Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-10
Oakway Items.

The second quarterly Conference Of tho Wal
ialla Circuit and Mission was lcll at Centor
| Saturday, tho 9th instant, DIR. S. d. Jones pre-
| siding. At IL o'clock on Saturday he preached
from the text, "My sheen hear my voice and ]
know them and they follow me; aud give unto
thcm eternal lifo md they shall never perish
neither shall any pluck them out of my hand."-
| John 10:27,28.
Tho following points wcro lucidly made and
| ably sustained from tho preachers standpoint,
| which is tho Arminan: l. Tho characteristics
of true Christians. 2. Their security, rs long
as littlo children they arc obclicnt TO tho
heavenly grace.
We copy tho following from tho written
quarterly report of Rev. A. W. Moore, p. c.:
"Whic there is no special phase of promise,
thcrc is nothing specially dscouraging. The
spirit of church building is still awake, and the
brethren at Center and lIopcwcl deserve special
commendation for their perseverance in building
new churches under very great difficulties.
Very little as yot has been contributed to
ministerial support. This has resulted not from
want of willingness on tho part Of the people,
(for we recognize that willingncss,) nor from q
| want of means, but from want Of o system, per-
| scycringly applied, utilizing tho resources of
tho people. Tho spirit that would call the
Legitimate, voluntary support of tho ministry as
an attempt to mako merchandise of the blessed
Gospel, is born of The most vulgar dcmagogism.
Every Christian recognizes tho obligation in the
conscience TO support tho church, and tho obli-
CATION is recognized by thousands of people who
! arc not professors of religion. II is as reason
able to bring voluntary offerings 10 God as it is
to bring compulsory taxes to Caesar. An easy,
lazy docirinalism don't count for much in This
busy, go.a.hcad ago. Tho faith that don't cx-
press itself in something outward the faith
that don't set man to praying and to doing, is
dead. Right believing is followed by right
acting Laziness and Christianity don't mix
well. In our ministry VIC are relying solely
upon tho grace of our blessed, busy Lord, en-
dorsing the purc word Of God, and in oil that
We do, and in all that wo forbcar 10 tlo, VIC seek
the inspiration and guidance Of the ever blessed
Spirit"
On Sunday the church could not begin TO hold
the people. They camo from all quarters. DR..
s. l'. Jones preached at II o'clock very praoti-
cal sermon With great power. That sermon
viii not be soon forgotten by that congregation.
What an opportunity-what nh immense re-
sponsibility attaches to every minister of the
Gospel! d.. Jones realizes this responsibility
and he speaks with OH intense, absorbing earn
cstncss. Good seed was sown in profusion Sun
day in many hearts at Center.
Tho amount paid for ministerial support the
present quarter is $G4. The amount paid up to
this time, and we arc now entering upon The
third quarter, is only little over $780,
The delegates elected to tho District Confer
cnce, to be held at Central. 23d of July, arc as
follows: J. G. G. Mcklcr, A. Balingcr, Henry
Zimmerman and ]. B. Sanders Altcrnates- ID.
a. Smith and d. =. Grant.
Tho next Quarterly Conference will bc held at
Westminster. The official members are earnestly
invited to attend, for tho attendance upon these
church meetings is generally pretty fair indi--
cation Of the real interest felt in The affairs of
tho church. G.