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 488 HISTORY OP SOUTHEAST MISSOURI three years and was also evangelist for a time; Henry C. Brown, received in Septem- ber, 1885, was supply at Bellevue and South Bellevue churches for one j'ear; Samuel W. Mitchell, received in September, 1885, and served as supply at Jackson, Apple Creek, Potosi, Irondale; Eber G. Mathews was sup- ply at Cape Girardeau for one year ; A. W. Wlison, received October, 1886, was presi- dent of Elmwood seminary six years and was supply of Doe Rim church for two years ; J. L. Leonard, received May, 1887, and supplied Bellevue and South Bellevue churches ; Josiah F. Curtis, received April, 1888, was supply at New Madrid church four years ; Samuel T. Ruffner, received in August, 1888. supplied at Farmington church, and "W. T. Howison. re- ceived April. 1889. was pastor of Potosi and Irondale and supply of Bismarck and South Bellevue ; William Flynn, D. D., received April, 1889, and was for a time suppl.y of Cape Girardeau church; John W. Primrose, D. D., received in January, 1891, and served as evangelist for nearly three years ; W. W. Killough, i-eeeived in April, 1891, and served as supply at Apple Creek. Pleasant Hill and Brazeau church for a number of years ; S. Ad- dison MeElroy, received in September, 1891, was pastor of the church at Cape Girardeau until 1898 ; Weisel Beale, received in April, 1891, and for five years supplied Apple Creek and Jackson churches; John E. L. Winecoff received September, 1891. and was .supply for churches at Clarkton and Kennett; M. D. W. Granger, received October 13, 1892, was for several years supply at Bellevue and South Bellevue churches; J. D. Fleming, ordained in November, 1893, and made pastor of New Madrid church. History Since 1894 In 1904 the reports made to the Presbytery show that there were then twelve ministers and twenty-four churches in its territory. In 1912 the ministers within the Presbytery were George W. Harlan, stated clerk of the Pres- bytery, Josiah F. Curtis, M. H. Kerr, pastor of Potosi, F. L. Delaney, stated supply at Maiden and at Clarkton, F. E. Flow, pastor at Kennett, J. D. Harley, pastor at Charles- ton, William C. Beattie, stated supply at Brazeau and First Apple Creek, J. R. C. Brown, J. F. Curtis, C. E. Hicock, pastors at Farmington, W. W. Killough, pastor at Pleas- ant Hill and Perryville and stated supply at Oak Ridge, J. F. Lawson, pastor at Cape Gir- ardeau, Lynn F. Ross, pastor at Jackson, New- ton Smith, pastor at Caledonia, Bellevue and Ironton and stated supply at Bellgrade, Thomas H. Watkins, pastor at Caruthers- ville, and James V. Wor.sham, stated supply at Ste. Genevieve. The first Presbyterian church which was organized in Missouri was at Bellevue, in what is now Iron county. The church was constituted by Rev. Salmon Giddings on August 3rd, 1816. It was called at that time, Concord church. There were thirty members in the organization and the elders were Will- iam Sloan, Robert M. Stephenson and Jo.seph McCormick. It is not only the oldest church in the state, but was for a number of years a most pi'osperous one. In 1844 it had a total of 175 members ; fifty years later, in 1894, it had ninety members. Brazeau church was organized in what is now Perry county, September 12, 1819, by Rev. David Tenney with 20 members. It was reorganized in July, 1890, with 62 members, and in 1894 it had 100 members.