The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-07-18
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IT. may not ho entirely uninterestiDg
to the readers of the advocate to hear
something Of a new sect that has sprung
up in Sumter and some Of the adjoining
Counties. Some years ago, man by the
name of Boyle, who had been q Me!ho.
dist, and who resided near Lynchburg,
in. Sumter County, conceived the ;dsa of
founding q new aeet lis followers we're
at frat called "True Light Bapsiss,o .
butthey are commonly known as "Boy.
leities." They have spread up both sides
of Lynch's River through Sumter, Oar.
lington, KershaW and Chesteriela Coun-
ties, and PERHAPS farther, taking hold Of
the lowest and most ignorant classes. It
is not large denomination. aGa, thanks
to he intse elK,igsnce Of our land, never
can be; but It's followers are very stub.
born in their belief, 30 that it is almost
impossible to reclaim one of them. Their
mostsprominent and popular doctrine is
thatit is an unpardonable sin for q
preacher to receive pay for his work, and
this closes their ears to the efforts to the
regular ministry They have no regular
ministers, but claim that every member Of
their church IS sinspired: Of God to Inter;
pref the Scriptures, thus making every;
one of both sexes ministers Of the Gospel.
It is not uncommon for women to preach
among them. Another favorite dogma
is that they constitute the only true FOL.
lowers Of God, and that all other demon.
inationa are heading straight for che
devil. They believe in immersion, Of
course; but with this distinction, that it
must be administered by one Of their
communion TO be OF suy avail, They
reject the Ola Testament entirely, and
receive only such portions Of the New
Testament as suit their purpose, reject.
ing any passages: thatare opposed to their
peculiar beliefs as uninspired. They
claim that the observance Of the Sab.
bath Was abroga.ed along with the Lev
itical law, and hence reject Sunday az q
day to be observed in the worship of
God. They perform ordinary work on
Sunday, Or engage in any sports that they
desire, and have been seen fddiing and
dancing on that day. They believe in
the dsmnation Of the infants of unbe.
lieying 4. e., on.Boy yleite) parents who
diein infancy. They believe in the So.
cial equality Of the races.
# just what else they believe in I am
unable to say. Fortunately my work is
not plagued with very many Of them ;
but they flourish around Marahall's
church in the East Kerahaw Circuit, and
have churches Of their own in some por.
i,tions Of Kershaw County. As rule
dense Ignorance prevails where they
flourish. 7 heard q man say not long
since, that he once taughta q school in a
neighborhood where they nov claim the
majority. Of The people as their adberents,
and that only two out Of the sixty pupils
in his school knew their letters when
they first came to him. Generally, they
will not permits minister Of the Gospel
to read the Scriptures or engage in prayer
in their houses; and if they eoneede that
much to him, they laugh and talk while
he prays, and pay no attention whatever
to- him. just what to do with such char.
acters is q problem. ! believe that the
employment of eonsecrated missionary
school teachers among them Who will
gradually elevate them. socially and NOR.
ally is the only: true solution.--Rsv. n.
g. Vat, IN Southern Christian q 4auocate.