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LARGE CROWDS ATTENDED j DEDICATORY EXERCISES ?I ON SUNDAY i WAS FOUNDED IN THE YEAR 17901 And During Long Intervening Per- j tod Has Played Important Part tn Religious Affeirs This Section The dedicatory exercises of Good hopo Presbyterian church at iva on Sunday morning was an event of witte interest. The church, which with 'the,Sunday .school room bas a large seating capacity, was well ?Hi ed, there 'being-: In the congregation people from nearly every section of Anderson county.' ?The present. Good Hope church building- wau built and made-ready for services In 1909, the. last t?d?bt e?ness being removed in January'of this year. The - value of the church property at* present is $15,000. The piesent building ls .located In the town of Iv.a and fa tho fourth, bne erected since the orgaulzation bf the church ti 1790. ' The. other houses were ia the . cnunty,r j -..-.?' Tas Sermon. ."The sermon on,sunday m'oitnln'g Was preached hy . the Rev. 7. B. Grew; -D. D., ot Greenwood,' who took: for the -subject,qf -b's dlBCOunie', , ".The Value of. a Church In a Com munity." . ,.'." ':?.. . v The -speakor , stated that the value ot a - : church v v.-a s ?soire ral fold. abd discussed first Us economic value. In . that lt increase:} tho valup of Wel men and increases the value of. real estate. .Secondly, he discussed tho civic value,, which .ho -stated. ..-Nfvas fpur fold; first, lt is a school for law,;, and ord?r; seconds a' scboo^ af ; patriotism; third, a school ot free-', dom. a'c'd democracy; fourth a "Behool ot' morality and religion; -Thirdly, Di'.! Greed discussed the church as a. social value; fourthly, from an edi ucatlonal standpoint and finally ita value ? from a,' religious and spiritual standpoint. . Tn-conclusion he. show ed- that the aim .or tho church ia to make men, to make men new, whole and perfect, and that this ought to ba the motto of every church, Aftqr the serihon tho dedicatory . exercises proper woro ehteredvlntO by thb'fpastdnr the;Re^. J. R. MCRco. and- the Congregation. . i The following, which, ls; a history of Ceod Hope, was preparedly. Sen ator^ ? J. ;; I*. ; Sherard, and y wa? read ; by !'lm at the last annual mooting 'bf tue Good Hope Memorials associa tion; "It b6t' only' deals wjth Good Hopo church;' but also-with ' Roberts church, tho history ht those being closely . linked together : , Mcmodsi Address.: ; It has heen :said, by a. tatbous ble tarian that *JohhCalvin was tba vir; tuai founder, of Am??l?ai." ?The ?lgat* ; flcaace?and meaning of thia declarar tlpn lies . in .the fact that ht tho time ot .the' American -. R?volution our country. ?whos?o population \ thjsn Was . bhly 8,000,000, cbnt?med '00O,OQ6 pecV pie' pf : 'ScotchVlrish v Origin,' 600.000 P?rit4u> pagUshi while .400,0,00 were otv(Oht?b? <??rmaa 'Ae??rm/and Hague hot ?det?cent'. , Timi' Iwor^jrds. ot pur, forefathers-who -Vcu the tight, ipr Anierlci^.'.tndep?hd?hc?; were follow^ era - ot : Catvhi-^a pious; /.righHIvlngjS Ql?tWw^-Hlbtcrmliiedv " psej?ty';;'1 wh? did not :.ahrink. from .suffering ' . mid death. in order thattho rb-uta ot ren aud the principles ot h?rnen .11 b?rtf alight be^eatabilaaed foreviwHJ npah-thls (Contlh?ttt; Bancroft, ,the.. historian, ; eay*V ; : VCalvinlsm revolutionary; it>taught:aa a ,divine, - revelation the" iia!k?4f-*?duaaty of man.'' . < .' ? . '.':..-. :; .?. The pid'Bcotch^Irlfch settler h?d ina spiritual. strength and the deter-\. . n^hea . power votr wills' to\ accomplish, whatever, he^?se^?^feia^?ll?airii;tb.?Io'.