Yalobusha Baptist Association Minutes
1900s

The 1902 Asociational Meeting was with Spring Rill church on October 9-11.

Officers were: O. L. Kimbrough, moderator; J. W. Brown, clerk; H. A. Dame, treasurer.

Crevi Church was admitted to membership.

Statistics: 22 churches; 1845 members; 95 baptisms; 12 Sunday Schools with 483 enrolled.

The 1903 Associational Meeting was with Ashland church on October B-10.

Officers were: O. L. Kinbrough, moderator; J. W.Brown, clerk; H. A. Dame, treasurer.

Statistics: 24 churches; 1994 members; 116 baptisms; 12 Sunday Schools with 651 enrolled.

The 1904 Associational Meeting was with Grenada First Church on Thursday before the 2nd Sunday in October.

Minutes of this meeting are not available but time and place were fixed at 1903 session.

The 1905 Associationial Meeting was with Charleston church on October 5-7.

Officers were: O. L. Kimbrough, moderator; S. R. Whitten, clerk; Thomas Gooch, treasurer.

T'he Woman's Missionary Union Auxiliary to the Yalobusha Association, convened on the second day of the session at 3:00 P.M. at the Methodist Church. Mrs. Blanche Mattingly was President; Mrs. R. Pressgrove, secretary-treasurer.

Statistics: 23 churches; 2108 members; 130 baptisms; 16 Sunday Schools with 635 enrolled.

The 1906 Associational Meeting was with Coffeeville church on October 10-11.

Officers were: O. L. Kimbrough, moderator; S. R. Whitten, clerk; Thomas Gooch, treasurer.

Mt. Pisgah church was dropped from membership because she "has connected with another association."

T'ne Woman'3 Missionary Union met at the Presbyterian church on the last day of the session. Mrs. Lula Cohea, Vice-President, presided.

Statistics: 22 churches; 15 Sunday Schools.

The 1907 Associational Meeting was with Liberty church on October 9-12.

Officers were: O. L. Kimbrough, moderator; S. R. Whitten, clerk; T. T. Gooch, treasurer.

Enon Church was admitted to membership. A committee was appointed to redraft the Constitution of the Association. Woman's Missionary Union met on the second day of the session. Mrs. Lula Cohea, Vice-President, presided.

Statistics: 22 churches; 13 %nday Schools; 5 Woman' a Missionary Societies.

The 1908 Associational Meeting was with Charleston church on October 7-10.

Officers were: O. L. Kimbrough, moderator; J. W. Brown, clerk; T. T. Gooch, treasurer.

A motion to change Article IX of the Constitution was made and discussed but failed to pass.

Hebron and St. Paul churches were admitted to membership after careful examination of their doctrine and articles of faith.

Mrs. J. H. Brown, Vice-President, presided over the meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union.

Statistics: 24 churches; 2085 members; 182 baptisms; 14 Sunday Schools with 746 enrolled.

Ihe 1909 Associational Meeting was with Pleasant Grove church on October 5-8.

Officers were: Rev. N. W. P. Bacon, moderator; J. W. Brown, clerk; T. T. Gooch, treasurer.

Needwore and Holcomb churches were admitted to membership.

For the first time in the long history of the Association the Layman's Movement was mentioned. An organization of the laymen in each church was recommendedve

Statistics: 22 churches; 12 Sunday Schools.