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HISTORICAL ADDRESS
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
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( leek, on I lit' west i < i?? of th-. !'<???
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? i nirtt il Uled a 11 < I ;ul in I! (.-I! ,i < has .11
ready I? 11 stateii. I 11?? i;<? \i w
i!i>' Swift 'reek i'Iiiii rii, w 11?> - -?? ii i'
'<>!> and location well Known h>
.ill ilirj.se present '['in* original
i r i?? i i ji n house of tiii:, ill u ni i i <
!<>. atcd ni'iir the ol<l > n.t i i< ;.i on pub
ii> road, and about tin iiiihs In-low
Caiudon^ 'I'll i ,-i church vs sif-i roll,I
' ii' <?<) about I7x:!, and wa-< admiU'-d
io nionibeikini> in the c ha rb.-i on As
->o< iat ion in I7s7, with t io- lo >
I" wis Collins art i's first pa.-lor in
|v in, t|n>ro were I 11 r?M ? . Ii ii ii Iks
const i i ut i-i I and admitted to member
ship in t lie association I io- ?*:?In?
vr;ir, vtz Itethel, t'aivars and 111?'
< a mdeii < 'ii urcli
( allidrn I'htircli < )? ua n i /.???!.
I'lio CanuliMi ( linn Ii w !:? consti
t u'ed with a little-, tin! determined
i>.mil of L'a members. not la'<r ilian
ome tune in Nov em ber. I>I<i. a =
the record shows that it was admit
ted into the historic Charleston \s
??oei.ii ion in Novt'inln r 1^1". ai a
meeting held wtih I!!.. :o'/. r. .letters
Creek, lo W 11 iell .liiMpli I! ( ook. lis
! i1 paslor, and lti hard Straff' id
."?re delegate.
The church was constituted by
' 'ident.s 1 loin Uoli. its . \ ? a d e i! i v .
which was locate,j ;i < : i i. ? lili'n
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? oaiet lilies staled I ha' I lose ,-a.i
b ''i.-; were from 'lie l-'tirman Tli'-o
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1!! e:-e t\\(i ? .-i'liol?. Hill*: n. il l.'e col. -
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on 11er \ - a ? !
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About ' lie ' e . r 5 s " I ? ?;
1111 *' 11 Cl* of eff(H' - V* e; ? i" ? )
to build a. ti?oet::i?- ti . M -
Ii ichftrd I.loyd ('\a I,, p d'.i.a* ? ;
lot No. 1.??f?9. located . n ' ...? i oi ih-i
of Market Jiuij York s'u-et.- Thi>
lot fronted about tl'i feet on Mar
ket streot. Th?? deed b> which this
property was convoyed bears d.^te
December 20, 1808. and in it (In
vito was conveyed to the Htnh Hills
Baptist Cbureh, and was suhse<nunt
ly given by this church to the Cam
den Church, The consideration
expressed was "one dollar and broth
erly and Christian love." Upon this
site was erected a meeting home
t onal ruci til of brick and wood.;
ti is supposed that the* mate
rials \\! 111 -11 w < ? ri* used ill tin* roll
fii' iiui, of tin- hiuldinn were sold j
'<? Mr John Work man, tlx- grand
l.itlni ,?) our lellow townsman ol'j
ilia* II I III i, who is thought til 11 N' ??
use,| some oi i uf brick.-* in i no .ou
st .in lion m a furnace to in* uwd I
i*i finiuTtion with tho operation of j
i in- TTuildiug known as tho old i
Ark,'" which sonic of tho citizcnsj
will remember was a larj-re wooden
rtt ruct it1e standing on 111?? bile oi'I
'hi' present Opera House ajid some j
<>! i in- stores south of it. The old i
pulpit <>t i liis church, which was:
marly as tall .'is the avcraKe man's
head, lay for a long time in the
in! io i lie rear of this old building I
in tiie possession of Mr Workman,
ami "Ins I.lit nave rise to a very 1
amusing incident in connection with
liis 1111siiiess. It was sai<| of him
tliat lie kept such ;i variety of arti
cles in ins general men hajyiise bus
iness that In- could supply almost
?"ii i y demand fut things whether
? ?I in il 1 ii.ir\ <>r extraordinary use |
< ?ll iMlt' IMI.IMHII I 'lie Ol Ills custom
ers. VV i' it .1 V lew of plltt lllu (lis en
terprise and t he v a net > of his J
-'oik id a supreme test. inquiring
w 11ei her he could furnish him ;i i
pulpit, whereupon io I lie amu/.emellt
i.:' tlx > ii?tiiiin? r Mr Workman re
pile! ' 'i.i! he . on Id prov ide h i m
w ' i it ?!.. i|e:-i re.| article, but con Id
tn.l provide I lie religion 'O go with
11
llie Mouse of Worship.
