t m a d e p e a c e w i t h t h e L o r d t o s t a r t t o d a y a n d b e r e a d y t o m e e t Erma Ann when t h e L o r d c a l l s y o u h o m e . E r m a , honey. we f e e l we w i l 1 see y o u a g a i n by a n d by.

W r i t t e n by h e r f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r , E l d e r a n d Mrs. L l o y d E l d r i d g e a n d m o t h e r - i n - l a w , Gemela R o a r k , b r o t h e r . a n d s i s t e r s i n h o p e .

WOODARD AND HAHALA FIELDS CORNETT

Woodard C o r n e t t w a s b o r n ' n L i n e f o r k , y a n . 3 1 . 1895 a n d p a s s e d a w a y a t h i s l a u g h t e r ' s M a b l e C o r n e t t a t . y n c h , Ky.. A p r i l 5 , 1973, a t t h e a g e o f 78 y e a r s , 3 m o n t h s r n d 5 d a y s . He w a s t h e s o n o f t h e l a t e J o n a h a n d O r l e a n F o u t s C o r n e t t.

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t h e d a u g h t e r o f t h e l a t e L a n s f o r d a n d Mary E l i z a - b e t h F i e l d s .

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When I am t h r o u g h w i t h t h i s o l d c l a y h o u s e o f mine When no more g u i d e l i g h t s t h r o u g h t h e w i n d o w s s h i n e J u s t box i t up and l a y i t away, With t h e o t h e r c l a y h o u s e s o f Y e s t e r d a y And w i t h my f r i e n d s , j u s t t r y i f you can To bury t h e wrongs , s i n c e f i r s t I b e g a n t o l i v e i n t h i s h o u s e To bury them deep and f o r g e t , I w a n t t o f e e l f r e e a n d o u t o f d e b t . When I meet t h e Grand A r c h i t e c t S u p r e m e , f a c e t o f a c e , I want t o be c l e a n I know my d e a r f r i e n d s , i t ' s t o l a t e t o mend A bad b u i l t h o u s e when you come t o t h e end But t o you who a r e b u i l d i n g , a n d s t i l l on t h e l i n e Make y o u r a l t e r a t i o n s , w h i l e y e t t h e r e is t i m e You a s k what m a t e r i a l i s b e s t t o s e l e c t I t was t o l d l o n g ago by t h e g r a n d A r c h i t e c t A new commandment I g i v e t o you T h a t you l o v e o n e a n o t h e r , as I h a v e l o v e d you So t h e v e r y b e s t material t o s e n d up above Is t h e c lea r s t r a i g h t t i m b e r o f B r o t h e r l y l o v e

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Wanda Howie. L o r e t t a H e n r i k s o n , a n d V o l i n a Kay Fuga t e . Boys: Allen, G a r y a n d R o b e r t F u g a t e . B r o t h e r Oak ley came t o t h e t ime w h e r e t h a t g r e a t bu rden o f s i n r o l l e d u p b e f o r e h i m , t h a t h a d t o be removed from h i s s o u l , o r g o down t o t h e w o r l d o f t h e l o s t . B r o t h e r O a k l e y b e g a n p r a y i n g f o r t h e Lord t o f o r g i v e him a n d t o s a v e h i s s o u l f rom t h a t awful p l a c e . B r o t h e r O a k l e y t o l d me a n d s o many more t h a t h e was d r i v i n g a c r o s s t h e B u l l Creek moun ta in , when t h e b u r d e n o f s i n g o t s o heavy h e s t o p p e d h i s t r u c k a n d g o t o u t j u s t u n d e r t h e s i d e o f t h e t o p o f t h e E l k C r e e k a o u n t a i n a n d began t o p r a y r i g h t t h e r e t i l l h e f e l t t h a t bu rden

move f rom h i s s o u l . S o , we f e e l r i g h t t h e r e a b i r t h t o o k p l a c e i n H e a v e n w h e r e B r o t h e r O a k l e y c a n b e v e r y h a p p y f o r e v e r a n d e v e r .

