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the pastor was dropped, and Dl

ceeded ". H. Harrington as treasur-
er, and that same year Thomas II.
Pope was licensed t. preach the Cos
pei. Inring tie dark and terrible
days Of the war, The church struggled
on against tn" difficulties and trials
commoa to all parts Of The south, am!
to al! enterprises, led by heir faith
full and devoted pastor. In 1863, At
the request Of Lower Duncan's Creek
Church, Thomas II. Pope, who was
still member Of This clurch, was Or
dained. In September Ct that year
quite revival influence vas expert
enced IN the church snd 4 number
We're received by baptism. AS the
year 1863 drew to a close two severe
blows fell upon the church in quick
and sharp succession, in the death Of
Deacon J. B. O'Neall, on the 9th of
December, and Of F. B. Higgins, on
the Both Of the same month. The
years 1865 and 1866 were occupied by
everybody in trying to gather up AID
repair the shattered fragments left by
the war. In October, 1866, DR.. Brantly
offered his resignation, and on the 9Th
of January following his farewell SER
mon was preached. His pastorate of
sixteen years had been distinguished
by steady, faithful, permanent work,
which left its impress upon the
church and the community SO clear
and deep as never to be effaced.
Rev. J. T. Zealy was called to the
vacant pastorate March Sd, 1867, &C.
cepted and entered at once upon his
labors. In March, 1868, John R.
Leavell and W. T. Wright were elect
ed deacons, and in 1870, together with
G. T. Scott and J. B. Carwile, who
had been previously elected, were or
dained. Mr.. Zealy resigned in Septem-
Der, 1868, and DR.. Richard Furman
was celled and began his pastorate
the last of that year. His health fail
ing, in the spring Of 1859, the church
was supplied with preaching to the
end of that year by professors and
students of the Southern Baptist The
illogical Seminary, especially DR.. Viii
liam Williams, who continued to
preach in 1870, but early in that year
Rev. John Stout was invited to take
charge of the church and did so, but
continued his studies in the Seminary
until May, 1871, when he came to
Newberry to live. He resigned and
left in December, 1873, and was sue
ceeded July 1st, 1874, by Rev. F. ".
Eason, and he, the first Of January,
1878, by the present pastor. In 1869
William Hayne Leavell, a member Of
this church, was ordained to the min
istry. Deacon G. T. Scott died in
1876, and in that same year james
Mcintosh was elected deacon.
The Office Of clerk Of the church
was first filled by James Diver, who
was followed in a year or two by Reu
ben Pitts. In 1885 John S. Carwile
was made assistant clerk, and in 1843
he succeeded Mr.. Pitts as clerk,
holding the Office until 1852. He was
followed by his son, John B. Carwile,
who served as clerk for fifteen years,
and was followed in 1867 by Y. J.
Pope, who was succeeded in 1877 by
John F. Spearman, and he, in 1881,
by the present clerk, John S. Carwile.
The singing in the public worship
was, at first Of course, without aid Of
instrumental music, and was led by
Reuben Pitts, aided among the fe-
males by Mary Carwile, Mary Har-
rington, Caroline Fernandis, Sarah
Fernandis, and others. Mr.. Pitts was
early succeeded as leader by John B.
Carwile, and Deacon Drayton Nance,
occasionally rendered some service in
this direction. Soon something Of
choir was formed and, as early as
1851, melodeon was bought and US:
I'd in the worship. The first performer
was Miss Bette Carwile, now Mrs.
Minis, and she was followed by the
pastors wife, Mrs. Brantly, and she
BY Miss Kate Leavell, now Mrs.
Spearman. In 1855 the present or
gan was bought, and the aid and en-
ioyment it has furnished, in the wor-
ship of Gods house for over quarter
Of a century, must be attributed III
great measure, to the energetic and
enthusiastic efforts Of the accom-
plished and devoted Mrs. Brantly,
through whose exertions the organ
was secured.
Very soon after its organization, IN