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Reminiscences of anism in Upper S Richland Church By John W. Sli Mr. Hillhouse, In addition to sup plying Richland and Retreat as a mission station, acted as missionary in Anderson and Piekens under the authority of Presbytery. Rev. An thony W. Ross and Rev. T. L. Mc Bride, of Pendleton, who served as a missionary in China for several years, until forced to return on account of ill health; Rev. David Humphreys, of Roberts church, and J. Leland Kennedy frequently assisted in pro tracted meetings and communion ser vices. In 18 4 5 the Synod of Georgia was set apart as a synod, leaving only the State of South Carolina as the Synod of Souih Carolina. On July 14, 1846, Elder James H. Dendy fell on sleep. He was one of the original members of this church, and served the church as an elder six years. (In September, 18 17, my mo ther united with this church and ded icated her live children to God by baptism. She died a few months later, upon my fifth birthday. My fattier united with the church about one year later.) In this year also, being elected to the sacred trust of ruling elder, the following officers were ordained and installed on the second Sabbath in April: Rbodum Doyle, Dr. James McElroy and lem uel H. Veiner. This statement is signed hy "L. H. Verner as C. S. pro tem." From 1 848 to 1851 we are unable to lind any record. On the 9th of March. 1861, the ses sion met, and Rev. Wm. McWhorter acted as moderator. Elders pres ent: .Francis Jenkins, Simpson Dick son. Dr. James McElroy, Rhodum Doyle and L. H. Vernor. The follow ing persons were dismissed at their own request, to be organized into a church at Retreat: Elder Simpson Dickson, Mrs. Sabret Dickson, Mrs. Sarah Towers. Mrs. Margaret Fuller ton, Mrs. Kittie Lee. Mrs. Mary Rol den, Jos. R. Shelor. Mrs. Rebecca Shelor, Samuel Verner, Mrs. Malinda Vernor, Mrs. E. C. S. Verner, Miss llepsy Terrell and Elder L. H. Verner. The session appointed Elder L. H. Vernor to represent this church in Presbytery and requested only one delegate from this church and Re treat if not in conflict with the rules of Presbytery. Kev. Wm. McWhor ter supplied the church from this time for a number of years. on December 20, 1854, Elder James McElroy. M. 1).. died at his homo at Bounty Land in the 47th year of bis life. The following inci dent occurred at the time of his denth: His brother-in-law, Hon. Wm. I). Steele, was in the Legislature in Columbia and hastened home, and upon his arrival found that Hr. Mc Elroy had just died, and. strange to relate, within a few hours he, too, was a corpse in the same house, and both were buried at the Stone church at thc same time. January 1st, isf>s, we lind the el dership reduced to Francis Jenkins and Rhodum Hoyle, and two deacons, M. S. Strihling and M. H. Dendy. These are the first deacons mention ed. We find no record as to whet: they were elected. On February 8th Deacons M. S. Strihling and M. H. Dendy were elected elders and were ordained and installed on the 14th of March Hie same year; and on Sep tember 1 1, 1858, Elder M. S. Strih ling was elected clerk of the session, being the first clerk duly elected and on record. At this time a com ir. u il ion service was celebrated by Rev. Wm. McWhorter, assisted by Revs. Tyre R. Mauldin, Henry H. Henny, and C. IL Spears, ol' the Methodist (?'..undi, whose influence and power was for good in this community. During the fall of 1858 Jesse W. Strihling, a son of Wm. H. Strihling. and a member of this church, a le voul and consecrated young u..n. died of brain fever after a few days' illness. lie was in school under the tutelage of Rev. J. Leland Kennedy, preparing himself for the .ministry. On August 14, 1859, a communion service was held, beginning on Fri day before, by the pastor, Rev. Mc Whorter. assisted by Revs. D. C. Hoggs and S. S Gaillard. Mr. Gail lard was sent, hy Presbytery through out its bounds to encourage the es tablishment of permanent pastors and (diarges in the Presbytery. 