Etowah Fall Singing, 102nd Year

Cummings Memorial Methodist Church
Horseshoe, Henderson County, North Carolina
Saturday, September 5, 2009

Selections were from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1994 reprint) (songs untagged),
The Christian Harmony ('Alabama book', Deason-Parris revision, 2002 printing) (songs tagged with 'AL'), and
New Harp of Columbia, Restored Edition, 2001 (songs tagged with 'NHC').
Leaders sometimes led two songs at a time.

Dan Huger offered the opening prayer.
Scott Swanton welcomed the singers and opened the singing with
21, Webster
129t, Coronation
130b, Passing Away - Larry Beveridge
114 (AL), That Glorious Day - Robert Kelley
198, Creation
36t, Lovely Vine - Dan Huger
106, Sweet Rivers
316 (AL), This Heavy Load - Don Wiley, for his son Ben Wiley in the USMC
178 (AL), That Beautiful Land
256t, Pleading Saviour - Chris Wilhelm
276 (AL), Worlds Beyond the Sky

Break
249t, Green Fields - Ken George
189 (AL), One by One
89 (AL), Northfield - Diane Eskenasy
51, Lonsdale
48, Mount Helicon - Jeff Farr
133, Juniata
35b, Boylston - Tina Becker
136, Sherburne
282, Friendship - Joe Holbert
157, Hallelujah
290b (AL), Anchor - Mary Baumeister
121t (AL), Prosperity
140, Edom - Julianne Wiley
67b, Dundee - as a Grace for lunch.

Lunch
81b (NHC), Golden Hill - Larry Beveridge
325b (AL), Jesus Died For Me - Lela Crowder
141 (AL), Detroit
291b, Warrenton - Ginny Faust
339, Samanthra - Sarah Jane Thomas
215t, In That Morning
55b, Idumea - Leslie Booher
381D, Holy Manna
289b, Happy Land - Anna Swanton (with Larry Beveridge)
117, Angel Band
84 (NHC), The Midnight Cry - Scott Swanton
287, Indian Convert

Break
255t, Watchman - Larry Beveridge (by request)
51 (NHC), Mount Olivet - Robert Kelley
199 (NHC), Rose of Sharon - Dan Huger
94 (NHC), Devizes - Don Wiley
80b (NHC), Shawmut - Ken George
369 (AL), Easter Anthem - Diane Eskenasy
A82 (NHC), Exultation - Jeff Farr
98 (NHC), Liberty - Tina Becker
100 (NHC), Portugal - Mary Baumeister
254b, Sicily - Julianne Wiley
68t (NHC), Paradise - Leslie Booher

Announcements
Business meeting to elect officers for Spring 2010:
secretary: Mary Baumeister
hospitality: Larry Beveridge
The singing ended with
200b, Parting Hand
Closing prayer: Don Wiley

Thanks to Cummings Memorial Church for being available at short notice for this singing! We had a lovely day!

Minutes: Anna Swanton, Mary Baumeister