The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 12, 1909, Image 1
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VOL. 4. NO. 72. SEM11
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REV. M. M. I
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'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
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~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
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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
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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 <
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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
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, 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<
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?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
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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
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Trui
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treasu
E. Ste
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('am h<
3(Kl (in
Mr.
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.auiosot iho con>?re*?aiion. . XI
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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;'
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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
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1 MIL HAPPENINGS.
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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'