| MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION | |||||||||
| HELD WITH PROVIDENCE CHURCH, SCOTLAND CO., MO | |||||||||
| SEPTEMBER 10TH AND 11TH, 1902 | |||||||||
| TOTAL CHURCH MEMBERSHIP = 1,493 | |||||||||
| SUNDAY SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP = 1183 with 147 Officers & Teachers | |||||||||
| NUMBER OF CHURCHES = 23 (21 reporting Sunday Schools) | |||||||||
| SOURCE: Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia | |||||||||
| EXTRACTED BY: cldingler at att dot net, contact me with any questions or for copies of pages referencing your ancestor. | |||||||||
| Title | Last Name | First Name | M.I. | Position or Activity | Home/Church | Year/Page# | Notes | ||
| Mrs. | Adams | E. | Secretary, Women's Missionary Society | Wyaconda Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Adams | Milton | Messenger | Colony Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Mrs. | Adams | Messenger | Colony Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Bailey | Alice | A. | Church Clerk | Luray Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Baker | C. | A. | Messenger | Little Zion Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Sister | Baker | M. | Messenger | Mt. Zion Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Beard | Geo. | Pastor | New Woodville Church | 1902-5 | |||||
| Bertram | H. | Messenger | Providence Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Billups | W. | D. | Committee on Temperance | 1902-11 | |||||
| Bounds | I. | L. | Messenger | Pleasant Grove Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Bounds | I. | L. | Committee on District Missions | 1902-9 | |||||
| Bounds | L. | L. | Assn. Exec. Board | Gorin, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Boyer | E. | Messenger | Mt. Zion Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Boyer | E. | Committee on Destitution | 1902-10 | ||||||
| Boyer | Madison | Committee on District Missions | 1902-9 | ||||||
| Boyer | O. | Messenger | Mt. Zion Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Brookhart | F. | M. | Messenger | Mt. Zion Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Brookhart | F. | M. | Committee on Home Missions | 1902-9 | |||||
| Brooks | W. | P. | Minister | Macon City College | 1902-10 | ||||
| Brown | S. | M. | Editor, "Word and Way" | Kansas City, MO | 1902-10 | ||||
| Brown | S. | M. | remarks in interest of the "Word & Way" publication | Kansas City, MO | 1902-11 | ||||
| Bryan | Eva | Messenger | Edinburg Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Buford | M. | F. | Church Clerk | Harmony Grove Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Buford | W. | L. | Messenger | Harmony Grove Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Buford | W. | L. | Committee on State Missions | 1902-9 | |||||
| Burcham | John | Messenger | Bear Creek Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Burkhart | E. | Messenger | Rutledge Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Sister | Buttler | Ida | Messenger | Luray Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Carder | Homer | Messenger | Harmony Grove Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Bro. | Carder | Homer | Elected Supt., SW Assn. Sunday School | 1902-9 | |||||
| Catlett | J. | W. | Messenger | Harmony Grove Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Mrs. | Catlett | Messenger | Harmony Grove Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Chancellor | B. | F. | Messenger | Indian Creek Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Sister | Chasteen | Messenger | Luray Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Rev. | Chewning | Assisted H.H. Marriott in work | LaGrange College | 1902-6 | |||||
| Childress | J. | J. | Messenger | Greensburg Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Childress | James | Messenger | Dover Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Bro. | Childress | Thomas | Church deacon; Died within the year | Dover Church | 1902-5 | ||||
| Coffey | Mat | Messenger | Dover Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Coffey | Matthew | Church Clerk | Dover Church | 1902-13 | |||||
| Coffman | J. | Messenger | Rutledge Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Collins | J. | T. | Former moderator, absent | 1902-4 | |||||
| Combs | Sarah | Messenger | Cedar Grove Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Commans | M. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Fandon, IL | 1902-1 | |||||
| Bro. | Connor | Messenger | Luray Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Sister | Connor | Messenger | Luray Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Cooney | W. | M. | Messenger | Revere Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Cooney | W. | M. | Committee on Home Missions | 1902-9 | |||||
| Elder | Cooney | W. | M. | Pastor | Bethlehem, Mt. Zion & Zion Churches | 1902-5 | |||
| Cooney | W. | M. | Appointed to visit Wyaconda Assn. | 1902-5 | |||||
| Rev. | Cooney | Assisted H.H. Marriott in work | Kahoka | 1902-6 | |||||
| Sister | Cull | Janie | Died within the year | New Woodville Church | 1902-5 | ||||
| Dale | Wm. | Messenger | Bear Creek Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Dalton | J. | A. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Littleton, IL | 1902-1 | ||||
| Mrs. | Davidson | Secretary, Women's Missionary Society | Memphis Church | 1902-13 | |||||
| Davis | H. | U. | Church Clerk | Mt. Zion Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Deveaux | Liza | Messenger | Bear Creek Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Elder | Dicken | C. | W. | Opening prayer for 1st afternoon | 1902-4 | ||||
