The 29th Harrods Creek Convention—Bob Meek Memorial

Harrods Creek Baptist Church
Brownsboro, Oldham County, Kentucky
Saturday, April 27, 2019 and Sunday, April 28, 2019

Three tunebooks were used throughout the weekend: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition, The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2012 Revision, and The Southern Harmony, 1854 facsimile, 1987 UofK reprint (all tagged appropriately).

Saturday, April 27th:

Tom Morton called the class to order.
Jim Herr offered the opening prayer.
During the first session Buford Parrish, deacon of Harrods Creek Baptist Church, welcomed the class and gave a history of the church.

   “His own composition, title not recorded” - Randy Webber
42 (SH), Clamanda - Shannon Tibbs
163b (SH), China - Bob Cull
143 (SH), Pleyel's Hymn (First) - Paul Adams
505 (CB), Cleansing Fountain - Ed Walton
155 (SH), Northfield - Annaliza Cull
101t (SH), Canaan's Land - Tim Creech
319 (SH), Religion is a Fortune - Adrian Eldridge
75 (SH), I Would See Jesus - Clara Herr
39b (SoH), Union - Aaron Jones
384 (SH), Panting for Heaven - Joel Deckard and Daphne Myers, and family
40 (SH), Lenox - Ray Rechenberg
396 (SH), Notes Almost Divine - Virginia Eldridge
463 (CB), Angel Band (Land of Beulah) - Josh Walton

Recess

496 (SH), The Rock That is Higher Than I - Tom Morton
83 (SoH), Thorny Desert - Jim Herr
282 (SH), I'm Going Home - Anthony D'Agostino
41 (SoH), The Spiritual Sailor - Claudia Dean
39t (SoH), Bozrah - Greg Creech
73t (SH), Cusseta - Brenda Dunlap
416t (CB), My Native Land - Jeff Begley
539 (SH), Supplication - Lydia Lewallen
524 (CB), My Home Above - Stephanie Fida
273 (CB), Marthasville - Eddie Mash
272 (CB), Exhortation - Joan Aldridge
217 (SH), Ballstown - Curtis Cook

Recess

76b (SH), Desire for Piety - Michele Cull
448t (SH), Consecration - Sileymani Ka and Ivy Jackson and Michele Cull
474 (SH), Mount Desert - Karen Arnett
89t (SoH), Dove of Peace - Joel Deckard and Kathryn Deckard
517 (CB), We'll Wear a Crown - Randy Webber
28b (SH), Wells - Shannon Tibbs
49b (SH), Mear - Bob Cull and Colson Rosa
569b (SH), Sacred Throne - Paul Adams
524 (SH), The Twenty-Third Psalm - Ed Walton and Ray Rechenberg
391 (CB), The Royal Invitation - Tim Gregg and Joy R. Dunn
522 (CB), Shades of Night - Adrian Eldridge

Dinner

277 (SH), Antioch - Tom Morton
336t (CB), Hester - Clara Herr
376 (SH), Help Me to Sing - Aaron Jones
535 (SH), Shawmut - Joel Deckard
133 (CB), John 4:14 - Ray Rechenberg
153 (SH), Resurrected - Virginia Eldridge
587 (CB), Nearer, My God, To Thee (Bethany) - Josh Walton
546 (SH), My Brightest Days - Jim Herr
30t (SH), Love Divine - Anthony D'Agostino
344 (SH), Rainbow - Annaliza Cull
318 (SoH), Jordan's Shore - Claudia Dean
38 (SoH), Resignation - Greg Creech
66 (SH), Jordan (First) - Doug Trent
331b (SoH), Tender Care - Liz Meitzler
236 (SH), Easter Anthem - Bill Hayes
484 (SH), Heavenly Union - Brenda Dunlap
61 (SoH), The Martial Trumpet - Jeff Begley
450 (CB), Leaning on Jesus' Breast - Lydia Lewallen

Recess

52t (SH), Albion - Stephanie Fida
175 (SH), Highlands of Heaven - Johanna Sims
365 (SH), Southwell - Eddie Mash
166 (SH), Still Better - Joan Aldridge
38t (CB), Sessions - Curtis Cook
543 (SH), Thou Art God - Karen Arnett
300 (SH), Calvary - Kathryn Deckard
115 (SoH), Morning Star - Randy Webber
486 (CB), No Night on That Golden Shore - Josh Walton
268 (SH), David's Lamentation - Ray Rechenberg
276 (SH), Bridgewater - Shannon Tibbs
235 (SH), Long Sought Home - Anthony D'Agostino
269 (SH), Bear Creek - Aaron Jones
333 (SH), Family Circle - Curtis Cook
537 (CB), Praise the Lord - Tom Morton

