Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-10-11
HISTORY OF SHILOH CHURCH.
Eighty.thiri Anniversary Celebrated
Sept. 27--Intercsting Program.


AS a homecoming day, and began to
make preparation for the service. The
whole neighborhood, regardless OF
dcnominatiOnal afIiliatiOn, united in
the celebration and seemed to vie
with each other in making the day Il
success.
All the pastors OF the church now
living had been invited to be present.
Revs. ID. b. Wait, Of Texas. and Is.
Holder and G. l.. Craig. Of Pickens
county, failed to come. The follow
ing brethren who have served as pas
tors Of the church were present: Rev.
Atkins, present pastor; Rev. x. G..
Nelson and Rev. w. w. Leathers.
Other ministers present were Revs.
r. VI. Galphin, r. V. McCaul, II.
Hatcher, - - EIOdgens; y. g. Bal
lcnger and I. f.. Wallace, of the Meth
odist and Presbyterian churches Of
Seneca
a tentative program had been pre-
pared which IN the main was carried
out. rs follows:
Met at 10 a. m. and called to order
by Rev. w. w. Lcathcrs.
Song by the choir, (Mrs. Ruskin
Anderson, Organist.
Prayer by Rev. II. Hatcher
Song by Mrs. James Lowery.
Welcome address by Pastor Atkins.
Historical sketch Of Shiloh church
by Rev. w. w. Leathcrs
Address by Rev. y. Y. McCaul Sub
jcct: what the Baptists stand for
ana what they have accomplished.
Song by Mrs. James Lowcry: Only
remembered, etc.
Address by Rev. r. VI. Galphin,
who graphically described some Of
the exciting events that were agitat-
ing the minds OF the people in the
year 1893 tthe year this church was
organiZed). the struggles Of the early
Baptist pr Acher Of this country and
the success with which they prosecute
ed their work.
After this address the congregation
went to the cemetery and witnessed
the unvciling Of a small monument
erected to the memory Of child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Phillips, the
first person buried at Shiloh The
veil was lifted by Mrs. Sarah A. Fred
ericks, who Is now 81 years old and
has lived all her life within a few
miles OF this church, and has known
nearly all the pastors and has heard
them preach. On one side of the
monument is the name Of the child
and the dates OF it's birth and death;
on the other is written "Shloh Bap-
tist Church, the date Of it's organi-
Zation IS3"), the date when the
present house was built and the date
of this celebration.
Near by stood long table, filled
with the best Of all the good things to
eat found in this good community.
TO this everybody was invited. After
all were satisfied there still remained
much to be gathered up.
In the afternoon we again assem-
bled In the church and enjoyed some
good music, and Bros. Hatcher, Wal
lace. llodgens, Land and Nelson made
appropriate talks, some telling Incl
dents they knew in connection with
thc church and community, others
making suggestions as to how we
may make churches mean more to the
world and to the cause OF Christ i'm
the future
Bro. George Abbott and his sister.
Miss Mary, grandchildren Of old In
Gle Dawson delighted the congrcga-
tion by singing "Whcn can read NV
title clear etc, to one Of the old
tunes that were so popular in the
days OF our fathers.
After some remarks by the chair
man on the pleasure OF this occasion.
the importance Of all churches max
!n@ history every year and kecping
their records in proper and perma-
nent form, funds were immediately
raised 10 buy neat and substantiallv
bound record book, and Il brother
agreed to tranScrihc all the minutes
or the conferences and meetings of
inns church that can be found into
the new book.
Historical Sketch of Shiloh Church.
Shiloh Baptist church stands four
miles east OF Seneca, on the road
!cadlhS from Seneca towards rendle-
ION, ana was organized on the 2Sth
day Of September, lS33. At that
time llepZibah church stood on the
road between Seneca and Townville.
and between TOwnville and Coneross
creek There was then no baptist
church at Pendleton, and possibly the
nearest church east OF Shiloh was
Lebanon. church in Anderson conn
", eight or nine miles northwest of
Anderson. On the west Perkins
Creek church (now Rcturn) stood on
the road from Seneca to Oakway, MOI
far from the High Bridge over Cone
TOSS creek. Going north from Shi-
ION, IN 1898. ! know not how far it
vas ~ Il bapllSt cnurcn.
These nice bottom lands on Seneca
river and Martins Creek were SET
Iea by some good. honest and thrifty
set''ers. Among many other good
things that may be said about them.
many OF them were Christians. Those
VINO were Of the Baptist persuasion
seem to have united with IlcpZibah
church.
IN 1892 occasional services were