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.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/kmba-minutes/1003/thumbnail.jp

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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.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/kmba-minutes/1002/thumbnail.jp

Gardner-Webb UniversityDigital Commons @ Gardner-Webb UniversitySeries 1: Kings Mountain Baptist AssociationMinute Books Kings Mountain Baptist Association10-21-18531853 Minutes of the Kings Mountain BaptistAssociationKings Mountain Baptist AssociationFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/kmba-minutesPart of the Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, Christianity Commons, and theHistory CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Kings Mountain Baptist Association at Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University. Ithas been accepted for inclusion in Series 1: Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @Gardner-Webb University. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@gardner-webb.edu.Recommended CitationKings Mountain Baptist Association Collection; Minutes of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association, 1853. Series 1, Box 1, UniversityArchives, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC.•» l'r ''.'V M l iVUTE S: OF THE' - • w "* ' •••n'-•': • ' ' i'l./•KING'S MOUNTAINI BAPTIST ASSOCIATION,AT ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY MEETING,iCOTfVEIHED ATBOILING SPRING CHURCH,CLEAVELAND COUNTY, N, CAROLINA,j Friday, Oct. 21st, A. D., 1853,4-., •.• • •and days following.'* SBBLBT, »r. o. ..ft. PRINTED AT THE CAROLINA INTELLIGENCER OFnCB.1854.•m-,tu•• ^k *M'•,r, 'i • > '.. -y . ,.1• /. •>'.>/A£ A .^y• i\I:-ilrV,0 -4-V'•♦*•••/?i.'j,:**:••*'••Ir""'minutes•.'.*v<.'.V•••I;"f"•'MThrAs,<,.i».ionm«ac.o„line,,o.uc,o,ys.n..o..[;:;;;,';:;:;1,':l';;;;'';,Phthe12th'^''pouiisjiantlinenihiMsinpMPiicular.arethebodyconvened...aether.nthe'irHouse;:ndsole.nprayerwasrrtadebyElderThoma.Dickson.culled.heircorrespt.ndencereadTheChurcheswerethenclle.l.aJ';h';:;r:nS:irenmlleda„dthestateofeachGreen,openedadoorfortherecep-OnmotionotintoourUnion,whentionof,c''i'„,hrecentlyconstitute,1;andB.gSprtng.MountParnnandCm'"Association,werereceived,anddismissedItotTile...^t.-ndedtotheirdeleauti.s.ETde"-DPanne^^Moderator,andBro.J.K.Logan."Si«tEW..B.P.rrJKnTi'..W.Bollins.F.S.Ea.n-".JLr"orI,1G.w.«„dtheAssociationR.Logan.Hcomrntte^nrtortow—thenadjournedtome.tarPrayerbyElderJ.J-J"""SATUBUAY,10O'CLOCK.A.M.TheAssociationmet.accordingtoadjournment,theModerator.thecommitteeappointadtoar-A....ci..io...........edw.r.d,s.ohBiged.G.H.mriok.Rob-.M.C.»r'-»"d't'"EMs;;'rf'Biog,s,ob,go„duringthesessionotthisbody.PrayerbyWi..J/—•t•„.m..4.andabTSofprfnciX'^^^^Constitution,RulesofOrder.•eivedfromSisterAssociations;andre-BonnerandT.Wiilhms.Slelfe"B.Eide7w.'Ha^Im"^packageofMinutes,byFromtheCatawh"rwiihoutMinutesorMessenger.Btes.CatawbaR.ver,aletter,noMessengerorMin-lhe°pre™vbrp'l-aS'ofco?re^^^"'f-dispensedwithModeratorappointedthrfoM^theAssociation.rowk:towritetoSister.on^G?W.RolllL^VpRiver,himself,T.Dick-ElderT.Dickso'ntou-Her„"fhrif"''•r'TuLogatMe"::en'rer^^R.Poston,Messenger's.'