The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-12-20
THE ATETHODISTS.

The Annual Conference of the
Methodist church met on the 18th
in Columbia. The attendance was
full. The regular business was
transacted. On Friday the bishop
addressed the preachers who had
been on trial two years and were
now eligible to seats in the Confer
enco. Those admitted into full
membership in tho Conference arc
d. z. Dantzler, Arther G. Walker,
Whitofoord S. Martin, Benjamin M.
Boozer, James w. Ariail, Thornburg
p. Phillips. Tho following were
elected to tho Office of eldors John
L. Stokes, Felix Hartin, Wm. w.
Williams, Murdoch NJ Ferguson,
Anderson W. jackson, Jas. w.
Walling, Oliver w. Roundtree, Ewd.
NJ Merritt Junius j. Neville, VIM.
Il. Ariail, Jeptha G. Counts, Samuel
D. Vaughn.
Question, "Who are admitted on
trial?" was asked, and j. Simmons
Meynardie, j. W. Tarbox, Jas, S.
Porter and Jno. Il, Pate were ad
mitted on trial into tho travelling
connection.
A committee On memorials to tho
General Conference was appo nted,
consisting of Revs. j. Nj. Carlisle,
II. A. G. Walker and S. A. Weber.
A paper presented to tho Confer
ence requiring that all applicants
for admission into the itinerancy
shall have preached at least one
year as local preacher was sub
mitted to the above committee.
On Saturday tho following dole
gates were elected to tho General
Conference: Clerical, Rows. Shipp,
Duncan, Kennedy, Walker, Chrictz-
borg, Jones and Darby; lay delo~
gates, Messrs. Carlisle, Moorman,
Mcmillan, Stokes, Connor, Baer and
Patterson. The following laymon
were elected alternate delegates ::
w. K. Blake, DR.. j. r.. Mood, j. A.
Elkins and Rev. w. H. Smith.
While the election was in
progress, Governor Hampton en-
tored the room, and was introduced
by Bishop Doggett to the Confer
ence. The Governor made few
remvrks in substance as follows:
My FRIENDS OF THE SoUrH CAROLINA
METHODIST CONFERENCE was not
willing, by my presence, to inter-
rupt your proceedings, but I felt
that if there was any body of men
in South Carolina who were entitled
to my respect, it was your reverend
body, for I remembered how, last
year, when all was dark, you made
supplication for orr troubled coun-
try, and it seemed as if that prayer
received n direct answer. I ask
your continued prayers, and an
glad to greet you under the brights
or skies which now overspread our
land.
On Saturday night large mis-
sionnry meeting was held at
Washington Street Church. Ad
dresses were delivered by T. S.
Moorman, Esq, and Rev. w. W.
Duncan, and $500 were collected.
On Sunday almost all the pulpits
in Columbia were filed by members
of the Conference. Bishop Doggett
preached at Washington Street
Church, and after services ordained
the deacons. That night at the
Marion Street Church tho elders
eject were ordained.
On Monday the bishop spoke Of
the need Of preachers in the West
nnd announced that two or three
especially, had been asked TO,
California. A resolution was
adopted to test tho desire ot
Sunday schools ON sending dole,
gates to the Sunday School Con.
vention in Atlanta, in May. Tho
Southern Christian Advocate was
declared to be the only accredited
organ of this Conference It was
resolved to assess the severa
districts for the support of the
publishing houses. Several nd.
dresses were made.
NoWberry was chosen as til,
place for holding the next Confer
ences and Conference adjourned.
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