The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-28
Rev. C.E. Mcdonald.

Historical Sketch of the Lament
/ ed A. *. p. Minister Who Pass.
ed Away in Chester Friday.
The Centennial History of the
A. K. p. Church gives the fol-
lowing sketch of the Rev. c.. E.
Mcdonald, the prominentjand be-
loved minister who died in Ches-
ter last Friday and was buried
in Winnsboro the next day. as
published in Saturdays issue of
The News: Charles Edgar Nc
Donald, son of Rev Laughlin and
Melissa Lucinda (Stinson) Nc
Donald was born near Richburg.
S. c., Nov, %, 1895. Prepared
for college at New, Hope, S. c..
by Mr.. H. M. now DIR. Henry.
he graduated at Erskine college
July 4th, 1877. Spending the
next two years with his widowed
mother on their farm near New
Hope, S. c., his theological
course Twas taken at Erskine.
seminary and license was grant
ed him by the first presbytery.
Sept. 9th 1881. Steele Creek.
Mecklenburg Co. N. c., called
the promising licentiate and his
ordlnationIand installation took
place Nov, Bird, 1882. From
Oct. 1885 to April 1886, by con-
sent of his congregation and ar
rangement of his presbytery, he
supplied the mission in Chatlotte,
N. c..
On Dec. 23rd, 1886 he was
happily married to Miss Margar-
et Elizabeth, daughter of Mr..
Robert Hemphill Harris of York
CO., S. c. She was born july
18th, 1866 :and graduated from
the Charlotte Female Institute
1885. During his pastorate of
Steele Greek the two former
sites, Steele Greek and Black
stocks, We're sold and Central
was built and hard b5 manse.
Both these We're large and com
Portable. This congregation was
Identified April 5th. 1892 and in
stalled pastor of Winnsboro. S.
c., May 18th, 1892. A new par
sonage and new church seem
to be his twin passions. Soon
after his partorate began at
Winnsboro, large and elegant
parsonage was bought and the
Centennial Synod Ewill dedicate
the new church.
He was moderator of the synod
at Due West, 1895, delegate to
the Young Peoples Convention
of the United Presbyterian
church at Saratoga, N. Y, Aug.
9TH, 1898, and made an address
Echoes from the Cross" and
appointed delegate to the Psalm
Singers Conference at Belfast.
Ireland, Aug. 1902.
In 1884 he was elected a mem
Der of the South Carolina His
tOrical Society. From 1893 to
1902 the editorship of the A. r.
p. Quarterly was his responsible
lty and he has served as edit or
of the bWoman' S Department of
the A. r. Presbyterian for fif-
teen years. A delightful and
instructive companion, bright
and sunny Christian, welcome
guest, a bright scholar, an eff
cient presbyter, a devoted pas
tor, popular orator, an'eloquent
preacher and devoted Christian,
he hives yet in the hearts and
works, in the homes of a delight
ed people.
Since the above was written.
Mrs. Mcdonald has passed hence,
falling asleep most happily June
18th. 1903.
Mr.. Mcdonald was one of the
members ofithe committee which
got up the Centennial History of
the A. r. p. Church and he was
pastor of the Winnsboro church
al that time, 1903
In the spring of 1907 Mr.. Nc
Donald received a call to the
pastorate of the Chester A. r. p.
church and accepted. He took
up his work Sept. 1907 and from
that time to his death he labored
up"easingly and faithfully in his
G arge. The church has pros
+ red under his pastorate and
much good has been done. His
death is a great blow and the