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GOD'S HOLY TEMPLE.
STRENGTH AND BEAUTY ARE IN HIS
SANCTUARY.
Dedication Sermon by Kev. W. T.
Thompson, ol Charleston. S.
Text?isirengtn anu oeauiy uru m iu? nhh-tuary.?Psalm
xcvi, verse G.
"When the Lord turned aealn the captivity
of Zion we were like thorn that dream. Then
was our mouth tilled with laughter and our
tongue witli singinsr. Tlio Lord lias done
.great things for us whereof we are glad."
So sang the ancient Hebrews upon the occasion
of some pre-eminently gracious dealing
of their God, presenting us with that well
known mental state.Jwherein temporarily
dazed by a phenominally blessed experience,
one fears he is the subjcct of a fond delusion,
that at any moment may sudor cruel dissipation;
followed by a burst of rapturous joy as
the conviction is attained that it is indeed a
thrilling, glorious reality. Do we not find
ourselves heartily endorsing the sentiment 01
the text,and voicing with a kindred emphasis
Its note of grateful praise upon this most
memorable and auspicious morning? Can It
be that the enforced and sorrowful exile is ;
over, and that we are once more gathered in '
hoavenly places that we can call our own for
the worship of our Lord ?
Genius has touched this site with its trans- '
forming spell, prayer has brooded over it with '
agonizing supplication. Love, tireless and ;
self-sacrificing, has fostered it with devoted
vigil, and (Joel has blessed it; hence this graceful
temple greets our glad and wondering gaze
to-day. And as we look around upon the elegance
of all of these appointments, spontaneously
we exclaim with the sweot singer of
Israel, "strength and beauty an in his sanctuary."
It is beyond all question that David ,
employs these words in their obvious and '
simplest sense. They arc the assertion of an
o-rictonf nnri visihle tint- There stands the
tabernacle, with its burnishedcolumnsol aca- ,
cla wood, with Its gorgeous tapestries, richly .
embroidered with the figures of the Cheru- ,
bim, there is the golden table for the shew |
bread, the golden altar of incense, t he seven |
pronged candle-stick of gold, shedding over (
all subdued, mysterious light. There is the .
Holy of Holies, with the Ark of tho Covenant j
overlaid with gold, covered by a mercy seat of i
the same royal metal, supporting two cheru- (
blm of beaten gold with outstretched wings, j
and there between them burns and gleams ,
that awtul sacred flre, the shekinah attesting (
the earthly throne room of the Eternal.
Doubtless this mlnstral seer discerned .
emerging from or standing amidst the sluid- ;
ows of tne future, that temple the result of j
long years of arduous labor, a very treasure |
bouse of costly woods, of chiseled granite and \
marble and lvoryj of brilliant gems, (which
crowned the summit of Moriah,"beautiful for
situation, the Joy of the whole earth." That
temDle which as the glare of noonday fell up
on It. disclosing Its bold symmetrical outlines,
kindling its varied splendors, resembled those
creations the sun sometimes erects upon the 1
lar off airy crests of tho summer evening <
clouds. I
David was right; strength and beauty arc in !
his sanctuary. They are there by a warrant
that is Divine. There by the general suffrage 1
of his believing people In all the past. There 1
by a law of titness that is evident, and to
which the unprejudiced and devout reason
says amen. It may be objected that these '
structures belonged to a ceremonial economy, j
and that their distinctive features were sym
bolical. Granted. I am not now contending
for that which by divine limitation is no ;
more. The objection does not lie against em- :
bellishment as such, but against the form God 1
prescribfcd and the meaning heassigned it, for
purposes which have been fulfilled. To revive 1
ft in its old form possibly, and with any of its ?
old meanings certainly would be profauation. *
In this matter of church architecture and or- 1
namentation these principles will serve as !
safe and proper guides. Pride must not be
permitted to operate as a motive. There must 1
be no infraction of the second commandment. 1
Direct approach to God in worship must not ?
be obstructed. Debt should not be incurred j
where reasonable provision for its cancella- 1
tlon has not been made. Such obligations 1
should not be allowed to serve as a bar to that s
beneficence demanded by the precept, thon s
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. These ob- {
served, then sink the foundations deep, carry 1
up the high imposing wall, the heaven-pierclng
spire, spring the symmetrical arches in J
air; let the windows glow with soft and radi- 1
ant hues; let cultivated taste and skill give 8
exhibition of tbeir rare attainments; let '
chiming bells announce to listening ears the r
day of God and hour for worship, and let the I
full organ with majestic diapason, assist the
Joyful strains that rise from grateful hearts. ?
It is not to be debated that David also em- 1
ploys these words with profoundcr meaning Jj
than appears at a glance, and with higher rel- J
erences than to things seen and temporal, 1
which perish with the using. Let it bo re- "
membered, David was only a vocal chord In *
the great harp of Scripture, over which the ~
breath of inspiration swept with spiritual
communications of inestimable value to the 1
children of men. When therefore in supernatural
rhapsody he is heard to say, strength r
and beauty are in his sanctuary, his language ?
becomes intelligible above as it is brought lu- 0
to relation to other portions of his own grand
songs. Hear him in the 27th Psalm/as he ex- 8
claims: "one thing have I desired of the Lord, *
that will I seek after, that I may dwell in the "
house of the Lord all the days of my life." 1
And for what, David ? 'To behold tho beau- .
ty of the Lord, and to enquire into his tem- ;
pie." What the sun is to the solar system,
what the principle of life is to the physical
creation, what the thinking and informing
spirit of man is to his body, that and more
God is to histemp'e; and all tho shrines of
earth, tho magnificent realization of the highest
dream of art are but of passing interest,
and worse than useless for purposes of wor
ship, wanting the presence of the living God,
the strong and beautiful God, the incarnate
Christ, the only King in Zion- Is he not the
Btrongone? He is the rock, the tried Stone,
the LFon of tho tribe of Judah. All things were
made by him. All power Is his in heaven and J
upon earth. He fills Immensity with his ,
presence, and peoples it at will with his creations.
lie is called Wonderful, Counsellor,
the Mighty God. Is he not the beautiful One ?
All realms have been canvassed tofurnlsh the
emblems of his loveliness. He is tho Vine,
the Branch, the Lilly of the Valley, the Kose
L!hn.A.i thA Dnnrl r\f f^rnot tlw. I i .wU i
ui onai uii, ujo a. vui * vta x i at, vnu uigut
of the World, the Sun ol Righteousness, the s
Brightness of the Father's Glory, and the Ex- 11
press Image of His Person, the Lord of Glory.
Hence David sings on: "the Lord is in his
holy temple, let all the earth keep silence before
him." But is not this, my brethren,
enough to make this a dreadful place for
man? Engaging in Its material leatures, the
moment it is regarded in its spiritual aspects
as the peculiar residence of the lioly One of
Israel, It can only inspire with terror a poor,
perishing transgressor. Righteousness must
be both strong and beautiful for sinless creatures,
but can it be other than terrible for him
who is self-convicted as unholy?
One of three things must be true, that man
andGod may meet in peace; that God to man I
may appear lovely in his strength; either
God mu3t require no satisfaction for sin, or ]
man must render satisfaction for himself, or
satisfaction must be rendered for him by some
other. i
The first of these propositions is untenable,
for the reason that God cannot lower his do- j
mands without censing to be God. They are
holy, Just and good, to abate them would undermine
the foundations of his throne, and >
afflict the moral universe with instability.
