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tone Hundred and Four Years.

tone Hundred and Four Years.
The South Carolina Conference of
the M. E. Church, South, heldits 104th
Session in Camden, s. c., Nov. 2O'25,
1889.
BishopJ.C. Keeper presided through
the session. The religious service at
the opening session was conducted by
the Bishop.
The roll was called by the Secretary
of the last session and 13l clerical and
20 lay members answered.
H. F. Chrietzberg was reelected Sec
retary, and E. o. Watson, L. F. Beatty
and Il, G. Ligon assistants.
$50 am. and 80 pm. were agreed
on as the hours for meeting and ad-
journing.
Committees on Public Worship, Bi-
BILE Cause, District Conference Jour-
mails, Minutes, Books and Periodicals
and Temperance were appointed.
The name of S. J. Mcleod was call
ed. There being charges against him
his case was referred to Committee OF
Trial.
The Credentials of H. H. Murray,
voluntarily surrendered, were present
ed to the Conference.
w. C. Patterson, Whitefoord Smith,
D. w. Scale, I. j. Newberry, L. NJ
Hamer, J. NJ. Carlisle, Manning
Brown, R. L. Duffie, s. H. Browne, B.
G. Jones, VIM. Hutto, Simpson Jones
Samuel Leard, VIM. Carson, W. W.
Mood, NJ. A. Connolly, J. J. Neville
II. w. Munnerlyn, were called, charac
ters passed, and referred to Committee
on Conference Relations. for Superan,
nuation. So too afterwards were L.
Wood, R. P. Franks and IT. E. Wan
namaker.
The names of A. Nettles, L. M. Lit
tie, A. P. Avant, VIM. Martin, J. H
Zimmerman and J. +. Watson were
called, and reported as having died
during the year, were referred to Com
mittee on Memoirs.
L. A. johnson, J. F. Smith, j. A,
Wood, E. L. Archer, J. M. Fridy and
S. B. Jones, were called, passed and
referred to Committee on Conference
Relations for experimentation,
B. S. Terrell, J. c. Abney, L. NJ. Al
lison, R. A. Child, A. B. Walten and
J. w. Shell were elected to Deacon'E
Orders as Local preachers.
w. R. Buchanan was elected to Ell
der's Orders as Local preacher.
The following were received by trans
fer {: P. B. Jackson, from the Pacific
Conference, f. IT. Hodges from the Lo:
Angeles Conference and Il. Ray from
the Tennessee Conference.
J.F. Anderson, A. Mes. Attaway
A. Frank Berry, l.. S. Bellenger, D
A. Calhoun, w. ]. Herbert, It. G. Lig
Oh, M. H. Major, J. M. Steadman
John Owen, T. G. O'Dell and E. 0
Watson were elected to ELDERS orders
E. B. Loyless of this class having beeI
previously ordained Elder, was ap
proved in character and passed.
Communications from David Morton
Church EXtension) and from Presi
dent of Wofford College were appro
priately referred. Adjourned.
Communion at 7:30 pm. by th'
members of Conference and others.
SECOND DAY--Nov. 81.
Religious exercises by S. B. Jones.
S. J. Mcleod was reported by tht
Committee of Trial as deposed from thu
ministry and expelled from the Church
A communication from WhitefoOrt
Smith was referred to a committee
Fl. M. Mood, a. J. Stokes and r. \
Wells.
w. w. Wadsworth of the Nortl
Georgia Conference was introduced, a
was w. w. Mills of the Presbyterian
church yesterday.
"Bishop Holsey Of the Colored NJ. f
Church in America was introduced t.
the Conference, and addressed the bod,
in the interests of the Paine Institute
Augusta. Ga. a collection of S2G2 Wa
taken to assist in erecting new build
ings for the institute.n Selah.
Prof. Tillctt of Vanderbilt, and J. D
Barbce, Agent Southern Methods
Publishing House were introduced.
! II. NJ. Dent and p. NJ. Plylcr wcr
elected to DeacOn's orders. w. II
Hodges, local Deacon, WAS elected tt
Elders orders.
n. G.. Ballcngcr, b. O. Berry, r. NJ
Dent, w. S. i. Ford, p. +. Kilgo, a
MacFarlan, H. G. Mouzon, G.. r. Shat
fer, II. +. Stackhouse, f.. p. Taylor, T.
a. Wilkes, w. A. Wright, and M. w