The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-04-27

! Amen. 'e 'he glory forever.
pa,. AT me conclusion OF DR.. Frierson's nr.ver
! nronr;a ai. neii gave out another HYMN an.
, p,;t p;tPilate 10 the occasion, which was snno
DR.. eGTu Girar,it erect by the congregation.
NJ une delivery of the Dedicatory Sermon
5ihnohbncing 5ih ohg as his text the 10th verse of the
v.n cnapter Of 2nd Corinthians. tNoyv thar ae
nn are ambassadors for Christ" &c W.
,estet our inability to present our readers
lcnat',n tne iuii text OF the discourse. but lis
clm5o ,, even IL II We possessed it, would pre.
ordinor''a a'. Inc sermon was one of extra
conH cOneu the discussion of themes of trans.
ond;ann d;nns Importance. 1t held the entire
aauuIehce or 800 people suspended with NO
;,o ;;ound attention during the whole time y,
bor uenvery. which occupied exactly one
inn imno;td, aiid tnirty-one minutes. Il would be
the eionlo 70 convey an adequate idea OF
,mo eioquence Of the discourse even II every
THo molo OF 1t could be transferred TO pansr
e eioquent and deeply impressive act;on
~ .he speaker, the sbrill blasts of emnha' :
e e,s mhleh rang through the room. tbriilinr
tbo,;y nearer, the mounting climaxcs uf
eynrao, tie profound fervor and emotion
mpst oe1 o1 IN his countenance and tones
nus nuus' all be left In the memory OF tbnse
VINO no were SO fortunate as to hear him '''
,onai: ir sermon opened with brief prologue
ii;Gd;cning the forms and circumstance, Of re.
ts,ous worship in which, in well. chosen
s.n,us! e! ne emphasized the Acknowledged
ipsiiVilty ,iplsi OF an intense and severe sim.
T;ny' ooth IN architectural display or the
imposing solemnitiee of sacerdotaI;em
here the speaker alluded in most annrnnr;.
a.e terms to the edifice in which he wss
speakiHg' Destowing very hearty commen.
,u anuoh upon its fitness, elegance and sim
td;Tr.s ana turning to the ministers of the
uiinelen. uin,f oenominations seated upon the
a platform noted the beauty of Christian con-
soIHIn, H., anu quoted from the l38d Psalm,
How good and how pleasant il is for
ore!hren tIi to dwell together in unity!''
;,a, r,"esermon , proper was replete with orig.
ihal ana instructive thought throughout
'ouching, first, the abuses and limi, IF The
ministerial office. 1t is an embassy. AS
such II limits the minister % his Instruction,
as hii oassador he cannot utilize the pulpit
W Put iorth ms Ora theological or philo
| SophIcai opinions; much less can he intro.
uuce INTO his preaching any other matter.
ciyii or literary except SO far as it is strictlv
suoordinated to his message. The term, Of
that embassy centralize in the fact that IL is
a ministry OF reconciliation. This supposes
IHIienation, enmity between the parties.
here the preacher exposed and rennd;ated
all humanitarian theories of the human
case on the one hand or of the mercies of
Dei'y on the other. 1t was an exigency To
9e met only by the Atonement. Involving
Ill It's fitness for the case penal death. II
could not be the death of man, it could
not be an angel or God. 1t was God. man.
~ inc one 10 support the other in suffering.
III His case the whole of human guilt and
SI,iiering was condensed into ttco hours
without that atonement mans incapacity
10 bear mado his penal suffering eternal.
thrown upon man in its full force it would
eSungulsh his being. This part of the dis
course was especially grand, new and i'm
pressye.
After the matter Of the embassy, the
considered. VOC
We fail to convey the preachers own
deep emotion and pathos in making the
appeal Of the text to the audience before
pna nim. Drawing his analogy from the
tLlophet that addressed the Altar of Jero-
boam, saying. 10, Altar, Altar = lie made
sublime and touching metonyiny of the
PULPIT before him, addressing it, 20. Pul.
PIT" and charging it to cry ont in witness
II aught but the Gospel truth be preached
and drawing upon Habbakuk's words he
iald solemn responsibility of protest upon
the editice, calling upon tile stone to cry
out of the wall and the beam from its tim,
Ders to answer it if error be proclaimed
there. feo
The whole sermon was profoundly in.
structive and deeply impressive and this
community will not soon forget the privi-
lege of the hour.
Mr.. Bell led the congregation in prayer
at the close of which DR.. Frierson read the
following brief history of the Presbyterian
Church at this place
The Presbyterian Church of Anderson
was organized OIL the 22d September, 1897
A years ago--with q membership of 10 per-
sons. presenting their certificates from Rob
HODPwpJ Nro
broad,way churches. It's first Elders were
Joseph ". Whitner and John P. Holt. It's
first Pastor was Rev. Edwin Cater, vet liy-
ing, in Florida. He was succeeded BY Rev.
Y. w. Martin, who, in feeble health, offici-
ated only few months and retired. Mr..
Martin n was ssuceeeded by Rev. b; NJ. Palmer,
ID. d., now of New Orleans, then a licen-
tiate from the Seminary in Columbia. but
who off1ciated only two months, being
called to the First Church of Savannah.
Or. Palmer was succeeded by the Rev.
David Humphreys, whose pastorate con-
tinued years. He was succeeded by Rev.
Il. II. Reid. of Spartanburg, who remained
years. Mr.. Reid was succeeded by Rev.
A. a. Morse, whose pastorate continued 8
years. He was succeeded by Rev. D. X.
LaFar, who officiated one year. Mr.. LaFar
was succeeded by the Rev. w. III. Stratton,
licentiatc: from the Seminary. His pastor
ate continued years. Mr.. Stratton was
torate has run IL years.
Two years after the organization, March,
1889, neat church building, 6Ox40 feet
Was erected 50 yards in the rear of this
building. AMI dedicated by Rev. A. w.
Ross. Three years ago that building was
sold for S?S5, and the money appropriated
to this building.
In 1873, four years ago, the enterprise of
erecting u new church was proposed on
motion of the Session calling meeting of
the congregation to consider it. AT that
meeting committee of subscriptions was
appointed, which soon reported $4,000 sub
scribed, on which basis it was determined
unanimously to commence the work. TO
this end building committee was organ
lied, consisting of Gen. w. w. Humphreys,
chairman, G. T. Tolly, B. F. Whittier, DR..
NJ. l.. Sharpe and g. M. Crayton. That
committee have now completed their work,
from design of Architect w. p. Russell, of
Charleston, and. have presented 1t to the
congregation to be dedicated to God this
day. 1t has been reared at q cost of 81, 900.
The corner stone was laid on the 10th of
May. 1879, with appropriate ceremonies,
and the finishing touches have been given
dnring the week preceding this dedication
stone are deposited copy of the Holy
Scriptures, Confession Of Faith of the
Presbyterian Church, q manuscript history
OF this Church from its organization, con-
tanning every name that has been enrolled,
adult and infant, down to the laying of the
corner stone. There were deposited also
copies ofthe Southern Presbyterian, Anderson
INTELLIGEHCER and Anderson Journal, with
various individual memorials.
Under the good providence of God, the
building of this church haa been carried on,
from its beginning to its close, with the
slightest amount of jarring and dissatisfac-
tion. 1t has been subject Of prayer from
vuhn 10 ka
silver and the gold, wherever deposited, b..
disnnsed the nennle to liharnli " q n q In ciin.