Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-04-14
Abstraot ~of. Minutes Of. South
Carolina Presbytery.

The Presbytery OF South Caroline met at
Nswbsrty 3. O., April 9Th, aud was opened With
sermon by the retiring Moderator, Rev. D: P.
Davis. NJ j.
There were present forty delegates, vin
Seventeen ministers and twsnty.three ruling
elders
Rev. y. o Lindsay, p. D., was elected Mode.
ra'or and Elder 8. r. Dendy, ;of .Walhalls. Az.
sisteit Clerk. S.!s. 81 . !, I.
Rey.sH 70. Fenpsl was was received BY certificate
from Enoree Presbytsry and after the usual ex.
animation enrolled as member Of the South Ca
roliua Presbyiery.
A committee, consisting OF Revs. J: L. Mar
Tin e. p. Davis and Elder Thomas Thomson,
was appointed on the Revised Directory Of
Worship. The criticisms OF this committee
occupied much time and attention of the Pres
bytery. After eafhest debate some we're
accepted and some rejected and the time of the
Presbytery being very precious the subject was
then laid on the table for the PRESENT ,,,.a.t,
A committee, consisting of Revs. J. B. Adger,
D. Il. Frierson, J. o. Lidsay and Elders Thomas
Thomson aud s. p Dendy. was appointed on
the subject Of .Retrenohment and Reform, which
committee presented auuanimods report adopted
by the Presbytcry unanimously that although
the 'minority report" was little too radical in
some respects. yet the Presbytery sympathses
TO O considerable extent with the views therein
expressed. If the Presbytery had been called
on to vote ''yes" or "no'' they would in all
probability have cast their vote for the ''mi-
nority" report.
Rev. D. E. Frierson and Elder G.. +. Tolley
were appointed to prepare memorial on the
death Of Rev. Wm. Carlisle, which memorial
was adopted by a rising vote. .t,
Elder Silas Johns,one reported that his COM
mittee had procured charter from the South
Carolina Legislature for tho Presby,ery of
South Carolina for twenty .one years. lini..
A conference was hold on Domestic Missions
on Thursday night, on Foreign Missions on
Friday night-collection $28 81, nnd one on the
Sabbath on Saturday night.
Anderson Church was selected as the place Of
the next meeting Of Presbytery on Wednesday
before tho 4lh Sabbath in September, 1881, at
8P. NJ.
A call for the services Of Rev. II. c. Fennel
from Rookey River Church was put into his
hands and his installation appointed for the
second Sabbath in August. irf.t u. IN
The following delegates werc elected to the
ucueThl nSSciuUiS. Ncf. y. ID AuBcT anu EueF
8. P. Dendy, principals; Rev. J. L. Martin and
Elder Silas Johnstone, alternates.
In order to carry on the work of Domestic
Missions each delinquent church instructed
to tako up collection and pay its required quota
as soon as possible and each minister was
ordered to preach on Domestic Missions on or
before the first Sabbath ip June.
S. L. MORRIS, Stated Clerk.
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