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ing house. The number of members had doubled
during the financial struggle. The next session of
the Association was held with the Richmond
church; the more active pastors in the body at that
time were the Revs. A. S. Ames, of Cambridge City
church; Joab Stout, of Pipe Creek church, and J. P.
Agenbroad, of Richmond. The annual contribution
for missions was $54.00.
In 1886 the ministers of the Association were the
Revs. G. W. Bower, S. Wallace, J. E. McCoy, W.
H. Marson, D. 0. Stites, P. C. Cates and F. M.
Chamberlain; there were ten churches, a total
membership of 559, and the amount of the benevo-
lence reported was $25.90.
Concord church was represented by two laymen:
N. M. Jennings and B. F. Wilmore; and the Rich-
mond church by E. E. Beetle and Charles Hazel-
ton.
Five years later the number of churches was 9,
the total membership 544, the total given for benev-
olence $114.21; and of this amount the women gave
$22.72. The forty-ninth session was held with the
Connersville church, and the pastor, the Rev. H. E.
Wilson was chosen Moderator; the Rev. F. M.
Chamberlain was chosen clerk.
Connersville church, though one of the youngest
in the Association, was not behind in its activity;
while the church and Sunday school expenses were
$4061.22, the benevolence was quite liberal
($75.89).
The minutes for 1904 contain the following facts:
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There were eight churches, 635 members, and a Sun-
day school enrollment of 538. The Richmond church
stood first in numbers, 260, and the Connersville
church next, 106; Connersville stood first in benevo-
lence, $183.36, and Richmond next, $93.70. The
ministers of the Association at this time were the
Revs. Addison Parker, of Richmond church; H. E.
Wilson, of Connersville; W. H. Marson, of Cam-
bridge City; G. W. Bower, of Sunman, and F. M.
Chamberlain, of Richmond.
The Year Book for 1906 gives the total member-
ship of the Association as 644 and the total benevo-
tence, $355.56.
WEASAW CREEK ASSOCIATION--(COUNTIES OF FUL-
TON, MIAMI, MARSHALL, WABASH AND CASS).
This Association was organized in 1853 at Weasaw
Creek church in Miami county. The first anniversary
was held with the Ebenezer church, Fulton county,
and the minutes of the session show that there were
eight churches and 294 members; the Rev. T. C.
Townsend was chosen moderator and the Rev. John
Dunham, clerk. Correspondence was established with
Elkhart River, Judson, Huntington and Northern As-
sociations, and also with the General Association (Bap-
tist Convention). The ordained ministers of the As-
sociation at that time were the Revs. T. C. Townsend,
J. Dunham, J. Babcock, A. E. Babcock, J. R. Bab-
cock, S. V. R. Coon and M. N. Leland.
The resolutions passed at this session are evidence
