FIRST CHURCH, JOPLIN, MO.

Among the first emigrants to the zinc and lead metropolis were those wearing the name "Christian" only. A congregation was organized in 1874; in 1878 a house was built at the corner of Fourth and Pennsylvania Avenues. Here the church worked and worshiped for twenty-three years. The present building was erected at Fourth and Pearl streets in 1901. A second building has also been erected this year.

W. F. TURNER, Joplin, Mo.       Born at Marionville, Missouri September 25, 1869. Boyhood spent in counties of Christian, Lawrence and Stone. Worked on a farm and in a store. Taught in public schools five years; graduate of Marionville Collegiate Institute. Graduate College of the Bible, Lexington, Ky., 1894. Minister at LaBelle, Mo., four years; minister Joplin, Mo., since January 1, 1899.

LAKE CHARLES, LA., CHURCH.

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