Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-06-09
"reminiscences of Early Presbyteri-
anism in Upper South Carolina and
Richland Church. ~* x As ss
BY John w. SheIor.-Part Three.

on April 2, 1899, J. J. Ballenger and
}. p. Stribling were ordained and in
stalled as elders and ]. d. McMahan
and j. e. Pickett were ordained and
installed as deacons.
On April 8, 1899, Deacon r. FL.
Dendy departed this life J. p.
Striblng was elected to serve as
clerk Of session during the absence
of the regular clerk.
The New Century.
We now enter new century, and
IN order to compare the progress our
church has made since the first ses-
sional report, recorded in 1879, to
this date, April 8, 1900, we append
the annual report sent up to Presby-
terry: Elders 6, deacons 3; communi-
cants added during the year 2; total
commandments 90; adult baptisms 8,
infants 2. Baptized non-communi-
cants not reported, but in 1895 were
reported so. Officers and teachers i'm
Sunday school 7, students 60. FL
nancial: Foreign missions $21.O5;
Assembly home missions $1.13; To-
cal home missions $5.5S; colored
eVangelistic fund $1.49; relief 1925:
educational 81; publication $1.52;
Presbyterial $3.50; pastors salary
$17S; miscellaneous $11. Total.
$25S.65. Nothing marred the pro-
gress Of the church in 19O1-O2. Mr..
Rogers still faithfully pleading with
and for his people. On July 10, 1905.
Rev. Robert Lee Rogers exchanged
the cross for the crown" at 10 o'clock
a. M, in the manse at Walhalla, in
the seth year Of his life. He had
been ordained and installed about
eight years before that date by the
Preshytery of South Carolina as pas
tor Of Wdlhalla church and later over
Richland church for one-half of his
time. In the memorial service in
Presbytery, by Rev. J. G. Law, he
says:
Our brother was abundant in la
istry. He was a safe, sound, con-
servative, instructive, evangelistic
preacher Of the Word He was fruit
full in the salvation of souls. More
than 12O souls were added to the
churches OF mis- charge, besides 9TH
erS hat were gathered into the King
dom during the protracted meetings,
where he freely and cheerfully gave
his services. He was loyal to the
principles of the Presbyterian church
and enjoyed the esteem, love and
confidence Of his brethren. He was
high-toned Christian gentleman,
and his beautiful life was a benedic-
ton to the community"
The funeral service was conducted
in the Presbyterian church at Wal
halla by Rev. J. G.. Law, assisted by
Revs. NJ. r. Kirkpatrick, w. f.
Strickland and J. ]. Harrell, of the
Presbyterian church; Revs. e. S.
Jones, G. ID. Mann and w. NJ. Hardin,
of the M. e. Church, South, and Rev.
II. G. Grossman, Of the Lutheran
church, from the text, And when the
Chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall
receive crown of glory that fadeth
not away" Ct Peter 5:4.
There was an interval Of about one
year without any regular supply. but
on the 23d Of September, 1906, con-
gregational meeting, previously an
nounced, elected Rev. l.. w. Brown.
The proper arrangements were made
to sign the call and it was placed in
his hands. While there is no record
Of his acceptance or his installation
by Presbytery, we find him, on Octo-
Der 6, 1906, at work with the session
and church.
On February 10, 1908, a con"rega-
tional meeting was ordered 1or the
purpose Of electing two new dea-
cons, and on that day r. w. Davis
and G. w. Ballenger were duly elect
ed, but | am unable to find the date
Of their ordination and installation.
In the year 1896 there was organ
ized ladies aid society, but see no
other reference thereto after organi-
zation. In the spring of 1908, dur
ing Mr.. Browns ministry, a woman's
missionary and aid society was
formed with 20 members and are at
this time actively at work. On June
7, 1908, congregational meeting
was held to receive the resignation
of Mr.. Brown and commissioner
WAS annOintRd and instrncted To CON