A t t h e g r e a t d a y w h e n t h e g o o d L o r d c o m e s a f t e r H i s b r i d e , B r o t h e r O a k l e y w i l l h a v e a g l o r i f i e d body t h a t w i l l c o m e o u t o f t h a t t o m b t o u n i t e w i t h t h a t s o u l t o l i v e w i t h J e s u s t h r o u g h e t e r n i t y , w h e r e t h e r e w i l l b e n o e n d n o r t r o u b l e . B r o t h e r O a k l e y j o i n e d t h e B u l l C r e e k C h u r c h o n March, t h e t h i r d S u n d a y i n 1972, a n d w a s b a p t i z e d t h e n e x t m e e t i n g . S i s t e r Mae j o i n e d t h e same day w i t h B r o t h e r O a k l e y . T h e y w a l k e d h a n d a n d hand t o g e t h e r a l w a y s , g o i n g s o m e w h e r e t o c h u r c h o r some p l a c e w h e r e t h e y c o u l d h e l p s o m e o n e i n t r o u b l e .

The L i t t l e B u l l C r e e k C h u r c h t o o k a t r a v e l f o r some d e a c o n s a n d t h e l o t f e l l o n B r o t h e r O a k l e y a n d S i s t e r Mae, a n d t h e y were o r d a i n e d D e a c o n s , A u g u s t t h e t h i r d S a t u r d a y , 1972.

T h i s B r o t h e r was a l s o p u t i n A s s i s t a n t C l e r k . He r e a l l y d i d h i s s h a r e i n a n y t h i n g t h e c h u r c h n e e d e d d o n e . He was a l w a y s r e a d y a n d w i l l i n g t o go a n d h e l p i n h i s c h u r c h o r n e i g h b o r s . T h e r e a r e s o many, many t h i n g s we c o u l d s a y o r w r i t e o f o u r B r o t h e r , b u t s p a c e m i g h t n o t p e r m i t , b u t t h i s I want t o s a y t o h i s c h i l d r e n , r e p e n t o f y o u r s i n s a n d b e r e a d y , w h e n God c a l l s y o u o u t o f t h i s w o r l d t o e t e r n i t y . S o , I w i l l c l o s e w i t h t h e s e few l i n e s . May t h e L o r d b l e s s t h i s f a m i l y a n d t h e w o r l d o f m a n k i n d a n d H e w i l l i f t h e y j u s t p u t t h e i r w h o l e t r u s t i n H i m .

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They were m a r r i e d A u g u s t 1 0 , 1 9 1 0 . T h e y l i v e d a h a p p y l i f e t o g e t h e r f o r 5 4 y e a r s . T h e y were b l e s s e d w i t h a l a r g e f a m i l y o f t e n c h i l d r e n . F o u r c h i l d r e n p r e c e d e d them i n d e a t h l e a v i n g b e h i n d 3 d a u g h t e r s a n d 3 s o n s : L o u r e n d a Hal l , L e b u r n , K y . , A r i z o n a C o r n e t t , C a r r i e , Ky. , a n d B a l c o n i a S h o r t o f K e n d a v i l l e , I n d . , R u s s e l S i o n e , L e b u r n , K y . , Nokomis S l o n e , L e b u r n , K y . , a n d G i l b e r t S l o n e , o f G a r n e r , Ky.

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6. We b e l i e v e i n t h e p e r s e v e r e n c e o f t h e S a i n t s . T h a t by g r a c e t h r o u g h f a i t h t h e y a r e b o r n a g a i n a n d a d o p t e d i n t o t h e f a m i l y o f Heaven; t h a t t h e y become e q u a l h e i r s w i t h J e s u s C h r i s t i n G l o r y , a n d t h a t He w i l l r a i s e them up a t t h e l a s t day.

7 . We b e l i e v e t h a t B a p t i s m a n d t h e L o r d ' s S u p p e r a r e G o s p e l O r d i n a n c e s ; t h a t t r u e b e l i e v e r s a r e t h e p r o p e r s u b j e c t s and we a d m i t n o o t h e r .

8. We b e l i e v e t h a t t h e t r u e mode o f b a p t i s m is by i m m e r s i o n t o b a p t i z e a p e r s o n by t h e i r own c o n s e n t , back f o r e m o s t i n t h e w a t e r i n t h e name o f t h e F a t h e r , t h e Son, and t h e Holy Ghos t .

9. We b e l i e v e t h a t w a s h i n g o f o n e a n o t h e r ' s f e e t i s a commandment o f C h r i s t , l e f t on r e c o r d w i t h His D i s c i p l e s , a n d o u g h t t o b e p r a c t i c e d by H i s f o l l o w e r s .

