Joe Beasley Memorial Singing (multi-book)

Concord Primitive Baptist Church
Winfield, Alabama
Saturday, December 10, 2011 and Sunday, December 11, 2011

Used both days: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition. Used on Saturday: The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2006 Revision, The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition, The Primitive Hymns: Spiritual Songs and Sacred Poems (Lloyd's).

Saturday, December 10

The 17th annual Joe Beasley Memorial Singing was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by John Beasley leading 47t (SH), Primrose.
Velton Chafin offered the morning prayer. John Beasley led 47b (SH), Idumea.

A business meeting was held re-electing the current officers as follows: Chairman—John Beasley; Vice Chairman—Richard Schmeidler; Secretary—Sandie Scott.

Leaders:
34b (SH), St. Thomas - Richard Schmeidler
66 (SH), Jordan (First)
571 (CB), Not Made With Hands - Sandie Scott
408 (CB), Weeping Mary
189 (CH10), One by One - Henry Schuman and Linda Hellerich
59 (SH), Holy Manna - Don Keeton
127 (SH), Green Fields
171 (SH), Exhortation (First) - Mary Ellen Schrock
505 (CB), Cleansing Fountain
358 (SH), Murillo's Lesson - Seth Poston
275b (SH), Roll On
155 (SH), Northfield - Cora Sweatt
111b (SH), To Die No More (for Harrison Creel)
87 (SH), Sweet Canaan - Doug Fower
479 (SH), Chester
61 (SH), Sweet Rivers - Juanita Beasley
31b (SH), Webster
23b (CH10), Evening Hymn - Sarah Beasley
76b (CH10), Night
129 (SH), Heavenly Armor - Marlin Beasley (in memory of Travis Keeton)
512 (SH), The Spirit Shall Return (for Harrison Creel).

RECESS

John Beasley brought the class back together by leading 570 (LD).
The class sang the following songs from the Lloyd's Hymnal: 333 (LD).
3 (LD).
5 (LD).
411 (LD).
298 (LD).
420 (LD).
204 (LD).
336 (LD).

LUNCH

Don Keeton led 145t (SH), Warrenton, to bring the class back to order.
Leaders:
270 (SH), Confidence - Don Keeton
157 (SH), Essay - Charlotte Ehrman
518 (CB), Love At Home
100 (SH), The Bower of Prayer - Bea Carnathan
131 (CH10), Will You Meet Me?
86t (CH10), Ortonville - Velton Chafin
93 (CH10), Something New
54t (CB), Palmetto - Gary Smith
484 (CB), My Country 'Tis of Thee (America)
81t (SH), Beach Spring - Becky Briggs
108t (SH), Weeping Sinners
274t (SH), The Golden Harp - Hugh Bill McGuire
33b (SH), Abbeville - Chug Beasley and Ruth Nix
235 (SH), Long Sought Home
229 (CB), The Great Roll Call - Brenda Peña
511t (CB), Brown
503 (SH), Lloyd - Jim Aaron
569b (SH), Sacred Throne
168 (SH), Cowper - Betty Baccus
421 (SH), Sweet Morning
81t (CH10), Maitland - Henry Guthery (for John Merritt)
547 (CH10), Higher Ground
98 (CB), Glory Shone Around - Seth Holloway
369 (CH10), Easter Anthem.

Announcements were made. John Beasley and Richard Schmeidler led 46 (SH), Let Us Sing, as the closing song.
Don Keeton dismissed the class with prayer.

Sunday, December 11

The Sunday session of the Joe Beasley Memorial Singing was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Henry Schuman leading 30t, Love Divine.
Danny Creel offered the morning prayer.

