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PWW * it 1 ?v f' -. VOL. 4. NO. 72. SEM11 Ml uuilVUUI>Vi i'l^ ?? REV. M. M. I V \ * 'From the Southern Christian \dvo? a Bishop Asbury's Journal sho\ that in his various journe through South Carolina he mo than once passed through ai preached in Lancaster count He particularly mentions tl "Wax Haws," "Camp Creek, and "The Hanging Rock." i the latter place he stopped wi one "Brother John Horton," early as 1792. Besides the v<y *. \ ~m* .1. M. II1 I > l> I .K. ? 'timruiHit IfulldinK ?'oiiuniitt-i'. were doubtless other Methodk preachers who preached in th county in those early days. B\ the first known date of preacl ing by a Methodist in the tow 1 o 1 OOO ' - vj i^tiiLonuri i? lootj, wnen ne\ Thos. C. Smith, was appointed t "Lancasterville." This .Vli Smith was a native of Monttforr try county, N. and died i his home county in 1887. The Lancaster county record show that on February 1. 188( one Mary Richardson, for th consideration of $100 deeded t Simon Beckham, Francis K 'Brummett, Daniel Button, Isoi fefow/e. Wm. Massey, and .Jos D. Klinirle. trustees of the Meth > odist Episcopal Church, "one half acre of land in the town o Lancaster where the Methodis Episcopal church now stands.' Thus it seems that while ther was a Metnodist church buildinj in 1 Lancaster probably as early a 1833. yet the deed to the churel mm /Bk " I.. I.A/.KNIO, llni]<lil>K < miii in 111 1 liftt was not secuml till Februaiw 183 b. To Ibis lot was added ai adjoining one that reached west ward to French street, and vvhicl was donated by Mr. Alex. Cartel ;tlj *.h' design of having tht did a parsonage on tht Before the parsonage however, another and n the eastern limit ol u *ni r; I WEEKLY. 1 sthodist Church ! iKAKHAM, Pastor. te. and the old frame building, thor- j vs oughly renewed, and still stand-: ys ing on the same lot, is now being! re used as a blacksmith shop. In his 1cj "Stray Leaves," the Rev. Lucas y Bellinger says that in 1840 he preached in the then "unfinished; Methodist church in Lancaster."! '^t He probably referred to the unceiled condition of the house. ag Prior to the year 1882 the Lancaster Methodist church had been set on at least twice as a station : i church; but owing probably to the i ! financial weakness of the charge, jit was as often put back on the j circuit. However, in December. 1882. it was again made a station, i and has remained such to the preI sent time. K About the year 1888 the conI ' trreiration throiorh ihu i-muiuuo : exchanged the old church prop- ; I erty with Mr. I). .1. ( it 'or for i (he lot on the southea* corner of < % ! S I m *: ^ * v ? QMB^HMnDW n ' ' :'-f* ** -t ' i" i 11:> i mmiih t Meeting and Cat aw ha streets. > " extending seventy feet on either 1 n street: Mr. Carter paying the > [r trustees $100 as the estimated t; s difference in the values of the n h two properties. < >n this corner li t t m I: | , tl J ?. ? . \ I .1*1 ?\ tl ft , lot was built. in 1SH*. a neat lit-[ 1 brick church, at a cost, including ^ . the furnishings, ef about ^ \ This luiildinjr met the needs and t| r I purposes of the congregation tilliy ? it was destroyed by tire <>n Keb- < ? ruary 22. 11)08, when Rev. W. A. J ^ ? Fairey was pastor-in-charge. I At once the several Churches! of the town courteously proffered ^ to the Methodist people the alter-' fT nate use of their respective houses ^ of worship; but the county officials ^ ofFerirto- nco ^ ? f] LANCASTER, S. C the completion of the present new occuj: building, it was used by the Meth- fornn odists as their place of worship, plot \ On the day after the little ingly brick church Vas tu*. ' ?V lilt OW uv^ archi anil t , V":. and t | i Th< tintoa the c? street 1 cle. staim l: I .V. M . M. llll v till A M . S1S1K < I'a.