The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-21

plish goo purpose, encourage frivolity, dissl
and the like.
Rcsoired. That. as q body, we pledge ourselves
10 the inncXibc discountcnancc ct those cxhibi
tons In our respective charges.
Rev; ); A. Porter presented the report OF the the
committee on the Bible Cause. The report was
adopted. Also, the following resolutions:
Resoired, Tha, our confidence In the American
I'ihlc Society IL undlmintslcd, nnI that we Til
RcSoitri, THAT f We viii welcome 70 our resrcc,
Of the soclGty for South Carolina. Rev. y. A.
liol"s, and Rev: Ira T. wyehc agent for the
operate with them III their Christian and phian-
tliroplc work.
society has distributed three hundred thousand
copies or the Scriptures, worth $4,000, In the
Rev. Ira 7. wychc explained that the society
acts through The agency OF subordinate societies,
ol Which there should be at least one In every
county, and urged those preachers, assigned to
iibor III North Carolina to do what they Gun for
| the cause.
The names Of the preachers OF the Charleston
Dis'rict being Called J. H. Pickett was granted u
sapernuincrnry relation, on account OF cnfecblcl
Health. f. j. Pennington was continued super
I,ambcrg District being called, n. u. Tannant
was continued supcrnnmcrary, and J. ]. Snow
a. A: Gilbert presented the report OF the Special
committee on Finance, which embraces plan nf
vussion anti amendment. the report and plan
|
speeches upon the relative advantage OF aggrcga-
,ng or dividing the various collections ordered
o;ncr h sr9 conference one by Rev. j. r. pickett The
preachers 10 do their duty In reference to all Tie
| each.
In response, Rev. ". A. Clark pledged himself
| TO bring mp The full amount from the charge 10
| Which lie may be assigned
Dr. a. L. Williams, In urging the performance
| OF duty. conten.led that Onc.tcnth was the true
measure of Ghrlsiai lheraty.not a tenth Of
hGt trOni.' but gross proccccs--thc uonor, Out oi
vni;r wnnt isnains, TO meet expenses "a? pre- not
your own :, . u,r bought With prlce',-and II
NC belong to Christ, Mi we have must be Ills also.
God Will repay the donor. lie had told q brother
10 give a certain SUN for tbe support Of re min.
istry, and he ,Dr. W. would Sand security FOR
God that it should be repaid In twelve months.
thereafter The brother had absoivcd him from the
| oiiFaton-Gud hari pnid back the whole amount.
every prcnc!icr's salary who will visit and pray
with each family In Ills charge once in three
months. Ills address and sermon from II layman
alike.
Dr. G. u. Rowcn contcnlcd that our people need
instruction npon the obligation 10 give lie thank
| cd Col that, Notwithstanding heavy losses tile
! past year, lie had bccn uhlc TO do more than OH
any previous year for the support OF the Gospel,
aud had hcen amply rewarded. lie thinks the
| stewards OF the church Should not be continued
In office unless they nrc faithful to their trust.
Mr.. c. s. Moorman Thought the Methodist Church
| OF South Carolina had reached inc point hc wish.
The church should be left i'm the hands OF the laity
lie regretted thnt the ministry should still have
| so much 10 do with the collecting OF money.
The sixth section OF the plan proposes TO rnisc
! $4,000 tlurng the year-sShO0 for supcrannuated
preachers and the widows ana orphans OF dcccas.
e,l preachers for education, SSOUU; for MISSIONS
| Ss00o nnd for the support Of the bishops $500.
The seventh section provides that the foregoing
Various sricis by y e nnnoni boapG SS ,s ,se
suhdlritct between the circuits stations and mis-
sloms. by the presiding elders and district stew
/ ards.
| An adjournment was then taken 10 O'Clock
! DELEGATES TosTuEEGENERAL CONFERENCE
The whole OF the afternoon session, bishop an.
| counting tic votes for delegates To the General
Conference which meets in Memphis In May next.
| The General Conference OF the Methodist Church
meets once in four years, and possesses lcgisla.
tive powers. That or Tic NJ. T.. Church, suril. is
composed or lay and one clerical delegate for
every twcnty-ciGht msm,iers OF each a:ntal con.
ference. According to this rvlc, South Caro-.
i, INA Is entitled to SIX @ o. each class IN the next
| Eatlon elected:
Clerical Del&s a:esmRcvs; =: NJ; sh!pp, Ill; D.:
| y. d.; II. y. e. walker; ". Smith, %. D.; ". l..
Mnuson; W. IL. Fleming, and +. NJ. Kennedy.
hitcrna;cs- ,Isevs. s. II. Browne, a. II. Chrcia.
| LAY Dclesales--W. ]. Montgomery, Concord,
New ala,npshiiN; g. W. Williams, Charleston; ~.
A. Gilbert, Sumter; J. H. Carlisle: Spartaupurg;
| icii.
A!terna,cs u. =. Moore, Bcnnettsvillc; b.
Stokes wa!crlnro; T.; r. Remhert. Sumter; II. $.
Mnorman, Newhrrry; ID. X. Barton, Orangeburg
| and x. J.. Simpson, OI Inurcns.
| Tl,i: MISSIONARY I ASSiyEEsAnY
Me,hoList Church, Saturday night was an occa.
REV. W. T. Capcrs read the report OF the Board
OF Managers. The theme OF the report Is Christ
for the world, and the word Tor Christ" II WAS
| society arc confined 10 II few appointments IN the
| the bounds Of our own Conference.
Bishop kavanaugh delivered un address rcplctc
with thought. The great events now transpIrng
in the world nrc preparing the way for great
soul demands every riort 10 save it, may express
Ills theme. On the worth 0i the soul the Bishop
was Instructive and intensely interesting. Ills
style Of speaking Is easy and without apparent
effort.
A. A. Gilbert, OF Sumter, also delivered an ad.
dress worthy OF himself and the occasion.
DIR. Smith entertained the audience with q few
pertinent remarks, und conducted the collection
The Sabbath.
CnERAw, December 20.
The Sabbath witnessed collections from sur
| rounding counties. The Bishop preached SER
to have been dciighiel. 1t was. to say the lcas-
| and perhaps the Icnst said OF any sermon is The
and object or preaching" was ably discussed.
After the SERMON Bishop Andrew ordalncd the
MGq@as nSYs ~ eqfoH oHls Gfdf.s M Due a H. W EGs sS
! ana Mckenzie Mazingo.
n.MoP Andsew preached in tho af,srnoon.or
which will, Il Is hoped, result In good.
| Bishop Kavanaugh ordained the following el-
Crisp j. b. Traywick, NJ. ii. JAY, N. AlcxanGer, J.
5. Iinggins. T. Gison, J. T.. McElhaney. J. 8. Ken.
dali, X. T. Lcdbcttcr, and J. a. CovingtOn.
Or. Smith preached the annual sermon to the
| undergraduates OF the ministry at night. or the
| sermon VIC noed not speak; VIC thought II a good
| one upon the tlnty Of preaching the Cross but
hive understood That the Bishop In the morning
dlscourSctl from tile same text which the Doctor
| had selected Tor Ills own use at night and that
therefore there was another selection nccess
tated for The latter occasion.
| Rev. T. J. Mcynar,lie preached In the Prcsbyte
| morning.
was not occupied. Everybody seemed anxious
| TO hear bishop, and two hcing present, more
than usual interest was manifest. The Methodist
Church. after the utmost packing. refused to hold
| the people who came TO hear, and many went
away disappointed.