Joe Beasley Memorial Singing (multi-book)

Concord Primitive Baptist Church
Winfield, Alabama
Saturday, December 7, 2013 and Sunday, December 8, 2013

Used both days: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition. Used on Saturday: The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2012 Revision, The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition, The Primitive Hymns: Spiritual Songs and Sacred Poems (Lloyd's).

Saturday, December 7

The 19th annual Joe Beasley Memorial Singing was called to order by Richard Schmeidler leading 34b (SH), St. Thomas.
Marlin Beasley offered the morning prayer.

A business meeting was held and the following officers were re-elected: Chairman—John Beasley; Vice Chairman—Richard Schmeidler; Secretary—Sandie Scott; Acting Secretary and Arranging Officer—Henry Schuman.

Leaders:
101t (SH), Canaan's Land - Marlin Beasley
129 (SH), Heavenly Armor
282 (SH), I'm Going Home - Ann Gray
318 (SH), Present Joys
472 (SH), Akin - Hugh Bill McGuire, Sr. and Drew McGuire
32b (SH), Distress
61 (SH), Sweet Rivers - Juanita Beasley
63 (SH), Coronation
258 (CH10), Thorny Desert - Danny Creel
54 (CH10), My Trust
384 (SH), Panting for Heaven - Becky Briggs
480 (SH), Redemption
309 (SH), Living Lamb - Steve Adams
378t (SH), Heavenly Port
59 (CH10), ('t'op or 'b'ottom?) - Ann Jett
34t (SH), The Gospel Pool - Jackson Fleder
204 (SH), Mission
499 (SH), At Rest - Betty Baccus
100 (SH), The Bower of Prayer.

RECESS

Richard Schmeidler led 475 (SH), A Thankful Heart, to bring the class back to order.
Leaders:
189 (CH10), One by One - Henry Schuman and Linda Hellerich
149 (CH10), A Good Time Coming
77t (SH), The Child of Grace - Drew McGuire
39t (SH), Detroit
235 (SH), Long Sought Home - Chug Beasley and Ruth Nix
308 (CH10), The Happy Time - Velton Chafin
463 (CB), Angel Band (Land of Beulah) - Sarah Beasley
512 (CB), Oh, How Wonderful!
55 (CB), Shall We Know Each Other There? - Tim Cook
573 (CB), Trusting Jesus.
The class sang the following songs from the Lloyd's Hymnal: 333 (LD).
334 (LD).
272 (LD).
161 (LD).
411 (LD).
5 (LD).
201 (LD).

LUNCH

Henry Schuman brought the class back together by leading 32t (SH), Corinth.
Leaders:
284 (SH), Garden Hymn - Don Keeton
406 (SH), New Harmony
99 (NHC), Morning Trumpet - Cora Sweatt
49b (SH), Mear
388 (SH), The Happy Sailor - Freddie Briggs
45t (SH), New Britain
417 (SH), Weeping Pilgrim - Ken Tate
544 (CH10), Life's Troubles
229 (SH), Irwinton - Brenda Peña
393 (CB), I'm Wandering To and Fro
47b (SH), Idumea - John Beasley
335 (SH), Return Again
269 (SH), Bear Creek - Kermit Adams
99 (SH), Gospel Trumpet
39b (SH), Sharpsburg - Jerry Kitchens
30t (SH), Love Divine
137 (CB), Liberty - Gary Smith
484 (CB), My Country 'Tis of Thee (America)
495 (SH), The Midnight Cry - Warren Steel
375 (SH), Love the Lord
507 (SH), Sermon on the Mount
183 (SH), Greenwich - Ori Hamilton
58 (SH), Pisgah
61b (CH10), Gaines - Tim Cook
448t (SH), Consecration - Hayley Lewis
316 (CH10), This Heavy Load - Danny Creel
326 (CH10), Royal Proclamation - Ann Jett
120 (SH), Chambers - Richard Schmeidler
146 (SH), Hallelujah - Seth Holloway and Melanie Vickery and Madison Vickery and Brian Vickery
142 (SH), Stratfield.

