Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-07

SiHCc DScu iiidiillailcQ DS Tie great
majority Of teachers. who have fol-
lowed them since those days The
simple truth is, the parents Of this
community would not be satisfied
with anything but the best. The
spurious article could not long find
countcnance or support In this quar-
ter The parents here were wise in
their generation, and they believed
that dollar rightly put in the hea,,
was worth a thousand in the pocket,
and they were careful to see that
the dollar was rightly put in the
head.
AS these first teachers set such a
high standard Of excellence. it ap-
pealcd to the writer to prepare a
brief sketch Of their lives and labors.
am indebted to Mrs. Oscar Har-
ris, OF Westminster, S. c.. formerly
Miss Adele Hunter Hyde, one OF the
two surviving daughters, for the
data from which | have written the
following sketch Of her father and
mother
Rev. Ezekiel Foster Hyde was
born near Simcoe, Province OF Onta-
rio, Dominion OF Canada, May 1st,
!Sli. He was the third son Of
sherman Hyde. a native OF Connec-
ticut, and descendant of an English
family that resided there in colo
NAL times. sherman Hyde married
Anna Lodor, OF New Jersey, de-
scendant Of the family OF that name
that cmigratcd from England to
Holland, and thence to America il
the early days. Thcy~.movcd to Can
ada prior to the war Of 1872. Seven
sons and two daughters were born
to them. The third son, T.. f.. Hyde.
went to New York in 1882. and con-
tinucd to reside there till lSll.
when he came TO South Carolina.
While in New York he united with
the Presbyterian church. When
about twcnty-one years Of age he
vas impressed with a call to preach
the Gospel. His early education had
been only that Of the common
schools in Canada. He prepared for
college under Capt. Richard Ashley.
a graduate Of West Point Military
Academy. He entered Union Col
lego, New York, from which he
graduated in 1871. lie entered the
Theological Seminary, at. Columbia,
). c., in the fall Of 1871, and gradu-
ated IN 1911. He was licensed to
preach By the Charleston Prcsby-
terry AT spring session in lSlI. ut
Columbia. S. c. In the fall Of that
year he was called TO the pas urat tcs
Of AvclciSh, smyrna and Gildcr's
Creek Presbyterian churches in
Newbcrry county. After serving
three or four years at these churches
he was called 10 Liberty Springs and
Dnncan's Creek churches in Laurcns
county. I'm 1882 he was called to
Waterford, Miss, where he preached
four years. In 1886 he returned to
fcrcnt times to the churches at War
rior'S Creek and New Harmony. in
LaurcnS county, Williamson and
tcllon in Anderson county, Mount
Calvary and Antioch, in Spartanburg
county, Richland- and Retreat, in
Oconcc county, and Providence and
Rocky River, in Abbcvillc county.
While serving these churches he
also taught school at Cross Hill, in
l-aurcns county, at Rcidsvillc. in
Spartanburg county, at Richland. in
Anderson county. In 1915 he MAJ
ricd Miss Caroline Augusta Ham
mond, a sister Of Governor liam
mond, Of South Carolina; but she
lived only about three years aftcr
their marriage. One daughter was
born to thcm--katharinc Spann
Hyde. She died March rs, 1900, at
Augusta, Gn., and was buried there
In 1870 he married Miss Nancy
Adele Hunter. OF Laurcns county,
To them five daughters were born
"E whom two are still living, 10 wit
Mrs. Oscar Harris, nee Adele Hun.
ter Hyde. and Miss Lodor Hyde. OF
Oconcc. Mrs. II. G. Routh, nee Miss
Mary Anna Hyde died April 3Oth
$3.50, and was buried in the ccmc.
terry Of Townvillc Presbyterian