THE MISSOURI ASSOCIATION OF THE NEW CHURCH.

FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING.

67. The fourth Annual Convention of the Missouri Association was held at the New Church Hall, corner of Sixth and St. Charles Streets, beginning Friday, May 26, 1871, at 3 o'clock, P. M. The meeting was opened by reading the Word, and prayer, by the Rev. J. P. Stuart.

68. The roll of members was made up as follows:

MINISTERS- Rev. J. P. Stuart, C. L. Carriere, of St. Louis, Adams Peabody, of Jefferson City, and Gustave Reiche, of Warrenton.

DELEGATES- First Parish in St. Louis, Messrs. C. R. Anderson, Charles McDougall, J. H. Barnard, B. G. Child, Geo. W. Simpkins, G. D. Nourse, J. T. Prince, L. Y. Stuart, C. S. Kauffman, W. Wooley, T. Webster, H. Wade.

German Church in St. Louis - Messrs. Chr. Klages, J. Prange, G. Morgens, B. Wolpers, Phil. Klein, F. Beimes, A. E. Uffman, J. W. Schleman, H. Klages, jr., A. Schwarnicke, H. Wellhoner, Wm. Wolpers, Wm. Dickhoner, L. Kevie, G. Welhoner, J. E. Popp, H. Detzel, A. Martenz. German Society in Boonville - Carl Muller.

First Parish in Jefferson City —E. B. Reynolds.

Besides these delegates, there were present the Rev. T. B. King, Clarksville, Mo., J. J. Lehnen, Monroe Co., Ohio, Edwin Platt, Irving, Ill., W. S. Thomas, Greenville, Ill., Dr. C. W. Spaulding and wife, Kirkwood, Mo., Mrs. A. N. West, Belleville, Ill., Mrs. S. E. Mack, Webster, Mo., Mrs. Dr. Peabody, Jefferson City, Mo., Mr. James Judge and wife, St. Charles, Mo., and D. L. Dickenson, Cincinnati.

69. The President then called the house to order, and the Association was constituted according to the Constitution, Art. IV. Sec. 2.

70. The letters in answer to the circular were received, and the reading of them deferred until to-morrow.

71. The question submitted to the Associations by the General Convention as to the continuance of the annual meetings of that body was taken up, and Messrs. Carriere, Reynolds, and Webster were made a committee to consider the matter, and report to-morrow.

72. The reports of the First Parish in Jefferson City, and of the German Church in St. Louis, were presented, and read.

Adjourned until to-morrow morning.

Saturday morning, May 27.

73. The Association met at 9 o'clock, A. M., and was opened with reading the Word, and prayer, by the Rev. T. B. King.

74. The Committee appointed yesterday to consider whether the meetings of the General Convention should be annual, biennial, or triennial, recommended the continuance of the annual meetings of that body. The Association concurred in the recommendation.

75. Letters from the following persons were then taken up, and read: Walter S. Swanton, St. Joseph, Mo., Wm. Sombart, Boonville, Mo., Chas. Patterson, Kirksville, Mo., David Gwynne, Fairmont, Mo., John Warden, Nevada, Mo., R. S. Canby, Olney, Ill., Chas. Luthey, Murphysboro', Ill., Mrs. Jennie E. Field, Lawrence, Kansas, Mrs. Susan G. Gray, Quindaro, Kansas, Adoniram Bisbee, Blackhawk, Col., Mrs. C. L. Shedd, Denmark, Iowa, James Pettee, Decatur, Neb., R. M. Moore, Sommerville, Tenn., L. K. Black, Stanton Depot, Tenn., J. C. Waddell, Union City, Tenn.

76. The hour for worship having come, the Rev. J. P. Stuart preached on the propagation of the Heavenly Doctrines.

77. The Association adjourned for refreshments, which were served by the ladies of the New Church, a most beautiful table being spread in the adjoinIng Sunday-school room. About one hundred sat down to the collation.

Saturday, 2 o'clock, p.m.

78. The Association again convened for business.

79. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Prince, Spalding, and Keith, was appointed to bring in a report at the next annual meeting of the Association, on the expediency of the use of the term Diocese in the Constitution of the Association.

80. Messrs. Nourse, Reynolds, Popp, and Beims, were made a Committee on Finance, and were instructed to take up a collection for the use of the Association.

81. The reports in order were then presented as follows: Of the Executive Board; of the Council; of the Treasurer; of the First Parish in St. Louis; of the Rev. J. P. Stuart; of the Rev. Adams Peabody; of Mr. J. J. Lehner; of the Rev. C. L. Carriere.

82. The Council recommended the granting of license to preach to Thomas B. King and to J. J. Lehnen; and the renewing of the licenses of Charles Wieser, Carl Muller, Joseph W. Bilbie, and John E. Bowers. The recommendations were concurred in by the Association.

