Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

Cathy Bonk called the 18th annual Emory Sacred Harp singing to order leading 63. John Plunkett offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Cathy Bonk 128; Bill DuPre 49b, 73t; Jerusha Wheeler 39t, 107; Jesse P. Karlsberg 82t, 275b; Laura Akerman 61, 220; John Plunkett 155 (for Scott Swanton), 127; Debora Grosse 266, 121; Lisa Bennett 569b, 43; Jim Neal 84, 406; Malinda Snow 117, 168. Jesse P. Karlsberg introduced a display of historical songbooks from the collection of Richard DeLong, recently given to Pitts Theology Library by DeLong’s family.

RECESS

Cathy Bonk brought the class back to order leading 171. During a business session, the class elected the following officers: Chairman—Bill DuPre; Vice Chairwoman—Debora Grosse; Secretary—Jerusha Wheeler. Leaders: David Smead 437, 391; Esther Morgan-Ellis 472 (for Amanda Ohrn), 224; Lela Crowder 157, 29t; Abigail Cannon 97, 335; Ray Rechenberg 277, 203; Jesse P. Karlsberg and Emory students from the Performing Arts and Devotion class 40.

Malinda Snow conducted the memorial lesson, in which she spoke about our kinship as singers and how the songs in our tunebook remind us of our mortality. Malinda read aloud the following list of names of the deceased: Philip Denney, Alice Sampson—Georgia; Hubert Nall, Richard Mauldin, Tommie Spurlock—Alabama; Dan Brittain—Arkansas; Dan Burk, Maury Burkes—California; Eva Striebeck—Germany. Malinda also read the name of Scott Swanton, who was sick. Malinda Snow led 176b in honor of the deceased and sick, and then closed the memorial lesson with prayer.

Leaders: Jose Camacho-Cerna 384, 272; Oscar McGuire 515, 34b. Jim Neal offered the blessing before the noon meal.

LUNCH

Bill DuPre called the class back to order following dinner on the grounds leading 32t. Leaders: John Plunkett and Alpha Watson 176t, 178; Jim Neal 496; Lela Crowder 215; Ray Rechenberg 148, 71; Abigail Cannon 42, 500; Jose Camacho-Cerna 498, 534; Oscar McGuire 181, 163b; Esther Morgan-Ellis 348b, 113; Jesse P. Karlsberg and Emory students from the Performing Arts and Devotion class 45t; Lisa Bennett 150 (for Ansel Wolfe); Matt Hinton 151, 147t; Malinda Snow 510; Cathy Bonk 159; David Smead 481 (in memory of P. Dan Brittain), 291; Jerusha Wheeler 35; Debora Grosse, Joe Townsend, and Arthur Hallett-West 236; Laura Akerman 235; Erick Rubio and Jose Camacho-Cerna 86, 47b. Announcements were made. Ray Rechenberg led 285t.

Esther Morgan-Ellis led 448b as the closing song. Bill DuPre offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Bill DuPre; Vice Chairwoman—Debora Grosse; Secretary—Jerusha Wheeler