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The Executive Committee was continued at Pleasant Hill, consisting of J. T. Mitchell, J. Farmer and C. Winfrey.
The following names were added to the list of ordained ministers this year: Kirkpatrick ( at Cornelia P. O.); M. Brown, N. M. Longfellow and L. Shackleford, Pleas- ant Hill; S. D. Bouker, Kansas City; L. H. Lee, Hick- man's Mill; and Abram Weaver, Lone Jack. At the same time the names of Elders Machett and Smith are omitted, while to the number of licentiates were added Israel Tomkins, T. Griffin and J. W. Sage.
The Association met in 1869 with Blue Ridge Church, in Jackson County, September 24th. Introductory sermon by J. W. Warder. W. P. C. Caldwell, Moderator pro tem. Letters and messengers from thirty-six churches, one of which ( Mill Creek ) was petitionary for admission. Jeremiah Farmer elected Moderator; Hugh G. Glenn, Clerk; and D. L. Shouse, Treasurer.
The visiting brethren present were: B. M. Adams, of Rocky Mountain Association; R. C. Hill, of North Liberty; James Roan, X. X. Buckner, R. S. Duncan, Lansing Burrows, A. D. Brooks, and J. V. Schofield.
It appears from the minutes of this session that an effort had been made during the year to establish a Female College within the bounds of the. Association, to be controlled by it. A convention had been called by the Moderator, and held at Pleasant Hill, in April, 1868, at which convention it was resolved to locate the college at Lee's Summit.
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The Committee upon Education, at this session of the Association, made a report approving of said location, with a resolution to proceed at once to the election of trustees of the college; when, upon motion, it was resolved to re-commit the report to a committee, con- sisting of J. J. Robinson, J. R. Wood and N. M. Givan, the original committee, with the addition of D. L. Shouse, J. Petty, J. M. Burriss, S. Hunter, J. H. Kemper, B. F. Simpson, H. Burgess, R. W. Duncan, Wm. Davis, J. B. Jackson, J. D. Powell, J. A. Webb, F. M. West, S. L. Cheatham, Asa Hurtly, G. P. Kinsey, W. L. Hornbuckle, C. A. Quirrell, D. Warfield, H. C. Jackson, C. T. Floyd, J. H. Van Hoy, Jesse Meador, Peter France, O. Thomp- kins, J. Mann, Wm. Hodges, E. Smith, E. Covington, and S. Sheppard. This committee of one from each church represented, reported in substance the establish- ment and generous support of Baptist female schools wherever they can be maintained within the bounds of the Association; but that it was not advisable for the Association to assume control of any school at that time - which very prudent and sensible report was adopted, and the college project was abandoned.
The former members of the Executive Board were re-appointed, with the addition of two others - Wm. Hildreth and J. A. Shuttleworth.
Contribution by churches this year, $106.50; sub- scriptions, $339.00. The following names appear as additions to the list of ordained ministers this year: J. S. Phillips and W. G. Pratt, Kansas City; James K. Lacy, Morristown; A. M. Johnson, Lone Jack; Wm. Hildreth, J. W. Sage, C. Blood, Pleasant Hill; C. A. Quirrell, Holden; G. W. Sparks, Lee's Summit; and J. B. Jackson, Lone Jack; and Elders Kingdon and Kirkpatrick are omitted. The names also of Thomas
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L. Powell, Ewing Bailey, J. E. Petty, G. Burchill, J. F. Chapell, D. M. Chapell, Jas. S. McKee, T. B. Far- mer, and J. S. Hampton are added to the list of licenti- ates, and Burgess, Griffin and Potts are omitted.
In 1870 the Association was convened at High Point, in the S. E. of Johnson County, 25th to 28th of August, inclusive. Introductory sermon by Wm. Hildreth. Jeremiah Farmer, Moderator; Lansing Burrows, Clerk; and D. L. Shouse, Treasurer. Union Church, which had before united with and made a part of Pleasant Hill Church, having during the year re-organized as a separate body, was received into the Association upon its original basis. Pleasant Valley Church, also having been revived, was re-enlisted in the union of churches. Elm Spring, Warrensburg and Big Blue were also admitted ( or re-admitted ) into the Association.
Thomas Rambaut, D. D., President of Wm. Jewell College, present as a corresponding messenger from North Liberty Association; J. W. Warder, Jas. A. Gray and B. F. Lawler from Tebo Association; and A. C. Avery from Saline.
