The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-06-13
SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE 13. 1868.

occu uc'elopcu, tlcrc Is corresponding, uecllne
of interest among the members Of the Church
in the social means of grace, the prayer meet
| inss, class meetings and love feasts.
IF friendship with the world is enmity to
God, if picty is incompatible with worldliness
then is Mcthodism in changclcss antagonism to
these indugcncies for it's mission MS always
announced is to spread Scriptural holiness. If
connexion with any Church, if conncxien with
the Methodist Church, if all Churches means
anything, it means a remuneration Of the devil
and all his works with the ponlps and vanities
OF the world, ''and no one can indulge in these
things without being rccrcant to tho most
solemn covenant engagements of his Church
membership.
No member Of this Conference could have
failed to remark in the very full reports
brought before it relative to the spiritual con
dition of the several charges within its bounds.
Il very striking coincidence Whenever the
srritu, condition OF change has been re-
ported as sound and Improving and whenever
religious progress is reported as being dcvcl-
opcd i'll the membership, exactly at those
points the prayer meetings arc reported as well
attended and disposition to revive and keep
alive the class meetings and love fe;.ss intlica-
ted. This Is no accidental concurrence of
facts--it is the direct result Of sound religious
effort always. No Church can be strong that
has no prayer meetings. no Church can be
weak that has 4 prosperous prayer meeting.
Upon Christians Is dcvolved the solemn re-
sponsibility as well as the wonderful privilege
OF microscopy prayer i'll behalf cf u world
lying i'll the wicked one. The success Of the
Ministry and the progress of the Church is
entirely dependant upon the agency Of the
Holy Spirit, and God is more willing to grant
Ills Holy Spirit 10 Mca, MW ask I'm than
earthly parents arc to give good gifts unto
their children, and if we lack The soul convict.
ing, soul saving power Of the Holy Ghost in
our Churches, it is because we do not ask for
it. "-Nsk and yc shall receive" "Ask and
receive that your JOY may ho f"l,' h..e Church
''r''S,'-ss DoTaskcl 10, 10y the Church. as
Il Church, and it is done in the PRAYER meet
ings
If the Church throughout our District will
unite with one accord in asking, we cannot,
doubt that before the year passes Nc Shall wit
ness another fcntcoost and the ea"ly conyer-
sion of thousands
Your Committee present for your abortion
the following resolutions
ResoiyYd, That this Conference hereby re-
cord their dcvout thanksgiving to God over
the reports SO generally made here by the
Ministry of the continued attendance ,,uon
their preaching, Of large, attentive and serious
congregations and that in this fact we see
ground of great hope, Of good to the country
and prosperity to the Church
Rcsoirod, That this Conference has to re-
cord with profound regret, il great departure
from primitive Mcthodsm in SO many of the
charges OF this District in the neglect of f;m-
ly prayer, and the dscontinuamcc of class
meetings love fcasts and prayer meetings md
that healthy spirituality in tn Church can be
| preserved only by diligence in the use OF these
means Of grace.
Rrsolrcd That now rs ever heretofore. ne
hold ourselves most solcn!nly pledged to dis
countcnancc by preccpt and example by our
selves and our families the popular dissil,tons
and amuscments of the irrcligious world. and
that we will labor especially to preserve the
young of our charges and families from their
| seductions.
| R"so/ccd The Pastors of the several charges
in the District be requested in their Pastoral
visltatlons aud i'll their Pulpit minsirations to
urge the Importance of lamilJ religion, and at
'cntion to the duty of family PRAYER upon all
the families Of their several charges
REPORT OF TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL COMMITTEE
| Impressed with Il profound realization of th.