Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-06-17

tion of things is changed. There are now diff
ficulties in the way of such meetings that
did not then exist Among these he mention
ed the difficulty of holding services on secular
days. Except it may be on special occasions
on Saturdays, services now, as general rule,
can be held only OH Sundays, and the preacher
has no time to- conduct these meetings, when,
as is often the case, he is required to preach
twice on Sunday, and frequently ut two diff
ferent places, perhaps miles apart.
The President-But the preacher is not ex-
pected to be class-leader.
Mr.. Leard-Well, l am now coming to that
point. 1 cannot get my brethren to consent
to be class-eaders, and this brings me to the
question on which would like to have your
opinion, and that is, Would it be better to
have less preaching and more cass-leading?
The President hardly think, in the pres
ent condition of things, when you do not
preach regularly, that the public would be sat-
isfied With diminuti0n Of preaching. Myre-
marks were not directed to ministers, but to
the duties Of laymen in conducting class-meet-
ings. I doubt the expediency of diminishing
preaching to substitute anything else for it.
What we do want, however, is to get goodand
true laymen, who enjoy religion, to become in
terested in this work. If you cannot get
man, get suitable woman to take charge of
female class. hope something will be done
in this direction, and feel that there is al
ready some advancement this way in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South.
The hearing of reports from the various
charges was then resumed and concluded as
follows
Wards circuit-Rev. A. c. Walker.
Gilbert Hollow circuit-Rev. j. j. Work
man.
Rock Hill circuit-In the absence of Rev.
J. NJ. Boyd, senior supply, who was detained
,kl l. 81 hx,s n,,ao %Ia frorr
circuit was made by Rev. j. N. Friday, as
sstant supply.
Chester station-The pastor, Rev A. H. Les
ter, was detained at his home by sickness in
his family, and the report from this charge
was made by the Presiding Elder.
Rev. S. A. Weber, editor of the Southern
Christian Adrocate, was introduced to the
Conference.
Rev. Abraham Jones, Rev. Samuel Leard,
and Rev. W. T. Capers asked and obtained
leave of absence from attendance upon Con-
ference from and after to-day.
Conference then adjourned for religious exer-
cises, which were conducted by the President,
Bishop Wightman, who preached from Paul's
Epistle to the Collosans, chapter /, 10th to 10Th
verses: "That ye might walk worthy Of the
Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every
good work, and increasing in the knowledge
Of God strengthened with all might, accor-
ding to his glorious power, unto all patience
and long suffering with joyfulness giving
thanks unto the Father, which hath made us
meet TO be partakers of the Inheritance Of the
saints in light
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference came to order, the Presiding e.
der in the chair.
Religious exercises were conducted by Rev.
w. A. Rogers, who read the 18th chapter of
Isaiah and offered prayer.
Rev. A. B. Brown, of East Chester circuit,
Rev. A. H. Lester, of Chester station, Mr..
Roberts and Mr.. F. A. Connor, members of
the Conference, who had not yet taken their
seats, were announced as having arrived.
The order of the day being to elect four lay
delegates to the Annual Conference, the Pre-
siding Elder ordered that the election proceed,
and appointed as tellers, Messrs. r. D. Sem
and 2. L. Wright.
No nominations were made, the delegates
voting for men of their choice, and on the
first ballot the following were declared elect
ed: P. L. Wright, Abram Jones'
On the second ballot DIR. W. NJ. Walker
was elected.
Third and fourth ballots no election.
On the fifth ballot, Rev. A. b. Brown,
local minister) was elected.
1t was then moved that of the others voted
for, the four receiving the largest vote should
be declared alternates.
The motion carried, and the alternates were
read from the tellers' list of ballots as fol-
lows: Messrs. B. R. Turnipseed, R. H. Jen-
nings, R. D. Sem, w. T. D. Cousar.
It was moved and adopted that the next
meeting of the Conference be held at john
ston's.
Rev. M. II. Pooser moved that the Presiding
Elder appoint committee to draft resolutions
expressive of the sense Of this Conference in
reference to the two great evils Of the day,
the use and trafsc IN ardent spirits, and the
carving of concealed deadly weapons.
The motion carried. and the Presiding Elder
appointed as the committee, Rev. Mr.. Poos-
er and Dr. w. Nj. Walker.
Messrs. w. H. Padget, J. W. Robinson and
II. T. Wright asked and obtained leave OF
absence from and after to-day.
Conference then adjourned until 3 O'Clock
tomorrow morning -benediction by Rev. W..
Martin.
Services were conducted at night by Rev.
A. H. Lester, who preached from John 10,
End and 3rd verses :"Every branch in me that
beareth not fruit he taketh away; and every
branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that
it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are
clean through the word which l have spoken
to you."