Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-26

as pastor l844-45. Rev. Joseph +.
Pritchard was then recalled and serv-
ed the church 1S45-'46. Rev. W. w.
Rollins came next as pastor in 1850,
and served until 1852. He was follow
ed by Rev. G. w. Robinson Of North
Carolina, in 1854, who served the
church but one month, giving up the
pastorate because Of the great distance
he had to travel. Rev. Milton Garri-
son, a member Of the church, served
as supply from May, 1854, to August,
of the same year, when he was sue
ceeded by Rev. Peter Nicholson, who
continued in the service Of the church
until 1862. In September, 1855, SUBJ
scriptions were taken to erect new
house of worship. which was perhaps
occupied the next year, as the deacons
were then constituted trustees with
the order from the church to sell the
old building and to paint the new one.
In 1861 the civil war came on and
the church gave the strength Of her
manhood to defend the principles for
which the south fought through four
weary years of struggle and hardship.
The pastor. Rev. Peter Nicholson, ac-
cepted a chaplaincy i'm the army and
Rev. A. M. Croxton occupied the pull
pit for a short time. In 1854 Rev. w.
c. Owens became pastor and served
until 1865. He was succeeded in 1865
by Rev. A. L. Slough, who remained
with the church until 1875. 1t was
during this pastorate, In 1867, that the
church discontinued the monthly bus
mess meetings, holding quarterly meet
ings instead. The monthly business
meetings had been kept up for seven
ty-four years. The annual call was
also abolished, the church extending
an indefinite call instead. In 1870 an
additional tho cyiff nf hro
Glover, was added t. the cemetery.
Rev. A. NJ. CroXton again supplied the
church from June, 1875, to October
Of the same year. when Rev. B. G.
Covington began his pastorate. He re-
mained with the church until 1882. 1t
was during this pastorate, in 1880, that
the most far reaching revival in the
history Of the church was held, by DR..
Teasdell, one hundred being added to
the church by baptism. The church at
this time raised the pastors salary to-
81, 900, which is the largest salary the
church ever paid.
Rev. Milton Garrison again served
the church as supply from October,
1882 to 1888, when Rev. L. G. Hinton
came to the pastorate, serving 1884
1885. In this year the Young Peoples
society of the church was organized
and for a time maintained four pray
er meetings within the bounds Of the
church. 1t was during the same year,
1885, that the church purchased lot
and a six-room house In Pineville,
which became the pastors home.
Rev. ]. X. FAINT came to the church
as pastor in March, 1885, and served
most acceptably until 1882, when he
was succeeded in July following by
Rev. c.. #. Scaife, who resigned in
January, 1889, greatly to the regret
Of the congregation. Rev. F. o. s.
Curtis came to the church In July,
1889 and remained I'm its service until
August, 1894. During his pastorate
he baptized seventy-five into the fell
lowship Of the church. In 1894, after
much deliberation, 1t was decided to
build house of worship five miles
west Of the church, by voluntary con-
tributions, where services might be
held as an arm Of the church. The
Chapel, as 1t was designated, became
Oak Grove church during the pastor
ate of Rev. M. w. Gordon in 1908.
Rev. S. M. Hughes served the
church for about six months during
1894, but was forced to resign be-
cause Of feeble health. He died soon
after, loved and lamented by the peo-
pie whom he served for short while.
In 1895 the church again sought the
services Of Rev. A. L. Slough, who be-
came pastor Of the church the second
time in 1895 and served until 1902,
when on account of the growing in
firmities Of age, he retired from the
pastorate, carrying with him the love
and veneration Of the people whom he
had served so faithfully for eighteen
years.
He was succeeded July 1903, by Rev.
NJ w. Gordon, who served the church
with great efficiency until March,
1905. It was during this pastorate that
the movement was started, which
developed into the new building. To
Bro. Gordon, in a large measure, Is
due the credit for the undertaking by
the church of so large and costly
building. The first committee to Sc
cure plans was appointed in Novem-
ber, 1903. In February, 1904, plans
were adopted which on further inves-
tigation were found to call for too
large an outlay of funds. In April
1904, the plans for the present build
ing were adopted and in August of that
year, timber was cut on the church
grounds and sawed into lumber on
the church lot. Subscriptions aggre-
eating about $4,000 in five annual
payments were taken. Rev. M. w. Cor
don was succeeded in the pastorate,
April, 1905, by Rev. ]. D. Higgins, who
closed his pastorate with December of
the same year.
The present pastorate began Janua-
ry 1st, 1906, without any break In the
continuity of the church services. In
August, 1906, the first brick were
placed on the ground and on Septem-
her 25th, 1907. ground was broken for
the new building. The corner stone
was laid November 7th. The build
ing, erected by contract in any or our
towns or cities would cost not less
than $4,000, but more probably VII
900. For the generous and self-sacrl-
ficing efforts put forth to secure this
beautiful, substantial and commodlous
building, due credit should be given 10
the membership as a whole. For the
membership as a whole, the pastor mas
nothing but words Of praise ana
thanks. To the building committee
the church is indebted for faithful and
self-denyng service. 1t is the opln-
ion of the pastor that a church was
never served by a more faithful COM
mittee, while too much cannot be SAID
in recognition and praise Of the SER
vice rendered by Bro. Jas. +. Boyd
chairman of the building committee.
The church during the one hundred
and sixteen years OF its history mas
had twenty-One pastors and three sup
plies. Ine lOldl IIlelhociShip,
these wears would aggregate about
two thousand. Many Of them have
gone elsewhere to join other churches
and cast in their lots with other folds.
But the great majority of them have
passed on to join the choir invisible
and to worship before the throne in
that abiding city where they have no
need for houses built by human hands,
but where the Lord God Almighty ana
the Lamb are the temple. Blessed
old church, May we who are mere
now and those who shall come atteT
us, with the passing Of the feet-footed
years, prove ourselves worthy success
sors TO that great company who have
gone before US.
Short Ways to Multiply.
Ranid multiplication Is always