The 20th Harrods Creek Convention

Harrods Creek Baptist Church
Brownsboro, Oldham County, Kentucky
Saturday, April 24, 2010 and Sunday, April 25, 2010

Three tunebooks were used throughout the weekend: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition, The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2006 Revision, and The Southern Harmony, 1854 facsimile, 1987 UofK reprint (all tagged appropriately).

Saturday, April 24th:

32t (SH), Corinth - Bob Meek
Michele Cull welcomed the singers and gave needful announcements.
Jim Herr offered the opening prayer.
564 (SH), Zion - Clara Herr
362 (CB), The Lord's Promise - Levi Bainter
335 (SH), Return Again - Marilyn Burchett
282 (SH), I'm Going Home - Logan Hatfield
256 (SoH), The Lone Pilgrim - Steve Duff
28 (SoH), Tennessee - Shawn Fenton
33 (SoH), Confidence - Tim Reynolds
209 (SH), Evening Shade - Greg Creech
163b (SH), China - Laura Morton
68b (SH), Ortonville - Ray Rechenberg
Bufford Parish, deacon at Harrods Creek Baptist Church, welcomed the singers to his church.

Recess

203 (SH), Florida - Virginia Eldridge
63 (SH), Coronation - Esther Rothenbusch Crookshank
480 (SH), Redemption - Adrian Eldridge
313t (SH), Concord - Jim Herr
106 (SH), Ecstasy - Elizabeth Rechenberg
511t (CB), Brown - Jim Helke
408 (CB), Weeping Mary - Sandie Scott
100 (SH), The Bower of Prayer - Rich Overturf
143 (SoH), Salutation - Brad Bahler
82t (SH), Bound For Canaan - Annaliza Cull
332 (SH), Sons of Sorrow - Karen Bahler
101t (SH), Canaan's Land - Ann Miczulski
87 (SoH), The Mouldering Vine - Nick Pappas
547 (SH), Granville - Greg Howard
89t (SoH), Dove of Peace - Loraine Bayer
571 (CB), Not Made With Hands - David Casenhiser
411 (CB), The Finest Flower - David Carlton
300 (SH), Calvary - Jubal Bayer

Recess

542 (SH), I'll Seek His Blessings - Michele Cull
66 (SH), Jordan (First) - Susan Zurcher
551 (SH), Jacob's Vision - Shirley McKee
481 (SH), Novakoski - Hans Bayer
122 (SH), All Is Well - Thomas Smith
107 (SH), Russia - Joe Manning
39 (CB), Eden of Love - John Bayer
178 (SH), Africa - Earlene Cunningham
189 (SH), Montgomery - Darrell Swarens
313b (SH), Cobb - Mary Brinkman
484 (CB), My Country 'Tis of Thee (America) - Peggy Brayfield
377 (SH), Eternal Praise - Stephanie Fida
Jimmy Vest offered prayer before the noon meal.

Dinner

318 (SH), Present Joys - Michele Cull
346 (SH), The American Star - Katherine Eldridge
572 (CB), We Will Sing with Angels There - Wayne Dell
77t (SH), The Child of Grace - Liz Meitzler
79 (SH), The Old Ship of Zion - Walt Scaff
499 (SH), At Rest - Joel Deckard
337 (SH), Mercy's Free - Nate Zweig
173b (SoH), Solitude New - James Page
424 (SH), Sweet Union - Tim Morton
277 (SH), Antioch - Ruth Dolby
117 (SH), Babylon is Fallen - Katie Duff
133 (SoH), Indian Convert - James Eldridge
28 (SoH), Tennessee - Eddie Mash
265 (SoH), French Broad - Randy Webber
236 (SH), Easter Anthem - Michele Cull

Recess

546 (SH), My Brightest Days - Jim Crawford
368 (SH), Stony Point - Tom Morton
16 (SoH), Star in the East - Rebecca Eldridge
148 (SH), Jefferson - Laura Earles
276 (SH), Bridgewater - Doug Trent
331b (SoH), Tender Care - Carol Crawford
349 (SH), A Cross for Me - Chandler Bainter
36b (SH), Ninety-Fifth - Sue Duff
50 (SoH), Captain Kidd - Joan Frankel
488b (CB), Nearer, My God, To Thee (Bethany) - Bob Meek
Announcements were solicited.
46 (SH), Let Us Sing - Rebecca Eldridge
The closing prayer was offered by Jim Herr, and the class was dismissed.

