The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-06-26

the synod and sent the general synod
by Mr.. Henry S. wilkins. probation
er in cnaection with the pres5ytery
OF New York.
In reply to this letter, tAe following
resolutions We're adopted by the gen
eral synod on the 18th Of May follow
ing:
lst. Resolved. That the synod OF
the Carolinas be and they hereby are
authorized to erect themselves into a
separate c4urcl, if they continue to
judge the inter ests Of tie redeemer's
kingdom, in that quarter Of the coun-
try, to call or sucn measure.
2nd Resolved, That in the event
of the synod OF the Carolinas bee M
ing a separate sister church, this
synod will continue to cherish, as
etofore, a Christian affection, for
all members and ministers of said
church, and be ready to keep up the
most friendly corresp pondence accord
ing to any plan that may be mutually
agreed on between the two churches.
On the first Of April 1922, the synod
Cf the Carolinas met at Kings Creek,
Newberry county
All the ministers except Mr.. Nc
Knight were present and ruling eld-
er from all tle pastoral charges eX-
cept those Of Revs Eleazar Harris and
Joseph L3wry On finding the men,
bers of the synod unanimous in their
opinion that the present State Of the
church justified such a measure it was
therefore moved by Messrs. Memphlll
and Rogers that the synod act on the
permission of the general synod and
resolve ourselves into an Independent
coordinate synod.
On motion Of Revs. joan Hemphlll
and William Blackstock, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Res lved. Taat this synod be here
after known by the name o. the AS
sociate Reformed Synod of tne South,
adhering to the constitution and
standards of the Associate ReScrmed
church, in that sense, in which they
were received when adopted at Green
CASTLE in the year 1899, and uniformly
acted upon until the year 1911
Such was the origin of the Associate
Reformed Synod o: the souta and was
done at Kings Creek which event took
place 50 years after the organization
Of tae Associate Reformed Presbytery
of the Carolinas and Georgia, and
19 years after the organization of the
synod OF the Carolinas Between 1903
and 1922 John Renwick, Jr., the son
Of JOAN Renwick who preached for
Kings Creek, Joseph Lowry, Charles
Strong, John T. Pressly and EleaZar
Harris had been added to the synod.
During the year 1924 a church was
built at Head Spring, and on the third
Sabbath Of July of that year Rev.
William Blackstock preached the first
sermon in this house. The organiza-
ton was effected soon after with
James J. Sloan and Capt James Chal-
mers elders.
Rev. Samuel P. Pressly, OF whom it
has been said that he had No super
i3r in the presbytery, became pastor
of the four united congregations of
Newherry, Kings Creek, Cannon Creek,
Prosperity and Head Spring in 1926
or 1927. Upon Mr. Pressly's election
to a professorship in Franklin uni
versity, Athens, Georgia, at a meeting
at presbytery held at Long Lane,
March 2Sth, 1884, he asked and OBJ
tined dismission or trnsfer
to connect himself with
sister denomination, leaving his
congregation vacant and somewhat
torn and distracted with internal
dissensions, due to Mr.. Pressly, ad-
vocating and practicing more liberal
measures tlan had been the custom.
While the eldership and great
majority of the membership adhered
to their former faith. and practice,
yet some good, prominent and in
fuential men followed the example Of
their pastor.
Among these may be mentioned
Chancellor Johnstone, Dr. Glenn, Es-
quires Keller, David, Cleary, George
Boozer, DR.. Alexander Chambers, tne
Foote's and others with their families,
through whose instrumentality and
influence sprung Aveleigh church, now