Hie 1'iei'l III;. IjoH-.- oil 'Ills Site,
miprei ent ion and simple in its
.and appointments, thoroughly
';i keeping with the plain and stur
dy I. 11 *iis and ? haracier of our breth
. ? r: .'! ; 1: .1 f ! l\. ..'lltitlUed to he Us
ed until tin- v car 1 V,, when under
p l-tor.ilo I},e Hev. .1 H I >??
Vof i, . ! he congregation moved to
'???? ? ? 11i:i? i? ion upper Hroad street.
a :11< I: li.?.| I const ruct ed on a
? pnrctia-. d 'nun Mrs. Mary Ma
? v.-., f 11 i'i i ... I i .1 II DeSatlssure, her
l ? t o \ ranvevi'il to the
i?111 ? ?, .I n v .'7. 1 The pro
i. f :.>;.l-img went on during
lv't ii..i a as completed by Jan
iii :?? ; > :> There is no cut of this
' : . ;,. itofldii.' obtainable so
i * ? :l he i-r: lined In its
?' '.v.j ppea r i m .? it , er.v i ioseiy
? ? > t h ? t?.ii 1.:i : which c o 11 s' t
: ' f i t-s' i'i 111 1 lie little cell
' . ' i i -n 1 ;nI?1 ished and d . -
? '1.1; ? . I 11 I oil ne. ' loll with these
Thi - .-id i huri'h building
w .i.-. : mm the front, by two
r near the sides. These door#
1 ii! ? ? i \e,i!liijie which was cut
.. .oiid .Mil! about 1 i) feet
:l.e tront ol the building. In
e. v. io ibere v\ ,i s a Urge door in
? '-liter iviui i, led in the main
' .:?? h hi.r.d:n-, .n which two rows
?vile v.. arranged as to
ie I.true centf.. aisle and one
? h.-r iib- The pulpit was at
? '? r:i end of t he eh nri h, and
'1. . long si .its were oil either
i ?. i r 'lie \ .i.l w h ii h cut off
. ?' ti i!e ? I., ii was a nailery,
' : '..|. .l over the centre of
::i i i if. n'.ar 'urni some
' in ?. w hi. h w as used by
..e? j i'he remain)ng spaee in
? . which was rrarhed by a
? fit her side, was pro
:? : which were used
ij.cic.i people. 1 am told
? a lair description of
' '.v.-: ? i'.ureh or, upper Hroad
f'r v iec? n fe room was annex
? ! (hit. biii'diiiu on the western
??ml ..eoiit '. n .". "i. Tins liuilditiK con
M 'n. d to be used by the longreRa
a:. until lsTL'. when, during the
P'.storiite of tho Hev A. W. La
mar. Mi John Arrants. who is now
on.- ok" the oldest ami most faithful
re tiibcrs, under the terms of a con
tra, t with the Ladies' Aid Society
or the church, remodeled the build
, itiR. making rather extensive
changeH in the arrangement of its
interior and tho external appoar
Hticr of the front. Under this plan
the two doors of entrance were dii
pensed with and a large door toii
st ructed in t)i?? cimiI r?* about thu
place wIiith a < 1 <> 111>i? ? window exist
<><1 lit tin) old building. The wall
on tln? inside wan lorn away and
the space of I hi' vestibule much
cont ractod, entrance being niadi* in
tin- church I herefrom by a door on
either sld?', wbicli arrangement ma
ny of you no doubt r^momher. The
; gallery was removed and the choir
was placed facing the pulpit at the
1 eastern end of the church. Tic
i pastor's study, an enlargement of
| 111?? Sunday school or lecture room,
and a baptistry also formed a part
[of this remodeling plan. The first
I cut in the little pamphb't above re
ferred to shows this church as it
I was remodeled in 1879 Tin* con
gregation continued to worship in
I this building until 1889, when 111?*
[church was remodeled again by con
tractor W. 10 4>lenn. as shown by
| i lie second cut in t lie centennial
I pamphlet. The changes made in
[the appearance, internal and exter
nal. ar<S so well known by us as not
to warrant a description. This was
i he last building occupied by the
congregation before coming into
our present house of worship,
which is an ornament to our city
and a thing of pride to our denoin
inat ion.
