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The road from Louisiana to Frankford was built of gravel between forty and fifty years ago. The creeks in this county are especially
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well bridged over their roadways, only four now being needed to com- plete the county's bridge problem and they are contracted for and will be completed by the end of 1913. Concrete floors, another feature of permanency, are being put in as fast as the plank floors wear out.
Putnam county reported about two thousand miles of dirt roads, improved and being improved, and her roadmen are alive to the road issue, even though no old trail or cross-state highway reaches them, the country being hilly, making road building expensive. The neigh- borhood roads radiate around Unionville, its principal town, and are kept in as good condition as circumstances permit.
Ralls county has along its northern border the old Hannibal and St. Joseph Highway, which enters it a few miles after leaving Hanni- bal, and passes through Rensselaer, Huntington and Hazard, beyond which it runs into Monroe county at Monroe City. Ralls also has an old rock road running from New London toward Hannibal, that was built as a toll road nearly fifty years ago, but the toll was taken off and the road is now a free road, but naturally not kept in as good condition.
Randolph county is well served by the Northern Cross State High- way which enters at its extreme southeast corner and goes entirely across the county in a northwesterly direction, passing through Clark, Renick, Moberly, Huntsville, Randolph Springs and Clifton Hill, and on across Chariton county. Another important old road runs north and south through it. It is what was known as the "Plank Road" from Glasgow to Huntsville, which continues on by way of Moberly across the county into Macon county, and from the same point on to the south as far as Old Franklin, which in 1823 was the nearest store or trading point for these people, a distance of over fifty miles, until later they traded at Fayette.
St. Charles county is the starting point of the Boon's Lick road, which passes through Cottleville, Dardenne, Wentzville and Foristell, into Warren county.
It is also the initial point of the Salt River road, northwestwardly, which, following the direction of the Mississippi river, passes through St. Peters, Josephville, Enon and Flintville into Lincoln county.
This county has also about two hundred miles of pike roads, besides nearly seven hundred miles of good dirt roads.
Schuyler county, like Putnam and other northern border counties, has no old trails nor cross-state highways, although the people are well provided with an interlacing network of earth roads and have imbibed the good roads spirit of road-progress.
Scotland county is another northern border county that is not in the line of either historic old trails nor cross-state highways, of greater commercial import, but must depend upon the road spirit of its peo- ple for such development and improvement as they get.
Shelby county is cut across its southern part by the old Hannibal and St. Joseph Highway, which enters it at Hunnewell, running due west through Lakenan and northwardly to Shelbina; from there it runs northwestwardly through Lentner and Clarence into Macon county.
While Shelby is a network of the ordinary earth roads it has no further claims for the antiquity of its roadways.
Sullivan county has neither an old historic trail nor a cross-state highway, but is alive to the interests of its commercial purposes for roads-and good roads. The county is well cared for with neighbor- hood roads, all leading to or from the direction of Milan, its county center, and county seat, as well; so there, it can be said, as it is said of Rome, -- all roads lead to Milan.
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Warren county is cut entirely across its northern portion by the old Boon's Lick road. The "Old Trails" route enters it near Foristell, St. Charles county, and runs through Wright City, Pitts and War- renton on out of the county near Jonesburg, Montgomery county. This county has shown its road energy by forming special road districts along this road, which takes in all three of these last named towns.
SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICTS
As an evidence of the spirit of progress in road interests in north- east Missouri, in many of these counties special eight-mile-square road districts or special benefit assessment road districts have been formed and are still being organized along these "Old Trails," and cross- state highways, with a view to finally bonding them for permanent and uniform grading and rocking.
It is not too much to say that this increased and beneficial road agitation is largely due to the endeavors of our State Board of Agri- culture, under which the State Highway Department operates, and in particular to our State Highway Engineer, Curtis Hill, whose position is never so important, nor business so pressing, but that he has the time, prompted by the disposition, to courteously answer inquiries and render assistance to the most humble citizen or go miles out of his way to help and encourage them in forming road districts, and in passing professional judgment on highway and engineering problems, always arising to puzzle the layman or inexperienced road builder. Mr. Hill is most generously possessed of the three-fold power. of professional ability, indomitable energy and genuine courtesy, which he dispenses freely and liberally in the belief that a public office is a public trust and that the public official is the servant of the people and should serve all alike.
CHAPTER VI CHURCHES AND CONGREGATIONS
The religious denominations having the largest membership in North- east Missouri are the Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Christian, Presbyter- ian and Episcopalian. The history of these six denominations is pre- sented in special chapters by recognized authorities whose names were suggested for this work by leading churchmen of their respective re- ligious bodies. In addition, other denominations are represented in Northeast Missouri in smaller numbers and the local history of the churches and congregations of these denominations is given in the county histories .*
* The communicants or members for certain selected denominations in each county of Northeast Missouri, as reported in the latest (1906) United States cen- sus of statistics of religious bodies, with the population for 1910, may be thus summarized :
Adair-Population, 21,728; all denominations, 7,400; Protestant bodies, 5,538; Baptists, 597; Free Baptists, 154; Primitive Baptists, 91; Church of Christ Scientist, 17; Disciples of Christ, 1,572; Methodist Episcopal, 1,376; Methodist Episcopal South, 507; African Methodists, 52; Presbyterian U. S. A., 285; Cumberland Pres- byterian, 373; Episcopal, 70; United Brethren in Christ, 313; other Protestant bodies, 130; Roman Catholic, 1,862.
Audrain-Population, 21,160; All denominations, 10,254; Protestant bodies, 8,459; Baptists, 2,326; Primitive Baptists, 75; Scientists, 23; Disciples, 2,210; German Evangelical, 53; Lutheran, 25; Methodists, 631; Southern Methodists, 1,532; African Methodist, 196; Cumberland, 589; Presbyterian U. S. (Southern), 635; Episcopal, 75; other Protestants, 89; Catholic, 1,795.
Boone-Population, 28,642; all denominations, 12,948; Protestant, 12,529; Baptists, 4,119; Free Baptists, 17; Primitive Baptist, 477; Disciples, 3,688; Churches of Christ, 650; German Evangelical, 106; Methodist Episcopal, 285; Southern Meth- odist, 2,062; African Methodist, 337; Cumberland, 75; Southern Presbyterian, 388; Episcopal, 95; other Protestants, 230; Catholic, 419.
Callaway-Population, 25,984; all denominations, 11,552; Protestant, 11,081; Baptist, 3,344; Primitive Baptist, 81; Disciples, 3,284; Evangelical, 95; Methodist Episcopal, 218; Southern Methodist, 2,577; African Methodist, 102; Cumberland, 22; Southern Presbyterian, 1,255; Episcopal, 41; United Brethren of Christ, 62; Catholic, 471.
Chariton-Population, 26,826; all denominations, 9,970; Protestant, 7,608; Bap- tist, 2,195; Disciples, 1,923; Lutheran, 436; Methodist Episcopal, 625; Southern Methodist, 1,404; African Methodist, 297; Cumberland, 363; Southern Presbyterian, 160; Episcopal, 6; United Brethren, 90; other Protestants, 109; Catholic, 2,362.
Clark-Population, 15,383; all denominations, 5,486; Protestant, 4,855; Bap- tist, 1,326; Free Baptist, 20; Congregationalists, 110; Disciples, 954; Evangelical, 422; Methodist Episcopal, 747; Methodist Protestant, 359; Southern Methodist, 425; African Methodist, 31; Cumberland, 161; Southern Presbyterian, 175; other Protestants, 125; Catholic, 631.
Howard-Population, 18,337; all denominations, 8,234; Protestant, 7,540; Bap- tist, 1,901; Disciples, 2,477; Evangelical, 75; Methodist Episcopal, 590; Southern Methodist, 1879; African Methodist, 257; Presbyterian U. S. A., 60; Cumberland, 167; Episcopal, 24; other Protestants, 110; Catholic, 694.
Knox-Population, 13,479; all denominations, 7,834; Protestant, 3,555; Bap- tist, 898; Primitive Baptist, 29; Disciples, 1,030; Methodist Episcopal, 741; Southern Methodist, 544; African Methodist, 15; Presbyterian U. S. A., 93; Cum- berland, 47; United Brethren, 25; other Protestant, 133; Catholic, 4,279.
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BAPTIST CHURCHES AND BAPTISTS By the Rev. Wiley J. Patrick, D. D., Bowling Green
Baptists entered this territory in the closing years of the eighteenth century and conformed to the Spanish rule, except in matters religious. In 1808 John Snethen, Sr., of New Jersey, and his wife, who was a South Carolinian Baptist, settled in what is now Montgomery county. Soon public services were established. In 1810 the number of Baptists had been so much increased north of the river that a church was organized. .This was under the ministry of Elder Joseph Baker, one of the immi- grants. He became pastor. Duncan's Baptist History says that in 1810 of those who came into Boon's Lick country several of the number were Baptists who came for the purpose of planting the gospel in those wild regions. Among these Baptists were Col. Benjamin Cooper, Captains Sarshall and Braxton Cooper and Elders William Thorp and David Mc- Lain. In 1812 on the 8th of April, Elders Thorp and Mclain held a meeting in a log cabin in which school was kept, situated only a short distance from Franklin, Howard county, and organized the first Bap- tist church in the "Upper Country," "Mt. Pleasant."
Ramsey Creek church, Pike county, was organized in 1816 and had as its first pastor Elder Stephen Ruddell. December 20, 1817, Mt. Zion
Lewis-Population, 16,724; all denominations, 8,967; Protestant, 7,076; Bap- tist, 3,072; Disciples, 1,463; Evangelical, 51; Lutheran, 274; Methodist Episcopal, 315; Southern Methodist, 1,528; African Methodist, 47; Presbyterian U. S. A., 125; Southern Presbyterian, 16; Episcopal, 40; Catholic, 1,891.
Lincoln-Population, 18,352; all denominations, 9,045; Protestant, 7,034; Bap- tist, 1,965; Primitive Baptist, 37; Disciples, 1,661; Evangelical, 416; Methodist Episcopal, 720; Southern Methodist, 1,623; African Methodist, 65; Cumberland, 322; Southern Presbyterian, 150; other Protestants, 75; Catholic, 2,011.
Linn-Population, 25,503; all denominations, 9,003; Protestant, 8,020; Bap- tist, 1,842; Primitive Baptist, 105; Congregationalist, 150; Disciples, 1,562; Church of Christ, 366; Methodist Episcopal, 1,745; Southern Methodist, 1,011; African Methodist, 21; Presbyterian U. S. A., 441; Cumberland, 133; Episcopal, 139; United Brethren, 253; other Protestants, 252; Catholic, 983.
Macon-Population, 33,018; all denominations, 12,085; Protestant, 10,029; Baptist, 3,023; Primitive Baptist, 252; Congregationalist, 341; Disciples, 1,985; Lutheran, 116; Methodist Episcopal, 706; Southern Methodist, 1,124; African Methodist, 215; Presbyterian U. S. A., 288; Cumberland, 1,306; Episcopal, 108; United Brethren, 53; Other Protestants, 512; Catholic, 1,827; Latter Day Saints (reorganized), 229.
Marion-Population, 26,331; all denominations, 13,585; Protestant, 10,121; Baptist, 3,233; Primitive Baptist, 15; Congregationalist, 181; Disciples, 1,950; Lutheran, 1,088; Methodist Episcopal, 500; Southern Methodist, 1,541; African Methodist, 410; Presbyterian U. S. A., 537; Cumberland, 40; Southern Presby- terian, 166; Episcopal, 262; other Protestants, 198; Catholic, 3,462.
Monroe-Population, 19,716; all denominations, 10,731; Protestant, 8,574; Baptist, 2,462; Primitive Baptist, 106; Disciples, 3,195; Southern Methodist, 1,700; African Methodist, 83; Cumberland, 335; Southern Presbyterian, 590; Episcopal, 103; Catholic, 2,165.
Montgomery-Population, 16,571; all denominations, 6,770; Protestant, 5,520; Baptist, 1,292; Primitive Baptist, 50; Disciples, 849; Evangelical, 109; Lutheran, 122; Methodist Episcopal, 746; Southern Methodist, 1,438; African Methodist, 25; Cumberland, 626; Southern Presbyterian, 177; Episcopal, 13; other Protestants, 73; Catholic, 1,250.
