Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-10-03
WESTMINSTER.


franklin county, Ga, visited the family
of NJ. s. Stribling last week.
Miss Bonnie Freeman returned Satur-
day from a three weeks visit in Atlanta.
Miss Margaret Lambert, of Waynes-
boro, Va, is the guest of Mrs. David
Norris.
Miss Annie Kay is trimming hats in
the millinery store of Miss Lila Ford.
Miss Louise Sheldon, of Fair Play, ac-
companied by Misses Margie Stribling
and Maude Simpson, of Westminster,
returned to the College for Women at
Columbia last Wednesday.
d. 7. Mcdonald, the carrier on r. F. d.
No. 2, has been sick several days and Is
confined to his room. He is reported no
better this morning.
To-day the pupils from different parts
of the State are returning to the Cedar
Springs Institute, after three months
vacation. Ira Wilson, Dewett King and
Mrs. Rebecca Lee and Leila Hardy are
among the pupils of this section.
The North Carolina Pine Association
will hold it's semi-annual meeting in
Charleston October II and IL and they
desire full attendance of both members
and non. members. No effort is being
spared TO make th;s meeting one OF the
best ever held. The following big speak
ers have been invited to be present: Ex-
Governor Aycock, of North Carolina;
Governer Hayward, of South Carolina;
Governor Swanson, of Virginia; John
Temple Graves and Hoke Smith, of At
ianta, and Senator b. r. Tillman, of
South Carolina. The North Carolina
Pine Association represents the principal
output of lumber in Virginia and the
Caroinas and it's members cut nearly q
billion and half feet every year. G. C.
Simpson, of Westminster, is a member
of the association and expects to attend
this meeting.
The union services held in the Presby-
terian church Sunday were largely at
Baptist church, preached in the forenoon
and Rev. G. L. Harmon, Jr., of the Me-
thodist church, preached at night.
Mrs. w. d. Lesley has been quite sick
for several months. Her friends hope to
hear of her restoration to health.
Rev. w. 81. Frazier, of Anderson,
preached in the Presby terian church Fri.
day night.
Errett Zimmerman has returned from
the Massey Business College, of Colum-
bus, Ga. Mr.. Zimmerman has accepted
position in the office of the Cheswell
Cotton Mill Co.
Miss Bessie Crawford, of South Union,
Is spending few days with Miss Mary
S. Messer.
Mrs. w. II. Hester, of Spartanburg, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. N. Cox.
SOUTH CAROLINA rREsBYTERY.
South Carolina Presbytery met in
Westminster on September 20 and was
opened with sermon by Rev. j.
Lowrie Wilson, d. D., of Abbeville. on
Revelation 2:7: "He that hath an ear.
let him hear what the Spirit saith to the
churches" Officers: Retiring mode
rator, Rev. J. j. Harrell, Westminster;
Piedmont; stated clerk, Rev. S. l.. will
son, OF Ninety-Six; temporary clerk,
Rev. L. +. Burgess, of Edgetield.
Roll--Thlrty-One ministers and twenty
three ruling elders were present when
the roll was called. There are about
sixty Two churches in the South Carolina
Presbytery, embracing the Counties of
Anderson, Abbeville, Edgefield, Green.
wood, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens and
Saluda.
Corresponding Members and Visiting
Brethren-Rev. L. III. Law, d. D., Spar.
tanburg; Rev. S. G. Byrd, D. d., Green
vile; Revs. J. r. Moore and A. p. Marett,
of the Baptist church, and Geo. T. Har.
mon, Jr., of the Methodist church.
Observation-Disclosures C. Wynn was duly
examined and was taken under the care
of the Presbytery as candidate for the
ministry. Mr.. Wynn is member of
Upper Long Cane church, of which Rev.
j. q. Shive is pastor.
Pastorate dissolved-The pastoral rela-
Sion oot"coh heN. ~. w. brown ana the
Lebanon, Little Mountain and Bethia
churches was dissolved. Calls were
placed in Mr.. Browns hands from the
Richland and Walbala churches, which
he accepted. A commission was an.
pointed to install him pastor of these
churches at an early date.
Observation-Disclosures of the Trustees of
Chcora College was read by the presi-
dent, DR.. 5. O. Byrd. Reports were also
read trom Davidson College, Presbyte-
rian College Of South Carolina and the
southwestern University of Clarksville,
Tenn. These institutions of learning
received earnest and careful consdera-
ton and appeals for patronage. Much
interest was manifested and considerable
discussion was made in regard to the
establishment and maintenance of
Presbyterian high school at Abbeville to
prepare pupils for college. Presbytery
referred the matter to the original COM
mittee.
Bible Cause-Rev. T. Fl. Law, D. ID.
was heard on behalf of the American
Bible Society.
Missionary-The cause of the home
and foreign missions was strongly pre-
sented at the missionary conference by
REV. 5. L.. Morris, ID. d., the secretary Of
the assembly's home missions Rev. f.
III. Wardlaw, superintendent of synodi-
cal missions; DIR. Henderlight, mission
airy to Brazil, and Revs. Woodson and
Cartilage Thursday night. Rev. NJ r.
kirkpatrick told of Mrs. Aiken's work
county. An Offering of over $50 was 10.
ceived besides gifts of church furnish
ings. Rev. Mr.. Kirkpatrick is chairman
of the Home Mission committee.
The bulk of the business transacted
Thursday afternoon was along the line |