The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-19
SOUTH c4RoLINA CONFERENCE.
First Days Proceedings.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT J

[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
ABBEv1LLE COURTHOUSE, December 16.-Con-
ference was opened at nine o'clock this morn
ing, with leligious services by Bishop Wigh'-
man, in the chair. Fifty-nine members all
swered to the call of names. About twenty
five more come 10 before the session OF The
day closed. MOI more than fifteen lay dele
gates arc yet present.
Rev, F. NJ. Kennedy was elected Secretary,
and, at his request, Rev5. o. a. Darby, Samuel
Lander and W. G. Power were elected assistant
Secretaries.
committee, consisting of the presiding ell
ders, wac appointed to nominate special COM
mlttees for the session, so as to incorporate
the lay clement.
A communication was read from Revs. DR..
Summers and A. H. Redford, IN reference to
| the ipsuficepcy of the subscription for the
general minutes to warrant their publication,
and requesting its increase.
The Bar of the Conference was fixed. On
motion, it was determined that regular ses-
| sions should meet ut y A. NJ, anu auJouru Ut
half-past P. NJ,
Tho Committee on Committees reported the
following nominations, which were adopted:
On Books and l'eriodicas-Revs. a. j. Cau-
then, T. G. Herbert; from the laity, V. A. p!h-
Bile and DR.. w. II. Austin.
Y.
| Fl. M. Mod and A. ]. Stafford; laity, J. +.
Smith and A. A. Gilbert.
ON the Bible Cause-Revs. j. A. Porter, T.
Raysor and J. S. Irvine; laity; Revs. >. Z. lroy
and Il. Wright.
On the Publication of Minutes-Revs. ]. s.
Conner. and from the laity, Revs. l.. b. Warn
and j. F. Carraway.
Standing Committee on Education, it was I'LL
ed and made to consist of the following:
Clergy, A. M. Shipp, LID, D. D., W.. A.
Gamewell, C. Belts, and T: 6: Herbert; 10y,
men, A. A. Gilbert, DR.. W. H. Austin, and
Rev. L. B. Warn.
Rev. MIR. Lindsay, pastor of the Long Cane
Presbyterian Church. was introduced to the
| Conference. W,
A communication from Rev. A. b. Redford,
agent OF tho Publishing House at Nashville.
was received, read and referred to the COM
mittee on Books and Periodicals. The debts
of the establishment have been reduced to
little moro than $40 600, they having been re-
duced SIS, 900 the past ye,r.
Rev. DR.. McFerrin, OF tie tennessee Con-
ference, was introduced, and made encouraS-
ing statements in reference to the Publishing
House from personal observation. The doctor
looks as il time and war had been handling
him roughly since we saw him at the Confer
ence held in Charleston in December: 1859.
A communication was received rom tue
Church in Charleston, enclosing the ordlna.-
tion parchments of the late Bishop Capers, OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which
had fallen into his hands. They were ordered
10 be filed with the archives OF the Conference
at Wofford College, and the secretary instruct
ed to communicate the thanks OF this Dody 10
Mr.. Stevens.
The examination of character vas then taken
up. The elders OF the Charleston, Bambcrg,
Marion and Columbia Districts were passed IN
review, When the name Of Rev. +. A. Mood
was called, letter from him to his brethren OF
the Conference was yead, regrettips the sepa,
ration from them, and explaining the ciuse OF
his removal, Us heretofore substantially pub.
lished in The News. The letter was ordered
to be entered upon the journal OF tue day, and
The secretary instructed to reply IN suitable
terms to his communication.
Rev. w. G, Conner was granted transfer to
the Texas Conference, he having been called
to the presidency OF Chapel Hill Femaio Coi'
lege.
a transfer was also granted to Rev. Colin
Murchison, he having been reccA:.y statlone1
in advance as member of the Illinois Confer
enco at Louistown, in that State, by Bishop
Pierce.
Revs. E. J. Pennington, R. B. Tarrant,
Thomas aIitchell, Charles Belts and AbneI
Erwin. were continued on the supernumerary
list. Rev. Alexander W. Walker Was placed on
the superannulated list.
/ A. 4. Gilbert being called upon, made
some encouraging statements IN reference =, 20
the probable return OF the freedmen 10 Tue
church, as indicated by certain movements IL
| Sumter.
A communication was received from Rev; a
r. Beopick, who withdrew from this Confer
ence and Joined the Hoston Conference OF the
Northern Methodist Episcopal Church in 1860.
He states that he severed his connection ss WITH
this body from erroneous views-that he after
, | l., -toc hat exceed
ingly dissatisfied, aud repents of the course
, pursued by him; that that church REQUIRES him
to subscribe to doctrines which, 1t true, are
far-fetched, and asks for reinstatement as
member of the body, and then location, SO
that he may have year to disentangle himself
before re-entering the itiuerancy. Some con-
versation in reference to the law IN the case
called forth from DR.. McFerrin thrilling
, sketch of the state Of things in East Tennessee
Just after the surrender. Few men there would
dare suppose the Methodist Church, South,
!, would ever be allowed to breathe again. Thank
| God onr nreachers and members are return