^^"''Bethel,J.Suttle,C.Bridges,responrncTwUbS®wasrequiredtowriiP^''Association;andtheModeratorhimself,(D.Panneil.)Dw'uson,wereappointedJVIpsisBoilins.andT.Dick-•oiicitedtheconiemplat;,!in^TrUuri'.'cei^eTBrSrjam'esPoim^^delegates,toseats,andre-pointedacommitteeoTfinaneV^«t"®°tjr,wereap-a nel],"vI^s'!raTied'fo??p"'rP''";P«''edbyElderD.Pan-edwiththeMinutesofThirslsS'orderedtobeprint-tiontotheifexfA'^sori'"i'''''^'eSermonofintroduc-ElectedSrTnieI'""-andhissubSftt.L'?t'><>atonementofJesus"PPHcalionof•"i*';•'%»•,^•V•ElectedEldersW.Hill,W.Harriii,B.BonnerandTivi.•on,topreachontheSabbath.°Onmotion,thereportortheCommitteeonUnioncF?""'Whereupon,theAssociationmadethe'/oIIowSp-n-^J-Suttie.R.P.LoganDPan"M^unTver'^on'^""acceptofeightdollarsfor'L'rvicelChurches,andT.Wm^mswasbrotherQueries:CommitteeonPetitionsandfdvTsoUini'assumingtobenothinggoodorderandreli^i°withaviewtotheadvancementofsaoruerandreligionearnestlyrecommendtotheChopohnn3""^T"'»"P"J««n>e,.„",,„fh".nd""•"'"•'tSUNDAY.Thestandwasoccupiedbythoseappointed,inaveryfeelinsrandimpressivemanner.Alargeandwellorderedcongrecmlionwasaddressed,tomuchprofit,wefondlyhope.Mayfh.servicesofibedaybethemeansofturningmanyfromiheevit•nderroroftheirwaysand"proveasavorofhfounolifeandnotofdeathuntodeath."MONDAY,9O'CLOCK,A.M.Calledtherollandproceededtobusiness.•f.-•.el•I')IF•,'4*-r"-~'T"",fww•»9%%0»motion,.helettersofcorrespomlencewerecalledfor.readRps<.lutionwasintroducedhyBro.R.Price,viz:Resolved.ThatihisAssociationwillappointtwoMinistersrfahor.-Hchonemon.hormore,inthe^-tiUiteeci.ooofcount.VN.unhEastofthisAssociation,extendingventvdollarsCaiawhaRiver,andthat,theyhepaidthesurnoltwentydollarsnpriTiniiil)hvAssocifAM'Hi*^,.»WhichWHSadopted.WhereupontheAssociationEldersD.PannellandJ.Suttleitsmissionariesunde.saidres-On"motionofElderT.Dickson.Bro.J.R.Loganwasappointedrr,.asurer.andthesumofThirtydollarswasraisedforihpcoiiinnidH1edmission#•..^otp*iiTheCommitteetowhomwasreferredthepeli>iono"aChmch.prayinganalterationofthe8ihArticleottheConst,-tulion."soastomakeallordainedministersastandingdelegation."recommendthatthesamebeChhn'n.OnmotionoftlieClerk.thefollowingresolutionwasadopte'^asasuhstiloleI'orlliereiiortoltheCoinmitlee,MZ.^e.vo»ThatinlieuofanyalterationofoursystemitisrecominentotheseveralchurchescomposingthisBody,amtieh.,e,yHdvis.j,.s.i»i;mostpiousandintelligentmemhers,andespecialjter.v.torepresenttheminCouncil.,TtiesameComiriiiiee,towhomwasreferredt.onthesubjectofTi'mpeiance,reported,lhat.""I.circumstancestheydeemitinexpedienttoa;recommenditsrejection.They,however,arelulyawai^Jba^greatandiamentahleevilsarethecontinualresult«,lerauce,bothtoChurchandStateandthereloeXlueIrecommendlhatthe.membersotallour.p.j,.,revealedcourse,strictlyinconformitywiththewordo!intheScripturesoftheOldandNewTestanoen.menlolivesoberly,righteously,andgodly,mP•OnmotionofElderG.W.Rollios,Resolvefl,'^"enofthisBodyaredue,andcordiallytendered'toeandcitizensofshevicinityofBoilingSpriirgore'",kindandhospitatiiemannerinwhichtheyhaveaccornot^delegateiandmessengersattendingthepresentsessionofthisAssociation.....uofOnmotion,Resolved,thatinconfonnilytothepetrttonota ¥)Jbf'•"•fV..