| Elder | Dicken | C. | W. | Devotional Exercises & Opening prayer 2nd day morning | 1902-8 | ||||
| Dicken | C. | W. | Committee on Religious Literature | 1902-11 | |||||
| Dicken | C. | W. | Pastor | Edinburg & Little Zion Churches | 1902-5 | ||||
| Dicken | C. | W. | Visitor | Kahoka | 1902-5 | ||||
| Dorsey | T. | U. | Messenger | New Woodville Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Duel | D. | Messenger | Indian Creek Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Eider | A. | Messenger | Rutledge Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Evans | Stella | M. | Messenger | Zion Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Ewing | Francis | Messenger | Bear Creek Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Fetters | Frank | Messenger | Greensburg Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Fetters | Frank | Church Clerk | Greensburg Church | 1902-13 | |||||
| Fordney | J. | D. | Messenger | Indian Creek Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Fordney | J. | D. | Church Clerk | Indian Creek Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Glassscock | G. | C. | Messenger | Zion Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Golden | J. | B. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Rutledge, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Golden | Mary | Messenger | Colony Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Gregory | A. | T. | Messenger | Colony Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Mrs. | Gregory | Messenger | Colony Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Gurdy | A. | Messenger | Little Zion Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Hampton | T. | S. | Messenger | Wyaconda Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Hannab | J. | T. | remarks in interest of the "Central Baptist" publication | St. Joseph | 1902-11 | ||||
| Harris | A. | A. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Liberty, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Hatton | W. | A. | Messenger | Indian Creek Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Hatton | W. | A. | Messenger | Revere Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Hatton | W. | A. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Farmington, IA | 1902-1 | ||||
| Hatton | W. | A. | Committee on Foreign Missions | 1902-10 | |||||
| Hatton | W. | A. | Pastor | Harmony Grove & Indian Creek Churches | 1902-5 | ||||
| Hatton | W. | A. | Appointed to visit North Missouri Assn. | 1902-5 | |||||
| Sister | Hayden | Died within the year | New Woodville Church | 1902-5 | |||||
| Hickerson | W. | S. | Messenger | Dover Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Sister | Hickerson | Messenger | Dover Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Highfill | Jas. | Assn. Licensed Minister | Rutledge, MO | 1902-1 | |||||
| Hodges | Mary | M. | Messenger | Cedar Grove Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Hodges | W. | H. | Messenger | Cedar Grove Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Hodges | W. | R. | Church Clerk | Cedar Grove Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Hoffman | C. | E. | Messenger | Colony Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Hopp | F. | Messenger | Bethlehem Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Hopp | Minnie | Messenger | Bethlehem Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Sister | Jenkins | Eilen | Died within the year | Bethlehem Church | 1902-5 | ||||
| Jenkins | Wm. | Messenger | Bethlehem Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Johnson | J. | C. | Messenger | Zion Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Johnson | John | Messenger | Zion Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Johnson | Jula | A. | Messenger | Zion Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Johnson | Virginia | Church Clerk | Colony Church | 1902-13 | |||||
| Johnson | Wilson | Messenger | Zion Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Kell | G. | C. | Pastor | Pleasant Grove Church | 1902-5 | ||||
| Kight | T. | N. | Messenger | Little Zion Church | 1902-4 | Last name probably Knight | |||
| Kirkland | E. | E. | Assn. Licensed Minister | Downing, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Kittle | J. | L. | Messenger | Providence Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Kittle | J. | L. | Church Clerk | Providence Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Kittle | J. | L. | Supt., NW Assn. Sunday School | 1902-8 | |||||
| Kittle | J. | L. | Sunday School Committee | 1902-10 | |||||
| Kittle | J. | W. | Messenger | Providence Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Kittle | J. | W. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Azen, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Kurtz | M. | L. | Messenger | Wyaconda Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Kurtz | M. | L. | Assn Treasurer | Wyaconda, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Bro. | Kurtz | M. | L. | Read the church letters with Bro. Marks | 1902-4 | ||||
| Kurtz | M. | L. | Committees on Educational Interests & State Missions | 1902-9 | |||||
| Elder | Laidley | W. | F. | Dismissal prayer ending 1st day | Kahoka | 1902-8 | |||
| Rev. | Laidley | Assisted H.H. Marriott in work | Kahoka | 1902-6 | |||||