< He ? wsa^'atttitan^ pos ses??l: Somethingof;-tae -sternness j-otY: I the C?yenaVcr cc^tblatd" with the wit-1 ahd/numo? bf the Irish* He may haya- ; bce&lacldf?s ;?n cultdtc, huit ho ws^?i always energetic, resourceful,, ehdur- .< luff, true in timen of peaco, ond. .brave in' war, ?titbf?jly ho clung to fels? theological views; tenaciously he; * -held"to his political pri?eiptesr^a?^'? ' aa^w?*-- ever ?r^adyV>tt;^0''tt?ce^ityiv.? arose,back up Ina v??wa aad be^ A Bets .^Huv: the force of arina. S^iri-. . teaBy ?nd intellectually ho,wi\s, bc- i< fore and .attar. the ,Rev6lntlo.n. :tM i dc^i?aai torce itfrAaerleau life. Th?1 ' stftVlth?:'?t ?naimes ot,-WM did tyft ot;o?tt ?ad- wof??? organic U their' dec^?? 3 . etas* '?lim?:- tniff|B?P?.y^ ? . - . ? vania "and r,-6t?^^rth?r?- ? state?^ to, ? \ . ' -?Siti?ss*--:i?%ei^^ " ialiikt?F.fjaro^ .":''a, $v&?? a^*?tt*?WiI\?aibiBy:.'lShW|l>J pif&Sm ?? locate : hea# oh? at^thar : 1 r-' iaM??^soa&^es'^ ^ r?&td^i Wt$-, swd cecial S?d ppiitlcal W . -?ftSh??-nighs-biud-.iheva. toto a con-? I (St?d "an? / k?*py -?aap<?. Tiii'.i GOOD J! charge at FlBhtrig Creek lt? Theater district and visited old Pendleton district. Ho found a number, of Presbyterians . who were eager to have the got/pel preached to them at regular intervals. Not long before Hilo Mme the Cherokee Indians had boe? driven from this ' territory and the land formerly held by them was being settled .very-rapidly. It seem ed a promising field to Mr. Simpson, and, urged by ? his. new friends, ho proceeded io. establish two small congregations which . received tho names of Good Hope and Roberts. The first official mention of Good Hope In the -records of the presby tery bears date April 14, nso. ' At this* me? ting 'of the .presbytery the young church petitioned for supplies, and Accordingly John Simpson Was appointed' to preach to the congrega tion cf Good Hope Ode Sabbath in October and Robert hall, two Sab baths*, at a lime not specified. Many , of tho ' members'^of . both Good Hopo arid Roberts had ' known Mr. t Simpson .intimately - at i his, old .horne at Pishing Creek, somo of them having been under' his pastoral .care, and ft, was only natural that they Should turn to this pioneer and mis idonnTy of the church and seek bib services aa minister 4o."0?elr spiri tual needs. On tho 13th of April, 1700, they asked, presbytery to make him a stated' supply. The petition waS granted. At tho fall meeting ot tho' presbytery, September 2S, IT?O, they presented a Call to" Mr! Simp son. Tiio call : was accepted, and he entered upon hi:; work as their T-.cgular. pastor and found his people loarnest and industrious and faithful lin, upholtlJhgV its ^hhnd?^a?." their spiritual..guide.; ,. ...;,y . , - ... Mr. Shnpson must have' be?nJ ;? reat i?sdet^ot mj?n. .. He was not long in Impre^a'ng..upon his people h ks strong personality,--: his* "seal, for the spIHtual '-Welfare^cf ihis flock, ais deep interest-. In the- material pro gress of .his congregation and of the community, and hlr, labors were frult Iful' of good results. His congrega tion .lived in al newt country, for that day the 'outpost of 'civilization Ju the state, and the ; pastor bcd to face ?On.ditlons and responsibilities not unlike thoBo (involving upon a mlSt Kiona ry to a .jirange land. He cc cui to bc prei red for all. emergencies st-'grew5 or*Vdt his difficult position, d he Stood ever ready to minister tho ?body aa well as ito the aoul? of its flock: ; It, Is; asid "that ho .was > doctor, and' his: medicine case , JSlWaya .packed: with -the; simple remedies and ?ni' glcal implements f that day ; arid .was ?t^?he?comniah? f .any- suffering: mortal; who needed la ;s?rvic?s/* - Mr; ,\Simpson Served .4 ?church continuously j until a iwnl han?be.''waar-jstricken, by disease tgfr-torced to give;.up the dunlea ah active, ministry? :Ha. died den ary: 15th following, ond/hu body w rests in the cemetery pf Roberts idrch with 'this epftah > nip?n .. the arblo stone that marks\ his grave: the ipsrfect?man ?nd behold e upright, ?tor the end ot that mau 'peace;'f ' <;'.1. ',"??"