The teaching brethern present were Wm. Reed, Saml. Rogers, H. Thomas, T.M. Allen, Allen Wright, Thomas Thompson, Jos. Coons, Jno. Alexander, Wm. White, M. Sidenor, Livy Hatchett, Jac. Coons, Winthrop H. Hopson, M.A. Ferris, B.W. Hall, Eli Valentine, Chas. Russell, Wm. Burton, T.B. Marsh, and Joel Prewitt.

Appointed another state meeting to be held at the same place and to commence on the Friday before the 3d Lord's day in May 1844.

Teaching brethren from other States are earnestly and affectionately invited to attend.  In some sections of our State the brethren are awaking to the importance of keeping evangelists in the field.  In the Grand River country the churches, are sustaining brothers Thos. Thompson and Allen, who are almost constantly and successfully proclaiming the word.  In Franklin and the adjoining counties bro. Saml. Rogers has been by the liberality of the brethren, sustained for near two yers, and the churches he has planted, and the number of accessions in the bounds of his labor, attest his usefulness, and show what could be done, were the brethren all alive to this subject.  Bro. Wills is engaged to labor in Calloway Co., the present season.  In other parts of the State the brethren are also doing something in this way.

Last Satuday and Lord's day I was in Rochport, and immersed 4.

Statement of churches heard from at the state meeting that commenced in Fayette, Howard County, Missouri, on the 26th May, 1843.

[The following was given as one long, run-on paragraph; I have changed it to a table for improved readability.  DGM]
 

*Those marked thus (*) are new Churches.

Whole number of members 5166, increase since last state meeting 2864.  42 Churches reported to our last state meeting, not heard from at this; their number then was 2217.