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Conference at Limestone.

Conference at Limestone.
Leaving the city, October 4, (Friday)
for Quarterly Conference of Upper st.
Matthew Circuit at Limestone Church
I fell in with DR.. Coke Smith and
Judge Presley, whose talk on various
matters shortened the 35 miles to st.
Matthew, where l was arrested by
Brother l.. L. Smoak and treated by
him to a delightful moonlight ride Of
five miles to the home of Mrs. A. E.
Hill, the widow (~ith two children,
Dora ond Frank of the late VIM. B.
Hill. Mr.. Smoak is the efficient su-
perintendent of the out door affairs of
the managing and we'll to do proprie-
tess of the plantation and mill. The
mill is managed by Mr.. Paire. l
found Mr.. Paine to, be an Intelligent
and we'll informed gentleman. He is
native of Massachusetts, but on the
NEGRO problem" he is emphatically
pronounced in opposition to what is
generally supposed to be the color.line
notions of the people of the Bay Stale.
He says very many of the most. intelli-
gent people of that State hold the
same views that he does but are eXpe-
diently silent. Mr.. Paine's wife is a
Southern lady.
Making link in the semi-circle be-
fore the fire l appreciated much the
social pleasures of the evening, closing
up with reading the Scriptures and
prayer.
Brother Sidney S. Golson, who also
was guest that night took me i'll
charge Saturday morning and saw me
safe-eleven miles-to Limestone.
No camp-meeting this year, we drove
to the church-two furlongs from the
camp-ground-in time to hear Bro. 5.
p. H. Elwell preach, Bro. NJ. L.
Banks closed the service. Conference
met DR.. S. B. Jones, P. E., in the
chair. Pastor ". II. Lawton gave an
encouraging report of his charge. The
session was harmonious and on ac-
count Of much business, somewhat
protracted.
With Bro. Elwell I was q favored
guest Saturday night of the estimable
family of my old and esteemed friend
DR.. J. H. Inabnit. Toward sundown
Brother Inabnit (Junior, son) car
lied me to see Sister e. D. Oliver (wid-
owl and family. This dear afflicted
child of God, totally blind, is cheerful
patient and hopeful. a dutiful daugh
ter, Miss Josie, and mothercss grand
daughter wait and minister to the
wants of the beloved mother and
grand mother. Here l met with Bro.
". ID. Oliver, neighbor and relative
who few years ago lost his amiable
and pious wife. After tea and prayer
we returned another delightful moon-
light ride of two miles. slept well
along side of Elwell.
Sabbath Brother Elwell preached
two excellent sermOns-the Sacrament
and an hours recess intervening.
The throat affection of the Presiding
Elder makes it as yet prudent for him
to desist from preaching. Those Of
the congregation who left the church
strais htway after the benediction must
have got pretty well sprinkled. After
the shower | went back and lod ged
another night at DR.. InabuiU's Ii us
band, wife and all Of the children
nine or ten-members of the church
except the baby" They all love the
church and love each Other-a happy
family. They raise an abundance of
every thing needed for independence
and comfort.
Monday l had the honor of riding
to the city of Orangeburg, nine miles,
by the side of this "laIher in Israeli"
my host. Few men have u head us
level and q heart as rear the right
place as DR.. Jake Inabnit.
At the Orangeburg Hotel, John w.
Fairey, proprietor,-a good place to
stop-I made more fully the acquaint-
ance of Col. W. ii. Duncan, OF Barn
ell, an active business man, u Chris
tan gentleman, u firm believer in
Peace us taughtin the Christian Scrip
lures, and, of course, consistently an
opponent of war.
Brother Pierce Watson, pastor of the
city charge, called. Together we went
to see Presiding Elder, Il. J. Clyde
and family. Found them well and
cheerful. The people on the Circuit
and the Station like their preachers
and Presiding Elder much.
After supper l took first Fairey's
omnibus and next the railway train
for home. S. II. b.
Orangeburg County is Il desirable
section, but the extensive boxing and
bleeding OF the tall pine trees is Il cruel
eyesore anG nothing to the credit of
tic people. ,. 4. 3.