MINUTES OF IRVINE ASSOCIATION.
FIRST DAY MORNING-SESSION. Birch Lick, KY.
Thursday, Sept. 26th, 1878.

      The Nineteenth Annual Session of the Irvine Association or United Baptists met with the Baptist Church, at Birch Lick, Jackson county, Ky., at 11 o'clock, A. M. After prayer by L. P. Johnston, the Annual Sermon was preached by T. L. Lawson from II Timothy, 4th chapter, 2nd verse, -- "Preach the Word." After which the Association was called to order by the Moderator of last session, John Ward, and the letters from the various Churches were read, and the names of delegates enrolled as follows:

 MT. GILEAD ............ John Ward, D. M. Ward, G. L. Davis, J. S. Frost. 
 PILOT KNOB ............ T. L. Lawson, A. J. Baker, F. Golden, T. J. Calaham. 
 BLANTON'S FLAT ......   Wm. Blanton, Thos. Blanton, Jas. Rose, Alex. Blanton. 
 CHINQUAPIN ROUGH ....   Alford York, Redman Truett. 
 SOUTH FORK ...........  A. B. Williams, D. T. Lamb, J. G. Parsons, J. J. Parsons, Levi Sparks, 
                         A. H. Williams, J. W. Parsons, A. D. Sparks, J. T. Alcorn, H. D. Sparks, 
			 J. G. Sparks, D. F. Parsons, S. A. Sparks, G. R. Lamb, E. Fuwler. 
 LIBERTY ..............  John Rader, J. Wilscm, Wm. Wilson. 
 NEW HOPE ............   J. M. Nealy, J. F. Herd, M. V. Barker. 
 PINE GROVE ...........  John Swinford. 
 PROVIDENCE ...........  W. Standiford, L.P. Johnston, M. Turpen, O. W. Turpin, 
                         J. O. Dozier, C. C. Snoden. 
 PLEASANT RUN .......... F. M. Ponder, R. M. Ponder.  
 ISLAND CITY ........... Letter. No Messenger.  
 MT. ZION .............. W. Cnarpenter R Hisel. 
 CLOVER BOTTOM ........  Katie Harrison. 
 COW CREEK ...........   James Muncie.  
 BETHLEHEM ............  P. Barclay, J. Barclay, G. B. Gabbard, Mrs. M. L. Gabbard. 
 DROWNING CREEK .......  S. Warford, L. Warford, R. Thomas, D. C. Thomas, W. C. Todd, N. R. Johnson. 
 BIRCH LICK ............ Isaac Sparks, Harrison Slone, Lewis Sandlin, Hardin Slone. 
 WIND CAVE ............  G. B. Lakes. 
 RIVER SIDE ............ James Roberts. 
 ROCK LICK ............. Larkin Powell. 
 
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