The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-14
The south Carolina Annual Conference OF
The NJ. E. Church, South--Notes by the
Way,
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
clear and cold

MoaGANToN, N. c., December 1O-The South
Carolina Annual Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, will hold its next ses-
sion in this delightful up-country town. The
boundaries of an Annual Conference the Metho-
dist Church are not necessarily determined by po-
litical or State lines. They are organized with q
view to convenience for the assemblage OF their
respective members, when sufficient in number to
ensure ample counsel upon the various interests
| involved. Nor does the name of Conference III
every case indicate its geographical boundaries.
The South Carolina Conference" embraces seve-
raj Counties in North Carolina, and at one time
included nearly half the State Of Georgia. The
Holston Conference lies mostly upon the river OF
| that name, and it's tributaries in the States OF
North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. For lull
attendance OF members the boundaries of many OF
our Conferences should be contracted. 1t is sug-
gested that tho South Carolina Conference be re-
stric:ed to that State, and that new Conference
be organized in North Carolina, with Greensboro
for its Eastern and the Blue Ridge for its Western
| boundary.
From Charleston to this place by rail is over
| three hundred miles. Your correspondent spent
day on the way in the city of Charlotte, N. c.,
the most fourishing inland city in the State.
| From Charlotte we passed over the North Caro-
lima Railroad to Salisbury, where we spent the re-
mainder OF the night pleasantly-some at the Boy
den and some at the Mansion, both capital hotels.
Fifteen miles south of Salisbury is Gold Hill, where
the precious metal is taken from the earth, at a
depth of seven hundred feet from the surface West
of Salisbury on the western extension, is States
vile, where the Presbyterians have popular and
| lourishing female college; and Newton, where the
| German Reformed Church have q college for Young
men.
The railroad to this place chartered by the
| legislature i'll 1919; but not commenced until 1851
1t has been constructed at an immense outlay o
labor if not funds, Judging from the deep cuts,
sometimes not less than sixty feet, and embank'
ments to correspond. There is not treste upon
the road eighty miles to this place. 1t is intended
to run it to the Tennessee line, and much OF the
grading has beer completed west of this. Tho
situation Of Morganon is rather romantic than
beautiful; but the courthouse is O handsome edi-
fee, and many private residences exhibit great
architectural taste and beauty The county Of
which 1t Is the capital, was named IN honor Of the
celebrated orator and statesman Edmund Burke
and was laid off in !777, from Rowan. The town
was named IN honor Of General Daniel Morgan. Of
revolutionary memory, the hero of the battle Of
the Cowpens. Previous to the war, it was the
seat of the summer session of the Supreme Court
Of the State, which now only sits in Raleigh.
United States garrison Of one hundred and fift,
men, under command OF Colonel ROYAL now guards
the peace of the place. Methodist, Presbyte-