The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, September 16, 1919, Page THREE, Image 3
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A short, historical sketch of Upper j
Long Cane Church, compiled by A.
t wotiurain and read before the
Abbeville County Missionary Institute,
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1919.
In the year 1756 the first Presbyterian
settlement was made in what
is now Abbeville County, and in
1758 there were 20 or 30 families of
Presbyterians in this settlement,
? j ix ?? ~ numnsfl to organize
una iv wm ? ??
r w
a Presbyterian Church but they were
not successful in this as they were j
surrounded by many dangers, at one
time they were attacked by the
Cherokee Indians who killed 22 per-;
sons and carried away 14 prisoners. !
About 1763 this station was visit-1
ed occasionally by different minis-(
ters who preached to them under a
tree or in some log cabin. In fact, J
the first houses of worship were log j
cabins. In 1768 the Rev. Mr. Me"
mnnlv these:
weary wwt muou w .?rrv
congregations, but they did not succeed
at this time in forming a permanent
organization.
At that time there were five missionary
stations or associations, and
from 1770 until 1772 they were sup- j
plied occasionally by ministers sentj
down by the Synod of New York and
Philadelphia. About 1772 Rev. John
Harris was sent by the Presbytery
of Orange to supply .the stations!
f j
which he died very acceptably until
1779, when he was released because
of bodily infirmities.
? Ao Pornlntiftnarv war
OWII <UW& ?V - m
the people organized four congregations,
Upper Long Cane, Lower Long
Cane, (afterward changed to Hopewell),
Bull Town, (changed to Rocky
River) and Saluda (changed to
Greenville, now called Greenvale.) 1
In 1784 Saluda and Upper Long
Cane sent commissions to Orange |
Presbytery to ask for supplies. They j
succeeded in securing the services of
the Rev. Robert Hall, who supplied
these charches during the summer.!
In the fall of 1785 he was installed
pastor and served until 1791. The
Elders of the church at this time
were, Andrew Pickens, John McCord,
Andrew Hamilton, Hugh Reid
and Edward Pharr. After this, these |
churches were vacant about two
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I One eight-room house
Every room well-finishe
98 Acres of land within
house. One 10-rooi
two wells, barns, etc.
85 acres of land 10 mile
railroad stations, now
"v acre, just
We have 244 acres of I
, hustler can make it i
jft We have the Evans pia
? Martin's mill on the
^ Lowndesville. This i
Ineignoornooa witn pi<
easily sub-divided?fi
and prices.
Mr. D. A. Ward law has <
of 14U acres. Place
the Snake road. Thi
the county. Three
houses, water, etc. (
faet, this is one of th(
market.
One six-room two-story
We Have the Best Farm 1
town. Splendid hous
Cheap at
We have otl
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years when the Rev. Robert Wilson^
accepted calls to both churches and
served them as pastor until 1797, ^
when he was dismissed from the pas- (
toral care of both churches because I
of financial troubles. He then ac- ,
cepted a call to Upper Long Cane (
for three-fourths of his time and
served until 1805. : ,
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During the interval between 1805 ^
and 1809 the church was supplied occasionally
by different ministers, a-j r
mong whom are mentioned, the Rev. |J
Dr. Montgomery and the Rev. Thos. i?
Williamson. |<
In 1809 Rev. W. H Barr received j j
and accepted a call and was installed j
pastor of Long Cane Church on the | ^
27th day of Dec. 180?, the number >
of communicants at this time was j
about 120. j
In 1813 the building of a new
house of worship was commenced,!
which was probably not completed j ^
until 1817. This is a long time com-;
pared with the way buildings are|
erected now, but we are told that all i1
of the framing was hewn out by jc
hand and that the flooring, ceiling j *
and weather-boarding was sawed by; *
hand. Probably this building is the jc
one mentioned, if so the frame of( z
the present building is about one j *
hundred years old. v' s
Rev. W. H. Barr, D. D., died on I
the 9th day of January, 1843, having 1
served as pastor most aceptably for 1
33 years. He Was buried in the ceme- "
tery nearby. A monument stands,
there to his memory. We are not ^
told who erected it. | *
The old records of the church *
were lost or probably destroyed, ?
therefore, we do not know who the ^
officers were at this time. The pro- c
perty of the church was in charge of iv
a board of trustees, who at this time'
were, William Leslie, George Bowie,' b
Hugh Reid, Matthew Wilson and! v
James Wardlaw. I b
In Sept. 1843 the Rev. D. McNeil 1
Turner, D. D., was installed pastor t
and served until Jan. 1852. During c
the vacancy which followed the 1
church was suplied by the Rev. A. D. v
Montgomery and the Rev. Robert Logan.
In May, 1855 the Rev. Thomas s
A. Hoyt was installed pastor and u
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Jutt off South Main 8treeL
d. 4Vt acres land. . $3,250
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. uuc uuuo vi uaiu^ucn ovuisui
a house, two tenant houses,
$75.00 per acre
is from city, 5 miles from two
r making bale of cotton to the
$56.00 per acre
and, but unimproved land , a
ivorth $100 in one year.
$35.00 per acre
ce containing 323 acres neap
main road from Abbeville to
s one of the best farms in that
enty of tenant houses. Can be
ne timber. See us for terms
empowered us to sell his home
just four miles below town on
is is one of the best homes in
big barns, plenty of tenant
31ose to school and church. In
5 most desirable homes on the
house close in for... $2,250
within a radius of 2 ^ miles of
le on place; 250 acres of land.
