Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-04
REV. !. g c. NEVILLE /. 7 |. |. |.
Brief Biographical Sketch Of this
F Able and Willing Servant OF God.


s Able and willing Servant OF God.
!, hfWilliam Gordon Neville was born
,55Eee Walhalla, s. O., about the time
I. I. Chat Reauregaard was calling upon
Anderson to surrender Fort Sumter.
On his fathers side h9 is of English
X descent and has inheritcd many of
the sturdy qualities of John Bull.
On tho mothers side, he is Irish, and
in some degree has fallen heir to the
famous Irish Bull flashes Of wit aud
humor cropping out at the moat I'M
expected times and places. WiSb
the exception Of one year spent at
Princeton Seminary, his entire edu-
cation has been obtained in his native
State. He is thoroughly furnished
for tho work of the ministry, having
spent three years at Newberry Col
lege, one at Adger College, two at
the Seminary at Columbia, and one
at Princeton. ............ .
With the exception of year or
two at Frankfort, KY, his ministry
! has been passed in his native State,
and tho greater portion of it in
Bethel Presbytery. His first charge
was composed of Ninety.Six and
: Cokesbury Churches in South Caro-
lima Presbytery. From thence he
was called to Concord Church in
Bethel, from thence to Frankfort,
KY, and is once more in Bethel
Il Presbytery as the pastor of York
q vile Church, in very many respects
one of the finest churches in the
Synod. 5.. :. ....' D..
AS n pastor Brother Neville soon
wins tho confidence and love of all
I his charge. Gifted III remembering
names, affablc and pleasant III mai
; aer, prudent and wise in conversa-
tion, and withal deeply sympathetic,
the passing years only strengthen
. the chains that bind pastor and peo-
pie together. ......
AS preacher, Brother Neville is
$ always instructive, never entering
the pulpit without beaten oil. lie is
thoroughly Calvanistic, and no one
can listen to him without discovering
the impress of the lamented Girar-
dcau. He is an intensely practical
preacher, but his exhortations, like
those in the Pauline epistles, are
founded upon doctrine. With
clear voice and pleasant manner,
thoroughly prepared and deeply in
earnest, it is literally true of Neville
"While in the pulpit he fears not the
face Of man."
l.. While Brother Neville is deeply
concerned in all that adds to the
material and moral good of his State,
yet her spiritual interest is the bur-
den of his heart. For years he has
devoted his time, labor and money
to tho cause of domestic missions.
With large pastorate and cul-
tured audience to greet him each
Sabbath, he will yet ride miles in the
afternoon to preach in destitute
places, and at any cost to himself he
is ever ready to heed the cry, "Come
! over and help u.s." For years his
guiding hand has been upon the home
missionary work of Bethel Presby-
terry, and very much of the SUCCESS
Of that work is due to his wisdom,
zeal and energy. At present he is
chairman of the evangelistic commit
tee, and his fine administrative abil-
ity, courteous bearing, force of will
and knowledge of tho field has
already placed the work upon a sure
basis. lie is pre-eminently fitted
for home missionary work.
While like the apostle Paul, his
hearts desire and prayer for Israel is
that they might be saved, like the
apostle, the claims of the heathen
world also presses heavy upon his
heart. Under his leadership the
Yorkville Church is supporting two
foreign Missionaries.
Bethel Presbytery has honorcd
Brother Neville with every position
within her gift. At the present he
is trustee of Davidson College, a
Trustee of the. Theological Semi
nary, Chairman Of the Synodical
Evangelical Committee, member of
tho Executive Committee Of Bethel
Presbytory and member of the
General Assembly recently held at
Now Orleans.---J. II. Thornwoll, in
Southern Presbyterian.
= J. l. Terry, of Trimblo, Tonn.,. in
speaking of Chamborlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhma Remody says. nTt baa al