| Lancaster | A. | Messenger | Little Zion Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Lancaster | J. | M. | Messenger | Little Zion Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Lawrence | Wm. | Messenger | Memphis Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Lawrence | Wm. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Memphis, MO | 1902-1 | |||||
| Lewis | Richard | Messenger | Zion Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Lewis | Richard | Church Clerk | Wyaconda Church | 1902-13 | |||||
| Lewis | Richard | Assn. Exec. Board | Granger, MO | 1902-1 | |||||
| Marks | L. | W. | Messenger | Wyaconda Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Marks | L. | W. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Wyaconda, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Elder | Marks | L. | W. | 1st morning devotional exercises | Wyaconda | 1902-4 | |||
| Bro. | Marks | L. | W. | Read the church letters with Bro. Kurtz | 1902-4 | ||||
| Marks | L. | W. | Committees on District & Foreign Missions | 1902-9 | |||||
| Elder | Marks | L. | W. | Dismissal prayer ending 2nd morning | 1902-10 | ||||
| Marks | L. | W. | Pastor | Wyaconda Church | 1902-5 | ||||
| Elder | Marks | L. | W. | Elected to give Introductory Sermon 1903 | 1902-5 | ||||
| Marks | L. | W. | Appointed to visit Wyaconda Assn. | 1902-5 | |||||
| Marriot | H. | H. | Messenger | Pleasant Grove Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Marriott | H. | H. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Gorin, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Marriott | H. | H. | Assn. Missionary, $41.65/month | 1902-6 | |||||
| Marriott | H. | H. | Committees on Destitution & State Missions | 1902-9 | |||||
| Marriott | H. | H. | Opening prayer for 2nd afternoon | 1902-10 | |||||
| Marriott | H. | H. | Pastor | Luray Church | 1902-5 | ||||
| Marriott | H. | H. | Elected alternate to give Introductory Sermon 1903 | 1902-5 | |||||
| Mason | J. | F. | Church Clerk | Rutledge Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Mayfield | Maggie | Messenger | Cedar Grove Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Mayfield | W. | B. | Messenger | Cedar Grove Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| McDonald | Jessie | Messenger | Rutledge Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| McKnight | Belle | Messenger | Edinburg Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Miller | S. | A. | Messenger | Pleasant Grove Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Miller | S. | A. | Committee on Destitution | 1902-10 | |||||
| Moncrief | M. | A. | Messenger | New Woodville Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Moncrief | M. | A. | Supt., SE Assn. Sunday School | Box 61, Wyaconda, MO | 1902-8 | ||||
| Moore | B. | F. | Messenger | Edinburg Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Moore | C. | M. | Assn. Clerk | Memphis, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Moore | C. | M. | Messenger | Edinburg Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Moore | C. | M. | Church Clerk | Edinburg Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Moore | C. | M. | Assn. Licensed Minister | Memphis, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Moore | C. | M. | Called meeting to order | 1902-4 | |||||
| Moore | D. | R. | Messenger | Wyaconda Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Moore | L. | C. | Church Clerk | Memphis Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Moore | Martha | Messenger | Edinburg Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Bro. | Muir | J. | R. | Elected Supt., NW Assn. Sunday School | 1902-9 | ||||
| Dr. | Muir | J. | T. | President, LaGrange College, dismissal prayer | LaGrange, MO | 1902-4 | |||
| Bro. Dr. | Muir | J. | T. | President | LaGrange College | 1902-10 | |||
| Muir | Jere. | T. | Committee on Educational Interest | 1902-10 | |||||
| Myers | A. | S. | Messenger | Edinburg Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Myers | T. | S. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Memphis, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Nelson | Gertie | Messenger | Cedar Grove Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Nelson | Minor | Messenger | Providence Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Mrs. | Norton | Messenger | Greensburg Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Perry | J. | A. | Messenger | Bethlehem Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Mrs. | Perry | O. | President, Women's Missionary Society | Wyaconda, MO | 1902-13 | ||||
| Pettit | Lizzie | Messenger | Greensburg Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Petty | Arthur | Messenger | Indian Creek Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Bro. | Prior | Messenger | Luray Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Sister | Prior | Messenger | Luray Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Pryor | D. | F. | Supt., NE Assn. Sunday School | 1902-8 | |||||
| Pryor | D. | F. | Committee on Home Missions | 1902-9 | |||||
| Purmort | W. | W. | Messenger | Memphis Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Purmort | W. | W. | Offered resignation as Treas., moving away | 1902-7 | |||||
| Raines | Maggie | Church Clerk | Bear Creek Church | 1902-13 | |||||
| Ramsey | C. | T. | Messenger | Revere Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Ramsey | C. | T. | Church Clerk | Revere Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Ramsey | C. | T. | Committee on Temperance | 1902-11 | |||||
| Rector | W. | A. | Messenger | Rutledge Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Rhodes | Chas. | State Supt. Of Sunday Schools | St. Louis | 1902-10 | |||||
