Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-04-24
From tho Abbeville Press and Banner.
South Carolina Presbytery.

From tho Abbeville Press and Banucr.l
South Carolina Presbytery.
The 7tco Hundred and Eighth Session Of that
Body Of Christians.
Tho South Carolina Presbytery met at
Abbeville April 9th. 1870. Sixteen ministers
wero present and thirty churches were rop-
resented.
Nov. u. L. Frierson. d. D., was elected
Moderator. and Major S. p. Dendy. of Wal.
halla. Assistant Clork.
Fair, tho retiring Moderrtor Presbytery
was organized by prayer from DR.. Adger.
Rev. j. D. Simmons, Of tho Methodist
Church. and Rev. II. N. Pratt, OF the Baptist
Church, were invited to seats rs correspond
ing members.
Tho following standing rule was adopted
and will be strictly adhered to in the future:
Every narrative must bo written in order to
be received by Presbytery"
Hopeful (Pend.) and Mt. Zion churches
presented calls for services of j. b. Adgcr,
u. D., and were by him accepted
The pastoral relation between Dr.. Adper
and Roberts Church was dissolved
Rev. John G. Law, who had been elected
Evangelist at the Waihalla meeting of this
prosbytery last fall, but upon imitation OF
the Circular Church. Charleston, had q short
presented an invitation to supply that pulpit
tor twelve months. lIo.also presented u call
from Darlington Church Of Harmony Pres
bytcry ~ become their pastor. Prcsbytery
referred tho Circular Church invitation, the
Darlington Church CALL and tho Presbytcry's
call to Evangelist work to committee of
which DR.. Adger was chairman. That com
m'!tce reported lst, That they recommended
that Prcsbytery refuse to allow him to con,
"a, 10 allow him to choose between the call
oi Darlington to the pastoral work, and tile
call of Presbytery to tho Evangelist work.
DR.. Ahgcr urged the adoption of the rcport
on the ground that it would 10 uncnnstitu-
sIonal for Presbytery to allow prcsby torian
minister to accept u call to Congregational
Church. tie remarked at tho Same time, that
meat was nscriptura and Of mischicyous
Kew NJ. Law replied that the committee
had arprehended his request Ills rc-
quest was for permission to consider m ipyi-
latIon from the Congregational Church and
not Tor permission ut this stage to nccebt.
whereas the committee had refused him even
PERMISSION to cnns der the invitation, aud
thereby rc!u Cd him permission to ncccp.,
Rev. ). l.. Morris asked Mr.. Law if he had
signed any papers in connection with the
Circular Church.
Rev. Mr.. Law replied. II signed the Con.
stitutinn and bylaws o! tho Circular
Church. which is Congregational, with the
understanding that my signing it was only n
matter of form, and not in any way to affect
my relations to my Prcsbytery or my firm
belief in the Scrirturancss Of Prcsby y,erian,
ism"
Rev. S. l.. Norris then objected. to his nc,
ccplng the invitation upon the ground that
by 50 doing, in consequence of his having
signed The Constitution Of the Circular
Church, he would compromise his Presbyto-
rauiSm
Rev. W. +. Pearson was in favor Of grant.
ing him permission 10 accept the invitation,
aud offered an amendment to tho report,
which would grant Mr.. Law the privilege of
accepting which was promptly laid on the
table.
Rev. j. l.. Martin said TINT Preshyteran-
ism was from Genesis to Revelations. lie
found it in the earthly paradise and in the
heavenly. lie could not therefore, consent
t. n Presbyterian minister preaching tifty.
two Sundays in a year from u mutiiatcd
Bible. While expressing great admiration
for Mr.. Law personally, he condemned his
cnursc as a Presbyterian in devotiong his
time to another denomination, aud said.
that while Arminan and other bodies of pro.
Tossing Christians might be regarded as
Christian churches, they were not like the
Presby bytcr;an-scriptaral, healthy, and pros,
porous churches. lie then moved q recon
initial, with instructions to amend the report
according to Mr.. Laws exposition. This
motion was lost.
DR.. j. 0. Lindsay was in favor Of allowing
Mr.. Law TO accept the invi, on, though the
church calling was not Presbyterian con
gregation, ii the brother felt it his duty to
90. lie thought the saving of souls was
moro important than tho maintenance Of
ultra PrcSbytcrianism.
The report was then adopted, and Mr. Law
was refused the privilege Of considering the
call.
Mr.. Law then asked permission to preach
in Circular Church until the first of June,
stating nt the same timc. that he had prom-
iscd TO prench for that congregation for that
length Of time. and he felt obliged to go
Upon motion TO grant this request, the Modes
rator ruled it uut of order.
brother then suggested that Mr.. Law
might obvntc his trouble by withdrawing
from this PresbJtcry, and connecting himself
with the Charleston Presbytcry. with the
hope o II more favorable consideration from
that body. This course was met with strong
oppo tiun, on the ground that it had the
appearance Of compelling him to change his
membership. lIo was dismissed to Charles,
ton Prcshy,cry.
Rev ID. Il. Frierson, d. d., from tho com.
mltec to install Dr. Adger, ut ilopcwell,
Pcndleton, reported the refusal to do so, for
the reasons: lst, That they had not paid him
in full for past services; End, That they had
declared their inability to comply with
their promises, and Sd. That they could pay
no salary monthly as promised, but would
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