Etowah Spring Singing, 108th Year

Etowah Baptist Church
Etowah, Henderson County, North Carolina

Saturday, May 2, 2015

All selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1994 reprint).

Diane Eskenasy welcomed the singers and led
198, Creation
Chris Wilhelm gave the opening prayer.
The following selections were called:
165b, Rockbridge - Chris Wilhelm
171t, Sessions - Leslie Booher
145t, Milledgeville - Chris Berg
258, Thorny Desert - Marshall Burgess
169b, Devotion (First) - Mary Baumeister
299, Green Meadows - Glenda Umerski
89b, Northfield - Diane Eskenasy
328b, Pass Me Not - Leslie Booher
329, Redeeming Grace - Chris Wilhelm
139b, Suffield - Chris Berg
381B, Babylon is Fallen - Marshall Burgess

Break

169t, All-Saints - Mary Baumeister
215t, In That Morning - Glenda Umerski
214, Hosanna - Diane Eskenasy
61t, North Carolina - Leslie Booher
60b, China - Chris Wilhelm
148, Leander - Chris Berg
381C, Twilight is Falling - Marshall Burgess
102b, Fleeting Days - Mary Baumeister
287, Indian Convert - Glenda Umerski
381A, Not Made with Hands - Diane Eskenasy

Lunch - Grace offered by Leslie Booher

36b, Albion - Mary Baumeister (for Julianne Wiley)
217, Jerusalem - Glenda Umerski
36t, Lovely Vine - Dan Huger
51, Lonsdale - Diane Eskenasy
146b, Bangor - Leslie Booher
147t, Fairfield - Chris Wilhelm
255t, Watchman - Chris Berg
98, Christian Soldier - Marshall Burgess
209t, The Lord's Supper - Mary Baumeister
291b, Warrenton - Glenda Umerski
332, Babylonian Captivity - Dan Huger
35b, Boylston - Diane Eskenasy

Break

103b, Fish Pond - Leslie Booher

Business Meeting: We reelected the same officers for our fall singing: Diane Eskenasy, president; Tim Aldrich, treasurer; Chris Wilhelm, hospitality; Mary Baumeister, secretary.

We will give $25 to Etowah Baptist Church for the use of this space and an additional $25 as donation. We will locate the plaque honoring the Etowah Christian Harmony singing (at Cummings?) at make sure it is with the singing, at the location where we sing.

333b, Night is Coming - Chris Wilhelm (for Tim Aldrich)
191b, Oh! Turn, Sinner - Chris Berg (IMO Sharon Kellam)
346, Star in the East - Marshall Burgess
174t, Prospect - Mary Baumeister
169t, All-Saints - Glenda Umerski
110t, Volunteers - Dan Huger

Announcements

Diane Eskenasy led 222b, St. Louis, as the closing song.
Dan Huger offered the closing prayer.

Minutes: Mary Baumeister

This was a nice space to sing. Nice facility.