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

been developed, there is corresponding decline
of interest among the members of the Church
in the social means of grace, the prayer meet
ings, class meetings and love feasts
If friendship with the world is enmity to
God, if piety is Incompatible with worldliness
then is Methodism in changeless antagonism to
these indulgencies, for its mission as always
announced, is to spread Scriptural holiness. If
connexion with any Church, if conncxisn with
the Methodist Church, if all Churches means
anything, it means remuneration Of the devil
and all his works with the pomps and vanities
OF the world, "and no one eau indulge in these
things without being rccrcant to the most
SOLEMN covenant engagements of his Church
membership.
No member Of this Conference could have
failed to remark i'll the very full reports
brought before it relative to the spiritual con-
dition of the several charges within its bounds,
very striking Observation-Disclosures the
spiritual 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 we'll
attended and disposition to revive and keep
alive the class meetings and love feasts ndica-
| 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 we'll as tho wonderful privilege
Of microscopy prayer in behalf Of 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
His Holy Spirit to thcas that ask I'm than
earthly parents are to give good gifts unto
their childrcn,s and il 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 ye shall receive" "Ask and
receive that your JOY moy-he f"i,,,ght.t Church
't','Srir,;5s kGd 15i Jy the Church, ms
Church, and it is done in the prayer ncct
ings.
If the Church throughout our District will
uhi'c "'i one accord IN asking, we cannot
doubt that before the year passes We shall wit
ness another Tcntccost and the early conyer-
sion Of thousands
Your Committee present for your abortion
the following resolutions
Resolcol, That this Conference hereby re-
cord their dovout thanksgiving to God over
the reports generally made here by the
nf h0
their preaching. Of large, attentive and serious
congregations and that in this fact we sec
ground of great hope, of good to the country
and prosperity to the Church.
Rcsotrcd, That this Conference has to re-
cord with profound regret, a great departure
from primitive Nlcthodism in so many of the
charges OF this District in the neglect of fami-
ly prayer, and the discontinuance of class
meetings, love fcasts and prayer meetings, mud
that healthy spirituality in the Church can be
preserved only by diligence in the use Of these
means Of grace.
Rcsolrcd, That now as ever heretofore. we
| hold ourselves most solcmnly pledged to dis
| countenancc BY precept and example, by our
selves and our families the popular dissipations
and amusements of the rrclgious world, and
that VIC will labor especially to preserve tho
young of our charges and families from their
| scductions.
Resolnc7, The Pastors of tho several charges
in the District be requested in their Pastoral
vsitations and in their Pulpit ministrations to
urge the Importance of family religion, and at
cntion to the duty Of family prayer upon all
the families Of their several charges
REPORT OF TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Tu,nrooco,) will , nr,co,,l uo,,:..: 70 A.,
momcntous character of the subject submitted
to them for consideration and report, the Com
mittcc on Sunday Schools regret that the
brcvity of time at their command has prevent
ed moro than The ycry nnriiul and uncr(crt