The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-25
DANGERS 40 ssETEaSDgSM.
AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION IN TIE CEN
TENNlAL CoNFERELCE.

Sterday was d livery day III Tie
Conference. Indeed, the interest is
growing daily. The members are
becoming acquainted with each other,
and Il kind of bome-feeling makes
them easier and add; to the general
coufurt OF Ill. There is scarcely
any good that has not it's attendant
evil, however. This easier feeling
mikes the mem!:ers re4dier to speak,
aud that patent spring attachn' nL
which throws men to their fe"; 50
readily dnring the time for d'd"ua
sion Seems to he general posse*>iHn
now 4 great deal of eloqnrnc"
must lie over till the next Centen
NAL. The world may not be the
poorer in fact, yei, no doubt, some OF
the yearning minds who 60 home un-
relieved of their surplus talk will
think the next century will miss the
power of their influence. The five
minutes rule gives relief to good
many and gives variety to the discus
sions. Most OF the speakers have to
be raped down by the presiding
officer in the midst of their speeches !;
some hardly get through q well pre-
pared exodium before the heartless
gavel falls and they sit down, feeling,
doubtless, much like the dog that
had his tail cut off close behind bis
ears. It does seem hard to have a
Procrustean rule to which all have
to conform. There are some men
whom the Conference would be glad
to hear for an hour. The vener.
able DR.. Merrick, of the Ohio Wes.
leyan University, anu the more ven
ereble DR.. McFerrin are greeted
with applause whenever they 1ise to
speak, and they would be welcome to
an hour at any time, but they 10 lot
need so much time. They have
learned how to express themselves.
In truth, they have something to say
and they say it. They do not trou
BILE themselves about the express
sions, but speak out of their full
hearts and minds directly to the
point, and neither have yet spoken
till che gavel has fallen.
The papers of yesterday were ger
orally strong. Those Of the morning
session we're both excellent. One
was by DR.. q. C. Warren OF the NJ
E. Church, North, on the subject
The outlook of Methodisn in 1884, .
and the other by DR.. J. D. Black
we'll OF the NJ. E. Church, South, or
The Methodisn Of 1885 and it's out
look ?" DR.. Blackwelrs subject lee
him to suggest some dangers te
Methodisr.
| o-, o,r,n opcr.c1gS ro THE GROWTE
OF THE CHURCH.
This was taken up in the after
noon by DR.. J. II. Vincent in pa
per on 'Possible dangers to Method
ism" The paper excited livel..
debate. This was by far the mos
interesting debate we have bad upol
any subject yet brought before tn
Conference. DR.. Vincent's pape
covered a large field and suggested
some strong points. He said one Q
the principal dangers to the Meth
odism of the future lay in her doe
trines. There was danger, be saic
first from TOO great radicslisn az
unseemly and unjust pressing OF th
Word Of God beyond their tro
bounds snd intoieraneA os those wh
did not agree to all tina: might be E
. radically taught. Another dang'
was from just the opposite confs
too great conservatism, the pre"e
, ing an emssculated Christian
:. which, "aeceptirg for doctrines u
comuandmt ~ =: ;t.L:'. "~.s'i: a''o
n H. v::';;,,.:5 to 60 out and lsaSo pct
Z ing but g pulse!ess and powaE's