The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-24

MARION COURT HOUSE, December 22.-Confer-
once opened with religious services by Rev.
W. A. GAMEwELL.
JAMES I. BAKER, VIM. J. HUDSON, and VIM
THOMAS, local Deacons were elected to Elders or
ders.
The vote by which G. W. BYRD was located was
reconsidered, whereupon he elected to Dea-
cons orders, and located at his own request
A. NJ. RUSH and J. Z. TUCKER were elected to
Deacon's orders.
On motion the Bishops were requested TO hold
the sessions Of this Conference IN future on the
Wednesday Immediately preceding the first Sun
day in December.
Cheraw, Morganton, Charleston, Abbeyille and
spartanburg, respectively petitioned for the next
After several votes were TAKEN it was unanimously
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Areport submitted by the committee to whom
was referred the report of the publishers of the
Southern Christian Advocate, elected considera-
bic discussion, which closed by the arrival Of
the SPECIAL hour set apart for idering the rs
Communications OF the General Conference. The
Conference voted by ayes and NJ nays, as follows:
For Lay Delegat ation-ayes 1o3, nays 5; for change
Rev. Or. sehon, Secretary Of the Missionary So
ciety, was en- introduced, and presented the
il a brief but eloquent address to the Conference
Dr.. Sehon remarked that ten years ago he at
tended the session of the South Carolina Confer
lion. The deeply interesting services of that Con-
ference had fingered in his memory. The solemn
services Of the Sabbath can never be forgotten.
You, Mr.. President participated largely in those
duties. You preached the sermon OF the dead to
the living. The effect the ministry and mem
bershiP was of the most impressive character
The altar was crowded with weeping penitents;
souls were happily converted, and the whole
member how sweetly was suing the words
He died at his post
NV heart noe +o1,o1o3 ,,oo,+ ,orro,e,u- r1a
thor OF the hymn, and he who uttered the noble
words, were both my early friends in the minis
DR.. S. then briefly spoke Of the Missionary work
Of the Church. stating that these interests were
committed to two Boards-one for Foreign and the
other for the Demestie Of the former he elect
Vile heavy debt rested upon the Missionary
Society in 1861. Measures were taken by the Board
swept our S laid Crippled and M 6s aaa
%n5s Be apeS PAID = R1y is p ST. remains
Dr. Sehon spoke with emotion Of the scenes
through which the church was passing, and urg-
ed that the strength Of a church consisted not IN
numbers or wealth, but in devotion to the cause.
ay Society but also to represent the claims Of the
Southern Christian Advocate, the Nashville Chris
tian Advocate, the RECORD, and the Baltimore
Of Baltimore were with us, as they ever had been,
fa % a WAS 9Ga We Should h ~
og abe so e Dss ne
! Episcopal Methodist.
| The consideration Of the report Of the committee
! on the Southern Christian Advocate was then re-
sumed- The report and resolutions, as submitted,
were finally adopted unanimously.
| The anniversary Of the Missionary Society was
held in the church at night, where an interesting
and able report was read by Rev. w. P. Mouzcn,
Secretary Of the Society. An address was then
delivered by Rev. E. II. Myers, who dwelt upon the
responsibility Of giving and doing with point and
stirred the hearts Of his audience by his thrilling
eloquence and touching appeals; and then the
audience stirred the contents of their purses to the
amount Of $685. while running talk was kept up
by Rev. J. W. Kelley, pointed BY responses from
pr. sehon, and interrupted by contributions from
| the audience.
Rev. Dr. Smith, in some eloquent remarks,
announced this as the last anniversary Of the
Society-it now ceasing to exist, in conformity to
the action Of the General Conference