The 18th (?) Annual Webster Singing

Webster United Methodist Church
Webster, Jackson County, North Carolina
Saturday, April 5, 2008

Selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1994 reprint);
Singers usually led two songs at a time.

Will Peebles welcomed the group and opened the singing.

21, Webster
61t, North Carolina
58b, Primrose - June Jolley
128b, Hester
207t, Windham - Don Wiley
57b, Kambia
255t, Watchman - Pelham Thomas
26b, Ninety-Third - Julianne Wiley
35b, Boylston
106, Sweet Rivers - Sarah Jane Thomas
215t, In That Morning
51, Lonsdale - Diane Eskenasy
89b, Northfield
41t, Mediation - Julianne Wiley
55b, Idumea
128t, Ninety-Fifth - Tim Aldrich
103b, Fish Pond - Will Peebles
59t, Mear, was sung for the meal blessing.

DINNER

360, The Saints Bound for Heaven - June Jolley
95b, Canaan's Land
130b, Passing Away - Don Wiley
289b, Happy Land
214, Hosanna - Scott Swanton
129t, Coronation
281b, Palmetto - Larry Beveridge
321t, Olive Shade
159t, The Saint's Delight - Sarah Jane Thomas
217, Jerusalem
160t, Awake, Jerusalem - Dan Huger
261t, The Good Shepherd
127, Ocean - Diane Eskenasy
339, Samanthra
254b, Sicily - Julianne Wiley
269t, Restoration

Break

381D, Holy Manna - Will Peebles
344, Morality
240, Morning Light - Tim Aldrich
77t, Rockingham (First) - June Jolley
64t, The Penitent's Prayer
135, Raymond - Scott Swanton (numbers, shapes, poetry)
134, Liberty
307, True Happiness - Larry Beveridge
111t, Minister's Farewell
52, Newburg - Dan Huger
49, Forever with the Lord

200b, Parting Hand

After dinner, there were fourteen singers present in this fine singing space. Collection was taken for the church in appreciation. There was a gentle rain all day on the dry and thirsty earth.

Minutes: Don Wiley