The 135th Big Singing (Southern Harmony)

Old Marshall County Courthouse
Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky
Sunday, May 27, 2018

The Sunday session of the 135th annual Big Singing using The Southern Harmony, 1854 facsimile, 1987 UofK reprint, compiled by William Walker, was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Gene Gilliland, who gave opening remarks, an introduction to Southern Harmony singing, and led 103, Holy Manna.
181t, Azmon.
He offered the morning prayer.

Leaders:
322, Samanthra - Don Waggener
182, The Sailor's Home - Don Waggener and Randy Webber
159b, New Haven - Raphael Finkel
50, Captain Kidd
16, Star in the East - James Thobaben
332, Greenland - Erin Fulton
311t, Precious Bible
166, Sweet Rivers - Ralph Paris
256, The Lone Pilgrim
133, Indian Convert - Randy Webber
132, Bruce's Address
46, Evening Shade - David Killingsworth
302, Long Sought Home
89b, Happy Land - Kerry Lovett
11, Jerusalem
38, Resignation - Tom Waggener
296, Newburgh
325, Fount of Glory - Tim Reynolds
288, ('t'op or 'b'ottom?)
259, Sweet Affliction - Ray Turner
48b, Fairfield
83, Thorny Desert - Matt Meacham
312t, Condescension
20, The Family Bible - Gene Gilliland
144, O Come, Come Away
123, Disciple - Don Waggener
299, Coronation - Raphael Finkel
213, David's Lamentation.
Ralph Paris dismissed the class with prayer.

LUNCH

The afternoon session was called to order at 1:15 p.m. by Gene Gilliland. Tim Reynolds offered prayer.
Leaders:
51, The Promised Land - James Thobaben
56, Redeeming Grace - Erin Fulton
49, The Good Physician.

Ralph Paris conducted the memorial lesson for Joe Cox, Osage Caine, C.W. Thobaben, Lida Hill, Frank Nichols, and Dorothy Webber. He led 27b, Ninety-Fifth.
71, Green Fields.
Leaders:
39b, Union - Randy Webber
64, Olney
19t, Hicks' Farewell - David Killingsworth
107, Hallelujah
8t, New Britain - Kerry Lovett
10b, Ortonville
116, Alabama - Tom Waggener
189, Easter Anthem
42, Jefferson - Tim Reynolds
52, Babel's Streams
92t, Fiducia - Ray Turner
322, Samanthra
39t, Bozrah - Matt Meacham
256, The Lone Pilgrim
275, Rock of Ages - Gene Gilliland
305, When I am Gone
252, Wondrous Love - Don Waggener
258, The Saints Bound for Heaven
31t, Idumea - Raphael Finkel
80, Pisgah
159, ('t'op or 'b'ottom?)
213, David's Lamentation - Marcie Thobaben and James Thobaben
156, The Good Old Way - Erin Fulton
308, The Young Convert
68, Liberty - Ralph Paris
77, Lenox
267, ('t'op or 'b'ottom?) - Randy Webber
296, Newburgh
165, ('t'op or 'b'ottom?) - David Killingsworth
277, Willoughby
276b, China
123, Disciple - Kerry Lovett
46, Evening Shade - Tim Reynolds
103, Holy Manna - Gene Gilliland.

Gene Gilliland led 334, The Christian's Farewell, as the closing song, and then offered the closing prayer.

Chairman—Gene Gilliland; Vice Chairman—Ralph Paris; Secretaries—Vickie See (Saturday), Tim Reynolds (Sunday), and Dusty Kornbacher (both days).

Officers of the SPSHS this year:
Gene Gilliland, president
Gary E. Clark, vice-president
Lesa Lovett, secretary/treasurer
Don Waggener, director-at-large
Directors: Kerry Lovett, William Ralph Paris, Nancy Paris.