Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-05-08
3[RRlINQ SESSION or
A4Ag. G. HRE@IBYTER11
ne Session Held at Piedmont in April Most Interesting
and Harmonious Kind Hearted People.
Written by "s. H." for The Keowee Courier.

umns space to give your readers
some incidents respecting the South
Carolina Prcsbytery, which convened
in the Presbyterian church at Pied
mont on Friday night, April 10Th, at
$50 o'clock p. m.
The opening sermon was preached
by the retiring Moderator, Rev. J. f,
Mckinnon, of Long Cane church,
from Matthew xvi, Is.
After the sermon Presbytery pro-
ceeded to organize. The roll was
called and, though the night was
dark and rainy, fourteen ministers
and twenty-seven ruling elders were
enrolled. Elder j. w. Todd, OF
Seneca, was elected Moderator, and
Rev. L. p. Burgess, of Ninety. Six,
assistant clerk.
In arranging the hours for bust
ness Rev. }. @. Shire, pastor of the
church, said: "We do not initiate
any body here, and we are different
from every body else; we have our
own rules and regulations, and cat
dinner at IL o'clock" The hours for
business were arranged from 8 a. m.
to IL, with recess for dinner until
2, and adjourn at s.
Presbytery adjourned to meet at
8 o'clock next day--Saturday.
will endeavor to write the Incl
dents of each day as they transpired.
AT 8 a. m, after devotional exer-
ciscs, the work of the Presbytery
was resumed. Much of the time in
the forenoon was spent in hearing
reports, appointing committees, etc.
The Local Home Commission re-
signed, and the committee elected
the following ministers and elder to
serve: Rev. j. f. McKinnon, of
Long Cane church; Rev. j. 9. Shire,
of Piedmont church, and Elder w.
a. Templeton, of Abbeville.
The following ministers were re-
ceived into this Presbytery: Rev. S.
j. Cartledge of the Augusta Presby-
terry, Rev. w. +. Strickland of the
Macon Presbytery, and Rev. Thos.
ii. Medd, from Canada.
A call was made for Rev. S. j.
Cartledge to the First church, in the
city of Anderson. Rev. II. r. Muir
Gibson was called to Central church /;
Rev. II. G. Fennell to Rocky River
church, and Rev. w. f. Strickland
to Pendleton.
The pastoral relation was dissolved
between Rev. H. G. Fennell and
Providence church, in Abbeville
county.
The following ministers and elders
were elected as representatives to
the General Assembly, which meets
in Little Rock, Ark, May 1923 :
Rev. w. S. IIamiter, Seneca, princi-
pal; Rev. II. G. Fcnnell, alternate ;
Rev. B. +. Reid, Rcidville, principal F.;
Rev. j. i. Williamson, Newberry,
alternate; Elder w. P. Anderson,
Westminster, principal; j. NJ. Har-
den, Abbcville, alternate; Elder j.
Il. Glenn, Equality, principal; S. T.
Mccullough, Good Hope, alternate.
The South Carolina Presbytery is
growing rapidly. 1t is but short
time since only one minister and one
elder were sent to the Assembly.
Now there are two ministers and
two elders. Two ministers and two
elders are sent for every twenty-four
ministers in a Presbytery. In the
South Carolina Presbytcry there are
twenty-six.
There was but one licentiate, Mr..
IL. G. McLeasc, of Greenwood. Mr..
McLease is a gifted and talented
young man. His eye sight is seri-
ously injured-alnost lost. It was
caused by the accidental discharge of
gun in the hands Of his cousin
while they were hunting. Mr.. Nc,
Lease was then only thirteen years
OF age. lie can see some from one
eye, bnt the other is entirely closed.
1t does not disfguro him but very
little. lie was educated at an insti-
tute for the blind, and, though quite
young man, is highly educated and
cultured. His pronunciation is clear
and distinct, and as an orator he has
but few equals and no superiors.
When speaking his eye, though scri-
ously impaired, sparkles like dia-
mond. There are few more pious or
better educated mon. A more thor.
ough examination in Ecclesiastical
History, Theology, church govern
mcnt, ETC., | never heard. The ex-
animation was sustained and Mon.
day was the day appointed to license
him.
Several other ministers aud elders,