Etowah Fall Singing, 100th Year

Etowah Lions Club
Etowah, Henderson County, North Carolina
Saturday, September 1, 2007

Selections were from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1994 reprint) (songs untagged),
and The Christian Harmony ('Alabama book', Deason-Parris revision, 2002 printing) (songs tagged with 'AL')
Leaders often led two songs at a time.

Scott Swanton welcomed us to the singing and
Robert Varkony gave the opening prayer.

Scott opened the singing with
21, Webster

65 (AL), The Golden Hill - Larry Beveridge
316 (AL), This Heavy Load
381A, Not Made with Hands - Jean Allen
381B, Babylon is Fallen
174t, Prospect - Mary Baumeister
158, The Land of Rest
128t, Ninety-Fifth - Robert Varkony
129b, Christmas
107 (AL), Resignation - Ernest Gilstrap
248 (AL), Twilight is Falling
131 (AL), Will You Meet Me? - Don Wiley
51, Lonsdale - Diane Eskenasy
89b, Northfield

Break

88, Pisgah - June Jolley
381D, Holy Manna (as a memorial lesson for Bill Matthews)
129t, Coronation - Becky Wright, with Scott Swanton
78b, New Britain
293, Lenox - Tina Becker
67b, Dundee
269t, Restoration - Jeff Farr
270, Lena
213, The Sailor's Home - Sarah Jane Thomas
208b, French Broad

Dinner (Blessing - Diane Eskenasy)

171t, Sessions - Robert Kelley
135, Raymond
136, Sherburne - Cheryl Summers, with Scott Swanton
137, Antioch
245t, Bozrah - Julianne Wiley, with Don Wiley
26b, Ninety-Third - Chris Wilhelm
250, Realms of the Blest
58b, Primrose - Mark Meyer-Braun
55b, Idumea
321t, Olive Shade - Larry Beveridge, with Seth Ligo
291b, Warrenton - Cleo Farr and Wyatt Farr and Anna Swanton
117, Angel Band (as a memorial lesson for Ralph Banning)
299, Green Meadows - Chris Berg

Break

101t, An Address for All - Scott Swanton
111t, Minister's Farewell - Larry Beveridge (for June, in honor of her father Quay Smathers)
359, Wondrous Love - Jean Allen
64t, The Penitent's Prayer - Mary Baumeister
70b, Brown - Don Wiley
253 (AL), Is It Far? - Diane Eskenasy
217, Jerusalem - June Jolley
367, David's Lamentation - Tina Becker
381A, Not Made with Hands - Jeff Farr
215t, In That Morning - Sarah Jane Thomas
360, The Saints Bound for Heaven - Robert Kelley
339, Samanthra - Julianne Wiley
372 (AL), I Won't Turn Back - Chris Wilhelm
120t, The Lonesome Dove - Mark Meyer-Braun
214, Hosanna - Chris Berg

Announcements

200b, Parting Hand
Closing prayer, Don Wiley
Safe travels for those who sojourned to Guy Bankes' singing in Pennsylvania.

Many Thanks to the Etowah Lions Club and Mr. Jimmie Cantrell for making this fine space available to us!

There were thirty-some singers; it was a fine singing!
The day was warm and overcast.

Minutes: Mary Baumeister