Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-04-17
The Spring Meeting Of the South
Carolina Presbytery.

! Abbcvillc, Edgcfcld, Lexington, New.
berry, Oconcc and Pickcns, convened al
Lowndcsvillc, Abbcvillc County, on Fri
day, tho 1lth instant at u o'clock p. NJ.
Tho opening sermon was preached by
tho Rev. }. f.. Fogartic, the retiring
Moderator. After which tho roll of min,
listers and churches was called, when il
was asccrtainca that thirteen of its iif,
teen ministers of tho Gospel were pres
cnt, and thirty-iivo. of its ifty-two
churches represented by Ruling elder
delegates; and tho delegates of several
other churches cane in during it's scs-
sions, making very full representation
| ut this meeting.
The body was organized by the clec-
ton of Rev. Il. B. Craig, of NinotySix,
Moderator, and Elder W. a. Tcmploton,
of the Abbcville church, Assistant Clcrk.
The morning session Of Saturday was
spent chiefly in tho reading Of the mar
| rativcs on the state of religion within
the bounds of the congregations of the
several churches, showing in tho aggrc-
gate prosperous results of the operations
for the past year, though revealing feat
urcs of dscouragcmcnt in some depart
mcnts of the work, which suggested
the holding of a General Conference on
the subject of domestic missions within
the bounds of the prcsbytcry on Sat,,r-
day night, and its session was entirely
taken up in the discussion of this branch
of Christian work. The debates were
fun and free, the speeches voluntary, and
after Il pretty thorough discussion Of tho
| subject, in all of it's aspects, special
committee was appointed to prepare and
publish Il pastoral letter to be sent down
to the sessions and read to the congrcga-
tions, embracing the subjects Of Sabbath
observance, family worship, the OWLS of
| intcmpCrancc. DC.
The morning session was concluded
with an eloquent sermon by Rev. }. p
Marion, of Seneca.
At the afternoon session of Saturday,
Mr. Joseph Il. Dcndy, son OF MIR. Thomas
| If. Dcndy, Of Wchland, was presented to
the prcsbytcry as Il candidate for the
Gospel ministry, and his examination on
personal picty and motives for seeking
| the ministry, was unanimously sustained
| DN lnS Nolc Oh VIC IIcSDStcIS, 0iiN HS
was taken under its care as candidate
for the sacred office. For the present, this
young brother will continue to pursue
his preparatory studies at the Rchand
Academy. but later he will take tho rcgu-
lar collegiate course at Davidson, North
Carolina.
Tho prcsbytcry at its present meeting
| I, a. Il
! lcgc which it surrendered Il few years
ago. and elected the Rev. j. Lowcry vii
son, ID. D., Il member of the Board of
| Trustees of said College from this Pres
bytcry.
On Sabbath morning there was preach
ing in the Methodist church by Rev. j.
II. nilcy, ID. d., and in tho Presbyterian
church by the Moderator, Rev. Il. B.
Craig. followed by the observance of the
Lords Supper, which was participated
in by the very large number OF commune
cants present.
In the afternoon, there was Il mass
meeting of the Sunday Schools, addressed
by RcvS. ID. f.. Fricrson, w. X. Boggs
and j. +. Fogartic, and at nj, hit, Rev. J.
and eloquent, delivered one of his finest
productions.
All of these services were attended by
very large and attentive audiences.
At tive session on Monday after the
consideration OF the reports of the
Standing Committee, the Prcsbytcry pro-
cccdrd with the special order, viz: The
| nln,ti,n ,f commissioners tn thp (,pnp-
raj Assembly to convene in Ashcvllc. y.
, c.. next month, and Rev. }. Lowcry Viii
son, ID. d., and Elder l.. w. Perrin, of
Abbcvillc, were elected principals, with
Rev. j. T.. Fogartic and Elder j. Il. Blake
rs altcrnatcS.
The next meeting of the Prcsbytcry
will he held ut EaSlcy, in Pickcns County.
on Friday before the fifth Sabbath in
August next at II o'clock a. NJ.
rrcshytcry closed this very pleasant
and interesting session at about 81 o'clock
=. NJ, on Monday, Ilth instant.
The churches in Oconcc were well rep
resented in the meeting of Prcsbytery,
as delegates from all of them, except one
or two, were enrolled.
place of meeting via the Savannah Valley
Railroad, Il new line connecting Carolina
with Augusta, Ga, passing through pOr-
tionS Of the counties of Anderson and
Ahbcyillc. and intcrScctimg with the
Augusta Il Knoxville Road ut Mccormick.
And here and there along the route thriv-
ing small station towns have sprung up,
and the whole section through which it
passes seems to be proSpcring under the
impetus impaired to it by the building
ui this road. 1t may not he generally
known that this route is the shortest and
most direct line OF travel for all the sec
tionS North Of Anderson City to Augusta
and points beyond, and it seems strange
that its schedules are not published in
the newspapers nf this county 1t would
certainly he an item Of Information and
might very materially increase the pat
ronaGc Of the road.
I.owndcSTllc, the :iacc of meeting,
is Il picturesque village, about twenty
four miles South Of Anderson City
hy rail and about twenty miles West
from Abhcvillc i. II. The site is Il