-'AMountSinaiChurch,(henextSessionofthisBodywillbeheldwithher,situatedabout8milessouthwestfromShelbyandIJmilesNortheastfromEllis'Ferry,onmainBroad"mvercommencingonFridaybeforethe4thLord'sdayinOctobernext,(1854.)TheAssociationthenadjourned.PrayerbyElderThomasI>'ckson.DOVEPANiVELL,Moderator.J.R.Logan,Clerk.Aetna.?ofMinistersandtheirPostOfficeAddress.RevRPLogan,WhitePlains,NC.;RevTDickson,Shel-by,do.;RevJSutlle.CampCall,do.;RevDPanneli,Webb'sFord,do.;RevLMcSwain,Erwinsviiie,do.;RevJJJones,Pillmore,do.;RevGWRollins,HighShoal,do.NamesofContributorstotheCatnwbaMissionwithinthebound*oftheKing'sMountainAssociation.cInn®H'^^^^^0;RevJosephSuitle,200;JRLogan,200;RevDPanneli,200;Robert^^200;RevGWRollins,100,;WHHardin,100;JHBowen.I00;JALWray,1CO•TJElam,1CO;AndrewBeam.1GO;'i'hosDavis,50;FrsLatti-Jo'"'Husky.25;JCLatiimore,100;AWHolt,25;JamesWood.100;RTHord,200;DavidHamnck,lOO;ThosPruitt,100;WrnMChampion,50._^2000»'i'•'.,<<•I•v•/.-Hm:3i#'•f• f;,A*">•i.-hr /w/' if-. »•>.:.-. • v,:: -1"TT - 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STATE OF THE CHURCHESCHURCHES. POST OFFIC'S.BufTalo.Sandy Run.Zion.Zoar.Double Spring.Beihel.Boiling Spring.Mount Sinai.New Bethel.Mount Pleasant.Broad River.Beaverdaoi.Pleasant Hill.High Shoal.Mount Vernon.Mount Paran.Corinth.Big Spring.Erwinsville, N CMooresboro', "Shelby, "Camp Call, "Webb's Ford, "Sandy Run, "Erwinsville, "Gardn'rs F'rd "Sandy Run, "Ch'koeI w'ks.SClR P Logan.Fiiimore, N C R P Logan.Swangilown, " G W Rollins,High Shoal, " iG W Rollins.Seagle'sStore," M Williams.Harmony, S C. J J Jones.Seagles Store,NC A AbernathyDuncans Cr'k, " iG W RoiiiniMINISTERI.AL SUPPL'S,T Dickson.J Suttle.T Dickson.T Dickson.J Suttle.D Pannell.G W Rollins.L McSwain.T Dickson.D Pannell.' i ; C?;CLERKS OFCHURCHES.W Hamrick.E P Jones.J Bailey.J R Logan.M Gold.W Hamrick.D D DurhamJ Randall.R T Hord.W B Homes.James Moss.E Eskridge.S Potman.M Durham.J A Davis*J Eskridge.A L Johnson.J M M Price.DELEGATES' NAMES.Qj-Jained Ministers in Small Capitals, Licensedpreachers in Italics, Laymen in Roman lettersHamrick.dP Logan, p S Ramsour, J Wood, J Turner, WCP'-idges.E P Jones,R McBrayer,W B LovelacejIj Harris, T J Elam, J Bailey,f piCKsoN, W H Green, J R Logan.J suttle, R Poston, W H Hardin.p Pannell, George Hamrick.pa«'d Humrick. T Piuitl. A Hamrick.P McSwain, D O H P .Moore.B f fed. F Lattimore, ABeam.M W B Hamei.p peeler, J Moss.J J •'ones, IVMcSteaiu.H Rcberts, J H Bowen.0 " Rollins, M D Padgett.fh^as Davis.A " Holt, J Husky.W" Wesson, Jr./ C Laitimert, J M Chitwoo^, * Price.Total.Ies fop O5 wnwMO•'ZpOo{3T3 OCLNf» era« *-«3i«e*IDoroQ.oo"& oso-c5r5?Mac.§a*o*am8 0 20 0 3 6 207 $3 0043 1 6 0 1 1 190 2 501 0 8 0 4 0 139 2 010 4 2 0 4 2 129 2 201.8 8 4 0 1 1 131 1 600 1 4 0 0 0 25 005 2 8 0 1 2 130 2 001 0 0 0 1 0 47 1 207 4 9 0 4 1 104 2 300 2 3 0 0 0 40 1 002 0 0 0 1 0 27 654 1 3 0 0 7 59 1 0015 7 6 0 0 0 85 2 0034 3 4 1 0 I 86 1 150 1 16 0 4 0 31 800 0 0 0 0 0 39 1 000 0 0 0 0 0 10 500 0 0 0 0 0 110 1 75182 94 93 1 24 18 1600 $20 02^ J^' I»' « ♦ J;\ <• .I* 4'! «W't» 4*»•"*''"4'>7'"''''t<•# ♦*,•i•:^*»y3t.^» **♦;.i-tvui.