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HISTORICAL EVENTS.
FIRST THINGS IN THE ORGANIZATION
OF THE ASSOCIATE REFORMED
CHURCH. 49,.
Collection of Valuable Facts by .
Distinguished Doctor Of Divinity
in that Communion.
.Associate Reformed prcsbvterian.

Associate Reformed Presbyterian.
The first meeting Of the General Assembly
Of the Church of Scotland was held In the city
OF Edinburgh on the 10th Of December, 1869.
topher Goodman, John Rowe, David Lindsay.
William Harlaw and William Christiesone.
The first Associate Prcsbytery OF Scotland
was organized at CARNEY Bridge, near Kin
ross, ut Q O'Clock on the 9Th Of December, 1733.
The ministers entering into the organization
were Ebenezer. Erskine, William Wilson,
Alexand der Moncrief and James Fisher.
The first Associate preachers who came to
America were Alexander Gellatly and An.
drew Arnot. They landed In Philadelphia in
the latter part of 1853.
The first Associate Presbytery organized in
America was organized in Pennsylvania on
the End Of November, l75S, by Alexander Gel
latly and Andrew Arnot.
The first Reformed Presbyterian or Coven.
anter Presbytery organized l.. America was
organized by Revs. John Cuthbertson, Mat
tany, Dauphln county, Pennsylvania, on the
10th OF March, It'll
The first Reformed Presbyterian or Coyen.
anter minister who came to America was
John Cuthbertson. He landed in Philadel.
phia on the 5th Of August, 175l.
The Associate Reformed Church was form
ally organized In the house Of William Rich.
ards in the city Of Philadelphia, on Friday
the lst Of November. 1IS2. Rev. John Mason
The first Associate Reformed Presbytery or.
st tDI%s Long Cane, Ibbeviiie county, @ South
Carolina, on the 9th OF February, 1880
It was called the Presbytery Of the Car
olinas and Georgia. There were present
Thomas Clark, Peter Mcmillan, David Both
well and John Boyse, ordained ministers
and james Rogers, licentiate; and James
The Associate Reformed Synod OF the Caro-
linus was organized at Ebenezer church, In
Fairfield county, South Carolina, on the 9th
of May, 1903. There were present, ministers
William Blackstocks, John Hempbill, James
Mcknight, Alexander Porter, james McGil
and Robert Irwin; elders, Charles Montyon1
cry, Alexander Stewart, Andrew NcQutston
Bell. Al the meeting Of the Synod at Kings
Creek, Newberry county, South Carolina, II
was moved by Rev. John Hemplill and sec
onded by Rev. William Blackstocks that the
Synod "be hereafter known by the name o
the Associate Reformed Synod Of the South
This resolution was adopted and Is stilr the
proper name Of the denomination. 't.
Synod Qhat organized in 1882 the Presbytery
Of the Carolinas and Georgia was, in October
1900, divided into two Prcsbyteries. One wa.
to be called the First Presbytery Of the Caro-
linas and Georgia; the other, the Second Pres
bytery of the Carolinas and Georgia. :
| The Second Prcsbytery held It's first meeting
at Cedar Springs, In Abbeville county, ON tht
8th Of April, l01. The members were, minis
ters, Peter MCMILLAN, David Boutwell,, vii
| Boutwell, was not present at the first meeting
The elders at the first meeting were James Nc
Bride, Alexander Hamilton and Robert Ir
win. Rev. Peter MCMILLAN WIS chosen mod
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