Annals of Ebenezer 1778-1950

150 Pages. Book is clean with a previous owner's name Elizabeth Pettigrew on the ffep and book has wear to both covers and spine on this square, tight book with off-white pages. No Index. There is no copyright page and consequently no publisher given nor is there a date of publication. The latest dates given were in 1948 and this book was probably published about 1951 in Florence S.C. Blue cloth with gold spine and front lettering. The only illustration is a frontispiece consisting of two black and white photograhs. The top photograph is captioned Sanctuary Dedicated June 2, 1980 Sunday School Rooms Completed 1913. The second photograph is captioned Sunday School annex, Completed 1948. Contents in 31 Chapters: Introductory Doctrinal Tradition, Background Ecclesiastical Antecedents, Beginnings, The Dawn of a New Era, Lengthening Cords and Strengthening Stakes, Poressing Onward and Upward, First Complete Church Roll, In Welsh Neck Association, From the Depths to the Heights, Treading the High Places, Expanding Work Among Blacks, Confederate War Years, Post-War Period, Reconstruction and Red Shirts, Amid the Storm the Church Carries On, Centennial Anniversary Observed, New Church Completed and Dedicated, And Now a Pastor's Home, In the Florence Association, Mid Melancholy Days the Light Shines On, A Home-Going and a Home-coming, A Full Time Church and a Baptistery, The Three Deacons Are Called Higher, Four Deacons Ordained Sunday School Reorganized, Missionaries to the Front, The Sesqui-Centennial is Observed, Through Enlistment and Cooperation, Honor Roll World War II, The Longest Pastorate Closes, A New Pastor and thre Life Deacons, and Most Numerous Family connection Active Deacons. Filled with names, membership rolls, and anecdotes. It is a regional history as much as a church history. George Pettigrew is also the author of The Witness Of His Enemies.…