•CIRCULARLETTER.TotheChurchescomposing-theKing'sMountainBaptistAsso-ClutioiiiGfQ&ting:DearBrethren—Accordingtocustomandadecisionofyour"Eiectb^"'^"""'addressyoualetteronthesubjectofFirst.Election,inscripture,meansGod'staiungawholenation,community,orbodyofmen,intoeternalcovenantwithnimselt,bygivingthemtheadvantageofrevelationasaruleoftheirbelief,whenothernationswereleftwithout.oeeDeut.vii,6.Secondly.Asregardsthesalvationofsinners,itmeansodseternalpurposethathehadinhimselfbeforetheworldegan—tbat^throughhisSon,theremightawaybeopenedormadefromEarthtoHeaven,thatthroughthiswaysinnersmightbesaved.ThereforetheSonofGodis.spokenofastheetectottheFather;forthusrunsthedivinesentence,"BeholdmyservantwhomIuphold,mineelectinwhomrnvsoulde-'i^xliii,1.ThatGod,theFather,didnotonly^ecthisSontodieforsinners,butchosethemean.sandinstru-mentsthroughwhichthemeansweretobeconveyed,appearsGod'°t7rIgospel;foritpleasedHbI:'°."n1'"ohshiiessofpreaching,tosavethernthatnot'1believeinhimofwhomtheyhaveh'preacher;andfhe^,7,withouthebesent?"—Rom.x.ftisclearhatPoai/"''"hebeforebecanbe.sent;andP^O^larevealedtruth;asitiswritten,"Lis-Lordhatr"^®«rkpnyepeoplefromafar,theProDhetTer1xlix.1.Andi,issaidoftheforehecamp'?'?'•c.(illedhimandordainedhimherehecameintoexistence."—SeeJer.i,6.Thusweseethatthoseprophets,togeiherwith«ii^csee,luatti.in"IIwittialliheministryofreconcilia^7homhpd??7accordingtoGod4purpose;forSnnthpredestinatetohecontormedtotheimageofhisaui,6.SoalsowhenChristcameintotheworld,inthedays•%'r<.1.•'411u/>allp(lmen.whowerenotonlytopreachofhisincarnation,hecwitnessestothemirnciesthegospel,^f„,Vpe.erdeclaresthat"hewentaboutwhichhedid.^oppressedwiththeDev-wearehiswitnessesofallaonij^gwwv*....weareuiswnticaoroil,"forGodwasvvandinJeru-thingswhichhedi^^^hangedonatree.'HimGodwhom>,cKnwetlhimopenly;saleiri.andshowedhimopenly;nottoalltheraisedupthe'^I'ddaybeforeofGod;eventouapeople,butmih)fromthedead.'whodideaianActsX.39,4041.ProphetsandApo.stleswereWeseethereforetbofhimtohewiiness-sGod'select,chosenhetor.[ascensionoftheMesiah:andofthedeath,Qod'swordthroughihemmightthatailthosethatbelieChrisiwasgoingtoleavethesaved.Hencewesepsaying,"lhavemanifesiedllivworld,headdressed„tli.eworld,and1praynameunto^hemoutoftheworld,butthaiihounotthatthouneiiher'pray1fortliesealo""shouldstkeepthemlbelieveonmeibrougliI'nyworn,buttorthemasowhichshall,ne,"-.lolmibattheworldmayb.i•xvii.SoasCnnsi^oalsohehasmenl.tosavesinners,he-themlo-gointoallchosenor^^ctedme.d^everycreature,sayinghotbeworldandpreachthepO1f,,,.,,.thatbelievasnod'«Markxvi.elhnotshallbe.djtmne'subject,goesontoshowAndSaint.I<iovvnaplantogaihertogetherallthatAlmightyGod''odJai^..Blessedl^etlieGodandbatherthingsinGhrist,ihusecblesseduswithall.spinlnalofourLordJesuson.•Ciwisi.accordingashehathblessingsinheavenyfwo.bl;that»v«chosenusmbunhe[.^biminlove;thatmshouldbeholyandwi,^ftime,hemightgathertogeib-thedispcnsalionolthe'„__Epb.j.l.12.Itisllieielore^erinone,allthingsin^whomGodliaihcliosen.ihroughtheagencyotosinners:andnotonlyihothatthewordot'-t^basministersolhisApostlesbutthe^tosinnerscslnchoice-o;^u.attheym'ybelieveandboandtogatherthemunj^.rasgreatanobligationtoobey.r\.«IIo..a *d'JL^'*•htif:•r'*'f.vtV*»'"H- 13calledhimselfantothemP.lalrumentsforthispurpose•andthosVhnl'erthatyeheardthaTordoffruLThlion,ye«'eresealedwiththathnlv«'•°3'oursalva-""heirofGodandTointI.