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1876 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1876 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1876 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Sandy Plains Church (present day: Sandy Plains Baptist Church) in Shelby, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder George W. Rollins. The 1876 mintues address Indian Missions. While the text of the minutes refer to the native population as "red-men of the forest" the minutes reflect a concern for providing the Gospel to "the original owners of this country." The periodicals committee recommend Orphan's Friend in addition to Kind Words and Biblical Recorder as valuable Baptist periodical reading. The Committee on Education proposes that the Baptist community …
1875 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1875 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1875 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at New Hope Church (present day: New Hope Baptist Church) in Earl, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder Thomas Dixon. "A request of the Shiloh Association, (Colored Baptists, who were in session near us,) was handed in asking for Ministerial aid on the Sabbath." The Committee on Education reports that the state association encourages all financial support of education be channeled towards funding Wake Forest College. Double Springs Church (present day: Double Springs Baptist Church) asked of the association if it was permissible to receive members into …
1873 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1873 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1873 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Zion Church (present day: Zion Baptist Church) in Shelby, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder George W. Rollins. The report from the Committee on Missions addresses local and international mission concerns and activities. The Committee on Sabbath Schools reports that half of the churches in the association do not have Sabbath Schools. The Committee on Education recommends that the association support not only Wake Forest College, but also the local Bridges Academy - six and a half miles west of Shelby. A committee has been appointed …
1872 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1872 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1872 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Bethlehem Church (present day: Bethlehem Baptist Church) in Kings Mountain, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder Wade Hill. The circular letter was authored by A. A. McSwain on the topic of systematic beneficence. Delegates were appointed to the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. The minutes reflect that during the report from the Committee on Missions the meeting was interrupted by Newton Long. Long, who was intoxicated and followed by a body of United States Cavalry, "created such an excitement that the Association dispersed without formal …
1871 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1871 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1871 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Bethel Church in Iredell County, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder G. M. Webb. Churches at Capernaum, Shelby, and New Prospect were received in the Kings Mountain Baptist Association upon their dismission from the Broad River Baptist Association. The 8th article in the Abstract of Principles regarding baptism were changed. The 12th article from the Abstract of Principles was stricken out. This year marked the first year that a circular letter was not sent out to associational and missionary churches. The association elected to reinstate the …
1869 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1869 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1869 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Double Springs Church (present day: Double Springs Baptist Church) in Shelby, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder George W. Rollins and the circular letter authored by G. M. Webb. The association elected to suspend the practice of writing circular letters. The Committee on Periodicals recommends that associational member subscribe to the Working Christian, published by Elder T. R. Gaines of Yorkville, SC, in addition to the Biblical Recorder. The Committee on Missions reports that the association has "done nothing for domestic or foreign missions" and credits …
1868 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1868 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1868 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Mount Paran Church (present day: Mount Paran Baptist Church) in Blacksburg, located in neighboring Cherokee County, SC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder G. M. Webb and the circular letter authored by Elder J. H. Yarboro. Committees on Sabbath Schools and Missions report a decline in funding and practice.
1867 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1867 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1867 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Thessalonica Church in neighboring Catawba County, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder J. H. Yarboro and the circular letter authored by Elder Robert Poston. A resolution was voted upon to accept the use of the Baptist Psalmody as the official hymnal of associational churches. A Committee of Redistricting was established for the association and proposed that associational churches be divided into 4 districts bound by geographical land markers. The Report on Sabbath Schools stated that associational churches are still largely non-compliant with the directive to establish …
1866 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1866 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1866 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at High Shoal Church (present day: High Shoals Baptist Church) in Mooresboro, located in neighboring Rutherford County, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder L. H. McSwain and the circular letter was authored by Elder Dove Pannell. A motion was made to create a delegation to approach the Constitutional Kings Mountain Baptist Association, established as a result of the rift caused by the 1859 temperance bylaws, to bring about a re-union of the two associations. The concern over the lack of Sabbath Schools at associational churches was readdressed. …
1864 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1864 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1864 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at the Bethel Meeting House in Iredell County, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder Larkin M. Berry and the circular letter was authored by Elder Gabriel Phillips of the Broad River Baptist Association. At the conclusion of the missionary sermon, delivered by Elder George W. Rollins on September 18, a collection was received in the amount of $372.66 to send the gospel to the North Carolina troops of the Confederate Army. The Committee on Sabbath Schools resolved to appoint Elder G. M. Webb as a missionary to …
1863 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1863 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1863 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at the Sandy Run Meeting House (present day: Sandy Run Baptist Church) in Mooresboro, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder George W. Rollins and the circular letter was authored by Elder Larkin M. Berry. On October 25, the association collected $654.25 to aid the Marion Board's operations to send the gospel to North Carolina troops in the Confederate Army. Additional contributions during the associational session brought the total to $671.50. A resolution was made for associational churches to cease correspondence and association with itinerant preacher Drury Scruggs. …
1860 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1860 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1860 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at the High Shoals Meeting House (present day: High Shoals Baptist Church) in Mooresboro, located in neighboring Rutherford County, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder Larkin M. Berry and the missionary sermon by Elder Joseph Suttle. Zion Hill Baptist Church left the Green River Baptist Association and was received as a member of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association. The Circular Letter of this meeting was authored by Elder Larkin M. Berry. The following churches were withdrawn from the association due to their rejection of the temperance resolutions …
1859 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1859 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1859 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at the Pleasant Hill Meeting House (present day: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church) in Grover, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder George W. Rollins. The circular letter was authored by Elder Joseph Suttle on "Prayer." The association unanimously adopted the motion in the form of a report from the Committee of Temperance that any church which holds a member who buys, sells, or consumes alcohol should be withdrawn from the association.
1858 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1858 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1858 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at the Olive Meeting House in neighboring Catawba County, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder Joseph Suttle. Minutes include the Constitution of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Rules of Decorum, and Abstract of Principles.
1857 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1857 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1857 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at the Big Springs Meeting-House (present day: Big Springs Baptist Church) in Ellenboro located in neighboring Rutherford County. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder George W. Rollins who also authored the circular letter. References in the minutes are made to the adoption of the Baptist Harmony hymn book as a uniform hymnal to be used by member churches. References are made to pedobaptists and how they shall be received into a congregation.
1856 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1856 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1856 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at New Prospect Church (present day: New Prospect Baptist Church) in Shelby, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder Thomas Dickson. The circular letter was authored by George W. Rollins on "Repentance."
1855 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1855 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1855 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Zion Church (present day: Zion Baptist Church) in Shelby, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder George W. Rollins. Currently, the title page, page 1, and page 15 are all that are available from the 1855 book of minutes. Transcription of handwritten text (pg. 15) - Logan has a reprint of Suttle's circular letter on "Missions" and this is the close of the letter here. Logan refers to John. R. Logan who was standing clerk of the association at the time.
1854 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1854 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1854 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Mount Sinai Church (present day: Mount Sinai Baptist Church) in Shelby, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder Dove Pannell. The circular letter was authored by Thomas Dixon on "Nature, Design and Application of the Atonement of Jesus Christ."
1853 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
1853 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association
Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books
The 1853 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Boiling Springs Church (present day: Boiling Springs Baptist Church) in Boiling Springs, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder George W. Rollins. The circular letter was authored by Dove Pannell on "Election."