THE FOiiY DAYS AND NOW. 231 



THE OLD STONE CHURCH. 



About two miles out from old Pendleton, S. C, in the woods 

 near a country road, stands the crumbling walls of the old 

 Stone church, and hard by the entangled vines, the old cedars, 

 and other decaying evergreens, grim sentinels in the dilapida- 

 ted old gi-aveyard, the whole presenting a wierd and desolate 

 scene. 



This old Stone church was built by General Pickens directly 

 after the Revolutionary war, as a Presbyterian church. About 

 1845 the walls fell in, and the old church has long since been 

 abandoned. 



Many of Pendleton's first citizens are buried there. The 

 father and mother of my old friend, John B. Benson, lie 

 there. The remanis of Colonel Bynum, who was killed m a 

 duel by Colonel Ben F. Perry, repose there. 



I have a vaijjue rememor.mce of manv stran<»-e and thrilliiio- 

 histories, and legends connected with this old Stone chin-ch, 

 hut am not sufficiently posted as to the facts to attempt to 

 relate them here. 



I would have liked to have gathered many of its histories 

 and })resent them here, but have failed to do so. Indeed, if I 

 ever attempt to write another book I would be delighted to 

 make the whole subject upon old Pendleton, its great district, 