Located. as you well know, on
the corner of Broad and l.aFayctte
streets, it was constructed during
the pastorate of Kev. L A. Mitchell,
in I'.'OT. and was dedicated on Feb
ruary 2. 1 90S. the dedicatory ser
j moil, a most appropriate and able
discourse, was delivered by l?r. E.
M. I'oteat, president of Furman
' I niversity. This congregation
? should never forget the great ac
'tivity and devotion of the Rev.
Mitchell, to which we are largely
j indebted for the beautiful and well
appointed structure in which is
embodied probably the first preten
sion of our church to architectural
merit and beauty, and in the meas
ure of our success we should feel
i extremely grateful.
1,1st of Pa.stoi ??.
The following pastors haw serv
ed the church at the times indi
cated
Cook, Joseph I) IS 10-1 813
l'ope, Jessie 1814-1819
[Supplies 1819-1827
Missildlne, liobt., . . 1827-1829
Supplies ? ? 181! 9-1832
Barnes, (part of) 183 2
heVotio. J. H.. .. ... IS '.3-1835
Supplies ? I 835-1 S36
j Breaker. C. M i ^-1 8 4 3
Whllden, 1?. \V iv 13-1847
! Kurman. S., (sup..* . 1N4S-1849
! Mason, T . . 18 41.-1852
1 Mcndenhall, J. K., .'. . . 1852-1860
, Hughson, W. E 18i;?>-1863
1 Rodgers, J. R., . . 1 863-1870
' Durham, A. K . t sup. > 1n7h-1873
i Thomson. Robt. I > 7 I -1 8 7 6
| Guinn. \V. W., (part of i 1876
Foster, L. S.. i part of i 187 6
Rollins. W. <1 1S77
1 Therrel 1. W. A. H78
I.nmnr, A W. 1 "?7.*-lS82
Wlngo. I W . i part of ? 1882
1 Ramsev, D. M.. (part of' 188 2
| Broaddus, M. K 1nv!-188B
I Fulton, C. A l8St*.-i888
Bomar, IV V ls^s-1891
(Jordan, W. M. 1n'.'1-1894
| Jamison, A. T., 1>:?4-1900
I Crane. A. E i 19 02
Ferris. Jabez 1 -1 905
Moore. J. D 19t<".-1906
Mitchell, L. A 19. 6-1910
Law'son, M L. 1910
Within the time permi'ted It
would be impossible, how>\er de
sirable, to discuss each one of these
pastorates in succession it must
suffice for the purpose undertaken
and this occasion ro briefly refer to
those In which Incident or occurr
ence took place, the mention of
which is necessary even to such
an imperfect sketch of the Church.
This, however, does noi preclude a
more liberal reference to our first
pastor, the Rev. J. B. Cook, who
nerved tho church from IS 10 to
1818. It In ind??d more rwgrotta
bit? that more is not recorded of
'his preacher. His full name was
, Joseph Bulleiu Cook. He was (
I born in 177f?. and was the koii of
Joseph Cook, of Hath. England.'
He was graduated from Rhode Is
land College, now llrown University,
in 1797, which institution was,
tounded by the State at Providence j
in 1 7?>4. upon suggestion of the*
Baptists, and since maintained un
<1?*r their auspices, although non
: sectarian. He died in Sumter dis- j
'trict in 1833. He lived three or
four miles west of Bradford Springs
: and is buried there near the place
? of a Mr. McCairns, where the re- \
mains of his daughter also rest. .
This church has undertaken much,
and under the "gmtfrtnee and con- :
trol of God's mercy and love it has j
accomplished much. Our financial
obligations are heavy and at times ,
exacting; our benevolences are plan
ned and executed on an elaborate ;
scale, but I care not if the de- '
mantis upon us were double, we will
not discharge our full duty to the
tender memories of the past, a
debt of Christian justice, until It
has placed, at least, a simple, plain.
I unpretentious slab over the grave
of this servant, or a memorial some
, where, as a testimonial of appre
ciation of -his early labors in be
J half of the Baptist generations.
in 183 2 the church experienced
j its greatest and most far-reaching
1 revival. Rarely has bo much good
i ever come to one church from a sin
gle period. The Rev. Mr. Dames
became our pastor in the early part
'? of the year. In April of the same
year James C. Furnian was ordain
ed as an evangelist, and he and
the Rev. Mr. Haines conducted
, this great, revival. This meeting re
| suited in a great religions uplift,
i added to the church its needed ac
cessories, and materially increased
! its membership. Thirty-two were
; baptized. \V. F. Hrasington, the
grandfather of our present mayor,
and \V. W. Childers were set apart
for the ministry; the prayer meet
ing was organized and the Sunday
school instituted.
