Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-28
THE SOUTH CAROLINA PREsBYrERY.
Proceedings Of tho Session Held at Fort Hill
Last Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Tho Presbytory of South Carolina met
at tho Fort Hill church, between Cal
houn and Clemson College, on last Fri
day night at 8 o'clock and adjourned at
0.45 Sunday evening. Eighteen minis
tors wore present and thirty-oue
churches represented at tho opening of
tho church court.
Rev. James Woodrow, d. D., tho re-
firing Moderator, preached u sermon on
the essential qualifications of Presbytol 3
and tho magnitude of their duties.
Rev. w. II. Workman, of Liborty, was
elected Moderator, and Elder j. L.
Boggs, of Pickens, was elected Assistant
Clork.
On Friday morning devotional exer-
cises wore conducted by DR.. j. o. Lind
say, of Due West, who was perhaps the
oldest minister present.
DR.. j. N. Craig, of Atlanta, Judge J..
G. Bailey, of Groonville, DR.. II. III. Law,
of Spartanburg, Rev. J. l.. Mullinix, of
tho M. E. church: and Rev. j. N. Ed
wards, of tho A. r. p. church, wero in
vited to sit as corresponding members.
DIR. Craig, tho Secretary of tho Assem-
bly's Homo Missions, was heard on be-
half of his work.
Tho American Biblo Society was repre-
sented by DR.. Law, who spoke on behalf
of tho Bible cause.
Rev. j. l.. Wilson. Chairman of For
eian Missions, road report concerning
foreign missions work.
DR.. Lindsay preached at 12 o'clock on
Saturday.
Rev. j. A. Black was dismissed, ut his
request, to tho Athens Presbytery.
Mr.. Bruce Doyle, of Oconoe, who is in
college at Clinton, requested dismission
to Enoreo Presbytory. His request was
granted.
A petition to organize church at Oal,
Grove, near Westminster, was acted
upon, and the request granted if tho way
be clear.
The pastoral rotations between DR.. j.
r. Riley and tho Pickens church was
dissolved at his request DR.. Riioy has
been tho faithful pastor of tho church al
Pickcns for period of sixteen years.
Rov. G. G. Mayes, tho Stated Clerk
tonderod his resignation as pastor of the
Edgeneld church and was dismissed tc
Enoree Prosbytery, having accepted q
call to tho Second church in Greenville
On account of tho tender relation OF
Mr.. Mayes TO tho South Carolina Presby
tory and his efficiency as a Presbytoria1
officer his requests woro worry respectfully
granted.
Four ministorG wore nominated to fiji
tho office of Stated Clcrk for q torn OF
throo years. Rov. b. p. Reid, tho be
loved pastor of tho Pendlnton and Fort
Hill churches, was elected.
Rov. j. Lowrio Wilson tondored his
resignation as Chairman of tho Foreigr
Mission Board. DR.. Nall was elected as
his srcccssor.
Rows S. l.. Wilson and d. j. Black
we'll made addresses Saturday night or
homo mission work.
Much business was attended to at this
leeting of Prosbytory. The .egula,
routine work of tho evening session or
Saturday continued until twonty min
utes past olovon.
On Sabbath tho word of God was
preached at Fort Hill by tho Moderator
at Pondleton by DR.. II. III. Law; in the
College chapel by Rov. j. N. II. Sum
moroll; at tho stockado by Rov. j. l.
McIin, and Keoweo Chapel by Rev. d
j. Blackwell.
Eldor j. E. Boggs addressed tho Sab
bath school at p. M, taking for hi!
subject "Encouraging tho Buildors.'
This address made q profound impress
sion on all in love with Sabbath schoo
work. Mr.. Boggs also addressed tho Y
M. G. A. in tho Chapel at night.
A Foreign Missionary Conforonco, pre-
sided ovor by Rev. r. @. Ligon, was helt
Sunday night. Briof addresses wor,
mado by Drs. James Woodrow, j. Lowri,
Wilsoh and Rov. r. l.. Rogers on til,
cause.
Tho next mooting of Presbytory vii
convene at Westminster in April, 1900.
Clemson College is an ideal place for
religious body to meet. Everything
thoro speaks of cleanliness, purity, ole
ganco and onorgy. Tho broozes tina
como from tho horticultural department
arc an inspiration, to say nothing of III,
beauty seon ON visiting 1t.
The Christian people in tho vicinity o.
Fort Hill church woro untiriDg in Lheil
efforts to make tho visit pleasant to thu
ministers and representatives. Nevel
can tho visitors forget thoir kind atton
tion and hospitality.
We trust Wcstminsto, will endoavor t.
entertain tho Prosbytery az well nex
spring.
Wo would like to sPy nc about on
pleasant visit and Clemson College ant
what we saw in tho various department.
connected with tho institution, but ~
Bill Arp says, tho mail closes and W,
must stops A. l.. GossETr.