478 HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Hope, 106; Providence, 23; Poplar Bluff, (1st) 211 ; Poplar Bluff (2nd), 266 ; Paradise Ridge, 20 ; Rocky Point, 57 ; Sylvan, 53 ; Spring Hill, 62 ; Center Hill — ; Fairdealing — . The Mararaec Association was organized November 11, 1870, by 6 churches in Washing- ton county ; these churches were Oak Hill, White Oak Grove, Crossroads, Little Spring, ilount Vernon and Fourehe a Renault. The moderator of this association was J. R. Ham- lin and M. T. Walker was clerk. There were l-tS members. The ministers of the associa- tion were M. 0. Gibson, J. R. Hamlin and H.
- [. Smith. The second meeting was held at
Oak Hill in 1871 ; there were 11 churches and 302 members. In 1879 there were 10 churches and 319 members. The early ministers, be- sides those mentioned, were H. M. Smith and Gideon Seyniore. The oldest church of this association was Fourehe a Renault which was organized in January, 1829, under the name of Mount Zion ; its first pastor was James Williams and there were 6 members at the time of the organ- ization. Like most other of the early churches, its first meeting house was a log structure built in 1844. White Oak Grove church in Washington county was organized April 9, 1842. Maramec Association was composed of 14 churches in 1910, whose membership was 821, divided as follows : W. Oak Grove, 83 ; Steel- ville,. 136; Shoal Creek, 131; Liberty — Courtois, 56 ; Mt. Olive, 50 ; Cross Roads, 76 Bourbon, 45; Huzzah. 61; :Iis. Ridge, 17 St. Joseph, 36 ; Fourehe a Renault, 29 ; Em- maus, 62 ; Bethel, 86. Charleston Association was organized in 1876 with 4 churches; Morley, New Hope, Richwoods and Sylvania. These churches were all in Scott county and they had a mem- bership of 146. In 1879 there were 9 churches with a total membership of 239. The minis- ters at this time were I. E. Anderson, Lewis Dickinson, W. K. Rainbolt, W. B. Richardson and J. G. Shearer ; the latter was moderator. In 1880 the session had held at Blodgett in Scott county; there were then 10 churches with 313 members ; the churches were in Scott, IMississippi and New Madrid counties. There were 20 churches in the association in 1910 with a combined membership of 1,693. They were: Bethel, 26; Bethany, 130; Blod- gett', 41 ; Charleston, 282 ; Chaffee. — ; Diehl- stadt, 63; East Prairie, 108; Fornfelt. 21; Harmony, 76; Hickory Grove, 63; Hopewell, 41; Morley, 165; New Bethel, 128; Oran, 237 ; Pleasant Hill, 41 ; Rock View, 57 ; Savan- nah, 81; Sikeston, 32; Unity, 53; Van- duser — . In 1910 there were 14 churches in Wash- ington County Association with a total mem- 1)ership of 716. They were: ]It. Zion, 47; Breton Creek, 25; Lost Creek, 52; Pleasant Grove, 74; Missionary Ridge, 34; Fourehe a Renault, 39 ; Shoal Creek, 36 ; Bunker Hill, 128; Hickory Grove, 39; Liberty, 51; Em- maus, 16 ; W.- Oak Grove, 59 ; Potosi, 30 ; Hazel Creek, 17 ; Macedonia, 30. The Stoddard County Association bad 21 churches in 1910 whose total membership was 971: Advance, 79; Bloomfield, 101; Dexter, 158 ; Duck Creek, 133 ; Idalia, 43 ; Liberty, 57 ; Little Vine, 50; New Hope. 34; Philadelphia, 140; Providence, 306; Puxico, 58; Little Flock, 12. In New :Iadrid Association there were 19 churches in 1910. having a membership of 1,403. They were: Caruthersville, 258; Cot- ton Wotjd Point, — ; Como, — ; Dry Bayou, — Evergreen, 45 ; Holly Grove, 50 ; Holland, 65 ;