rrkA o?/.An/) Af th/.cn tu nnnnllo no 1
M. lit ovwuu v? bucno }/4vpunui\/iio jr? udi i j aa i
untenable for the reason, man Is already
criminal, he cannot make atouement lor the
past, nor render a service lor the future free 1
from Imperfection. Shut up then, to the third
proposition, where beyond himself, shall he j
obtain a righteousness equal to the demands
and sanctions of the holy administration of
the King of kings? In Christ alone. Gener- i
ated by the power of the holy spirit theeutail
of sin is cut off. He pnrtakes of man's nature j
without Inheriting his guilt, or in sharing his
defilement. He takes man's place, obeys for
man, and having no sin of his own, he assumes
man's sin and bears his penalty. He
thus magnifies the low, maintains God's char- '
octer, secures his government, and makes a '
way Into the holiest of all, for the most aban- 1
tfoued of sinners. 1
This Is the explanation of Calvary and tho
reason for the existence of tho church of God
on earth. It is the sum of my theology. It is
the ground of my confidence. It embosoms
all my hopes, and may my right hand forget
her cunning and my tongue cleave to the roof
of my mouth, if ever I so falsify my high vocation
end criminally betray the immortal interests
of my fellowmen, as to preachjfor their
salvation aught savo Christ crucified, the wisdom
and the power of God. Almighty Father,
I read thy presence in thestern grandeur
of the everlasting hills, in the chaugiug
gloom and glory that rests upon the plains
and sweeps athwart the skies. I hoar Thee in
thy mysterious whisperings amidst tho frond- 1
ed pines, in the thunder peal and ocean roar <
but only to despair, for they iuform mo of <
those attributes which at the behest of Justice ]
must render my destruction certain and com- i
plete. But I enter this solemn temple of thy i
saving truth, and in its sweet evangel of thine 1
incarnate son, our Saviour, thou art revealed 1
as the one altogether lovely, tho chiefest ]
among ten thousand, and I kneel, I love. I ]
worship, I adore. Tbon back, skeptic, back. I
I cannot fellow tlieo into thy dreary, cheerless i
solitude. Let mo dream on my dream of i
faith, if dream it be. There is nothing that
fills thy present with the joy, or thy future |
with the glory, which are given me in the |
transcendent declaration that tho everlasting i
Father is my eternal lover. This is the!
church's crown and glory, and she despoils'
herself of both when she fails to hold torth
the Word of Life, the crucified Saviour as the
wisdom and the power of God. This enables. i
us to appreciate, and justifies the generous |
enthusiasm of the Psalmist when he says "a;
day In thy courts is better than a thousand. I
I had rather be a doorkeeper In tho house of i
my God than to dwell In the tents of wickedness."
It is equally beyond debate,my brethren,
that the Psalmist means this strength and
beauty are here for you. Out of /Ion the per-!
fection of beauty God shines for you to-day.
He salutes thee In all thy weakness, with all
thy guilt, open to the fierce incursions of all
evl 1? with the pathetic assurauce, I have laid
;, : - ; * \ help
upon one mighty to save. Able to save
unto the uttermost all who come unto me by
liiin. Lay hold of n>y strength. I will
strengthen thee; yea. I will help thee; yea, I
will uphold thee with the right hand of my
righteousness.' Thus armed yon can confront
marshalled sin and every, obligation with
lofty intrepidity. It is this equipment which
recruits the ramcsoi martyrs, ueraiu? vitiu.j,
however formidable the odds, and invests the
humblest, most unpretentious life with true
nobility. Listen, llo further says, I will be as
the dew unto Israel, and he shall cast forth
his roots as Lebanon. The Lord of Hosts
shall he for u diadem and a crown of glory unto
his people. They shall be changed into the
same image, from glory to glory, and at last
bo like him, seeing aim as he Is. Overmastering
conception, that In that other, lairer
world, with every stain effaced, we shall wear
the immortal, perfect beauty of our dear Redeemer.
Blessed sanctuary! We havo found
thee a secure asylum in seasons of temptation,
have here found rest when weary, support
when burdened, hope when dlscouragedund
comfort in bereavement, and here amidst
the mutations of earthly fortune, and the Instability
of earthly homes, havecaught bright
glimpses of our heavenly Inheritance, where
iu that glory that cxcelloth, we shall fully understand
the meaning of the words, along
whose edges we have been meditating to-day.
I'.lessed sanctuary, may it be our Father's
pleasure to shield thee from all harm, to fill
thy seats through each succeeding generation
with zealous trophies of our Saviour's grace,
and to perpetuate by faithful testimony, to
the gospel of his Son, until thy beauty shall
l?e eclipsed by the dawning splendor of the
ipening heavens and the holy city, and thy
songs of praise sun.li inenrc m imu irumcu.Ions
mi them wblcli, like the sound of many
ivators, surges forever against the great While
Throne.
DEDICATION PRAYER.
Uy Rev. J. I.owric WIInoii, I>. I>., Pantor
of flio Con^rrsntlon.
Almighty and overlasting God, Father, Son
md Holy Ghost, the Trl-une Jehovah, over
ill (J in I blessed forever! Thou art the Great
md Terrible God, the King Eternal, Immortal
and Invisible?glorious In holiness, fearful
In praises, doing wonders! Clouds and
lark n ess are round about Thee; righteousness
md judgment the habitation of Thy throne.
In Thine awful presence stand the cherubim
ivith veiled faces and feet and bodies, while
;hey cease not to cry. Holy, holy, holy, Is the
Lord God Almighty, which is, and which was
md which Is to come, the whole earth Is full
)f Thy glory.
We adore Tbee for all that thou art in Thyself;
for all the wonders of Thy being, and of
riiy grace; and for all that Thou art to us and
'or us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Thou
last been our dwelling place In all generations,
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"Our God, our Help, in ages past,
VSUr ilU^C 1U1 ,TC(UO V\J winv ,
Our shelter from each stormy blast,
And our eternal Home."
But will God indeed dwell on the earth?
Behold, the Heaven and Heaven of Heavens
:annot contain Thee; how much less this
louse that we have bullded. Yet have Thou
respect unto the prayer of Thy servants, and
;o their supplication, O Lord our God, to
learken uuto the cry and to the prayer,
A-hich Thy servants pray before Thee to-day:
;bat Thine eyes may bo open toward this
louse night and day; that Thou mayest
learken unto the prayer which Thy servants
ihall make in this place. And hearken Thou
x> the supplication of Thy servants, and of
rhy people Israel, when they shall pray toward
this place; and hear Thou in Heaven
I'hy dwelling place; and when Thou hearest
"orgive.
Wo rejoice before Thee, O Lord our God.
hat Thou didst put into our hearts to build
in house, to be called by Thy holy and awful
md glorious Name, the House of the Lord of
fiosts: and that Thou hast crowned with sucjess
our eflorte, as it is this day. We bless
I'hee, O Lord our God, tliat Thou didst move
;he hearts of this people, as the heart of one
nan, to bring here their costly oblations;
md to accompany them with their labors
md their prayers, to rebuild from its ashes
he burned sanctuary where our fathers had
worshipped: that after our long and weari;ome
Drivation, during the whicn Thou didst
{ rrtnlKr nnfl lAtiriprlv ivnU-h over lis. wfl are
jrivileged again to assemble for worship in a
einple that we may call our own.
And now that our labors in building It are
mded, and our fondest anticipations more
han realized: now, that tho head-stone is
Ldded with shoutings of Grace, grace unto it,
lothlng more remains for us but to make its
brmal and solemn tender to Thee, and to
>lace its title-deed in Thine hand.
Assembled hero to-day for this purpose,
ummoned by its sweet-toned bell?the offerng
of the little ones to Thee?we do humbly
ind earnestly invoke Thy presonce in this
iliy House lo ratify and seal this solemn
ransaction. Thine it now is, placed wholly
it Thy disposal. In Thy full possession, as an
artlily dwelling place of the Most High God
i"* **??? runn Ik ohln fn Hn unnh o thinrr hv
his formal covenant, which to us is lrrevoca>lc.
Thine let it ever be.
Now, therefore Arise, O Lord God. into Thy
esting-place, Thou and the Ark of Thy
trength. Let the KiDg como into His garlen.
Let the cloud of Thy glory descend and
ibide in this house, and Thy train fill the tem>le.
Here condescend to vouchsafe unto us,
ind at all times, visions of Thy reconciled
'ace In Jesus Christ our Lord. Here meet
pith Thy wearied and way-worn people, to
trengtben and refresh them with glimpses of
i"hy glory. Here comfort the bereaved and
he sorrowing, giving unto them beauty for
ishes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the
;urment of praise for the spirit of heaviness,
iere reveal the Christ to poor lost sinners,
hat clearer light may mark the road that
ends them to the Lamb. O grant, we beseech
,'hee, that this house may ever be the scene
ind theatre of Thy spirit's power. And may
iis continued, abiding Presence bo its dlstin[uishing
glory, flero may the gospel, Thy
>lessed NVorU, be proclaimed In all its fulness,
reenessand simplicity?Thy saving health to
ill the people. To this end clothe with power
L'hy servants who shall here minister before
["hee. Preserve their lives from evil, and
heir teachings from error. And when at last
he history of this house is written up, may it
>o said of this one and of that one, that they
rere born here. May the glory of this latter
i/\naa Ka ttinn rxf fAi?mor \lou nn
nfluencc and a power proceed from it that
hail make glad the city oi our God. And in
ill our approaches .to this sacred place may
vo be made to feel that the Lord is Indeed in
lis holy temple, that all the earth may keep
Hence before Thee.
