Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-11-09

he carried her to Hot Springs and
remained until June 1st. The church
was closed during his absence on ac-
count of the physical Inability Of the
writer of this sketch to attend to
such duties for six months. After
Mr.. Shive's return he served us
faithfully until he was called to an
other field in the Presbytery in Sep
tember, 1908.
Another vacancy occurred until
March 9th, 1904, when Rev. }. !.
Harrell came to our relief. A call
for his pastoral services for one"
fourth Of his time was made at the
April meeting of Presbytery at
Hodges and accepted by him. He was
regularly installed as pastor on the
first Sabbath in July. Rev. John G.
Law preached and propounded the
constitutional questions, Rev. w. S.
Iamiter charged the pastor, and FL
der John w. Todd charged the peo-
pie. His services were attended
with much good, but the pleasant re-
lations were severed on November
1st, 1908, by his resignation, which
was reluctantly accepted and ap-
proved by Prcsbytery.
The church was vacant again un-
til April |, 1909, when call was
made out for Rev. NJ. e. Peabody
for One-fourth Of his time and ac-
cepted by him in Presbytery at Eas-
ley. In July he was regularly in
stalled as pastor Rev. John G.
Law, ID. D., again was called upon
to install him. Dr.. Law preached
the sermon, propounded the consti-
tutional questions and charged the
pastor; Elder NJ. S. Stribling charg-
ed the people.
This present pastor brings us to
this date. and it affords the writer
much pleasure to say this church has
been most signally blessed in secur-
ing such an able and consecrated
ministry as we have recorded here
and we give all the praise to God,
who has so abundantly blessed our
church.
We now revert to the eldership.
At the organization Of the church we
find Simpson Dickson and l.. H.
Werner. the only elders mentioned.
al ino nf
the session there are present Simp-
son Dickson. l.. Fl. Werner. VIM.
Steele and Patrick J. Miller. We will
not attempt to explain these irregu-
lar records, but pass them by in the
most charitable way. In August.
1886. +. p. Werner was elected, or
dained and installed an elder.
In 1870 Elders VIM. Steele and
Patrick Miller were regularly dis
missed by letter and David L. Smith
son was duly elected and installed
as elder. In June. 1876, Samuel II.
Johns and b. II. Gross were duly
| elected and installed elders. In May,
1878, Elder Simpson Dickson passed
TO his reward.
John w. Shelor was elected to the
elderShip on the 9th Of June, 1881,
| and regularly installed. Elder b. II.
| Cross was dismissed TO Westminster
| church to take part in the organi-
Elder +. p. Werner was called to
worship with his fathers on the 27th
of June, 1891. VIM. II. Sheldon
Samuel Hunter and James A. Wyly
were elected elders on the 2lst of
April, 1895, and properly inducted
into office.
On the ID OF February, 1896, Ell
der David f.. SmithsOn passed to his
reward He was faithful to his du-
ties and was never absent from
church whilst able to GO Elder
Samuel II. Johns was dismissed to
Westminster church in 1896. Elder
Samuel Hunter died at the home OF
his daughter in Florida on the 18th
OF November, 1906. Elder l.. II.
NNiiNi htpt'i lcu tlllS ijlt OH .\ONtIll-
Der >, 1905. lie was the founder
and one OF the original members of
the church. He was Jealous, of good
works, and a faithful witness for
Christ. Elders c. II. Miller and \.
S. Dickson were elected and INSTALL
ed on December 4th, 1904, and FL
der Miller was dismissed to West
minister church in 1908. The board
Of elders consists Of John w. She
lOr. c. S.. ]. A. WHY and \. S. Dick