'Phis was the first introduction of the sub ject ol' permanent pastorages in this Presbytery. Mr. Gaillard was an able and forceful sneaker and pre sented the subject matter so that we see now the b?n?ficiai effects of his work. The death ol' that venerable and saintly elder, Francis Jenkins, which occurred in this year (exact d'.ite not given) deserves more than a passing notice. Aged 86 years, he was gath Early Presbyter! outh Carolina and L* ??SC fj? ic? %c? telor-Part Two. ered to his fathers as a shock of corn, ripe for tlie harvest. He was a mem ber of the church 66 years and an el dor 60 years, and was beloved and respected by all who knew him. At this time the consideration of a new church laid hold upon the peo ple, and a subscription was circulated for the purpose of building a new house, the subscription to oe payable upon the completion of the church. The noble response given by members ot' every denomination in the county, and hy the business men also, and the liberal contribution of her own mem bers, enabled the committee, consist ing of M. S. Strihling, (chairman,) II. It. Gaston, John M. G til ison, M. 13. Dendy and E. P. Verner, as a build ing committee, to enter into a writ ten agreement witli Thomas and Wil liam Bibb as contractors on March 15, 18I?0, to undertake and build the house. Tlie conditions were that they were to complete the house by September 1st, which their energy, perseverance and faithfulness ena bled them to do. The following per sons, living in various parts ol' (lie district, gave of their substance libe rally: List of Contributors. Elizabeth Dendy, .Mary S. Dendy, Tho8. H. Dendy, Samuel K. Dendy. Marshall 13. Dendy, Rev. Tyre 1?. Mauldln, Wm. H. Dendy, G. A. Penny. M. S. Strihling, H. R. Gaston. Simp son Dickson, L. H. Verner, Rev. W. McWhorter, 'Margaret Steele, M. S. McElroy, Grafton . Jenkins, P. W. Hums, I). D. Verner. John W. (iilli son, J. R. Shelor, E. P. Vernor, J. ll. Strihling, Janies Jenkins, James Johns, S. H. Johns, Geo. W. Phillips, E. P. Poster. Sarah F. Foster, R. J. Ward, Jos. J. Norton, Miles M. Nor ton, J. W. L. Cary, J. R. Neal. D. Rie mann, Robt. A. Thompson, Samuel Reid. J. it. Hester. W. T. Dearden, Sarah Abbott, John Dearden, Titos. Drooks, W. T. Holland, Rev. W. II. Penny, .1. H. Met I ullin, John Dalton, J. E. Hagood, Alex. Armstrong, David Hull D. N. Holcombe. Wm. ll. Strih ling, Oliver Martin, Waddy Jaynes, J. H. Shanklin, P. J. Miller. D. E. Smithson, L. H. Johnson, Alex. Ram 1 say, S. J. Veiner, O. M. Doyle. R. Doyle, Thos. M. Strihling. R. A. Haw thorne, Jos. Burnett, Susan A. Doyle, A. M. Carpenter, H. A. Taylor, George R. Cherry, Mary McWhorter. Sally H. McWhorter. J. ('. McDonald, Thos. J. Hall. H. Rhett, T. ll. Strihling. Wad dy Jaynes (labor). I). W. Allen, Thos. M. McElroy, Mary ll. Johnston. W. W. Strihling. Wm. Dickson, T. ll. Jones, Wm. Steele, N. J. P. Perry, Roberl Maxwell, Wm. G. Grisham, J. II. Zimmerman, Whittier Kilpatrick, Sarah Led bet ter, Rhodum Doyle, .1. Overton Lewis. Warren Perry. The committee met most of their indebtedness in the fall and finished the whole April 27. 1861, as evidenc ed by Hie following receipt: "Rec'd of M. S. St ribling, chairman of Richland Church Building Com mittee, eight hundred and twenty three and 1X-100 dollars, principal and interest, in payment of a contract for tlie above named church. "Signed : "William and Thomas Bibb, "Contractors. "April 21, I St; 1." The house itself speaks for tho workmanship of the contractors. It was intended by the committee to he a plain, neat and substantial build ing without ornamentation, and the test of time has shown the wisdom of Hie committee in their plans and the faithfulness of the contractors in ex ecuting them, The old house was sold to William Jaynes for $14.25, and this amount was applied to payment on the new building. The new church building, being completed on September 22, 1800, was solemnly dedicated to Cod and His service. The dedication sermon was delivered by Rev. S. S. Gaillard on Saturday. Revs. Wm. P. (nady, I). C. Hoggs and the pastor. Rev. Wm. McWhorter. were present timi par I lei pated in t he service. This year was no doubt the most propitious year of the church, but beneath Hie horizon were (doods and rumors of war, which In a few short months broke loose with all its fury, and soon the flower and yontli of our beloved South were devoured hy the horrible liassions of war, We shall not attempt to describe tho varied vi cissitudes of the war, hut leave that to others who have written much for the edification of our people. In 1862 wo note the presence of Rex . Jos. B. Ilillhouse, son of tho for mer pastor of Hiis church. We re member him as a barned and elo quent minister and very sociable In the homes ol' his people. Wo have also met two ol his .ons in the min i?try, making three generations