10. We b e l i e v e i n t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n o f t h e dead and g e n e r a l judgement when a l l w i l l b e j udged a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r d e e d s done i n t h e body.

11. We b e l i e v e t h e p u n i s h m e n t o f t h e w i c k e d w i l l b e e v e r l a s t i n g a n d t h e j o y s o f t h e r i g h t e o u s

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w i l l be e t e r n a l a f t e r d e a t h . 12. We b e l i e v e t h a t n o o n e h a s t h e r i g h t t o

a d m i n i s t e r t h e G o s p e l O r d i n a n c e s b u t s u c h a s a r e l e g a l l y a n d q u a l i f i e d t h e r e u n t o .

13. We b e l i e v e i t t o b e t h e d u t y o f a l l c h u r c h members t o a t t e n d c h u r c h m e e t i n g s , a n d t h a t i t i s t h e d u t y o f t h e c h u r c h t o d e a l w i t h t h e m f o a n e g l e c t i n g s a m e .

14. We b e l i e v e i t t o b e t h e d u t y o f a l l c h u r c h m e m b e r s t o , c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e s u p p o r t o f t h e c h u r c h by d e f r a y i n g a l l r e a s o n a b l e e x p e n s e s o f same, n e v e r n e g l e c t i n g t h e p o o r , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r s e v e r a l a b i l i t i e s .

15. We b e l i e v e t h a t a n y d o c t r i n e t h a t g o e s t o e n c o u r a g e o r i n d u l g e t h e p e o p l e i n t h e i r s i n s o r t o c a u s e them t o s e t t l e down o n a n y t h i n g s h o r t o f s a v i n g g r a c e i n C h r i s t f o r s a l v a t i o n i s e r r o n e o u s a n d s u c h d o c t r i n e w i l l b e r e j e c t e d by u s .

16 . None o f t h e a b o v e a r t i c l e s s h a l l b e c o n - s t r u e d a s t o h o l d w i t h p a r t i c u l a r e l e c t i o n o f r e p r o b a t i o n a s t o make God p a r t i a l d i r e c t l y o r i n d i r e c t l y s o a s t o i n j u r e c h i l d r e n o f man.

1 7 . None o f t h e a b o v e a r t i c l e s s h a l l b e a l - t e r e d w i t h o u t l e g a l n o t i c e a n d f r e e c o n s e n t .

RULES OF DECORUM

1. T h e A s s o c i a t i o n s h a l l o p e n a n d c l o s e w i t h p r a y e r .

2. T h e N o d e r a t o r a n d C l e r k s h a l l b e c h o s e n by t h e s u f f r a g e o f t h e members p r e s e v t .

3. O n l y o n e member s h a l l s p e a k a t a t i m e , a n d s h a l l r i s e f rom h i s s e a t a n d a d d r e s s t h e Modera to r , when h e is a b o u t t o s p e a k .

4. The p e r s o n t h u s s p e a k i n g s h a l l n o t b e i n - t e r r u p t e d i n h i s s p e e c h by a n y o n e e 6 c e p t t h e M o d e r a t o r u n t i l h e i s done .

5 . He s h a l l s t r i c t l y a d h e r e t o h i s s u b j e c t a n d i n n o w i s e r e f l e c t o n t h e p r e c e d i n g s p e a k e r , b u t d e f i n e h i s i d e a s on t h e p r o p o s i t i o n f o r d e b a t e , s o f a r as h e c a n .

6 . No p e r s o n s h a l l a b r u p t l y a b s e n t h i m s e l f from t h e A s s o c i a t i o n w i t h o u t l e a v e o f t h e same.

7 . No p e r s o n s h a l l r i s e a n d s p e a k m o r e t h a n 4 2

t h r e e t imes o n a n y s u b j e c t w i t h o u t p e r m i s s i o n f r o m t h e A s s o c i a t i o n .

8. No member o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n s h a l l h a v e t h e l i b e r t y t o l a u g h d u r i n g t h e s i t t i n g o f t h e same, n o r t o w h i s p e r i n t i m e o f p u b l i c s p e e c h .

