Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-12-09
Special Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer
SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE.

| C. Conference.-The list session Of which eonVen-
ed in this city to day-has been elected statstical
Secretary of the body in consequence Of wblchshe
has solicited the writer, who will take pleasure in
communicating any thing be may deem Interesting
to your readers, to take his place
| The various boards of examination, and most OF
the undergraduates reached the city Mt various
hours by divers ways, on Saturday last, 10 that
Sunday was quite day Of meeting and greeting
among US.
The pulpits of the city we're for the most part,
occupied on Sunday by strangers from the coun'
try. .---...-... ..
On Monday morning at 9 o'clock, the various
Boards of Professors set their flint mills a. going
upon the young men who were candidates Tor
ministerial place in the body. 1use the term Stint
mill" merely because it is common with the juni-
ors, who do not, however, use it out of any disre-
respect to the institution Of examining committees,
or to the venerable men Of whom they are usually
composed While the Methodist Church only re-
quires candidate for the>ministry to possess the
rudimental branches Of on English education be-
fore entering the work, she requires each man to
pass through regular theological course Of study
after entering; and to secure this, withholds
part Of the prerogatves of minister until he has
accomplished the task Your humble servant was
quartered with ten others under the eye Of com
mittee on Monday and Tuesday, for trial Of pro-
foiency. :.
The Missionary Society met on Tuesday morn
ming ut 8 o'clock. Being most Of the time before
the examining committee, was not able to get on
exact minute of their proceedings Is it known
to your readers that the cry that the work Of
Methodsm in this country is done, because ii is a
missionary church and there is no missionary
work to do, is o mistake? There will be, Il
1 ON not mistaken, three missions in less than
one hundred miles of Yorkville next year. Hall
the people of York District are yet unsaved.-
More money has been expended since the or
ganization of Methodism in upper and Western
Carolina in the cause Of missions, than has been
collected there for missionary purposes. People
there who give to the cause have their money, for
the most, part returned But the glory of Meth
odism is that while pride vanity, or want Of men
or means or something else, prevents others from
taking hold of the work, she has laid hold and still
continues to send her preachers to save the he.
gro aad the poor from superstition, ignorance and
hell.
The conference proper, was called to order in
Trinity Church, this morning, by Bishop ANDREW,
who is too we'll known to your readers to require
any notice from my pen. ..
FLA. Moop was elected Secretary; o. A. OAR
BY, Assistant A. G. STACY and L. WooD were
appointed Committee to superintend the prepa-
ration of reports for the press.
An invitation from the Board of Managers Of
the Orphan House. to attend the celebration Of the
Goth anniversary of that institution tomorrow,
was received. The Conference, after some debate,
determined to accept the Invitation.
The Rev. WILLIAM MARTIN exhibited the parch-
ment of the late Rev. JoHs HARPER, grandfather
Of Chancellor HARPER, as a relic, and proposed
its transfer to the archives Of the Conference His
torical Society. The instrument is in the hand
writing of JOHN WESLEY himself. 1t was made
q present to the donor by Mr.. HARrER's widow
last Spring. It bears date August 9th, 1887, but
the place of writing is not indicated. Itwas de-
termined to erecta tablet to his memory in Wash
ington street Church, Columbia, Of which he IS
the founder. His present remains are not marked
by more than sandstone at the head Of the grave.
Rev. ]. W. KELLY reported as information, that
during the year he had secured the erection Of a
marble slab overthe remains Of the late Rev. WM
GAzAwAY, near Concord, in York District Meth"
odism is largely indebted to his labors for much
of its present position, but hitherto his grave had
remained unmarked.
The Union Art Society, sent an invitation to
visit their rooms, of which shall avail myself.
The publishing Committee of the Southern
Christian Adroeate submitted their report show
ing the finances of that Journal to be in a healthy
state. The present circulation is 9750-.not half
enough for the field of which it is the only organ
and medium of communicating religious inteli-
gence. ..... .. ..-
The GLASS of the first year we're called for and
the following appeared, there being no charge a.
gainst their ministerial character or efficiency,
and they having given satisfaction to their exam
lining Committee of proper literary Improvements:
H. D. MOORE, MANNING Brown, W. W. GRAHAM,
AuGusrIN W. WALKER, W. G. POWER, A. N.
WELLS, A. R. BENIcK, and ]. W. ABEnNATHY.-
FLETCHER SMITH had not appeared before the
Committee, and his health was reported to have
next year, in consequence of which he Was left in
the local connection. His loss is regretted. RICH
ARD DAoNAL having been offered collegiate
course, by the lberaiity Of some noble heart, was
permitted to retire from the connection till such
time as he shall have secured classical educa'
tiop.
Rev. wHIrEroRD SMITH, D. D., presented and
read the report of the Trustees of Columbia Fe'
male College, from which we are happy to learn
that that institution " i'll probably 80 into opera
ton about the first of February next.
The class of the third year being called, the fol-
lowing were passed on to the fourth years studies:
WIN. s. BLACK, A. J. EVANS, S. ]. HILL. J. W..
MURRAY and R. PEaUEs. GEORGE K. ANDREWS
was located az his own request on account of i'll
health. j. w. PUErr had not been able to meet
the Committee, and they were asked to give him
further opportunity to be heard.
The remarks of Bishop ANDREW on calling the
class of the second year were peculiarly forcible.