The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-12-27

were conducted by Rev. Il. P. Franks.
Bishop Dogge.t took the Chair. The
Secretary read tho minutes of the last
session, which were confirmed.
DR.. Whiteford Smith briefly addressed
the Conference, recurring in touching
manner TO the changes which have oc.
CURED since his connection with the
Conference. He asked leave Of absence
for tue remainder of the session, which
waa granted.
Rev. J. b. Mickle, who has been an
elder Of the Methodist Protestant Church,
was received - q minister of tho Metho.
dist Episcopal Church, South, and bis
orders as elder recognized.
The character Of A. Eettles was passed,
aud his relation as o supeEannuate con.
tinued.
Simpson Jones was placed on the Gu.
pernumerary list. The name or l.. 4.
johnson was taken from the supernume.
rary lat and he was made effective. l..
F. Beaty, at his own request, was granted
o location. J. Finger was placed on the
superannuated list.
A memorial 20 the General Conference,
asking that hereafter the power of grant
ing license to local preachers aud their
recommendation for ordination be vested
in the District Conference, waS submitted
by Rev. w. @. Power. Referred to tho
Special Committee on Memorable.
The Committee on Education cub.
mitted their report through their cha. &
man, S. A. Weber. It shows that Woi.
ford College as Spartanburg IL In q pros.
porous condition. It has ssven profes.
sors and good number Of students, and
In In, erfo nf .h<
first order.
Columbia Female College is shown to
be taking advanced ground in grade of
latest and most approved modes of in
pnSa and sDaPpsS apSsas nstaaaHs to the
Cokesbury Conference paeAsi. School. under
the rectorship os J. p. Pritchard, A. NJ,
session early in January, and is fully up
to its we'll established character.
The following resolution vas. On mo-
tion offs. A. Weber, adopted by o large
majority:
ResoiDed, That it is the acnse of this
Conference that o;;r delegates 10 inc next
euch means as they may deem proper to
Gan Advocate to some point within the
bounds of our Conference.
The Joint Board of Finance, through
Rev. Thomas Mitchell, presented their
report, which was adopted, and tho
emounts appropriated 70 the yarious Con-
ferenco claimants distributed, amounting
70 70 per cent. on claims.
The exhibit of the Missionary Board
~ t@A 4L hat
been raised during the year, for foreign
sions $4.hl945.
Rev. J. n. Carlisle read the report of
the Sunday School Board, which was
adopted.
DR.. ). T. Wightman, Rev. R. G. Oliver,
quested TO represent this Conference in
the International Sunday School Conven.
tion, to meet in Atlanta next May.
A resolution was offered by Rev. 0.
A. Darby In regard to fuller publ,ca-
ton OF statistics, which Was adopted:
The report of the Committee on Min.
utes was aTesented and adopted.
The report on temperance Was read
and adopted.
Various notices were announced, and
sJV
p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Conference met at z o'clock p. m.,
Bishop Doggett in the chair.
The Committee on Memorials to the
General Conference submitted their re-
port through their chairman, II. A. @.
Walker, which was amended and
adopted.
The following resolutions were then
adopted: M
Resolved, That the thanks of this Con.
ference are due, and ars hereby rendered,
In the families OF Columbia for the eie-
CANT hospitality with which We have been
entertained during our stay.
Resoiasd, That VS. acknowledge the
courtesy Of the other churches whose
pulpits we have occupied during our
session, and that wa return them our
thanks.
Resolucd, That we return our thanks
20 the various railroad companies that
have passed US over their roads at re-
duced rates.
The statistical secretary reported she's.
ing the whole plRber of whits members
Of the church to be 43,196; number Of
churches 557; numbe. Of parsonages
So.
Suitable services we're held in memory
Of VIM. H. Flemming. r. Z. Pegues and
I. 8. DaR:sls, who have died during the
yeaf.
A tribute was also paid to the memory
Of Bishop E. N. Marvin, DR.. James A.
Duncan and DR.. A. s. Bledsoe,
The Bishop then announced the fol.
lowing appointments:
| CHANLESToN DIsT-T E WauamakGs,
Charleston, p e
Tr;nity--R N Wells
Dethei-Wm G Power i.
Spring Street-G w Whitman
| Berkley Cts d Vaughn
CainLr- ct--A g Gauts -
Cypress ct-G 81 Poser
ST Paul's mirs-To be supplied
st George ct-P Kistler
Bamberg CIV p Mougon
Colleton ct--C G Fishburne
WalterbnFo ct--J L Sifey
Allendale CIV FL Lawton
Black Swamp ct-L G Loyal
! Ven asaee ct-A Duncan
Har6eeville ct-B G Jones
SummaTville-S II Browne
ORAEGEBURG DIsT-William Martip,
PE
Orangeburg sta-S a. Weber
Orangeburg ct-R. 81 Barber
E.A.-c S.sss TT Raysor
Providence ct--J B Plat
st Matthew'S ct-J III Zimmerman
Upper st Matthew's ct--M l. Banks
| Orange ct-D z Cantzler
i { Edisto cE---N 4 melton
Edisto miss--M III Eerpuson