The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, August 23, 1907, Page TWO, Image 2
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
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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
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