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

by mutual consent and arrangement
Rev. J. O. Lindsay preached one year,
1913, at Cam MS Creek and Kings
Geek churches.
The next year. 1919, Kings Creek
was supplied one third of the time by
Re-. D. F. Haddon and two years sub
selUently by Rev. A Ransom.
In the meantime Patrick Martin was
added to the eldership at Kings
Creek-Capt. Spence still surviving 20
discharge the duties OF the office which
be had long held.
An Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church was organized in the town Of
NcWberry in the year 1850.
DR.. VIM McMorris and DR.. Thomas
~ Tompson were ordained elders-to
whom Prof VIM Hood was soon after
wards added.
This church, known as Thompson
street church, united with Kings
Greek in calling Rev. H. l.. Murphy,
who accepted the call and was install
ed pastor at Newberry in 1888.
Here he preached with acceptance
until the close Of the war in 1868.
Becoming discouraged after the war
on account If the death and removal
OF some good men, Mr.. Murphy gave
up his charge and went to West Ten
nessee.
Five years afterwards, in May, 1870,
Rev Z. P. McCHntock began to preach
at Kings Creek and Thompson Street
churches regularly and was installed
pastor in May, 1871, with J. S. Rem
wick, II. S. \. Crosson, Joseph Cald-
we'll, D. A. Crosson and. J. C. S. Brown
elders and DR.. NJ. A. Renwick and
A. J. Gibson and Calvin Caldwell
deacons in Kings Creek church. That
pastorate continued until 1888
At tlat time Mr.. McClintock remov-
ed to Newberry town and became pas
tor OF Thompson Street church ex-
c!usi7ely..
In September, 1884, Rev. w. W. Nc
Norris was installed pastor Of Kings
Creek and Cannons Creek churches
with JOS Caldwell, Col. Jno. S. Rem
! wick. J. C. S. Brown, H. S. n. Crosson,
and J. E. Caldwell, John Franklin,
J. C. Brown, DR.. NJ A. RenWick, J. G..
Price, elders and A j. Gibson, JOS.
Caldwell, Jr, and W. c. Brown dea-
cons at Kings Creek.
This pastorate CT W. w. Memories
with Cannon's Creek and Kings Creek
continued until 1893.
In 1898, Kings Creek and Head
Spring called Rev j. B. Hood, who
continued to minister to these peo-
pie until 1902 when he resigned and
went to Tennessee.
The Kings Creek church suffered
many losses in officers and lay mem,
bers between the pastorates Of E. P.
McClintock and J. B. Hood by remov-
ais and death. Col. Jno. S. Renwick,
H. S. n Crosson, Jos. Caldwell, D. A.
Or sson, Jno. C. Brown, elders and
Jos. Caldwell, Jr., deacon by death.
In 1902 Rev. c. NJ Boyd was called
by Kings Creek and Prosperity and
Unity and was installed at Prosperity
as pastor of these churches in May,
1903.
This pastorate was blessed with fine
congregations and quite number of
j laccessions. Rev c. NJ. Boyd gave up
this charge in November, 1905.
In May, 1906, Rev. l. S. Caldwell
was called and began work in June,
one month later, with Prosperity,
Unity and Kings Creek. The officers
o. Kings Creek during Mr. Caldwell's
ministry were: J. c. S. Brown who
died October 25, 1910; DR.. NJ. A Rem
wick, T. B. Carlisle and w. C. Brown
elders. Jos. NJ C. Brown, G. S. Ruff,
! Hubert Carlisle and J. C. Baker dea-
cons. This building was completed
in April, 1909, during Rev. I. S. Cald-
wells pastorate
Mr.. I. S. Caldwell laid off this work
in November, 1911, to become the field
secretary of the synod.
These churches were supplied until
October, 1912-when Rev. J. W. Carson
began to preach for Kings Creek and
is at present ministering agreeably
and successfully in this congregation.
In the words OF another:
Would that Kig's Creeks unity