Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-04
THE CHURCHES LAST SUNDAY.

with the South Car0llna conference SOInt CWo
or three years ago.
THE CHURCHES LAST SUNDAY.
| In the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church last Sunday, Rev. G. B. Belts preached,
on the occasion of communion services.
| Rev. A. A. Gilbert, of the NortI. NeWberry
Circuit, preached in the Methodist Episcopal
Church Sunday forenoon and in the evening,
and addressed the Sunday-school in the after
noon.
Services were conducted in the Episcopal
Church by Rev. John Johnson, of Charleston,
brother of the late lamented rector.
SALEs-DAY.
On Monday last, salesday for May, the sher-
iff sold. by virtue of writs Of feri tacias, at
the suit of A. Williford vs.. James Rattaree,
the defendants interest in a tract of land in
Catawba township, containing 100 acres.
Bought by T. H. Glenn for one dollar, and bid
transferred to Martin Armstrong.
At the suit of G. Dawson Heath vs.. M.
Smith Hardin and others, to foreclOse mort
gage, the Clerk of the Court sold a tract OF
100 acres on Clark's Fork, which was bid in
for the plaintiff at S1.OO per acre.
CHURCH NOTICES.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. R. P. Franks,
Pastor The pastor will preach at Philadel-
phia Church next Saturday and Sunday, and
at the Church in Yorkville, on Sunday even
ing.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev. r.
Latham, Pastor. The pastor will be absent
from his regular appointment next Sunday,
assisting Rev. g. B. Belts, with Sacrament
al meeting at Neely's Creek.
Baptist-Rev w. l.. Brown, Pastor. Ser
vices at Union Church at II A. NJ, and at
Yorkville in the afternoon at $3.50.
Presbyterian-Rev. T. r. English, Pastor.
Services at II A. M, and 7.15 p. M.
FIRING ALL 5xE0NG THE LINE.
The last Chester Reporter alludes in the fol-
lowing complimentary terms to the recent
mention of the name of Col. A. Coward in
connection with the position of Congressman
at large:
Some of the friends of COL Coward, of York,
united last week in an effort to get up a boom
in his favor for Congress. The fire of cards
nominating him ratified simultaneously all
along the line from Greenville to Camden.
Firing by file is generally more apt to be ef-
fective than firing by battalion, unless the en-
emy is coming rapidly to close quarters. This,
however, is merely en- passant. Col. Coward
is as true and as good man as there IS IN
South Carolina. He has capacity enough TO
learn to do anything well; and has knowledge
enough to legslate well without having TO
sentative, no doubt, as his constituents would
always be proud of.
| DEATH OF REV. r. p. JOHNSON.
1t is with feelings of sadness we announce
that on Monday afternoon, at about 5 o'clock,
death terminated the earthly labors of the Rev.
R. P. Johnson. Since 1869, Mr.. johnson has
been minister to the Episcopal congregations
in Yorkville and Rock HILL AS missionary,
during the same period, he labored at Blacks
Station, in this county; at Lancaster, and,
occasionally, in Chester.
Mr.. Johnson was born in the city of Charles
ton, S. c., in 1922 His father was DR.. Joseph
johnson, brother of Judge William Johnson
In 1912, the Rev. r. p. Johnson was gradua-
ted from the College of Charleston in 1649,
he completed the prescribed theological course
in the theological seminary at Alexandria, Vir-
ginia, and the same year was ordained by the
Rev. DIR. William Meade, Bishop of the Pro-
! testant Episcopal Church of Virginia. For a
period of perhaps two years he labored in Hal
flax and Prince Georgecounties, Virginia.
From Virginia he returned to his native
State, and ministered for some time to the
congregation at Eutawville, in Upper St.
Johns. At one time he was assistant minis
ter at Grace Church, Charleston. I'm 1869, his
labors in Yorkville and Rock fill began.
These labors were continued until he was called
away by the Great Shepherd and Bishop Of
Souls.
The record of Rev. R. P. Johnson is without a
blot BY every instinct of his nature, and by
the force Of education, he was gentleman.
He was more than this. In all his intercourse
with his fellow men he was Christian gentle
man. BY the people to whom he statedly min
istered in sacred things, he was ardently loved
and sincerely respected, and by all classes in
the community he was greatly esteemed.
AS a token of respect for his memory, places
of business were closed during the obsequies
on yesterday morning. and the citizens of the
town generally, and the Masonic fraternity,
of which he was a member, followed his re-
mains to the grave. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Ellison Capers, of Green
vile, the vestries of the two congregations
which Mr.. Johnson served, and the ministers
of the congregations Of Yorkville acting as
pall-bearers.