The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25
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CHURCH
Tile scottsville Presbyterian
Church Dates Back
III to 81827.
SOM De IT'S FAMOUS. Us PASTORS ASH . B
Building ssti1lHi Zine Condition.
lScottsville Lodge of# Masoi1s *
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II lowing history Of the scottsvilleS l'rest'y
terlan churcli Is foul,d among tl1eSreclo'
written III 1883 Blythe Rev Thoss D ?.
3 Bell, ID D., who ,sas FOR Gig teen years r.
pastor Of the church here. and Is who died l5
* In 1850. 35 y ga Isl IA,
it55g.,.yvhat Is now scottsvlle, church
organized at Warren In the year 1s g
butjby whom does not appear On IN y o -'f;
stobcr 49, OF this year, by request OF tho
church 1t was taken under the care e 81 Of
west Hanover E'resbyt In a. p. " 1880.
the name, by tho authority Of Fresbytci'y
q y as changed from Warren to Warren and 9.
II cottsyille church., bit $aS few years ~ tor
1.-THE formcr3party or the name swa q q Opped y
* and the organization has SINCE sa buen
Il known as scottsvile$ church. hi AK; B 43
AtIsS the Organization, there were SIX
l,menlb ers. Sfi y! \: Isl
The elders were John. 9 gIart and nd
4 Samuel Harris .}sg ! n "a. ~. Ivy F -
Harrison, ESD, low r Pc ton ld ART r
Son, OF Bal tlmore, was recei ycd from sthef
I. MaysyilleS church. Buckingham, and was
elected and Installed a ruling elder ne ne
8 having been before ordain cd to this Of 1895
The congrcgationIproba badly first WorslippedS
FREQ building. HIGH then stood N7. m n
1.-THE edge OF the vii sc OF Wa rret,.
rho scottsvllle con greg cation first y used
II Concord house Of worship. which TODD on
f$ gro rnd now&embrace d In the Presbyterian
"A Cemetery. nearly hi mile from the village
There was at that line no cl,urch building "
Il in lscottsyilie, and different denomn tons
3 appear; to have used Concord, who're. tra-j
Z d.tion says, larg con grcgation were a e.
X custonled * assemble. Tho present house
& Of worsliip$Waa built about the year 1892,
NJ on ~ lot presented TO the church by Rev.
& 1'eyton Harrison. and It was 4 the first
u churchYinS Scottsvllle Il St.T5 MI 33s
81 The first pastor or sta ted suppl Of the
church was sthe6Tev. Samuel Hurd, who
III ppears to have remained y here two or
"a three years: hut OF whom little is known
Rev. VIM. s. White was installed pastor
n August ] !, 1892. al serving the church IN
III connection with Mrs HI j IN Buck CHAM
rs county. In the vicinity OF Bolling's Land
# Ing The same year NJ r.sy &c IVY hl1e
~ was ordained an lder, a nd was for as
Il many as twenty-five years a pillar y,
RI the church. IN AZ d. 1884, Rev MI. White
4 removed 81 to charlottesville. where he
4 taught "a female school and & preached
RI many years. He afterwards was extern +;
4 slvely known; in the church as the II lev
~ Dr. yYti te. OF Iexing ton, Val, During
U his pastorate the church was much res
II viyed "a nd Increase especia ~ by aivtslts
N from the Rev. Daniel aker. a well known
Y evangelist of that day. II ftcen members
were add ed In one yea b ringing up the
number OF communcantsito lifty AS
II this time, j oseph lxer who WAS after
wards Il useful elder for more than thirty
years. was brought into the church..ss
81 The next pastor WIS he Rev. Samuel
u b. ilson, " no was ordained ard in
stalled June as. 1885. II Is pas orat to cons
tfnued until "a. D.,S 18i0. " hen he was su g.
ceeded BY the Rev. j John b. Ross, v hos
E5 took charge OF this church In connection
u with The Cave. "a lbema rle county. He
ii appears to have left In "a. D., 1913, and in;
q April Of the next year. the Il Rev. Nv M
IS II. Hickman was engaged " to serve a he
church as a stated supply for one year. q,
b # Hcrc occurs al consid era BILE I'M erval dur
X Ing which there was no regular preaching
SSsin5the church.. S35 ssY 54 ss5 3Es3
ss. n A. d., 1877 Rev. W m. Pinkerton added
n this church TO his charge OF The Cove
Id giving to each the half of his time This
relation continued until a. D.. u S51. M In
N A.$ d., 1880. Peter G. Hoge. AN elder4ins
this church united witt u the Baptist
church. and for more than twenty years;
* was useful minister In that denomina-
gstipn. al 35{ q S3ssS ,a
sS5 ma d. 1852. I he Rev. Edward Cochran
~ began to supply the church, and on June
& s, q OF the next year, he was ordained and
Installed by West Hanover Presbytery.s
II This relation was dissolved March, 1855. ga
.Thc church then remained vacant until
Il. II. y 1885, when i he Rev. ames II. 81 tz-
Y gerald began to preach as stated supply
giving to It the half OF his time. He
at the same itime#had chargcsof Nays
willie church at Buckn CHAM Courthouse,
!: near which he lived ! IN "a. D.. 1865. he
20 Ia nh, ha vi rtp
provided Itself with a mnnse He con-i
tinued this relation Of stat ed supply until
J. the spring OF a. 500, when hi accepted
4, a call and was install ed pas Tor. In Oc-S
& tober OF the same year, however this re-
u lation was dissolved, and Mr. Fitzgerald
presented to the church by Mr. Isaac r,
Il Barksdale. one Of the elders, and III Mr.
5JYm. Branch. one OF the congregation, i t
XVI Is a very 81 nble house, and !. has con-
nected with 1t. bout twenty-fiye acres
Id Of land. Infthe spring Of "a: D., So the
n Rev ohm Aickelway began g preach as
VI stated supply but after laboring abo ut
~ six mon I hs,s his heal It'll compelled him to-
leave, and he lived but a short time after
Al ward "a {. a .ttd gs N Il eilS
About this time Howardsville was united
to- scottsyille ms an fou for re gli-
iBSlnr preach hing 81 and az umberS Of persons
Ia from lat ghborhood united this
I'M N ovember, ISL 81 Rev, IT hos. ?, Bell,
sshaving been appointed evangelist for West
59sI hanover Preshyter moved his family In
to- tho ma SCI, and began preaching reg
as8,,larly at scottsyllle and IIowardsville,j
s. At tic present writing, A. D,,@% 1883, this!
~ arrangement stIll continues. ~ .i53
OF The internal history Of the church,
shutslIttleinfonnat mean he gained. tisi
;it Il, No ltng IA tier Its organization and,
swhiles tho present church building was in
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