The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-07-13

as an able preacher. So far as
we have been able to ascertain
the church remained in the
Bethel Association from the date
OF its organization till 1876, when
1t united with other churches in
Union County to form the Union
County Association. The Bethel
Association extended over a large
territory, including churches in
North Carolina. About 1880 a
difficulty arose in the church,
which resulted in dividing it in
to two factions, and ultimately
changing both it's name and loca
ton, as we shall see.
An orphan boy named Eubanks
was bound" to a man named
Peake under a legal contract.
which provided that when the
boy was 81 years of age, Peake
was to give him a horse, bride
and saddle. Peake gave the
boy an inferior horse. Com
plant was made against him,
and the matter was carried be-
fore the church for settlement,
with the result as above stated.
About this time one of the fac
tlons began holding preaching
services at a school house which
was located on what is now the
grounds of Hebron Church. In
the meantime the Tinker Creek
faction became extinct, but it's
identity was preserved and it's
existence continued by forming
the Hebron church, or in other
words the old organization was
continued at another place ansi
nnffh,g E P2ltd different. nanne- ---nr
after it's removal to Hebron was
Rev. Elisha Eubanks. Col. Sam
uel Beatty gave the church Z 1-3
acres of land. On this a log
house was built and used as a
house of worship. This was
used till about 1850, when a
frame building 80 x so feet was
erected, which building was used
till 1905, when it was replaced
by the present house of wor.
ship. From 1880 to 1860 we fino
the names of Revs. Wright, Dab
ner Duncan, Richard Woodruff
Phillips and Kendrick, who serv
ed the church as pastors, being
men full of zeal and spiritua
power, and doing much for tn
G upbuildinp of the church AM
. community.
: During the civil war tn
q church had no regular preach
7 ing, as most of the preacher
: were in the army. From 1867 t
" 1880 Revs. J. G. Carter, K: Jet
:, er, J. T. Gwinn and j. G. Hum
phries were the pastors. Unde
;: the ministry of these men tn
% % church maintained it's life an
~ received quite a number of USE
~ full members.
V The coming of Rev. G. ]
20 Scaife to the church as pastor
70 70 1880 marks an epoch in the hi
? tory of the organization. IT
a church was in bad state of di
~ ~; cipline when he came. 1t w;
~ y, we'll disciplined when he lef
e. after about five years of servi'
~ ~ as pastor. 1t was largely due
'' his able and persistent effor
~, that the church espoused tt
ts ts cause of world wide mission
10 10 and became what it has be-
10 10 ever since, a thorough goi1
nd d missionary church.
Z; ~ Rev. A. ]. Hires, who was
oh % the time pastor of the Uni
W. M Baptist church, served as past
m;c m during 1883.
we In 1886 Rev. H. K. Ezell
las cepted the pastoral care of
is church and served in this cap;
,er ity about three years. DUR
,h- the second year of his minis
lao several acres of land which
his long to the church were cleal
and planted in cotton. This
he been cultivated ever since, {
me is quite a help to the church
or raising money.
ter A "Try Class" in missions '
I. also organized during his mi
,wn try with about thirty memb'
ere and $53. 18 was raised for