°^sp'ntofpromise,andmadetherefore,beingmadeLJLordJesusChrist:becomesonewith^Chrisr"^"''ever'ninistersofreconciliaiionandTnwiththeevangelicalbelieversarecalled^fJh,h^7''LusunitedtotheLordJ^susChristbvNhal!nev;rperish"An/x/V"'""'''''^''heyhidwithn,•o7"'''*Sain,-Yearedead,andyourlifeispotinpossessionofrh«""Lg'"ry-andbeondefiled,andThaffartth'"''"'•"'Ptihleandwhoarekentl!,/"iheavenforyou,In..K""••Inv'.hX^&rRnd",'"""'"T"T'«».)to-b''t'orrowhernavlo^h""""/""fmre'trnalperdition^last''""tgraceandgotofa.th!TheMiev'h^''''''''h«intothesameTn^heT''.Christ,bydrinkingn-iriiualDavidwtchi^ChftU"lightyGod.-OncehaveIthelanguageofA|.h«untoDavidforChri,V,r''"["holinessthatIwillnothistluo.ma?hVs.?nforever.andAtreinI'1?..'"iRtile.—PsalmsIxxxix.35,36It)downnu'idt'f7'"'h«g"odshepherd;II.!-andtl"•then;etern.i'Hitolmyhand1.Ir"'*''"""hfrshallanyplucktbe»harKl."~JohnxHP'"'-"'""'-VFather'*-^vtngsiivnrr.sHndh;"/"WeseetheplanofAlmightyGodi,kand.wheretheyshane'n/5''ff"a'restatbisrigktl-oogeteruitylliitvii'•^^3'h'speacefulpresencethroughoutt«tdalsocallingrnpn.o-liL'"''''h<:worldtodieformeu,Pr-Penitentsim/r"/jwithourselvestogototb,sinnerandcalluponhimtorepent,andhelikes>.f13Pharaohofoldrefusetoobey,weareoftenconstrainedtocryoutandsay,"Howlong,OLord,willthygoodnessandforbearanceandlongsufferingcontinuewiththeimpenitentsinner?"Forhewillethnotthedeathofanysinner,andthoughafterlongstrivingwithsuchanindividual,aftertryinghimwiththevariousincitementswhicharebestcalculatedtostirarationalcreatureandagitateanimmortalmind,Godmaywithdrawalltheaidsofthespirit,andsogivehimovertohardnessofheartandreprobacyofmind,toworkouthisowndestructionwithgreediness;"asinthecaseoftheEgyptianKingofwhomitissaid,"Godhardenedhisheart,"andwhentheexpressionisrepeatedsoastomarkacontinualandonwardhardening,wehavenootherideaofthemeaning,thanthatGod,movedbytheobstinacyofPharaoh,withdrewfromhimalltherestraintsofhisgrace,andasthoserestraintsweremoreandmoreremovedtheheartoftheKingwasmoreandmorehardened.WelookUpontheinstanceasapreciseillustrationofihetruth,"thatwhatsoeveramansoweththatshallhealsoreap."'J"heKingBowedobstinacy,andconsequentlyreapedobstinacy.Theseedwasputintothesoil,andnothingmorewasrequiredthanthat,itshouldbeleft,tovegetateandactoutitsownnature,towit:infidelity.ThiswastheseedsownbytheEgyptianKingwhenherejectedthemiraclesanddi.sobeyedthecommandsoftheAlmighly,whosenthiselectedorchosenservant,towit,Moses,saying,"Letmypeoplego,"whichgrewintoagreaterdegreeofhardness,andpersistingoninhisrebellionhewasoverthrownwithhisarmyandperishedinthesea."ButuntoyouthatfearmynameshalltheSuoofKigteous-nessarisewithhealinginhiswings,andyoushallbeminewhen1cornetomakeuptnyJewels,andIwillsparethemasamansparethhisownsonthatservethhim,saiththeLordofhosts."Finally,maythegraceofourLordJesusChrist,withtheunionandcommunionofhisHolyISpiiit,bewithhisElectChildrenforevermore.Amen.Thinetoserveinallgoodthings.ar'•..rA.-4»M.f1si 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1853 Minutes of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association

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