> $25,000
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her desirable noi
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3erved until Oct. 1859. After this
the church was vacant one year,
when in October 1860, Dr. Turner
was again called and installed pastor
ind served until May, 1868. About
this time the Abbeville church was
>rganized. The membership was ?.".b
white, and 115 colored. Total 350.
Sixty of the white membersN were
iismissed to unite with the Abberille
church. Others were dismissed
from time to time and the colored
>eople, having quit attending, there
,vere left about 13U names on zne
*oll at Long Cane. The Elders who
*emained were, Leroy C. Wilson and
William Gordon, Deacons, James C.
Stevenson, R. W. Crawford and A.
3. Leslie.
In the fall of 1868 the Rev. J. 0.
Lindsay, D. D., was installed pastor
ind served until April 1873. The
lev. W. F. Pearson then supplied
he pulpit for six months, when he
vas called and installed pastor in
)ctober, 1874. He resigned in Oct.
L892.
In 1884, during Mr. Pearson's
>astorate, the centennial of this
ihurch was celebrated. The Rev. B.
d. Palmer, D. D., had been invited
o preach the centennial Sermon, and
in the day appointed a large crowd
issembled in the grove nearby,
rhere a stand had been erected and
eats provided for more than 1,000
eople. After a few preliminary renarks
by the pastor the opening
irayer was offered by the Rev. J. L.
dartin of the Abbeville Church.
A Historical Sketch, prepared by
V. A. Templeton at the request of
he pastor, was read by him. Dr.
'aimer then read the 47th chapter
f Ezekiel and took for his text the
ast clause of the 9th verse of this
hapter, "and every thing shall live1
/hither the river cometh."
The record Btates that "for one
tour and three quarters he held that
ast audience, even the grove, spellound
to the close of his sermon."
'he closing prayer was offered by
he Rev. H. T. Sloan of the A. R. P.
hurch and the Rev. J. 0. Lindsay,
>. D., pro?a.uncel the benediction,
rhich closed :he centennial services.
In Nov. 1893, the Rev. S. L. Wilon
was installed pastor and served
mtil Aug. 1896. He was succeeded
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Right near the Campbell s
ville to Lowndesville we
of which can be cultiva
Price.
Fine Farm at Antreville?1
lies well. Six-room du
good barn and plenty of
plenty of water. This is
at the way land is sellii
Antreville school and in i
will sell it to you for onl
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Plenty of Timber?We are
beville-Calhoun Falls roi
There is enough timber
offer this at , . . .
Near Qood School?Within
we can sell you one good
house, barn and other 01
of land for only
40,000 Feet of Timber?A
we offer you 52 acres of
is 40,000 feet of saw tinr
acres can be cultivated,
near the city. Terms ci
A Truck Farm?If you wan
opportunity. 46% acre
miles from the city. Ni
house and small barn, a
mes and farms
rhether you wis
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by the Rev. J. F. McKinnon in January,
1897, who served unt" December,
1902. The Rev. J. C. Shive was
pastor from June 1903 until July.
1907. During Mr. Shive's pasfcoi-ate,
the Rev. Charles Friend supplied the
; pulpit for a few monthj, during
| the pastors absence. The Rev. F. W.
uregg was pastor from Uctober,
1907 until June, 1909.
j Rev. R. E. Telford was installed
in December, 1909 and served until.
: August, 1915. After this the church
was vacant about one year, during
| which time the pulpit was supplied
by different ministers, .but most of
the time by the Rev. H. D. Corbett,
who was a student in the graduating
class in Columbia Theological Seminary,
at which time he received and
accepted a call and was installed
I pastor in July 1916.
This pastorate still continues and
the church is prospering under his
ministry, the membership at this time
is 315.
It has been suggested that in connection
with this sketch of the
church something should be said
! about the cemetery. We have no
history of the cemetery, but it is
thought that a graveyard was started
here before the church building
was erected, and doubtless this determined
the location of the church, j
and probably it was used as a burying
ground soon after the Revolutionary
war.
Originally the cemetery was under
the care of the trustees of the
church. In 1896 the property of the
cemetery was, by the vote of the
congregation, transfered to the Upper
Long Cane and Abbeville Cemetery
Asociatibns "to remain under
their control as long as the cemetery
be kept in good and sightly condition
or until the dissolution of the Associations,
when its care shall be assumed
by the trustees."
Under the care of these associations
it was put in good condition, as
substantial fence was put around it,
additional land was secured, a house
was erected and a sexton employed.
How to Graft Apple Trees.'
To graft apple trees the first thing!
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ohool on road from Abbe have
86 acres, every foot
ted. Two good houses.
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90 acres of good land that
celling, two tenant houses,
outbuildings, pasture and
> easily worth $80 per acre
ng. Only 1% miles from
"each of four churches. We
y. . $65.00 per acre
offering 122 acres on Abid
near Wardlaw's bridge.
to pay for the place. We
$3,000
one mile of Sharon school
5-room dwelling, 1 tenant
utbuildings, and 174 acres
$36.00 per acre
ibout six miles from town
good land on which there
ber and plenty of water. 40
Just the place for a home
an be made to suit $2,250
t a truck farm, here is your
s of land, one and one-half
o waste land. Four-room
t $5,000.00
we can sell you
h to buy or sell
LAND
to do is to have young trees a little 1
larger than a pencil. Any kind of f
apple seed will do to plant to grow 1
these trees, which should be planted f
lurin gthe fall. c
Any time until the 15th of March, t
these trees can be grafted^, Cut the I
I little trees off about six inches above' c
the ground, pulling the knife up-j \
i ward and making a smooth slope or t
slant about one and one-half inches; p
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