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

Correspondence Koowcc Courier.
The spring session of South Carolina
Prcsbytcry convened at Greenwood on
Tuesday, April 10, at S p. NJ, and adj
journcd on Thursday following. The
peace and harmony which always char
actcrizcs the meeting of this body pro-
vailed throughout the entire session.
DR.. Jas. Woodrow opened the meeting
with prayer.
Rev. II. G. Fcnncl was elected modcra-
tor, and Rev. +. T.. Burgess, of Ninety
stated clerk is Rev. b. =. Reid.
DIR. Alexander Sprunt of Rock Hill,
preached the opening sermon from Luke
2lI', And that repentance and rcmis-
sion of sins should be preached in His
name among all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem DIR. Sprunt is an exccp-
tionally able minister. He is chairman
of the Evangclistic 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 estab-
liSh prcsbytcrianism in all parts of the
State.
The clerk announced on Tuesday even
ing that sixteen ministers were present
and twcnty-cight churches were repre-
Scntcdr Others camG in on Wednesday,
gave their excuses for tardinesS and were
enrolled.
Devotional exercises were conducted
on Wednesday morning by the modcra-
tor, and on Thursday morning by Rev.
Il. l.. Rogers, Of Walhalla
Routine business was transacted with
randity. Two new churches were Oh
rollcd--llodges and Oak Grove.
communications were read from Can
didatc Wade II. Thompson, of Davidson
College, and Liccntiatc w. j. Wyly, os
Columbia Theological Seminary. Mr..
Wyly will preach at IIonca Path and
Grccnville churches as Il stated supply
after he finishes his course at the semi
nary in May.
Prcsbytcry agreed to cooperate with
Synodical committee in synodical home
mission work.
Mr.. a. i. 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 rcsig-
nation. Deacon w. w. White, of Andcr-
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. MIR. Reid expects to go into
Synodical cvangclstic labors.
Dr. ). i. Mcbride, at his request, was
dismissed to Enorcc PrcSbytcry.
Report on foreign missions was read
hy Dr. liobt. II. Nall tho chairman.
1 n'rlnrk on \tnbr,vJou p,,, ID
Pcll, president of the Presbyterian Col
Icgc Tor Women, delivered a very inter
|rStlng and instructive address on cduca-
ton, which was liStcnehtn with close at
tcntlon by the whole audience.
fcv. j. O. Lindsay, ID. d., and DR.. T..
\. lines, an elder in Seneca church,
were elected commissioners to the Gene
raj Assembly; alternatcs, DR.. Robt. II.
Nall, of Greenwood, and Major II. II.
Russell, of Anderson.
Rev. 5. l.. Wilson, of Westminster,
was elected chairman of Colorcd Evan
gcliZation.
Rev. j. +. McKinnon was elected a
trustee OF Davidson College.
ON Wednesday evening Il foreign mis-
Slonary conference was held. Dr. D.
Inwric Wilson presided over it, Short
addresses were made by DIR. Wilson,
RcvS. j. +. Mckinnon and II. G. Fcnncl.
good contribution was made for the
cauSc represented.
PrcSbNtcry refused to grant Rev. j. G..
Henderson permission to continue to
preach at tokcSbury church.
commission was appointed to organ
izc 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
Il was Retreat church calling Rev. S. l..
W .1x, ln1,
there as stated supply. Ircsbytcry
granted pcrmiSSiO Of the call.
Many pcrmiSSionS I.crc granted for
the laborS Of stated supplies in different
fields in the rrcsbytcry.
Narrative and statistical reports were
generally encouraging. Pastors sala-
iicS, for the most part, had been fully
paid. The report on Sabbath schools re.
vcalcd that the average attendance was
much less than il should be.
The next meeting Of PrcSbytcry will
be at Smyrna church, five miles from
\cwbcrry, on Tuesday, September f. at
5 l.. NJ.
The Prcsbytcrans Of Greenwood have
been Keeping in line with the improve
mcntS OF their very progressive city, and
have recently built a handsome church
cdII ice, costing in round numbers ST, 900.
| has many of the modern cony cnicnccs
and improvements to be seen in n church
building. II was dedicated last Novcm-
Der. Rev L. II. Nall is the pastor.
The hrcSbytcry will always hold the
good people Of GrcCnYood in f" d re-
for acts Of Kindness and hos
pitality 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
Spondcmt was appointed to attend.
a. l.. GOSSErr.