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LowNDHsv1LLE AND TEE CONFERENCE
Bill Of Particulars as Furnished by
"Troupe" An Interesting Occa-

Bill Of Particulars as Furnished by
''Troupe"-AnI Interesting Occa
sion.
,, LqwTDEsvILLE, I s. s: C.. J9ly ~, 1881. l..
were called to Abbevilie. Wednesday. -
Miss Carrie Calhoun, Of Due West. has beer
| visiting the family Of Mr.. T. T. Cunningham
| for the past week or two.
wednesdas n ~ noon % To- Vi Visit tie family Of be-
| brother, Mr.. ]. T. Latimer.
| Miss Mary DuPre, OF Abbevil!e, arrived
Misses saliie and Anna Cason rom Hester,
| last week were visiting the families Of Messrs
| w. F. and T. b. Clinkscales.
| Miss Fannie Wilson, Of Abbeyille, spen
several days last week with Mrs. W. r. Col
lier.
According TO appointment the District Con
ference convened in the Methodist church
and was opened with sermon from Rev. w
w. Daniel 10 charge Of NeW5erry station
was organized. In the absence Of Bishop
Rev. A. ]. Cauthen presiding. Rev. ]. D.
Beard, secretary, and the follaWing hours foi
morning from $50 TO II o'clock afternoon
from 4 TO o'clock.
Thursday from IL to o'clock was taken up
partly with O sermon from Rev. Nj. M. Brab
dent OF Wofford College. Thursday night DR..
Carlile again addressed the assem- bled crowd.
Friday at II o'clock Rev. W. D. kirkland,
editor OF the Southern Christian Advocate.
delivered an address IN the interest OF his pa'
Friday night we had quite a lengthy address
from the Rev. ]. c. Kilgore, financial agent OF
Woftord College, upon the great necessity for
At IL o'clock Saturday the hour was given
to Dr. s, B. Jones, President Of the Columbia
Female College. The conference proper clos.
Sunday at II o'clock DR.. 8. B. Jones deliver.
ed to a large and attentive audience very
fine sermon.
The Rev. M. Dargan, Abbeville station,
preached In the Presbyterian church at II
O'Clock Sunday, greatly to the pleasure OF his
Rev. ii. W. w. Whitaker occupied the pull.
pit in the Baptist church, and gave his hear.
ers an interesting discourse.
Not hauing the minutes of the conference
before me, there may be some Inaccuracies In
this report and for the same reason II is short.
There were not near SO many lay and clerl-
cal delegates as were expected, There were
there we're only about rs present. Our people
in and for several miles around town opened
their homes fol- the entertainment OF these
brethren. The session throughout was very
harmonious, entertaining and instructive. 1t
marked an era In the history OF our llttie
town long to be remembered.
The above mentioned eminent men OF God.
Drs, ]. H. Carlile and $. B. Jones and the Rev.
w, D, Kirkland and Rev.J. G. Ktlgore, whose
reputation for ability and piety sxtends far
beyond the limits OF our proud Palmetto
State, fully sustained their well-earned popu-
Iarity as public speakers, whenever tney ap-
peared before our people.
Rev, j. c. Chandler, South Carolina Confer.
ence Colportenr, and the Rev. Stackhouse OF
Greenwood, each delivered an interesting ad-
dress, the one In the interest OF his business,
the other upon the noble work being done by
our women in the missionary cause.
One Of the events of interest OF our confer.
ence, was the presentation OF an elegant gold
headed cane by the members of the confer
ence, to the Rev. A. J. Cauthen, as a testi.
monial OF their great esteem and confidence,
which was done by the Rev. j. NJ. Steadman,
now of Mccormick, In few we'll timed ap.
propriate and beautiful remarks, and the re-
cipient feeling responded, thanking the
donors for their courtesy and kindness.
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