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| they returned accompanied by others Like
Old Mortality they erected that rude monu'
mcnt to their murdered relations, anu DeShl,
| to battle in earnest with the forest. Inc IN
dian had been driven in l7GO beyond the
! mountains, but like prudent men they con,
| structed Fort Boone, Fort Bull Town, Fort
Duets Corner and Fort Long Cane. These
military forts were used as places where the
| inhabitants assembled to worship the Goa ol
| their fathers. Here they Sung-and sung noun
Ing else to the praise of God-the lsalms o,
| David in Rouse's version, using the same olo
| plaintve tunes which had been sung on the
| crass of Ireland, and in the sequestere1 val
leys of Scotland, by their persecuted fathers
These forts afterwards became churches. forl
Boone is now Lower Long Cane Presbyterian
church, Bull Town Is Rocky River, Duets Cor.
ner or DeWitts Corner is Due West, ana t0rl
| Long Cane is this place The old lori Stoou va
than q mile from where we are assembled
| As members OF the Associate Reformed synod
of the South q century of trials ana trlumpiis
looks down upon us, and as citizens OF these
United States the graves OF the fifty men, wo
men and children who were murdered here
look upon us. To the people OF AbbcFillc
county this is, or ought to be, a dear spot
TIE CENTENNIAL OF TIE ASSOCIATE RE-
FORMED CHURCH.
However interesting and Instructive 1t
might he to trace the connection between In
dian outrages and the plantin or churches
this does not come within the scope oI tnc
here to celebrate the centennial OF the Assocl.
ate Reformed Synod OF the South The part
assigned me is, rs specified on the programme,
to deliver a Historical Address. Never IN my
life did l SO devoutly desire to be what am
conscious am not. and to have what never
can possess. wish | was able to do the sub,
icct and the occasion justice. l wish had
the the descriptive powers Of Christopher North.
PERMIT me, Mr.. Chairman, to say that 10 me
this is 4 glad day and l greatly appreciate inc
high honor which the committee has confer.
rcd upon me. l shall confine myself in what
have to say to the following points:
THE THREE POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN
THIS ADDRESS.
7. 1 shall trace briefly the origin of the AS
sociate Reformed Synod OF the South.
II. / shall state concisely the doctrines and
religious practices of the Associate Reformed
Synod Of the South.
III. shall present the growth OF the a $50.
ciatc Reformed Synod Of the South, and It's
probable future.
NEVER HAD AN EXISTENCE EXCEPT IN
NORTH AMERICA.
The Associate Reformed Church is the result
Of union formally consummated on the 3lst
of October, 1872, between the Associate Presby-
teran and Reformed Presbyterian Churches
in North America. Both of the ecclesiastical
organizations entering into that un ion were OF
Scotch origin. AS an ecclesiastical organiZa-
ton the Associate Reformed Church never
aud to-day the only religious body bearing
the name Associate Reformed is the Associate
Reformed Synod of the South.
In point Of existence the Reformed Presoy-
terian is older than the Associate PreSbyte.
rian Church by more than half century,
while as formally organ lied bod es the ASso-
ciate Presby terrain Church is older than the
Reformed Presbyterian by ten years; The AS, As:
called Scceders. The Reformed PrcSbyterians
have been known by Il number OF names, but
generally by that of CovennnterS. Neither
Seceder nor Covepanter indicated, correctly,
either the origin or dcctrinal tenets, or dis.
tinctve practices of those to whom they were
applied. Both Associates and CovenanterS
were, until 1919. or to the battle of Boutwell,
bridge, in nominal connection with the Pres,
byterian Church OF Scotland The Reformed
Presbyterian Church was formally organized
on the lst Of August, l743. and the Associate
Presbytery on the 9th of December, 1913, at
CARNEY Fridge, near Kinross, Scotland.
II Is evident that both religious dcuomina-
tiOnS entering into the union which constl'
tuted the Associate Reformed Church were
Scotch, and SO far as the Associate Reformed
synod of the South is concerned, its members
are all, or nearly all, of Scotch or Scotch Irish
parentage. The ministers and members OF
no Christian denomination In America, nor
In any other region of the world outside OF
Scotland or the North of Ireland, can boast OF
purcr Scotch blood than the ministers and
,no bprs or the Associate Reformed SYNOD OF
tho South In lis doctrines i'm its form OF
chnrrh rnvernment and in its mode of wor.
Si,in ibe Associnte Reformed Church ms clear.
iv' II not more clearly. resembles the Church
NJ Scotland ms il was dnring the period cX.
tending rom l6:S 10 1850. as the Church OF
noU;nd Snc, ho}nE tho case we cannot salts.
nntnrii,, mmIerSto5d Tho canses which led 70
,ha ixatinn Of either the Associntn or Re-
r"rnei prnshVterion dcnominnIinns without
q oioor hjctoricoi koowlcdrc Of ih. Church of
Son,tnrd = 'o'>'
Heo''''u'
SCOTLAND EARLY BROUGHT UNDER RELI-
c,,,.. ,xr,rrS,r
Scotch ecclesiastical historians tel us that
Scotland was early brought under the nilu
cncc of the gospel of Jesus Christ. They tell
MS that probably the gospel Was preached in
InI,n 'rhr inJiviIunis WHO IRIS, Introduced
me Sospcl lhlo SS"tia,lu WeIr IL, III! !'I"o'iI
NY persons VINO hilh I" nee iIo'ii Sn'l'e pt,I "
he foman EMPIRE OH account Oh tilc prISceu
tlon ol Doinillah. Mno '!I.Sc lnuli "u .t u,' :,
were we heeu hoI enquire. ~ ~ - crittti .a', m
;ls early aS the oeSinhlhs Oh the thiIu gen Lui
Christianity nnl Deth Scheii'iE nhlTOu"Gco
INTO Scotlanu' anu pe!orc LIS c'oSc !uc Ht,iu W
! the brown heath ana S:llg gSy wood hi DteN
rescued from the d0lninlun OF paStniSn
scotland bccamcan asylum FOR the pcrsccnteo
! Christians in various paris of the Roman En-