The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-22

tallow candles.
The communion service was glass
pitcher and glass gobets, till the Rev.
J. D. Traywick in 1875, presented the
church with the silver ever and COB
lets which were used UP to few
years ago, when the young women of
the Junior Aid Society presented the
individual communion service.
AS time went on it became our good
fortune to have preaching oftener;
and at last, in 1884, our church be-
came a station, Rev. Geo. NJ. Boyd was
then our pastor.
July, 1898, the State Woman's Mis-
sionary Conference held it's 14th an
nual session with us, Mrs. Bishop
Wightman presiding.
Our first District Conference was
held in the Court House, Sept. H.,
1869, Bishop w. NJ Wightman presid-
ing. Two Annual Conferences have
! been held with our Methodist people,
first in 1894, Bishop Kecner presiding,
| with the sessions held in the court
house; second, in 1908, Bishop Wilson
! presiding, held in present church.
In 1897 and 1898 this present church
was built at cost of $4,000. On De-
! ccmbcr 25th, 1898 the first service was
held in the new church, our pastor, Il.
! Herbert Jones, preaching. Rev. Wat
son b. Duncan followed r. Herbert
Jones as our pastor. 1t was his earn
est desire to raise the debt from the
building that ii might be dedicated,
and it was through his influence and
encouragement that the heavy ba!"
was raised and our church formally
dedicated on Oct. 16, 1904.
During this time the following
named members composed the Board
Of Stewards: John f. Bolt chairman;
w. J.. Gray, G. C.. Featherstone, DR.. w.
II. Dial, o. B. Simmons, II. II. Nelson.
P. B. Connor, Aug Huff, Fl. Terry
The Trustees were: o. B. Simmons,
chairman; J. II. Sullivan, T. B. Crews,
W. L. Gray. II. e. Gray, Aug. Huff, p.
B. Connor, Dr.. w. II. Dial.
The formal presentation of the
building was made by the chairman
Of ,;.a .!33;o,air,.. Q: Stewards to 2!slc:,
w. w. duncan, which he in utrn
dedicated to God and to His worship.
The circuit was formed IN 1852,
since which time the following have
served this people, many OF whom
served as senior and Junior preach
ers: Barnett Smith, Jas. Stockdale,
l David Derrick, David l.. Ballew. Bar
: nett Smith, Jacob Ozier, Hugh A. c.
> Walker, Jas. Stacey, j. X. Morse,
" Alexander Walker. John w. Mccall
w. r. Smith, Thos. d. Turpin, Jacob
B. Anthony, John Tarrant, John Nc
Master (D, David w. Seal, SamI
Dunwoody. Geo. w. Moore. John H
Zimmerman Willis l.. Holton. Hugh
: e. Ogburn, Archibald B. McGilvcry
Zephenah W. Barnes, Samuel w
: Townsend, John Wesley Miller, Alex
= ander w. Walker, Henry Bass and Ed
ward Boyden, Robt. Boyd, Thomas
Razor, Harmon, a. p. Martin, Miles
Pickett and A. p. Martin, John A
Wood and w. a. Sharp. Cornelius Nc.
I.eod and II. ID. Moore, r. Sumter
Daniel and A. w. Moore, j. II. kilgc
and Studemrc, Jas. T. Kilgo and Johr
A. Wood. J. II. Zimmerman and j. j
Workman, w. a. McSwain and J. r
Little; A. y. Wells and II. r. Dagnall
1867; J. w. Kelly and \. w. Moore
1868; j. w. Kelly and Atiway, 1869; p
r. Kistler and A. w. Moore, 1870; J
II. Kilgo, 1871; NJ. A. McKibbcn ant
r. ~ Wells, 1872; j. 3. Traywick ant
Archer. 1873; J. b. Traywick anC
Penny. 1874: j. b. Traywick and w
Arial, 1876; j. A. Mood and CAN'T
1871 j. X. Mccain, 1878, 1879. 1880
a. C. Walker. 1881, 1882; G. NJ. Boyd
1888, 1884; G.. II. Harmon, 1888: 1886
J. NJ. Carlisle, 1887; r.. T.. Morris
1883, 1889 1890, 1891 Walter I. Her
bert, 1892. 1893. 1894; j. e. Carlisle
1895; J.. A. Stokes, 1896; II. IIcrbcr
Jones, 1897, 1898. 1899, 1900; w. T
Duncan, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904; NJ. "
Hook, 1908, 1906; }. ID. Crout, 1907
1908, 1909; l.. p. McGcc, 1910, 1911
1912. 1918; J. r.. II. Major, 1914, 191;
1916: w. 4. Fairy 1917; j. NJ. Stead
man. 1918; A. f.. IIollcr. 1919.
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