The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-06
THE METHODIST CHURCH.
Meeting Of the Charleston District Con-
ference of the NJ. z. Church, South.
rrRox OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

CoLLEToN, S. c., Monday, October 4.
The Charleston District Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, began its
session with the usual religious services, at
Indian Fields Camp Ground Colleton County,
on Thursday, September 3Oth, and was organ
lied with the Presiding Elder of the district,
Rev. A. NJ. Chrietzberg, in the chair. B. Stokes,
delegate from WATERFORD Circuit, was elected
secretary. The names of the delegates from
the various circuits and stations were enrolled,
and they were accredited as members Of the
Conference. The chairmen of the various reg
ular committees were announced, and after
motions and resolutions preliminary 10 the
regular business, the meeting adjourned its
session for the day.
On Friday morning the Conference resumed
its session, Rev. a. NJ. Chrietzberg in the chair,
who announced the regular committees Re-
ports from the pastors OF the various charges
in the district were made. These reports were
interesting, furnishing as they did evidences
of the increased vitality of religion in the
church. Pending the hearing of these reports,
Bishop Wightman appeared and took his seat
as chairman of the Conference. The election
of lay delegates to the next session of the
South Carolina Annual Conference was made
the order of the day for the afternoon session.
In the afternoon session the election was
entered into, with the following result Dele
gates-Dr. A. E. Williams, Hugo G. Sheridan,
Francis ]. Pelzer and S. w. Williams. Alter
nates-J. S. Punches. Daniel Knight, B. Stokes
and ]. s. Murray
The Saturday morning session, with the
Bishop in the chair, was occupied with hear
ing reports from the various committees. The
report of the Committee on Education, by
Rev. J. R. Pickett, chairman, was read. Pro-
fessor Dupree, of Wofford College, being in
troduced by the Bishop, gave highly interest
ing address, showing the origin and progress
of that institution of learning, the high grade
of scholarship demanded for its honors, and
the determination of Its faculty to keep it
abreast of any in the land proving that while
it was denominational college 1t was not sec
tarian-some of its recent graduates entering
the ministry in other churches, uninfuenced
in their predictions by any advice of the fac
ulty. The address of the chairman Of the COM
mit:ee was of highly interesting and in
structive character, evinclng his thorough ac-
quaintance with his subject and his ability to
deal with it in a mastery manner. The report
on Ministerial Support was read by Hugo G.
Sheridan. This was paper of real ability,
and the subject treated in manner highly
creditable to the committee, for the valuable
suggestions offered. The evils growing out Of
a secularized ministry were forclbly set forth;
the Divine appointment clearly exhibited that
those ''that preach the Gospel should live of
the Gospel" and charged any failure in this
direction to the want of vital piety in the ofci-
ary whose business it is to care for the min
istry The reports of Committees on the State
of the Church, on Sunday Schools, on Mis-
sIons, on Temperance, on Legal Tenure OF
Church Property, on Pastoral Relations, on
Church Literature were severally read and
adopted. These papers were productions Of
high excellence and rare merit, and were re-
plete with interest to the entire church. The
place for the next Conference having been
fixed at Providence Camp Ground, the present
session adjourned sine die.