The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-22
Ne1rS and Courier.

Ne,rs and Courier.
ORANGEBUEG December c0.-The Confer.
ence met at halfpast o'clock a; NJ: Reli-
giouS services were conducted by the Rev. r.
P. Franks and Bishop j. G. Granbery took the
chair and proceeded to dispatch the unusual
amount Of business before the Conference.
The Bishop has given great satisfaction as pre-
siding officer of the Conference. He has look
ed closely into all details OF business, and has
granted TO all concerned a patient nearing,
both on the floor of the Conference and in his
private Intercourse with the members as they
from time to time interviewed him In refer
ence 10 their future appointments. One pre-.
siding elder, said that he was the first bishop
since the days OF Bishop Wightman." the
Bishop having evidently pleased said preSid-
ing elder In his appointment for 1887.
The Conference showed determination to-
day to pull for the shore, no debate being In
dulged in except upon the most important Is
sues The Bishop finished the call of ques-
tons Of routine business, when the reports OF
the various committees were read by their
with one exception. When any speaker show
ed q disposition to detain the Conference for
the purpose Of airing his pet ideas cries OF
"Fote !" "Vote!" were heard all over the
and to the point commanded the attention OF
the audience. Some Of the reports of the COM
mitteeS were volum.nous documents. con tain
ing the usual large percentage OF irrelevant li
add to the cost Of printing. Nothing Of unus-
ual importance was contained in those re-.
ports. They gave in detail the condition Of
the institutions of learning under the foster,
ing care of the Conference, Of the book and
periodical literature, of the Church, Of the Bi-
BILE cause, Of tenn perance, all Of which gave
great satisfaction 10 the body.
liamston Female College under official patron
age of the South Carolina Conference, and
was, after q very spirited discussion, voted
down.
BY recommendation of the board Of educa-
tees were made to examine young ministers
on the course of study required by the law OF
the Church:
On Candidates.. A. Weber, ]. G. Bissell, G..
7. Harmon, j. X. Mccain.
On First Year-J. NJ. Pike, g. NJ. Boyd. z. T..
Hodges, w. R. Richardson.
Browne. L. F. Beatty. G. D. Roweli.
On Third Year-W. S. Wightman, D. D..
Dantzler, W. H: Kirton. J; l.; Sihey. ~,
On Fourth YearIW; r Capers, A. A. GIL
Rev. w. D. Kirkland was appointed to
At the next annual Conference.
An assessment on the CHARGES Of 81 100 was
voted 10 assist Wofford College. and also mn
assessment of 5000 for the publication OF the
minutes of the annual Conference.
The Rev. P. F. Kistler, in behalf OF the Rev.
Sidi H. Browne and family, presented the Con-
ference with eighteen bound volumes of the
Christian NeighbOr, in memory OF Miss 0.
Glover Browne, deceased. The gift WAS accept
ed and ordered u ne deDOSlten III the archives
OF the Historical Society Of the Conference
DEAcoSs AND ELDERS ORDAINED.
Bishop Cranberry announced that he had on
yesterday ordained to the offi"e Of deacon-M.
Dargan, ]. S. Mattison and win Duncan, of
the travelling connection, and S. s. Blanchard
Il local preacher.
The Bishop also announced the ordination
to the Office of elder John w. Elkns, Charles
b Smith, John c. Kilgo, D. r. Brown and
Preston B. Jackson.
TIE preachers Of the Florence and Marion
districts made their reports and their charac.
ters were passed.
DISABLED AND WORKOUT PREACHERS
are R. w Barber, John R. Little, J. F. Smith,
R. G.. Oliver and John A. Wood.
The wornout preachers are w. G. Patterson,
4. Nettles, NJ. a. McKibben, j. D. Ryars. w.
Smith. A. NJ. Shipp, d. w. Scale. ]. Newber-
ry. NJ. A. Connolly. j.. NJ. Hamer, w. Hutto,
w. W. Mood. j. II. Zimmerman. d. j. SIM
mons, Simpson Jones, B. G. Jones. Manning
Brown. Samuel Leard and r. J. Dutfle.
The Bishop and his c,binet are busy this af-
ternoon In closing up the business Of the cab
met. and the appointments are being eagerly
looked for by more than one hundred and fif-
ty preachers.
The statistical secretaries made their re-
ports, and give below trbulated statement
of the results Of the years labOrS OF the Con-
ference. The increase of 1874 In membership
shows the largest annual net increase in the
history OF the Conference.