The 9th Annual Old St. John's Singing

Old St. John's Historic Church
Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina
Saturday, December 11, 2004

All selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1994 reprint).
Singers sometimes led two songs at a time.

Welcome and opening prayer - Dorothy (Dot) Lane

381D, Holy Manna - Dorothy Lane
215t, In That Morning
105b, Resignation - Jane Spencer
123t, Rapturous Scene
130b, Passing Away - Scott Swanton
128t, Ninety-Fifth
346, Star in the East - Sharon Kellam
171t, Sessions
51, Lonsdale - John Hollingsworth
158, The Land of Rest
89b, Northfield - Sarah Jane Thomas
157, Hallelujah
166b, Endor - John Plunkett
304, Blue Vale of Naucoochee
141, Detroit - Chris Wilhelm
214, Hosanna - Chris Wilhelm and Lucy Sandidge

Break

87t, Zerah - Guy Bankes
342t, Blest Morn
281b, Palmetto - Martha Beverly
294, Carmarthen
299, Green Meadows - Nancy Yeager
359, Wondrous Love - Carl Blozan
381A, Not Made with Hands
140, Edom - Diane Eskenasy
136, Sherburne
67b, Dundee - Dan Huger
Grace, Dorothy Lane

DINNER

217, Jerusalem - Laurel Horton
208t, Kedron
339, Samanthra - June Smathers-Jolley
77t, Rockingham (First)
251, Disciple - David Yeager
198, Creation
170b, Bohemia - Mary Baumeister
80t, Caddo
137, Antioch - Charles Lowery and Victoria Wellborn
347, Portuguese Hymn
178b, Duke Street - Becky Walker
291b, Warrenton
245t, Bozrah - Wayne Richard
55b, Idumea
153, Columbus - Dan Huger, for Ann Jennings Brunk (1913-2004), mother of Bob Brunk, who was at this very hour attending her funeral in Sarasota, Florida. Prayers were also requested for Laura Boosinger, whose father is in a bad way.
248b, Union
207t, Windham - Steve Walker
21, Webster
26b, Ninety-Third - Bill Beverly
369, Easter Anthem - Bill Beverly and John Hollingsworth
381C, Twilight is Falling - Ken George and Martha George
204t, Prayer Meeting
293, Lenox - Chris Berg
208b, French Broad
255t, Watchman - Martha Fields
117, Angel Band - Sharon Kellam, with friends
Announcements
200b, Parting Hand
Closing Prayer - John Plunkett

A very kind thank-you to Rutherford County Historical Society, for the use the building. And thanks to them for preserving it for future generations.

Minutes: Jane Spencer

There were 50 some singers in attendance. The weather was bright and crisp.