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CORNER STONE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH LAID. (Continued from pane 1.) Christion enlc*r|>i'is<> and activity, ami to lay a fresh wreath of immortelles upon I lie graves of the men ami women w In? played such a prominent ami honored part in making the Church's history I'or these i iI ty years. We doubtless :i 11 I'ee I impelled to this serviee, Imlli l?y a sense of its importance I'oi* our own practical instruction and inspiration, and by our grateful apprecial ion of those into wlhive labors we have entered. It i> :i fact ihiit has been commented upon, but bus never been sali-fae toi 11\ explained, that ureal political liio\eiio-ii I e are oil en all 'lided of followed by great religious movements, and I ilues nl' political cvehement prove to In also "times of ret rc.-hiuu from the presence o|' the l.ord." In January. Is.'to, during the linn and independent administ rat ion of that man of iron will, (iciicral Andrew dack?on. oeeiirred the celebrated debate in l'onvress between llayne and Webster with refer >nce to Slate riirhts am! I'ederaI relations, ami in December of that year the ordinance of Nullification was passed in South Carolina. For several years the most mteii.-e p<dit leal excitement prevailed t hron-j bout I lie country. culminating in l hi- stale, and thri-aleniiiu*- to precipitate the dreadful conflict, which wa- destined l" come thirty years lat.-r. and deln :c the coiii try in blood. I . i he m.d : of i hi - p< >1 i t ira 1 fer 11.i 11:11 ? 11. the iii"?i remarkable rcli jie i-. iwakeiiilej' of this century, if not in the hi>lory of this country, took place. A ureal tidal wave of religious interest swept over the Allantic Stales, depositing its precious treasures in almost every village and hamlet and home in the country. Kvery cut v' of people was reached, and a prolound i:?l permanent work of grace was done. As the political excitement abov referred to reached its highest point in this Stale, so this religions inleresl was perhaps more intense and wide-spread here than anvwherc els \ From the mountains to the mm hoard, the people were thoroughly aroused, and tralhered in va-l inullilndes wherever preaching could be heard. In these meeting the most | profound religious interest prevailed, cornet inn's reaching- the highest pit< of excitement. and thousuin. of men and tvomen were coin erred. many of them among the ynost honored and influential citizens ?.)f this Stale, lu this movement, a large number of the strongest and most useful churches in South Carolina had their origin. The churches ?it Greenville. Fdgefiold, Newberry, Beech Island, Darlington, and many other points, were organized at this 1 ime. Cp to 18;il, there was no church organization and no house of worship in the town of Newberry, then a little village of a few hundred inhabitants, and confined almost entirely to the space now bounded by Harrington, Adams, Boundary and MeKibbcn streets, with a few residences here and there outside these limits. The only professors of religion in the place at the time were three Baptists and a few members of other denomination--; probably not more (ban ten or twelve altogether. In the summer of is:n. at the house of John S. Carwile, then a Deacon of Bush Kiver Church, iu a circle of three or four neighbors, reference was made to the great meeting in progress at Kdgetield Court Mouse, under the direction and preaching of some young men, students of the Funnan Theolojjrical Institution, and a desire hoin*r expressed that, such a meeting might be held here, Mr. Carwile at once agreed to take the matter in hum) and make the necessary arrangements. Through Rev. .Jonathan Davis, of Fairlicld, Mr. Carwile was put in correspondence with the young brethren at F.dgeliehl. and secured their promise to come to Newberry. Some time during the month of September, 1831, four young1 men? / N. W. Hodges, ,T. M. Chiles, Josinh ' Furman and John M. Barnes?rode into the village of Newberry and hepan preaching at a stand, such as is now sometimes used for political speakers, iu the large oak grove that then stood in rear of where now stands the residence of Mr. Michael Bowers. The novelty of the thing, and the fame of similar meetings elsewhere, soon attracted a crowd, which continued to grow until people from all parts of Newberry and neighboring districts came in great numbers to hear the Word. When the weather was such that the meeting could viot he held in the grove, the congregation repaired to the old court house, wliieh stood where Ihe present one stands, and the preaching went on Micro; hut the house was entirely too small for the crowd. Tt was not long before visible results followed, and many were made to rejoice iti a newl ' ' ' T & M ... . .. iy found Saviour. The neighboring j ountry Baptist churches, ami I hose j of oilier denominations, also, received ol the fruits of the meeting in inereased numbers and quickened spiritual life, As one of the results of this mooting, and mainly of persons hapli/.ed luring- its progress, the Newberry Baptist Church was organized, on j the 30th day of Se])teniber, 18.'