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Minutes
OF THE
Ila\eig\\ Baptist AssociatioEi
COMMENCED AT
ROGERS' N ROADS MEETING SOUSS
WAKE COUNTY, N. C.
On the Saturday before the 4ch Lord's Day in Se/itemberf
1831, and days following.
THE Introductory Sermon Was delivered by Thomas
Crocker, according to appointment, from the 4 v. cf the
2 ch.p. of first Corinthians: *4 And my speech and my
preaching was not with enticing words of man s wisdom,
but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power."
The Association then conveaed, prayer being first of-fered
up to Almighty God by Elder James Withers, a*;d
proceeded to business.
. 1. Chose Elder John Puriefy Moderator, and Thomas
Crocker Clerk, and William R; Hinton Assistant CJerkJ
2 Chose brethren Nat. Dunn and Burrel P. Jones a
committee of finance, to receive the churches' contribu-tions,
and settle with tne Treasurer.
3 The letters from the churches composing ihfa As-sociation
were handed in, aad read, and their standing
xiotcdj as follows, viz .*
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Churches.
."Vesle's Creel;.
Wake y. Kaads,
Wake Bel lie!,
Cool Sp'ing,
Wake Union,
Haywood's,
Cedar Fork,
Raleigh,
Wake Liberty,
Mount Pisgah,
Cumh. Union,
Shady Gruve,
Holly Spring,
Piny Grove,
Flat Hock.
Pcplsr Spring,
Messengers' Names.
Letter,
.In. Huriefy.liflm. YVithers'95
Lewis Dupiee. Il4
\\ P.Jones, H.Hartsl)eld;12
S Abcrnsthv, A.S. Wynne 33
lames Longon, 32
John Hill, IS
Willaira It Hinton, 16
Aug- Norwood D. Jesticc25
H. Williams, Jne. Ragao, i
I'imotliv Snence,
Green Beckwiib, I
Nedara Xorris, 09
.James Betts, H
\V. Mitchell, S G.JeffersJ*
II W. T'r.arp, N. Dunn, 68
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. 4. An invitation was given to corresponding messen*
gets to hand in their certificates, or letters ; whereupon
Elder William Allen and bro. B. Penned, from the Cape
'Fear Association, presented us with one copy of their
Minutes, which certified their appointment, and took
seats accordingly— ALo, brother Henry Austen, i'rom the
Neuse, presented a Letter and one copy of* their Minute* —Also, Elders James Wethers and James Ferrel, and
brother D. Hall, from the Flat River, presented us a cer-tificate
of their appointment, all which brethren were
cordially invited to seats.
5. On motion, the visiting brethren were also invited,
whereupon E!dei> James Dennis and bro. Geo. W. Purie-fy
can e forward and look seats.
6. Appointed Elders James Dennis, Thomas Crocker,
and bro Henry Austen a committee to arrange the busi-ness
of the Association, and report on Monday next
7 Circular Letter was called for and r-ead, and refer-red
to 'he committee of arrangement.
8. Appointed Elders William B. Worrel, Jas. Dennis
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and Thos. Crocker to preach on Sunday, and divine ser-vice
to commence at 10 o'clock—Tken adjourned until
Monday Morning;, 10 o'clock—Prayer by Elder Jas. Fer.->
rel.
SUNDAY MORNING, 10 O'clock.
Elder Worrell being absent Elder Ferrel supplied hU
place; and preached to a large and attentive congregation
from the first part of the 16 v, of the 16 chap, of St.
Mark's Gospel, *'He that believeth and is baptised shall
be saved " Thos. Crocker followed from the 1 v of' the
7 chap, of Ecclesiastes, 4k A good name is be'ter than
precieus ointment, and the day of death than the day of
one's birth " Elder Dennis closed from 10 4* ! 1 v. of the
3 chap, of the Prophet Isaiah. " Say ye to the righteou*
lhat it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit
of their doings—Woe unto the wicked, it shall be ill with
him, for the work of his hands shall be given him."
—
The word of truth appeared to be clothed with divine
power, atd we pray that a blessing may follow.
MONDAY, 10 o'clock.
The Association met, and after prayer by Elder Dennis,
proceeded to business.
1. List of the messengers' names was called.
2. The select committee reported and were discharged.
3. The Constitution and Rules of Decorum were called
for, but were not present.
4 The corresponding messengers who were appointed
to the different associations reported and were discharged.
5. The brethren appointed to wait upon the church at
Hipziba to enquire into the cause of their not represent^
ing themselves in the association, reported that they give
them no answer.
6. On motion, it was unanimously agreed that Elder
John Puriefy and William R. Hinton, with Needam Nor-ris
be appointed to wait on the church at Hipziba again,
and obtain from them some satisfactory answer.
