Be careful of what you read in the Woodmason book.. He was an egotistical maniac, an Angelican priest (Church of England) and was critical of any other religion. During his time travels in the S.C. Backcountry, there were no Church of England (Episcopal) churches, so, in his opinion, all others were sinners. He even considered any marriage outside of the COE as illegal, thus the children of those were illegitimate, though he used harsher words, .   ************ I Support The Chester District Genealogical Society Richburg, S.C. http://www.compact2.net/chestergenealogical/index.asp ________________________________ From: "kathquilt@aol.com" <kathquilt@aol.com> To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:13 PM Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Religion in the Backcountry There is a fascinating book about religion in the back country of South (and North) Carolina in the decade or so before the  Revolutionary War. It is a compilation of sermons, letters and other writings of an Anglican priest, who was a former plantation and slave owner, merchant, elected official, etc. who then became a priest and set out to serve those outside of Charleston, SC as an itinerant minister, going 3000 + miles a year. Speaks of Presbyterians, Baptists, Quakers as well as Anglicans. Wonderful descriptions of life on the frontier. Full of his English, educated, loyalist, political and Anglican sentiments!  Talks about Saxe Gotha, 96 District, the uncertain border between North and South Carolina and other places that are frequently mentioned in the Bush River list correspondence, and mentions quite a few people, both ministers and various church members. Lots of documentation. The Carolina Backcountry on the Eve of the Revolution.  By Charles Woodmason . Edited and with an Introduction by Richard Hooker. ISBN # 0-8078-4035-1 Published in 1953 by the University of North Carolina Press and multiple printings since then. I do not know if it is still available or if it is just in libraries and used book stores. Kathie Johnston kathquilt@aol.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I agree! But, his depiction of backcountry life is still fascinating and I am sure he is representative of a great many clergy of many denominations both 240 years ago and now! Kathie Johnston -----Original Message----- From: Bob <bobhist@yahoo.com> To: sc-bushriverquakers <sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, Mar 21, 2012 10:35 pm Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Religion in the Backcountry Be careful of what you read in the Woodmason book.. He was an egotistical maniac, an Angelican priest (Church of England) and was critical of any other religion. During his time travels in the S.C. Backcountry, there were no Church of England (Episcopal) churches, so, in his opinion, all others were sinners. He even considered any marriage outside of the COE as illegal, thus the children of those were illegitimate, though he used harsher words, . ************ I Support The Chester District Genealogical Society Richburg, S.C. http://www.compact2.net/chestergenealogical/index.asp ________________________________ From: "kathquilt@aol.com" <kathquilt@aol.com> To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:13 PM Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Religion in the Backcountry There is a fascinating book about religion in the back country of South (and North) Carolina in the decade or so before the Revolutionary War. It is a compilation of sermons, letters and other writings of an Anglican priest, who was a former plantation and slave owner, merchant, elected official, etc. who then became a priest and set out to serve those outside of Charleston, SC as an itinerant minister, going 3000 + miles a year. Speaks of Presbyterians, Baptists, Quakers as well as Anglicans. Wonderful descriptions of life on the frontier. Full of his English, educated, loyalist, political and Anglican sentiments! Talks about Saxe Gotha, 96 District, the uncertain border between North and South Carolina and other places that are frequently mentioned in the Bush River list correspondence, and mentions quite a few people, both ministers and various church members. Lots of documentation. The Carolina Backcountry on the Eve of the Revolution. By Charles Woodmason . Edited and with an Introduction by Richard Hooker. ISBN # 0-8078-4035-1 Published in 1953 by the University of North Carolina Press and multiple printings since then. I do not know if it is still available or if it is just in libraries and used book stores. Kathie Johnston kathquilt@aol.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Love the editorial commentary! Sent from my iPhone On Mar 21, 2012, at 10:34 PM, Bob <bobhist@yahoo.com> wrote: > Be careful of what you read in the Woodmason book.. He was an egotistical maniac, an Angelican priest (Church of England) and was critical of any other religion. During his time travels in the S.C. Backcountry, there were no Church of England (Episcopal) churches, so, in his opinion, all others were sinners. He even considered any marriage outside of the COE as illegal, thus the children of those were illegitimate, though he used harsher words, . > > > > > ************ > I Support > The Chester District Genealogical Society > > Richburg, S.C. > > http://www.compact2.net/chestergenealogical/index.asp > > > ________________________________ > From: "kathquilt@aol.com" <kathquilt@aol.com> > To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:13 PM > Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Religion in the Backcountry > > There is a fascinating book about religion in the back country of South (and North) Carolina in the decade or so before the Revolutionary War. It is a compilation of sermons, letters and other writings of an Anglican priest, who was a former plantation and slave owner, merchant, elected official, etc. who then became a priest and set out to serve those outside of Charleston, SC as an itinerant minister, going 3000 + miles a year. Speaks of Presbyterians, Baptists, Quakers as well as Anglicans. Wonderful descriptions of life on the frontier. Full of his English, educated, loyalist, political and Anglican sentiments! Talks about Saxe Gotha, 96 District, the uncertain border between North and South Carolina and other places that are frequently mentioned in the Bush River list correspondence, and mentions quite a few people, both ministers and various church members. Lots of documentation. > > > The Carolina Backcountry on the Eve of the Revolution. By Charles Woodmason . Edited and with an Introduction by Richard Hooker. ISBN # 0-8078-4035-1 > > > Published in 1953 by the University of North Carolina Press and multiple printings since then. I do not know if it is still available or if it is just in libraries and used book stores. > > > Kathie Johnston > kathquilt@aol.com > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message