The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-11

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be much older than that, beisg
now about one hundred and ten Or
fifteen years old. They are using
the third house of worship since
this church was constituted.
Whether the Twelve Mile River
Association was the first in this
county or not the writer does not
know, but it is safe to say that it
was. At it's session in 1889 the
ASSOCIATION appointed a committee
to write a brief historical sketch
of the churches and in 1870 the
following was written about
Secona:
"We proceed first to give the his.
tory of the Baptist church at
Secona, Pickens District, S. G..
The time when this church was
constituted, is fact not within
tho power OF this committee to
give. But that it did exist in
August 1896, is tact which is
known from the records of the
church, that being the earliest date
which such records now show. At
that time the church called a Pres
bytery, consisting of Elders Joseph
Logan and John Chastaln, who
ordained William Murphy to the
work of the ministry; and he be-
ing Immediately called to the pas.
toral care of the church, continued
in the same until April 1889, at
wbioh time Solomon Smith was
ordained to the office of the minis
try by a Presbytery consisting of
Elders Joseph Logan and John
Chastain; and William Murphy
still continuing in the pastoral
care of the church, she continued
her onward march Cher pace, how
ever, being quite ordinary, as ap-
pears from the records, until the
Spring of 1907, at which time the
Rev. .Elnathan Davis was called
to the pastoral care Of the church,
who continued in the same until
the Autumn Of 1918, and from the
best information which this COM
mlttee is in possession Of, the
number of members in the church
varied from 20 to so; and it ap-
pears that from the Autumn of
1918 up to the commencement of
the year 1920, the church was
without a pastor, She, however,
at the latter date called Elder
Isaiah Stephens to her pastoral
care, who continued therein until
the Autumn of 1922, at which
time the church called Presby tory,
which ordained Jacob Lewis to the
Office Of the ministry. Isai all
Stephens still continued tho sup
ply of the church until July 1923,
at which time the church called
the aforesaid Jacob Lewis to it's
pastoral care, who continued in
the same until his decease, which
was in August 1885. Immediately
after which the church called
Elder Thomas Dawson to serve
them as their pastor. who still con-
times to serve them as such.'
Other brief sketches Of some of
the churches are given, viz:
"Mud Crock" church In Henderson
county, N. c., which was constltu.
ted in 1902 with 25 members;
Cathey's Greek church, also in the
same county and state, but now in
Pennsylvania county, which was
organized in July 1922. Both of
these churches wore offsprings of
French Broad church. West
Union church (now in Oconee
county, which was constituted 10th
September 1886. The last sketch
is with reference to Middle Fork
Saluda. The date of its organiza-
tion ls not known, butlt was prior
to 1885.
This practice of writing histori~
cal sketches of the churches was
abandoned after the year 1841, and
it was a mistake to do 80. There
should be- some way to preserve
and perpetuate the early struggles
and successes Of our fathers in
their labors of love, as we'll az
their heroic deeds in time of war.
1t should be taken up again and
recorded in the minutes of the as
sociation. But it will be seen
from these brief sketches that as
soon as the bloody conflict Of the
Revolution was over, the brave
warriors for civil liberty began the