Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-04-13
SPRING SESSION OF THE SOUTH
CAROLINA PRESBYTERY. .
For the Keowee Courier.l

For the Keowee Courier.l
The South Carolina Presbytery had
harmonious and delightful session at
Honea Path, S. c., from s P. N. OF last
Friday to 2 P. NJ. last Monday. Rev. j.
T. Mcbride, D. D., was elected Mode
rator and Elder j. ". Todd temporary
clerk.
The opening sermon was preached by
the Rev. J. o. Lindsay, D. D., who also
addressed the Presbyterian Sunday school
at $50 Sunday morning.
DR.. J. S. Cozby, of Newberry, preached
Saturday morning and addressed the Bap-
ttist Sunday school at 10 A. NJ. Sunday
morning.
A. NJ. Sunday Rev. J. L. Fennell
preached in the Baptist church and DR..
J. T. McBryde in the Presbyterian
church. The communion was admins
tered atthe close of the latter service by
Or. Craig.
At $50 P. NJ. Sunday the Sunday
schools of the town assembled in the
Presbyterian church ard were adj
dressed by Mr. r. G. McLees and Elder
julius E. Boggs.
The usual conferences on Home Mis-
sions and on Foreign Missions were held,
the former Saturday at S P. NJ, and the
latter at P. NJ. Sunday.
The attendance was unusually large
and punctual. Of the 80 members en-
rolled your correspondent was the only
one tardy, and there was but one who
asked leave of absence before the adjourn
ment of the body.
Rev. T. n. Law, D. D., and Rev. DR..
Craig, Secretary of the Assembly's Com
mittee on Home Missions, were present,
and, by request, addressed Presbytery,
the former in behalf of the American
Bible Society, and the latter in behalf OF
Home Missions.
Narratives from nearly all o: our
churches enabled PresGytery to report
favorably to the General Assembly on
the state of religion in our bounds.
Licentiate Newton Smith having been
ordained and installed as pastor OF West
minister church. was enrolled as mem
Der of Presbytery. Bachelors Retreat
called him for one-fourth of his time.
He signifed his acceptance of the call,
and is to be installed there on the 9TH
Sabbath in this month.
Licentiate W. S. Jacobs was called by
the Edcefcld church and leave given that
church TO prosecute the call before the
Enoree Presbytery. 1t is understood
that he will accept the call when 1t
reaches hi :.
Rev. J. l.. Fennell was called by Upper
Long Cane church and the call was placed
in his hands lie expressed a willing
ness to accept the call and Providence
church was cited to show cause why the
pastoral relation with him should not be
dissolved so that he might accept the
call.
Rev. J. T. McBryde, D. D., was called
by Central, Liberty, Carmel and Slab
town churches. He declined the call. but
agreed to continue to preach as stated
supply for them at their request.
Rev. J. l.. Stevens was called by Mt.
Carmel and Wilmington churches. Leave
was given these churches to prosecute
the call before Athens Presbytery and II
| is understood that lie will accept it when
it reaches him.
Presbytery agreed to transact its Home
Mission work wholly in cooperation with
other Presbyteries through the Assem-
blv's committee, but the four-fifths now
retained for expenditure in our own
bounds is to be drawn from the common
treasury and used as heretofore. and one
| fifth heretofore donated is 10 be donated
as heretofore. the material change being
in dcpositing the funds in Atlanta instead
OF with the treasurer of our Presbytery
The number of resident members and the
amount OF salary promised their pastors
respectively was fixed as the basis OF the
Presbytcrial assessment on the churches
DR.. !. 5. Cczby was elected ministerial
delegate to the General Assembly, to
meet at Macon, Ca, May 18th next, witt
DIR. McBryde as alternate, and DR.. w
f. Link. principal ruling elder, delegate
with Prof. j. R. Blake alternate.
Good Hope church was chosen as The
place for the next regular meeting o.
Presbytery on Friday before the thiro
SABBATH in September next, but an adj
journed meeting. in reference to the
pastoral calls made, was appointed to be
held at Greenwood on the 18th instant
The attendance upon the religious ex-
cercises, and even the business meetings
of Presbytery. was good, not only by
our own little flock. but also by mem
bers OF the Methodist and Baptist
churches. whose church buildings were
freely offered to and used by US. The
community richly merited the sincere
thanks which Presbyt Y rendered IT 70,
its lavish hospitality.
The railroads refused reduced fare to
attendants upon Presbytery, heretofore
so kindly and usually granted, because
Rev. W. 7. Matthews, our Stated Clerk,
.had applied only seeen instead of teceirc
days before the meeting for excursion
rates. \.
/ April l$. l>92.