-tlor l.nn'-nstfr Mfitiodi^l On h board i?i trustees consulted to- liirht [tether. and decided t?? ,tr<> to work ' the w at once and rebuild. The build-j and t ng committee appointed to un- cento lertake the work consisted of a lov< . ' "I "s ':v '' ' . f i i i-. i i ?? ? \ i ('iii |{< ii. ?l iii. i \ \ ( \ ^ ii |;. ui:v. m. . m:\itn\M r \ mhi;. ?Iaj. .1. M. Riddle, chairman, Mr. by tiu ('. Lazenby, secretary, and The p -lessrs. T. S. Carter. C. H. Skip- and i ler, and A. 11. Feriruson. The co/.v | rienibership was only about one ics of mndred and eitfht> strong, but well-n he live and growing town, and he progressive spirit of the peole called for liberal measures; nd to this demand the Church esponded heroically. ?bound fas broken in September. ltkKS. Jit, nd on Sunday, 'be bth day of JPI he present month (May, VMM) he first service was he'd in the jppf cm.i en a nuimtng 'nai rouI<1 do credit to any town in lit* State and that marks the lil>-v t rality of the Methodists of Lan aster, and that also of the am riends of other denomination^ he full seating capacity of the hurch is seven hundred, and <m i le morning of the first servicie othi-.' churches being closed. lere was thought to Ik* juv.-t :.t ie largest congregation ever I? Die seen in attendance on p..t?ii<* rorship :n Lancaster. The first ynm a; ounced was. "All Hail main ; lePowc. of Jesus's Name... anil while .. . . . If i?*\' wu ny the pa^ or. Key. ;nr , I. M. i vhham, on the occasion ja)Kj ras th< last clause of the 5th | erse <he 14 chaptei >1 the ospel r1 St John. The / iteful { lembfj tip and their s,mpa- ' ' let it i ' -ids all seemed eryer lost h< o. tily into the sei" iceS of H s< ie hou' and the note of pr^ti- u 11 id^ seemed to be the dominating /x we of the occasion A N ed fror building is at \ JUNE 12, 1909. >ies all of the site of thejtibule lt church and an adjacent ers ea learlv as lnroo It ic q cti-ilr- Tli.. handsome and imposing basem ture, of the Gothic style of ing \vi tecture, the stately walls heatin owers being of pressed brick is on? he roof of slate. and m ?re are four entrances, two churcl in ante chamber directly at distrk irner of Gay and Catawba of Ch; ts, one into a vestibule, on and M ido next to Gay street, and ia N. erintoa similar vestibule on Foil vba street. The doors are of of Fir > oak', the upper portion of ter. S. iterior doors being of plate Ste\ The window s are of henn- phni?*r and costly art glass. The tare a isions of the main audito- Dr. (i are 48x48 feet, and the are arranged in a semi-eirThe ceiling is of light oak, ?d and varnished, and connf seven half octagons, sev- m alf diamonds, and seven es. The seats are also of J19I oak. An aisle extends all , av around the auditorium. here's a spacious aisle in the *I|3H r. The door is covered with raHH ?|y velvet carpet furnished | t v r Trui 1 nan: J treasu E. Ste H. C? (\ La, Su]* S - ('am h< 3(Kl (in Mr. i , . daunlii .auiosot iho con>?re*?aiion. . XI .. . . , and M u.pu races the centre aisle, ... ... week, n roar <?! tho pulpit is a p lastor s study. Theacoust- elmieE the 1'wildiny appear to ho 1>\ Re\ i-'li port'oot. . *. Mill ;.!! . <>! ilu* com,' *' ri1111 itoi*i11n 1 is about ion. a jyreai' li 't the entire Imildinjr. senye * , i i , Sowh'-i U _ !tu'M::)iiil\ school loom lion I li is< rooms, is a Won? <(M>, ^ Sun<la> school room is :H>\ Me, ;t liorc arc live class rooms, on the west sicie r?t" the t^,'i , ol .lack jr and two on the east Misse rooms are each Oxll, ex- Cauthei e in tant class room, which recently 1. 'I lie latter tr,rt\ oe entern the ( atliwba sti*^ ves- ^ * JfSun- thi'c I;' ' *. t, * PRI is 12x14, am! the twooth-jDjri ch 12x12. re is a largo, commodious err. ?>r -liar, and the build- Healt II l>eequipped with modern otl g and lighting plants. It gj, ? of the handsomest and pa iost conveniently arranged ^ edifices in the Rock Hill ' t. Mr. .1. M. McMichael, of arlotte. was the architect, i pjCjjt< ir. .J. L. <ilenn, of (lastonC.. the builder. whib owing is the official roll froir st M. E. Church. I.ancas- fh i C\. ltH.it: good .vards: Maj. J. M. Riddle.; j00^( nan: I.. C. Lazenby, sec re- ^ere ,nd treasurer: W. 11. Reed. > . W. Poovey. .J. M. Hood, c " time The\ Allison, and T. S. Carter. ;tet >: T. S. Carter, chair- not { V.. C. Allison, se cretary and y(nJ { rer: Major .1. \1. Riddle, J. c]e 0 wman. W. P. Rennett, J. an(j trnes. A. K. Ferguson. I? ?laily a-nhy. and ^ nip. their vintendent of Sunday ^j(. ,! 