Pike-Population, 25,744; all denominations, 9,829; Protestant, 9,169; Bap- tist, 3,377; Primitive Baptist, 22; Disciples, 1,657; Methodist Episcopal, 752; Southern Methodist, 894; African Methodist, 398; Presbyterian U. S. A., 58; Cum- berland, 1,833; Southern Presbyterian, 16; Episcopal, 132; other Protestants, 50; Catholic, 660.
Putnam-Population, 16,688; all denominations, 3,735; Protestant, 3,630; Bap- tist, 651; Free Baptist, 124; Primitive Baptist, 18; Disciples, 974; Church of Christ, 442; Methodist Episcopal, 610; Methodist Protestant, 200; Presbyterian U. S. A., 76; United Brethren, 243; other Protestants, 292; Catholic, 105.
Ralls-Population, 12,287; all denominations, 5,192; Protestant, 4,578; Bap-
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church, Howard county, was organized. Three ministers were in the membership, Elders David McLain, Colden Williams and Edward Turner. Elder James E. Welch, on May 31, 1818, organized Salem church in what is now Callaway county. Bethel church, now called Walnut Grove, Boone county, was organized June 28, 1817. The first permanent pastor was Elder William Thorp.
In what is now Marion county August 5, 1821, Elders David Biggs and Frank Worson organized Bear Creek church. The first pastor was Elder Leroy Jackson. Churches were now rapidly multiplied. Several of these churches lived for some years unassociated with any other eccle- siastical body.
The first association body in Northeast Missouri was the Mt. Pleasant Association, which was formed July 25, 1818, in Mt. Pleasant church, Howard county. William Thorp was moderator, George Stapleton, clerk. Elder Luke Williams preached the introductory sermon.
Cuivre Association was formed in 1822 of eight churches situated in "St. Charles, Warren and Lincoln counties. Salt River Association was formed August 29, 1823, at Peno church, Pike county. The sermon was preached by Elder Jeremiah Taylor. Elder Davis Biggs was elected moderator, William Carson, clerk.
Salem Association was formed at Cedar Creek church, Callaway
tist, 1,069; Primitive Baptist, 37; Disciples, 2,375; Methodist Episcopal, 94; South- ern Methodist, 457; African Methodist, 41; Cumberland, 95; Southern Presbyterian, 225; other Protestants, 185; Catholic, 614.
Randolph-Population, 24,442; all denominations, 12,607; Protestant, 10,264; Baptist, 3,117; Disciples, 2,531; Church of Christ, 93; Lutheran, 53; Methodist Episcopal, 372; Southern Methodist, 2,482; African Methodist, 255; Presbyterian U. S. A., 220; Cumberland, 1,036; Episcopal, 65; other Protestants, 40; Catholic, 2,134; Latter Day Saints, 209.
St. Charles-Population, 24,474; all denominations, 15,391; Protestant, 6,454; Baptist, 287; Disciples, 125; Evangelical, 1,923; Lutheran, 2,319; Methodist Epis- copal, 234; Southern Methodist, 801; African Methodist, 225; Presbyterian U. S. A., 110; Southern Presbyterian, 361; Episcopal, 69; Catholic, 8,937.
Schuyler-Population, 10,840; all denominations, 2,932; Protestant, 2,899; Baptist, 507; Free Baptists, 139; Disciples, 1,195; Church of Christ, 30; Methodist Episcopal, 505; Southern Methodist, 160; Cumberland, 133; other Protestants, 230; Catholic, 33.
Scotland-Population, 13,232; all denominations, 4,810; Protestant, 4,782; Bap- tist, 887; Disciples, 1,365; Church of Christ, 50; Methodist Episcopal, 908; Meth- odist Protestant, 139; Southern Methodist, 445; African Methodist, 10; Cumber- land, 509; Southern Presbyterian, 230; United Brethren, 176; other Protestant, 63; Catholic, 28.
