HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 471 9th. Anniversary held with Black River church, Sept. 7th, 8th and 9th, 1844. First sermon by Bro. Wm. B. Kere, Wm. B. Gra- liam, moderator, Pinckuey Graham, clerk. Churches 15, members 694. 10th. Anniversary held with Black River church, Sept. 12th, 13th and 14th, 1845. First sermon by Bro. N. G. Ferguson. A. A. Shorter, moderator, Pinekney Graham, clerk. Churches 21, members 345. 11th. Anniversary held with Black River church, Sept. 11th, 12th and 13th, 1846. First sermon by N. G. Ferguson. David Pruit, mod- erator, Solomon Kitrell, clerk. Churches 23, members 798. 12th. Anniversary held with Mars Hill church, Wayne county, Mo., Oct. 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 1847. First sermon by Bro. N. G. Fergu- son, Carter J. Graham, moderator, E. Landers, clerk. Churches 21, members 957. 13th. Anniversary held with JIars Hill church, Sept. 29th and 30th, 1848. First ser- mon by E. Landers. Carter T. Graham, mod- erator, and Elisha Landers, clerk. Churches 20, members 1,162. 14th. Anniversary held with Mars Hill church Oct. 6th, 7th and Sth, 1849. First ser- mon by R. P. Paramore. R. P. Paramore, moderator, and Pinekney Graham, clerk. Churches 22, members 1,227. 15th. Anniversary held with Cedar Creek church Wayne county. Mo., Aug. 31st and Sept. 1st, and 2nd, 1850. First sermon by Wm. W. Settle. R. P. Paramore, moderator. Pinekney Graham, clerk. Churches 24, mem- bers 1.079. At this session twelve churches were dismissed to form St. Francis Associa- tion, which they did October, 1850. 16th. Anniversaiy held with Stoddard (now Bloomfield) church Sept. Sth, 6th, 7th and Sth, 1851. First sermon by Martin Epps. R. P. Paramore, moderator, R. P. Owen, clerk. Churches 11, members 634. 17th. Anniversary held with Cane Creek church September 3rd, 4th, Sth and 6th, 1852. First sermon by Sanders Walker, Sandei-s Walker, moderator, R. P. Owen, clerfc. Churches 12, members 595. 18th. Anniversary held with Union church Randolph county, Arkansas, Sept. 2nd, 3rd, 4th and Sth, 1853, on the plantation of Deacon Duckworth who died a few weeks before the meeting, but left ample arrangements for the attendants. First sermon by R. P. Paramore. R. P. Paramore, moderator, R. P. Owen, clei'k. Churches 12, members 592. 19th. Anniversary held with Antioch church, Butler county. Mo., Sept. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 1854. First sermon by Martin Epps, R. P. Paramore, moderator, R. P. Owen, clerk. Churches 16, members 793. 20th. Anniversary held with Bloomfield church Aug. 31st and Sept. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 1855. First sermon by Martin Epps, Martin Epps, moderator, R. P. Owen, clerk. Churches 15, members 922. 21st. Anniversary held with Kennett church Dunklin county. Mo., Sept. Sth, 6th, 7th and 8th, 1856. First sermon by Mathew J. Reed, S. Walker, moderator, Given Owen, clerk. Churches 16, members 938. 22nd. Anniversary held with Bloomfield church Sept. 4th, Sth, 6th and 7th, 1857. First sermon by R. P. Paramore, R. P. Paramore, moderator, R. P. Owen, clerk. Churches 18, members 1,095. Cane Creek, Black River, Antioch, Mars Hill and New Hope churches were dismissed to form Cane Creek Association. 23rd. Anniversary held with New Liberty church, New Madrid county. Mo., Sept. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th, 1858. First preacher, S. Walker, S. Walker, moderator, R. P. Owen, clerk. Churches 16, members 797. 24th. Anniversarv held with Oak Grove