1* Stew mar.. ' gues soup Pifavant N:ll sized a> me s i t ids section arc wash the he i cord now. trying of hs je < i? ,?o *i:! ?ireen. Crops creat iki very well, not to he and t 1 any more than they have. dinn< i'ps are >od. Mr. I,. J.. \V( > h;:>eist something over healt /.en. good, mm. Mis. 1.1. l'?*rry and quite ( ! . Nhna. visited Mr. Mr. < ) >. M. L. Beckham this heen Th chiny here a; the A. R. R. churt at H p. in. next Sabbath. gp,.jr S- V""nir- Hill de ?o mi i hi* place will he or tv healt hint hi ten ihis v.n-k it will !>< a tea; vonhmkn !<? 'h<? j#;ts- thinj; tJiKin.L' Iii<* train here, i ,vhi ci?m?' i<il l< asant iiill seven I :i i -.^,1,1, in.>"<i v, ii nave i<> wan aitiY"* hot sun. bors tin ^ Meek ham, St*., enouy heirs. ?n-n:-lav and dauprh hund . a A Jrs, I i >. Nisbet, ^js | sot recently. , , * I . Kthel and Sarah lh<> d i \ is friends at Elgin ins*'11 i hoes and Mr K.^fTTT>^ckham, craoh rnacle. fade a short visit ar,n ar,. ? R^mm an" mat ( CE 5 CENTS PER COPY 1 MIL HAPPENINGS. L -c r ^ ? * ii ui community uood. Anier Account of the Robinson rthday Celebration. Great image Done by Rains. Pastor ven Vacation. Other Items Interest. or Lancaster News: ; it has been a good long l- since you nave naa a line i Rich Hill, and feeling that lappenings and doings of so a people should not be over?d or hid under a bushel, I and now. take unto myself -ery pleasant task of recordsome of them, thinking that, aps some of your readers it take pleasure in hearing thing of this small section iod's own country. Yes, is a great "little village," the place where on last ig, I told you 1 could see and t seven melon patches, from ront door. And. Mr. Editor, /ou remember those fine hes? Hut the swads and lowers and other early fruit lis year are about gone. But rs will take their places later, spring chickens, did I hear say? Yes, we have them of zes, from the rock soup size, p. say you never heard of soup before? Well, the oldfolks know about it all right. ' say that you ?no, not you. Editor, for that soup was 'or editors and negroes, as often say of some good artif diet which only preachers Rich Hillians can enjoy among many others in sumptuous menus. Well. Editor, if you will stop sing. 1 will tell you how that was made. Take a good I spring chicken. t> well led white flint rocks, -1 slices ilf fat ham. rolled crackers, ?. salt and pepper q. s. here you are. See? W ell, t over, now for other things. 11. we are glad to reprrt the h of Rich Hill and section Mr. Pink Robinson is sick, as is also his boy ; also, 'harles Mackey's baby has quite sick. e Rev. R. E. Small's ;iiTT*. wiucn inciuae neath igs. Flint Ridge and Rich have granted him a month vo's vacation, Mr. Small's h not being very good just We hope for him a pleasnd profitable vacation, and he may return to his work i invigorated. The Rich >eople are having their handnew church painted this . the work being don? by aster painters, card today that the young s" missionary society of Hill church will give an ice n supper on Saturday night the way, 1 must not forgot -onion the famil> reunion at ome of Mr. Newman Robin>f this place, the first day ^ is month (June), in honor / . Robinson's sixty-seventh [lav. And such a dinner st fit for the gods. Kverythat one could call for was at taKIa Ttoi'.. ........ ? xc/iv . i lie ?>ri v (ii'um ity-live of Mr. Robinson's en. grandchildren, neighand friends present and rh good things to feed three red Mr. Robinson was at est and everyone enjoyed ay to the fullest. Mr. Rob / works every day. plows, and will swing the s?yth<~ ? when needed'