Hear us, we beseech Thee, in this our hum>lo
earnest prayer of dedication* and may
lie beauty of the Lord our God be upon us,
tnd establish Thou the work of our hands up>n
us; and all, in the name of the Father, and
>f the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Service by the Choir.
Tsalm 100, Second Part.
ieforc Jehovah's awful throne,
Ye nations bow with sacred joy :
{now that the Lord is God alone ;
He can create, and Ho destroy.
lis sovereign power, without our aid,
Made us of clay, and formed us men;
Vnd, when, llko wandering sheep, we strayed
He brought us to his fold again.
.Ve are His people, we His care,
Our souls and all our mortal frame :
iVhat lasting honors shall we rear.
Almighty Maker, to Thy name !
We'll crowd thy gates with thank ful songs,
High as the heavens our voices r aise:
\nd earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
Shi^l All thy courts with sounding praise.
IVideas the world is thy command,
Vast as eternity Thy love ;
Mrm as a rock Thy truth must stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move.
LONG METER DOXOLOGY.
['raise God, from whom all blessings flow ;
Praise lliin, all creatures here below ;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son, and lloly Ghost.
The benediction was then pronounced by
Dr. Grier.
REV. W. T. THOMPSON, D. D.
Ills Visit Imparts Infinite Pleasure
to the People of Abbeville.
Seldom has any one man been permitted
to occasion more delight and joy in the hearts
:>f a community than did l)r. \V. T. Thompson
by his recent visit to us. The Abbeville
Presbyterians especially received him with
Dpen arms, and indcod the whole town greeted
him with the warmest welcome. He came
to us tlio friend in need and proved himself
the friend indeed. All were charmed with
him. The dedication sermon which he
preached in the Abbeville ehurch last Sabbath
morning was a specimen of matchless
eloquence. Ho is a pulpit orator of the highest
order, and the impression he mado upou
this people by his preaching will not bo forgottou
soon. Never was a finer audience
gathered In Abbeville, and never did a speaker
have more completely the sympathy of his |
hearers. The beautiful new church was filled
to its utmost capncity. Dr. Thompson is u
finished elocutionist. His voice is rich, full,
well sounded and magnificently trained. His
articulation is very distinct, and his action
superb. He is both a rhetorician and a logician.
His style of speaking would captivate
any audience. His manner of presenting
truth is more attractive and Impressive.
He preached a socond sermon Sabbath evening,
and in this effort the high standard of
excellence which he set up by his morning's
discourse was fully maintained, if not surpassed.
All regret that Dr. Thompson's stay
was so short. Jle has a warm place in the
hearts of the people of Abbeville, and another
visit from him in the near future is anticipated
with great pleasure.
SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS.
THE RECRUITINQ FIELD OF THE CHURC
*
Officers nnil Members of the I'resb
terinn Sunday School.
Pastor?T)r. J. L. Wilson.
Superintendent?L. W. Perrin.
Vice Superintendent?L. W. Wlilto.
Secretary and Treasurer?J. Allen Smith.
Librarian?Thos. P. Thomson.
Chorister?L. W. Perrln.
Organist?Miss H. C'larkie Cothran.
CLASS NO. 1.
Teacher, A B. Wardlaw.
Study?International Lessons and Short
Catechism.
J?unes William Thomson, son of Thom
Thomson.
Amos Buckley Morse, son of Rev. A.
Morse.
James Mason Giles.
John Marion Kirby.
William Henry Burns.
William Henry Morse, son of Rev. A. .
Morse.
Robert Marshall Haddon, son of Zecharli
Haddon.
John Groves Cartledye.
Bonnie Carstctis.
CLASS NO. 2.
'readier, j. w. jreinu.
Study?International Lessons and Short
Catechism.
William Thomson Mcllwalne, son of H.
Mellwalne.
James Edward Mcllwalne, son of H. P. M
Ilwalne.
William Honry Hill, son of L. T. Hill.
CLASS No. 3.
Teacher, Thomas P. Cothran.
Study?International Lessons and Short
Catechism.
Jelfcrson Ilayne McPill,
Chalmers Dldymus Haddon, son of Zech
rlnh Haddon.
W. C. Sea wrlght.
Lewis LeBon Abercrorable.
CLASS No. 4.
Teacher, J. William Thomson.
Study?International Lessons and Short
Catechism.
Miss Mary McHardy White, daughter of .
W. White.
Mis- Isabel Stonebreaker Haddon, daught
of R. M. Haddon.
Andrew Bowie Wardlaw, son of A. B. War
law.
William Coulter Cothran, son of J. S. Cot
ran. %
CLASS NO. 6.
Teacher, Miss H. Clarkle Cothran.
Study?International .Lessons ana esnoru
Catechism.
Miss Annie Donald Henry, daughter
Francis Henry.
Miss Florence Bebecca Henry, daughter
Francis Henry.
Miss Mary Yarbrough McClung, daughter
C. A. McClung.
Miss Jessie Hill, daughter of R. E. Hill.
CLASS NO. 6.
Teacher, Mrs. Kitty Perrln.
Study?Shorter Catechism.
Robert Emmet Hill, Jr. son of R. E. Hill.
David Hill Henry, son of Francis Henry.
Francis Albert Henry, son ol Francis Hei
ry.
CLASS NO. 7.
Teacher, Mrs. Thomas Thomson.
Study?Shorter Catechism.
Miss Belle Bratton Perrin, daughter of ]
W. Perrin.
Miss Janie lone Quarles, daughter of T. ]
Quarles.
Miss P.'evna Seal, daughter of T. C. Seal.
Miss Rosa Roberta Wardlaw, daughter of x
B. Wardlaw.
CLASS NO. 8.
Teacher, Mrs. J. 8. Cothran.
Study?International Lessons and Short
Catechism.
Miss Leila Thomson Quarles, daughter of'
P. Quarles.
Miss Agnes Perrln Quarles, daughter of '
P. QuarleB.
CLASS NO. 9.
Teacher, Mr. George White.
Study?Shorter Catechism with Proofs.
James Perrin Quarles, son of T. P. Quarle
Lewis Henry Russell, son of L. H. Russell.
James Brooks Livingston, son of J. F. Li'
lngston.
J. Archer Thomson, son of Jno. A. Thon
son.
Samuel Capers Seal, son of T. C. Seal.
Miles Car ring ton Brooks, son of W. I
Brooks.
CLASS NO. 10.
VT? |Teacher, Miss M. L. Smith."
Study?Introduction to and Shorter Cat
chism.
Miss Eliza Allen Thomson, daughter of Jni
A. Thomson.
Miss Mabel Agnes Tusten, daughter of H.'
Tusten.
MIsb Grace Smith, daughter of J. Alle
Smith.
Joel Allen Smith, Jr., son of J. Allen Smitl
Henry Gillespie Smith, son of J. Alle
Smith.
Edwin Ringan Thomson, eon of Jno. 1
Thomson.
James Calvert Thomson, son of Jno. I
Thomson.
CLASS NO. 1L
Teacher, W. A. Templeton.
Study?Ramsey's Questions on Bible Doi
trines.
Miss Martha Ella Bell.
i>iins xveuucia* wupuut v^wici.
Miss Maggie Whitfield Brooks.
Miss Nannie Elizabeth Seal.
Mrs. Minnie Stone Wilson.
CLASS NO. 12.
Teacher, Mr. L. W. Porrln.
Study?Shorter Catechism.
Thomas Thomsou Quarles, son of T. ]
Quarles.
Robert MeCaw Perrln, son of L. W. Perrl:
Thomas Thomson, son of Jno. A. Thomsoj
Foster Kirby, son of J. M. Klrby.
CLASS NO. 13.
Teacher, Miss Josie Wardlaw.
Study?International Lessons and Shorti
Catechism.
Miss Eva Pearl Klrby, daughter of J. J
Klrby.
Miss Florence Klrby, daughter of J. 1
Klrby.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Taggart, daughter
James Taggart.
Hal Taggart, son of James Taggart.
Miss Fannie Foster Wilson.
