The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-29
DEDICATION OF THE NEW PaEsnyTR-
RIAN CHURCH AT TOWNyILJE
TowNvILLr. s q N,y .

,,. AoWSvILLE, 5. c., Nov. 96, 1877.
ANtnof hueuigencer: Somewhere between
seVemty-nve ana a hundred years ago d
small body of Presbyterians bnilt q 7;,+la
house for their worship three miles from
the present village Of Townville, and chris.
tened 1t Nazareth Beaycriain," tie apnend
age being the name of q creek close by. n.
founders and early members have long sine
Decn gathered to their fathers and now mn.
other generation is already tottering on the
verge oi that river beyond whose other shore
there stretches an illmitable expanse we
call eternity.
AT the time of its establishment the church
was quite centrally located but with the
chanees Which half a century works, the old
building had become isolated as well as do
cayeI almost beyond reparation when dur.
ING the past summer it was determined Ia
build new house at Townyille, where il
would be more accessible and advantageous
generally. But there were obstacles In the
way, The membership was weak both i'm
members and means, and had it been asked
Two years ago: Can there any good come
out of Nazareth?" the reply could have
been read in tlenegative air ofthe very men
VINO subsequently were to be 50 active i'm
bringing about the desired end.
ccived itself. The work is accoinplisheJ
n handsome wooden edice of modern vet
unostentatious design looms up very tri-
bute to the great High Priest. and striking
illustration OF whnt christian energy and
devotion can accomplish.
Ana this house " Is dedicated on ytster
day; consecrated !: the Most High set
apart for The worship of the meek nnd lowIv
Nazarenc. The church, with a canacitv @ M for y
seating two hundred and fifty persons. was
crowded to overtlowing. The pastor, Rev.
). Is. Adger. ID. d.. preached tile sermon.
Daslng his discourse upon John 1:4e And
Nathaniel said unto him. Can ;icrc any
good thing come out of NAZARETH? Philip
saith unto him, Come and see.'" The
speaker dwelt ut considerable length upon
the original application of the text. and an
swered Natlianiel's query in the affirmative.
citing the advent of the Messiah and the
spread of his holy religion over the whole
world, anu corresponding decline in all
religions not founded upon the doctrines
and precepts inculcatcd by the Saviour.
lie then advcrtcd to the fitness of the
text to the present occasion, and said that
good had come out of Naznretl, Beaverdam
in that new house had been built and paid
Tor, amid surroundings of peculiar embar-
rassinent, and that the energy displayed by
tne church had to some extent stimulated
the Baptists of this town to asimlur work-.
that OF tearing down their old church and
erecting large new one. And still further,
it could scarcely be doubted that much
spiritual good would result to the commu-
pity in view of the stimulus engcndcrod by
late successes. After the sermon the dedi-
t0fory prayer was offered by the Rev. w
:. Pearson, uf Due West. This petition and
presentation was eninently fit, and q solemn
eirnestncss pcrvaded the entire assembly
during its delivery. The meeting was con-
tt,ued and concluded to-day, Monday.
Stven persons, principally young ladies'
United with the church.
This little town justly deserves to be
styled "the village of churhcs." Without
g. corporation, and will, population o, less
then q hundred souls, it has two new and
elegant churches, Baptist and Presbyterian,
and third, Methodist, in actual prospect.
I1etce, In point of religious advantages,
andvicw of the size of the town it may be
saidthat Townville is without parallel in
w. Il. d.