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the Church Scotland that Erskne College was named
has been further pepetuaed the A. H.
Theological Seminary Due West The first T. F. newspaper was
the Erskne Miscellany Its publication was arteo IN 9n
latter years of the called the Due West
Telescope the has been known the
cate Reformed Presbyterian.
For hundred years. the of Ebenezer has been
Presbyans And the many good men
have bear it, that there is some
thing naming child for good mani "A good name cnaI
be chosen than great riches All cannot be great
but all NAV be good great good
usually try to not their qualities character
and talent
Before College organized there was no denomlna
college this State and when the proposition was made IN
then and in years the hearty approval of nearly all
educated religious and the citizenship OF AbbeVle
Mainly through the effort OF Rev. w. H. derpn IL WAS
endowed with before the The swept away
large part and although our people were poor
later endowment the iberaity of friends was raised TO aDou
100000.
The first President of Erskne College Rev. Presy
ID D. with the following gentlemen Professors Mr. N NJ Gordon
Rev. J. N. Young, Rev. j. P. Pressy D. D. .
On the Erskne College campus been erected number OF
buildings credit people The college oudng
itself imposing elegant proportions The work OF
the college now coeducaona dormito for and girls
are commodious construction models OF arcnteo
beauty Society halls built when the demands upon
compared with the present greater needs but
pleasing sight amid spreading oaks and winding walks
The library mine of information for the student
The success College recent under the able ano
efficient President Moat has caused so great
upon facilities that all the existing buildings are taxed to
future greater demands ...
THE DUE FEMALE COLLEGE,
Mora than 6ftv wears ago. Rev j. l. the idea Of
the Female College, Stock taken and Sne
college was for half century has been great rev
Boyce it's president today knowing needs Of the intu
on set out years raise private the nec
sary money build most elegant dormitory which now
great numbers of the best of college girls
The dormtory of the most elegant buildings in this part
the country ceilings high the recitation and h dill
ing and society and of elegant proportions was
built of architecture ornament to the
town. college and all its now the OF the
R SYNOD which body recently furnished with every
needed thing college, making speciality of music has placed
lin the building large number of the best pianos
The following persons elected Trustees November 1859
T. r Pressly J. N Young W. Hemphil J. Bonner F. Lee
R c. Sharp O. Hawthorn j. P Pressly John Cowan Haw
thorn j. R. Wilson, j. Galloway Miller u arler D. r.
Kennedy
When Injustice no longer prevails against its founder the Due
West Female College will be called Bonner College,
4. THE coKEsBURy CONFERENCE SCHOOL
institution that has effect the charac
of people is the Cokbury Conference School, situated at
This lannon's school had its origin in the labors of DR.
sephn On Tabernacle School, the former site OF Wncn
lis not Cokesbur the Cokesbuy schoo
of March, 1885, an interesting sketch OF h
lis quoted: -, -, -
educational matters having been aroused the Gu
zns of Mt Ariel vicinity through Rev Malcolm MCPHERSON
offered Carolina Conference the sum Of SIX thousand
order o induce the Confidence establish here the Conference
School accepted by the Session which met IN Cnae
ton February 1884 May 9 1884, the Board of Trustees me ao
out the selected the sites for the School Bung ana
The day the citizens pubic eetng cnang
tb of the town from Coesbury latter two Meth
ods Abu For years the schoo hour
ished and splendid work. giving instruction to more tnan
year. The close of the W war roua
endowment and property almost destroyed and since tha
the school has suffered continuously
o AS to what Cokbury Conference School did IN the
the majority Of the Methedss South Carolina know some
thing Few schools the had honorable career and
may be given cold comfort in return
for honorable service Beginning time when good schools were
scarce away back has stood fountain whence all mgnt
drink The school placed her blessing upon the head OF
many son INDECENT Methodist preacher and sent him out TO
the world when few preachers received salary winch
would Justify them sending their boys collegiate institution
The school did it's better proof this actneed be
than the the who have out from It, 1t may
safely asserted Cokbu Conference School has done
honorable Mhodm South Carolina and has done eo
man service for the citizenship of the whole State
From this out eminent physicians gallant SOL
ders Senator's Congressman Governors Bishops ministers and
teachers of renown, and innumerabe judges.
Cokbur however longer Abbeve county, that section
having beep cut off in Greenwood county
| WELLINGTON SCHOOL
The Wilmington School, Abbeve District became famous
than any of the through the teaching Moses Wadde
its principal Some who much of their success in
life to the inspiration given this wonderful pecepto were
John c. Calhoun Pegu Judge B. Longstree George
McDufe Crawford W. D. Martin, Hugh Legare George w.
Crawford D. Wardlaw, N P and P NJ Butler One Of
his John Wadde the educational world
Chancellor of the University Mississippi and also the South
Western Presbyterian University Carksvle, Tenn"