Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-06-02
"reminiscences of Early Presbyteri-
anism in Upper South Carolina and
Rich1and Church. ~ ~ x x
BY John w. SheIoI-Part Two.


Der of the church 65 years and an ell
der 60 years, and was beloved and
respected by all who knew him.
AT this time the consideration of q
new church laid hold upon the peo-
pie, and subscription was circulated
for the purpose of building a new
house, the subscription 10 be payable
upon the completion Of the church.
The noble response given by members
of every denomination in the county,
and by the business men also, and the
liberal contribution of her own mem
bers, enabled the committee, consist
ing of NJ. S. Stribling, (chairman,)
ii. K. CASTOR, John NJ GilliSon, NJ. B.
Dendy and e. P. Werner, as a build
ing committee, to enter into a writ
ten agreement with Thomas and Will
liam Bibb as contractors on March
ID, 1860, to undertake and build the
house. The conditions were that
they were to complete the house by
September 1st, which their energy,
perseverance and faithfulness ena-
bled them to do. The following per-
sons, living in various parts Of the
district, gave of their substance Iibe-
rally:
List of Contributors.
Elizabeth Dendy, Mary S. Dendy,
Thos. II. Dendy, Samuel x. Dendy,
Marshall b. Dendy, Rev. Tyre b.
Mauldin, VIM. II. Dendy, G. A. Penny.
NJ. S. Stribling, H. r. CASTOR, Simp-
son Dickson, l.. II. Werner, Rev. w.
McWhorter, Margaret Steele, NJ. S.
McElroy, Grafton Jenkins, 3. w.
Burns, d. d. Werner, John w. Gill;
son, J. r. Shelor e. P. Werner, ]. H.
Stribling, James Jenkins, James
Johns, S. II. Johns, Geo. w. Phillips,
e. p. Foster, Sarah F. Foster, r. J.
Ward, JOS. j. Norton, Miles M. Nor
ton, }. w. l.. Cary, j. r. Neal d. Bic
mann, Robt. A. Thompson, Samuel
Reid, j. II. Hester, w. r. Bearden,
Sarah Abbott, John Bearden, Thos.
Brooks, w. T. Holland, Rev. w. II.
Penny, J. B. McGuffin, John Dalton,
j. e. Hagood, Alex. Armstrong, David
Hull. D. n. Holcombe, VIM. II. Strib-
ling, Oliver Martin, Waddy Jaynes,
}. l.. Shanklin, p. j. Miller, ID. e.
Smithson. l.. b. Johnson, Alex. Ram
say, S. j. Werner, O. NJ. Doyle, r.
Doyle, Thos. NJ. Strbling, r. A. Haw-
thorne, Jos. Burnett, Susan A. Doyle,
A. NJ. Carpenter, G.. A. Taylor, George
Il. Cherry, Mary McWhorter, Sally l..
McWhorter, J. c. Mcdonald, Thos. J.
Hall, b. Rhett, T. II. Stribling, Wad-
dy Jaynes Qabor) ID. w. Allen, Thos.
NJ. McElroy, Mary II. Johnston, w.
w. Stribling, VIM. Dickson, n. II.
Jones, VIM. Steele, n. J. +. Perry,
Robert Maxwell, VIM. G.. Grisham, ].
II. Zimmerman, Whitner Fitzpatrick,
Sarah Ledbetter, Rhodum Doyle, j.
Overton Lewis, Warren Perry.
The committee met most of their
Indebtedness in the fall and finished
the whole April 27, 1861, as evidenc-
ed by the following receipt:
Reed of NJ. S. Stribling, chairman
Of Richland Church Building Com
mittee, eight hundred and twenty
three and 4S-100 dollars, principal
and interest, in payment Of contract
for the above named church.
'Signed:
civilian and Thomas Bibb,
Contractors
"April 81, 1861"
The house itself speaks for the
workmanship Of the contractors 1t
was intended by the committee to be
a plain, neat and substantial build
ing without ornamentation, and the
test OF time has shown the wisdom of
the committee in their plans and the
faithfulness Of the contractors in eX-
ecuting them.
The old house was sold to William
Jaynes for $14.25, and this amount
was applied to payment on the new
building.
The new church building, being
completed on September %, 1860,
was solemnly dedicated to God and
His service. The dedication sermon
was delivered by Rev. S. S. Gaillard
on Saturday. Revs. VIM. p. Grady,
ID. G. Boggs and the pastor, Rev. VIM.
McWhorter, were present and par
ticipated in the service.
This year was no doubt the most
propitious year Of the church, but