Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-13
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newsboy the lad appeared on the stage
whistling THE Mocking Bird ana
other popular tunes to piano ac-
commandment with perfect rhythm and
tune 1t was wonderful exhibition
OF a special gift which the boy has,
and he was repeatedly encorcd Mr..
V. O. Hambright made q most capable
interlocutor, handling the part clearly
and conciscly Clarence Harvey, sam
Mccall and Lander Maxwell, proved
such good black face men that they
"outniggered" negroes and in fac
there was no detail lacking in the
whole show The programme included
vocal solos with chorus accompani-
ment by Messrs. V. Q. Hambright Jas.
A. Page, owen Fitzsimmone, Meek
Smith, Mrs. Owen Fitzsimmons -
Mss Martha Smith. Other popular
acc were those of Miss Claude Smith,
Nj. Fred Rudisill and Miss Grace
Page and Miss Alice Hare. The black
face nlei got off several good purs at
the expense of local people. A quarte:tc
by Messrs. Meek Smith, Fred Rudisill,
Will Smith and "Bill" Rudisill also
drew encorcs. Receipts totalcd about
$l1O. "Thc Follics" will probably play
other towns in the surround ng
country.
- The Eightieth anniversary OF the
organization of the First Presbyterian
church of YOrkvillc, Vas observed by
the congregation at services Sunday
morning. Elder George II. ,OLeary
who has been an officer of the church
for more than fifty years read history
of the church and the pastor Rev. e.
e. Gillespie, d. D., reviewed Eighty
Years OF Presbyterian Progress.
While there is no organization member
living, there are three members living
who have been members for fifty years
or more. They are: Mrs. Anna Barron
Steele who was received May l, 1893;
Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay Hunter who
was received September 9, 1868 and
Mr.. George II. O'Lcary who was re-
ceiyed January 81, 1868. One colored
woman, Louisa Sandifer, joined the
church July 30, 1864. she is still liv-
ing in Yorkville and is now member
of the Methodist church, having joined
the church Of her husband at marriage
When the First Presbyterian church
was organized June 10, 1912 there were
fifteen charter members aH follows:
Mr. William p. McFadden and Mrs.
Amelia McFadden from Hopewell
church; Mr.. Francis ". Simrill, MIS-
Eliza Simrill and Mrs. Rachel Cooper
from Ebenezer church; Mr.. John II.
Adams and Mrs. Margaret Crenshaw
from Bethel church; Mrs. Mary Il.
Jacobs and Miss Elizabeth j. Trott
from Manokin church, Princess Anne,
Md, Mr.. John S. Moore, COL l. II.
Withorspoon, Mr.. Ephriam A. Cren-
shaw, Mrs. Eliza Thompson and Miss
Caroline Boggs from Beersheba
church. Rev. Ferdinand Jacobs was
the first pastor and the first session
was composed of John S. Moore, E. A.
Crenshaw, Francis II. Simrill, w. +.
McFadden. The figst diaconate were:
l. d. Witherspoon, Rufus Moore and
John II. Adams. The session met the
next day after organization OF the
church and after electing John 5.
Moore, clerk, received three members
on profession of faith. They were Mr..
j. Monroe Anderson, Samuel R. Black
and Mrs. Nancy .Witherspoon. The
membership of fifteen was doubled in
less than a year. The first report to
Bethel Presbytery which met at Bethel
church on Thursday, April 9, lS43
shows eleven members received on eH-
animation, five on certificate, one re-,
moval, one infant baptized, $40 con-
tributed for education and so Tor COM
missioner fund.- a total membership OF
80 and a total contribution of $l5. a
Sunday school was organized in the
spring of 1S43 under the direction of
Mcssrs. w. p. McFadden and E. A.
Crcnshaw, Mr.. Crenshaw being elect
ed superintendent. That year there
were 80 members in attendance.
The first church building erected by the
congregation is still in existence hav-
ing been converted into the residence
on West Liberty street, the residence
now being occupied by Mrs. IL. n. d.
Neely.