Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-07

THE SECOND (NEw ScHooL) PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
IN KNoxvnLE.--The Pres5ysrian Witness states that
Sunday, the 18th of October, was a day of special
interest 10 the congregation worshipping in the
Second New SCHOOL, Presbyterian Church in Knox
vile. Their old church edifce was about to be
torn down, preparatory to the occupation of new
and.commodius building which has been erected for
their use. Sunday, the 18th ult, was the last day
the old building was to be used, and in the morning
the pastor. Rev JOSEPH II. MARTIN, preached a SER
mon appropriate to the occasion, giving historical
review of the old edifce and of the congregation
that worshipped in it The following interesting
facts were stated:
The Second Presbyterian Church was organized
by Union Presbytery, October Path, 1919. The con-
greganon at first worshipped in the Court House.
Mrs. Catharine Parsons, lady still living, went to
Maryville and invited Rev. Isaac Anderson to be-
come minister of the proposed new church he
consented, and an appointment for preaching IN the
Court House was made, where his first sermon was
preached, probably in the year 1873.
A subscription paper. bearing date October Y,
1919 is still preserved with the thames Of subscri-
bers and the amount annexed to each name the OBJ
ject was to raise money for buying lot OF ground,
and building house of worship. Inc lot was pur-
| chased of Mr. Gideon Morgan, on which house
was soon erected. and was dedicated IN March or
April of 1920. DIR. Anderson preached on the same
occasion. The house at this time was IN rude and
unfinished condition.
From the commencement till the present time the
church has enjoyed the laSors of SIX different min
| isters The first was DR.. Anderson, who continued
to serve them for about ten years. or TIL loZ9 The
second was Rev. Jefferson E. Montgomery who COM
| menced his labors in 1881 and discontinued IN
| 1898 He died shortly after his removal from Knox
| Vile The third was Rev. WIN. Mack. who COM
menced his regular labors in lS43. He now resides
| in Columbia, Tennessee. The fourth was Rev. John
| W. Cunningham, who had charge of the church from
Feb 18TH 1885, to Feb. l5th 1876. be is now pastor
| of a church in Laporte, Ind The fifth was Rev.
Joseph II. Myers, who commenced his labors in
May, lS46. He left in April, 1851 and is now pastor
of church IN St. Augustine, Florida. The sixth Is
| the present pastor, Rev. j. II. Martin, who common
| ced his labOrs in July, 1851.
The first elders Of the church were, Archibald
Rhea John McCmpbell, Thomas Craighead Joseph
Brown, and John Taylor. The following have beer
| elders since: John Webb, Vim. s. Howell, Thomas
Rodgers Hugh Brown, James II. Cowan, Hugh
| NJ White, Campbell Wallace, Jesse Lincoln Solomon
u. Jacobs, Horace Maynard. The present elders art
Messrs. Rodgers Cowan Wallace and Maynard. Al
! the rest are dead.
Revivals have occurred in 1922, 1928, 1S4l 1912
lS4S, 1852 and 1857. The entire number OF mem
bers from che beginning is $50. OF these 359 were
| added on examination, and 230 on certificate. Tit
| present number of communicates is l79. The whole
number Of infants baptized from the beginning Il
| 1928 At least six ministers have gone out IRON tn
church, tO-wit: Thos w. Humes, Rector OF tn
Episcopal Church, Knoxville, Tenn; Rev. Rober
McLain D. D., Enterprise, Miss; Rev.E. 7. Branty
Greeneville, Tenn; Rev. f. A. Thompson, Spring Hill
Tenn: Rev. w. w. Wright, and Rev. j. Ii. Martin.
There were present to hear the sermon iron
which the above extracts are made, three ladie
who took an active part in the formation of the frs
church-Mrs. Catharine Parsons Miss Rosa Cary
and Mrs. Boiling Smith.
The new church is q brick building. There is
tower IN front, with wooden spire gracefully ia
pering to point, l35 feet from the ground. Tn
extreme length of the bulldog is 81 feet. Tn
audience room is 81 feet in length, and including
the walls 46 feet in width. There is vestibule Q
seven feet, with stairway leading to an end ga
!ery Immediately above it, The entire expenditur
for all purposes connected with the building will
about $4,000