The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
UbH l}erald and Mex:S
METHODISM IN
CITY OF NEWBERRY,
LABORS OF GOD-FEARING MEN CROWN
ED WITH SUCCESS.
Historical Sketch of the Growth Of Method
iSt in Newberry Since the 0rganiZa-
ton Of the First Society in 1881.

Perhaps the early history Of
no other church in Newberry has
been preserved with so little degree
of accuracy as that of the Method
ist Church. The reason may be
found in the fact that in the early
days of this country's history there
never was at any time in this coun-
ty a concentrated or. compact move
ment looking towards the establish
ment of Methodism. The Methodist
Church of today owes its strength
to the labors of itinerant preachers,
who in the closing days of the 18th
century apd far into the 10Th, rode
from place to place, preaching
the gospel and establishing small
churches as they went. The great
majority of these preachers these
''men of God'-were each Year
given a different territory This.
added to the fact that most of the
churches which they established
were organized i'll private houses
and had Outlines no distinct organ
ization at all, has left the early his
tory of the Methodist church in this
county very much in doubt, and
accurate information is hard to OBJ
tain.
It is known that the first Meth
odist society in Newberry had its
existence at least a year before the
organization of the town in 1855.
About this time the Broad River
Circuit, extending from Dutch Fork
to Pacolet, in Spartanburg District.
was formed. This circuit did not
include all Newberry District. In
1894 Bush River Circuit was formed
and most of the churches in New
berry District, except the churches
on Enoree River, which were in
Enoree Circuit, were included in
this Bush River Circuit. Here they
continued until 1920, when New
berry Circuit was organized, in
Guiding all Newberry County, ex-
cept Ebenezer, near Maybinton,
and Mt. Tabor, also a number of
churches in Laureps county.
PASTORS OF NEwBERRy CIRCUIT.
Coleman Carlisle was the first
preacher of New berry Circuit, be-
ing in charge during the year 1920.
He was a grandfather of DR.. R. c..
Carlisle and NJ. A. Carlisle, Esq,
now of this county. His body now
rests in Salem graveyard in Laurens
County. Following Rev. Coleman
Carlisle the preachers of Newberry
Circuit down to 1854, the time
when Newberry was set off as a
station, and the details of their ser
vice, are asf'follows: 1921, James
Muilinix and Daniel Riley; 1922,
Henry Bass and NJ. Mcpherson;
1923, Robert Adams; 1S24-5, Joseph
Holmes; 1926, tobe supplied; 1927,
Barnett Smith; 1928, Samuel Dun
woody; $4,000, David Derrick;
1872, John Watts; 1888, John
Compton; 1884, Jacob Ozier; 1885,
H. w. Ledbetter and w. c. Fer
rill; 1887, Frederick Rush; 1889,
David Derrick, and in 1889 also
John Tarrant; 1910 ], Geo. W.
Moore and John Tarrant; 1928,
]. H. Zimmerman and D. Byrd;
1874, Samuel Dunwoody and L M.
Little; tS45, Samuel Dunwoody and
A. B. McGilvary; 1857, Ira l..
Potter and w. A. Conner; 1913, {.
A. Crowell and S. H Brown; IS49,
W. A. McSwain and J. J. Harris;
1850, P. G.. Bowman and S. H.
Dunwoody; 1851, J. H. thinner
man and Jas. w. Bouchelle; 1852,
c. Murchison and E. J. Penning-
ton; 1858, c. Murchison and W.
E Boon; 1884, Z. H. Walker and
A. B. McGilvary,
NEWBERRY STATION.
In 1854 Newberry was set off as
a station. The pastors from this
time, 1884, down to the present,
and the dates of their service, have
been as follows; 1854, Jno R. Pick
att. 1orr-6 w A McSuoin.yScz-S