Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-12-06
Rev. w. B, PRESLEY.

Last weeks ENQUIRER contained brle1
notice of the sudden death of Rev. w. B.
Presley, of Statesville, n. G.. The life and
labors Of Mr.. Presley deserve more than q
passing notice.
Rev. William Barron Presley, was a son
of the late Richard NJ. Presley, and was
born in York county, S. c., on the End OF
March, 1928, and died at his residence in
Statesville, n. c., on the 25th ultimo.
In 1S45 he entered Erskine College. from
which institution he graduated in 1919. In
October, 1851, he was received as student
of theology by the First Presbytery of the
Associate Reformed Synod of the South
At Tirzah Church, York county, S. c., on
the Sth of December, 1858, he was licensed
to preach the gospel; and in November 1855
at New Stirling, Iredell county, n. c., he
was ordained to the full work of the minis
try, and installed pastor Of New Stirling
and Amity congregations in lredell county
n. c.. In 1876, he Identified New Stirling
and became pastor of Amity and the Asso'
ciate Reformed congregation in Statesvllle
| This relationship remained until dissolved
by death.
Soon after leaving college, Mr.. Presley
engaged in teaching. For some time he
taught in York county, afterwards in Ches
ter county, and Immediately before his IL
censure, in Steel Creek, Mecklenburg coun
ty, n. c.. After settlingas pastor, he found
ed Elk Shoal Academy, in 1redell county
! n. G.. AS principal of this Academy he
taught for many years with marked sue
cess. For several years, Mr. Presley was
County Superintendent Of Public 1nstruc'
ton. This position he held at the time OF
his death.
AS teacher, Mr.. Presley was eminently
successful, but far more so as a minister o
the Gospel. His pulpit powers were of the
highest order He followed none of the
rules laid down in books on elocution, but
was strictly original in his manner in the
pulpit. His language was chaste and re-
markable for its simplicity. There was q
peculiar magnetism in the man which Ell
abled him to arrest the attention of an audi
ence and hold it. His piety was ardent
and his desire to advance the spiritual in.
terest of his fellow men intense. His whole
life was spent-literally worn out-in the
interest Of others. In the neighborhood in
which he spent his boyhood, he was loved
in the communities in which he taught
school he was loved and by the rich and
by the poor in the region OF country IN
which his life labors were spent, he was re-
garded as the embodiment of all that is
great and good. L.
WANTING MORE PAY.-The Columbia
correspondent Of the NerS and Courier says
that the convention Of county auditors and
county treasurers, which was in session in
Columbia for three days last week, present
ed the result of its deliberations in the
shape of memorial to the General Assem-.
bly, asking for an increase of pay. The
memorial was presented by Mr.. Murray, o
Anderson, and a bill was subsequently in
troduced by Mr.. Hazard, of Georgetown
hearing llpOn the subject.
The auditors in most Of the counties now
receive $500 per annum. The bill provides
for an increase of 500, making the salary
81 POO for auditors. The treasurers are a
little more modest. Their pay is in the
nature of commissions, which now, it is
claimed, average them about $500 per an
mum. They ask for such an increase as
will make their compensation about 81 300
per annum. The bill ard memorial have
been referred to the ways and means com
mittce.