Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-12-21

said house, and they are further au-
thorized to employ workman to
build said house forthwith, OF such
dimensions and after such manner
as In their wisdom may be deemed
expedient and necessary.
we unanimously call the Revd.
B. ID. Dupre as stated supply to min
lister to us, from Sabbath to Sabbath,
the unsearchable riches of Christ.
Mr. Dupre having signiied his will
ingness to serve us, on motion, re-
solved that 1t Is now expedient to
elect ruling elders; whereupon Fran
els Jenkins and John McWhorter
were unanimously elected to fill this
sacred and responsible office.
"On motion, resolved that appli-
cation be made to the Presbytery Of
South Carolina to take us under their
care as regularly organized church.
Such application being made,
Richland church was accordingly
taken under the care of the Presby-
terry In the year Of our Lord 1894, at
Midway church, in Anderson Dis
trict" &
The above is copied from the ses-
sion book of Richiand church as it
was written then and there. Thus
you have by whom. when and where
this sacred old church was built The
first church was built out Of the
good old forest pine, large hewn
logs, notched and dovetafled, and
was most substantially built by our
faithful old Christian fathers and
friends. AS | remember 1t now, l
would say 1t was some SO or GO feet
long, by 40 feet wide, heavy doors
and solid window blinds, covered
with the good heart pine, hand drawn
shingles. I did regret SO much to
see this splendid old church torn
down and replaced by the new one.
When | think OF the llubie Christian
people who would come from Pickens
Court House to Jarrett's Bridge,
from Old Pendleton to West Union,
from Seneca River to the Tugaloo, /
realize that have never since seen
such fine congregations as regularly
assembled at Old Richland. Many
very distinguished people worshiped
there. The great educator, the fine
old school teacher, DR.. Waddell, with
his distinguished brother-in-law, our
greatest statesman, Hon. John G.
Calhoun, and Dr.. Barr, also from
Abbeville, were at one time dele
gates to old Richland Presbytery and
were entertained by father and mo-
Their at old Richland home Many
noble and venerable ministers Of the
Gospel were always welcome in the
Richland community Ministers Of
all denominations would assemble in
this old church, and at old Rock
Spring Methodist church. These
grand old churches are monuments
built in honor of Gods divine crea-
ton. They are surrounded by a
highly moral, liberty-loving, God
fearing people-no better, no higher
citizenship in any county, State or
nation. Let me for once call the
! roll Of some Of these good old SER
wants OF God. Go back to 1884 and
you will find Revs. BENZ. Dupre, Da-
vid Humphries, John L. Kennedy,
Benz. Hillhouse, Joseph Hillhouse,
VIM. McWhorter, w. P. Grady.
While there have been many other
faithful ministers who have served
at Richland only mention these
good old ministers who preached so
long and SO faithfully in that grand
old log church. I loved it dearly. 1t
was in this good old log house where
first went to Gods house to wor-
ship, In the arms Of my Christian
father and mother. | shall never
love these good old ministers and
that rugged old church less, but will
| always love them more and more.
All these faithful ministers Of God
who preached in old Richland (the
first church) are long since dead, but
not forgotten.
I will now give brief history Of
the first old school house built at
Richland. James H. Dendy built
this first school house on his own
land, just back Of the church, where
the graveyard now lies. Articles of
agreement are as follows:
Between James II. Dendy and the
subscribers. witnesseth: That the
said Dendy engages to teach school
at Richland church part Of the pres
ent year $40, to give regular attend
ance four days In the week and in
struct the children subscribed in the
different branches of literature
agreeable to their capacity. The sub
scribers to pay the teacher as afore-
said at the rate Of seven dollars a
scholar per year, and to send their
children as regular as practicable.
Those whom the trustees may admit
as free (six in number) will of
course have nothing to pay.
"Given under our hands the 22d
March, 1910.
James RI. Dendy
"Henry Mcdonald. 1.
Mary Mcdonald. 1.
| "Carville Hester. g.
| Francis Mason. 2.
"James Hull. 2.
| William Abbott. L."
The above was the first school
taught at Richland. James H. Den
dy was the first teacher, as the arti-
cles Of agreement show. A gentle
man by name of Mr.. DeLyon taught
also at this old school house. He
came from Georgia and was said to
| be fine man and faithful teacher