Miss Daisy Belle Wilson.
CLASS NO. 14.
Teacher, Miss Mary Cater.
Sfiirlv?Tntrnrinp.tinn tn fthnrfpr Pfifp.ohlsr
William Giles Templeton, son of W. j
Templeton.
William Livingston Templeton, son of "V
A. Templeton.
Andrew Mcllwaine Henry, son of Franc
Henry.
Miss Sarah Henry, daughter of Franc
Henry.
Miss Willie Robertson Seal, daughter of 1
C. Seal.
CLASS NO. 15.
Teacher, Miss Clarke Perrln.
Study?International Lessons and Short
Catechism.
MissJeanie Wardlaw Whito, daughter
George White.
Miss Lucy White, daughter of Geori
White.
Miss Emma Cothran Whito, daughter
George White.
Miss Lillie Templeton, daughter of W. .
Templeton.
Miss Jeannie Ellsa Perrin, daughter of
W. Perrin.
Miss Sallie Oliver Mcllwalne, daughter
II. P. Mcllwalne.
James Thomson Wardlaw, eon of A. !
Wardlaw.
James Hill, son of L. T. HilL
Miss Sarah Perrin White, daughter of Qe
White.
CLASS No. 10.
Teacher, Mrs. George White.
Study?Introduction to and Shorter Cat
chism.
Ira Alexis Giles, son of James M. Giles.
William Henry White, son of L. W. Whit
Thomas Seal, son of T. C. .Seal.
Henry Moffat Bradley, son of W. O. Brai
ley.
Thomas Chiles Bradley, son of W. 0. Bra
ley.
CLASS NO. 17.
Teacher, Miss Lucy White.
Ttudy?Internotional Lessons and Short
Catechism.
Miss Florence Templeton, daughter of \
A. Templeton.
William Fraser Perrin, son of J. W. Perrl
Fran to Harper Wardlaw, son of A. B. War
law.
Lambert Jones White, son of L. W. Whit
James Sproul Cothran, son of J. S. Cothra
CLASS NO. 18.
Teacher, Mrs. A. B. Wardlaw.
Study?International Lessons and Short
Catechism.
Miss Lucia Seal, daughter of T. C. Seal.
Miss Rebecca Seal, daughter of T. C. Seal.
MIsr Oussle Caugliman.
William Templeton Giles, son of Jas. 3
Giles.
Joslah Patterson Giles, son of Jas. M. GIN
Thomas Gordon White, son of L. W. Whil
George White, son of L. W. White.
CLASS NO. 19.
Teacher, L. W. Whlto.
Study?International Lessons and Short
Catechism.
Miss Cleora Thomson, daughter of Thom
Thomson.
Antoinette Russell, daughter of L. H. Ri
sell.
Miss Josaphine RusBell, daughter of L. ]
Russell.
Miss Sarah Thomson Wardlaw, son of A.
Wardlaw.
Miss Kitty Tllman Perrin, daughter of Jf
M. Perrin.
James Chalmers, son of J. I). Chalmers.
THE NEW STRUCTURE.
Description of the Building, ah Fnrg
liishod by the liuihlcr.
We are indebted to the kindness of Mr.
Scott, the superintendent of the work on the
y. church, for a description of the building, from
which we make the following extract:
The new Presbyterian church fronts on
Main Street, 58 feet, and Is 103 feet long. This
building is of brick from foundation, painted
in brick color, pencilled in black and trimmed
with ornamental stone. Its roof is covered
with slate and ornamental cresting; the cornices
are all of galvanized iron aad painted
granite color. The roof is divided or constructed
with four gables and two transept
gables. The chimneys, two in number, arc
on the left rear corner contains three Hues.
?r two for grates and one for the Sunday School
furnace. The other is on the right, sixty feet
as from front with two'flucs, one for auditorium
furnace and the other lor ventiHating purA.
poses, and both chimneys run up to theheight
of the ridge cresting with heavy cornicc tops.
There are two towers to this building, one
about midway on rool for ventilating purposes,
which is seventy-six feet high, from grade
A. line; the other is on the left front corner and
is eighty-one feet high. This tower isused for
ih the bell above and below for tho entranco to
LI1U ilUUIlUllUlU, >V I Lit it F*Ub <11 1111U
stepti; on the left over sixty feet from front
Is a beautiful tlight.of Rmnltc steps which
leads Into Sunday School department, with
neal gable over entrance. Still further along
Is the entrance to the basement, provided
?r with widows all around except the front.
There is a water table extending around the
P building on a level with the floors, and from
top of this table to granc Is plastered with co- =
[c. ment and penciled oft" in blocks or stone
work. On the right Is a porch with side entrance
to toilet room, and thence to pulpit.
The grounds around the building are graded
and the whole structure on outside Is a model
of modern architecture. The Interior of sixty
feet of front is the auditorium with twelveer
Inch bowling floor. The pulpit and choir loft
is on the right, which stands two feet eight
inches higher than the lower part of the
a" floor, and one foot eight Inches higher than
Sunday School room floor. There are neat
steps leading to pulpit and choir loft,
which are enclosed with a rail and newels.
Looking from the pulpit the pews, forty-five
in numoer, are laid oft in a circle and
range in length from eighteen Inches to twener
ty-four feet, and of modern style; three isles
leading from the pulpit to outer isle, which
L. extend around trie room. Above in center
hangs the great church light. The windows
er are of cathedral glass throughout the building.
The ceiling is of the form of the roof
d- with cornices throughout. A ventilator is ("ic
constructed. Two furnaces for heating purb
poses, one for auditorium and one for Sunday
School room, which carries heat through Sn
three eighteen-inch pipes. Each class room da
is provided with hot air registers and they y.e
all work sclentiflcally. "?
nli
er ? . ? th
of THE ORIGIN OF THE CHURCH. gr<
an
of ? pi,
of Beginning of a Glorious Achievc- ^
ment?Regret at Dr. Turner's Al)- an
sence. ioi
The Abbeville Presbyterian church, be,
through the body from which It sprang?the 1
upper Long Cane church?has a long and Interestlng
history. It has existed for more
than a hundred years. JS
The first public announcement of a desire rr
to organize a separate church at Abbeville ao;
dates back to 1844, when Rev. D. McNeil Turner,
from the Upper Long Cane pulpit, suggested,
for the benefit of Presbyterian ism,
and for the advancement of the cause which
all Christian people hold most dear, that a
L. church or chapel should be built at Abbeville, P?
and that if the congregation were not willing
P. to build a church at Aobevlle, that it wpuld
be well to erect a chapel which woula be
more accessible or more convenient for the
people of the village, many of whom often
remained away from service because of the
distance to Long Cane. If the country por- N<
tlon of the congregation felt unable or unwilling
to enter heartily Into the work of
er building the chapel, they would contribute
largely to the growth of Presbyterianlsm by I
r. lending to the movement their moral sup- th:
port, even if they "gave not more than one sal
r. nail toward the work." ' vi<
This proposition met with the most hearty laa
and most unanimous opposition of every ea<
member who lived In the country while it mi
was not tnougm Dy ine village poruon or tne gu
g church, to be practical. The matter was not ws
' referred to again by Dr. Turner, but the one Dr
v. speech had its effect. It was like a little leav- So
en, and we have hoard it suggested that it thi
j. was the cause which Anally severed the rela- ed
tions of pastor and people. tb<
In 1854 the brick structure, which was de- an
1 stroyed by fire in 1887, was erected. Services an
' wero held there two Sundays in the month,? an
the pastor dividing time between the places thi
of worship. But up to that time noeepara- sa<
tlon of the congregation was contemplated. ne:
No effort was made to sever the con- ha
gregatlon until 1858, when a complete separa- th<
tlon was proposed. But no second was recoivod
to the motion, and it fell still born. In
L* 1868, when Dr. Turner had been recalled, and T?
was the beloved pastor of the whole people, I H
n the village people, with great unanimity, ask- 11
ed for letters of dismissal from Tipper Long
3* Cane, in order that they might organize the
n Abbeville Presbyterian church, with Dr. Turner
as their pastor. EN
When it is remembered that Dr. Turner was
the first roan to propose or suggest the organlzation
of the Abbeville church, and when it is
known that ho loves this people as he perhaps
loves no other people ou the face of the earth, Co
it is a matter ot regret that he was not with
~ us to rejoice with us in the dedication of the
splendid temple for tho building of which ho
himself may have been remotely responsible.
