The 7th Annual Wears Valley Convention

(Sat.) Elkmont Chapel, Valley View Baptist Church
(Sun.) Headrick Chapel
Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee
Saturday, September 23, 2023 and Sunday, September 24, 2023

All selections from New Harp of Columbia, Restored Edition, 2001.

Saturday, 23 September at Elkmont Chapel of Valley View Baptist Church

Originally erected in what became Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Elkmont Chapel was dismantled, loaded onto a truck, moved to its present site, and re-erected, in 1938. In 2017 the date of the singing was changed to the fourth Saturday in September, the day before the Headrick Chapel singing.

Today we had 4 trebles, 5 altos, 10 leads, and 5 basses. Leads in the pews faced altos, with basses to their left, trebles to their right.

107, Holy Manna - Andrew Whaley
opening prayer - Bill Gathergood
143, Wondrous Love - David Sarten
14, Mear - Bill Gathergood
71, Bequest - Jeremy Shipp
63b, Azmon - Leslie Booher
A21, Consolation - Elizabeth Shipp
40, Aurora - Claudia Dean
67t, Soda - Andrew Whaley
114t, Zion - Judy Mincey
30, Sion's Security - Bob Richmond
99, Morning Trumpet - Paul Clabo
70, Brooklyn - Michael Walker
25, Ninety-Third - Joe Sarten
42, Lenox - Mandy Askins
131b, Broomfield - Joseph Bray
183, Long Ago - James Shipp
A62, Florida - Mary Baumeister and Kitty Reusch
75t, Anticipation - Andrew Whaley
A22, Detroit - David Sarten
69b, Middleton - Bill Gathergood
A97t, Africa - Jeremy Shipp
39t, China - Leslie Booher
177, Jordan's Shore - Elizabeth Shipp
103, Canton - Claudia Dean
39b, St. Martin's - Chris Wilhelm
121, Seaman - Judy Mincey
115, Northfield - Bob Richmond
35, Ninety-Fifth - Paul Clabo
124, The Saint's Adieu - Michael Walker
16, Greenfields - Joe Sarten
44, Idumea - Mandy Askins
53b, Dundee - Joseph Bray
A81, Few Happy Matches - James Shipp
150, Egypt - Mary Baumeister and Kitty Reusch
65, Texas - Mandy Askins
80b, Shawmut - Bill Gathergood

Blessing before dinner on the grounds - David Sarten.

51, Mount Olivet - Andrew Whaley
A97t, Africa - David Sarten
117, Coronation - John Lindauer
147b, Mexico - Ka Wolfgramm
174, The Rivulet - Jeremy Shipp
22t, Missionary Chant - Leslie Booher
A52, Evening Shade - Elizabeth Shipp
94, Devizes - Chris Wilhelm
72t, My Mother's Bible - Andrew Whaley
144, Rowley - Judy Mincey
109, Bruce's Address - Bob Richmond
122, Summer - Paul Clabo
85, Greenland - Michael Walker
57, Protection - Joe Sarten
59b, Arlington - Joseph Bray
90b, Marietta - Claudia Dean
68t, Paradise - James Shipp
133t, To-Day - Mary Baumeister and Kitty Reusch
A72, Messiah - Jeremy Shipp
64b, Fountain - Michael Walker
A162, David's Lamentation - Chris Wilhelm
A64, I Have My Trials - Mary Baumeister
185, Christian Song - Jeremy Shipp
104t, Mount Vernon - Leslie Booher
A168, Lena - Elizabeth Shipp
139, Meditation - Chris Wilhelm
164t, Marion - Andrew Whaley
64t, Zerah - Judy Mincey
98, Liberty - Bob Richmond
158, Montgomery - Michael Walker
67b, New Year - Joe Sarten
125b, New Haven - Joseph Bray
43, Pleasant Hill - Claudia Dean
A184d, Welcome - James Shipp (round)
181, Boylston - Mary Baumeister and Kitty Reusch
95, Parting Hand - Andrew Whaley
Dismissal prayer - Jeremy Shipp

Sunday, 24 September at Headrick Chapel

Annual New Harp of Columbia Headrick Chapel Singing, Sunday, September 24th, 2023. Moderators were David Sarten in the morning, and Andrew Whaley in the afternoon. We had at least 34 singers, with 5 trebles, 9 altos, more than 12 leads, 7 basses. We sang 69 songs.