IMirlng this revival it is said
that Col. Boyd, a stranger, went to
hear the young preachers. He was
so much impressed with them that
he invited them to his home at
Charlotte, N. C.. to conduct a rneet
I Ing. The invitation was accepted
land the meeting held with mnrvel
I ous success. Eighty or ninety were
converted and the first Baptist
! church of Charlotte was the result.
, It is almost impossible to esti
mate at times the momentous conse
! quences of an embraced opportuni
i ty
The pastorate of the Rev. James
! Kirk Mendenhall, of Newberry. S
C., was the longest in the history
.of the church. He served eight
i years, from 18f>2 to 1860. This
'pastorate may be distinctly charac
1 terlzed as a missionary one. Church
i activities In this line seemed to
j have been most prominent. There
i were instituted monthly missionary
! rallies, evangelistic services at the
"Old Factory," and a very novel en
; terprise in the shape of a colored
Sunday school was established in
j 185:1. The lecture room at the
! rear of the old church on Broad
[street having been completed to af
! ford better accomodations for the
' colored people.
The Sunday School.
The Sunday school has always
been In any church an Indispensa
ble aid to the development of Its
religious life. It has been so with
our church. It may be of interest
to note the following superintend
ents of the Sunday school, which
list is as complete as .information
will justify:
W. E. Hughson 1856
C. J. Shiver 1860
B. F. Watklns 1866-1868
J. R. Ooodale 1870-1873
J. P. Hoswoll .. .. ? .1874
J. W. Curry 1875-1884
W. O. Thomson .1886*1886
J. R. Goodale 1887-1888
Madison Metts 1889
R. A. McDowell 18 90-1 S9;J
T. K. Goodale 18'j:;.- ISli?
G. C. Bruce 1897-19 02
C. K. Lewis 19 02-190 5
\V. G. Wilson .... . . 1905
I'p to the civil war most of the
colored people held membership In
-(lie white churches, it b?ing acces
sary to secure a certificate of per
mission from the owner for the
slnvu to join the church. I have
here oo.iii> u> these old certificates,
which 1 hink would be of interest
to the <-ougregation. They are as
i follows:
"The old man Tom having ap
I plied io me for permission to con
j nect himself with the Haptist
Church. i< is with pleasure I can
testify io the honesty and fidelity
i of his character. 1 have known
| him since my boyhood and never
; knew him guilty or any immorality
I of conduct, but do not know that
hr? ever before manifested any con
cern on the subject of religion.
"(Signed) C. J. Shannon,
j "Camden, April 10th, 1842.
"The bearer, "Fanny,' has a de
sire to join the Baptist Church, to
which I have no objection.
"(Signed) Wm. Kennedy.
"5th April. 1840."
"Charlotte has my permission to [
become a member of the Baptist !
'Church. (Signed) B. Halle.
"June 24th, 1X43."
"Nancy has permission to be bap-]
tized if the minister thinks her wor-[
; thy.
(Signed) A. Haile.
"May 6th. 1838."
In 1830 there were but four
1 churches in this country composed
solely of negro members. Upon
the completion of the first Broad
'Street Church the necro members
\ numbered sixty. During the close
: or the Rev. Moiuienhall's pastorate.
! out ( ' a total membership of 206, i
16 6 were colored. In 1863 it is
i said that the white membership of
the church was only eight, the oth
i er members being engaged in the
i Confederate service. After the war
it became the policy of the Baptist j
! denomination in this state to en: j
courage and assist the colored poo
? pie in forming; separate churches
wherever it was desired, though
there was no effort made to force
their withdrawal from membership
in the white churches. Notwith
standing this policy the Rev. Mon
i roe Boykin. who died as the pas
| tor of Mount Moriah (colored)
! Baptist. Church ,o:' this city, re
gained a member o;' tins church
i for some time after the war. This
! true and faithful old servant of
i God will always be tenderly re
; memberod by nil who knew hi::-.
I No negro ever won, deserved or re- j
tained the good will of the while j
'people more than he His bumble,
i courteous and benign life was all
I honor and example to his race and !
