The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-01-05
DEVOTED TO LITERATURE. MORALITY AND CENER1L WTEI

a'ln!,s baptized, l,65l;' humber Of Sun
day schools, 5l3-incrcase, 40; officers
and teachers, 3.4Sl-increaso. l2G;
pupils, 22.027;-increase, 3,1lI. Col,
lcc'ra for pastors, S56,GG4 50-increaso
si3.3ll 35; Tor presiding elders, ST..
,lti3 lp increase, Sl.23S 10; Confer
cnce collections, S4,440 0G-incrcasc,
Sl.23S 10; for Alis>ions. S2,SGS OIL
increase, S24> =; for Sunday schools,
Si,36S 23-incrcasc, $D6G 06; for cd
ucation. s..3l7 9l-incrcasc, S976 90
for Bishops, 81 900 90.
N1Gnr SEssIoN.-rhe Special COM
mtttce to which was referred tho paper
presented hy DR. Ship, on tho subject
orthc removal of the ,Somhr,w Christian
.l.i.nr"ir, to Charleston, s G., reported
the l"'lowinS resolution, which was
a),p'cd:
RS JrrI. That the whole subject Of
the 'S"nih,an IH,i%iun ,llsmuie be
referred 10 the delegation of S G Con.
ference in the approaching General
Conference acting in concert with the
delegations OF the North Georgia, South
Georgia and Florida Conferences, and OF
amy other patromiziny Conferences
Charleston was selected us the place
ol lbr mceti' < ni' he next Conference.
~ Simmons was appointed to preach
the sermon before the unlcryratlua, cs
AT The next Conference.
Resolutions Of thank. to the hospitablc
citizens ot Cheraw. for their large
hearted lilrraiity to the ncmbrrs OF The
r''ntrr.ncc to the I'rr>h,t rian an.l
Baptist t'hnrchcs for their c"urtrsirS
;,n'l Ia lie Railroads Tor their accuninu-
dat'"ns, were passed
Tie proper rn,.mi,tcc reported Ne
sn"irs oi The ls,vs Whacnat A,huy
''amrwcll. aud DR. Robert j Boyd, an.l
stephen " Williams, Il lay member. =
!" h"n I'ir.a were prr-,n'.d Il, respect.
IS Is. "cN'rl mcu'brs Of The Cons
trr'nr' spoke in deeply trrliny terms of
lhir m"'""ry "I. anl love irr, these
dear IL par c h,c.,rrn, and deep rmn.
'!"''. an: r'..i"ir.n. !nr !.n triumph o.
.:tlrr IN death r.rsa.!el the entire Con.
ference.
y lille time remaining. whilc the
''"ni rrnrr was wuitin;, f"r the B:.l,np
tocemr in-'f y i, Walker in l;u
char, after singing and prayer, proposed
that Tie prracicrs aud Iaymen, aud the
christian ladies present pledged them
selves to meet ut or about sunset on
every Saturday afternoon in "circlc
OF prayer" at The throne Of grace, sup
rli.ain:s h" BLESSING. uf Gul NJ on the
;>ni'l.a'h services and the oEtpouring Of
the spirit upon The churches.
IA the suggestion OF j II Wigh;man, it
wa, rcS"ivr.l To ask the congregation
every where tn jim in this pledge. a
way" O! strong cmn:i"n rolled over the
sn'irr conference. a'rl founl expression
in SONGS ut praise anil |rnyer~-the Rev
Hr l'n;>! ni HE Presbyterian church in
~. raw. loading in this service. 1t was
lialnwuL hour.
Bishop kavaana2h and the presiding
r!;!rr> came in about | o'cI,ck, when Il
resolution, wnich had been previously
passed. was lea tuhim, and he made an
IN 'r">ii"g address. responding to the
sentiments ni' respect an.l affections with
which Ihn conference had .tcntrd Him.
APPOINTMENTS or 1870.
t'lItnIESTDN DJSTRI,Nr "A NJ
Chr,i,zbcrw, p T..
Charleston Trinity and Cumborl,nJ
" u AInuznn.
lscll cI. T !; Wannamakc~.
Sprin" Street .)nnT Wightman.
Uo,imr ;;;v,r, supplied by w + tIWsvn
anl .yo, + En.lan.l
tyy:rss. .unl;rd l,y j r. nn,n,r
Wai,,Yynro. ~ ,,u,sun
:, t;roryr's, YIN IIuttn.
S, t;enrt Mission to bc sunnli,d
Eastern Orange ct B G James
provi,l"ncr ct JIG StolI. .I,.J pcnni,,r.
ton, ,>l,pcrnu,ncrary.
81 Mathews, ct, j |, SiNcy
Epp,r st Mathews. + f. Watson
B.>MnEuu pIsTR,cr--D } Simmu,,s
II II. B,mbcr. ct, TLos I,,v.,r
blnckyiIl. ci e. Wi|sun t,I,,rl.. E.h
hnrn supply. and Il B Tn:rapt s,u.rr-.
nnmcrary.
{ I,arnwell ct, j E Penny.