> ..- )?-;[ After the deaOjtof(.Mr.. Siripso?. tef ; Samuel Davis servfed Good Hope ?:stlpp1y.-^^'^He^?malnsd>wIth tho isroeatlon for a short timo, rotlr to .take up w?rk iq the. mountains it~North carolina, and?little is known his work here. In 1808 Dr. Mos V/v,ddeii, ;theJ-eel?hrate* educator WR??ngton who vtaugVi young Cat ?n. '? MCDuffia,-.?joagstreet.? and btu young sen* who afterwards kenley Tg>*a? -?lstlactico; Succeeded Mr. ivis Ss supply. The Carly reesrda the church, it app-ar?/,'are lacSS* and do riot-?jive very accurate PE CHTJBCH and Roberts bad enjoyed tho prlvllegi of preaching but- onco a -month, but by making a special effort the) agreed to raise three hundred dol* lars a yea? and * secure the ncr vices of Mr. Humphreys for three-tourthj of his time, it ls interesting ta note that the highest subscription promised was five dollars, although Good Hope was .regarded as a weal thy . congregation comparatively speaking, and from that amount the sums ranged on down to fifty centi? and even .the old "blt"- of twelve and ? hait cents a year, while others of the faithful who did not have ready cash promised a bimbel of corn, or wheat, or a gallou of. whiskey! Mr. Humphreys was ordained and Installed pastor tn -tho summer i f 1821 by an adjourned meeting of the presbytery held at Good Hope. The church membership then numbered thirty or forty, and lt was kept from increasing substantially by the tide of Induration to the west, a-constant drain that weakened and . crippled it'* membership for a half ' contrary oy. more.- The new pastor bought a farn\ near Roberts church with the purpose of supporting his family un it and. letting- hts salary so to help pay for his land. He was -paying fourteen per cent interest. on his farm loan, add,' finding, that his sal ary was only partially.paldi ho Was Compelled to teach .schopl to pay pack the' borrowed money.. All .'this wnw endured -without a murmur, and be IP "JO rc tl with iindearl.'trzcal - to build up his weak churches. There was no plan of systematic benefi cence in those days." Some members paid their subscriptions' fully 'and promptly, whilo others' paid. up H they happened;.'to.';thing about HV';o* neglected, their promises-altogether 'After serving Roberts and; Good llope for fourteen years, lt v.-as .discovered that each' church wau in arrears tor salary to tho amount of about a thou sand.' dollars. The announcement ot this debt erne as a shock and a su? prise to - the congregation and . caus ed'both congregation and pastor not a little embarassment. The senora sity bf the ; : pastor's character is shown by- an act of sacrifica, -he did Soon after.'the discovery. He .. ah ?jounced that owing to the. migration of many ot-bio valued members toT other stales and to the death ot pth ers, their ability to pay .had been Impaired and that: he-would give them a clear receipt for all back salary up io- that time, 1835. Perhaps grow lng out or "this unfortunate circum stance rae' paatorial.relation was then dissolved/ but Mr; v Humphreys Continued to preach . to both church?, ts'as a outed supply^at their ' rc Iquest. \ In tact, he .nevar'ceased to supply . Good Hope even > after he had given up his ? work at