Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-15
A Theological Class to be and
Charleston Presbytery in
Edgefield.

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For the first time in about twenty
years the Presbytery convened here
on the 9TH Of October and was in
session from Tuesday night until
Thursday night. The churches of
Edgefeld, Johnston and Trenton
have only recently been included in
this presbytery since Rev. E. G.
Bailey became the pastor of this
group. 1t is called Charleston
Presbytery" because it includes a
strip of country extending from this
section to said city. Owing to the
distance, the busy season and other
causes the attendance instead of
being ffty-fve delegates, there were
only half this number present. In
this strip of country known as Char
lesion presbytery there are thirty
seven churches, only part of which
were represented at this meeting.
When we consider the strength of
| Presbyterianism in this section it
is difficult to realize that it is next
to the largest protestant denomina-
ton in the world; the Lutheran be-
ing the largest. But it is not the
largest in the United States. 1t has
been truly said that this church is
like the English government, in
that the sun never sets on her pos
sessions. On Tuesday the Rev.
Alexander Sprunt of Charleston de-
livered most excellent sermon on
the supreme necessity of both in-
dividual and church being endowed
with that power which characterized
the Apostolic church. Wednesday
morning and afternoon was devoted
to the reading Of reports and ap-
pointing committees, etc. Wednes-
day afternoon we had the pleasure
of hearing Rev. j. o. Reavis of Co.
lumbia who delivered an address on.
his African trip, about which We
have heard a great deal since
those who weresRpt thege
tnnatelu lu-s.rezer
missed by not hessihg his address
and The address delivered on China:
Wednesday night we had the
pleasure of hearing Rev. D. w.
Richardson of China, who held his
audience spell bound as they listen
ed to the interesting story he had
to tell. Mr.. Richardson was boy
who was picked by the church
and we had an illustration Of what
poor sickly boy can do by the
help of God, for he was head in
school, in college at Davidson, in
Princeton. N. j., in Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, and finally in the great
German university. The fruits Of
this find we saw and heard in the
person of Mr.. Richardson.
Thursday was devoted to the
regular business of the Presbytery,
at which time the inadvisability of
changing this Preshytery was dis
cussed and the conclusion reached
that we should not change the
bounds. Thursday night the Rev.
Geo. Blackburn of Columbia preach
ed fine sermon on the resurrection
of Christ and the proof of the
same. This subject was handled
from a Legal point of view.
The PresbS terry closed its sessions
on Thursday.
The pastor of the church deliver.
ed lecture to large audience on
the English Bible, telling the con.
gregation the story of the Bible,
covering four thousand years. All
Of these services We're splendidly
attended and both congregation
and presbyters broke up the meet.
ing with a good taste left in the
mouth.
The pastor of the church here has
instituted a Theological class for
the purpose of investigating the Bi-
BILE. This class will meet on Monday
night after the third Sunday IN each
month. But it is probable that the
interest in these Theological discus
sions will grow 80 as 10 require that
we meet oftener, unless we are
different from most communities.
We invite ali denominati. ns. and
pastors, to be present and hope with
their assistance, to conduct this
study without friction. These Bible
studies will be advertised in the pa
per and in the post Office, and we
are sure that religion will be dis
cussed on the streets enough to Sc
cure unusual interest. The first
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