Sunday, April 28:

33b (SH), Abbeville
The chair welcomed attendees.
Eddie Mash offered the opening prayer.
99 (SH), Gospel Trumpet - Tim Gregg and Brenda Dunlap
485 (SH), New Agatite
313t (SH), Concord - Joel Deckard
313b (SH), Cobb
564 (SH), Zion - Clara Herr
115 (SH), Edmonds
256 (SoH), The Lone Pilgrim - David Carlton
16 (SoH), Star in the East
73b (SH), Arlington - Greg Creech
350 (SH), Nativity
168 (SH), Cowper - Annaliza Cull
455 (SH), Soar Away
81 (SoH), Farewell - Claudia Dean
199 (SoH), Derrick
310 (SoH), The Shepherd's Star - Jim Herr
312t (SoH), Condescension

The class walked over and joined the congregation of Harrods Creek Baptist Church in the new building during their Sunday service and sang 47t (SH), Primrose, and 155 (SH), Northfield, for them.
They then reconvened in the old church.

63 (SH), Coronation - Tom Morton
176t (SH), Ragan - Lydia Lewallen
176b (SH), Blooming Youth
451 (CB), Rock of Ages (Toplady) - Stephanie Fida
163b (CB), Marysville
163b (SH), China - Laura Morton
178 (SH), Africa
269 (SoH), The Indian's Petition - Jeff Begley
19t (SoH), Hicks' Farewell
164 (SoH), Babylonian Captivity - Eddie Mash
218 (SH), Mount Pleasant

Stephanie Fida and Adrian Eldridge conducted the memorial lesson.
The names of those remembered were not recorded.

70t (SH), Gainsville - Stephanie Fida, in honor of the sick and shut-in
111b (SH), To Die No More - Adrian Eldridge, in memory of the deceased
Eddie Mash closed the memorial lesson in prayer.
426t (SH), Kelley - Katherine Eldridge
322 (SoH), Samanthra
573 (SH), Harpeth Valley - Joan Aldridge
4b (SoH), Hanover - Brenda Dunlap
259 (SoH), Sweet Affliction
29t (SH), Fairfield - Jim Patterson
278t (SH), Love Shall Never Die
285t (SH), Arnold - Bob Cull
148 (SH), Jefferson
567 (CB), Child of Thine - James Eldridge
318 (SH), Present Joys
Greg Creech asked a blessing before the lunch break.

LUNCH

457 (SH), Wayfaring Stranger - Tom Morton
225t (CB), Newry - Sheila Patterson
571 (CB), Not Made With Hands
331b (SoH), Tender Care - Liz Meitzler and Daniela Guevara
254 (SoH), Something New - Liz Meitzler
73t (SH), Cusseta - Grace Patterson
27 (SH), Bethel
178 (SH), Africa - Eddie Mash and Stephanie Fida
86 (SH), Poland, in memory of Darrell Swarens
309 (SoH), Eden of Love - Jeff Begley
302 (SH), Logan
411 (CB), The Finest Flower - David Carlton
587 (CB), Nearer, My God, To Thee (Bethany)
64 (SH), Nashville - Annaliza Cull
68b (SH), Ortonville
559 (CB), Will You Meet Me? - Joan Aldridge
48b (SoH), Fairfield - Brenda Dunlap
49 (SoH), The Good Physician
66 (SH), Jordan (First) - Johann Kim
300 (SH), Calvary - Kelly Toon
139 (SH), Elysian - Katherine Eldridge
208 (SH), Traveling On - Stephanie Fida and Katherine Eldridge and James Eldridge
107 (SH), Russia - Adrian Eldridge
547 (SH), Granville - Bob Cull
25b (SoH), Indian's Farewell - Joel Deckard
347 (SH), Christian's Farewell - Tom Morton

Co-chairs: Tom Morton and Michele Cull
Arranging Committee: Brenda Waters, Michele Cull, and Annaliza Cull
Secretary: Brenda Waters