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Harpeth Valley, Priestley Miller Memorial Singing

Free Will Baptist Bible College, Nashville, Tennessee

April 5, 1997

The thirty-sixth annual Harpeth Valley, Priestley Miller Memorial Sacred Harp Singing was called to order on the first Saturday after Easter by Clayton Ezell leading song on page 32t, due to the absence of the chairman. Clayton Ezell led the morning prayer, and then led song on page 33b. Leaders: Darrell Holley 354b, 59; Gordon Wilkerson 112, 139; Sandy Scott 128, 40, 46; David Carlton 81 (t? b?), 133; William Paris 135, 145b; Drew Foster 159, 117, 107.

RECESS

William Paris called the class back to order leading song on page 182. Leaders: Hibbard Thatcher 49b, 178; Linda Barnes 452, 53; Dorothea McCowan 212, 388; Clayton Ezell 358; Clare Sayles 155.

LUNCH

Clayton Ezell brought the class to order by leading song on page 300. Leaders: Ann Betts 159, 277; Seth Holloway 294, 384; Steve Shearon 65, 64; Margaret Wright 551, 455; Tom Gervais 63, 405; Pam Beziat 147 (t? b?), 268; Marilyn Burchett 143, 36b; Drew Foster 180 (The New Harp of Columbia). Hibbard Thatcher closed the singing with prayer.

Chairman—Timothy J. Reynolds; Secretary—Marilyn Burchett.