Leaders:
84, Amsterdam - Richard Schmeidler
186, Sherburne - Sandie Scott
318, Present Joys - Henry Schuman
273, Milford - Lisa Geist
120, Chambers - Gravis Ballinger
401, Cuba - Danica Thornton
472, Akin - Hugh Bill McGuire
47t, Primrose - Zena Tucker
457, Wayfaring Stranger - Chug Beasley and Ruth Nix
171, Exhortation (First) - Mary Ellen Schrock
322, Man's Redemption - Kermit Adams
385b, Can I Leave You? - Doug Fower
328, Praise God - Linda Sides
275b, Roll On - Seth Poston
384, Panting for Heaven - Becky Briggs
385t, Fight On - Ken Tate
383, Eternal Day - Charlotte Ehrman
74t, The Enquirer - Warren Steel
161, Sweet Home - Betty Baccus.

RECESS

The class was brought to order by Richard Schmeidler leading 313t, Concord.
Leaders:
498, The Resurrection Day - Don Keeton
276, Bridgewater - Lena Keeton
66, Jordan (First) - Gary Smith and Richard Mauldin
183, Greenwich - Jacob Donaldson
182, Newburgh - Joan Aldridge
52t, Albion - Buell Cobb
129, Heavenly Armor - Sarah Beasley
475, A Thankful Heart - Ottis Sides
81b, Cookham - Linda Thomas
75, I Would See Jesus - Paul Godsey
371, Heavenly Dove - Faye Donaldson
480, Redemption - Brenda Peña
378t, Heavenly Port - Steve Adams and Lisa Geist
218, Mount Pleasant - Dorothea Maynard
448t, Consecration - Henry McGuire
159, Wondrous Love - Cora Sweatt.

Buell Cobb and Judy Caudle conducted the memorial lesson. Judy spoke for those who are sick and homebound. Buell and Judy led 56t, Columbiana, for the following:
Willodean Barton, Virginia Carter, Johnny Chafin, Harrison Creel, Julietta Haynes, Leona Haynes, Charlotte Keeton Gober, John Merritt, Bud and Sammie Oliver, Pernie Pelfrey, Stella Pratt, S.T. and Lessie Reed, and Lonnie Rogers.

Buell spoke on behalf of the deceased and led 153, Resurrected, in memory of the following:
Marie Ivey, Travis Keeton, Helen Wakefield Langston, Clarence McCool, and Cecil Sanders—Alabama; Bob Meek—Kentucky; Joanne Bowman—Massachusetts; Bernice Embry—Mississippi. The memorial session was closed. Henry Schuman led 340, Odem (Second).

LUNCH

Richard Schmeidler brought the class to order by leading 31b, Webster.
Leaders:
268, David's Lamentation - Zena Tucker
111b, To Die No More - Danny Creel
490, My Shepherd Guides - Charlotte Ehrman
410t, The Dying Californian - Richard Mauldin
448b, The Grieved Soul - Mary Ellen Schrock
61, Sweet Rivers - Juanita Beasley
163b, China - Glenn Keeton
178, Africa - Doug Fower
411, Morning Prayer - Judy Caudle
412, New Hosanna - Larry Ballinger
549, Phillips Farewell - Brenda Peña
460, Sardis - Marlin Beasley and Justin Beasley and Jing Beasley (in memory of Cecil Sanders and Travis Keeton)
530, A Glad New Song - Ottis Sides
507, Sermon on the Mount - Henry Schuman (for Josie Hyde)
285t, Arnold - John Beasley
528, Showers of Blessings - Hugh Bill McGuire and Larry Ballinger
388, The Happy Sailor - Freddie Briggs
124, Lover of the Lord - Seth Poston and Jacob Donaldson
146, Hallelujah - Ann Ballard and Becky Briggs and Bunk Beasley and Dorothea Maynard and John Beasley and Sarah Beasley and Marlin Beasley and Justin Beasley.

Announcements were made. John Beasley and Richard Schmeidler led 62, Parting Hand, as the closing song.
Don Keeton dismissed the class with prayer.

Chairman—John Beasley; Vice Chairman—Richard Schmeidler; Secretary—Sandie Scott.