THE FURNISHINOS OF THE CHURCH. ]
. 22.
Woman's Work Ornaments and Mnkca 3e
Comfortable this House of Wor* 1
P. ship. rU
The furniture of the church was peculiarly
the gift of the ladies of the congregation. r
They set their ingenious heads together and 18,devised
all manner of means for making this j
money. Ice cream fetes, charades, the sale of 1S(
milk and eggs, and hot house flowers were all j
Br resorted to, and they have the gratification of d
seeing the result of their hard labor and sell- "
A. denial. They allowed the gentlemen to assist 18(
them in tho carpet, which is of body Brussels, .
kl, in a very neat pattern, and covers the entire 4..
flooring of the church, pulpit and organ loft. ,
of The pews, like all the interior woodwork, lg.
are simpiy 01 nara wooa nnisn, me pjno 01 ,
our native forest, which admits of Buch high lfJ
polish that it appears like bauds of satin
against a velvet wall. .o)
The cushions are ol green damask that
match the soft tinted water-colored walls, 18<
which are a delightful rest to the eye coming ,
n. from the garish light without. The chandek.
Her, too, was the "Free-will offering" of the i
"Willing Workers" and "Sewing Society,"and ]R
V. cost $150. It Is one of those beautiful things
we love to look upon, with Its sixteen lights
lis surrounded by three rows of crystal prisms
several inches In length and surmounted by m
is brightly polished metal reflectors. When
lighted theeffcct Is resplendent and looks as if ai
T. it might suddenly have been letdown from ]
the celestial regions. Ai
The windows cost 8000 and arc of gothic ar- igj
cbitectur?, filled with light colored stained
glass, fashioned after the manner of blooks. ai
Their gothic points are filled In by pretty and }
appropriate designs, such as the scales In So
U1 which we aro "Weighed and found wanting," dc
the "Anchor of Safety," the "Sword and the
50 Helmet," the "Harp and the Dove" In a halo su
of glory, emblematic of the desccnsion of the el<
or Holy Ghost.
, The pulpit cushion of garnet velvet Is Bur- d<
mounted by a scarf of garnet plush, on which cle
T is painted in graceful figures the Cross, the ]
J-'- Crown, and Easter Llllies, the whole bearing d<
f unmistakable evidences of tho art and the
0 cultivated taste which created them. As tho Ju
R violet is not leas beautiful than the lillyof isi
u' the valley, so the creation of thta beautiful
scarf required not less of skill, nor less of art, jt
nor less of cultivated taste than did the conception
and erection of this magnificent ternpie,
of which we are all bo proud. The maker
of this most beautiful and artistic scarf, again 3t
like the violet, was too modest to come for- 1
e- ward and present it to the pastor whose Bible 3
rests upon it. Still like the violet, but full of
love for her Saviour, she asked another to lay
,e. her oflerlng on the altar. J
The Cross is la oil, the Crown Is in lustre, lei
d- and tho llllies are In Kensington, boing tho 1
handiwork of Miss Benle Zeigler, ol the Meth- 181
d- odlst church, which was presented by Miss
Meta Lythgoe. 0?
27,
"The cups of fragrant light
er Golden and milky white, cc
From folded darkness spring cli
V To hail their King. j
on
As pure as mountain snows M
Of gleaming white, j
And sweet as fragrant rose ex
, Formed to delight,? od
iV So pure, so sweet, my longing soul would be 1
u* A lilly lair, Oh, dearest Lord, for thee." 18'
er
REV. J. LOWRIE WILSON, D. D. 17i
is!
M. 8omcthlii? of the Pastor Who Minis- 20,
tcr* to the l'roafoytcrlnn* of Al?bc*
*?>? bl
The Itev. J. Lowrio Wilson, P. I>., l'astor, <5
tho Abbeville Presbyterian Church, was born 22
in India, where his father, tho fate James la
er Wilson, of pious memory was at tho time a
missionary?the early years of his life were A
as spent there and when a lad he was brought by
his parents to this country. At tho breaking 18
is- out of the civil war he enlisted as a soldier in
the army of tho Confederate States, in Ten- Bi
EL nessee, and although a mere youth, ho was N
promoted to the rank of a commissioner oftiB.
cer. and sorved with fidelity and distinction H
until disabled at Drury's Bluff, In the invest- Ji
is. inent of Richmond and Petersburg by tho
Federal forces? thoro he lost a leg and was be
othorwlao severely wouuded. Recovering J a
. '
f
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The New Presbyterian
>wly and at best, but partially from these
pursued his studies for the ministry, at the
leological Seminary at Columbia and after
lduatlng wafi installed as Pastor of Betheschuroh
In York County, where for many
ars he served a large and pious congregain.
In January 1886. he accepted a call to
3 present charge, being induced to do so by
s fact, that the exactions of a large and
dely scattered country charge were too
eat for his physical strengeh. It was a hard
d painful struggle, alike to Pastor and peo5,
to sever ties of affection that had bound
era so long togetherand his abiding love
: them, which absence has not conquerored,
d their repeated and substantial expressns
of affection and regard for him are as
autiful in the one as in the other.
lis (umcuu to speaK or ur. wiison omerRe
than in strains that might be called fiilme
panegyric, which to His humble and
odest6plrit, of all others would alone be
stasteful?and for his sake we forbear to do
3ufflce it to say that to this people, as to
ose whom be left, is he thoroughly endear,
and to him as a faithful minister of Christ,
e highest of all earthly blessings has been
ened, of seeing tne work of the Lord prosring
in his hands.
'LDIERS OF THE CONFEDERACY, AND
SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS.
>t More True to the Lost Cause than
they are Devoted to the Service of
the Prince or Pence.
t was a remarkable coincidence that the
ree distinguished Doctors of Divinity who
l on the rostrum during the dedicatory series
of the Abbeville Presbyterian church
it Sabbath, were all Confederate soldiers,
ch of whom bears on his body still the
irks of duty well-done In the terrible strug>
of twenty-flve years ago. Dr. Thompson
is several times wounded in battle, while
8. urior ana >y jisou tjucu iu.to a icg. j.ud
uthcrn army bad no braver soldiers than
ese three eminent men of God. They servtheir
country most faithfully as long as
3 war lasted, ("resistingeven unto blood")
d when peace came, thoy enlisted under
other banner, went forth In the name of
other King, and a9 soldiers of the Cross,
air lives of patient endurance, noble selfirlflce
and thorough consecration bear wltss
that their triumphs over Satan and sin
ve been far greater and grander than any
iy ever achieved amid the clash of arms.
[ THE fIGHT OE FAITS.
? ? ??(LISTMENTS
UNDER THE BANNER OF
THE PRINCE OF PEACE.
iniplete Roll of Membership from
the Organization of the Chnrch
Down to the Present Time.
PASTORS.
Rev. D. McN. Turner, D. B., installed April
186S. Resigned December, 1869.
Xev. Jas. Li. Martin, M. D., D. D., installed
ptember 2, J870. Resigned October 31, 1884.
ilev. J. Lowrie Wilson, D. D., Installed Febary
28, 1880.
ELDEHS. '
Dhomas Chiles Perrin, Installed April 22,
>8.. Died May 14, 1878.
Robert Henry Wardlaw, installed April 22,
>8. Died July IS, 1887.
Robert A.'Falr, installed April 22, 1868; orined
to the ministry 1871.
Scorge McDuflle Miller, installed April 22,
IS; dismissed March 8, JBH.
Thomas Thomson, ordained and installed
ntember 2-1,1871. E>led May 5,1881.
Vvilliam A. Tompleton, ordained June 21,
r 4.
Lewis Wardlaw Perrin, ordained April 6,
ro.
rames Sproul Cothran, ordained April 26,
Andrew Bowie Wardlaw, ordained April 26,
56.
Leonard Waller White, ordained Juno 19,
i7.
Thomas Perrln Quarles, ordained June 19,
87. DEACONS.
lohn T. Owen, installed April 22, 1868; dlsissed
July 25, 1869.
William C. Wardlaw,ordained and installed
ugust 9,1868; dismissed July 7,1872.
Leonard W. White, ordained and Installed
agust 9,1808; ordained and installed elder,
fJ.
lohn M. Richmond, ordained and installed
iigust 9, 1868; dismissed March 3, 1872.
