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Trinity Episcopal Church
ABBEVILLE
Coming towards the town of Abbeville, the first
landmark one sees is the slender spire of Trinity Church
rising above the buildings and trees. In the business section of the
town we find this quaint little church, whose cornerstone was
laid on June 27, 1858. The original structure, a small frame building
erected in 1844, was torn down in 1859. The new edifice was
consecrated by Dr. Davis on Sunday, November 4, 1860. The Reverend
Robert W. Barnwell, II, Professor of Sacred Literature of
South Carolina College, preached on this occasion.
The
interior is exquisite. The chancel window, a gift of the
Greenville church, is considered by many one of the handsomest
in the state. In 1864 one of
the large panes was broken by boys playing with sling shots,
but was soon repaired.
Dr. W. P. DuBose, in the Monthly
Record of June 1871 says: "Many of the names of prominent
families long resident in Abbeville as Cal-houn, Haskell, McGowan, Burt, are not
to be found in the list now, yet there are many still to be
seen whose fathers worked for the welfare of Trinity Church and stood
for the best life in Abbeville. They appear now among the
present vestrymen as, Parker, Barnwell, Robertson, Perrin, and
Gary."
BY
HAZEL CROWSON SELLERS
South Carolina Churches
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