Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-25

The courts will not enforce it. The people
will not pay it, Mr.. Melton, when Attor
pey General, declared iu his report to tho
Legislature that tho Blue Ridge Scrip
was "conceived in sin aud brought forth
70 iniquity." For once, We agree with
him.
Pen Sketches Of the New Bishops
Of the Methodist Church, South.
BISHOP HAYWOOD DECLINES THE ELECTION.
NASHVILLE Tenn, Nay 18.-Thc fol-.
lowing no.e FROM DR.. Haygood, President
Of Emory College, Georgia, was rcnd in the
Conference of the. Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, this morning:
To tho Bishops aud Members of the
Gereral Conference of the Methodist Epis-
oopsl Church, Soutb-My Dear and
Honored Br thren: l am deeply moved by
your action yesterday In eleotiog me to be a
Bishop of our beloved church. Though
might we'll fear the responsibilities of the
office, do not shrink from its abors, yet
with clear conviction aud deep sense of
mS duty to God aud to my fellow men, l
respectfully aud humbly decline to accept
the position to which you have called me.
I ounnot, with good conscience, lay down
the work which have now in hand. With
perfect respect and abiding love, am truly
your brother,
ATTICUS G. HAYGOOD.
| BISHOP WILSON.
| The american, Of thi morning, gives
biographies OF the newly elected Bishops,
begipning with Rev. A. w. Wilson, d. D.,
who heads the delegation from the Baltimore
Conference. d.. Wilson is the son Of the
late Nurva Wilson, whose name is historic
in the annals Of Mvthodism. Early in life
DR.. Wilson became member Of the Nc
thodist Church; graduated in Columbia
College, Washington, D. c., aud read me-
dicioe, with the purpose of praoticing the
same. Called to preach the Gospel, he
abandoned medicine and joined the Con-
ference of which he is now an honored
member. His early circuits we're hard
fields aud helped to develop 10 him those
charac; eristios which have since made him
useful worker 10 the church At one
period in his career circumstances obliged
temporary withdrawal from his chosen
work. He read law and practi,ed success
fully in Baltimore city, meanwhile preach
ing frequently. Through the persuation of
friends, who desired his valuable services in
the ministry, he resentered tho active work,
in which he has continued until tho pre-.
sept. DR.. Wilson has filled all positions 10
the regular work, in circuits, stations and as
Presiding Elder. lie was elected delegate
to the General Conference Of 1870 and has
been member of each succeeding session.
As wise counsellor he stands pre-eminene
and os parIiame otarian has few, if any,
ssperiors. Though somewhat retiring in
manner, he possesses warm heart and is 10
full sympathy with his brethren. He was
a member Of the Ecumenical Conference,
hell in London last year, and took high
position there as on able representative of
our church. He has just finished his
fourth year as Missionary Secretary, and, by
bis energy and thorough work, done much
to advance the missionary cause. He is
too we'll known as an able preacher for US to
speak Of him here. He has fne personal
appearance and at once impresses you as
man Of eminent ability.
BISHOP HAYGOoD.
Attious G. Haygood was born in Clark
county, Georgia but owing to his fathers
removal, when he was boy, to Atlanta,
Georgia, was brought up in that city. He
is forty three years old, in the very prime
of life, but Of mature mind, which has boen
made both strong and patient BY the ardu-
GUS and delicate duties which the church
has imposed upon him since tho beginning
of his ministry. He graduated at Emory
College at niDeleen years of age, and soon
after his graduation was admitted on trial
into the Georgia Conference At tho divi-
sion of the Conference his lot fell on the
side of the North Georgia Conference, Of
which he was an honored member and dele
cato to the present General Conference.
He was elected Sunday School Secretary by
the General Conference, held in Memphis
10 1870, and inaugurated that valuable de-
phrtment of our work. The degree Of D.
D. was conferred upon him 10 1870 by his
Alma Mater, Of which be is now the
honorcd President. His success 10 building
up that college Is a marvel Of wisdom and
work. For four years, while presiding over
tho college, he has edited the Wesleyan
Christian Aavocate 10 a way to make the
paper felt throughout the country. His
capacity for work SCENE to have no limit,
and his elevation to the Office of Bishop is
q prophecy Of on advance movement on all
the lines Of movement in the Southern
Church.
BISHOP CRANBERRY.
Rev. John q. Cranberry, D. D., Bishop
elect of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Sonth ,voo horn IN fha ~ 10 No.colL,