Elders, E. T. Brown, of the Bible and Publication Society; Amos Weaver, N. Y .; J. C. Rush, Kentucky; and A. D. Manion, Mo .; were invited to and accepted seats in the Association.
Preaching during the three-days' session and on Sab- bath by Elders, E. Roth, Thos. Rambaut, C. T. Floyd, A. C. Rafferty, J. C. Maple, A. Weaver, G. W. Wheatly and L. Burrows.
The Treasurer's report will serve to show the financial standing of the Association at this time and the amount of missionary labor performed during the year.
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Treasurer's Report, in account with Blue River Association.
DR.
Sept. 24, 1869. Balance from last year. $331.20
Paid by churches at Blue Ridge. 283.70
Paid by individuals at Blue Ridge 89.40
Paid by individuals since. 176.50
Aug. 25, 1870.
Paid by churches at High Point.
319.10
Collection Saturday.
16.24
Collections Sabbath. 21.40
Collections by Elder Longfellow in field
32.40,
Total
CR. $1,269.94
Dec. 8, 1869.
Paid Elder Quirrell, services at Holden ..
$50.00
Dec. 15, 1869.
Paid Secretary's order for Bone Hill Church, 50.00
Dec. 15, 1869. Paid stationery for Executive Board. 5.00
Dec. 31, 1869.
Paid F. G. Jackson, printing minutes. 73.65.
Different dates. Elder Longfellow, missionary labor. 119.00
Different dates. Elder J. B. Jackson, missionary labor. 50.00
July 1.
Paid Elder Blood to Holden. 4.00
Paid H. G. Glenn, getting up minutes of 1869, 10.00
Total
0 $361.65
Balance on hand. 904.30
The Executive Board this year was made to consist. of Jeremiah Farmer, J. T. Mitchell and E. H. Hutchin- son, with an advisory committee to assist and co-operate with them, said committee being E. Roth, of Lafayette; J. J. Robinson, of Jackson; N. M. Givan; of Cass; and -- , of Johnson; and all restrictions heretofore imposed on the Board in use of funds were removed.
The names of Reuben Alexander, Pleasant Hill; X. X. Buckner and J. C. Maple, Kansas City; A. B. Rafferty,. Pleasant Hill; D. H. Selph, Lexington; David Taylor, Amos Weaver, and G. W. Wheatly are added to the list. of ordained ministers, and J. W. Warder, S. D. Bowker, C. T. Floyd, C. A. Quirrell and Henry Farmer are omitted, the last-named faithful minister of Blue River Associa- tion having been called away by death during the year.
The next meeting of the Association was with Pleas ant Hill Church, commencing August 24, 1871. Intro-
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ductory sermon by J. C. Maple, from 1 Corinthians, 13:14: "Even so hath the Lord ordained that they who preach the Gospel shall live of the Gospel."
Jeremiah Farmer chosen Moderator, and J. C. Maple, Clerk.
The churches of Aullville, Third Church in Kansas City, Waverly and Chapel Hill were admitted as- new. members of the Association.
The visiting messengers from sister Associations were: W. S. Huff, Missouri Valley; G. Burchett, North Missouri; Charles Whiting, Springfield; also the follow- ing-named elders were invited to seats: J. W. Swift, Wm. Hildreth, W. R. Rothwell, S. W. Marston, W. W. Wright, A. Vanhoose and E. T. Brown.
On the second day of the session the question, " What is the best method of raising money to meet church ex- penses," was discussed at considerable length. After which it was-
Resolved, That it is the duty of members of the churches to contribute to the support of the Gospel weekly as the Lord has prospered them.
2. That every church should have a definite plan for raising its funds and that it is the duty of pastors of churches in their pulpit ministrations to present the teach- ings of God's Word concerning the giving of money to advance the cause of Christ as faithfully as the other doc- trines of the Gospel.
3. That the plan of deciding at the beginning of the year how much each member will give weekly for each of the objects for which the church wishes to contribute is recommended by this Association.
Many other resolutions were discussed and adopted relative to Education, Missions, Sabbath Schools, Temper- ance, etc. But, as in former years, much was recom-
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mended to the churches and the members thereof which the churches and the members have not thought proper to perform. And in those matters as in others it appears to be much easier to resolve than to act, and much easier to give good advice than to put that advice into practice.
The report of the Executive Board this year shows that Elder W. R. Green had been employed as general mission- ary for the last two months ; Elders, N. M. Longfellow, Thos. Powell, Ewing Bailey, J. Jackson, A. M. Johnson, J. L. Cole and E. Roth had each been aided by the Board to labor respectively for Kingsville, Oak Grove, Morris- town, Honey Creek, Waverly, Aullville, etc., to the amount of $442.00.
The contributions of the churches this year were $304.35, with additional pledges to the amount of $75 to be paid during the year.
The number of ordained ministers had been increased since the meeting of last year by the addition of A. T. Bengstein, Ewing Bailey, S. H. Carter, J. L. Cole, D. M. Chapell, J. B. Fuller, J. B. Fuqua, S. M. Horn, J. L. Hampton, J. B. Johnson, O. Owens, John Redburn, and J. L. Tichenor. During the same time the number had been diminished by death or removal of Reuben Alexander, Lansing Burrows, W. G. Pratt, G. W. Sage, and Amos Weaver. There had also been added to the licentiates I. R. M. Beeson, J. L. Carmichael, N. W. Holcomb, Isaac N. Newman, W. Leonard, F. M. West, H. M. Williams.
The Association convened in 1872 with the church at" Greenton, Lafayette County, August 22d and following days. Elders Weaver and Fuller both being absent, the introductory sermon was preached by A. C. Rafferty.
Letters were read from forty churches and their mes- sengers' names enrolled-First Church in Kansas City, Morristown, Mount Pisgah, New Hope, Pleasant Ridge, and Clear Fork not represented.
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Jeremiah Farmer elected Moderator; F. Royle, Clerk ; J. B. Warnell, Treasurer; and G. W. Wheatly, assistant Clerk and Treasurer pro tem.
Rev. S. H. Ford, L. L. D., editor of Ford's Christian Repository; Rev. J. H. Luther, editor of Central Baptist; Elder J. J. Burchett, from North Liberty Association ; J. W. Sage, from Butler Association; Lewis Ely, Missouri Valley ; D. Wilkinson, Miami; E. H. Foster, Leavenworth and Wyandotte Associations ; E. T. Brown, Tebo Associa- tion, and agent for William Jewell College were present and invited to seats.
A letter of dismission was granted at this session to Mount Pleasant Church to join another association; and the churches of Strasburg, South Fork and East Lynne were received into the union of churches.
The usual committees were appointed and made their reports in favor of various objects.
The Committee upon Education stated that the stock- holders of Lexington Female College had passed a resolu- tion instructing the trustees thereof to place said institution under the patronage of the Blue River and Saline Associations, with the understanding that each one of those Associations elect one-fourth of the trustees of said college. The committee, also, with a lengthy argument in favor of the measure, submitted a report with a resolu- tion accepting the proposition, which resolution was adopted by the Association, and the Moderator and Exec_ utive Committee were appointed to visit Lexington to con- summate the arrangement-which we believe was never done.
The Executive Committee reported that the weaker churches of the Association had been furnished assistance in the way of preaching, viz .: Warrensburg, $15; Mt. Pis- gah, $15 ; Pleasant Valley, $25; Oak Grove, $25 ; Holden, $25; Aullville, $50; and Oakland, $50.
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The Committee on Nominations recommended J. Farmer, Wm. A. Farmer and A. C. Rafferty as the Executive Board, which was adopted.
The names of I. R. M. Beeson, S. D. Brown, F. M. Ellis, S. H. Carter, Richard Kelly, Henry Talbird, and J. W. Williams were, this year, added to the list of ordained ministers ; and the names of J. B. Fuller, J. C. Maple, S. S. Sheppard, and S. B. Whiting do not appear. The names also of J. Hicks, T. Roffe, W. J. Brown, and Wm. Spainhower are added to the list of licentiates.
The Association met in 1873 with Index Church, Cass County, on the 25th of September. Introductory sermon by Elder Richard Kelly, of Harrisonville. Letters from 40 churches with their messengers present; Dover, Grand River, Lee's Summit, Mound Prairie, Warrensburg, and Westport not represented.
The churches of Napoleon, Long Branch, Beesonia, and Centre View presented letters asking admission into the Association, when the three former were received, and the application of Centre View referred to a committee to report on the second day of the session.
Jeremiah Farmer was again chosen Moderator, and N. M. Given, Clerk, J. B. Warnell, Treasurer, and Wm. H. Farmer, assistant. The visiting brethren accepting seats at this session were L. Ellege ( Wyandotte Association), S. M. Victor, R. B. Johnson and Obadiah Tompkins, from Tebo, C. T. Floyd from Saline, W. Wright and B. C. Bone (Butler Association), J. L. Cole, Warrensburg, and David Taylor, Chapel Hill.
On the second day the committee to which was re- ferred the application of Centre View Church made a report, which was discussed and adopted.
As the action of the Association in this case may be referred to hereafter as a precedent, it may be proper to
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state the circumstances. At a protracted meeting held by Thomas L. Powell and others, midway between the churches of Harrisonville and Pleasant Hill, a revival of religion occurred and many persons were converted. During the progress of the meeting, or at its close, those converts who upon a profession of faith and a relation of their Christian experience in the presence of a ministering elder of Pleasant Hill Church, and such other members of that church as were present, were baptized and re- ceived, as was supposed, into Pleasant Hill Church. Shortly after, these converts, with such other members of Pleasant Hill and Harrisonville churches as lived in the vicinity were constituted into a separate church without receiving letters from their churches. When therefore this new church asked admission into the Association, objection was made to the irregular manner of constituting said church, and of the reception and baptism of the new converts of which it was mostly formed. The report as made and adopted was as follows:
1st. We would think it irregular for any minister to receive members into a church without the consent of that church.
2d. We think an ordained Baptist minister author- ized to baptize any one who gives satisfactory evidence of conversion.
3d. We think brethren should be prudent in the exercise of this right, and avail themselves of the advice of any brethren who may be present or accessible.
4th. We think Centre View Church should be re- ceived.
G. W. SMITH. J. K. LACY.
H. TALBIRD. J. W. WILLIAMS.
L. M. HORN.
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Nothing of special interest was transacted at this ses- sion. The Executive Board reported the employment of W. P. C. Caldwell as general missionary for part of the year, for which $100 had been paid, and that one or two of the weaker churches had been assisted.
The question of dividing the Association was discussed, and a resolution adopted that the churches desiring a division make that desire known in their letters to the next Association.
Contributions by the churches to the Association this year: $283.30. Pledges by churches, $120.00. Pledges by individuals, $151.75. Cash from individuals, $36.75. Collection, $7.40. Total, $597.10.
The ministerial list this year was increased by the addition of the names of G. W. Burgess and J. Blevins, Freeman; Dr. Black, Columbus; L. Ellege, Bolton; J. Gott, Fayetteville; A. Moore, East Lynne; J. W. Swift, Butler; Isaac N. Newman, Chapel Hill, and J. G. Smiley, Independence. It was also decreased by the omission of the names of W. H. Duvall, J. B. Johnson, I. R. M. Bee- son, J. L. Blitch, and G. W. Wheatly.
To the list of licentiates was also added the names of J. M. Gallahorn, George Noel, and John Hoy.
The next and last meeting of the Association was with Lone Jack Church, Sept. 24th to 27th, 1875. Forty- eight churches represented, and three, Dover, Independ- ence, and Clear Fork, without representation. Three new churches-Bolton, Mount Hope, and Centre View (in Johnson) - were admitted, and included in the number above mentioned.
The names of the churches, with their location, date of constitution, and number of members are given as follows:
CHURCHES. COUNTY.
DATE. CLERK.
POSTOFFICE. NO.
Aullville
Lafayette 1871 M. T. Price
Aullville 47
*Antioch
Jackson 1856. .Jas. S. Hamilton
Pink Hill 30
Beesonia
1872 .E. M. Sellers
Union Point. 28
Blue Ridge
16
1848 G. M. Holloway
H'kman's Mill, 130
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CHURCHES.
COUNTY.
DATE.
CLERK.
POSTOFFICE. NO.
Blue Spring
Jackson
1812.
J. M. Burrus.
Blue Spring ... 142
Centre View Cass
1873.
Jno. Samuels
Harrisonville .. 52
Centre View
Johnson 1874. Jno. H. Kinyoun
Centre View ... 9
Concord. Lafayette
R. II. Bledsoe
Sniabar 136
Chapel Hill
1871
Stephen I. Snow
Chapel Hill 48
Clear Fork Cass
1853 Wm. Hancock
Harrison 51
Dover
Lafayette 1845. W. W. Preston
Dover. 73
East Lynne
Cass
1872 M. Bridges
.E. Lynne 26
Elm Spring Johnson
1860 C. White
Pittsville 100
Enon
66
1868.
Samuel Rice
Pittsville 110
Freeman
Cass
1867
.E. R. Dunn
Freeman. 72
Greenton Lafayette. 1866 G. D. Duval
Greenion 102
Grand River Cass
1846 J. N. Davison.
Harrisonville .. 80
Honey Creek. Johnson
1866. W. R. Taylor
Columbus 40
Harrisonville Cass
1836 Allen Glenn.
Harrisonville .. 165
High Point. Johnson.
1832. W. P. Greenlee
Cornelia 145
Independence .Jackson 1857 L. F. Franklin
Independence, 35
Index
Cass.
1842. Nelson Scholl
Schuyler. 160
Kansas City Jackson
185 .F. M. Ferguson
Kansas City ... 302
Kingsville Johnson 1860
J. Hunt.
Kingsville .. 44
+Lee's Summit Jackson 1860
J. Boggs
.Lee's Summit .. 138
Lexington.
Lafayette 1825 Jno. D. New.
Lexington 302
Liberty. Johnson
1836 A. B. Horne
Fayetteville .. 65
Lone Jack. Jackson 1842 Martin Rice.
Lone Jack. 205
Long Branch Lafayette 1873 Thos. H. Edward Tebo. 46
Mill Creek Jackson
1860 J. G. Smiley
Independence 97
Mound Prairie Lafayette 1843.
Ben. T. McElroy 230
Mount Hope
66
1874 T. W. Carmichael
.Mount Hope ... 24
Napoleon
1873. .. J. G. Ames
Pink Hill. 57
New Salem. Jackson
1845
Jos. Rogers Independence, 74
New Liberty 66
1860
Jno. R. Harris .Stony Point .... 69
New Hope Cass
1810
O. Laffoon
West Union ... 132
Oak Grove Jackson 1853
.R. W. Duncan
Oak Grove ... . 58
Pleasant Hill Cass
1867
A. D. Hendricks .Pleasant Hill .. 171
Pleasant View.
1871
.Jno. W. Smith Pleasant Hill .. 67
Pleasant Ridge 66
1868 .J. F. Hammontree
Harrison. 181
Post Oak. Johnson 1840
J. A. Cox
Centre View ... 36
Providence 66
1846. Geo. D. Coleman
Cornehia ..
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Six Mile. Jackson 1826 Joel F. Chiles.
Independence, 163
Strasburg Cass
1870 N. M. Hume
Strasburg. 29
South Fork 66
1872 J. W. Britt.
Freeman. 66
+Union
1837.
D. D. Farmer Greenwood 106
Warrensburg Johnson 1867 B. F. Hartsuck Warrensburg .. 44
Waverly Lafayette. 1868. .Jno. D. Fristoe Waverly 78
West Fork Jackson 1842 .L. M. Dehonny Raytown. 138
Westport.
1840 B. F. Simpson . Westport 192
51 Churches
5,002
* Formerly Bone Hill. + Big Cedar. # At Greenwood.
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Jeremiah Farmer was re-elected Moderator; N. M.
Givan, Clerk; and J. B. Warnell, Treasurer. The intro- ductory sermon by Henry Talbird in the afternoon. Elder Wm. Waller and M. H. Murphy were present from Saline Association, O. Tompkins from Tebo, J. W. Sage from Butler, S. W. Marston, Missionary of the General Association, and S. H. Ford, editor of the Christian Re- pository, all of whom were invited to seats.
The usual routine of business was gone through with at this session. A larger number of resolutions were reported and adopted than usual, a few only of which we can find room for in this notice. In accordance with a resolution of the last session, a majority of the churches expressed a desire for a division of the Association, and a vote upon that subject being taken resulted in 29 for and 14 against a division. A committee having been appointed to report a plan of division, it was resolved, in accordance with the recommendation of that committee, that a con- vention be held October 29, 1874, with the Mound Prairie Church, to take into consideration the propriety of form- ing a new association in the eastern part of the Blue River territory, and that H. Talbird, the assistant Moder- ator, be authorized to write letters of dismission to such churches as shall call for them to unite with said new asso- ciation.
It was ordered that the Executive Board make an equitable division of the funds on hand between the two associations.
