The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-07-29

TIE C1TY.-On Saturday night the
store of Mr.. ]. C. Wilson was bnrgla-
/ riously entered from the rear, and 4
:: quantity Of bacon and hams stolen.-
The money drawer was also forced and
the contents distracted. An attempt
was also made to blow open the iron
safe.
On the same night, the crib used by
NJ. !. y. Fowlc<. on Mrs. Wha.ey's
lot, WAS entered and all the corn taken
ont.
A negro with 4 smashed nose was
seen on Tuesday morning, and the re-
port prevails that the wound was in
ficted by hammer in the hands Of an
other negro. into whose house the for
mer had forcibly entered.
| CoHS.-Go to VIM. G.. Chase's to
buy your Corn at 81 20 and Sl.23 per
; bnshel 2j--tf.
! THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE.-THE
CokeSbury Conference. embracing Al
beville. Newberv. Edgeii"lh anda poT-
ton of Laurens, convened according 10
: apDointment. in the Methodist Church
of this town, at 9 o'clock Thursday
morning, Rev. Henry NJ. Mood, Pre-
siding Elder, in the chair. Mr.. Tho$-
S. Moorman and Rev. Geo. F. Rornd,
were elected Secretaries. The delcgr-
ton in attendance. both Of ministers
and laymen, though respectfully large,
WAS not as full us expected. Among
the visiting brethren We're the President
of Columbia Female College, DR.. 5. B.
Jones, Prof. DuPree. of Wofford Col
lege. Rev. Prof. S. Werber, Of William
ston Female College, Revs. w. ID. Kirk
land and J. Coke Smith. of Columbia,
Rev. J. NJ. Boyd. of Fairfield, and
others.
On the evening before. Wednesday,
the old and familiar sound of the Meth
odist Church bell WAS gladly heard af
terra silence Of about two months, during
which time the Church had been in the
hands of the workmen engaged i'll re-
pairing it-and the summons called IN
unusually large congregation together
to hear the opening sermon by the Rev.
r. Y. Wells, which was delivered with
fervid eloquence, from the we'll chosen
text-'Chere is sin unto death. The
Presiding Elder made happy selection
in giving Mr.. Wells the initiatory.
Contrary to the custom heretofore Of
devoting the larger part Of the time TO
business, it was determined to occupy |
the principal portion of this Conference
in religious exercises. consequently each |
morning had its sermon rs well rs
night, and the spare hours of morning |
and afternoon were employed in the |
discussion Of interesting religious sub
jects-such as prayer, public and pri- |
vate, infant baptism, temperance, edn- !
cation, and kindred subjects. We think !
the change on the old routine Il happy |
one, in that the meetings were made
more profitable and instructive to the
body, and decidedly more interesting to
the audience which, after the first morn
ing's session, was large and attentive.
In fact we have never seen q greater
interest manifested generally by the
people of our town in a religious Con-
ference before, and the influence exert
ed we trust has been largely for good.
Erch hours exercise, morning, after
noon and night, brought its crowds of
deeply interested people, and we feel
confident that the delegates in attend
ance will long remember the District
Conference Of 1874. and will take home
with them the highest opinions Of 4
community so generally apprcciative
and attentive. The meeting was one
of great interest, and we deeply regret
not being able in the crowded state of
our columns to give full and extended
report of its deliberations, and of the
eloquent d;scourses preached during its
sessions. As to the latter we must be
content in saying that the sermon on
Thursday morning was delivered by
the Rev. Sam'l Nerber, that at night
tf Rev. W. D. Kirkland; Friday morn
ing the Rev. J. Coke Smith, night Rev.
S. ITerber; Saturday morning, Rev. J.
NJ. Boyd, and night Rev. W. T. Capers,
D. d., and seldom has it been permitted
It community to listen to anything equal
in power, eloquence and religious fer
vor, to what they heard Oh, those occa-
sions.
The programme Of exercises on the
Sabbath were rs follows:
Methodist Church-Love Feast at 9
o'clock, Il. N. Eleven o'clock Sermon,
by Rev. S. B. Jones, D. D. Admins
tration of the Lords Supper. After
noon Sabbath School Meeting-Address
by Prof. DuPree. Sermon at 8 p. M.
by Rev. r. \. Wells.
The audiences in the morning and |
afternoon were the largestwe have ever
seen assembled in this church.
Presbyterian Church-Eleven o'clock
Sermon, by Rev. Geo. +. Round. s p.
M, Rev. J. W. Murray.
Associate Reformed Church-Eleven