We had a number of visiting leaders from afar, and I was unable to obtain all of their names, so that there are many blanks in the minutes.

Headrick Chapel was built in 1902, out of sturdy yellow poplar (tulip poplar) boards, trees that abound in these regions. Four congregations shared it, each meeting monthly: Northern and Southern Baptists, Missionary Baptists, and Primitive Baptists. The building has not been a house of worship for more than two decades. The singing probably dates from the 1960s. A sign in front proclaims that Headrick Chapel is on the National Register of Historic Places.

107, Holy Manna - David Sarten (morning moderator)
Prayer - Andrew Whaley
154, Yarmouth - Chris Wilhelm
59t, Marlow - Andrew Whaley
104b, Tamworth - Judy Mincey
66, Clinton - Bob Richmond
131b, Broomfield - Maddy Mullany
99, Morning Trumpet - ??
14, Mear - Tina Becker
74, Never Part Again - Robin Goddard
143, Wondrous Love - ??
22b, Orford - Leslie Booher
80b, Shawmut - Bill Gathergood
144, Rowley - ??
A22, Detroit - David Sarten
A52, Evening Shade - Phillip Pardue
53b, Dundee - ??
70, Brooklyn - Hayden Arp
163, New Topia - Mandy Askins
105, Erie - Joe Sarten
87t, Hightower - Paul Clabo
A127, Jalinda - Michael Walker
16, Greenfields - ??
A97b, Athens - David Sarten
138, Cardiphonia - Mary Baumeister
A20, Fairfield - Claudia Dean
52t, Ballerma - ??
29t, Convoy - Clarke Williams
15, Prospect - Alex Forsyth
47, The Promised Land - Sharee Green
206, Western Mount Pleasant - ??
112, Humility - Andrew Whaley

Blessing before dinner on the grounds - Paul Clabo.

183, Long Ago (afternoon moderator)
51, Mount Olivet - Mandy Askins
A108, Star in the East - Joe Sarten
103, Canton - Michael Walker
68b, Albany - Clarke Williams
94, Devizes - Barbara Kemper
126, Lucas - Claudia Dean
A125, Cumberland - Mary Baumeister and Kitty Reusch
68t, Paradise - Sara Melton
56b, Warrenton - Sharee Green
99, Morning Trumpet - Claire (child)
60, Importunity - Clabo family
163, New Topia - Bob Richmond
113t, Sutton - Judy Mincey
121, Seaman - David Carlton
41b, Nashville - Chris Wilhelm
115, Northfield - Allen Hawkins (?)
44, Idumea - Hal Wilson
13, Reflection - Maddy Mullany
64t, Zerah - Robin Goddard
180, Whitestown - Tina Becker
35, Ninety-Fifth - Christy White
63b, Azmon - Leslie Booher
A162, David's Lamentation - ??
69b, Middleton - Bill Gathergood
42, Lenox - Bob Brylawski
43, Pleasant Hill - Hayden Arp
A114, Tennessee - Jonathan Wood
127, The Rock - Hayden Arp
114t, Zion - Alex Forsyth
30, Sion's Security - Clarke Williams
11, Old Hundred - Mark ____
39t, China - Mary Baumeister and Kitty Reusch
110, North Salem - David Carlton
124, The Saint's Adieu - Michael Walker
152, Milford - Leslie Booher
98, Liberty - Hayden Arp
134, Indian's Farewell - Andrew Whaley
Dismissal prayer - David Sarten

Minutes: Bob Richmond