The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-17
station and w. p. Muzon appointed

pastor.
In tho year 1916 o largo brush ar
Dor WAS built where, or near where
Easlcy church now stands and q
meeting held by Gorge Mooro and
Bamott Smith. This first meeting ut
what then became Pickensville camp
ground, was one as strange and anus
ing as it was powerful in it's effects.
At ono Of these services ut night, q
very strange phenomenon occurred.
which created much excitement at
the time, and much speculation after
ward. While Barnett Smith was
preaching under the power OF the
Holy Ghost, something in the form
of dove mysteriously appeared upon
tho left shoulder Of tho preacher
and passing from ono to the other
disappeared as mysteriously as it an
pcarcd.
There was also an amusing Incl.
dent that occurred ut this meetino
that baitled the works Of darkness
and put the enemies of the Lord to
hight. Some very wicked mon had
elected plan that whilo penotont 8
were being prayed for at tho alter,
thcy would frightcn the preachers
out OF their wits if not drive them
rom tho scene. This being under
stood by tho preachers, who equal to
any, emergency agreed to get four Of
tho'r loudcst praying mon TO place
themselves at each corner Of tho ar
Dor, and when Brother Scarborough
VINO was powerful man in PRAYER
began praying at tho alter, each man
WAS to join in. SO great was the sur.
PRISE that when the praying was over
not one of the would be disturbers
could be found. This meeting closed
with one hundred and five additions
to the church. The following
year Olivet church was built and
dedicated by w. A. Gamowcll.
Twelve mile camp ground was cs.
tabllshed in 1896, dedicated by DR.
McAnally then Presiding Elder in the
Holstan conference, to which con-
ference Twelve mile then belonged.
for h1ty-scvcn years or moro God
has been meeting with his peop!o
ard blessing thom there"
Eastatoc was another camr. Ground
familiar with early Mcthodism in
rlckens county. This place was sit
uated on little Eastatoo river near
what Is called Nine Times.
CIRCUITS.
Counties, in tho bysonc favs rs
now, did not number their circuits
but tho circuits numbered their
counties; and Broad River circuit
sweeping across the mountains. and
perhaps covering tho ;;rcatcr part Of
llVo or SIX counties, was the first to
occupy this territory, and was at this
time, the Year 1902, Travelled by Reu-
bch Ellis, travelling preacher OF
great power in his day. A ,promi-
ncnt feature of Mcthouism hos 81.
ways been her itincrant ministry
"A settled ministry is u term thai
does not harmonizc with AIotholist
'c2onomy; therefore certain prescribed
liAlla, bounds and nainrs Of circ,,ita
IN Iickens county has been as unset.
tlrd ms has been her ministry. And
following Broad River in fast sue.
;csSlon the Saluda circuit, Tnorcc
'ircut, Rccdy River circuit, Green.
,llle clrcnit, Pickcnsvillo circuit,
pick"na circuit, Pickcns mission
lryon circuit, Glassv NIountoip cir.
'uii, Easley circuit, and Eluo R;duc
have all become famil.
"r with Pickens county N[dhodism
mt occupied territory within her
inlits'
TRAVELLING PREACHERS.
Among the first travelling nreecb-
rs IN tho mind Of the writer who
Ahorcd in this county with tclljne
ttcct, was John Chapel, in 1929 80.
salon and Corban in 1881, and Ira
L. Potter in 1882 -35. The latter
tough illitcrate rs he was, not being
hlc at first to read his hymns, was
great power mdcr God for good.
10 finally by the help Of his wife oh.
o1nvd fair English education, and
ad published large volume of his
nrm"ns. These. men were succeed
q by Farley w Clcnncy in '34 J,s
'ihhciiy IN '36. Crowcll in 81,
ilnn'ck III '3S, Moore and Scale in
81 Alcklbbon in 40, J. IT. thinner.
lan III Al, John Tarrant in AZ
lcMnkin in 43, S. M. Green in ~
'IcX. W. Walker in As, George
'ioore III as. The name of George
Moore will always hold u bright place
the annals of Methodism in Pick
ms county: Some Of her most DOW
'rlui meetings. and in. gatherings of
souls have bcon under George Moore.
nc was most cOnsccrated man, and
had been often heard to say that hc
h"pcd to die in the pulpit with the
harness on. SO it was, while mnkinr
tilo closing PRAYER after preaching at
providence church, in Anderson
county, the heavy clov foil Ef,lo,,, =,