9 . No m e m b e r s h a l l a d d r e s s a n o t h e r i n a n y o t h e r form o r term t h a n t h a t o f " B r o t h e r . "

10. The M o d e r a t o r s h a l l n o t i n t e r r u p t a b r o t h - e r o r p r o h i b i t h i m f r o m s p e a k i n g u n t i l h e g i v e s h i s v i e w s o n t h e s u b j e c t u n l e s s h e s h a l l v i o l a t e t h e R u l e s o f Decorum.

11. T h e n a m e s o f t h e s e v e r a l m e m b e r s o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n s h a l l b e e n r o l l e d by t h e C l e r k , a n d c a l l e d as o f t e n as t h e A s s o c i a t i o n may r e q u i r e .

12 . T h e M o d e r a t o r s h a l l b e e n t i t l e d t o t h e same p r i v i l e g e s o f s p e e c h a s a n y o t h e r m e m b e r , p r o v i d e d t h e c h a i r b e f i l l e d , b u t h e s h a l l h a v e n o v o t e u n l e s s t h e A s s o l c i a t i o n b e e q u a l l y d i v i d e d , i n which e v e n t h e s h a l l g i v e t h e d e c i d i n g v o t e .

13. Any member who s h a l l w i l l f u l l y a n d know- i n g l y v i o l a t e a n y o f t h e s e r u l e s s h a l l b e r e p r i - manded by t h e ~ s s o c i a t i o b a s i t may t h i n k p r o p e r .

CONSTITUTION

H a v i n g by u n a n i m o u s v o i c e c h a n g e d o u r o r g a n i - z a t i o n f r o m a n a n n u a l m e e t i n g t o a n A s s o c i a t i o n , we t h e r e f o r e p r o p o s e t o k e e p o r d e r a n d r u l e s o f a n A s s o c i a t i o n a c c o r d f n g t o t h e f o l l o w i n g f o r m o f g o v e r n m e n t .

1. T h e A s s o c i a t i o n s h a l l b e c a l l e d t h e I n d i a n Bot tom A s s o c i a t i o n .

2. T h e A s s o c i a t i o n s h a l l b e c o m p o s e d o f mem- b e r s c h o s e n b y t h e d i f f e r e n t c h u r c h e s i n o u r u n i o n , a n d d u l y s e n t t o r e p r e s e n t t h e m i n t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , who s h a l l b e members whom t h e y j u d g e b e s t q u a l i f i e d f o r t h a t p u r p o s e . a n d p r o d u c i n g l e t t e r s f r o m t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e c h u r c h e s , c e r t i f y i n g t o t h e i r a p p o i n t m e n t , t h e s e s h a l l b e e n t i t l e d t o a seat .

3. I n t h e l e t t e r s f rom t h e d i f f e r e n t c h u r c h e s s h a l l b e e x p r e s s e d t h e i r f u l l number i n fellows hi^ t h o s e b a p t i z e d , r e c e i v e d by l e t t e r , r e s t o r a t i o n , a p p l i c a t i o n , d i s m i s s e d , e x c l u d e d a n d d e c e a s e d

s i n c e o u r l a s t A s s o c i a t i o n . 4, he members t h u s chosen and convened s h a l l

h a v e n o p o w e r t o l o r d o v e r G o d ' s h e r i t a g e n o r s h a l l t h e y h a v e a n y c l e r i c a l P o w e r o v e r t h e

n o r s h a l l t h e y i n f r i n g e on a n y o f t h e r i g h t s o f any o f t h e c h u r c h e s i n t h e un ion .

5 . he ~ s s o c i a t i o n , when c o n v e n e d , s h a l l b e gove rned by a r e g u l a r and p r o p e r decorum.

6 . The A s s o c i a t i o n s h a l l h a v e a M o d e r a t o r a n d ~ s s i s t a n t l o d e r a t o r , C l e r k a n d A s s i s t a n t C l e r k , a n d T r e a s u r e r , who s h a l l b e c h o s e n by t h e s u f f r a g e o f t h e members p r e s e n t .

7. New c h u r c h e s s a y be a d m i t t e d t o t h i s un ion . which s h a l l p e t i t i o n by l e t t e r and d e l e g a t e s , and i f f o u n d u p o n e x a m i n a t i o n t o b e o r t h o d o x a n d o r d e r l y , s h a l l be r e c e i v e d by t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , and m a n i f e s t e d by t h e M o d e r a t o r g i v i n g t h e r i g h t hand o f f e l l o w s h i p .

