The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
YHYHlS church owes it's origin to
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podV OF Christians was meeting
rom house to house, and the
Idea OF a church was originated.
Permission was obtained from
Cross Roads church for them to
meet as an arm of that church.
they began meeting as an arm
OF Gross Roads church, but did
not seem very successful. and
after they had met for some
time the mother church sent
Bro. Joe Loopeg down to ask
them to come back to Gross
Roads, but a few faithful Sis
ters, viz: The Misses * ennemore.
Mrs. Mary Lathem, Mrs. Mia
Hunt, Mrs. Martha Bmrdine.
begged Bro. Looper to meet with
them, and Through their com
blned efforts this church grew.
and today we have a ,naember.
ship of over 200
From the best information OBJ
tainable this is the fifth house
this church has had since it's or
ganMation. 1t was organized as
church im.J anuary, 1887. The
presbytery consisted of the fol-
lowing: Bros. VIVA. King, David
Blythe, Joseph Robinson, Allen
Robinson, Stephen Powell, w.
Cantrell, Mark Freeman. Bro.
King acted as moderator.
Charles Davis and .Hohn Ken
nenaore, the first two deacons of
this church, were ordained by
this presbytery. Bro. Davis
seeams to !have been clerk from
the beginning, but.in February,
1887 Bro. Harvey Menne more
was elected clerk.
an Apml Of the same year the
chunch recejyed Stephen Powell
asa member. He was licensed
preacher, and in J@ly Of the
sa0sae wear he was ordained a
preacher by the following breth-
rem: Eldess Jordan and Blythe,
and ,Capps Bro. Powell seems
to have been supplying the
churoh @t the time of his ordi-
nation.
Ia JulY,lS40, the chMrch elect
ed Bro. 8 ackson as deacon. At
this thine the church was being
visited 'bywarious preachers, viz:
Roper, Boroughs, King, Blythe,
jordan, &obinsOn and Bro. Mil
ler, a Methodist cirouit rider.
The church seems to have been
growing spiritually and numer-
ically, for in October, 1912, the
chuHchTeceived into itsmember-
ship by experience the much
beloved and noble servant ofGod,
The Rev. w. B. Singleton. The
church ala0 set apart two new
deacol}s, Joshua, Jackson and d.
III. Kennemere. The presbytery
consisted Of f.@Rev. ~. l.. Roper,
Rev. S. Powell, and l9eacons
Grogan., Whitmire and Davis.
In l8a3 lNBro. Kennemur re-
signed as clerk and Bro. H!Cleve
Hunt was elected and served un-
til April, l845. Bro. Red Back,
ley was elected clerk in Nowem-
ber, 1915.
Bro. POWELL was still supplying
this church and asked pertmis-
sion, to establish an arm of the
church at old Brushy Greek, now
Sitoam. church, and in June,
1Slt6, was organized as church.
Tie church was still growing,
and in l847 sent out another
preacher. d. Harvey Kennemore.
He was ordained by the follow
ing, by the laying Ola of hands:
Bros. d. Powell, a. Williams and
James Kay.
1t seems that Brother Powell
preached for the church from the
time it was organized until l849.
In February Bro. d. Blythe was
called to the pastorate and served
until 1862, when Jesse Dean was
elected. In this year Bro. Rack
lev resigned as clerk and Bro.
John Smith was elected. In 1864
Bro. John Ariail was called to the
pastorate and preached twice a
month. During Bro. Ariail's
pastorate the church ordained
and set apart another preacher,
Bro. N. r. Smith. who was or
dained by the following: Rev.
Jesse Dean, David Blythe. Il.
Looper and w. B. Singleton. In
February, 1856, Bro. Holder was
called as pastor. In 1857 Bro.
Powell was elected and served
one year. Then the church call
ed Rev. w. B. Singleton, who
served one year. Then Rev. II.
Looper took charge of the church
and served until 1862. Elder