Roberts, and lb ?November, 1845. ho was again in? Hstalled as pastor, for half of bis time lat a salary of two hundred rtollar?. The. Second Building. The' original house of worship at iGood^Hope w?s about two mlleo wes of tho .present site. But. attar tfr Humphreys returned ; as \ regular pas* tor. tie congregation began to' com plain that: their building, was uncom fortable aad inadequatho to 'thslr needs. The old log structure was replaced by a; neat franie lmlldlng ^80 xiO feet, painted and ceiled',, arid | heated,hyJjtbw'," } Ia, the early ' days ot Good Hope church it.wsa the custom to hold a esmp-meoting once -a >"oar inclvdlna always tho second Sunday In; Aa? gust, jsamUles .would-gather from th? : surrounding country and live Itt their tents during the progress of tho meeting. .lu .1835 a largo frame sr fcor wa? erected for Uie ?arvp-mcet Ipg audiences; and, while meetings, ot ?ils kind soon alter, began to lose casts and popularity among Frcsby tertanB, they cohtiaued at Good Hope ua?i 1851 When thBT VrMe abolished to^aMer ot the church and !n 'their g$st?<S'a-. four days* meeting service in ta^ b^ildlng wai: substituted ^ The camt?n^?J?^ i??i^ bounce*- .&t*toftat%-. Tha-s?^ from that period As a gr sst treat In She camjtaaaitiv aad Nantir"wry f.ent yee* athis annual commun ssas?aadre^-?ra?'< *?* >nd unusually fcrgey: nutaber ot patten* dents.;':.'.... ...'; - . ; -iL?? lPa*icl^|>hr?y6 was the active ?astor of ?his ?church ' aatil Se^afa? ben 186?, ?asa bis death. ??ta?rrtd. He was a maa ot fine common e^stften&a-l^Ms^ position and a broad sympathy thati enabled him to understand and ap-1 predate tho trials tad troubles o? ula people. The fol io wi-st: extract from a ?ketch of his kio will give a fair in dex to the frank and unassuming na ture of the man: i "in his own territory, owing to tho earnestness, honesty, frankness and truthfulness of hts character, his influence was. well night unbound ed Some of his friends were accus tomed to say to htm, half seriously, halt In jest: "South Carolina pres bytery alwayB docs whatever you say.!' To one who teased him for the reasons why his* own rocjions Were ; often lost, while FK thor Hum phrey's were .so generally sustained, he answered with a smile: "Well, I never propose anything but what la backed by common sense.," He was sure to be disquieted whenever a presbytery's time was ' consumed . in What he regarded as useless discus sion. On such ! occasions he would be apt tb cry: "You are burning day I light, the thing is as plain a? the nose on my face."* The Xo??owiog in teresting anecdote of Mr. Humphrey? wau often told by the eminent Chan cellor . Job Johnstone, who kndw him and loved him well. On, a cer tain occasion, when the- . presbytery had been wearied by & long and 'un l-n portant debate-and was ali in con ?orion, and the . uoJerator quite at a loss what course to pursue, this ven erated and earnest leader jumped' to h's feet, crying aloud: "Flddla-fid die! Fidle-taddle!" What 1B all thia long talking about? : Those ot you who are In favor of tho mo t'en say "ayo"! And many obediently an swered, "ayo." Now Bay "no." And some answered, "no." There.; now, aald ho, "il IS all settled. Moder?tor you can go on to the noxt business." The body of Mr, Humphreys was laid to reit in tho. graveyard of Rob erts church near which he lived. In this connection, it Is interesting te noto that tho' history ot Good H?pe and Roberta had mush in common. Founded at the . same time by tho same mlnibter. served for a long per? tod by tbe same preachers, haying, a strong community ot interest. tho two churches lah or