| Robbins | E. | Messenger | Bear Creek Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Roberts | Geo. | Messenger | Mt. Zion Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Roberts | I. | Messenger | Mt. Zion Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Rounsaville | D. | M. | Messenger | Indian Creek Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Rowe | J. | W. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Gorin, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Rush | J. | O. | Committee on Religious Literature | 1902-11 | |||||
| Sansom | J. | P. | Assn. Moderator | Memphis, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Sansom | J. | P. | Messenger | Memphis Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Elder | Sansom | J. | P. | Introductory Sermon | 1902-4 | ||||
| Elder | Sansom | J. | P. | Elected temporary Moderator in absence of J.T. Collins | 1902-4 | ||||
| Sansom | J. | P. | Pastor | Dover, Memphis & Providence Churches | 1902-5 | ||||
| Sansom | J. | P. | Appointed to visit North Missouri Assn. | 1902-5 | |||||
| Sansom | P. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Memphis, MO | 1902-1 | |||||
| Sayers | S. | D. | Messenger | Rutledge Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Shaw | J. | Messenger | Memphis Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Shaw | J. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Memphis, MO | 1902-1 | |||||
| Mrs. | Shaw | President, Women's Missionary Society | Memphis, MO | 1902-13 | |||||
| Short | W. | D. | Messenger | Harmony Grove Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Bro. | Simley | J. | R. | Church deacon; Died within the year | Dover Church | 1902-5 | |||
| Simpson | H. | Messenger | Bear Creek Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Slocum | D. | Messenger | Harmony Grove Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Smith | Joe | Messenger | Memphis Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Smith | W. | F. | Pastor | Bear Creek Church | 1902-5 | ||||
| Smoot | D. | Messenger | Dover Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Sister | Smoot | Messenger | Dover Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Spencer | H. | T. | Messenger | Bethlehem Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Spencer | H. | T. | Church Clerk | Bethlehem Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Bro. | Spencer | H. | Elected Supt., NE Assn. Sunday School | 1902-9 | |||||
| Springer | John | Messenger | Wyaconda Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| St. Clair | Robert | Messenger | New Woodville Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Suter | G. | M. | Messenger | Pleasant Grove Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Suter | J. | F. | Visitor | Rutledge, MO | 1902-5 | ||||
| Suter | Sallie | Messenger | Pleasant Grove Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Suter | W. | H. | President, Assn. Sunday School Work | 1902-7 | |||||
| Suter | W. | H. | Sunday School Committee | 1902-10 | |||||
| Teter | Ada | Messenger | Providence Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Thompson | C. | B. | Messenger | New Woodville Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Bro. | Thompson | C. | B. | Elected Supt., SE Assn. Sunday School | 1902-9 | ||||
| Thompson | J. | A. | Messenger | New Woodville Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Thompson | J. | A. | Church Clerk | New Woodville Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Thompson | J. | A. | Assn. Financial Secretary | Fairmont, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Thompson | N. | Messenger | Providence Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Elder | Todd | W. | C. | Held 13 day meeting at Bethlehem Church | 1902-6 | ||||
| Todd | W. | D. | Assn. Ordained Minister | LaGrange, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Trent | W. | C. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Crawford, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Triplett | W. | T. | Church Clerk | Pleasant Grove Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Vaught | R. | J. | Messenger | Little Zion Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Weber | Henry | Messenger | Pleasant Grove Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Weber | Henry | Assn. Exec. Board | Gorin, MO | 1902-1 | |||||
| Weber | Henry | Committee on Foreign Missions | 1902-10 | ||||||
| Weiland | C. | L. | Church Clerk | Zion Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| Wells | Geo. | Messenger | Greensburg Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Wells | I. | M. | Messenger | Wyaconda Church | 1902-4 | ||||
| Mrs. | Wells | Messenger | Greensburg Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Sister | Wickle | Messenger | Bethlehem Church | 1902-4 | |||||
| Wilkerson | G. | W. | Assn. Ordained Minister | Gorin, MO | 1902-1 | ||||
| Wilson | O. | F. D. | Paid for work at Colony $20 | 1902-6 | |||||
| Wineinger | D. | B. | Church Clerk | Little Zion Church | 1902-13 | ||||
| No Church Clerk | Richland Church | 1902-13 | |||||||
| No report | Bible Grove Church | 1902-13 | |||||||
| Name dropped from list of churches | Waterloo Church | 1902-11 | |||||||
| No Pastor | Cedar Grove Church | 1902-5 | |||||||
| No Pastor | Colony Church | 1902-5 | |||||||
| No Pastor | Greensburg Church | 1902-5 | |||||||
| No Pastor | Revere Church | 1902-5 | |||||||
| Dedicated church house free from debt | Pleasant Grove Church | 1902-5 | |||||||