8. Every c h u r c h i n t h e un ion s h a l l be e n t i t l e d t o r e p r e s e n t a t i o n i n t h e A s s o c i a t i o n .

9. E v e r y q u e r y p r e s e n t e d by t h e c h u r c h e s t o t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , b e i n g f i r s t d e b a t e d i n t h e i r own c h u r c h s h a l l come u n d e r t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n .

10. E v e r y m o t i o n made a n d s e c o n d e d s h a l l be c o n s i d e r e d by t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , e x c e p t i t be w i t h - drawn by t h e p a r t y who made i t .

11. We t h i n k i t a b s o l u t e l y n e c e s s a r y t h a t we h a v e an A s s o c i a t i o n fund f o r d e f r a y i n g t h e expen- s e s o f t h e s a m e . F o r t h e r a i s i n g o f w h i c h we t h i n k i t t h e d u t y o f e a c h c h u r c h i n t h e u n i o n t o c o n t r i b u t e s u c h sums v o l u n t a r i l y a s t h e y t h i n k p r o p e r , a n d s e n d i t by t h e i r d e l e g a t e s , t o b e d e p o s i t e d w i t h t r e a s u r e r , who s h a l l be r e s p o n - s i b l e t o t h e A s s o c i a t i o n f o r and pay t h e same ou t a s t h e A s s o c i a t i o n may d i r e c t .

12- T h e r e s h a l l b e an A s s o c i a t i o n book k e p t i n w h i c h t h e p r o c e e d i n g s o f e v e r y ~ s s o c i ~ t i ~ ~

be r e g u l a r l y r e c o r d e d by t h e s e c r e t a r y , who s h a l l r e c e i v e a n n u a l compensa t ion f o r same.

13- The m i n u t e s o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n s h a l l be r e a d a n d c o r r e c t e d i f n e e d be , and s i g n e d by t h e l o d e r a t o r and C l e r k b e f o r e t h e A s s o c i a t i o n r ises.

14. Ammendments o f t h i s p l a n o f g o v e r n m e n t may b e m a d e b y m a j o r i t y o f t h e u n i o n when i n r e g u l a r s e s s i o n , when s o d e s i r e d .

15. The A s s o c i a t i o n s h a l l e n d e a v o r t o f u r n i s h t h e c h u r c h e s w i t h m i n u t e s o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , t h e b e s t m e t h o d s o f e f f e c t i n g t h e s a m e s h a l l be d e - t e r m i n e d by t h e A s s o c i a t i o n .

16. A l l m a t t e r s coming b e f o r e t h e A s s o c i a t i o n s h a l l b e d e c i d e d by w i l l o f t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e member s p r e s e n t .

17 . T h e A s s o c i a t i o n s h a l l h a v e t h e p o w e r t o d e c i d e f o r t h e g e n e r a l u n i o n o f t h e c h u r c h e s a n d t o p r e s e r v e a n i n v i o l a b l e c h a i n o n c o m m u n i o n among s ame , g i v i n g c h u r c h e s a l l n e c e s s a r y a d v i c e i n m a t t e r s o f c h u r c h d i f f i c u l t y ; i n q u i r i n g i n t o t h e c a u s e why a n y c h u r c h s h a l l h a v e f a i l e d t o r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f a n y t ime i n t h e A s s o c i a t i o n ; a p p r o p r i a t e t h e money r e c e i v e d t o a n y p u r p o s e i t may t h i n k p r o p e r ; a p p o i n t a n y member o r member s by t h e i r c o n s e n t t o t r a n s a c t a n y b u s i n e s s w h i c h i t may t h i n k n e c e s s a r y ; w i t h d r a w f rom a n y c h u r c h i n t h e u n i o n w h i c h may v i o l a t e a n y o f t h e r u l e s o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n o r d e v i a t e f r om t h e o r t h o d o x p r i n c i p a l s o f r e g u l a t i o n ; a d m i t any o r d e r l y min- i s t e r o f o u r f a i t h a n d o r d e r t o a s e a t i n t h e A s s o c i a t i o n a n d a d j o u r n t o a n y t i m e o r p l a c e i t may deem n e c e s s a r y .

