New Providence Singing

New Providence Primitive Baptist Church
near Greenville, Butler County, Alabama
Saturday, August 6, 2005

All selections from The Christian Harmony ('Alabama book', Deason-Parris revision, 2002 printing).

Singers commenced by singing 31t, Home, before organizing into a class.
Elder Scott Sexton offered the morning devotion.
Ruth Wyers called the following leaders:
30b, Dennis - Mako Cook
82b, Gospel Waves - J. A. Mosely
109, Not Made with Hands - Cornelia Stanton
82t, Lady Touch Thy Harp Again - Tim Cook
231, ('t'op or 'b'ottom of the page?) - Tim Cook
86t, Ortonville - Robert Walker
149, A Good Time Coming - Regina Grayson
87, The Promised Land - Nancy Hogan
51, Lonsdale - Bill Hogan
117, Angel Band - Bill Hogan
40b, Weeping Sinners - Ruth Wyers
85b, Mercy Seat - Ruth Wyers
119, Weary Souls - Emmie Lou Grayson.

Recess.

Bill Hogan reconvened the class by leading 253, Is It Far?.
Leaders:
81t, Maitland - Robert Walker
196, Loving Kindness - Elder Scott Sexton
325, ('t'op or 'b'ottom of the page?) - Carl May
70b, Brown - Mako Cook
171, Sessions - Cornelia Stanton
86b, Hicks' Farewell - J. A. Mosely
322, Among that Band - Tim Cook.
76b, Night - Tim Cook.
Elder Sexton offered blessing for the noon meal.

Dinner.

Ruth Wyers brought singers back to the afternoon session by leading 135, Raymond.
Leaders:
179, Traveling On - Robert Walker
178, That Beautiful Land - Robert Walker and Bill Hogan
50, Cranbrook - Bill Hogan
257, Jubilee - Robert DuPree
255, Watchman (Second) - Regina Grayson
73b, Downs - Tim Cook
47, Panting for Heaven - Cornelia Stanton
46t, The Hill of Zion - Cornelia Stanton
60, What Did He Do? - Bill Hogan
105b, Hamburg - Bill Hogan
165, Babylon is Fallen - Nancy Hogan
323, Holy Manna - Nancy Hogan
214, Hosanna - Tim Cook (for Robert Walker)
264, Harwell - Ruth Wyers (in memory of Donald Smith and his sermon taken from this song)
120, Home in the Sky
137, Antioch - Emmie Lou Grayson
31t, Home - Robert DuPree
111t, Fleeting Days - Ruth Wyers
91, There is a Fountain - Tim Cook
37, Heaven's My Home - Ruth Wyers
228, Pass Me Not - Tim Cook
277, Sweet Affliction - Robert Walker.

Elder Sexton dismissed the class with prayer. Following his prayer, Elder Sexton sadly reported that due to circumstances with the church, this would be the last Christian Harmony singing at New Providence Primitive Baptist Church until further notice. Despite the heartbreak, we cherished this moment to know God through blended voices with dear friends near and far, old and new.

Respectfully submitted by Tim Cook