The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-11-30

may be, the ability OF each member
to pay, and then TO present a SUBJ
scrlPtIon to each member and if any
member fall to contribute his proper.
ton, according to their estimation,
that they should inform him the princi-
pies upon which the estimation was
made, and il he consider the estimate
fairly made, they then exhort him to
the discharge of his duty" This
proposition was adopted with but one
dissenting vote, which was probably
given by Bro. Van Camp. In carrying
out the above action of the church the
following members we're chosen by the
church as a committee to apportion the
sums agreed to be raised, among the
several members: Hiram NJ. Bledsoe,
Samuel Hudson, Levi Van Camp,
Alfred Jones and VIM, Musgrove.
AT the INT OF the above mentioned
meeting, in January, 1874, about 1876
names had been placed on the church
roll, but there IS no means of knowing
how many were IN the communion.
some had been excluded; Others had
been granted letters, and some had
"fallen asleep, but there were probably
about 100 members. AT this meeting the
treasurer submitted a report for the
preceding nine months, which shows
that the brethren were not seriously
robbing themselves to support the
church. The total contribution for
nine months vas $62.25, and the total
expenditures were $3.50, leaving a
deficit OF $ll.Gl. OF the amount paid
out S32.93 had been ''pald to
preachers"
April 20, 1874, the church resolved
to unite It's efforts with the churches at
Dover and Republican, and employ
two evangelists, and this church agreed
to laiSe $500, and also agreed to the
employment of Henry Thomas as an
evangelist, to work with Thomas N.
Games, who had already been en-
ployed.
On JuCe 9th, 1874, Brother Hiram
M. Bledsoe, sole elder of the church,
complained of the burden upon him.
and requested the church To elect an
additional number of elders, to divide
with him the labor and responsibility
that rested on him alone. The request
was agreed to and the I'd Lords day
in July was appointed for the election
of an additional number of elders. On
the 18th of July, 1874, that being the
End Lords day, the church proceeded
to the election. Elder Hiram NJ
Bledsoe was chairman of the meeting
On motion of Bro. P. r. Whittlesey il
was ordered s.that the church now
proceed TO the election of two elders
After the ballot was taken Bro. Bledso,
reported to the church that ssBros. ]
G Chinn and Henry Fisher had re-
ceived the highest number of votes
given, aud were duly elected elders o
the Christian church."
At thus same meeting, July IS, 1874,
William Mdsgrove lepdered his resig
nation as clerk Of The Christian church,
and Bro. John z. Bowman was elected
to the position.
From this date your committee has
no written record up to 1888.
Ia 1847 there arose a personal
quarrel among some of the members
of the church, which, from our stand
point, should not have been allowed to
be considered. But it was considered,
and the members took sides this way
and that way until there was a split.
Those who withdrew from the main
body organized themselves aud built
another meeting house, neal The corner
OF Eleventh and South streets. Bro
Gaines went with the seceders, and
was their first pastor. Bro. Alex.
Proctor was also, at one time engaged
by this branch of the church. The
two organizations were maintained for
about three years, and then all the
differences were quietly dropped aud
the TWO bodies united. There were a
few of the seceders who never
came back. During the time of the
division there was much hard feel
ing between the two factions, and
there were long intervals when neither
faction had any preaching ser.
vice. But II can be SAID to the credit
OF both factions tina they had men in
the eldership who were well qualities
to teach and to interest the cougrega-
lions, Among the brethren were Levi