The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-11-29
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Correspondence Of the B,,nrtr

'o""f~ CdTOtthd DereHce-tSunday
Serriccs-1own Items. DEATH from
Jeltov Fever. Military proceed
in9S. MiScelianca.
Messrs. Editors: Tic S. C. Confer.
cncc, NJ. l.. Church has been in scss-
ion since "Wednesday last and will
probably continue its meeting until
edncsday or Tuc,day. Bishops ca.
perS and Pierce arc both prcscnt-,hc
latter being presiding Officer AS an
Official abstract Of the proceedings
appears daily in the {: Carolinan "
we deem it unnecessary to recount
them here. s.s-ssl
1hc5 Missionary meeting was held
on Saturday evening in the Washing
ton street Church. An unusually large
and respectable congregation assem-
bled at an early hour and the vast
building was soon filled. Rev. Chas.
Bolts presided md w. NJ tfightman
u. u. read the Annual Report. The
meeting was Then addressed by Bish-
nr PIERCE and Rev. lvhi.eG.o.A Smith
ID. ID. The address Of the Bishop was
excellent, both in composition :tnd
delivery and was listened to with great
attention. DR.. Smiths effort was a
happy one and aboundcd in eloquent
and beautiful sentences. The Collection
amounted to over Fifteen Hundred
! Dollars. Bishop Pierce and bis inni-
y were made life members of the
). Z. Conference Missionary Society.
Sunday morning, ,nc of the largest
congregations that has assembled IL
isis !a.r.'. >...,,. - ini.,G;,,Sd }ascn,n
prr"ch-., sI.~.". cars ago, was p.ua.
cnt to hear Bishop Pierce and well
were they repaid for the crowding
and squeezing all had to endure. His
sermon was characteristic ofthc man,
strong and bold When he first com
menccd, we were rather surprised and
alittlc disappointed not having Heard
him befnrc--but rs he went on gaining
strength and viyour becoming more
and more cloIurnl-thc orator became
apparent and We could but admire his
genius: taicn. and ora,ory. Such is
George I. Pierce the youngest and the.
most talented Of the Bishops Of the
NJ. T.. Church, South. Services bcinr
conclude! scvcU members were or.
d"Incd Deacons by Fishop Carers.
In the afternoon, Bishop Capcrs
delivered a sermon for the benefit of
those who at the close Of the SAME
services, vera ordained Elders by the
Imposition Of hands " by Bishop
Pierce.
nthe cvcning-a"nthcr tremendous
crowd and Il sermon from DR.. Cross.
which IN our opinion, was rs regards
composition and delivery, cnc of the
best ever delivered. We but speak
the sentiments OF many when We
express hope that DR.. Cross may b,
seat t" Columbia by this Conference
The weather is cool and this (Mon
day morning, ice is plenty. CoIum
bla is brushing up for session.
We see that Judge O'Neall re.
conmends the building Of a New
iIotcl large enough to accommodate
visitors to our town during the ses
sion ! He says moreover that he vii
advocate IL removal Of thc Capito
unless good Accommodations for visitors
calr be had llcroafler at rcasonabl,
, price!
, SoIon Jenkins Jr., well known t.
, the people of your District as Da
, sucrrcotypist in our city, died here OF
Sunday from the Yellow Fever wnicI
disease he contracted recently il
Charleston. His remains were bnr
. led by the Odd Fellows, "Carolin
Blues" and columbia Flying Ar,iI
> Icry."
On Saturday, according to Ia,
"madc and provided" for, the uppc
Battalion 23d. Regiment s. c. Nj
: paradrd in full feather. Lieut.. Co
Wallace C mmanding. The Volul
tccr Comrsthies rasaded strong an
@ went through the evolutions in gooe
u soldier-liko style. The Beat Comp.
1t nics-Chvalrous fellows !-althoup