The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-03-26
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!AYE2EsGll CESI RICH.
BY sILAs TOMBSTONE: ESQ, NEW
BERRY. 5, G.

BEe!ti. ,, I.
.Aveie!gh Church was organized
On May the 30th, 1888. with thir-
ty-one members, by the Rev. Moses
WaddeII, d. b., and Rev. Samuel
3. Levers. The idea which has
almost always prcvalcd with tho
people Of Newbv"ry, That this
town, would some day, Uc i'm.
mense in size, Induced the Pres
bytcrians to erect their church
building ! mile and Il half from the
village. Tie first elders, Isaac
kc!iar and Alexander Chambers,
We're ordained 31St May. 1885.
Services were held occasionally
during that yea: by DR.. WaddcIl,
Mr. Levers and Rev. +. Holt, Agt.
Bosrd Foreign Mission. Rev.
Joseph Johnson supplied the
church once !: month, during Il
part Of the year 1886. In the latter
part CT that Year, and during 1897,
Rev. Isaac WaIdnlI, james Levers.
and Richard G. ketchum, "a liccn-
tiatc Of Harmony prysbyterv).
occasionally preached TO this con.
gregation. On Saturday before the
4th Sabbath in January. 1888, Mr..
Kctchum was Installed pa<tor (for
half his timc( Of Avcicish in con.
nection with Salem Church, Fair
ficld-Mr. Isaac Waddell preached
the sermon and Mr. Levers de-
livcrcd the charge to the pastor
a"l the congregation. Nr. kctch-
nm continued il the pastoratc uu-
I'll near the close Ct the wear 1899
Chancellor Job JoaDs;onr. and
DR.. George II. Glenn were orda;n-
cd elders second Sabba.h March,
1899.
After Mr.. Kctchum's RESIGNATION
Of the pastorate, Rev. John Nc
kittric!i, licentiate OFFS. G. Presby-
tery. supplied the pulpit fer short
period and was installed pastor
Avclc;gh and Smyrna, 29th Aug,
1910.
At Fall session Of Prcsbytcry,
1915, :, call from AveIcish, Gilder's
Creek and Smyrna, was presented
to Rev. Il. F.. Hyde, who had been
Supplying Avcleigh after the rcSir-
nation Of Rev. McKittrlck-proba-
bly, in 1871. Mr.. Hyde was in
stalled pastor Of tie three churches,
2G Oct., 1915, Rev's Falkncr anG
McKittricii conducting the SER
vices.
Rev. W. B. TcIford, licentiate
Of the South Carolina Preshytery.
succeeded Mr. Hyde, in the pasto-
ri charge Of these churches last
named. Ue was ordained and in.
stalled 9th Of Junc,'5O By the
prcsbyiery-.NiniStsrS present, G..
+. Gilbert. moderator, +. F. HYDE
and Jonn McLecs-E!dcrs. Geo.
Boozcr, Of Smyrna. Vim. Mars. Of
GiIdvs's Crcc;; and Dr.. Gcor4e ".
Glenn, OF Avcleigh.
In 1852, the Old house Of wor-
ship being found to be at incou-
venicnt distance from the town. was
DISPOSED Of and i new building
was erected, in the town Of New
berry. on Calhoun street. Ed.
wand + McNorrjs ojvjnv for that
purpose one acre ofIand. which he
conveyed to the Trustees. The
building BEING conplcted i was
dedicated by the same name Ave
Ieigh) 18th December, I652-Rcv.
S. S. GaiIlard, (assistcd by Rev.
David Will, D. d., } preached the
dedication sermon. Mr.. Tclford
his pastoral relation with the
three churches being first dissoIv-
ed. was installed pastor of Ave.
leigh alone, l7th April, 1853. Rev.
". H. Davis preached the sermon,
Rev. +. T. BUST, D. D., delivered
the charge to the pastor, and Rev.
I. Ii. Mcbride: D. d.: charged the
congregation.
Dir. john Long, Dir. David I.
Ewart, Garter IiandeiI and Geo. y.
Smith: were ordained elders 29th
July, 1924
KEY Danic! BAKER Il. D., VisiI-
ca 1t''s congregation, anu he!n a
P''t"C.I" Cu iI''2o"s tl:eet'nS III A'e-
~" O5'Hl oo, '"' - ON --"u "a "ep1ein, ,
~. .,; ~ -o'n VI Same NoI''h, III !1yt D. =.
unity personS were hoPeluily
converted aC lnlS meeting.