! justly entitled him to the sympathy 1
1 and respect of our people. I am i
(glad an occasion has been present-j
' ed whose propriety permits me to j
pay this just, though simple, i rib- ,
j ute.
In 1876, during the pastorate of;
i the Rev. L. S. Foster, the Camden I
Church withdrew from the Charles-'
ton Association and joined the San-,
tee Association, and during the pas- J
torate of the Rev. .1 I) Moore,}
1905-1906, withdrew from the San
teo Association, and joined the
Kershaw Association, of which it
is now a member.
it has been impossible to secure
a complete list of the deacoiiH who
have served this church in the past
beyond the year 1 87 6. During that
time the following have served:
j W. R. Hughson. C. J Shiver, T. W.
j I'ckuos, James Douglas, J. W. Mc
j Curry, J. R. Qoodale, J. T Nettles,
I T. A. Moore, L. L. Clyburn, W. D.
Trantham, C. L. >Vinkler. C. R. Lo
i Wis, w. Q. Wilson, W. R. Eve, Jr.;
i G C. Bruce and T. K. Goodale.
Tho last fir* mentioned are now :
nerving the church in that capacity.
Church Membership.
It. may bo Interesting to note the
membership In periods of ton years.
The membership wu? 23 in 1810;
32 in 18 20; G(j In IH::0; 133 in
1 8 4IJ ; 137 in 1850; 2f?<? in 1 8 G 0 ;
71 in 1 870; 1 1 0 in 1880; 142 in
1S!?0; 210 In 1900 anil 328 in 1'JlO.
The first contribution to educa
tion was made in 1811, and was $6.
The first to domestic missions was
in 18 25, and amounted to $5; the
first to foreign missions was in
182ij, amounting to $0.[?o.
There are a groat many other
matters of interest and importance
to which 1 might refer in this very
interesting narrative, but I feel
that I cannot, tax your pation.ee and
the splendid attention which you
have given me any further. I have
endeavored to do the best I conld
in the preparation of this sketch
In the time at my disposal. If it
bus proved of any, interest or value
to any one present 1 shall feel ex
tremely grateful for the opportuni
ty with which your committee has
honored me. My limited inquiries
have, however, thoroughly convinc
ed me of one thing, and that is
that some one of ample training
and aptitude .should write a history
of the Baptist denomination in this
State. if private enterprise cannot
be depended upon to accomplish
this purpose: if denominational
pride has thus far failed to inspire
this authorship, then I believe that
[ no more urgent and important duty
: rests upon the State Convention
! than to take some definite and lm
| mediate action which will result In
iftvlng to the denomination a caro
j fully prepared, authentic and read
j able history of its achievements.
I Our early brethren seem to have
j looked out upon the undeveloped
, greatness of this country, its great
; possibilities, and prophesied in their
j early labors. They seemed to have
; known that the only true and last
; ing hope was in a moral, social and
j political fabric which should rest
I for a substantial foundation upon
the recognitonl of God and enlight
enment, upon education and relig
ion. Hence we find their early ef
forts directed in an educational
way toward the elevation of the peo
ple. So marked and evident were
these that we find the historian
declaring that It was truly houora
ble of the Baptists that they had
done so much for learning and re
ligion. The Baptists have alwnys
been known for a splendid type of
simple, sincere and uncompromising
piety. From the time that we hear
of them in the early days, battling
with the wilds and dangers of the
foreBt and the savage, haled before
the prejudiced and vexatious courts
of their adversaries, the victims of
?;niel and Inhuman fines, Imprison
ments and banishments, humiliated
with the Indignities and scourges
of the public whipping posts, to
the present moment of their recog
nized progress, they havo made a
notable impress upon the moral and
spiritual development of the State.
They hnve stood with loyalty to
those principles which have result
ed in strongth and sturdlness of
character, and wrought a wonder
ful attainment In every walk of
life, which has meant much for the
elevation Ond dignity of the Com
monwealth. ' It is proper that this
record should be perpetuated.
ANNUAL EXCURSION TO ATLAN
TA via C. N. & L. AND
SK A HOARD, JULY 25.
On July 2Bth, the C. N. & L. and
Seaboard Air Lino will operate a
joint excursion from Columbia,
Cllntoh and intermediate points t6
Atlanta, special train leaving Co
lumbia 7:30 A. M., tickets limited
for return until July 28th. Rate
from Columbia $3.60.
For full information, see nearest
Senb-ard or C. N. A L. ftfent.
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