Lewis W. Perrlu, ordained and installed
ptember 3,1870; ordained and Installed elr,
1879.
William A. Templeton, ordained and lnilled
April 7, 1872; ordained and installed
Jer, 1S74.
Thomas P. Quarles, ordained and Installed
jcemberlo, 1S72; ordained and installed clr,
1S87.
El. Marshall Haddon,ordained and installed
icember 15, 1S72.
Andrew B. Ward law, ordained and Installed
ilyl8, 1880; ordained and installed older,
56.
Joel Allen Smith, ordained and installed
ily 3, 1887.
lames Mason Giles, ordained and installed
ily 3, 1897.
Amos B. Morse, ordained and installed July
1887.
[jeorge White, ordained and installed July
1S87.
COMMUNICANTS.
Mrs. Fannie Allen, widow of James A. Alii,
on certificate, April 22, 1868.
Robert A. Archer, M. 1)., on certificate,
38. Died October 1,1S72.
Mrs. Fannie E. Archer, wife of U. A. Archer,
i certificate, April 22,1868. Died September
, 188.5. 1
Miss Ida Dcndv Allen, wife of Mr. Long, on
rtiflcate, April 22, 1SGS: dismissed to Peoli
lurch, Georgia.
Miss Mary Elise Allen, wife of Mr. Carlisle,
l certificate, April 22, 18(XS; dismissed to
ethodlst church, Spartanburg.
Miss Hattie Allen, wife of S. C. Cason, on
:amlnution, July 0,1873; dismissed to Methlist
church, Abbeville, S. C. Died
Charles Deudy Allon. on certificate, July 18,
75.
Miss Fannie Allen, on examination, April
1878.
MissJane Allen, on examination, August
, 1878.
Miss Itosa Allen, on examination, April 11,
K*.
James Albert Allen, on examination, July
, 1KS4.
Mrs. Nancy Jane Bowlo, on certificate,
pril22, 180*; dismissed to Sumter Cliurch,
jcumber, IS72.
Miss Eliza Ayer Bowie, on certificate, April
, 1808; dismissed to Spartanburg Presbyternchurch.
Mrs. Elizabeth Buchanan, on certificate,
prll 22,1868. Died December 24, 1872.
Isaac Branch, M. D., on certificate, April 22,
58. Died March 19,1872.
Mrs. Fannie Branch, wife of Dr. Isaac
ranch, on certificate, April 22, 1888. Died
ovember28,1871.
Miss Louisa II. Branch, wife of K. Marshall
addon, on certificate, April 22, 1808, Died
ily 8,1872.
James A. Bowlo, on examination, Septemii'S,
1K7S; dismissed to Spartanburg church,
muary 10,1880.
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Mrs. Annie Branch, wife of W. T. Branch,
on certificate, September 11, 1875.
Miss Elizabeth Burns, wife of Joel C. Weir,
on examination, October 10,1877.
Mrs. Ann Brooks, wife of \V. H. Brooks,
on certificate, July 23,1882.
Miss Lilly W. Brooks, wife of R. C. Wilson,
on certificate, July 23,1982: dismissed to Warrentoh
church. January, 1835.
Miss Alice P. Brooks, wife of J. C. Ferguson,
on certificate, July 23,1882; dismissed to Upper
Long Cane, 1883.
Miss Maggie W. Brooks, on examination,
September 24,1884.
Miles C. Brooks, on examination, September
19, 1885.
William H. Burns, on examination, November
14, 1886.
Miss Ella Bell, on examination, November
1 A 1 QQll . k.. T>?.. T T J - ttTtl
U.1WU, uu^biAOU u.y XVC V. <J . LiUVYIie VYllBUH. J
Mrs. Ann Eliza Cox, wife of Cbarles Cox,
on certificate, April 22,1868; dismissed to Upper
Long Cane, August 5.1883.
Mrs. Emma Cblles Cothran, wife ol J. S.
Cothran, on certificate, April 22,1868.
Miss Luale Calvert, widow of John A.
Thomson, on certificate, April 22,1868.
Miss Eliza P. Cater, on certificate, February
4, 1872.
Miss Martha A. Cater, on certificate, February
4,1872. i
Miss Rebecca D. Cater, on certificate, February
4, 1872.
James S. Cothran, on certificate, Apill 22,
1868.
Thomas Perrln Cothran, on examination,
September 12,1875.
Miss Mary Jervey Cator. on certlfioate,
March 31, 1877.
Miss Rebecca C. Cothran, wife of J. Allen
Smltb, on certificate, October 17, 1875. Died
January 8,1883.
Miss Hannah Clarke Cothran, on examination,
January 12,1878.
Wade S. Cothran, on examination, August
17, 1878.
Miss Elizabeth C. Cater, on examination,
November 28.1880. Died March 7, 1886.
McDuffieM. Cater, on examination, July
17,1884.
James S. Cothran, Jr., on examination, September
19, 1885.
James Chalmers, on examinotlon, September
19,1885.
James N. Dendy, on examination, Janury 24,
1869; dismissed to Troy church, S. 0., June 25,
1882.
Robert A. Fair, on certificate, April 22, 1868
ordained to the ministry June 17, 1871; dismissed
to Avelelgh church December 27, 1874;
now a member of MecklenbergPresbytery, N.
Mrs. Amanda Fair, wife of R. A. Fair) on
certificate, April 22, 1868; dismissed to Ave
leign onurch December 27,1868. <
John Livingston Fair, April 22nd, 1868, on i
certificate. Died Feb. 1871. >
James Young Fair April 22nd, 1868, on cer- i
tlficato. Ordained to the Ministry, now Pastor
2nd Presbyterian church, Charlotte, N. C.
Mrs. Dorothy Ann Farington, Aug. 22nd,
1868, on certificate; dismissed to Albany, Ga.,
April 7,1872. Wife of 0. G. Farington.
James Mason Giles, April 22,1868, on certificate.
\ Robert Marshall Haddon, Jan. 7th, 1871, on
certificate.
Mrs. Hannah T. Haddon, May 24th, 1874, on
certificate. Wife of R. M. Haddon.
Mrs. Mary T. Hill, Oct. 19th, 1879, on certificate.
Died Feb. 17th, 1885. Wife of R. E. Hill.
Robert Emmet Hill, Nov. 2nd, 1879, on examination.
Miss Jane W. Harrison, March 5th, 1882, on
certificate.
Thomas Perrin Harrison, March 5th, 1882, on
certificate; dismissed to 2nd cnurcb, Charleston,
3. C., 1886.
LodT.Hill.M. D., Aug. 1st, 1887, on examination.
Mrs. George C. Hodges, June 13th, 1886, on
certificate; dismissed to Greenwood church,
March 27,1887.
Miss Mary Hill, Aug. 7th, 1887, on examination.
Baptized by Dr. Wilson.
Daniel Jones Jordan. Aug. 21st, 1881, on certificate.
Died July 20th, 1883.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan, Aug. 21st, 1881, on
certificate; dismissed to Greenwood church,
March 18th, 1886.
Miss Lilly Lee Jordan, July 15th, 1884. on examination;
dismissed to Greenwood church,
March 18th, 188a
Miss Rosa Jordan, Sept. 19th, 18S5, on examination;
dismissed to Greenwood church,
March 18th. 1888.
Miss Eliza N. Kyle, May 31st, 1874, on certificate.
J. M. Klrby. July 10th, 1880, on certificate.
Mrs. Lula Kirby, July 10th, 1SS0, on certificate.
Mrs. Margaret J. L.vthgoe, April 22nd, 1868,
on certificate.
Miss Sarah Livingston, April 22nd, 1868, on
certificate. Wife of W. Joel Smith.
William C. Latimer, April 25th, 18C9, on Examination
; dismissed to Baptist church.
Mrs. M. Fanny Livingston, Oct. 31st, 1869, on
certificate. Wife of J. Frazier Livingston.
John W. Lesly, May 81st, 1874, on certificate.
Mrs. Lou Jane Lesly, May 31st, 1871, on certificate.
Wile of John W. Lesly.
A TT* T nolif A nrr 1 ll 1C7A /in PPrflfl.
Aipucuo ?U? isoaij y AUgi AVlUf iun, vu w*n?
cate.
Mrs. Virginia C. Lesly, Aug. 16th, 1874, on
certificate. Wife of A. E. Lesly.
Miss Sarah Livingston, April 3rd, 1875, on
Examination. Wile of P. D. Mazyck.
