The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-17
SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE OF
THE M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH.
First Days Proceedings.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
CuERAw, s. c., December 16, 1869


The ministers, ley delegates and under
graduates connected with the South Carolina An
nual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. have been collecting In this place
since Saturday last.
About one hundred Of the clergy and some
twenty odd laymen answered to tlieir names at
ro-call this morning. The session was opened
by Bishop II. H. Kavanaugh, OF Kentucky, who Is
q short, thick-set, elderly gentleman, whose eye,
in its occasional flashes, indicates the Intellect Of
the man. lie read the second chapter Of the
Second Epstle to Timothy, and after the body had
sung the 272d hymn led in a ehaste and feeling
appeal to the Throne OF Grace. The audience
sung another hymn in part, after which Rev. Vim.
Martin led the devotlons.
The preachers are generally looking remarkably
well. The Bishop is reported to have said that he
had expected to see a rather dimnutlve body OF
men with sickly compilations, but that after
meeting with the chief dlgnitary Of the church
from Charleston and Greenville, he began to feel
quite at home.
Rev. F. NJ. Kennedy was elected secretary, and
Rev. o. A. Darby, Mr.. T. S. Norman and Rev. W.
C. Power, assistants.
The Bishop instructed the secretary to aud the
name OF Rev. II. A. c. Walker to the roll Of min
listers, he having returned by transfer from the
Kentucky Conference.
The presiding elders were appointed commit
tee to nominate committees for the business OF
the session, Rev. J. W. Kelly being deputed to act
In place OF Rev. F. N. Kennedy, who could not be
relieved from the secretaryship. The committee
was permitted to retire.
The Committee on Education, being the only
standing committee OF the Conference, was dlled
by the election OF Rev. II. A. c. Walker, vice Rev.
w. A. Gamewell, deceased, and T. S. Norman
and S. Bobo, vice laymen absent
Rev. z. A. Bo,les, Of the Lutheran Church, agent
OF the American Bible Society for South Carolina,
was introduced to the Conference.
The Committee on Nominations reported the
OF the present session:
On Books and PeriodIcals-Revs. V. A. Sharpe,
s. A. Weber, A. ]. Cauthen, DIR. II. n. Kirkland
and J. S. Punches.
ON Memors-Revs. Dr. Smith and G. Fl. Wells.
On the Bible Cause-A Porter, c. 3. Beard, T.
A. Carlisle, ]. C. Eagle, Col. d. K Barton Samuel
Brown, and p B. Darwin.
On the Publication OF the Mlnutes-Revs. VIM.
Martin, E. w. Thompson, and ]. b. Johnson.
On Finance-A. A. Gilbert, II. T. Wright, DR.. A.
z. Williams, Revs. E. J. Meynardlc, A. ]. Stokes,
and T. RaysOr.
On Public Worship-Revs. s. Leard and J. R.
Little.
On the Interests OF Columbia Female College
Rcvs. ii. M. Mood, w. c. Power, c. IL. Pritchard,
T. g. herbert, and B. T. Rembert.
To Audit the Accounts OF the Treasurer OF Wof-
ford Colege-Rev. II. A. c. Walker and S. Bobo.
A communication was read from Rev. Dr.. j. B..
McFerrn, secretary OF the Board OF Domestic
Missions. 1t sets forth the operations OF the
board as being crippled for want Of funds, but Is
hopeful for the future. Referred to the Board OF
Domestic Missions. Also, communication from
Rev. A. II. Redford, setting forth the condition OF
the publishing house at Nashville. 1t Is, for the
times, highly prosperous. Referred to the Com
rnlttec on Books and Periodicals.
Rev. T. II. Buist, pastor OF the Presbyterian
Church, in whose house OF worship the body Is
met, was introduced to the Conference.
Jesse A. Clifton. af-Rocky Mount; GSprge- 7:
Harmon, OF Dorns Nine; Christian v. Barnes, OF
Abbeville; J. Marion Boyd. of Newberry; VIM. b..
Lee, of Belmont; Joseph F. England and Thomas
p. England, OF Mcdowell, n. c.; VIM. T. McLcllIon,
OF Wadcsboro', N. c.; Albert G. CAN'T OF South
Fork, n. c.: Benjamin +. Dixon, OF Shelby, n. c.,
and James T. McElhaney, blind man, OF Rock
Hill, were admitted on trial into the travelling
connection OF the ministry.
II was, on motion,
Resoired, That the Committee on hooks and
Periodicals be requested TO inquire into the pro-
prety OF establishing a book agency In the bounds
OF this Conference, from which our people may be
supplied with our publications.
1t was resolved TO hold the sittings OF the pre-
sent session with open doors. The law OF the
church requires the examination Of the character
Of elders to be conducted with closed doors, ln-
less otherwise ordered.
Rev. DR.. f. II. Meyers, editor Of the Southern
Christian Advocate. was introduced. His report
OF tho financial condition OF that paper was sub
mitted, and referred to the Committee on Books
aud Periodicals. The debts contracted for its
publication since the war have nearly all been
pao Oh, and more than four times enough claims
are outstanding to meet its liabilities. The clrcu
lation is only :.boat 1000, owing mainly to the
want OF mail facilities in the patronlzing coll
fercnccs.
Rev. DR.. Shipp submitted preamble and rcso-
lutlons, inauguratng movement for the rcsto-
ration OF the name and publication OF the South
ern Christian Advocate to South Carolina.
There was considerable oiT-hand discussion on
various topics this morning, generally matters OF
local or personal application only.
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ILL ABOUT THE STATE.