The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-07-01
Dedication of Little RIVER Church.

IL was SeC lOE GUe GulIu SdppdLu III y uue.
Accordingly on that day large crowd
could be seen vending their way thither
in all kinds of vehicles, and on foot.
The day was lovely one, and the
crowd, numbering about thousand,
were in their best humor and their best
dress. Before the appointed hour the
house was packed, and the people were
kindly ushered in by Messrs. McWhor.
ton, Robinson, Haddon aud others.
After the opening anthem the Rev. j. @.
Furman, D. d., of Greenville, s. c.,
one of the editors of the Baptist Courier,
and also President of Furman Univer.
sity, read the 1873 Psalm and part of
the 4th chapter Ephesians. Then came
the soul-stirring hymn, "Come, thou
fount of every blessing" &c.
Rev. j. Scott Murray, the pastor, then
made some remarks as to the coming
together to-day for the dedication of the
church, after which Rev. r. N. Pratt, of
Bennettsr;lle, S. c., who is so we'll and
favorably known in this county, made
the dedicatory prayer. After the singing
of another hymn Rev. DR.. Furman
preached the dedicatory sermon, basipg
his remarks on the portions Of the Scrip
ture already referred TO. The sermon
was. an able one, plain and to the point,
and was listened to with marked atten-
ton. By solicitation We have been
kindly furnished with an abstract of a
history of the church now in preparation
By it's present secretary, DR.. John A.
Robinson, which we here append:
The Little River Baptist church was
constituted August 81, 1871. Rev.
George Tilman was pastor Of Little
River and Turkey CreeA jointly for seven
years, living in the parsonage which was
about midway between the two churches.
Tradition says, (the records for the first
fifteen years having been lost) that there
was all interim of abcuY four or FIVE years
that Little River was without pastor.
Rev. Arthur Williams was elected pas.
tor in 1910, and served faithfully and
continuously for fifty years.
Rev. Wilson Ashley served from May,
1850, to January, 1861, as pastor.
Rev. v. Young was pr or from Jan.
uary, 1861, to January, l. 6.
January /, 1866, to January l, 1867.
Rev. William E. Walters was pastor
from January, 1867, to April, 1873.
Rev. Wilson Ashley was pastor from
April, 1873, to January, 1874.
Rev. R. w. Burts was pastor from
January, 1874, to January, 1880.
Rev. j. Scott Murray who is now
pastor has been serving continuously
since 1880.
Little River has had as assistants to
the pastors Tor supply Oh first Lords
Day) Rev. Wilson Ashley, Rev. A Rice,
Rev. Robert N. Pratt, Rev. R. w. Burts,
Rev. J. s. Murray, and Rev. @. P. En-
vim.
The following ministers have been or.
dained by the Little River Church whilst
members of the same: Cader Grant,
Thomas Crawford, Wilson Ashley, and
R. N. Pratt.
The following have been the deacons
elected by the church: Joseph Culp,
Cader Grant, Thomas Fisher, William
Clinkscales, Hugh Robinson, John NJ.
Brayant, James M. Csrwile, S. w. Cal
laham, William Armstrong, Edwin Cox,
S. M. Callahan, and P. B. Carwile.
The present Board of Deacons is Hugh
Robinson, John NJ. Bryant, and S. NJ.
Callahan.
The Clerks have been: Cader Grant,
w. M. Pratt, John Pratt, S. M. Tribble,
John w. Ellis, and John A. Robinson
the present one.
The Treasurers have been: William
Clinkscales, James M. Carwile, P. B.
Carwile, and the present one John A.
Robinson.
The church has paid for several years
past three hundred dollars annually to
the ministers supplying it for two Lords
Days in each month, in addition to which
it contributes annually to missions, Sun.
day School work, &C., about one hundred
dollars. The brethren, sisters and friends
have erected a very neat church, com.
pleted the 21st of May, 1886, at a total
outlay of nearly twelve hundred dollars.
The building is 40x50 feet, audience
room 16 feet, vaulted ceiling, inclined
floor, ceiled throughout, painted inside
and outside, pews grained oak and wal
nut nish.-Correspondence AbbepiAe
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