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 468 HISTORY OP SOUTHEAST MISSOURI a hearty call to the pastorate, but did not ac- cept. The facts in regard to Dr. Holmon I obtained from letters of my father written to my mother, in August, 1843, while she was absent from home '&t a health resort. "I think the church must have been with- out a pastor for some time, for my father died in August, 1844, and Rev. Edward Hempstead was sent for to preach the funeral sermon. "John Henry Clark was ordained in De- cember, 1844, and following his ordination supplied the pulpit for a few months. I re- member his ordination. He preached a ser. mon previous to the laying on of hands from the text, 'Mary Hath Chosen that Good Part which shall not be taken away from her' — Luke 10-42. "Rev. Samuel Baker a native of England, then a young man, became pastor. He in after years attained high eminence as a man of great learning. "Was pastor of churches in New York City, in Chicago and other cities. His last years were spent at Russellville, Kentucky. "S. H. Ford became pastor in 1845. He en- tered the editorial field at Louisville, Ken- tuekj% a few years later; was editor and pro- prietor of the 'Christian Repository,' a monthly magazine, for more than fifty years. His wife, Sallie Rochester Ford, attained equal eminence with her distinguished hus- band as an author. "Rev. "W. F. Nelson was for a time profes- sor in a theological seminary, while Dr. Adiel Sherwood was an author and college president of several institutions of learning. Thus we see, in that day the church had the best talent in its pulpit. "On October 4, 1857, J. C. Maple was or- dained at the call of this church. He had been stated supply from the first of July preceding this date. ' ' Dr. Maple served as pastor in 1860. Dur- ing his term there were about 100 members of the church and Thomas Juden and Thomas Baldwin were deacons and the latter was church clerk. Dr. Maple gave up the care of the church in 1860 and removed to Jackson. Here he engaged in teaching school until the outbreak of the war. The school was closed at that time and he then preached part of the time at Jackson and part of the time at Cape Girardeau until 1864. On his removal to Kentucky in that year, he severed his con- nection with the church for a time. Between 1864 and 1874 thei"e were a num- ber of pastors, among them Rev. Mr. Bray and J. S. Jordan. In the latter year Dr. Maple returned to the church and served as pastor for three years. Among the pastors since that date have been Rev. J. Hickman, Rev. Mr. Daniels, C. J. Tate, Rev. Mr. Duvall, J. 0. Willett, and A. M. Ross. The present pastor is F. Y. Campbell. The church worshipped in the old house on Fountain street until 1894, when a new house was constructed at the corner of Broadway and Spanish. This was during the pastorate of Mr. Daniels. Later an addition was made to the house under the pastoral direction of C. F. J. Tate. This house is still in use though the congregation has purchased a new lot and plans the erection of a more suitable building. Among the other organizations in the as- sociation were Union church organized in 1832, Pleasant Hill in Scott county, organized in 1828 ; Pleasant Grove in Perry county in 1839, Mount Moriah in Scott county in 1830, Ap- ple Creek in 1820, Ebenezer in the big bend