Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-10-21

ville's fair women, attended by sufficient quota
of attentive and ready gentlemen. A hundred
gas burners flooded every square inch with soft
and beautiful light, and the hum Of voices was
not as usual, to be heard.
But spacious hall, brilliant lights, and Variega'
ted assembly, were even not the soul or the charm
of the hour. Really, these items were in place,
and bore their part, but twas the human roice,
ringing out in tones of melody and power, accom-
panied with flashing eyes, speaking face, and
graceful movements such as few men can fur
nish in better form or greater beauty, that Dr. L..
D. Hueston-a Kentuckian-a western orator OF
finest mould calm and quiet ordinarily, but r.
sing with his theme and equal to the occasion, he
held the vast assembly in rapt attention as he dis
coursed of Sabbath Schools and early influence,
and religious youth and their connection with the
future glories of our common country. He stood
just before the secretarys desk, and with honest,
earnest fearful aud fearful persuasion he entreat-
ed the General Conference to provide general
Secretary to supervise that interest, and concen-
trate denominatonal feeling and purpose, which
should lead us ap to the commanding position IN
shaping the destinies of American religion, which
our economy, our members and our pretensions
made it imperious upon US to occupy. He was
successful, and Dr. Charles Taylor Of the South
Carolina Conference, was elected, and is now on
o Western tour, and as WAS fitting, made his off,
cial debut at the Kentucky Conference, the home
of the eloquent editor of The Home Circle.
When DR.. Hueston had finished his brief but tel
ling speech, Dr. Doggett Of Virginia, former Editor
of our Quarterly, endorsed his leading views and
their object; and per contra, DR.. Harris-Mem-
phis Conference and brother of the Governor OF
Tenn.-in stern and emphatic terms-not on!prin-
ciple but as to policy. He was against multiply
ing federal agencies and Secretaryships. Then
followed DR.. Lovick Pierce-father Of the Bishop
in favor of DR.. H's plan, and the vote was taken
and the measure carried easily, much to the sur
prise of many, even of its friends.
Other business was rapidly dispatched under the
admirable management Of the standing Chairman,
and some half hour after high tuelue, the secreta-
ries announced the journals ready for the Bishops
signatures. Then an elderly member moved that
we adjourn with singing and prayer, which being
acceeded to, Bishop Paine made brief address
to the body and
"Praise God from whom all blessings aow,"
rang out in solemn, grand tones to "old hun
dredth," and Bishop Pierce said, ''father, pray"
and his venerable sire kneeled down and prayed
as Paul did when he bid weeping farewell to the
elders of Ephesus, who had met him in Conference
ut Miletus, as he journeyed to Jerusalem and
thus We were ready for return.
Mr. Editor One or two more numbers will,
1 dare say, end my scribbling, on this topic at
least, and doubtless on all, unless you can give
me a tert. I see the Courier has been making e1-
tracts and for reason, in its controversy with the
Mercurv on the slave trade. If the knights of the
Mercury get after me you must defend me to the
last ditch. j. W. 'kELLf.