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Newberry
County Episcopal Churches Annals of Newberry, by John A. Chapman, page 708 There is only one
Episcopal Church in the county—St. Luke’s, at the corner of Pratt
and Calhoun Streets, Newberry. It is a handsome little Gothic edifice,
with self-supporting roof, stained glass and tasteful interior design and
finish, and was built by Contractor Hamilton, of Charleston, in 1854—5
from a drawing by Architect Walker, of Columbia. The plat was made by
Mr. F. B. Higgins. St. Luke’s was
consecrated by Bishop T. F. Davis, August 20, 1855. The first
officers were: B. S. Bailey and Stiles Hurd, Wardens; Norman Bronson, Wm.
B. D’Oyley, Wm. C. Johnson, C. H. Kingsmore and Albert C.
Garlington, Vestry. The first Episcopal
Missionary to Newberry was Rev. R. S. Seely, in 1845, and the first
minister officiating at St. Luke’s was Rev. E. T. Walker, in
1855. The following is
the order in which the church has been supplied; Rev. C. B. Haines,
1859—60; Rev, Lucien C. Lance, 1862 to 1866; Rev. J. Maxwell Pringle,
1807; Rev. B. B. Miles, 1870 to 1873; Rev, P. F. Stevens, 1874; Rev. John
Kershaw, 1876 to 1879; Rev, S. H. S. Gallaudet, September, 1879, to June,
1880; Rev, Frank Hallam, October 17, 1880, to December, 1881; Rev. W. F.
Dickinson, January, 1882, to close of same year; Rev. W. H. Hanckel,
January, 1888, to October, 1892, when in the providence of God Mr. Hanckel
was removed from his labors in the Church Militant to the highest duties
of the Church Triumphant. St. Luke’s is at present without a
rector. The congregation of
St. Luke’s being small, the church has had but one resident minister, Rev.
Dr. Dickinson. It has depended for pastoral work upon stated services by
ministers of adjacent parishes. But it has been kept open every Sunday
with rare exceptions by its present beloved and devoted lay reader, Capt.
N. B. Mazyck. May he be spared for this labor of love for many years to
come. In connection
herewith might be mentionod the names of the ministers who in the past
have visited this church and held divine services: Rev. J. W. McCullough,
Rev. J. Ward Simmons, Rev, Richard Trapier, Dr. A. Toomer Porter, Dr. C.
C. Pinckney, Rev. Cranmore Wallace, Rev. Robert Wilson, Rev. B. C. Logan
and others.
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