8th Annual William Walker Memorial Singing

Burwell Building, Wofford College
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Saturday, April 7, 2001

The annual William Walker Memorial Singing was held on Saturday before the second Sunday in April in the Burwell Building, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Hugh McGraw called the class to order leading song on page 49t (SH), Old Hundred, and taught a brief singing school.
John Bullard offered the morning prayer. Dr. Harry Eskew led song on page 128 (SH), The Promised Land.

A business session was held with the following officers elected or appointed to serve: Chairman—Dr. Harry Eskew; Vice Chairman—John Bullard; Secretary—Brent Holcomb; Arranging Committee—Willie Israel.

The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition (songs tagged with `SH') and The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1994 reprint) (songs tagged with `CHw') were used.

Leaders:
77t (SH), The Child of Grace - Brent Holcomb
101t (SH), Canaan's Land - Brent Holcomb
135 (CHw), Raymond - J. B. Parker
131 (CHw), Revelation - J. B. Parker
89b (CHw), Northfield - Mildred Chandler
381 (CHw), ?No such tune? - Mildred Chandler
256 (CHw), ?No such tune? - John Hollingsworth
162 (CHw), ?No such tune? - John Hollingsworth
178 (SH), Africa - Walter Hartley
299 (SH), New Jerusalem - Walter Hartley
105 (CHw), ?No such tune? - Joel Jones
293 (CHw), Lenox - Bill Burns.

RECESS

Henry Zittrouer brought the class to order leading song on page 59 (SH), Holy Manna.
Leaders:
99 (SH), Gospel Trumpet - Dan Huger
185b (CHw), Corinth
198 (CHw), Creation - Willie Israel
515 (SH), Federal Street
321t (CHw), Olive Shade - Larry Beveridge
26b (CHw), Ninety-Third - Larry Beveridge
128t (CHw), Ninety-Fifth - Scott Swanton
307 (CHw), True Happiness - Scott Swanton
3 (CHw), ?No such tune? - Floyd Totam.

LUNCH

Dr. Harry Eskew brought the afternoon session to order leading song on page 159 (SH), Wondrous Love.
Leaders:
72 (SH), ?No such tune? - Bob Neil
268 (SH), David's Lamentation - Thomas Cole
334 (SH), Oh Come Away - Thomas Cole
238 (CHw), ?No such tune? - Brent Holcomb
213 (SH), ?No such tune?
110 (CHw), ?No such tune? - J. B. Parker
117 (CHw), Angel Band - J. B. Parker
257 (CHw), Jubilee - Mildred Chandler
196 (SH), Alabama - John Hollingsworth
198 (SH), Green Street - Walter Hartley
129 (CHw), ?No such tune? - Bobbi Albert
120b (CHw), Spartanburg - Joel Jones
171t (CHw), Sessions - Dan Huger
236 (CHw), ?No such tune? - Dan Huger
51 (CHw), Lonsdale - Willie Israel
86 (SH), Poland
125b (CHw), Day Dawn - Larry Beveridge
347 (SH), Christian's Farewell
344 (SH), Rainbow - Scott Swanton.

Announcements were made. Dr. Harry Eskew led the benediction, and the class reassembled at the grave of William Walker in Magnolia Cemetery, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Songs led at the grave site were 45t (SH), New Britain.
62 (SH), Parting Hand.
Dr. Harry Eskew dismissed the class with prayer.

Chairman—Dr. Harry Eskew; Vice Chairman—John Bullard; Secretary—Brent Holcomb.