"7. The committee to whom the Circular Letter was re-ferred
reported that they did most heartily concur with \t^
contents, awd recommended its reception—It was accor-dingly
received, and ordered to be printed with these mi-nutes
8. \s one or more of the members of the Little River
*Assnciation has intimated a wish to be reconciled to the
.Raleigh Association, it was agreed that Elder John Pu-tiefy,
brethren Wm. R Hinton and Augusten Norwood
be appointed a committee to wait on the said association
.^niJ labor with them for that purpose, and report to our
next association.
3 y. The churches at Haywood, Poplar Spring and Flat
jftock, petitioned through their letters lor letters of dis-*
-mission from this association, to join the Tar River asso-ciation.,
which letters of dismission were granted, and
the ClerH ordered to prepare the same
10, Appointed Thomas Crocker our Treasurer.
il. The committee of finance reported that they re-ceived
from the. churches this year S29 47j.
12 The Treasurer reported that he had in his hands
g5 QO. but that he, as their Treasurer, owed the sum of
S$6 00 to Elder P W Dowd, and that there is now in his
hands the sum of g29 47*.
3. Appointed Thcs Crocker a corresponding messen*
ger to the Flat River and Country Line associations; bro.
John Hill to the Sandy Creek ; Geo. W Puriefy to the
,Neuse, and brethren Timothy Spence and Stephen Cen>»
ter to the Cape Fear.
- 14 Appointed bro. William R Hinton to write a Cir-cular
for our next minutes, and choose his own subject.
15. Appointed Thos. Crocker to superintend the print-ing
of these minutes, and have 400 copies printed, and
distribute them as usual.
16. Appointed the next association at Shady Grove M.
H. Wake County, N. C. to commence the Saturday be-fore
the first Lord's day in November, 1832.
17 Appointed Elder Stephen Center to preach the In-troductory
Sermon, and in case of failure Elder P. W.
Powd; and divine service to commence at 1 i o'clock
18. Ordered that the Clerk be paid 12 50for his services.
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A Table of the Minuter* belonging to the Raieigh
Association.
ORDAINED MINISTERS /
John Puriefy,
Stephen Center,
Ezekiel Trice,
Thomas Crocker,
Jonathan Stephenson,
P. VV. Dowd,
LICENCED MINISTERS
George W. Puriefy,
Randolph Redding,
John Coker, .
Patrick Conally,
William R. H in ton,
Wiliam Dupree.
To the Churches which compose the Raleigh Baptist
Association.
Beloved Brethren— A s our custom is at the close of
each session to address you by way of Circular, in our
present we think proper to address you on the subject of
Christian Vigilance: and also to urge upon you the ne-cessity
of the possession of a spirit that will untiringly
prompt you to the same. .Our Lord expressly told his
disciples that they were the salt of the earth, (Mat. 5 ch.
13 v ) viz : that he designed them to be T he saviour of the
world, not primarily orofficially,but instrumental!)'—how
then are they to become the active instruments in the
Conversion of the world, unless they all, like a band of
brothers of one mind, engage with one heart in the holy
work? To further evince this great truth, that this is the
office assigned them, our Lord says, in the same chap.
14 v. Ye are the light of the world ; a city that is set on
a hill cannot be hid—and further, in the 15 & 16 v. Nei-ther
do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but
on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the
house ; Lei your light so ?hine before men that they may
see your good works, and glorify vour Father which is
in Heaven. It is not enough, brethren, that you live a
holy, pious, devoted life, and that the wicked, by looking
upon you, be constrained to believe you hare been with
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believe that it is alone the diligent 90;! that shall be tnacla"
fat, and when out of the footsteps of thr Hock v, e have
no right to expect our souls 'to be ted with divine food $
moreover we are expressly told that when Zion travails
she brings forth children. If this interesting- truth is po-sitively
expressed, its counterpart is equally positively
implied, to wit: that v/hen Zion does not travail children
will not be born to God; we thouid therefore dread the
awful probability of our skirts being stained with sinners'
blood; and with one mind and one consent arise from this
state of apathy and shake off this spirit of moral supine-ness.
Do we say with one mind? We do; for we esteem
it important that we be of one mind; for how will our
great work of evangelizing the world be impeded, while
a part of our brethren set by in a state of perfect indo-lence;
and while others are engaged heart and hand to
further the crreat cause, they are not only suspiciomng
them of wicked design, but als>0 charging them of having
the most wicked purpose* in view. Brethren, for the
Lord's sake, and for the sake of your own souls, and for
the sake of the souls o? dying sinners, if you are determi-ned
to lie still yourselves, and lei poor sinners stumble
over you into hell, dont get in the way of your brethren,
who are determined to devote their property and their
lives to the cause— they have enough to bear without ha-ving
yeu as a dead wfight upon their souls, and against
whom they wiil be obliged to bear witness in the great
day of accounts. Ohi brethren, this opposition (let your
excuse appear as plausible, to you as it may) comes not
from above, but we hesitate not to say that it is earthly
and sensual, and savors not of the things that belong to
God, bat of men. Oh that God would give us grace to'
enable us to keep the unity of the spirit, in thf bonds of
peace; and that we may move forward in the great cause
of Gcd f being of one xaind;
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