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PC BASEBALL TEAM — Members of the 1910 Presbyterian College baseball team were, left to right: Sellers, Coach A. B. Galloway, Darby Fulton, Ellis Fuller, Lil Leaman, Joe Simpson, Henry Winn, Tom Simpson, Paul Musick, B. T. Brown, Jule McGregor, and Sam Fulton. 35 Years Of Service With Sympathetic Understanding .... Dignified And Within The Means of All. GRAY FUNERAL HOME CLINTON, S. C RALPH F. PATTERSON Owner And Manager PHONE 833-1720 Broad St. Methodist Church Over 100 In 1970, dedication services were held for a new sanctuary and educatioqal building at Broad Street Methodist Church. The new building replaced one which was built in 1914. The pastor of Broad Street Methodist Church is Rev. Ben Cunningham. However, the in formation presented in this ar ticle was prepared by his pre decessor, The Rev. Edwin W. Rogers. Owing to the absence of records we cannot give the exact date of the organization of the first church here, but we know there was a Church and a Sunday School in existence in 1857, for a Bible has been preserved by the family of the late James M. Wright, which was presented to him by the people of Clinton and vicinity in token of their appreciation of his services as Superintendent of a Union Sunday School which he conducted in the Methodist ® J - C. THOi Broad Street Methodist Church church. The inscription on the fly leaf bears the date August 8, 1857. Some years prior to this date old Mount Zion Methodist Church, which was located about a mile west of Clinton and which was one of the first churches of this denomination built in Laurens County, was moved to the town of Clinton. This first church built In Laurens County, was moved to the town of Clinton. This first church built in Clinton was located at the comer of West Main and Laurens Streets, and was a small frame building For many years the Clinton church was on the Laurens Circuit and the preacher who served it lived in Laurens, but in 1868 a Clinton Circuit was organized, this church coupled with five others in the surrounding country, and the preachers lived in Clinton. This arrangement lasted for over 30 years, until 1905 when all of the country churches, except Sardis, were taken off and at tached to o f '.»er circuits, and Clinton and Sardis were made a two church station. For only four years this combination lasted. Beginning with the second pastorate of Rev. J. E. Mahaffey, in 1909, the church at Clinton was placed by itself. There have been four church buildings erected by Clinton Methodists, and each one marked a distinct Improvement over its predecessors. All of them except the present building stood on the original site. The first small building was replaced in 1880 under the pastorate of Rev. A. W. Walker, by a larger frame structure. By 1904 the church had grown to such an extent (hat a new and better building was necessary. That year under the pastorate of Rev. G. M. Boyd, a beautiful brick church was erected. The late W. E. Nash, with R. Z. Wright and B. L King, were members of the building committee. The names of the others cannot be obtained. Since that time the church has grown repkily. In 1914 under the pastorate of Rev. W.A. Fairey, a great forward step was taken In the erection of our present modem, splendidly equipped church, which there is no better in the conference. The building committee was composed of B. L. King, Chairman, B H. Boyd, W. H. McMillan, J. D. Bell, H. D. Henry, J. M. Pitts, W. H. Simpson, J. F. Jones, and L H. Davidson. On September 19, 1920, this new building was dedicated by Bishop N. V. W. Darlington; Rev. Henry Stokes being the pastor at the time. It ROBERTS DRIVE-IN Mr. J. C. Thomas came to Clinton in 1940 with Hamilton Jewelers. He opened in his present location in 1943 and has continued here for the past 27 years. He is the oldest jeweler in Clinton. He is proud to hare been a part of this community and has enjoyed serv ing the people of the area. He takes this opportunity to say THANK YOU to his loyal customers and to wish South Carolina A Happy 300th Birthday! SOUTH BROAD STREET For Fine Food FAST! Owned And Operated By Mr. and Mrs. Robert Satterfield ♦♦♦♦♦♦ We Are Proud To Be A Part | Of This G^wing Community And Want To Take This Op- x portunity To Express Our £ | Thanks To Our Many Fine Customers. stand* on the comer of North Broad and Ferguaon Streets, facing the former and was one of the moat handsome buildings in the city. The next forward step taken was the erection of a beautiful bnck veneer, slate roof, par sonage on the lot just in the rear of the church, facing Ferguaon Street This was planned during the last year of the pastorate of Rev. Henry Stokes in 1930, and was completed the next year. We cannot get the records farther back than 1881, but beginning from that date a comparison of the membership and amounts raised the second year of each decade will prove interesting and will serve to show the progress the church has made In the last forty years. In 1881 the six churches com prised in Clinton circuits were assessed $310.00 for the support of their pastor. Clinton church was assessed $30.00 of that amount and the records show that they failed to raise It by 80 cents. In 1891 the church had 79 members. The amount raised for all purposes was $475.00; In 1901, there were 97 members who gave a total of $441.00; in 1911,300 members, and the total amount raised was $2186.00. In 1921 there were 412 members who gave for all purposes $11,797.00. The membership at this time was 419. We have not grown very much since then. As of May 6, 1968, we have a membership of 5J4. At a Church Conference held on Sunday, December 22, 1968, the Congregation by unanimous vote of those voting decided to demolish the sanctuary and educational unit built in 1914. Demolition began on New Year's Day, January 1, 1969. The total cost of the new building with new pews, carpet, organ, etc will cost ap proximately $337,651.90. Ser- vices of worship are held at8:45 g and 11 o’clock each Sunday £ morning during the constuction 51 «'V*'