Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-26

| III tHelT WlSuOm may De deemed eX-
pedient and necessary.
1--WE unanimously call the Rev.
B. ID. Dupre as stated supply to min
| lister to us from Sabbath to Sabbath
! the unsearchable riches of Christ.
(Mr. Dupre signifies his willingness
! to serve us).
ION motion, resolved that it is ex-
! pedient to elect two ruling elders,
whereupon Francis Jenkins and John
| McWhorter were unanimously elect
ed to fill this important and sacred
| office.
"On motion. resolved that appli-
cation be made to the Presbytery of
South Carolina to take us under
their care as a regularly organized
| church." ."
Such application being made,
| Richland church was accordingly
| taken under the care Of Presbytery
in the year OF our Lord 1884, at
| Midway church, in Anderson county.
| This completes the record Of the or
| ganization. We have no informa-
| ton as to when the house was COM
| pleted, by whom it was built, or the
cost of it. There is no evidence of
deed, but we infer that James II.
Dendy gave the land, or at least per-
mission to occupy it, in 1884, but
| made no deed thereto, and inasmuch
as it was located on the identical
| plot on which this house now stands,
and in proof that he did intend to
give it, Immediately after his death
his beloved wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
| Dendy, decided and conveyed "to the
| following elders-Francis Jenkins,
| Rhodum Doyle, Simpson Dickson.
Lemuel II. Werner and James McEl-
| roy-as trustees for said church, and
| their successors in office. one and
| ohe-elghth acres Of land" upon
condition that she (Mrs Elizabeth
Dendy) should be released from her
part of the care and maintenance of
the church. This deed was made
June Is, 1850, and recorded in
Book "B," page 317. Mrs. Dendy
also decided one acre of land for a
graveyard, to H. r. CASTOR, Rhodum
Doyle, NJ. S. Stribling and Nj. B.
Dendy, elders, and their successors
in office, October 13, 1871, recorded
in Book "P," page 3S9.
1t is stated that the record book
was lost, and many facts of interest
are lost with it. We are unable to
find even the author of the above.
There is no evidence of the election
Of clerk, but there are many evil
dences of Irregularities from our
viewpoint now.
Some RecOllectiOnS.
| Personally we have some recollec-
tions of the old log house. built as
provided for above, and, by reason
of conversations with Capt. S. X.
Dendy, the only surviving son of Ell
der James H. Dendy, we are ena-
bled to give general description of
the house. The building was at or
near the spot whore this church now
| stands, but stood at right angles to
it. 1t was built of large logs, hewn
| by aXemen. Some logs were from
8 to "a inches in face surface and
| the building was covered by riven
boards. The house was large and
commodious and was approached by
a door on the east side and one in
the south end; one window on the
west side and probably a smaller
window over the pulpit; the shut
ters for windows were made of
plank. The pulpit stood in the
north end under the small window.
! suppose it was six feet long, four
feet wide and at least six feet high.
| The platform was about two feet
| from the floor, was approached by
steps, and the entrance closed by
a door. There were two long, mar
row tables for the communion ser
vice. The communicates were re-
quired to seat themselves at the
table and when served gave place to
| others. In some Of the old churches
tokens" were used for the commun-
ion. The "tokens" were pieces Of
| pewter or other metal about the
size Of nickle and were distributed
by the pastor and elders the day be-
fore to the communicates and were
taken up by an elder after they were
seated at the table before service.
Not having "token" was equiva-