8th Annual Nan Herring (Furman) Singing

Herring Pavilion, Daniel Music Building
Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina

Saturday, May 7, 2005

This singing uses The Sacred Harp (1991), and The Christian Harmony (1873/1994).

First morning session: Sacred Harp.
Chairman Frances Carnell called the singing to order, leading
34b-St Thomas
Opening prayer, John Plunkett.
34t-The Gospel Pool, Frances Carnell
28b-Wells
31b-Webster, Lee Rogers
475-A Thankful Heart
479-Chester, Dan Huger
547-Granville
492-Invocation (2nd), John Plunkett
52t-Albion
474-Mount Desert, Judy Mincey
287-Cambridge
38t-Winter, David Farmer
567-The Great Day
155-Northfield, Bill Burns
40-Lenox

In business session, the previous year's officers were reelected:

Committees were appointed:

RECESS

Second morning session: Christian Harmony.
245t-Bozrah, Mary Baumeister
254b-Sicily
Jean Osteen welcomed the singers to Furman.
171t-Sessions, Frances Carnell
204t-Prayer Meeting, Kitty Reusch
306-Middlebury
339-Samanthra, Diane Eskenasy
51-Lonsdale
159t-The Saint's Delight, Caroline Parsons
55b-Idumea
185b-Corinth, Deborah Jones (with nephew, David Jones)
289b-Happy Land
23b-Evening Hymn, John Hollingsworth
31t-Home
217-Jerusalem, Sara Jane Thomas
267-Louisiana, Jane Spencer
116t-The Finest Flower
Blessing, John Plunkett

LUNCH

First afternoon session, Sacred Harp.
99-Gospel Trumpet, Dan Huger
178-Africa, Victoria Eastland
481-Novakoski
274t-The Golden Harp, Stephen Eastland
168-Cowper
215-New Topia, Frances Carnell
328-Praise God
148-Jefferson, Jonathan Smith
85-The Morning Trumpet
51-My Home (1st), Leon Carnell
163b-China
376-Help Me to Sing, Chris Carnell
68t-Salem
86-Poland, John Plunkett
64-Nashville, Mary Baumeister
164-Duane Street
504-Wood Street, Deborah Jones
566-Hebron
107-Russia, Steve Walker
38b-Windham

RECESS

Second afternoon session: Christian Harmony.
361t-The Good Shepherd, Dan Huger
103b-Fish Pond
140-Edom, Diane Eskenasy
128t-95th
28t-Mocksville, Kitty Reusch
381C-Twilight is Falling
191b-Oh! Turn, Sinner, Sara Jane Thomas
129t-Coronation
50-Cranbrook, Judy Mincey
136-Sherburne, Caroline Parsons
117-Angel Band
248b-Union, Jane Spencer
162t-Heavenly Light (Eden), Lee Rogers
267 (SH)-Parting Friends (1st) , David Farmer
Closing prayer, John Hollingsworth

It is a great room to sing in. The day was bright, but not too hot. There were about thirty-five singers at one time or the other....

Thank you again to Jean and John Gaston, for being such excellent hosts.

Minutes, thanks to Lee Rogers.


2005 Minutes listing
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