Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-04-19
Shoe Department..
THE SOUTH CAROLINA PRESBYTERY.
a Brief Resume OF the Work OF tho Session
Held at Greenwood Last Week.

Correspondence Kcowcc Courier.
The spring session of South Carolina
Prcsbytcry convened at Greenwood on
! Tuesday, April TO- at 5 p. NJ, and adj
iorrncd on Thursday following. The
peace and harmony which always char
actcrzcs the meeting of this body pre-
vailed throughout the entire session.
DR.. JAS. Woodrow opened tho meeting
with prayer.
Rev. II. G. Fcnncl was elected modcra-
tor, and Rcv Il. p. Burgess, of Ninety
Six, was made temporary clerk. The
stated clerk is Rev. b. =. Reid.
Dir. Alexander Sprunt, of Rock Hill,
preached the opening sermon from Luke
2iHI, And that repentance and rcmis-
sion of sins should be preached in His
Jerusalem" DR.. Sprunt is an cxccp-
tionally able minister. lIo is chairman
Of the EvangclStic Committee of South
Carolina Synod, and gave Il brief account
of Synodical home mission work at the
conclusion of his sermon. lie stated
that there were two counties in tho
State that did not have any Presbyterian
church, and that there arc some counties
where only one is to be found, and scvc-
raj counties in which the churches arc
very scattering. 1t is his aim to cstab-
liSh Prcsbytcrianism in all parts Of the
State.
The clerk announced on Tuesday cvcn-
ing that sixteen ministers were present
and twcnty-cight churches wcrc repre-
scntcd. Others came in on Wednesday,
gave their excuses for tardineSs and were
enrolled.
Devotional exercises were conducted
on Wednesday morning by tho modcra-
tor, and on Thursday morning by Rev.
Il. l Rogers, Of Walhalla.
Rontimc business was transacted with
rapidity. Two new churches were Oh
rolcd-IIodgcs and Oak Grove.
! Communications were read from Can
didatc Wade ii. Thompson, of Davidson
| College, and Liccntiatc w. j. Wyly, Ot
Columbia Theological Seminary. Mr.
| WHY will preach at Ilonca Path and
Grccnville churches rs Il stated supply
after he finishes his course at the somi-
nary in May.
| Prcsbytcry agreed to cooperate with
| synodical committee in synodical homo
mission work.
Mr. \. B. Morse, of Abbcvillc, who has
been the faithful treasurer of the Pres
| bytcry during the past three years, has
recently been elected to the cldcrship Of
his church, which ncccssitatcd his rcsg-
nation. Deacon w. w. White, of Andcr-
1
the body to take his place.
The pastoral relation between Rev. B.
! j. Reid and the Pcndlcton church was
dissolved at his request to take place at
once. Mr.. Reid expects to go into
| Synodical cvangclstic labors.
| DR.. j. Il. Mcbride, at his request, was
| dismissed to Enorcc prcSbytcry.
! Report on foreign missions was read
by Dr. l;obt. II. Nall, the chairman.
At II o'clock on Wednesday Rev. Il. II.
| l'cll, president Of the Presbyterian Col
Icgc for Women, delivered very inter
cStin% and instructive address on cduca-
tion, which was liStcned'to with close at
tcn'ion by the whole audience.
Rev. j. O. Lindsay, ID. d., and DR.. f..
\. lines, an elder in Seneca church,
were elected commissioners to tho Gene
raj Assembly; altcrnateS, DR.. Robt. III.
Nall, OF Greenwood, and Major II. ii.
russell, Of Anderson.
Rev. 5. H. Wilson, of Westminster,
was elected chairman of COlOrcd Evan
GcIiHatiOn.
Rev j. f. McKinnon was elected 4
trustee Of Davidson College.
on Wednesday evening Il foreign mis-
Sionaly conference was held DR.. j.
I,owric Wilson presided over it. Short
addresses were made by DR.. Wilson,
| l;cvS. }. +. Mckinnon and II. G.. Fcnncl.
good contribution was made for the
cause represented.
PrcShylcry refused TO grant Rev. j. G..
Henderson permission to continue to
preach at CokcSbury church.
y commission was appointed to organ
lZc church at Saluda Court House in
the near future if the way be clear.
only one call for pastoral services
came before this meeting Of prcsbytcry.
II was Retreat church calling Rev. S. l..
Wilson, who has previously laborcd
there as a stated supply. Prcsbytcry
granted permission Of the call.
Many pcrmiSSions were granted for
/ the labors Of stated supplies in different
fields in the PrcSbytcry.
Narrative and statistical reports were
generally encouraging. Pastors Sala
RES for The most part, had been fully
paId. The report on Sabbath schools re.
vcalcd that the average attendance was
much less than it should be.
The next meeting Of Prcsbytcry will
be at Smyrna church, five miles from
Nr"hcrry, on Tuesday, September {, at
s l.. NJ.
The PrCSbytcrianS Of Greenwood have
been Keeping in line with the improve
mcniS Of their very progressive city, and
have recently built Il handsome church
cdlitcc, costing in round numbers SIT 900.
ii has many Of the modern conycnicnccs
and improvements to be seen in church
builhmg # was dedicated last Novcm-
Der. Rev. K. II. Nall is the pastor.
The PrcShytcry viii always hold the
good people Of Greenwood in fond re-
mcmhrancc for acts Of Kindness and hos
iitality during their brief stay among
them.
The representative from the WcStmin-
stcr church and his alternate being pre-
vented from attending on account Of
sickness in their families, your CORE
Spondcnt was appointed to attend.
A. l.. GOSSErr.