The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-11-14
From the Lexington No.) Efpress.
Affecting Scene.

Tiers was an affecting scene iu the
Conference rooms Of the NJ. E Church
South, on Thursday morning. This BODY,
it is well known, is now In session in this
city. The man Of n true heart, will look
upon them with mingled emotions of ad
mira,ion for wha, ,hev are. and sorrow
Tor what they have suffered. Half their
number sit WAS six years ago Is gono.
Some. comPs''ed 5y The violence Of the
times, sought safety in distant regions,
some have d,sd in their work, aud several
have gone down 10 bloody graves Tho
few that are assembled now. are men
who have breasted the storm. and VIII" III
tho defianc- Of The persecution and Ca
Iamities they have maintained their chris.
tian integrity and i-altv m th-r church
and 10 Their Gnd
Nearly all who met 10 day. are under
Indictment for presching the gospel con
trsrv to the laws of Missouri While &C
c"rding TO the usages Of the church al
their love, each is awaiting to bs assigned
to his appointment, ne knows n"t where.
hut It msy he to fed OF labor where
he shall fall = martyr [ that malignant
spirit which has already taken the hvsa
OF so many Of their br.rhr.n, Ys, each
seems impressed nv a solemn sense oi
dn,v, ari alt are .e-kine a fr-.h baptism
from On high. ,h>t they NAV he an'e ,n
perform it But I" IN. scene ailuue,l
TO-
The Conference was attending to the
examination VI character The Bishop
called the osm- ~ s Hectic. Tier.
Was solemn silence. The m.mh-,s
glanced mournfulIv one 10 the o her, and
each seemed ~.it,nc tor an"t, .r t. a.
s"ms the sad task "f nsrr.,ing HI. urna
tur-l but not union rred end
At last the Rev. Dr McAnallv rose
hv teg"rs' and cam. to the n.n1-
Briefly. and with deep rs,hos. h. told
the tragic Sorv. Nav, ewes were .uffn,-,l
with tears. and many = hear, heaved " th
emotion. ~ he told in pl.i.. and simple
words. how one Henderson McN.hb had
sought. as Others else ~h-re h I'd done. to
wrest from the church to ~hrch iIs.dirs
belonged, a house Of worship; row ke
WA prevented hv IIe.d'ee from succeed.
ing in hi. nsfarious attempt: how Head
lee WAS ihereupon commanded hv thi.
same Hendeu"n M"N.bh. TO pre- ,ch .,
that house no more: how Hssdles re
gar!ing 1t IS threat and nothing more
repaired to the place at his next appoint
ment: ho~ he WAS met b.. Men .bb a,
the place with several armed men ard
informed that he should not preach {; Eo~
llsadl.s s,rovs to sllay the excitement,
and asked that for his conduct he migh,
be left to answer to the law; how Nc
Nsbb pointing to the armed men declared
these to be his Law how H.sdl-s find,ns
he could prevail nothing. obtained Der
mission 10 preach on his own land, som,
three qunrisrs Of mile distant; how b,
s,ar'e', with bis congregation. WAS ~ 10 W.
Ell by iour OF McNsbb. men how hs f.l
thrice pierced wnh bullet
Deep. too deep for utterancs, vas IN,
feeling when it vas told how At ten o'c!oe,
that night he expired praying for III
-asm'es, aimost in tho language Of hi
Divine Master, who said Father, forv,v,
them" And when. q. the cioss th,
speaker told how, when he received III.
mou7"fuI intelligence the touatsia. Of n,
own he"st were broken up and he ~ep
for hours like an inf.nt; /; how the sam,
spirit that murmured Hesdlss still live
and reigns. and hos others like him
would 10 all pr"b.biIity seal thsi, intes ii
y ~hh their blood. the question tn.
agiia'sd the d-cip'es at the i,n .upp-
seemed trembling on every lip. III. it
is It y This vas the s'xth member o
this Conference who had been murdered
j" that sans region Of county, ror couIt
u scarcely be hoped tbs, no should be ,b,
last.