The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-19
History OF Calvary Baptist Church.

In notice of the death Of Col. T.
II. Connors, some time ago, We stated
that he was the last member of the
congregation that more than fifty
years ago organized Calvary Baptist
church, and called the Rev. H. ".
oIahoney to the pastorate. Alr. A.
Jackson Tindal tells us that we were
lnisinformed on tLis point. He says
Calvary church was organized more
than hundred years ago. The rec
ords Of the church have unfortunately
been lost. He gives us the following
history of this old church:
High Hill Baptist church, neal
>,tateburs, is probably the Oldest Bap-
list church in this country. More
than hundred years ago, a mission
ary was sent from this church to or
sanize Calvary church. This was
duly done, and a small frame building
erected. The lumber for this church
was sawed by whip saw" The
first pastor was Rev. Bradley Rhame,
great grand uncle OF Senator Rhame,
of this place The first deacons were
probably jeremiah RLane, a brother
OF the preacher, and James Tindal,
father of Mr. \. ]. TiLdal. Nh.
Bradley Rhame remained pastor OF
this church till his death, probably
forty yeals. At the death of Mr..
Rhame, Rev. H. W. Mahoney, then a
Young man, was called to tie church.
II was lis first call. He accepted, and
since then, for more than sixty years,
he has been the only and regular pas
tor OF this church.
During the first few years after Alr'
Mahoney's pastorate Of the church,
there were no regularly ordained dea-
cons or clerk. The first deacons or
dained during Nh. Mahoney's pastor
ate were Levi F. Rhame, a.son Of fJer-
elniah Rhame, and James II. Tindal,
son of James Tindal. These two
remained dcacons till their death.
The next deacons we've Fl. T. Tiudal,
brother Of james II. Tindal, and Col
John O. Brock These we're both or
dained before the war. Col. Brock Is
still deacon of The church, but Mr..
Tindal died about twenty years ago
. The deacons of the church since hls
death have been, james g. 3lndal,
Robert j. Holladay, and Judson
Broadway. Mr.. Holiday died a few
months ago.
st present Rev. H. ". Mahoney is
pastor OF the church, and J. .. Brock,
J. T. I'indal, and Judson Broadway
the deacons.
There have been three buildings fol
this church. HE first mentioned
above. The second was built after
Mr. Mahoney was called to the church.
1t was much larger than the old house,
and had Il portion of it set apart tol
I the use Of the colored members. All,
however, communed at the same table,
the white people first and then the
negroes. The congregation of tins
church before the war became very
wealthy, and desired Il finer house, SO
they built them more beautfu& and
convenient house, handsomely l!Has4:
ed, and with a gallery on three sides
for the colored people. This house
still remains, though it needs consid-
cradle repairs in the way OF repalnt.
ing, replastering, etc. 1t is one OF
the finest country churches IL the
county.
Nj. Tindal says that in September.
1888, there was great revival OF re-
licion at this church, and thirty-threc
pcrsons were baptized rs a result OF
Ike revival. Col 7. H. ConnoEs- oE-t:4sS ~
j. Jackson Tindpl-TTeT5 among the
humber baptized that time by Rev.
Mr. Mahoney. This was at least ten
years after Mr. Mahoncy was called
to the pastorate Of the church.