The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-24
THE GREENvILLE CoNvoCAT1oN.
An Interesting Report. of the Pro.
ceedin:; of this Body.

According to previous announcement this
Convocation met at Trinity church. Able
vile, on March II.
present.:
The Rev. f. l.: Joyner, of the Church of our
Rev. Ellison Capers, of Christ Church, Green
vile.
Rev. Thos. F. Gadsden, of Grace Church, An
derson and st. Pauls, Pendleton, with Mr..
Gailard as lay delegate.
Rev. J. d. McCullouch. OF the Church of the
Incarnation, Gattney. and Calvary Church,
Glenn Springs.
L. G. Logan, Church of the Advent, Spartan
burg. and Wexford Mission.
Rev. John GasS, ST. Johns Church, Winns-
horo.
Rev McNeely DuBose, Church of the Nativ-
Rev. A. G. Ottman, Church Of the Good
Shepherd, York, with MIR. $. l.. Lowry as lay
Rev. w. II. Hancl1el, Trinity Church, Able
vile, and st. Lukc's, NewbeIry, with w. II.
Hanckel and W. c. Benet as lay delegates,
1t will be seen from the above, that only a
portion OF the churches of the Diocese were
represented; the Grecnvlle Convocation en-
bracing only the churches in the upper belt
of the State. II has no legislative powers ana
its design is to bring together representatives
of the churches, clerical and lay, for the pur-
pose Of religious communion. ana matcrlal
instruction, and for securing more united ac-
ton in prosecuting missionary work ana
After inorninc prayers the opening sermon
was preached by the Rev. &. \. Ottnian. OF
York, from John xxi, l6, Feed my Sheep. -
The sermon was beautiful commentary on
the tryt. DISTINGUISHED hy clearneSS Of
thought and appOSitcness of illustration !;
drawing lessons Of encouragement 10 the
Christian pastor from the circumstances. un-
der which the command was uttered; the
ccrHwned the frnitiess toll of the night. With
tha n,iraanions % Iranwbt of fishes. and setting
forth the rrornd of the Christian hone, that
donbt and djsrourarement must melt away
hefore the nromised BLESSINGS of the coming
dawn
The convention thon nroceoded to business
and omnr nthrr matIers. PASSED n resolution
fixing the time of the future meetings of the
oneni no. sern,on shall he preached: providing
flint the meeting shall embrace the following
Sunday: and directing that missionary SER
vices Should he apnointed hy the Dean. TO be
The sermon nt s orlucI; in the evening was
>ron neb .,d hnfnre :. Largo nudirnco bv the Rev.
ESisnm canar. or Graon viiIc in his nsllnl elo-
uuent % and impressive ayle from ON Matthew
thnse N nightv wor;s :" The rrnnd old hymn.
..aiI haii tiIo mo,rsr or t"snS nnmo ;;fnimei
tho ote ~ ,hn snr,on with nortIaycd
;,te ,i ua tne t ,inn imnnmarts of tho
IN graphlc style the aivlne .lneaerts W. re
sIe:tt olislal. alu seE 'oatn ttie
t Witn i.aouS,,om' Si ~" i,ecs n amI astnh.
GnT GnT oiTlHS PomcI VI Ine Do. '2st tou' "'AA o'
l1Sned MS klhguom upon eirlh. ,,.
un lhursday mornInsy an aDle .-e;'S essay 'as was
read oy MI. McNeel! l'ubohe, on nv Piope. tHa
propGltioti oi onIs''a,. S,ntm dr.n a. frnm
eSsaylst, pS coeeht alSullients u,nM ; ii,,i ,,i
reason aho Inc miSeoi3 g. .ie ,b oS,ona 1,e
SnIistisn cl!uIcueS, unu nt t, II ~,
even o nGatem i*;io.iS st..'s s,,d .tv ,nt ha
consecrateu 70 rt,lslS"S uies Si,o'''o INV W
less IMAM one tentn OF our i,1coire. sn,o,,ors
Mr.. Gadsuen, one OF inc aPPolhtTu SPeah,tlS P.,.iI,
SUSTAINED the same view, Whiist MI; hhuche.
the other speaker, thought that we should i hot
be oouno by any procrustn;lh ruic' ptlt iolioM ;i
the law or love quite q ulFerslly Oh OPINION
was ehc,ted. put ;lller an IT. was GeneIhiiy Goi'
ccdcd that II was natter loT thc in9iriu.';at
CONSCIENCE. enliShttned oy the 'eacnilGs ~ VI
the Divine Word. and prompted ny Inc love
OF me DlTlne saviour ,.,,, ,ou
AZ CLOCK very ao'e am. i!nn'GHs1se se.
mon was preached py Ihe lteV. r. l.. 10y i'el
Oh hock Hlll, from Luxe AiN, o., Jesus ul
Nazareth passeth by, IN "hlch ne ureeu tiie
rlchneSS Oh the goSpel oller, ana the Necessity
OF lmtnediate acccptance ,,,,.