Old St. John's Historic Church
Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina
Sunday, October 11, 2009
The singing used The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1994 reprint) and
The Christian Harmony ('Alabama book', Deason-Parris revision, 2002 printing) (those songs tagged with
`AL').
Jane Spencer opened the singing with
61t, North Carolina
Opening prayer: Dorothy Lane
Jane Spencer welcomed the singers.
68b, Arlington - Mary Baumeister
103b, Fish Pond - Chris Wilhelm
322t, Little Worth - Michael Spencer
235, Faithful Soldier - Dorothy Lane
80t, Caddo - Don Wiley
381D, Holy Manna - Sarah Jane Thomas
140, Edom - Julianne Wiley
138, Mount Pisgah - Robert Kelley
102b, Fleeting Days - Lela Crowder
175t, Breaker - Michael Walker
67t, Peterboro - Dave Richardson
327, The Christian's Hope - Shannon Primm
Break
Jane called the class back with
131 (AL), Will You Meet Me?
119b, Beulah - Mary Baumeister
167b (AL), Come Along - Chris Wilhelm
120 (AL), Home in the Sky - Michael Spencer
349 (AL), Redemption (First) - Dorothy Lane
316 (AL), This Heavy Load - Don Wiley, for his son Ben, in Iraq
339, Samanthra - Sarah Jane Thomas
86, Ortonville - Charlotte Walker, with Michael Walker
282, Friendship - Ginny Faust, with Chris Wilhelm
55b, Idumea - Julianne Wiley
Lunch, blessing offered by Don Wiley
Jane called the singing to order with
133, Juniata
114, That Glorious Day - Michael Walker
253 (AL), Is It Far? - Dave Richardson
243, Zion's Light - Shannon Primm
244t, Mutual Love - Jane Spencer
245t, Bozrah - Mary Baumeister
203, Cumberland - Ginny Faust, with Chris Wilhelm, in honor of TN singers at Headrick
163t, Hollis - Michael Spencer
299, Green Meadows - Dorothy Lane
87t, Zerah - Don Wiley
129t, Coronation - Charlotte Walker, with Michael Walker
214, Hosanna - Chris Wilhelm, with Ginny Faust
381B, Babylon is Fallen - Julianne Wiley
337t, Sweet Harmony - Michael Walker
189 (AL), One by One - Dave Richardson
Break
64 (AL), Youthful Blessings - Shannon Primm
143 (AL), Farther Along - Sarah Jane Thomas
307, True Happiness - Michael Walker
41t, Mediation - Dave Richardson
76b, Night - Don Wiley
215t, In That Morning - Julianne Wiley
Announcements
200b, Parting Hand - Jane Spencer
We then went up the road to the gravesite of Amy Golightly Walker. There
we sang
123t, Rapturous Scene - Michael Walker
236t, Pacolet - Mary Baumeister
151, Sweet Prospect - Jane Spencer
Many thanks to the Rutherford County Historical Society for the use of St. John's Historic Church.
