Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-10-06
South Carolina Presbytery.

| ABBEvILLE, Septembery2 Tho Pres.
bytery of South Carolina convened this
morning at 10 A. NJ, under rule adopted
last night: Moderator Rev. H9miter
cccapisd tha chair.
Tho most interesting mattor before the
other Presbyteries in putting ono Oh
moro "Synodioal" evangelists in the
State. Other Presbyterios of tho Synod
have united in this work, In which tho
Prosbytery of South Carolina has hore-
tofcro declined to unto. Tho Rev. w.
G. Neville, of the church at Yorkville, in
Bothol Proshytery, is hore urging concur
romeo in tho work. Ho preached % very
strong sermon bofore tho Presbytory this
morning.
Dr.. r. II. law, fold agont OF the Anle.
rican Biblo Society, is also in attendance
| aud to-dny urged tho cordial support of
tho Society upon the Presbytory with his
usual zeal and energy.
Rev. DR.. Woodrow followed DR.. Law
| in the samo limo. Ho spoke of tho pro-
sont time being propitious for Bible
work in Russia. IIo was impressed by
| this fact during his recont visit to that
scientists thoro. Ite speaks pleasantly
of tho attentions shown him by tho Off
cials of that country while thoro.
The Roy. DR.. McBryde, Of Groenville
church, was excused from furthor attend
| anco on Presbytory because of telegram
from Anderson, stating the death of Mrs.
James l.. Orr, at whose funeral tho fam
lily desired him to offioiate. DIR. McBryde,
i'll early youth, was colorbearor in Com
quito small, and in ono of tho battles,
having occupied n position to advanced,
a brawny Irishman seized him and boro
him oil into tho ranks of tho enemy. IIe
tore tho flag from tho staff and hid it
under his coat, and, it is said, brought it
homo with him after tho war.
Lebanon church has boon selected in
which the spring Presby terry is oxpuototi
to convene. This will be tho first moot
sixty-tivo years.
ABBEvILLE, September 23.-Tho Pres
bytory of South Carolina adjourned last
night aftor very harmonious meeting.
Its session brought great joy and happi-
ness to tho devoted congregation of Up
per Long Cane Church. Each day the
venerable old church was filled with at-
tontivo listeners, many of whom came
eight and ton miles to attend it's daily
sessions; They brought their picnic din
ncrs with them, which were spread out
at tho recess under tho historic oaks,
abundant and FREQ to all comcrs.
Tho decision of tho question of CO.
operating with the other rrosbytoros in
maintaining q synodical "homo mission
ary" was made the second Especial
order" at tho spring Presbytery.
Tho question of revision Of tho
boundaries of the Presbyterios will be
brought before tho Synod next month,
thoro boing dosiro that these lines
should be adjusted with special reference
to the lines of railroads. 1t is probable
that another Presbytory will bo carvou
out of those Presbyteries which converge
in and around Richland county. Tho
counties of Newberry, Greenwood, Abbe-
villo, Anderson, Oconoe and Picl1cns,
now part of tho Prcsbytery of South
Carolina, would constitute Prcsbytory,
in which each church would DO easily
accessible to tho other churches ovor tho
Columbia and Greonville Railroad and
its branches. No doubt Presbytery
composed of those counties contiguous to
Richland county would give to Columbia
and the Theological Seminary thero
an opportunity for oxorting influence in
propagating and extending Presbyterian
ism which heretofore has been to some
oxtont dormant. Columbia would thus
become the conspicuous centre of tho
Central Prcsbytory of the State.