McDuffie Co, GA Bios  Epenetus A. Steed

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Rev Epenetus A. Steed

The Rev Epenetus A. Steed was born in Columbia County Georgia
on June 6, 1829, The Eldest Son of W.P. Steed. From his Father
he inherited force of Character, disciplinary talents, strict
principles of business and love of independence. At the age of
sixteen he entered the preparatory department of Mercer
University and Graduated with Honors in the Class of 1851, a
class of 12 members.

Circumstances led to the profrssion of Teaching. He was
principal of Hidge’s Institute, a military school in Greenwood.
South Carolins, edited for one year the Temperance Banner,
Published at Penfield, and while teaching in a private School
in his Native County was elected Chair of Ancient Languages in
Mississippi College at Clinton, a position he held until the
School closed in 1861 because of the Civil war. In 1860 he
married a Daughter of Major Clem Powers of Effingham County. He
returned to georgia, was ordained to the Ministry at Thomson
First Baptist Church and was elected to the Pastorate of that
and three other Churches, SweetWater, Greenwood, and Pine
Grove. Here he spent some of the most useful and pleasant years
of his life, declining call to more Prestigious Positions
because he preferred the freedom and independence of a country
life and pastorate the salary of which might be supplemented by
Farming or Teaching.

In 1872 he was elected to the Chair of Latin at Mercer
University . At the close of 1873 he retired from his Pastoral
office and devoted himself to the duties of professorship until
the end of his Life


(From A history of Thomson First Baptist Church).