The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-06-06
An Old Time Record.

NJ %, and standing they gave me
~ 90; from Chestnut Ridge, GI so In
lSoo., From Cedar Grove, S73 90: from
Chestnut Ridge, *G2 %; from New
Hope, SSl %: from Warrior Creek.
| H3) %. Ia 1851. From Cedar Grove,
*3G 20; from Chestnut Ridge. 953 30:
from New Hope. - 90; from Warrior
Creek, S25 80. In 1852. 2.-From Beaver
| dam, TlO5; from Chestnut Ridge, S5T 80:
from New Hope, $G2 co; from Warrior
| Creek, $50 80. In lS5..- From Chestnut
Ridge, 800: from Bcaverdam, $50: from
| Warrior Creek, $40 co; from New Hope,
| Si2 30. In 1851 - From Bcavcrdam
| Tl6 %: from Chestnut Ridge, S6T 90:
| From Clear Springs, S,O2 90 In 1850.
From Reavcrdam, SlO2 90; from Chest.
nut Ridge, SOS 80; from Mount Pleas
ant Sl02 90; from Clear Springs, 5000.
| In 1851. Prom Beavcrdam, $lOl 90;
from Chestnut Ridge, $G2 90: from
Mount Pleasant, S7S 80; from Warrior
| Creek, $62 30. In 1858 From Mount
| Pleasant, SIS 50: from BcaveruaIn,
SSl 90: from Chestnut Ri10c, SG3 OF:
from Warrior Creek. S93 90. lu 1859
From Rcavcrdam S3i co: F,um MCun(
| Pleasant, S62 CO., from Warrior Creek,
$50 GO. In 1850. From Bcavcrdam,
| so 90: from Mount Pleasant, &lOS 90:
from Warrior Creek, $40 co. In 1850.
From Beaverdam, %3i CO. from Bethel
| Church, $40 90: from Mount Pleasant
S62 co. from Warrior Creek, $50 90. In
1851 From Beavcrdam, $lT 90: from
hrthcl, So 90: from Mount plcusan
| sol OO frcm Warrior Creek, s33 90. In
| 1852. .-FrOr Bchvcrdam, $3l o.: from
| Bethel, SEQ 90; from Mount Pleasant,
SlO2 90: from Warrior Creek 15I 90. In
1863. From Bcavcrdam, $lG7 co: from
Mount p casant, $2l7 90; from Bethel,
| Tl5l co. from Warrior Creek, $9l GO.
| In lS6l.-From Bcaverlam, $50 90:
from Bethel, $li5 co; from Mount
| Pleasant, 81 90; from Warrior Creek
Sl co. In lS64.-From Eoaycrd IN,
| $50 90: from Mount Pleasant, $4ll co.
from Bethel, $li5 90; from Warrior
Creek, $lSl 90. In lSG5-From Bcav-
erdam, SIG co. from Mount Pleasant,
$G4 80: from Bethel, 500 co; from War
rior Creek, &55 90. In 1866. - From
Bcaverdam, $S3 CO; from Chestnut
Ridge, $1l7 90; from Mount Pleasant.
$93 so; from Warrior Greek, $i4.75.
The foregoing is the money | rG
ccivcd from the Churches | lave
n"mcd. As received it recorded /. /:
so think have given correct uc-
count of what | received each wear
from each church supplied.
have look Cd over the Church Books
where have preached, and ascer-
tanned the number | have baptisrd
since have been preaching. True.
on TWO occasions there was large
| number 10 haptisc. At one time thCrr
were s" card dates TO bnptisc. AL, d
another minister to 90 into The pool
with me, brother w. B. BoyG. VIC
baptlsed 96 persons in about thirty
minutes. The candidates came down
| into the pool two at Il time. They
| -nI ,f, I,
on one side, the other on the other. Both
cauIidstes went down into the water
t"%cthcr, AID came mp together.
ON smother occasion there were
iNty TO baptisc ut Warrior Creek
| thurch. asked brother Knight to
| help me. lie did so. | count all these.
preached at Mt. Pleasant church
twenty-five years, and baptiscd lOl: at
| Warrior Greek, 30 years Baptised
~; at Chestnut Ridge, IL years and
baptlscd 1874: at Bcaverdam, II years
and baptiscd Isl; at Bethel, spartan
burg District, & years and bnptiscd IS:
years and baptiscd l25: at Standing
| Spring, | Y ar and baptiscd %: at
Cedar Grove, years and baptized 80;
at New Harmony I.
| Total number baptiSed by me at the
| churches named, 1895.
! | baptised seven persons AT Now
| Harmony, at the request Of brother
| Ballard. also baplised othcrs. \,
olhcr places, OF which | have taken no
| account.
will now give you what consider
to De a call | received from God to the
ministry. | believe in n special call 10
the work Of the ministry, or should
never have undertaken it. will giyr
give you my experience. | Joined the
church at Warrior Creek in the vcar
$50: vas baptiscd by the Rev. IlGnrv
l. Ut felt no Impressions to preach
i"E several years, until about the vcu"
$50, began TO have some fcarfuI
views Of the condition OF sinners under
the curse OF Gods law, justly con
dcmncd, in which condition | once
lonnd myself, but from which hoped
was deIlyorcd 1t Impressed my mind
ucepy. became uneasy and dis
trcsscd. 1t seemed to lie with weight
on my mind for some time. At Icn%th
IrIt II" must try to tel them Of
tthe'r dargDr, and persuade them TO
nee thc wrath TO come but shuddcrcd
and shrank from the great work.
thought surely God would not mako
choice OF such one as was to preach
the gospcl-put up many excuses
prayed to God to show me more plain.
ly, II II was my duty. read Ons day
me 33d chuptor OF Ezekiel, where
God said: Son Of man, spcal; 10 the
en- drcn Of thy people, and say unto |
tA"m wheu ! bring the sword npor \ !
ianu, II the people OF the land take a
man OF their coasts and set him for
their Waterman. If when he sccth the |
sword come upon the land he blow the !
trumpet, and warn the people. then |
"hos0eVcr hearcth the sound Of Tho |
trumpet AM takcth not warning, If |
tnc sword ctmc and take HIM away his |
blood shall b, npon hi own head liz |
h'a'd the sound Of the trumpet and |
'ocK not warning. His bloO! shall be
upon him. BIT he that takcth warning
Shal! deliver lis soul But If the watch.
man see the syord come, and blow not
the trumpet, and the people be not
warned, II tn, sword come and take
any person frm among them, he il
taken away in his iniQuity, but his
b ood Will rcqirc at the watchman,s
hnnH. so thol o son Of man I have
SCI thee watctman unto the house of
Israel. Thcref,re thou shall hear tho
word at my mouh h and warn them from
me, when | sa. unto the wicked. O |
wicked man thou shalt surely die if |
thou dost not spak to warn the wicked
from MS way, tlat wicked man shall
de IN MS iniquIty but his blood will | |
require at thine iand. Nevertheless,
II tnou warn the vickcd Of his way TO |
turn from it, If heio not turn from his
way, he shali die his iniquity, but
thou hast delivered thy soul" These |