Miss Meta Lythgoe, Sept. 4th, 1875, on examination.
Miss Harriet Lythgoe, Sept. 5th, 1S75, on examination.
Died March 1878. Wife of E. G.
Graydon.
Georgo B. Lythgoe, March 31st, 1878, on examination.
John Frazier Livingston, Jr., Sept. 19th, 18S5,
on examination.
John Frazier Livingston, Sr., Sept. 11th,
18S6, on examination.
William E. Lesly, Sept. 19th, 1885, on examination.
Robert S. Link, Jan. 8th, 1888, on certificate.
Jcnner Link, Jan. 8th, 1888, on certificate.
Mrs. Mary (J. Miller, April 22nd, 1808, on certificate.
Mrs. Mary Thomson McDonald, April 22nd,
1868, on certificate. Wife of T. 1*. Quarles.
Mrs. Fannie J. Marshall, April 22nd, 1868, on
certificate; dismissed to Episcopal church.
Wife of Dr. J. W. W. Marshall.
George McDullie Miller, April 22nd, 186S, on
certificate: dismissed to Ninety-Six Presbyterian
churcn. March 8th, 1871.
Mrs. Martha Virginia Miller, April 22nd,
186S, on certificate; dismissed to Niuety-six
Presbyterian church, March 8tli, 1874. Wife
of G. M. Miller.
Mrs. Henrietta J. Mnrtln, July 2nd, 1871, on
certificate; dismissed to Alabama Street
church, Memphis. 1SSD. Wife of Kev. J. L.
Martin. D. D.
Miss Leonora C. L. Martin. July 2nd, 1S71, on
certificate; dismissed to Smyrna church,
Newberry County, April 4th 1?7,J. Wife of J.
13. Plestcr.
Amos B. Morse, Oct. 5th, 1873, on certificate.
Thomas S. Martin, May 25th, 1N79, on exaiui- 1
natiou; dismissed to Alabama Street church,
Memphis, 1885.
Miss Leonora L. C. Martin, May 25th, 1S79, 1
on examination; dismissed to Alabama
Street.church, Memphis, 1SS5.
Augustus Grillin Miller, Muy 25th. 1X79, on
examination; dismissed to Ninety-Six <
church, Sept. 4th, 1831.
Thomas J. Mabry, M. !>., May 10th, 18S7, ou 1
certificate.
Thomas Virgil Miller, July 21th, 1687, on Ex- <
amluation.
I Miss Mary McCaw, July 24th, 1868, on exam- !
Inatlon; dismissed to Episcopal church.
Miss Julia McCaw, July 24th, 1868, ou exam- '
inatlon.
Miss Mollle McCoy, April 4th, 1872, on certificate;
dismissed to 2nd church, Memphis,
Tenn., Anrll 7th, 1873.
William S. McCoy, April 7th, 1S72, on certificate;
dismissed to 2nd church, Memphis,
Tenn., April 7th, 1873. :
Moses Oliver McCrackeu, Jan. 16th, 1S87, on
examination.
Mrs. M. E. Nance, Oct. 16th, 18S1; dismissed
to Newberne, N. C. church, 1SS3.
Ml 88 Florence Nance, Oct. 16th, 1881; dismissed
to Newberne, N. C. chnrch. 1888.
Mrs. Sarah Eleanor Owen, April 22nd, 1868,
jn certificate; dismissed to Cartersvllle Pre*Jyterlan
church, July 25th, 1869. Wife of John rm
r. Owen.
T??in T riroori Anrll 99n<1_ IfiflR. fin Oflrtifl- W
:ate; dismissed'to Cartersville Presbyterian UtS
iliurcb, July 2otb, 1869.
Thomas Chiles Perrin, April 22nd, 1868, on . ./
lertlflcate. Died May 14tb, 1878.
Mrs. Jane Eliza Porrin, April 22nd. 1868, on
ertiflcate. Died Sept. 9th, 1881. Wife ot, T. C.
'errln.
Mrs. Mary J. Perrln, April 22nd, 1868, on cer-. v -m
iflcate. Died Jan. 29th, 1874. Wife of J. W. #?8
^errln.
Miss Hannah Clarke Perrln, April 22nd, -'3$
868, on certificate.
Mrs. K. C. Perrln, April 22d, 1868, on certifl- HH
ate.
Miss Sarah E. Perrln, April 22nd, 1868, on ,
ertiflcate. Wife of George White.
Mrs. Naiclssa A. Pur8ley,Jan. 23rd, 1869, on x
ertiflcate; dismissed to Warrenton church, . 'X
Lprll 16th, 1888.
Mrs. Nancy I'urseley, Oct. 17th, 1869, on cer- ,s'd
iflcate. Died May 4th, 1874. *,:
Lewis Wardlaw Perrln, Sept 12th, 1809, on ' o?
ertiflcate. ,
ieorgo Clopton Perrln, Dec. 14tb, 1873, on ceriflcate.
AASaBBO
Miss ivy W. Perrin, April 5th, 1874, on exmination;
dismissed to Episcopal church.
Vlfe of Rev. Jno. C. Gass.
Mrs. Ellen Watlilns Perrin. Aug. 4th, 187C, i*"
n* vAuiujuiiuuu , uinujinocu iaj iot vuuiuu,
tlchmond, Va., July 2nd, 1880. Wile of Joel
S. Perrin. ' JlMai
Miss Eunice C. Perrin, Sept. 5th, 1875, on ex- :
imination. Died Aug. IOtn, 1885.
Miss Snrah Amanda Perrin, Jan. 12th, 1878, '
m examination. Wife of J. Wm. Thomson.
Thomas Chiles Perrin, March 23rd, 1878, on ' ?y.
jxamlnotlon.
James Wardlaw Perrin, iug. 12th, 1878, on ' ?.
xaminatiou.
John Livingston Perrin, Aug. 17th, 1878, on . I'.S
ixarnlnntlon. v^Tfg
Miss Emma Perrin, Nov. 27th, 1881, on ex- ..(j
imination. .
Miss Kitty Tllman Perrin, Jan. Mth, 1883, on
examination.
Mrs. Mary McCaw Perrin, Sept. 28th, 1884, '
sn certificate. Wife of Iiewis W. Perrin. - ^
James Wardlaw Perrin, Jr., Sept. 19th, 1885, 3D
examination. ?
Thomas Perrin Quarles, Jan. 7th, 1871, flrom 1
Baptist church.
Miss Eliza Thomson Quarles, Sept, 19th, "',cj
1885, on examination.
Miss Agnes Quarles, Oat 26th, 1888, on examinatlon.
'''d&j
John M. Richmond, M. D., April 22nd, 1888, i?j$j
Dn certificate; dismissed to St. Joseph, Mo.,
Presbyterian church, March 8,1872.
Mrs. E. T. Richmond, April 22nd. 1868, on J?
certificate: dismissed to St Joseph. Mo., Presbyterian
church, March 3,1872. Wife ol Dr. J. rgS
M. Richmond. i
Mrs. Marie Antoinette Russell, May 18th L872,
on examination. Wife of L. H. Russell. ,5
Miss Josephine Russell, April 80th, 1882, on . 25
jxamination. v
Mrs. Sftrnh RhkhpII. Or?t. 9t.h. 1883. on exftml- \.r/3
nation. Died Nov. 1885.
Miss Marie Antoinette Russell, Sept. 27th, \
1884, on examination.
Miss Adelaide Russell, April, 1888, on exam' -j
[nation.
Mrs. lone Smith, April 22nd. 1868, on eertlfi:ate.
Died Nov. 3rd, 1879. Wile of W. Joel
Smith.
David Richard Sondley, April 22nd, 1888, on .
:ertiflcate. Died July 15th, 1870.
Mrs. Mary Frances Sondley, April 22nd, *>M
1868, on certificate. Died May 20th, 1873. Wife ..
jf D. R. Sondley. I
Mrs. Lavonia Seal, July 2nd, 1871, on certlll- :ate.
Wife of T. C. Seal.
George B. Sondley, March 3rd, 1872, on cer- ', x'-M
tlflcate: dismissed to Washington Street, :#?
jreenvllle, March 27th, 1873.
Miss Mary Lou Smltb, July 4th, 1875, on ex- >.
imination. 1 <?: ?&','?33
Miss Virginia E. Sondley, Sept. lltb, 1876, on .
jertilicate; dismissed to 2nd charcb, Char- 7icH
lotte, N. C., April, 10tb, 1882. :??
