The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-01-05
THE S. g. CONt'ERENCE.

IA" -! he uIl towns Of Garoii,.a
d., i fc''m anL" revolutionary times
t. III, -. :.y country Of South Carroll.
~. Il il; :. r3rc'ty site Tor IL town
r'i' i,c:.: ;i.o t.:i!:s OF the terrible
:. .n.' re-. IT is tho terminus o!
III. i L :,ni!r.al, and in cnmpaGy
w;i.aw% 81 vac preachers, buoyunr
;,"i !. !, -, "n reached it On Tuesday
e.>,a..', ;;:l, Dee, and found Il delight
ia 'c"" %i'l' the family Ct our :lcpartc,l
liend and trothcr, the Rev. L. r.
Na il, o! precious mcmcry.
Tic onlmi,tcc on nominations re-
ported the f''!iowlnS Committces, which
wryeHrrointca:
''n Iiooks and erioclicals-l,evs.
sharpe. $ y Weber. \ j Cauthcn !;
lr. y i Kirkland, and j S Punches
tM Mcnuirs--R Rev DR. W S.uith. aud
:. II Wells.
On the Bible Cnnsc-Rcvs j n Por-
,l & s Beard, L y Carlisle y G Eagle,
e. u, Il Barton, Samuel Browa, and =
!. Darwin.
Nn the Publication Of tho Minutes
H"'> Wm Mar,ain. |: " Thompson.
.nt MIR j b johnson.
'ln the Finances nf the Chnrch--.t
Gilbert, II Il Wright, Dir a I. Vii
rms; Rcvs T. j Mrynarlic, 4 j
sexes. aud u Isaysor
IN Inbic Worship p .,cvs ); Larl,
:.: J Il Little.
hn the Interests Of Cnlumbia Female
,r'icge--l;cvs II y! Moc.l, " Z Pow
- III pritrharsl. L Il Herbert, and
~ y ltcmbrrt
10 .Audi, the .\ccounls nr tin Thea
'aucr"I Wofnrl College, Ii n &
Walker. and : Bnbn. Esq
Rev DR. Shipp submitted Il paper
IN. forth reasons Iir restoring the
''""i" place Ut pnhli"ar"n OF tn"
= 'h'n christina .i.lrn4Mr to the
+, h Carolina Conferences, and ur.inw
~ il shall he done. It was ord, rc.l
4; hc ,rIrrr',l ia a special Committee.
SECOND DAY. The Conference was
''H"n'l this morning with religious SER
vices by Rev ID Derrick. How plrasan,
',rr one, who like him, has endured
ali the harl>hips IF Il poucrr intineraur
iIs, nnw M the last crumbiny sands Of
Tine sill dcii.htin. in the fellowship
oi lhoS" who enjoy All r"$y ministry Us
The result Of his heavy tolls, as father
r,i"icc> to sec his children surrounded
'y llr COED things which his labor and
runcmy has provided; aud how il thrills
thr Gca,r lD !:car one ur thnSc old vel
c'ais:. w'"m we cal. Imagine are going
d,wn iut" the .)"r,ian. us he turns his
eye and lifts Ills voice in these occa>
s;"a'al cunyoca;ions, To tell us, that the
rr!i.ion .: Jesus Christ is even more
Fec"n> as life declines, and that We
heed net fear. q, that We were more
worthy u: our fathers, rs well us Of our
!"', nli=nn AMI lis author
b!,!,ur Andrew was also present,
'.rD il, roll call this uorninw.
J'~.n y Clifton, George Il Harmon.
t'lai,'ia' Y I'arncs. J Mmion Boyd,
Wm y Lee. Joseph i England, Tlumas
y England, VIM Il Mcl.clliun, Albert 6
Can't, Ecnjam;n Il Dixon and James II
''rFil,ny-a blind nan from his birth
w.r. received on trial
l':>lnp Andrew addressed tie Con
fr,nc" nc$t IccEingly-sia,l to meet
"h hi, c"Ilaborcr, aud til" younS men
Of this body once more. Ilc is looking
letter ;han We expected to sec Him
surely, if any living man deserves To
be loved By Il Mc'hodis, preacher, he is
that one. SIN iaborars more abundant"
'ir has stood upon the watch towers Of
l!1 Church fnr nearly sixty years, hav
ne Lrcn received iuto the 5. &. Confer
2ner IN ISL. Among the prcachcr.
there wcrc no fearless eye when lie touk
his scat,
THIRD DAY.-rhc Conference was
nNrnci' with religious services by the
venerable Joel W. Townsend
Nj l. o'cnck the Conference heard
'hn Hc!e.a'cs irbm the Convention Of
'Ci.e!rS ci'l'raycr"
i'r Ei"neh briefly explained the orr
:.I'i and ii;'H'c Of TIC circles of PRAYER.
Iley originated in the little village oil
N,'''y SIX, 1868 INTRODUCED into
.a1'rvi!lr il 1866. l,ahti,ts, Mctlo-
|'S,>' ''r"Sby;crians and I;piscopalians
h''' engaged in them. In Abbcvillc
','ei met every Tuesday, alternately at
me 'iiirrnni Churches. At each meet
NhS Il Chairman is chosen to lead, and
'i';cr'ion selected for discussion ut the
hrS'' "nd every member is required
to "%lrcss his opinion, and, when called
VS. 70 'ra'l in rraycr. and to give an nc
''"' ''hi- religious experience. They
,'c '.Ar ali pi! fashioned Methodist
'''St'''';''. The members do not know