The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-09-11
History of tho Mount Zion Society, and
the College Established ndct lis Aus~
piccs in Wimaboro, S. G.
by ID. u. M'CEEIGlIT.
No. Z.

No. T.
IRON the 18th Of February, lT77, The date
OF It's incorporation, 10 tho cn, Of iho
Same year, The Society received oui,, .,
accession 10 lis ,anha, there bciu,r NO 1c,,s
man hi'y-'''rcc (1j) new mcmbcrs. Il Isl
mater lor much regret that the proccc,linms
o' 'hc society for his ycAr,ns well as scvc
'a' s"'ScGu"nI TO il, are all LOST, For
c"joyhS as the people Of The State durinr
part oi'hai period did, comparative uon-
interference Oh t',c part OF Tho inyndiro coc
inc meetings must have been regular
!" MS same year an Academy was char
'ercu IN Charlotte, North Carolina, updrr
inc name OF Liberty Hall Academy. This
was done in April lTI7. An imno,,ont
oo"hcc'ioh between Ills Academy and Tho
mount Zion College will aprcar before
n'u''l ''r'hcr progress has been maLo in
This history.
NC names OF tho members as above aIIud-
I" 10 arc rs follows, together with n uoii,c
VI '"o position each one filled in Tho Wor
''r Independence, rs Tar as any such r,;n,
can be found:
'o"h Armstrong, John Alston, William
N"'h"r, who partly represented in The first
Provincial Congress the District Of S,.,
Ho'ha james Grckin, Nicholas Bodcn
william Boyd, James Brown, Jonas Beard
who was u colleague CT William Arthur
"'eS"hd'r Eoycc, Jawcs Barnes, Hugh
Crawford, Al. Clarpcl'on. Richard Ellis.
William Elssc, sam EasilAkc, Richard Estes
Thomas Eliot, who was lieutenant in The
'st REGIMENT raised for Ike defence Of thc
colony in lT7j; William Gray, John Cow.
w. 'o"n Grant James Graves, Jos. Greedy,
h"hcrt Goodwn-also member of Tho
hrst Provincial Congress-; James GRAY
Thomas Garrct, John Hamilton, Wm. IIur.
lerman' James Hart, Henry Hunter, mem
Der OF tho Provincial Congress William
Kirkland, John LahiTc, Thomas Lin,ny
rc'cr Mcurlc', Eov. G. y. Morcau.
IN Johnson's Traditions Of tho Revolution
arc Two anecdotes Of this divine which orc
mere inserted. "Ihc Rev. Charles Frcdc-
i'cK Moreau WAS rccto, Of ST. IIclcn,,s
Church, but removed TO Charleston IN 17-r
1hcro hc became assistant minister Of S.,
l'"''ps Church, and in that exciting rcricd
OF revolutionary movements, was reading
'ho prayers from an English edition OF the
Praycr.book. icing little confused nj
this first appearance before that con. ,.cc,.
''o"' "hcn no camc to Tho prayer for The
roySl iamly, ho was going OH with tho
"orus' before him, but rccolcotine himself
ITO s'ammcrcd out Tho words king Cong
-"'nSS-Congrcss, and thcn proceeded with
my A"oncan version that prayer.
'Anothcr nnccdoto was told of him. Uc
o"co Nscended Tho pulpit, and announced his
text IN Tho ]G'h chapter Of John 1G verso
~ llltic whilo yc shall SEQ mo again n
'''ic while Hnd yc shall not SEQ me- when
"' 'hat "hl"cEy momcnt, his foot slipped
from Tho bench on which no was elevated
ana he srddcn'y disappeared from Tho SIGHT
ofhis audience"
10 continue tho name s.-.John pcorson.
VINO is no doubt General John Pearson who
"'ca IN This District in 1918. lJc roso !,
'ho rank Of Major in tho Revolutionary
struggle, ana was honorcd by his follow
c'''zenS, aItcr tho war, with many c;yi, or,
noes which DO filed with credit to bimsc,f
ana benefit TO his country. Andrew Rut
lcdgo' William Rankin, Alcxandcr podmcrs
John Robinson, Andrcw Redmond. Jain
sansum, Thomas Stack, John Saunders
Nicholas smith, Samuel Taylor, ]. r. Toll.
man. John Wilson, Edgar Wells, Anlrcw
WILSON, jeremiah Winckly, JG Williams
and Richard VIM.
AS town Of Wnnshoro was so.co,,oa
III honor oFGcn. Richard Winu, il is fit ihot
some record should be made of him in ;bc
history OF Tho socidy, Of which he was oncc
thcPrcsidcnt
oon. Winn was native OF Virginia was
appointed AMI commissioned frst L;cn,o,.
ant IN tho hangers, June l775. 1Io scrvc1
"fdor Col Thompson, in Richardson's ~ +.
petition against Tho tories, in tho w;nicr
OF mat year. lilo did gallant service nndc,,
tho same Colonel in The attack on Su,,ivon,a :
Island. Gen, Wmn must have bcon ono,
ana coilco'edlin in baltic, and lkc cho,ns
XII been a little fond of il; for Gen. Dovic
who fought by tho side of VIM unin 10
was wounded, in tho battle of uonoinc
Nook, srys that when the firing became