ol ministers succeeding each other, af firming ?he law of hereditary Influ ence upon God's people. In 1863 the reception of Mrs. Eliz abeth Hughs, (who passed from death to everlasting life ^ little over one year ago,) hy letter from Tugaloo church, deserves special mention. When she presented herself she brought up to the house of God her eight children, made fatherless by the cruel pangs of war, and there ded icated them'to the service of God by baptism. A communion service on April 10, 1864, was marked hy the presence of a large number pi women and very, very few men. A number of soldiers professing faith in Christ, and desir ing to unite with the home church, and not being nble to be present in person, sent certificates of examina tion of their faith in Christ and their desire to unite with God's chosen people, signed hy the chaplains of their different commands, and le questing to be received into the com munion of the church. Those who were thus received were John N. Doyle, Titos. A. McElroy, Thomas Dendy and Thoa. J. Hall. Stiles P. Dendy, being homo on furlough, uni ted with the church Rev. Wm. P. Grady was called to supply (he church in 'Mandi, 1865. On April 22. 1866, H. R. ('.aston and Thos. J. Hall were elected elders and Thos. H. Dendy as deacon. On the 24th day of .lune the above officers elect were ordained and installed. At the spring meeting (1869) Mr. Grady retired from the service of the church. In the fall of this year Rev. McNeil Turner entered the church as supply and labored about one year. In September, 186?, Elder M. B. Dendy resigned the clerkship and Ki der II. R. Caston assumed the work, and after serving about one year, El der J. T. Hall was elected to serve as clerk of session. About January 1, l 871. Rev. E. P. NI PERFE OH/COG "Now Serving 2 LOOK F NEW PERFE You'll see her and on the coln furniture and d everywhere. She stands f PERFECTION STOVE - the efficient Oil C Already it has easier and kite over 2,000,000 1 Made in 1, 2, sizes; also NEW stoves with fi reit attached. Use Aladdin or Diamond to obtain the !> Stoves, FI cate PER Ol STANDARD C Wathington, D. C. (New J Norfolk, Va. (BALTIF Richmond, Va. Hyde began to serve the church as supply. In August of the same year an advance step was taken for tho spiritual interest of the church. The whole membership of the chinch was divided into groups ov sections and an elder was assigned to oaofc group. We think this a very commendable way of strengthening the stakes and lengthening tho cords of the church. The labors of Rev. Hyde were sig nalized by a marked degree of suc cess throughout. He served the church until January 1st. 187 1. Af ter three score and ten years of use ful service he died nt his home in Anderson county October 22, 1884, and was buried at Roberts church. From a beautiful tribute to his mem ory by Rev. T. C. Ligon we quote the concluding paragraph: "Brother Hyde was eminently a godly man. His whole life was a manifestation of sincere piety. For more than fifty years he was a profes sor of the religion of Jesus Christ, and for more than forty years a preacher of the Gospel, and yet never was there a blight on his Christian character. He was modest, gentle and unassuming in society and among his brethren; was an earnest and in structive preacher of the Gospel, m d In private conversation was especially entertaining. To know him well was to love and appreciate him most. His faith was strong and his end was peace. Tito Master called him, and there ls every reason to believe that his spirit is in glory." We notice here the presence of Dr. Janies L. Martin with us. He was chairman of foreign missions in the Presbytery. He did his work well, and the Presbytery is indebteu to him for much ol' the missionary siprit to day. Tlie church was supplied by Rev. Wm. McWhorter and others, as they could be obtained for special service, until 1877. On October 2(5. 