The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-05-21
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Church, for the AbbeyilIe =. E.
District Of the Columbia An.
mai Conference.
CoKESBCRY, S. c., May

CoKEsBURY, S. c., May 18th 1879.
Mr.. Editor, according to previous appoint
ments the District Conference above named
convened ia St. Paul Church in this place,
| May 0, Rev. Jas. r. Baker, Presiding.
Devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev's. S. Ii. Jefferson, S. Il. Wilson,, IL. Is.
| Presley, and Brother d. Carter. After Il
short and u few appropriate remarks the Con-
ference proceeded TO business by the election
OF Rev'S ). II. Jefferson and j.. VIM. Likes as
secretaries, {. Pierce Nelson, Chief Reporter
for the Christian recorder, the peoples watch.
man, and the AbJcpiUe Press AMI Banner, the
official organ Of the county, and one of the
| best conservative paper In the State. The
Rev. +. Hammitt was elected assistant rcpor-
ter. =,
and Brothers l.. K. Jackson, +. Cunningham,
was elected nlarSlialls, hours for meetings and
a~djournments were fixed, TO meet ut "a. IN
and adjourned at p. III. After which nc
tees. -.
On p. +. Assessment, S. II. jefferson, B: G.
irwin.
Carter, +. Cunningham, l.. X. Jackson.
On Finance, {. Pierce Nelson, l.. ID. Clay,
NJ. ID. Morris, f. Cunningham.
On Public Worship, &. Pierce Nelson. Geo;
T. strickland, }. VIM. Likes.
On Literary Institute, 5. II. Jefferson, J
VIM, Likes, c. Pierce Nelson, Prof j. ".
On State of the County. S. II. Jefferson. G:
T. strickland. j. VII. Likes Prof. j. W.
On Grcenville Mission. l.. D. Clay, S. r:
Wilson, n. ChildS.
p. +. Council, S. II. Jefferson, r. C. Irwin,
c. Pierce Nelson, n. Childs, VIM. Contain,
On Printing, S. II. jefferson, J. Vim. Likes,
C.. Pierce Nelson.
Aftcr the reading Of the above named conf
mltlccS. Conference adjourned. to meet at
the stated hour.
Sitcrnoon session was brief, the claims OF
the Greenville Mission and Payne Institute,
were represented by brothers Baker and
Strickland. which resulted in the pledging
of each brother the sum of one dollar to- the
Greenvillc Mission and five dollars each to
the College. Prof. j. W. Morris, 4. NJ. was
introduced to the Conferences, and address
the meeting in some very feeling. and appr0'
prjnte remarks. At the conclusion of which
he invited the conference TO attend the An
nual commencement of Payne institute,
which was to take place on the evening OF
Nav 9TH, the conference accepted the INVITA-
ton and attended the commencement In q
body. .
arbiter IL grand affair. and reflected mncli
4. NJ. also the daintics, which was prepared
for the children May Party, and Tor the
wcaried itinerant, was really even too much
for an cpicurean preacher, for all looked upon
the Pastor and Professor Win III eye envy
SABBATH APPOINTMENTS.
ST, Paul IL o'clock a. M. Rev., j. T.. Baker, y
O'Clock o. M. j. VIM. Likes, Z o'clock p. m. ;.
r, Wilson, College Chapel, IL q. N. ID, II.
Allen, y, m. +. Bnmmitt, St john II a. III
n H. PRESLEY, r. Perrin, Pinny Grove, ii
n. MI II. kcitt, T.J. Stewards. Our Sabbath
Iay tourney was indeed q great work for the
Lord. a.,
trle believers in Christ. By accessation IL
thc church C32) thirty-two converts 81 three.
Financially, 1t wax q success considering INC
scarcity OF money, receipt for Tie dnS AT 81.
Paul SI8.i5. Other points were not reported.
Reports from the several committees were
called for and reported accordingly. i. Il.
s:liary. (S725.OO seven hundred II twenty
five dollars. Collected for Payne Institute
during the meeting SLID eleven dollars ana
fifteen cents. Upon the adoption OF the re-
port OF literary, II literary institute WAS or
s. II. Jefferson, Vlcc-Presidcnt. J. VIM. Likes
and K. G.. Irwin were elected secretaries,
Edward Perrin, Treasurer: I. l. Nelson, Cor
responding Secretary. After which confer
ence adjourned to meet at so CLOCK p. III. 10
hear the educational sermon ~ Rev. $. 4.
Jefferson. which was sublimed and in conclu-
siOn too much cannot be said in cncomium
OF the several discourscS. delivered during the
conference, and among them were the intro
ductory sermon by the Rev. m. burgess,
which was unsurpassed on such an OCCASION.
Our people ut Cokesbury were blessed beyond
comprehension, the address OF the Presiding
Elder was received with great attcntlnn, ana
by appropriate resolution wal ordered TO be
spread upon the face Of the journal. Kew.
Joel w. Townsend, OF the NJ. +. Church
South, was introduced to the conference by
the Presiding Elder and was Invited, by the
brethren to address the conference which was
warmly received, by resolution. After three
consecutive days sessions, conference nd
ioIrncd.
c. PIERCE NELSON. Reporter.