The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-27
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Annual Meeting OF the South Carolina
Presbytery.
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PExpLzroN, s. c., Thursday, September 2S.
The Presbytery Of South Carolina met here to-
day. Rev. E. T. Buist, D. D., Of Greenville,
was elected moderator, and Rev. R. a. Mickle,
temporary clerk, and Rev. ]. B. Hillhouse, as-
sistant clerk. The number in attendance is as
large perhaps as could reasonably be expected.
The business proceeds with unanimity and dis
patch.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
A memorial from q community Of Reedy
River, Laur ems District, was received, request
ing q committee to organize them into o
church. Granted.
Messrs. T. C. Lgon, j. 7. Fair, Of Abbevile.
and Archibald Simpson, James A. McLees, OF
Anderson, were examined and taken under the
the care OF Presbytery, as candidates for tho
ministry.
terry, received call from the church OF Spar
tanburg Courthouse, which was accepted.
Rev. w. P. jacobs was called by Clinton
Church, Laurens District. Rev. A. p. Nicholson
received q call from Providence aud Rocky
River Churches, both OF which we're accepted.
Congregational reports were received from
nearly all of tho fftS.six churches in this
Presbytery.
TIE following is list of the delegates pres
ent: Rev. ]. B. Adger, D. D., s. Donnelly,
VIM. Mewhorter, W. q. Dsvls,J. F. Gilbert,
JohL McLees, J. B. Hillhouse B. II. Reid. ]. o.
Lindsey, A. A. Morse, Il. A. Mickle, w. P. Grea-
dy, J. P. Riley, Hugh McLees W. T. Jacobs, W.
q. Stratton, ministers; R. H. Wardlaw, A. B.
Towers, G. T. Dorroh, J. G; Boges, T. s.
c. Baily, N. Smith, Andrew Cole, J. n: George.
8. D. Glenn, j. A. McMahan, B. 3. Harris. W.
G. Rillhouse, C. A. Berry, ]. F. Wilson, E.
White, T. g. Hall, Jcs. Gillian, T. ]. Cunning
ham. G. ]. Walker. j: I. Llddell, D. H Bellotte,
T. j. Anderson, James George, James Bir-
ME, G. N. Webb, ruling elders.
Tho Methodists-Greenv Distric {
Meeting OF the South Carolina Con-
ference.
The Greenville District Meeting Of the South
Carolina Conference has just held its annual
session al Anderson village. Its deliberations
we're presided over by Bishop VIM. NJ. Wight
man, in the Methodist Church, and the large
crowds that attended the discussions upon
various subjects in connection with the church,
evipced lively and continued interest in the
same.
The meeting was preceded By sermon from
Rey. J. NJ. Carlisle, on the evening Of the 18th.
There was preaching every night by various
ministers, and the pulplts OF the Baptist and
Presbyterian churches having been tender ed
by those denominations, were used on the
Saba b. The bishop preached twice during
the meeting, and made several addresses from
the chair upon topics connected with the inter-
ests OF the church. Upwards OF fifty delegates
we're in attendance, representing sixiy-nine
churches, within the counties OF Greenville.
Anderson, Pickens. and part OF Spartanburg,
the membership OF the same being about $3.50.
Asout 800 have, within the last few months,
been added to the membership, being about
ten per cent. increase. Rev. Samuel
Leard, agent for Sunday schools; Rev.
Wms Martin, agent for the Washington street
Church, Columbia; Rev. s. B. Jones, president
of Sparlanburg Female College; Professor Les
ter, from Woford College, were present as Wis.,
iting brethren. Father Derrick, one OF the
oldest and most venerable ministers Of our
conference cheered the hearts OF his younger
brethren by his illusions to the past, and the
words OF hope for the future. He conducted
the lovefeast on Sabbath afternoon, enc Of the
most pleasing features OF the meeting. The
utmost harmony prevailed throughout, and the
meeting closed on Sabbath with delightful
revival still in continuance. The last resolu-
tion passed by the district meeting was their
expression OF pleasure at the kind hospitality
extended to them by the citizens OF Anderson
and vicinity. The next distrl.t It meeting will be
he'd at Williamson, 4. C.