Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-05

ture deliberation he had transferred mis-
temporal all on board the ship OF the
Revolution and resolved to share MS
countrys fortunes, and with her 70
sink or swim, live or die.
In the dark days Of Carolina's pros.
poets, when British and Tory ascend
ancy hung like pail over her SKY
from the seaboard to the mountains. 30,
fierce was the storm that ragged around.
the partisan preacher, and so deep was
the hold he had on the affections OF!
his peop'a. that the few men and boys.
Of Bullock's Creek, not already IN MIL
itary service, repaired to the church on1
Sabbath mornings with their guns inss
their hands. and stationing themselves
around the church guarded their min
lister and worshippins-s>aDeeetii,cls1!l 1!
while he preached to them the ever5S
lasting gospel Of the Son Of God.
All, what a priceless gem Is our hD1j
erty when we consider what 1t haas
costI
The very spot where the church now
| SldlluS DGSl odllSlllCo W sAeS
Of heroes-heroes Of the cross as WEI
as of the battlefield Often have w
heard 1t spoken Of by the old peopis
who were more or less well tnformef1
Of these facts and who told 1t WIZ
tears in their eyes-an impressivenesa
more forcible than words-the price III
cost to place in our hands the Charter;
Of Liberty, with the unchallenged right
to worship the God Of our fathers &C
cording to the sanction Of the Bible
and the dictates of our own con-
sciences.
Emerging from the Revolutionary
war South Carolina presented an as
pect calculated 70 awaken the tender
est sympathy Of the human heart. Her
farms and plantations were -dSeAstetsd:..
Her workshops, academies and scnU0i
houses that had escaped the vandafs
ouch were left to silence and decay.
The sires and sons, mothers and
.aughters who had survived the awful
.arnage and privations incident upon
| he war were reduced to poverty. The
plough share Of devastation had rup-'
'urei all the resources Of her former
prosperity. But thanks to Heaven,
over this dreary disaster the voice OF
Liberty and Independence rung with q.
restorative power and wakened into
life and activity the intellectual. the
moral and the physical energies Of all
49, q
improvement.
In 1887 or 1888 DR.. Alexander opened
classical school near his own resfrs
dence, situated a short distance west
of Bullock's Creek church and in few
months the infant seminary wa
thronged with young men from hs
own and adjoining districts. For
number Of years he continued to dis
charge the duties Of preceptoa
eminent abrrry, and he had the satis-'
faction II. after days to see many OF his
pupils in stations Of honor, and use
fulness, as clergymen, physicians jur-
lists and statesmen.
Many Presbyterian ministers, VINO
from the beginning Of the last century
until the time of their death contribut.
ed so largely to give strength and ex-
| tension to that arm Of the church IN
York and the neighboring counties,
were indebted to him, not only Tor
their academical training but for their>
early attainments in theology-
The late Governor johnson, furnrah-
es a specimen Of the solid stamp OF
true South Carolina character and ear
ly scholarship, with which he ana
many others of DR.. Alexanders pupils
during the period Of long life, were
permitted to adorn and benefit the
south and society. Governor Johnson
entertained tine highest regard for bis
venerated preceptor and spoke with
pride of his academy in the Bullock's
Creek forest. From the descendants of
some Of the old men Of Bullock's Creek
congregation, who grew up under the
ministry Of DR.. Alexander. I'D who
were true and tried men we have had
the opportunity Of forming tolerably
correct estimate Of the mighty results
which accrued both to the church apd
the state from the labors Of ap en-
lightened and faithful gospel ministry.
The religion, the morality, the patriot
ism and the solid common sense ma
inns of the Bible had been Drought -
bear with steady and formative infi1-
ence upon the youthful minds In the
CONGREGATIONS, with whose origin, prog
ress and interests the greater part or
DR.. AlexandeTs life had been tdentt-
fled, and the result was that genera
ton Of men grew up and matured
under his plastic economy whose
worth to their country as soldiers and
as citizens is beyond our power OF
comprehension. What grand people!
What they were upon the field Of bat
tie we have but partially learned
the historian; Of the scars which they
carried on their persons, and the re-
cital from their own lips Of the many
scores Of mortal strifes through which
they passed, We know comparatively
little. But what they were as men;
and as citizens we know for we have
looked upon their labors ard lives
which they passed with noble b1
before our eyes.
To the authority Of God in His
they bowed with reverence,
believed, and in the duties,
formed.
The family altar, the So
the house Of God were