CHURCHES A N D DELEGATES

CEDAR GROVE - F l o y d H u f f , Venson Whi t a k e r , C l a r e n c e G r i f f i e

NEW HOME - O l u s B a l d r i d g e , K i r b y I s o n , C l a r e n c e F i e l d s

DEFEATED CREEK - P a r r o t Roark. Coy F i e l d s BULL CREEK - G r e e n F i e l d s . G a r d n e r J e n t , Truman

J e n t REYNOLDS FORK - J . N e l s o n S e a l s , E m m i t t H a l l ,

L e r o y H a y n e s I V Y POINT - C h e s t e r G ibson , Alonzo Mosley LITTLE DOVE - Dave H a m p t o n , R a l p h A s h e r , J o h n

P r e e c e TOLSON CREEK - G e o r g e C a u d i l l , A s t e r R a l e i g h ,

Dewey E l d r i d g e

D I X O N MEMORIAL - C a r l B a c k , W i l l i e E l d r i d g e , H e n r y H a m p t o n

BIG CREEK - C o l b u r n I s o n . E a r l Cox, L l o y d E l d r i d g e HAPPY HOME - M c K i n l e y M c I n t o s h , C l a r k H a y s . A k e r s

E v e r a g e CLEAR FORK - W i l s o n Combs, L e w i s L u c a s , J a y L u c a s NEW BETHLEHEM - G e o r g e F u g a t e , M e l v i n C r e e c h ,

E a r l l o s l e y NORTHERN NEW HOME - Mark D o t s o n , E r m i l I s o n , Gene

Greer BLAIR BRANCH - E u g e n e A d a m s , C h a r l e y G i b s o n ,

H a l i c D y e r MOUNT OLIVET - I. D. Back , Agnon Back. G l e n n Hamp t o n

- CHURCHES- CLERKS AND ADDRESSES

CEDAR .GROVE - L o v e 1 P o l l y , P . 0 . BOX 124B V i p e r , Ky. N E W HOME - B i r t c h e l M o s l e y , G a r n e r . K Y . DEFEATED CREEK - Coy F i e l d s , L i n e f o r k , Ky. 4 1 8 3 3 . BULL CREEK - E a r n e s t B a n k s , B l a c k e y , Ky. 4 1 8 0 4 REYNOLDS FORK - L e w i s F. C r a f t , R t . 1 Box 40. H a z a r d ,

Ky. 4 1 7 0 1 I V Y POINT - A l o n z o M o s l e y , G a r n e r , Ky. LITTLE DOVE - D a v e H a m p t o n . Box 4 2 J e r e m i a h , Ky.

4 1 8 2 6 TOLSON CREEK - G e o r g e C a u d i l l , Box 502. W h i t e s b u r g , Ky. D I X O N MEMORIAL - W i l l i e E l d r i d g e , R t . 1 Box 5 2

B l a c k e y , Ky. 4 1 8 0 4 BIG CREEK - B i l l y Ray M a g g a r d , 1 0 0 6 C e n t e r C r o s s

S t . E d i n h u r g , I n d . 4 6 1 2 4 HAPPY HOME - M c K i n l e y M c I n t o s h , R t ' . 1 B o x 8 0

A m b u r g e y , K Y . 4 1 8 0 1 CLEAR FORK - W i l s o n Combs. R t . 2 Box 2 1 0 H a z a r d .

KY. 4 1 7 0 1 NEW BETHLEHEM - G e o r g e F u g a t e , Ta lcum, ~ y . 4 1 7 6 5 NORTHERN NEW HOME - J i m Amburgey BLAIR BRANCH - B . H . B l a i r , J e r e m i a h , ~ y . 41826 MT. OLIVET - Agnan Back. B l a c k e y , K Y . 4 1 8 0 4

ORDAINED MINISTERS

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C o l o n a l E l d r i d g e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - M i l a n , I n d . O l u s B a l d r i d g e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L e b u r n , Ky. K i r b y I s o n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Whi t e s b u r g , Ky. B i l l y M o o r e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L e b u r n , Ky. C l a r e n c e F i e l d s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Red FOX, Ky.