Announcements were made. Richard Schmeidler led 285t (SH), Arnold, as the closing song.
Marlin Beasley dismissed the class with prayer.

Sunday, December 8

The Sunday session of the Joe Beasley Memorial Sacred Harp Singing was called to order by Richard Schmeidler leading 66, Jordan (First).
Marlin Beasley offered the morning prayer.

Leaders:
33b, Abbeville - Marlin Beasley
460, Sardis
131b, Invocation (First) - Hayley Lewis
318, Present Joys
99, Gospel Trumpet - Gary Smith
565, The Hill of Zion
40, Lenox - Hugh Bill McGuire, Sr. and Drew McGuire
43, Primrose Hill
312b, Restoration (First) - Ori Hamilton
410t, The Dying Californian
39b, Sharpsburg - Juanita Beasley
270, Confidence
275b, Roll On - Seth Poston
108b, The Traveler
120, Chambers - Gravis Ballinger
215, New Topia
108t, Weeping Sinners - Becky Briggs
313t, Concord.

RECESS

The class was brought to order by Richard Schmeidler leading 155, Northfield.
Leaders:
480, Redemption - Willodean Barton
482, Mulberry Grove
134, The Christian's Hope - Drew McGuire
512, The Spirit Shall Return
145b, Sweet Affliction - Cora Sweatt
111b, To Die No More
144, Jubilee - Jackson Fleder
78, Stafford
306, Oxford - Angela Myers
167, Pray, Brethren, Pray - Earl Ballinger
205, Pleasant Hill.

Judy Caudle and Richard Mauldin conducted the memorial lesson. Judy spoke for the sick and homebound. She led 27, Bethel, in honor of the following:
Sammie Oliver, Stella Pratt, S.T. Reed, Sandie Scott, Toney Smith and LaVoy Smith.

Richard spoke on behalf of the deceased and led 499, At Rest, in memory of the following:
Myrtle Ann Beasley, Mary Kitchens Gardner, Leona Haynes, Josie Hyde, Bud Oliver, Pernie Adams Pelfrey, Lessie Reed, Jeff Sheppard, Shelbie Sheppard, and Wendell Wakefield—Alabama; Carroll Lunsford—California; John Serwinski—Delaware; Emily Boswell and Floyd Smith—Mississippi; Diane Mennella—New York; Clayton Ezell and Terry Smith Redd—Tennessee. Marlin Beasley closed the memorial service with prayer.

Leaders:
454, The Better Land - Betty Baccus
45t, New Britain
77t, The Child of Grace - Kermit Adams
85, The Morning Trumpet
236, Easter Anthem - Seth Holloway.

LUNCH

Richard Schmeidler began the afternoon session by leading 474, Mount Desert.
Leaders:
61, Sweet Rivers - Chug Beasley and Ruth Nix
273, Milford - Lisa Geist
457, Wayfaring Stranger - Wendell Rinehart
500, Living Hope - Judy Caudle
101t, Canaan's Land - Steve Adams and Richard Mauldin
571 (CB), Not Made With Hands - Sarah Beasley and Patsy Kelly
30t, Love Divine
166, Still Better - Joan Aldridge
30b, Prospect - Ricky Beasley
77b, Holcombe - Brenda Peña
225t, Reynolds
72b, Bellevue - Bunk Beasley
362, Norwich - Henry McGuire
112, The Last Words of Copernicus - Don Keeton
125, Expression - Richard Schmeidler
228, Marlborough
192, Schenectady - Amber Davis
217, Ballstown - Larry Ballinger
532, Peace and Joy - Henry Schuman
146, Hallelujah - Becky Briggs and John Beasley and Bunk Beasley and Sarah Beasley and Marlin Beasley and Cora Sweatt and Chug Beasley
274t, The Golden Harp.

Announcements were made. Richard Schmeidler led 46, Let Us Sing, as the closing song.
Earl Ballinger dismissed the class with prayer.

Chairman—John Beasley; Vice Chairman—Richard Schmeidler; Secretary—Henry Schuman.