1 875, the following persons were dismissed by letter foi \ IpON K STOVES .000.000 Hornes OR THIS :CTION GIRL made cooking hens cleaner for Security Oil White Oil est resulta in oil rs and (.amps. ION )K STOOS ML COMPANY erse?) Charlotte, N. C. dORE) Charletton, W. Va. Charl ..con, S. C. the formation of Seneca cl ure) . IR.: Thoa. A. McBlroy, Mrs. R. " McBl roy. Miss M. E. McElroy, Mrs. M. E. Bibb. Mrs. M. IO. Myers and Mrs. Lou Christian. On February 1 1, 1877. a congrega tional meeting was called to consider the importance and necessity of or ganizing a Sabbath school. lt ap lic?is that after the spring meeting of Presbytery of this year. Rev. S. L. Morris began to labor with us. On April I. 1ST!), the first statistical re port was recorded as follows: Four elders, two deacons; added commu nicants for the year, 12; total, 07; non-communicants, 36; children in Sabbath school, 4 0. Financial: Sus tentation, $2; evangelistic, $1; in valid fund, $1.r>0; foreign missions, $1.45; education $7.25; publication, $1.50; Presbyterial, $8.50; pastor's salary, $104. In perusing this re port it is interesting to compare it With wi-at we are doing to-day. The Legislature of South Carolina, at its regular session of 1878. by a special act, issued a charter to the church. Elders M. S. Strlbling, M. B. Dendy, .1. L. Davis and .lohn P. Pickett were named as the incorpo ra to rs. On December 25, 187?.?. Mrs. Eliza beth Dendy departed this lifo. She was one of the original members of this church and was the last survivor of tile noble women who entered the organization of the church in 1834. On May 8, 1881. .1. .1. Davis and .1. B. Pickett were elected elders and S. K. Dendy, dr., and M. T. Hughs as deacons. They were ordained and installed in the order mentioned. These officers were evidenCy elected on the fourth Sabbath of April, but it is not so stated in the record. On tho 23d of April, 1 882, Rev. S. L. Morris filled his last appointment as supply. He was also superintend ent of the Sunday school, to which place Elder .1. .7. Davis was unani mously chosen. ( To be ("ont inned. ) A Good Household Salve. 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One of the men from the Barbarossa, of Hie North German Lloyd Line, on returning from a trip ashore, asserted that he was Empe ror William and Issued orders direct ing a battle In France. Afterward a blacksmith on board the Vaterland threatened to sink that steamship because she would not carry him back lo Germany. Yesterday a steward of the Barbarossa was sent to jail after becoming too vehement. Dr. Geo. Kine, the enmity physi cian, attributed their strained men tal condition in part to enforced idle ness, melancholia and homesickness. Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Malaria, enriches the blood, and builds np the sys tem. A true tonic. For adults and children. 50c Kills Children, Then Self. New York. May 26. Mrs. Char lotto O'Neill, wife of Francis O'Neill, an architectural engineer employed by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com pany, was found dead to-day with a bullet in ber heart, In a bed-room of lier homo al 311 Eastern Parkway, an exclusively residential section of Brooklyn. In an adjoining room lay two of her three children, Josephine, 1 year old, and Francis, aged 4, with cords drawn tightly around their necks. Tho boy was revived, lint the baby died. The bodies were found by Mrs. Maiden, Mrs. O'Neill's sister, who forced a window when repeated knocking at the door brought no re sponse. Deteilives said it was their theory that Mrs. O'Neill became sud denly demented. A revolver lay on the floor near her body. --- - - Tired, Aching Muscles Relieved. Hard work, over-exertion, mean, stiff, sore muscles. Sloan's Lini ment lightly applied, a little quiet, and your soreness disappears like magic. "Nothing ever helped Uko your Sloan's Liniment. 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Laugh at foot sufferers who complain. Because your feet are never, never going to bother or make you limp any more. - Adv. Will Try lt As Prohibitionist. ( Boston Dispatch. ) Eugene N. Foss, three times elect ed Governor of Massachusetts by the Democrats of the State, will seek the Republican Gubernatorial nomina tion at the September primaries on the single issue of nation-wide pro hibition. His decision was announced to-day In a letter to Charles Summer Hird, Progressive candidate for Governor in 1912 and 1913, who had declined to accept Mr. Foss's suggestion to seek the Republican nomination on a prohibition platform. "Your decision not to become a candidate for the Tl* publican nomi nation," Mr. Foss wrote, "presents to me a situation in which 1 appear to be the only man who is ready, will ing and able to win the Republican nomination for Governor ami elec tion as Governor as the Republican candidate upon tho single Issue Of nation-wide prohibit ion." ? 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