Green F i e l d s - - R t . 2 Box 3 1 5 - - - - - - - - - C a r c o s s o n e , Ky. G a r d n e r J e n t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C a r c o s s o n e , Ky. Truman J e n t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C a r c o s s o n e , Ky. O r e l l F l a n e r y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S o m e r s e t , Ky. J . N e l s o n S e a l s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L i t t c a r r , Ky. Dewey Eldridge-------------------- K i n g s C r e e k , Ky. Carl B a c k - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - J e r e m i a h , Ky. F r a n k C a u d i l l - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - J e r e m i a h . Ky.

Jonah R o a r k - - - - - R t . 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Comnesky , I n d . L l o y d E l d r i d g e - - - - R t . I - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - Sunman, I n d . B i l l E v e r a g e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Amburpey. Ky. C l a r k H a y s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Red FOX, Ky. H e r s h e l l B a l d r i d g e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hindman, Ky. *g w&($l?k---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - Mousie ,Ky. F r a n k F u g a t e - - - - R t . 2 Box 8 0 3 - - - - - - - - - - H a z a r d , Ky. J a y L u c a s - - - - - - - ~ t . 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - H a z a r d , Ky. L e w i s L u c a s - - - - - R t . 2 Box 3 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - H a z a r d , Ky. S i l a W i l l i a m s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T i n a , Ky. O d i s R i t c h i e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Talcum, Ky. E a r l M o s l e y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L e b u r n , Ky.

E r m i l R. I s o n - 2 9 2 E. F o s t e r , M a i n e v i l l e Road M a i n e v i l l e , O h i o

K i r b y J e n t - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C a r c o s s o n e , Ky. C r i t t E l d r i d g e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - J e r e m i a h , Ky. C h a r l e y G i b s o n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , I s o n , K y . Wesley R a l e i g h - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - K i n g s C r e e k , Ky. Dewey H a m p t o n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C l a y C i t y , Ky. 1. D. B a c k - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B l a c k e y , Ky.

STAT1 ST1 C AL TABLE

CHURCHES

CEDAR GROVE 10 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 9 4 NEW HOME 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 7 8 2 DEFEATED CREEK 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 BULL CREEK 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 REYNOLDS FORK 0 0 0 0 1 ~ 0 5 3 3 IVY POINT 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 2 2 4 LITTLE DOVE 9 3 0 1 0 7 0 0 7 1 2 TOLSON CREEK 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 4 4 DIXON MEMORIAL 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 8 4 B I G CREEK 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 4 HAPPY HOME 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 9 1 CLEAR FORK 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 NEW BETHLEHEM 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 3 NORTHERN NEW HOME 5 4 0 0 0 0 3 32 4 B L A I R BRANCH 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 6 3 MOUNT OLIVET 4 3 0 1 4 3 5 1 0 5 1

To ta l 40 19 0 18 24 1 5 17 772 $745.00

FORM OF CHURCH LETTEB

We, the church of Jesus Christ of Regular Beptist Falth and

order, llou in found in love and salutation

session with the Church. being ,and fellowship, sendeth greetings, our Christian 10- to the ministers and messengers that may compose

the Association, when copvened with tho

Church, Address

to commence on Friday before the Saturday in

September, and the two follawing days.

Dear Brethren, we are glad that we can correspond with yo& and we have chosen these, our beloved Brethren, to bear thir our letter to you, towit:

Dear Brethren. receive our letter and these brethren to sit with you in all your advisory council. May L;le Lord bless you in all your work. We are a t peace among oursc!lvcs.

The state of our church is as follows: 0rdair.ed Ministers - NAMES: Post Offices:

...... ...... Received: Experience and Bapti m.. ; Letter.. ;

Restored.. ..... ; Appl i c a t i on (and or)Recomnendetion.. ...... ; ........ ...... ...... Dismissed by Let te r . ; Died. ; Excluded.. ;

Menbership.. ..... ; Money sent.. ..... ; Meeting time.. ....... ; Saturday and Sunday of each month... .....

Dear Brethren, pray for us. that Zion may have traveling spirit among us.

Done and signed by order of the Church.

Elder , Moderator

Brother , Clerk Clerk's Addrea.


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INDIAN BOTTOhI - Old Regular Baptists · i 1 of the eigt3tieth annual sbssion ' indian bottohi old regular ba i'tist the church of jesus ciirist held \\'it11 hallie, letcher county,