cd side by side and experienced largely tho same, meas ure ot spiritual! and material 1,tor tunes. . f y ' Men to Jfletrtry. From the bounds-of Good Hopo church, in thc first ball' of Its his tory, caine two*geed mep. who ah? tered lhe ministry^ Robert H. Reid and Isaac J. Long, the former, long ; a pastor in Spar tan burg county, S. r?;i.va>4 the. latter In the state, of Arkansas.. During the period ot Good. Hope's history, alnco ??o 'timo .ot tbe Civil War/lt has-give? to the church three . ministers, Robert A.. Reid, W. W Sadler and Frank L'g 'onl if; thors are others. ? do not ? recall them t:*^ r ? I^JBetw?en- 186D, . after tho death-ot Mr^'i?umphreys.Tt C'and 1876. ? ?'.'.'. the church enjoyed?''thoiseTV?ceB?ofthies ministers, Rev,. J'.bn^j&.; Youns:', Wil liam Davis and -tVoberji/A. ReM% Mtri Yoong was ordained.and installed aa pastor, but Messrs'. Reid and Davis Served?'aS'- stated supply without: O?r dinatlcn, according -. to ! my informa tion i >Tho blight pt poverty and. mis government following the war .,, Jay heavily .upon ?ho.people,' they werp discouraged and oppressed, their ma terial fortunes had boen swapt away py war,, many bf i tr, husbands, tethers ?nd ions slept beneath tho, BO l'on a mid red battlefralds, but in rpi te of thio period of suffc ring and dh; tr es,-, Good Hope came . out of lt . all strengthened faith;';abd propared for .?.g?n?ration of fruitful Work. ' EeV'.'BfiX?.' Ligen. . viVIn 1876 Rev. RV C. Llgoni . a Sith ful servant of tho Lord, begau ?lr labors which lasted for a quarter ot a-century. .Likf Mr,. Humphreys, le wea a man of unusual piety, com mon aensa and breadth of sympathy, ffts ministry'within: the church wae Abundantly blessed, hut outaido ol thc cliu'rch a balanced combination ot Wat excellent qualities of | ni'nd ind'heart made him a valuable cltl ken. in tho . community.. He took' . a live interest in the public schoolB and )n all .movements .for.- the.' progres? and uplift ot the'-'entire community. Ho appreciated the fact that to *?er torm his highest duty, lt was a ?art pt.h!Sv work to" nee that no ovil In fluences crept into the minds o? tbfl ypung,- tq whom he*proved a w\ttch fal and patient shepherd. The work bf a mininer is not Simply to preacb the Wciu from the pulpit, to act, a* ?A met? snttftual adviser and guide but he has a fine'^>ojp^rtonlty tc Servo -av 'a-'leadelra^^waporal -v. af t?rs'ias'well, and it w?s In th* fut fUlm?nt' bf this broad mission . ic , that Mr. Ligon ??ercUod a fine an< .ttnobllng tennenc^ upon all the peo pincho received the blsaeings? of hlf mtnittry. A true Soldier ot UM Cross, he fought a good tight, rely ing al?raye cn the armor or right' .eouaess. to wtt th* ^ctory. s?tn '1?03 Mr. Ligo ?gave up fal' charge and was t'acceeded by Rsv. ?vvB? Wallace ?? wJ??**adV- .?nat coin pietod hia coarse MA the seminary. * CO?WBWS. Mr. Baltics served UM ?h?T<$ swell end was- siiecseded bj Rev. W. S. Homtter, under who* gastara-te tho ; new charon \ b-.AWlag * signed nf s1 cb s^js ? and > B?YV !. H . Jfi ewS^%*a*-Wl^ P??&?|lKiW''a?d,.^)^ i?M ?fcaieh. Bat allsj^ .ts rsceat his ictt^m?r- wquir*s.;itto,..^?t?^ed ' treat eba . sesawsy o? t?r*?tnte? ?ead, ' AT ?Tv?Uw An? FOUNTAINS ASK FOR eu? GET THE ORIGINAL MALTED MILK ?tty rt ta ?fe* cattai glas? Jar*. 