The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-08-12
Minutes of the Cooperation Meet.
ing of the Christian Church,
Convened in jackson, Miss,
July 33d, 1865.
1--WE O'CLOCK P. NJ.

The meeting was temporarily organized
by calling Bro. w. I. Withers to the chair,
Bro Geo. \. Smythe acting as Secretary.
On motion it was resolved, that a commit
tee be appointed TO arrange the order OF
preaching. The chair appointed Bros.
Smyt Townsend and Musgrove.
On motion it was resolved, that commit
tee be appointed to arrange the order of bu-
Siness for the meeting. The chair appointed
Bros. Manire, Barbee and Townsend.
The committee on preaching reported
that Bro. Manire preach on Friday night,
Bro. Elicit on Saturday night, Bro. DIR.
Barbee on Lords Day at IL O'Clock A. NJ.
and Bro. Caskey on Lords Day night.
On motion the meeting adjourned to 3
O'Clock, Saturday evening.
THREE O'CLOCK P. NJ,
Saturday, July 9th. 1869.
Met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by
DIR. >. X. Jones.
The meeting was permanently organized
bv calling DIR. w. j. Barbee to the chair,
Bro. Elicit acting as Secretary.
The committee on the order. of business,
made the following report:
LIST. The enrolment of delegates; End.
Report of State Evangelist 3rd. Letters and
contributions; 4th. Appointment ofcommit-
tees; 9TH. The employment of Evangelist;
9th. The condition of the freedmen. and the
means by which we may reach them. The
items were taken up in order.
DELEGATES.
Dr.S. r. Jones, Garner, Miss, j. C. Fer
CURSOR. CarrolltOn w. Estes, Enterprise !;
ii. Musgrvoe, Enterprise; j. Nj. johnson,
Quitman; w. I. Townsend. Winona; G.. w.
WhitHey, Port Gibson; I. w: Caskey, Bat
tie Springs; 5. V. Cartlege. Poplar Creek !;
). j. Atkins, Poplar Greek; }. Vanclaeve,
Bolton, j. Ii. Buster, Goodman; w. Il,
Mckay. Madison; DIR. w. J. BaTbee, Senate
bia; b. f. Manire, Carrollton; w. L. With
ers. G. l.. Potter, G. A, Symthe, DIR. J. S.
Sizer, jackson; Alex. Elicit, Starksville !;
DIR. j. III. Mckay, CarrolltOn.
Bro. Mahire, on a call from the chair, read
his report of labors since the first of January,
including a financial statement, which was
received, adopted and ordered to be spread
upon the minutes.
The letters addressed to the meeting were
read, and amount of contribution reported.
On motion plan of operations was dis
cussed, in which discussion, Bros. Caskey,
Whitney. Withers, Musgrove and Manire,
participated. Bro. Caskey gave a graphic
account of his own experience in co-opera-
tive effertS-their failures and the rocks on
which they stranded. He set forth the diff
ficulties lying at the threshold of the work,
and admonished the brethren to avoid
them.
On motion the meeting adjourned to Mon
day at o'clock, A. Nj.
EIGHT O'CLOCK, A. NJ.
Monday, Goth.
Met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by
Dr. J. Fl. McRay.
On motion of Bro. Withers. it was resolved
That an Executive Committee of three,
members be appointed by the chair, to act
for and as the agents of this meeting during
its recess. to employ EvangeliSts and desig-
nate their field of labor, from whom they
shall require a monthly or quarterly report
of their labors, sc.
That the same committee issue in the name
of this meeting, an address to the Churches
of Christ in Mississippi. urging their Coop
Grafton in the work of EvangeliZing the
State. That they also make an appeal to
the Christian Brotherhood generally, for
contributions to sustain and carry forward
the work in which we are engaged.
The chair appointed Bros. w. T. Withers,
Geo. l.. Potter and Geo. A. Smythe.
On motion of Bro. Withers, it was resolved
That this meeting is deeply enlisted in the
Improvement of the spiritual condition of
the freedmen, and propose as soon as the
means can be raised, to take active efforts to
have the Gospel preached to them to the full
extent of our ability,
The Executive Committee reported to the
meeting the employment Of DIR. Vim. j.
Barbee. DR.. 3 R. Jones, and Bro. Alex. FL
let as Evangelists for theEemaindeF of the
year, in addition to Bro. Manire already in
the field for the year.
On motion it was resolved, that Bro. w.
T. Withers be. and is hereby appointed as
delegate from this cooperation meeting to
the Convention of the General Missionary
Society, TO be held in Louisville, kentucky,
in October next.
On molten the meeting adjourned to con-
vene in Jackson. on Friday before the second
LoId's Day, in December, 1869, at IL o'clock,
A. M.
ALEX. Elicit, w. J. BARBEE
Sec. OF meeting. President.