Sunday, April 25th:

32t (SH), Corinth - Bob Meek
The morning prayer was offered by Jim Herr.
209 (SH), Evening Shade
36t (SH), America - Stephanie Fida
127 (SH), Green Fields - Rebecca Eldridge
472 (SH), Akin - Tim Morton
112 (SH), The Last Words of Copernicus
29t (SH), Fairfield - James Eldridge
445 (SH), Passing Away
59 (SH), Holy Manna - Doug Trent
49b (SH), Mear
535 (SH), Shawmut - Virginia Eldridge
318 (SH), Present Joys
503 (SH), Lloyd - Walt Scaff
47b (SH), Idumea
72b (SH), Bellevue - Darrell Swarens
208 (SH), Traveling On
159 (SH), Wondrous Love - Wayne Dell
457 (SH), Wayfaring Stranger
146 (SH), Hallelujah - Seamus Allman
53 (SH), Jerusalem
328 (SH), Praise God - Steve Duff
454 (SH), The Better Land
229 (SH), Irwinton - Jim Helke
336t (CB), Hester

Recess

515 (SH), Federal Street - Brenda Waters
556 (SH), Portland - Peggy Brayfield
463 (CB), Angel Band (Land of Beulah) - Ruth Dolby
121 (SoH), Greenfield - James Page
84 (SH), Amsterdam - Clara Herr
322 (SoH), Samanthra - Mary Brinkman

Darrell Swarens and Eddie Mash conducted the memorial lesson, but the names of those remembered were not noted.
81t (SH), Beach Spring - Darrell Swarens, in honor of the sick and shut-in
163b (SH), China - Eddie Mash, in memory of the deceased
392 (CB), Little Pilgrim - Liz Meitzler
563 (CB), Jesus Is Mine - Janet Fraembs
315 (SH), Immensity - Jim Crawford and Carol Crawford
268 (SH), David's Lamentation - Annaliza Cull
276b (SoH), China - Nate Zweig
The prayer for the noon meal was offered by Mike Grimes.

Dinner

171 (SH), Exhortation (First) - Adrian Eldridge
134 (SH), The Christian's Hope - Joel Deckard
110 (SH), Mount Vernon - Sue Duff
393t (CB), I'm Wandering To and Fro - Annaliza Cull and Levi Bainter
   “An original composition” - Randy Webber
61 (SoH), The Martial Trumpet - Eddie Mash
574 (CB), Sweet Peace - Mike Grimes
569b (SH), Sacred Throne - Bob Cull
572 (CB), We Will Sing with Angels There - Katie Duff
133 (SH), Hebrew Children - Liz Meitzler
32t (SH), Corinth - John Bealle
339 (SH), When I Am Gone - Johann Kim
76 (SoH), New Orleans - Carol Crawford
25b (SoH), Indian's Farewell - Joan Frankel and Bob Meek
143 (SH), Pleyel's Hymn (First) - Laurel Cornell
182 (SH), Newburgh - Jim Herr
114 (SH), Saint's Delight - Katherine Eldridge
178 (SH), Africa - Carol Savkovich
122 (SoH), Faithful Soldier - James Vest
147t (SH), Boylston - Tom Morton
448t (SH), Consecration - Michele Cull
Announcements were solicited.
347 (SH), Christian's Farewell
The closing prayer was offered by Jim Herr, and the class was dismissed.

Chair: Michele Cull
Finance Committee: Liz Meitzler
Arranging Committee: Brenda Waters, Chandler Bainter, Rebecca Eldridge, and Stephanie Fida
Secretaries: Bob Meek and Pat Meek