Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-07-19

no house nearer than tho Church and s.
that first mentioned. !
In the Fall Of 1910, the Rev. james Ii
=. Pressly was elected Professor of s
Languages in tho place Of N. NJ. Cor
don, who was looking to tho active du, q
tics Of tho ministry. q
In September of tho year 1911, thc
cornerstone of the present College !
building was laid with imposing and
appropriate ceremonies, in tho pres
ence of an immense ccncourse, in at
tendance upon an annual exhibition Of
tho Institution.
In September Of the succeeding
year, to wit, 1912, tho first class was
graduated. The Commencement cx-
ercises wcre held in the open grove
just north of tho Church. Tho Nom.
bcrs of tho class were Enoch Agnew,
Samuel p. Davis, James A. Sloan, Da-
vid f. Haddon, John Oliver Lindsay,
John G. Williams, and may say your
humble speaker. The four last named
were present and commenced to-
gether the Latin grammar
on tho day of the opening of the
Academy in 1S3G-just thirty-one
years and six..mouths ago. Time flies.
Of tho class all arc still living save
one, tho first named, Enoch Agnew, in
years tho Renjamm of tho class-its !
pct, and we'll beloved.
"Brother, thou vast mild and lovely,
Gentle as the summer breeze,
Pleasant as the air OF evening,
When it floats among the trees
Peaceful be thy silent sumLer,
| Peaceful in the grave 60 low"
Of the surviving members Of tho
class, all arc ministers Of the Gospel,
say c enc, the last named-may the
hope not be INDUCED that even ho is
at least trembling believer IN tho ef-
ticacy Of the blood Of Him, whom his
classmates preach
Early in the year 1s43, the exercises
Of the College were removed TO the
1building on my left, just then finished
AID ready for use. In the Fall oi the
year 1913, David McCaw was chosen
Professor of tho Latin language and
Literature. In 1916 the Rev. e. +.
Prcssly rendered his resignation to
Synod as President Of tho College, in
consequence of feeble health, super
induced by tho weighty duties, lubors
and responsibilities of this position,
together with those of Professor Of
Theology and the Pastorate Of large
congregation. In ls47 this vacancy
was filled by Synod in the election of
tho Rev. t. c. Grier, who Immediate
ly entered upon the duties of tho high
> position of President OF tho College.
In 1913 Rev. William r. 11emphil was
chosen 10 fill the chair made vacant
, by the resignation of Rev. D. McCaw.
The 7lh section Of an act of the
= Legislature Of this State ratified in
:, December of the year 1910 is in these
q words, "That the Associate Reformed
Synod of the South" be and they are
= authorized to nominate and appoint
- DIR. e. E. Pressly, DR.. James P. Press
ly, Rev. r. G. Grier, James Lindsay
James Fair and Archibald Il ennedy
, Trustees, to serve during the pleasure
~ of said Synod, who, with their success
n sors, similarly appointed from time tc
Il time, are hereby declared to be body
n corporate and polite by the name ane
style of "Trustees for the Associate
20 Reformed Synod of the South" to holt
and manage property, real, personal
q and mixed, or choses in action Of tn
~ value Cat the time of acquisition) o
. three hundred thousand dollars, il
i trust for and subjectsto the contro
of and direction Of said Synod; all o
- any of said Trustees to be at any tim
ID removed and others appointed il
-, ~ their place by said Synod at it's pleas
m ure. 9th volume, Statutes at Large
IN. page ~ Though the Institution
ad not mentioned in this section it is ev
"a. ident from the persons named, thei
~ locality and the amount of propert
y. specified, that the enactment had ref
nv erence to the Institution and its objet
-. was to protect it's interests.
In 1850, this building known {
,ro Lin dsay Hall was erected. The pul
|lv pose of the building was for base