The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-12-20
SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE.
Opening Days Session.
COLUMBIA, December 12.

COLUMBIA, December 12.g
The South Carolina Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, con-
vened in annual session in Washington
street Church at 9 o'clock this morning.
The opening religious services were con-
Quoted by Bishop D. S. Doggett, of Vir-
ginia, the President Of the Conference.
After the calling of the roll by the Sec
retary of the last Conference, Rev. w. G.
Power was elected secretary for the pres
| ent session, and .Revs. 0. A. Darby, A.
G. Smith, S. Lander and j. 0. Willison,
nominated and chosen assistants. A
| committee was appointed to nominate the
| usual standing committees.
The hours Of meeting and adjournment
were fixed at half-past nine a. m. and
halfpast one p. M, respectively.
| The following was offered by Rev. j..
T. Wightman, and adopted:
| Resolved, That this Conference appoint
q memorial committee to prepare sulta-
BILE expression of the sympathy and con-
dolence of this Conference in the recent
severe bereavement of the church in the
death of our beloved and honored bishop,
| E. NJ. Marvin, of the eminent scholar and
theologian, A. T. Bledsoe, and of DR..
James A. Duncan, so long connected
with the educational interests OF the
church. =. 80
The committee presented the following
nominations for standing committees,
which were confirmed:
On Public Worship-E. J. Meynardie,
J.T. Wightman, ]. W. Dickson, and J..
A. Elkins. :.
On Books ard Periodicals S. Leard,
T. S., Moorman, and J. w. McRoy.
On the Bible Cause IT. g. Herbert,
D. J. Mcmillan, and James Norton.
On Temperance-W. T. j. Consar, s..
P. H. Elwell, and D. D. Dantzler.
On Minutes-A. J. Canithen, @. III.
Pooser, and J. G. Medlin.
On Education-S. A.. Weber, S. B.
Jones, A. J. Stokes, DR.. 81. Baer, F. A.
Conner, and W. Z. Blake.
On Memoirs-J. A. Porter, Z. Mitchell,
and J. D. Smart. :. -, =
Question 20 of the regular business was
taken up. Are all the preachers blame
less in their life and official administra-
tion? A resolution was adopted suspend-
| ing the rules which requires this examin-
alton to be made with closed doors. The
names of number of elders were then
called, and they were approved.
| Various notices were given out. The
Conference joined in singing the long
meter Doxology, and the benediction was
pronounced by the Rev. DR.. Howe, of the
| PRESBYTERIAN church.
This afternoon the bishop Ind presid-
ing elders will be engaged in fixing the
| appointments of the preachers for next
year.
Tonight the annual sermon to the
| under graduates of the Conference will
be preached by Rev. VIM. Martin.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
The Conference met at half-past nine
o'clock, Bishop Doggett in the chair.
Devotional exercises were conducted BY
Rev. John A. Porter. The roll was call
ed, and number of clerical members
and lay representatives who were absent
Yesterday answered to their names. j.
On motion of Rev. S. A. Weber, the
following resolution was adopted:
4 Resolved, That the thanks of this Con-
ference be afectionately returned to Rev.
I VIM. Martin, for the exceedingly inter
esting sermon lately delivered before the
Conference, and a copy of the same be
requested for publication in the Southern
Christian Advocate.
| A communication was read from A. a.
| Bedford, egent of the Southern Metho.
dist Publishing House, showing that,in.
stitution to be doing a successful busi,
ness, though burdened with a debt which
this Conference is asked to aid in paying
This communication was referred to 8
special committee.
A report from the general Missionary
Secretaries, DR.. J. B. McFerrin and DR.
| D. G. Kelly, showing that the missions o.
this Church in China, South America
Mexico, Indian Territory, as well as te
States of the Union, are all in. successful
operation. A young missionary, Rev
wv. r. Lambeth, with his wife, have re-
Gently left San Francisco to spend their
| lives in China. :.
The memorial committee ordered yes
terday was announced by the Bishop
| consisting of DR.. ]. T. Wightman, DR.
A. NJ. Shipp and DR.. F. M. Kennedy.
4 Rev. DR.. Rood and Rev. Mr.. Haskell
of the Lutheran Church, were introduced
. to the Conference.
1 Rev. A. W.zMoore, local preacher o1
the church, through his Presiding Elder
returned his credentials to the Confer
ence, and announced his retirement from
| the ministry.
The consideration of Question 20 was
then resumed: Are all the preacher
blameless in their lives and official ad'
ministration?
R. G. Oliver and J. A. Wood were
granted a supernumerary relative on ac.
count of poor health.
| E. T.. -Archer's character was approved
and having failed in health, he was grant
ed q location at his own request.
| The venerable DR.. Plumer, of the
Presbyterian Church, was introduced and
addressed the Conference. His com.
manding appearance and earnest words
secured the fullest attention of the house
and brought tears to the Eyes of large
4 proportion of his auditors. Bishop Dog.
gett responded, alluding to the friendship
of fifty years between himself and the
Doctor, and the benefit which the words
and example of the latter had been tc
him in his early ministry.
Z. The list of the superanuated preachers
was called and their character passed
They are: J. w. Townsend, j. r. Co.
barn, D. Derrick, John Watts, w. G.
Patterson, NJ. A. Connolly, D. D. Byars
E. j. Pennington and others whose case
will be considered at future stage Of
the proceedings.
The Bishop said the characters of the
elders Of the Conference had now all
passed: God had sustained them in their
;arduous duties, and they should give
thanks for his goodness. The hymn
"Jesus, lover of my SOUL" was sung, and
prayer offered by DR.. Plumer. >
The preachers who have died during
I II hi nv q