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83. The First Parish in Jefferson City reported that divine worship has been held regularly during the year, conducted by their pastor, the Rev. A. Peabody. During the session of the Legislature and courts, the attendance is good; at other times, but few outside their own members attend their services. Their Sunday-school has an average attendance of about thirty pupils, only four of whom belong to New Church families. During the year their pastor has visited and preached in Manton, Maries Co., five times Vienna, at the Court House, once to an audience of fifty. In New Haven, twice to about seventy-five persons. Once in Sedalia, by invitation of the pastor of the Congregationalist Church. Mr. J. E. Bowers is at present on a missionary visit in Minnesota. He has, during the year, preached and lectured quite regularly in towns in the neighborhood of Jefferson City, with encouraging results. Once a month, for the last six months, he has preached

in Medora, twenty miles distant, to attentive and constantly-increasing audi

ences.

84. The German Society of St. Louis reported regular worship every Sunday morning, and a course of nineteen Sunday evening lectures. Their membership is one hundred and three. Baptisms thirty-five, confirmations twelve, marriages seven, deaths two. The Sunday-school has eighty-three pupils and eight teachers. Their pastor, the Rev. C. L. Carriere, has, in ad dition to his regular labors in St. Louis, visited and lectured in both Wellsville, Mo., and Murphysboro', Ill.

85. The First Parish of St. Louis reported seventy-five members, twelve additions during the year, four removals and deaths, four confirmations, ten baptisms; average attendance at the Holy Supper, thirty-seven. During six months of the year, Sunday evening lectures were delivered at their hall, which were generally well attended, and at times the hall was crowded. About a year ago, a Sunday-school under the charge of Mr. A. B. Keith, superintendent, was organized, beginning with three pupils, reaching a maximum, during the winter, of about fifty. There is also an adult class, which meets every Sunday morning, under the charge of Mr. Stuart, which numbers about a dozen, who are engaged in the systematic study of the Doctrines of the Church. Mr. Stuart reported that since the last meeting of the Association he had visited Quincy, Ill., Louisiana, Mo., Murphysboro', Ill., Warrensburg, Mo., Olivet, Kansas, Kirksville, Mo., Davenport, Iowa, and Hematite, Mo., and had preached and lectured wherever an opportunity was afforded.

86. The Rev. Thomas B. King gave an account of his operations in Clarksville and neighborhood. Mr. King was formerly a Methodist minister, but has embraced the Doctrines of the New Church. During the past winter he was received into the New Church by baptism, and since that time he has given to his old friends several lectures on the Doctrines of the New Church. His audiences have numbered from thirty to four hundred.

87. Mr. Carl Muller reported in behalf of the New Church in Boonville, that but little had been done in that place during the past year. Many of the members have moved away, others have seemed to lose their interest, and the meetings have been discontinued. There is need of the visits of a minister there to bring together the scattered elements, and get them once more in working order.

88. The Association went in to the election of officers, and the following were chosen Rev. J. P. Stuart, President; Rev. C. L. Carriere, Secretary; Gustave Morgens, Treasurer. Additional members of the Executive Board Thos. Webster, J. J. Lehnen, C. R. Anderson, J. H. Barnard, R. S. Canby, B. G. Child, C. S. Kauffman, A. B. Keith, Gilbert D. Nourse, G. W. Simpkins, C. W. Spalding, and E. B. Reynolds.

89. The Association appropriated $20 to the General Convention, and instructed the President and Secretary to draw up and present our annual report to that body.

90. To the Executive Board was referred the publication of the Journal, the arrangement of the missionary work, and the appointment of delegates to the General Convention.

91. The Committee of Finance reported, in part, that they had received in the letters, and by collections, $30. The Committee was continued, and instructed to report to the Treasurer.

92. It was voted that the next Annual Convention of the Association be held in St. Louis on the second Friday in May, 1872.

The Association adjourned until to-morrow.

93. Saturday evening was devoted to a conference on Sunday-school matters, with the Rev. Adams Peabody in the chair. A Sunday-school Union was formed in charge of this use with Dr. Peabody, President, and Thomas Webster, Secretary.

Sunday Morning, May 28.

94. Worship was held in the German and in the American Church. At 10 o'clock, in the House of Worship of the German Church, corner of 14th and Howard Streets, Rev. C. L. Carriere preached, and at 11 o'clock, in the New Church Hall, corner of Sixth and St. Charles Street, the Rev. Adams Peabody preached.

95. In the afternoon, at the same place, the Rev. J. P. Stuart gave license to J. J. Lehnen and Thos. B. King, and renewed the licenses of Charles Wieser, Joseph W. Bilbie, Carl Muller, and John E. Bowers, and, assisted by the Rev. C. L. Carriere and the Rev. A. Peabody, administered the Holy supper to about forty communicants.

96. Sunday evening, at the same place, W. S. Thomas, Esq., delivered a lecture on the science of correspondences.

Adjourned to the second Friday in May, 1872.

C. L. Carriere, Secretary.

J. P. STUART, President.

CATALOGUE OF PLACES CONTAINING NEW CHURCHMEN.

WHERE THERE ARE PARISHES OR SOCIETIES, THE PLACES ARE MARKED WITH A STAR.