{I, j with forty-two members. The presbytery which constituted the church I was composed of the following min- j islets: \V. llodges, .Jonathan | Davis, S. Wort hi ugtou and Daniel I .Manguin. Th.* exercises consisted of ! ^ i prayer by Mr. Mangum, the adop- j 5 'ii.n n| a constitution by the church,' an address by Mr. |)avis mi various i m pa<sage< ??I Scripture relating to j I church orran i/al ion and government.' and I lie reading of ;i part of t he third "liapter nl I- i is I 'I'iinolhv. with remarks on the oualifu-alions of .lea-j cons by Mr. 1 lodges. The church then proceeded to <*!< ? ( John S. Canvilc, Deacon, and John M. Barnes, Paslor, I and I ho Presbytery at once ordained i them. I lie pastorale of Mr. Barnes lasted only three months, to the endH ol 1S.11, but I hey were three months ol constant and rapid growl h on the ) part of the church. Frequent meetings were held, and at every meeting persons were received for baptism. At the first meeting of the church ;|,|cr rganization, held on the = l"?th day of October, IS.'ll, y. ,|. ||ar-j ring!on. Wm. Wilxm. M. '|\ Meiulen- \ hall and I nomas I'ratt were appoint- I I'd t?. assist the deacon in the dis-' charge of !ii- duties: and at a meet- j lug held the next itiorith?November 'b J. Harrington and Thomas I'ratt were duly elected to that office and entered upon its duties. In December, 1 SI?1, Rev. \\r. | 1 lodges was called to the pastoral care ol the church, and began his pastorate the lirst of January, 1832; and, what was somewhat remarkable, in ! view of the custom of the time, he was chosen, not for a year, but as I long as it might be agreeable to him- j s,df and Ihe church. During 1S32, and apparently throughout the pas- " 'orale ol Mr. Hodges, there was' preaching I wo Sundays in the month. No day seems to have been fixed for communion service, and the first of which there is any record was held the fourth Sunday in May, 1832, the 1 meeting having been appointed a | month he!orchand. ami beginning on I* riday and continuing through Sunday. At Ibis meeting of the church lor the celebration ol Ihe Lord's Supper, a co imunication from Rev. Sam uel I\ Pressley, of the Presbyterian j Church, was presented, in which was the proposition "Ihat the members of ' sister churches of different denomin- ( at ions agreeing in their views of the , Lord's Su'pper, though differing in other points, beallowed the privilege ' of occasional communion in each oth- ' ers' churches, without at the same | time giving up their conscientious views in which they are known to j differ." < Pile proposition was taken into re- 1 spectlul consideration, and the pastor | was authorized to make a courteous reply declining on conscientious ground, to practice inter-communion. I bus early in its history Ihe chnrc.h ' was called upon to place itself on record with reference to the practice ol the denomination in the observance of the Lord's Supper, and did so with a lirmness and a courtesy worthy of Ihe Christian name. Tt was in keeping with this spirit, and a striking illustration of the true catholicity which has ever distinguish this church, that at the July meeting of that year (1832) a resolution was passed offering the use of their house of worship to evangelical Christians of other denominations who might wish to use it, at any time when the pulpit was not occupied by the pastor. The record of that July meeting contains the first allusion to the church building; but a subscription was started soon after the organization in the Fall of '31, and the building, which is still used by the church, was eomploted and occupied early in '32. It was a year or Uvo later when the Methodist Church was built, and for many years these were the only church buildings in the town. The large lol on which the church stands, and on which the parsonage also has been recently built, was the gift of Y. J. Harrington and John T. Young, and the hell, which for fifty years has called the people to the worship of flod, was given by lion. Kerr Rovce. of Charleston, R. C. Under the ministry of Mr. TTodges. the church increased steadily in numbers and efficiency, an at. tiie end of 1833 numbered one hundred and thirteen members. Paring this period of the history, the record makes frequent reference to Ihe observance of days of fasting, humiliation and prayer, most of them'doubtless held with reference to the disturbed condition of the country. For two years after I (Continued on page 3.) j , i WE SET 1 sWhileY aite WiTh HOUSE Tlie Most Useful iiivciulwi Marvelous mi More wheels are ruined by o 3nly 20 to 30 minutes require therefore you can afford to v/ guarantee will be done in the rr Remember that we do all kin. /ou that you will find our charge Pianos j AND j Organs At Factory Prices. Write us at once for our special nlan of payments on a Piano or OrLI, ! 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