The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-31

bility of character has stamped the
deepest impress upon the church of
his love- In the performance OF, the
duties of This Office he has been jemi-
nently successful. AS the presiding
officer Of the Quarterly Com nferenoe,
when difficult and complex qdestions
In. the construction of Law, aa affecting
cohtending parties, have arisen, his
rulings and administration have ex.
hibited a balancing of the scales of
Justice which have never failed to rem.
der satisfaction. The steady apprecia.
ton and confidence Of his brethren
have been manifested in his reelection
to the General Conference for three
successive terms. aud in his continue.
ton in the Office Of Presiding Elder.
The degree of D. D. was conferred
upon him by Trinity College, N. O.,
and worthiiy.
Rev. John W. Kelly was born Janu-
ary 20. 1925. in Union District, s. G.,
near Fish Dam, on Broad River. He
is OF Irish extraction on the paternal
side, his mother spriDging from the
Bufords and Simses. of Hanover, Va.
His early education was irregular and
| partial at country schools. Was en-.
gagged three years ut farm labor pre-
vions to his seventeenth year. The
influences OF home for the formation
OF moral habits were strong, while he
was not wanting for opportunities to
gain religious knowledge, bnt the
habit Of novel reading, INDUCED
against parental advice, exerted bane-
full influence aud doubtless deferred
the period OF his coming to Christ.
He was converted at Gave Creek camp
meeting. in September, 184I, and nd.
misted on probation in the South
Carolina Confererce February 1S.
l1S44. Bishop Soule presiding. Was
sent to California in 1851, aud there.
with the true zeal and devotion of a
missionary of the Gospel Of the blessed
God, performed the arduons service of
that work. in the midst Of its privations
and trials, until returned by tho same
Bishop in Decen Der, 1853. He eisamoug
tho most laborious. active and efliulent
preachers and pastors of his Confer
ence. and, as Presiding Elder, has
served the church much to tho satis-
faction Of his brethren. With gush-
ing. emotional nature, generous
heart, oil alive to the purer aud gen,ler
and nobler motives inspired by the
love of God, his pulpit appeals and ex.
hortntions are often invested with ire.
sistible power, melting his hearers to
tears.
Sid Hamet Browne was born in
Pendleton District, {now called Ander-
son County, S. o., September %,
1919. as an effective member of the
South Cnrolinn Conference from De.
cember, 184o. to the present, he has
served on circuits, stations and dis
trcts. He Is now, as he was last year,
the appointed agent of the Columb mbia,
8. G. Female College. In addition to
the regular work in the Conference, he
has for more than six years been
editor and proprietor of the Christian
Neigh6or. This peace journal, which
was founded by Mr.. b.. April 2, 1868,
sticks to the text-"Christianity and
war are incompatible" MIR. Browne
was one Of the leading spirits in the
organization October, 1877 of the
South Carolina Peace Society, and was
then chosen President, and was re-
elected at the last annual meeting of
the society. He is one of the strong
preachers of the South Carolina Con-
ference. Arriving Mt his conclusions
from matured thought, they are forci.
bly, announced and eliminated by
simple illustration, until made to stand
in lucid light before the minds eye.
He is possessed of on unusual am cunt
of resolution and industry. The es-
TEEN in which lie is held personally,
and as preacher and editor of the
Neighbor, is shown in his selection by
80 large body Of accomplished and
devoted ministers as one OF their rep
resentatives in the grand quadrennial
law-making body of tho church.
To all. particularly invalids, spring
is trying season. Indications OF sick :
ness should ut once be attended to.
Fatal diseases may be caused by allow
ing the bowels to become constipated,
and the system to remain in disor.
dered condition, until the disorder hus
time to develop itself. An ounce of
prevention is worth pound OF euro, in
IN old and truthful saying. Therefore,
we advise all who are troubled with the
complaints now very prevalent-head-
ache, Indigestion, d,sordered liver,
want of appetite, nausea, or feverish
skin. to take. without delay, Schenck =
Mandrake Pills. We know of no
r.l .,lvyr To-, H.. I