Miss Jane Amanda Smith, July 9th, 1876, on frSjj
examination. Wife of A. B. Morse.
Miss lone Smith, July 9th, 1876, on examl- li'.xaB
nation. Died July 29, 1887. Wife of T. P. r'WA
Sothran.
W. Joel Smith, Aug. 13th, 1878, on examine .q*
Miss Nannie Seal, May 9th, 1879, on exoml- V$s
nation. .
Thomas C. Seal, May 9th, 1879, on examlnaMrs.
Margaret Sondley, July 2nd, 1880, on / i?g
jertiflcate.
Miss Ann Scoggins, March 26th, 1882, on ex- ,y'3j5j
imlnation. Baptized by Rev. J. L. Martin. . '. ?
Mrs. Mary B. Smith, Feb. 20th, 1886, on cer- ,$|
Llficate. Wife of J. Allen Smith.
William H. Smith, Sept. 12th, 1886, on exam* * - '?3
nation.
Miss Lucia Seal, Maroh, 25th, 1888, on exami- } :.s
nation.
Miss Grace Smith, Oct. 28th, 1888, on examlnation.
Thomas Thomson, April 22nd, 1868, on oexv .she
tiflcate. Died May 5th, 1881. f .-6SH
Mrs. Margaret M. Thomson, April 22nd, 2gj
1868. on certificate. Died Nov. 8th, 1884. Wife ' '$S
Df Thomas Thomson. ' ' ,
MIssJanle Thomson, April 22nd. 1868, op sag
certificate; dismissed to Spartanburg Preaby- "Ar.
lerian church, Jan. 10th, 1886. Wife of Jas. A. "'vf
Bowie.
Mrs. Helen Talmadge, Aug. 22nd, 1868, on ' -M
certificate; dismissed to church in Conn ecu- *fcut,
April 15th, 1876. ..??
Mrs. Harriet D. Turner, Aug. 22nd, 1868, on ; $3*
certificate; dismissed to churcli at Homer,
La., 1S81. Wife of Rev. D. McNeil Turner, D. ^
Miss Fannia Douglass Turner, Aug. Mnd,
1868, on certificate; dismissed to Corpus Chrla- . Jrlm
ti.Tex., April 4th, 1880. fe?
Miss Susau Emma Templetonj March 28 th, ttj
1869, od examination. w ire or j as. m. uum. -*
John Shropshire, Thomson, March 38th, .its
1869, on examination; dismissed to Washing- dm
ton Street, Greenville, S. C., Feb. 7th, 1878.
William Augustus Templeton, Jan. 88rd, \\f4
1869, on examination.
Mrs. Eliza A. Templeton, Jan. 20th, 1872, on i .
certificate. Wife of w. A. Templeton.
Mrs. Agnes A. Tusten, March 30th, 1873, on ' >
examination. Wife of H. T. Tusten. . ^
Mrs. Jane E. Thomson, Oct. 10th, 1878, on
certificate; dismissed to Washington Street,
Greenville, Feb. 7th, 1878. Wife Of J. S.ThomSOD.
Alexis H. Templeton. April 12th, 1877, on ex- ''SB
amlnatlon; dismissed to Lebanon ohorcb, >
Houston County, Miss., Aug. 8,1880.
William L. Templeten, M. D., Aug. 2Mb, '
1878, on examination. Died June 8rd, 1883.
Mrs. Mary Taggart, Oct. 1, 1882, on certlfl- -^5
cate. Wife of James Taggart.
Samuel C. Turner Nov. 5th. 1882. on certlfl-/.
cate: dismissed to Bennettsville church, S. 0., ' v.
1886. f
Miss Florence Templeton, July 16th, 1884, on
examination.
Miss C'.eora Thomson, Sept. 19th, 1885, on examinatlon.
Walter Davis Tasten, Sept. 19th, 1886, on ex- ,tS?
aminatlon; Oxford church, Mlsa., 18S6.
Joseph James Ward law, M. D., on oertlfl- ;v'{: S
cate: dismissed to Walnalla church, July, . 29
1872. Died July 1873.
Robert Henry Wardlaw, April 22nd, 1868, on
certificate. Died July 18th, 1887.
Mrs. Eliza Wardlaw, April 22nd, 1868. on oer- I
tiflcate. Died Aug. 9th, 1883. Wile of R. H.
Wardlaw.
Mrs. Mary Ann Wardlaw, April 22nd, 1868, f.'j
on certificate: dismissed to Walhalla church, jj
July, 1872. Wife of J. J. Wardlaw.
Mrs. Eliza Lucretla Wardlaw, April 92nd, V*
1808, on certificate. Now wife of J. T. Lyon.
Mrs. Lucy White, April 22nd, 1868, on certlfl- v
cate. Wife of John White.
Miss Lucy White, April 22nd, 1868, on certlfl- f f
cate.
Mrs. Sarah White, April 22nd, 1868, on certl- ^
flcate; dismissed to Rocky Mount, Bonier -;.'o
Parish, La. Wife of R. J. White. V
flues isancy Ameua wmte, Aprn-auu, xcwo, m
on certificate. Wile of A. B. Wardlaw.
Mrs. Susan M. Weir, April 22nd, 1808, on oertiflcate;
dismissed to Washington Street
churcli, Sept. 1878. Wife of J. A. Weir.
Mrs. Mary Josephine Wardlaw, April SSnd,
.s<i8, on certificate; dismissed to Augusta. 1st
church, July 7. 1872. Wife of W. C. Wardlaw.
Miss Naucy T. Wardlaw, March 28, 1889. on
examination; dismissed to Winnsboro
church, Sept. 25th, 1874. Wife of J. G. Mo ,
Cants. ?
Miss Marie W. Wardlaw, April, 4th, 1869, on ^
certificate; dismissed to Avelelgh church,
Newberry, S. C., April 8rd, 1875. Wife of T. S.
Moorman. .. ....
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Wardlaw, April 1st,
1871, on certificate. Died Feb. 13th, 1886. Wife
of A. B. Wardlaw. W-Ja
Miss Kate C. Weir, May 12th. 1872, on examination;
dismissed to Washington Street,
Greenville,Sept. 1878. '
Mrs. Mary Helen White, May 18th, 1878, on
examination. Wife of L. W. White.
Patterson Wardlaw, Jan. 4th, 1874, on exam- , J
luatlon ; dismissed to Columbia, 1st church,
March lsth, 1S.SX.
Miss Emma Wilson, April 4tb, 1874, on examination;
dismissed to Mt. Zion, Feb. 1878. 4
Died Sept. 1S78. Wife of T. C. Llgen.
Miss Euphemia Wilson. April 4tb, 1874, on x: ,
certificate. Died Jan. 6th, 1882.
Miss Eliza B. Wardlaw, April 4th, 1874, an . -J
examination. Wife of D. Lucien Mabry.
Andrew Bowie Wardlaw, April 1, 1871, on
certificate.
Leonard Waller White, April 22nd, 1868, on i
certificate.
William C. Wardlaw, April 22nd, 1868, on
certificate; dismissed to 1st church, Augusta,
Ba., July 7th, 1872.
George White, April 22nd, 1868, on oertifl- "!
rate. ArMsi
Miss Mary E. White, April, 6th, 1878, on elimination
; dismissed to Rocky Mount
sliurch. Bozzler Parish, La., July 27th, 1881.
Mis. Sarah A. Wilson, Jan. 9th, 1881, on certificate.
Richard Courtney Wilson, Oct. 8th, 1882, on
jxamination.
Miss Sarah T. Wardlaw, March 11th, 1883, on
examination.
Francis Harper Wardlaw, Sept 19th 1886, on
sxami nation.
William D. Wilson, Nov. 22nd, 1885, on certificate.
i -,yMrs.
Minnie Wilson, April, 14th, 1887, on certificate.
Miss Mary Josephine Wardlaw, July 14th,
18S4, on examination.
Mrs. M. C. Waldrop, June 13th, 1886, on certificate;
dismissed to Greenwood church,
March 27th, 1S87.
Miss Jane W. White, April 1st, 1888, on examination.
Miss Lucy White, Oct. 7th, 1888, on examination.
vi
Miss Mary White, Oct. 7th, 1888, on exaxnl- ,
nation.
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