The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-04
SourH CAROLINA OoxrERENoE.-Iu

South CAROLINA CoNFERENoE.-In
our issue OF Sunday, we published
sketches of the clergy who attended
the General Conference Of the NJ. E.
Church, South. at Louisville, Ky, as
delegates. and today we furnish
sketches Of the lay members, taken
from the Louisville Courier. Journal:
Hon. Simpson Bobo is a native Of
Spartanburg, South Carolina, where
he was born january l5, 1874. He
enjoyed the advantages Of classical
and English education, and was admit.
ted to the practice of the legal profess
sion May 20, 1926 He joined the
Methodist Church in 1889, aud for
many years has been one OF it's most
substantial pillars. For probably
thittJ years, he hos been the loved
and efficient superintendent Of the
Sunday School at Spartanburg. Since
the Introduction of the laity into the
representation of the church, he has
rarely been absent from his annual or
District Conference, and served with
wise discretion as Chairman of the
Sunday School Committee Df the last
General Conference He is also ono
OF the large-hearted pecuniary sup
porters of the church. At the bar of
the legal profession, he has achieved
worthy success, both by his clear and
vigorous exposition of the law and his
conscientious discharge of duty under
a high sense Of truth aud justice.
Although opposed to notification and
secession, when his State finally moved
he moved with her, and was member
of the Secession Convention of 1860.
He also served with honor to himself
in the Legislature OF 1862 and 1868.
John 81. Kinsier WAS born May 4,
1928, in Riohland District, S. G.. and
educated at Mount Zion. He Joined
the Methodist Church in 1856, and
professed religion about the same time,
and soon assumed position OF p.omi.
nent usefulness. He has been elected
to every annual Conference, and az q
representative man, enjoys q large de-
gree Of the confidence of the member
ship. He was elected to the State Le-
gislature in l850-52. and served as
member OF the secession convention Of
1860, both Of which places he filled to
the satisfaction Of his constituency.
When the issue OF war was laid he
drew the sword, and gallantly served
to ita close as Captain in the 18th
South Carolina Regiment. The occu-
patton of his life has been that of
planting, in which he has heen sue.
oessful, and yet finding time for
generous intellectual culture. He
wields u graceful pen. and whenever
moved from his modest reticence to
public speaking, has never failed to
produce most decided impression.
A, A. Gilbert was born at Walter.
boro. s. c., November 10. 1929, of
Presbyterian parents. He received
fair English and some classical educa-
ton at the place Of his birth. Mar
ried aud located at Sumter, s. c., Feb
ruary, 1850, aud i'll April Of the same
year. established the Sumter lYatch-
man. weekly newspaper, which he
has continued to publish and edit to
the present time. He Joined the Me-
thodist Church IN early manhood, and
has served as u steward seventeen
years. During the war, he served Us
Confederate light artillery officer, and
until the final surrender at Greens.
boro, N. c., was most OF the time IN
command Of light battery. He WAS
a member OF the South Carolina Legis.
lature in 1865 and '66 AIR. Gilbert
was member of the Memphis Gene
raj Conference and Of tho South Caro-.
lima Conference at each session since
the introduction of the laity. aud also
OF each District Conference He has
been Superintendent of the Sunday
School at Sumter, s. O., about nine
years. He is man OF clear mind, of
strong character, and genial and gene.
rous in disposition.
Samuel A. Nelson is a native OF
Worcester County. massachusetts,, and
was born at Upton, October 8, 1919.
He removed to Charleston, South
Carolina, September, 1887, and united
himself with the church in 1912. Was
elected Sunday School Superintend-
emit in l847. which position he has
continued to occupy until the present
time. Is now the much. beloved aud
veiJ successful Superintendent con-
nected with Trinity Church, Charles
ton. This school is the largest within
the bounds Of the South Curolinu Con
ference. numbering, in the aggregate,
near three hundred. From its rauks,
the membership Of the church is con
stantIy reinforced, the conversion of
the children and youth being promi.
nent point in the lubors of its Zenlous