The Executive Committee reported the churches of Warrensburg, Kingsville, Beesonia, Centre View (in John- son ), Long Branch, Mount Hope, Wellington, Napoleon, and Independence had been assisted in compensating their ministers, J. P. Collup, N. M. Longfellow, J. W. Williams, S. B. Whiting, G. W. Smith, S. E. DeRacken, Wm. Leon- ard, A. C. Rafferty, and J. W. Swift.
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From the report of the Finance Committee we see that the
amount of balance in treasury last year was $498.90
Amount received subsequently 240.15
Total $739.05 Amounts disbursed as follows:
Paid to Clerk $20.00
Postage stamps. 10.72
Printing and binding minutes 100.00
" M. N. Longfellow, missionary labor 100.00
J. P. Collup, missionary labor 100.00
66 G. W. Smith 25.00
66 S. B. Whiting. 50.00
66 J. W. Williams 50.00
6 S. E. DeRacken 50.00
Wm. Leonard. 50.00
Total $555.72 The names of the ordained and licensed ministers con- nected with the Association at this session with their post- office addresses were as follows :
E. M. Bailey, West Union, Cass County ; D. C. Bolton, Lexington, Lafayette; J. Blevins, G. M. Burgess, Free- man, Cass; S. D. Brown, W. J. Brown, Lone Jack, Jack- son ; W. P. C. Caldwell, Cornelia, Johnson; J. L. Cole, J. P. Collup, Warrensburg, Johnson ; A. H. Dean, Har- risonville, Cass; S. E. DeRacken, Oak Grove, Jackson ; Jer. Farmer, Wm. H. Farmer, Pleasant Hill, Cass ; E. H. Foster, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kas .; C. G. T. Gibbons, Columbus, Johnson; Jonathan Gott, Amos Horn, Fayetteville, Johnson ; L. M. Horn, Holden, John- son ; J. B. Jackson, Lone Jack, Jackson; A. M. Johnson, Wellington, Lafayette; Richard Kelly, Harrisonville, Cass; J. W. Lee, Kansas City, Jackson ; W. C. Ligon, Dover, Lafayette; N. M. Longfellow, Greenwood, Jackson ; J. Lykins, Kansas City, Jackson; J. K. Lacy, Freeman, Cass; A. Matchett, Westport, Jackson; A. Moore, East Lynne, Cass ; D. S. Miller, New Santa Fe, Jackson ; Isaac
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N. Newman, Chapel Hill, Lafayette; Geo. Noel, Lone Jack, Jackson; T. L. Powell, West Union, Cass; John Powell, Kansas City, Jackson ; A. C. Rafferty, Greenwood, Jackson; J. J. Robinson, Raytown, Jackson; E. Roth, Dover, Lafayette; L. Shackelford, Pleasant Hill, Cass ; G. W. Smith, Greenton, Lafayette; J. W. Swift, Lee's Summit, Jackson; David Taylor, Chapel Hill, Lafayette; H. Talbird, Lexington, Lafayette; S. B. Whiting, Dover, Lafayette; John W. Williams, Kingsville, Johnson ; C. N. Wester, Holden, Johnson.
Licentiates were as follows :
Alexander Barton, Mayview, Lafayette; J. L. Car- michael, Greenton, Lafayette; John M. Farmer, East Lynne, Cass; G. M. Gallahorn, Kingsville, Johnson ; John Hicks, Pittsville, Johnson ; John Hoy, Harrisonville, Cass ; R. H. Jones, Blue Mills, Jackson ; N. Johnson, Lee's Summit, Jackson ; J. H. Kemper, Hickman's Mill, Jackson ; P. W. Longfellow, Greenwood, Jackson ; M. H. Murphy, Hickman's Mill, Jackson; A. Olds, Mt. Hope, Lafayette; J. E. Petty, Blue Mills, Jackson ; M. Raffe, Independence, Jackson; Wm. Spainhower, Greenwood, Jackson; M. W. Steele, Centre View, Johnson; F. M. West, Mayview, Lafayette.
A resolution was offered and adopted appointing Jere- miah Farmer and Martin Rice to write a condensed history of Blue River Association from the beginning or first organization thereof, the first chapter of which to be pub- lished in the minutes of the next meeting. The Association then adjourned to meet at Lee's Summit, on the 23d of Sep- tember, 1875. J. K. Lacy to preach the introductory sermon, and Isaac N. Newman, alternate.
We have now hastily and imperfectly sketched the his- tory of this Association from 1834 to 1874, a period of forty years. From its beginning, with ten churches, until it
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