Shelby-Population, 16,167; all denominations, 7,378; Protestant, 6,730; Bap- tist, 1,802; Primitive Baptist, 41; Disciples, 1,554; Lutheran, 81; Methodist Epis- copal, 554; Southern Methodist, 2,047; African Methodist, 69; Presbyterian U. S. A., 139; Cumberland, 68; Southern Presbyterian, 72; Episcopal, 4; other Protestant, 319; Catholic, 648.
Sullivan-Population, 20,282; all denominations, 4,689; Protestant, 4,440; Bap- tist, 883; Primitive Baptist, 4; Disciples, 864; Church of Christ, 150; Methodist Episcopal, 1,036; Methodist, Protestant, 141; Southern Methodist, 712; African Methodist, 10; Presbyterian U. S. A., 227; United Brethren, 8; other Protestant, 405; Catholic, 249.
Warren-Population, 9,919; all denominations, 3,451; Protestant, 2,762; Bap- tist, 163; Primitive Baptist, 34; Disciples, 60; German Evangelical, 1,507; Meth- odist Episcopal, 574; Southern Methodist, 383; African Methodist, 33; Southern Presbyterian, 8; Catholic, 689.
The total membership of these denominations in the entire state was: Missouri population (1900), 3,106,665; all denominations, 1,199,239; Protestant, 802,116; Baptist, 198,459; Free Baptist, 5,525; Primitive Baptist, 4,040; Scientist, 2,644; Congregationalist, 11,446; Disciples, 159,050; Church of Christ, 7,087; German Evangelical, 32,715; Lutheran, 41,185; Methodist Episcopal, 80,334; Methodist Protestant, 4,712; Southern Methodist, 112,058; African Methodist, 15,063; Pres- byterian U. S. A., 25,991; Cumberland, 28,637; Southern Presbyterian, 14,713; Episcopal, 13,328; United Brethren, 3,321; other Protestants, 33,160; Catholic, 382,642; Latter Day Saints, 7,880.
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county, October 20, 1827. Dr. David Doyle was moderator and Dr. William Jewell, clerk. Callaway and Boone counties constituted most of the field of this body.
Bethel Association was formed October 17, 1834, at Bethel church, Marion county. Elder Christie Gentry was moderator, William Carson, clerk.
Wyaconda Association was organized at Wyaconda church, Lewis county, in October, 1844.
Little Bonne Femme Association was constituted at Providence church, Callaway county, November 16-18, 1839. Overton Harris was moderator; Alia B. Snethen, clerk.
North Union Association was organized at Fabius church, Schuyler county, in October, 1843. Elder A. T. Hite was active in forming the body.
Macon Association was formed at the house of Deacon William Grif- fin, Macon county, the fourth Saturday in November, 1843. Elder Eu- phrates Stringer was a leading force in the movement.
Bear Creek Association was constituted at Zion church, Montgomery county, the 18th of May, 1854.
North Central Association was organized at Unionville, Putnam county, September 1, 1865.
North Missouri Association began life at Fabius church, Schuyler county, September 4, 1868. The officers were : C. Daughters, moderator; J. M. Epperson, clerk.
Linn County Association was constituted at Linneus, November 2, 1872. At the first annual session Elder A. F. Martin preached the ser- mon and was moderator. L. E. Martin was clerk; J. M. Cornett, treas- urer.
Pleasant Grove Association was organized September 21, 1877, at Pleasant Grove church, Scotland county. Elder J. W. Kettle was mod- erator; Theodore Williams, clerk.
Mt. Salem Association was organized October 19, 1878, at Mt. Salem church, Knox county. The moderator was C. L. Harris; clerk, J. A. Garnett; treasurer, N. S. Naylor.
Mt. Zion Association was formed October 5, 1880, at Mt. Zion church, Howard county. Dr. W. Pope Yeaman preached the sermon and was chosen moderator; B. F. Jackson, clerk.
Audrain Association became a body October 15, 1884, in Mexico. Elder James Reid preached the sermon. Governor C. H. Hardin was moderator; Joel Guthrie, clerk.
The second Cuivre Association was organized at Corner Stone church, Lincoln county, September 18, 1891. Elder P. W. Halley preached the opening sermon. D. T. Killam was moderator; F. L. Dawson, clerk.
