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WORKING FOR THE CHURCH.
PREACHERS AND LAYMEN IN COUNCIL.
rho Methodist conference ut Green.
wood...Thc Delegates and Where
They Stopped.

GREEHwooD. s. C. July &C. 1856.
The Collcsbury district Conference met III
the greenwood Methodist church at ''ao y. W.
TGis Conference includes all of Abbcville
and Ncwbrrry and parts OF Laurcns ana
Edgnficld counties. Anita
district after Il few appropriate remarks al-
ppint,u standing committees on state ol
Church. Education. southern Christian AdSo-
c:,lc Mission, sunday School; Icni nipcrahce,
Finances, condition of Parsonage, Nc.
The subject Of temperance pr4v"keu i've
" discussion in which Rev. fl. + ChreitZberS
showed Il active interest, cNnOr'in@ all W
show 10y their actions their love "I temper,
uncc and dctcstaLion of drunkenness ana
rumScIIing with an earncStneSS and tender
ness truly affecting. The Conference is very
Outspollcn in favor of prohibition:
DR.. Lander president of thG Milliamst"n WI ra !,
short time in when to call the attention OF
the Conference 10 his school. At the rGnclu-
SION of Dr. Daudcr'S address Rev. w. II. MIX
land came forward and Slok" Il iew words III
hanalf OF the southern Christian Advocate OF
which paper he is editor.
The evening service WAS conducted by Rev.
c. II. Prilchard who preached 4 powcrtHl loSl'
cnl sermon to an immense congregation. . =
ON Thursday morning Conference met Ut U
o'clock, After Il short session the body adj
iuurned to listen to Il sermon by RcH. j. a.
Porter who preached us ne always uotsi idis s
sermon was IN excellent one. During inc al
teruoon session The report of thcSplllun! con-
dition of the Church was called for. These re-
ports were in many respects very cHcou!"s
inr Al the close of these reports the Suiycct
of mission work in the bounds OF this district
was discussed. Several sections were rcpoi ted
wuc;c GOOD might be accomplished should Inc
Conference see tit to send SOM one 10 PrGuH,.
ba Female College. Rev. y. Coke Shltn ol
Wofl0rd College and Rev. W. T. Mathews OF
the Presbyterian church having arrived ihey
we're ut once introduced to the Conference.
'ri, law, t..1S
the work nj Sunday schools anu the iinanclhi
condition of the Conference. The FRIDAY eve
ming service was conducted ny KeN. ii. i.
ChreitZbcrg who preached II very interesting
On saturday morning after the reading OF
the minutes the Conference had quite an ami
trict Parsonage from CokcShury to Green
wood Itwas decided to remove 1t as sonn as
possible. The most eloquent Specch ot thc
conference was made on Saturday Afternoon,
by Rev A. Coke Smith in behalf OF Woilord
College. As an orator lrof Smlth HAS pu'
few equals. ..,.,
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Aull oi l.oWnHcsyille.
The Presbyterian congregation kindly offer
cd their pulpit To their Methodist brethren
and on Sunday morning it was filed by Kev;
H. f. Chreitzbcrg who preached Il powerful
sermon on the subject OF CnrlStinn tnilE.
He advised all christians to lay aside all fool,
iSh scliishneSs and prejudice clannShncSS and
bigUtry and work together 10 one common
end; the Salvation ol thc'r icIioW Vicit'uL'".
4 large congregation assembled III the Meilio-
dist church and listened TO Il most Interesting
sermon by Rev. X. II. Smart At five in III"
afternoon a Sabbath School nlasS meeting
composed of all the sabbath Schools in town
was held in the Methodist church. The chill
urcn were delighted with the entertaining
and instructive addresses Of Rev. III. +.
Chrcitzhcre who spoke of the forcc of habit,
and Rev. \. Coke Smith who spoke Of The use
of the tongue, that little member Which cam
not be tanned. After the evening sermon l'y
Rev, W. T. McadOrS the Sacrament uf the
Lords Supper was administered. The Con-
ference was then adjourned. MAt.
We arc indebted to Mr.. II. W. Majors tor the
following list OF tho delegates, and the houses
to which they were assigned: