Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-08-03
The Greenville District Confer-'
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This body met in its annual conference al
Rock Spring Church, in Oconae County. on
Thursday morning, July27, Dr.: s.. B. Jones
in the chair. j. d. Sanders Was oleoted
Secretary and D. A. Smith Assistant Score
tory. Fourteen preachers and. thirty;-six
delegates answered as1aoll GILL to thoir
names. NJ ~
Upon motion the e,llow'sgSs0jnmi,ieA were ie;e
appointed: ,,t
On Preacbng-Dr. 8. b. Jones. Rev. p.
B. jackson and G. l.. Moorhead. ~
On the Spiritual Condition. Of the Church
-Revs. J. o, Wilson, J. 3, Carlisle aud IL.
B. Browne. :,
% Missions -Revs. G. D.. Mann, j. Alta
way and w. A. Lesley.
On Sunday sohools--J. G plinkscnlss. W..
7. Magill and w. L. Waite.
On Education-W. S. Morrison. Rows. l..
F. Beatty and j. Nj. Lander.
On Financc-Rev. S. P. II. Elwell, NJ. N.
Si,ton and j. Q Whitfield.
On Condition Of Churches and Parsonages
-Revs. W. IIutto, j. F. England and John
D. Sullivan.
On Church Literature-Revs. L. Wood, j.
W. Danicl and II. A. Childs.
On Temperance-Re7s. e.. NJ. Boyd, p. u.
Jackson und d. A. Smith.
The bar OF tho conference was then fixed
and tho hours Of meeting and adiourning
agreed upon.
The report Of the committee on the spir-
itnal condition Of tho church was called for.
The committee after carefully listening to
Tho reports Of the the various charges in the
District find reason for thankfulness and also
for sorrow. Some charges are in peace and
prosperity. somo others are alive and -four
ishing, others lack unity of spirit, and still
others evidence weakness and decay in
spiritual life. Without letting out state,
mcnt Of tho special excelleneies aud defcen-
cies brought to view in tho various charges.
the committee recommended the following
resolutions:
Resolscd, That the quarterly fasts for each
charge, which follow Immediately upon the
District Conference. be specially observed as
seasons Of confessions and rcconsecraion,
and also Of prayer for q general and genuine
revival oil over the Distrct.a
Resolved, That our people be urged in
public and private to faitbfully observe the
sacraments. ordinances and social meetings,
to study Gods word daily, to pray regularly
and much in their social assemblies, in their
homes and in their closets.
Resolved That special efforts be made to
revive the class meetings and the love ieasts
and to induce fumily worship.
Resolved, That We affcctionately urgo our
amusemcnts.
Resosed. That these resolutions be read and
commented upon by the pl euchers in charge
to every congregation in the District.
The above resolutions, after terse and
forciblo rcmarks by members of tho con-
ference, wero adopted.
The subject of missions was next taken up
for consideration. After hearing the reports
from different charges, the committee on
missions submitted the following resolutions,
which, after discussion, were adopted
Resolved, That VIC as IL conference and as
individuals pledge ourselves to use all proper
effort to collect the entire assessment on our
District for homo missions, seeing there is
some great desitutun which must be sup>
piled BY this means.
Resolved, That VIC commend to the special
attention OF our Presiding Elder tho great
need Of that destitute field lying North of
Walhnla. with the request that he will en-
dcavor to supply the q Ispcl to the pcaplo of
that scc,icn in the mos, judcious manner.
The next matter taken up for consideration
was tho Sunday Schuols. Tho committee
appointed on this subject. after hearing the
report from all over tho District, submitted
tho following resolutions, which. after earn
est and appropriate romurks by the NON bers
Of the conference, were adopted;
Resolved, That this District Conference has
heard with gladness of the continued and
increasing progress of the Sunday School
work in our bound., and especially do we
rejoice to know that our own Sunday School
literature is almost universally used.
Resolved, rtat we regret to lind 20 many
Of our societies have no Sunday Schools.
Resolved, That we urge pastors and people
to strive moro earnestly to establish Sunday
Schools in all our societies.
ResoiVed, lhht wo urge parents and oil
adult members Of our church to greater in
terest and more faithful participation in this
important work.
Resolved, Thut wo recommend that annual
Sunday School conventions DO hold in tho
various circuits.
Nearly 1000 children were reported as
belonging to tho Sunday Schools of the Dis.
trict.
The committee on finance mado lis report,