Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-09-27
PI,ESI,YTEI,Y AT ANDERSON.
Session Began Lust Wctlncstlay-Su-
pcrintcndents Organize.
tDaily Mail, z0th.)

Hamilton, Of Walhalla, whose text
was First Corinthians lJ:JS.
The roll was called. 10 ministers
and II elders being present.
The PrcsDytcry embraces SO
churches in Anderson. Pickens and
Oconec counties.
Rev. w. H. Mills, OF Clemson Col
Icgc, was elected moderator. succeed
ing Ruling Elder J. B. S. Dendy. and
Rev. J. &. Bailey was elected stated
S. Ramsey, Of Anderson. was elected
reading clerk.
DR.. j. l.. Martin. OF Abbcvillc, was
invited to sit as 4 corresponding
pastor OF the A. II. =. church, this
city, and Rev j. e. White ID. d., pas
tor Of the First Baptist church. this
city, were invited to sit as visiting
brethren.
Wednesday Mornings Session.
'.'he session this morning was
marked by the number OF reports re-
ccived. 4 report on Christian edu-
cation and ministerial relief was sub
mittcd by DR.. w. II. Frazer. showing
that the Presbyterian College at
Clinton and Chicora College ut CO.
mmbia are very prosperous.
The report on Sunday schools was
submitted by Rev. |. T.. Wallace. Of
Seneca. Considerable discussion FOL
loved this report.
There is no vacant field in Pied
mont rrcsbytery. all churches hay
ing been supplied with regular
preaching during the past year.
Twelve evangclistic meetings were
held during the year, resulting in
many conversions and benefits gene
rally.
Sunday School Supcrintendcnts.
Yesterday afternoon before the
Presbytcry was called to order
meeting Of Sunday school superin
tendents was held. resulting in the
organization Of the Sunday School
Superintendents Association of
Piedmont PresL Jtery. E. w. Brown,
OF the First Presbyterian church OF
this city, was elected president OF the
association.
About six months ago the Presby
terry began publishing the Piedmont
Presbyterian at Seneca. This publ
cation is proving very beneficial and
is covering the ground we'll.
Death at Central.
Since arriving here for the meet
ing OF Prrsbytcry Rev. J. G. Bailey
has been informed OF the death OF
Mrs. +. b. Morgan, a member OF his
church ut Central. Her death occur
red some time during last night.
MIR. Mills Receives Call.
Rev. w. II. Mills. OF Clemson Col
lcgc, who WAS elected moderator OF
presbytcry, has received a call to
become pastor OF Nazareth, Antioch
and Ecidvillc churches in Spartan
burg counties. These three churches
combined make the biggest country
charge in the synod. Mr.. Mills stat
ed to-day that he has the call under
consideration, but has reached no
definite decision as yet Mr.. Mills
has many friends in Anderson and
throughout Piedmont Prcsbytery,
and all OF them viii hope that he
will decide to remain in this Prcsby-
terry. In the event he decides to ac-
cept the invitation to go to Spartan
burg he will ask for a meeting Of
Piedmont Preshytery to be held in
Greenwood on October 10th, the
opening night OF the synod. This
meeting will be asked in order to be
given permission to make the
change.
At Wnlhulln April I'd.
The fall session Of Piedmont Pres
hytery. held ut the Central Presbytc-
rian church, came to close last
night after the adoption OF resolu-
lion OF thanks and appreciation for
visiting delegates. The spring Scs-
sion OF presbytery will be held in
Waihalla, beginning the I'd day OF
April.
At the business session Wednesday
afternoon Piedmont Prcsbytcry went
on record rs being opposed to the
proposed transfer OF control Of the
educational institutions from the