Etowah Fall Singing, 85th Year

Etowah School Lunchroom
Etowah, Henderson County, North Carolina
Sunday, September 6, 1992

All selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1979 reprint),
except for a few from The Christian Harmony ('Alabama book', Deason-Parris revision, 1958) (“the black book”; marked).

Mr. James Egerton opened the singing at 10:48 A.M., leading song 55b, Idumea (?), and 130b, Passing Away (?).

148 (AL), Leander - Laurel Horton
339, Samanthra
93, Something New - Dan Huger
117, Angel Band
359, Wondrous Love - Wayne Richard
255t, Watchman
160 (AL), The Saint's Delight - Willie Israel
157, Hallelujah
129t, Coronation - Everett Whitman
323 (AL), Holy Manna - Jean Allen
248 (AL), Twilight is Falling
367, David's Lamentation - Diane Eskenasy
140, Edom
178 (AL), That Beautiful Land - Mr. Egerton
335 (AL), When I am Gone
89b, Northfield - Laurel Horton
88, Pisgah
42 (AL), Joy Bells - Homer Smith
128b (AL), Ninety-Fifth
105b, Resignation - Dan Huger
145b, Consolation
55b, Idumea

12:30-1:30 Dinner

274 (AL), Mother Tell Me of the Angels - Mr. Egerton
7 (AL), Jehovah is My God - Homer Smith
21 (AL), Webster
87 (AL), The Promised Land - Laurel Horton
217 (AL), Jerusalem
110 (AL), Volunteers - Wayne Richard
207t (AL), Windham
141 (AL), Detroit - Jean Allen
215 (AL), In That Morning
117 (AL), Angel Band - Diane Eskenasy
136 (AL), Sherburne
105b, Resignation - Ernest Gilstrap
130b, Passing Away
206 (AL), Prayer Meeting - Willie Israel
72t, Jordan
225b, Martin - Jimmie Cantrell
200b, Parting Hand
2:40 P.M. Closing (prayer)

Thanks to Dan Huger and Tad Wright for taking notes.

Transcribed from Christian Harmony Notes, by Willie Israel, No. 1, October 9, 1992.