The Monroe Association was organized at Salem church, Monroe county, October 4, 1905. Elder R. T. Colburn preached the introduc- tory sermon and Elder W. B. Craig the doctrinal sermon. W. L. Craw- ford was moderator; H. H. Utterback, clerk, and John A. Gex, treasurer.
In Northeast Missouri there are 39,128 members of Baptist churches, 384 churches, 226 ministers, and church property, including pastors' residences, valued at approximately $950,000. This does not include school property or church endowments. The amount of the latter is small.
The Baptist position of church independence and co-ordination in the ministry calls for intelligence in office-bearers and in the entire member- ship of the churches. The young churches in a new country were a thousand miles from a school where their young men could be satisfac- torily prepared for the ministry, and out of easy reach of advanced
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education for secular life. The want must be met. The genius of the denomination demanded it. The deeper sense of the ministers and mem- bers felt it. They acted. Bonne Femme church, Boone county, was the first actor. Inasmuch as this was an original advance step, I will give the church record. It may be observed that the first date is only four months after the date of the reception of Missouri into the union of states.
COPY OF THE RECORDS OF LITTLE BONNE FEMME CHURCH
"December the first Saturday, 1821.
"The Baptist church of Christ at Little Bonne Femme met according to appointment and after prayer to God for His blessing proceeded to business as follows: first, Brother Luke Williams chosen moderator to serve us today ; 2d, Brother Anderson Woods chosen clerk protem today ; 3d, On motion agreed to appoint brother Mason Moss to ascertain of Col. James McClelland on what terms the church can get the land this meeting- house stands on and how much and report next meeting.
"Signed by order of the church, "Anderson Woods, P. T."
"January the first Saturday, 1822.
"The Baptist church of Christ at Little Bonne Femme met according to appointment and after prayer to God for His blessing proceeded to business as follows : first, Brother Anderson Woods chosen moderator for the present day. Second, The reference from last meeting taken up authorizing Brother Moss to see Col. McClelland to ascertain from him whether the church could get the ground on which this meeting-house stands and how much. And Bro. Moss reported that Col. McClelland was willing to donate to the church from one to five acres of land.
"Third, on motion agreed to appoint three of the brethren of this church (to wit) Mason Moss, Thomas S. Tuttle and Anderson Woods who together with Col. McClelland are requested to lay off and mark out such bounds as they think will be to the mutual interest of all parties and to obtain from Col. McClelland a sufficient title for the land so designated and marked out, and those brethren to make report to next meeting. The title to be for the benefit of the church and a school with an under- standing that if the church should dissolve the title of said land to remain in Col. McClelland and the church nor no person under them to have the power to dispose of said land for the purpose of speculation.
"Signed by order of the church, "Lazarus Wilcox, Clk."
"Feby. the first Saturday, 1822.
"The Baptist church of Christ at Little Bonne Femme met according to appointment and after prayer to God for His blessing proceeded to business as follows :
"First, Brother Anderson Woods chosen moderator for the present day.
"Second, The reference from last meeting taken up appointing Brethren Mason Moss, Thomas S. Tuttle, and Anderson Woods who to- gether with Col. McClelland were requested to lay off and mark out such bounds as Col. McClelland and they should think was necessary for the use of this church and a school and the brethren before-mentioned presented a title bond from Col. McClelland made to Mason Moss, Thomas S. Tuttle and Anderson Woods and their successors in office for
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the use and benefit of this church and a school and the said title bond and all proceedings relative thereto was received and ratified by the church.
"Third, On motion to appoint Brethren Mason Moss, Thomas S. Tuttle and Anderson Woods Trustees for this church in whom this Tittle of the land donated by Col. McClelland for the use of the church is to remain until others are appointed in their place.
Signed by order of the church, "Lazarus Wilcox, Clk."
In this Bonne Femme Academy many were educated, some of whom have become eminent. The Patriot, of Columbia, October, 1841, says of exercises in this school: "The Greek language, which unfortunately is not rendered as prominent in most of our Western colleges as its in- trinsic merits deserve, was on this occasion splendidly sustained by J. J. Harvey of Saline and Miss Mary B. Jenkins." This young lady be- came the wife of C. H. Hardin, subsequently the governor of Missouri.
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