1 Th? Best ts always the Cheapest Substitute? cost YOU ?ame prk? tn their lives felt the inspiration ot j contact with the good men -md wo men ot old Good Hope. I think lt tat generally true that old community centers like this have preserved thu] high standards of Christian citizen? phip, improved and ripened, through] the slow evolutionary processes of century. The influence of thto | church has'not. indeed, been limit ed to tho mere count ry ai do. Old Good Hope ha H mollieroi many an infant church lu Georgia, Alabama"; M!s?!nninni, Texas, and other staten, which owe their origin wholly or in part to thc members who lett to make their fortunes in what was then con citiered tho west. To do justice to aji the forces the forces for righteousness that j have shed their blessings through the agency of Good Hope, church, lt would be necessary to cali the tong roll of-the faithful men and women whoro loyalty and zeal have turnod always with a bright and ' steady flame. Since the flrBt log of f the first structure was laid tho - old church bas continued steadfast in the simple faith of its founders. One hundred and tw?nty-aiv of history: What a rich store of his torical fact,- of tho romance and j struggle of those who pioneered in the old Pendleton district, of the hap piness and-failure brought by thei cyolo of years, of the joy and the sor row that bave como in some meas tiro to all; are encompassed in the span of a century end a quarter since Simpson blazed the trail for Presby terianism, away back in ?780, along the' waters of Little G?n?rosteb. y, John Simpson, David Humphrey*! Richard Cater Lig?n-what an un usual and splendid heritage to bless und sanctify tho memory, of thia' i'torch! Ninety-two yeera these faith-, tul.servants, in love.and humility, In Sharity 'sad simple faith, .minister**.! to a devoted people ' and1 pointed th air faccB hopefully to God! Forethought. People aro learning that a little forethought often saves them a big ozpenso. Hero ls an'instance; E. W. Archer. Caldwell, Ohio, says: "I do not believe that our family han beeb without Chamberlain's Colic, unbiera and Diarrhoea Remedy nineo we com - menccd keeping hbuao years ; ago;.' When wa go on an^extended visit we take with us:" Obtainable every, where. *?p-ri*'' "'-'?-?-St : Owl's Dustless Floor Oil, 2Sc. Chewy, Strawberry ; :%n? Peach Cream today. Owl Drug Co. $ * s $ * A dollar down-A dot* i ar n week or pay day. That's the .Simplified Savings System; way. On ly you CM-payv in any amount from- 10c up each . week *cr. pay day. , i Your money bears Inter oat compound quarterly. Toura whoa you need it Every man should .Join tho Club. v. . ' v', ....v5.-"Ci j . .:vK'".v : ' Start ''?ayf-'tte??^.^ p?ete, in fifty taymeats. Tie Baak o? ?aders??? '."ili?^trQftijtw'-Wtik in th? County. KEEPY0?JR TEMPER ? v And temperature low m a Kool ^KrwK Suit. We' will show you all the ?ew models in both the Kool Krach and Palm Beach Suits. Our prices will make you smile. AND WAGON mm*?: I'- has started trff splendidly. Customers are pleased "with i our offerings and pleased with our prices and terms. J We - 1 are pleased with ftc; outlook ; for bigger business, ; " I Brookway, Harney, and Waaliington j . Buggies ' - ^'j are guaranteed to give satisfaction and our prices are as?^S satisfactory ; as the services you get. a MITCHELL WAGONS l l jj See me also for Harness, Lap Robes,- Whips, e?c. I 1 . Sttcefaior Co b?^k]Qro?*r: ?? : "'h^^^Sar " . . ' -,: ' .^^y?11^.'^?^ '"'vy''. i p | " ??i.- y ; ; FROM -: -'F^.y Bpartanburgy Sj G., Green^le, S/ C., Belton*Jg? C. Anderson? &? C. AND INTERMEDIATE STATIONS y':- TO - \:;7^MHP . AND OTHER JERSEY - COAST RESORTS (?;: ' :^ . v:. .".?"r T y-'-. . 'TO;' .-, .'.:: ^v' ;'-,, '/v -I WASHINGTON $12.50 ; tickets may I? rottted ril'^ *m?mmmm^mimum ? ? ??"."?. - -~- n i -m-rnrtit ? _ TJA ALL HAU, OB NORFOLK AN? STBAMEB rHi V^,;*i-i'K: ?'' ' ' . 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