Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-12-23
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE.
The above body assembled at Morganton, N. c.,
on Wednesday, llth instant, at o'clock-Bishop
Doggett in the Chair. After the usual religious ex
ereises the Bishop addressed the Conference, and
reverted in feeling manner to the annual reunions
of the body, and referred to the fact that such
semblages were peculiar to the Methodist denomi
nation.
On calling the roll, eighty-eight preachers an
swered to their names. Ofthe lay delegates, only
twelve were in attendance, at the opening. The
Conference is the smallest that has met for many
years.
The Conference was organized for business by
the election of Rev. F. A. Mood, as Secretary,
and Revs. E. NJ. Kennedy, o. A Darby and S.
Lander as assistants.
A supernumerary relation was granted to G.
Murchison, R. B. Tarannt, Thomas Mitchell, 7.
Munnerlyn, Abner Irvine and Charles Belts.
SECOND DAY.-A communication was read from
Rev. A. H. Redford, agent Of the publishing
house at Nashville, setting forth, among other
things, that the establishment had realized profit
-o of nearly $4,000 during the past year. A COM
muncation from DR.. Rev. E. NJ. Myers, D. D., re-
ported the Aduocate published at Macon, Ga, in
a healthy and rising condition.
Revs. A. McCorquodale, 8. B. Jones, A. L.
Smith, W. H. Lawton, R. c. Oliver, F. NJ. Nor
gan, R. B. Aston, Whitefoord Smith, D. D., L.
A. johnson and w. S. Haltom were added to the
Supernumerary list.
THIRD DAY.-Rev L. NJ. Hamer was added to
the supernumerary list Revs. David Derrick,
Bond English, A. NJ. Forster, Hartwel Spain,
Nicholas Talley, j. W. Townsend and W: c. Pat.
terson were superannuated on account Of age and
infrmity.
Rev. F. A. Mood offered the following, which
was seconded by Rev. S. Fl. Browne, and passed
unanimously:
annual sessions of the Conference with which he
is connected; and, Whereas the record this year
shows the absence of the unparalleled number OF
forty-eight clerical members,
Resolred, That this Conference cannot but look
upon the voluntary absence of any member from
any of its sessions with unqualified regret and dis
appreciation, and believes that continuance of
such neglect must result in grave injury to the In,
terests Of our Zion, very imperfect performance of
evitaby result in serious damage to the personal
piety, efficiency and usefulness of the absentees.
FOURTH DAY.-For information the Secretary
reported an apparent decrease of membership of
ten local preachers, ga white and an actual de-
crease of 7442 coored members.
T. A. Boone was elected to Elders orders. j.
B. Platt, Deacon by local ordination, having
travelled two years, was received into full connec-
ton. ]. C. Crisp and J. B. Traywick were cleo
ted to full connection and to Deacon's orders
Joseph K. Griffith, Reuben I. Duffy, Robert NJ
Harrison, Robert Harper and John P Morris,
having travelled one year and passed the necessary
literary examination, were approved and continu-
ed on probation in the Conference. John T. Nor
ris was elected to Deacon's orders.
M. ii. Hoyle, having undergone the necessary
literary examination, and "beng well recommen.
ded," were received as probationers in the travel
ing connection.
The following, offered by Rev. F. A. Mood, was
adopted without discussion: