The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-10-24
A DARING YOUNG PREACHER.
Instieated by the Members OF the South
Anderson Circuit, Rev. W. 7. Duncan
Gives Rev, Jno. d. Wilson Gaming.


Anderson Circuit, Rev. W. T. Duncan
Gives Rev. Jno. o. Wilson Gaming.
The 4th Quarterly Conference of South
Anderson Circuit was held last Saturday
at Ebeneza.
AS is well known, this is the last ronnd
of quarterly conferences to be held by Rev.
Jno. o. Wilson as Presiding Elder of the
Greenville District. His term of four years
expires at the approaching session OF the
annual conference.
Maay of the charges in the District havo
passed resolutions complimentary to bis
work and apprecative oft, but South An
derson has eclipsed all Of them thus Tar by
Gaming the Elder. The instrument used
on this occasion was no hickory sprout,
but handsome gold-headed article, beau
tifully engraved. bearing the legend, Pre-
sented to Rev. j. o. Wilson, by South
Anderson Circuit, October 81, 1894.
Rev. W. 7. Duncan was selected as the
bearer of this offering, and, in neat little
speech, presented it to Mr.. Wilson. A man
is not often grateful for a Gaming, but on
this occasion the reci pient, in feeling terms,
expressed his thanks at having received 30
wishes of the Circuit will follow Mr.. Wilson
we hope the deed of Mr.. Duncan will not
initiate against his acceptance by the Con-
ference.
Mr.. Duncan's preser tation epeech Is as
follows: ut is not MY purpose to detain
you with anything like long speech.
Neither the occasion nor your patience
would warrant my keeping you with
speech of that kind; but beg you to pause
with Inc few moments, while l direct
your attention to matter which must
have already impressed you very seriously.
Most of you know, perhaps, that this IS
the last time that our dear brother will
meet with US in the capacity of O Presiding
Elder. For four years he has gone in and
out among us laboring for the Masters
cause, and at the same time leaving the
impress of scholarly Christian gentleman
upon every community he touched. It is
not for minds like his to give or receive
flattery, but trust the day will never
come when the praises of sincerity will be
withheld from the voice of friendship and
love, 80 no one, hope, would be so unkind
as to think it servile fattery or idle cant
when say that few men have enshrined
themselves In the universal heart OF the
people, as Jno. o. Wilson has done. We
have all learned to love MIN. We love
him for his unadulterated manhood, we
love him for his answering devotion to
duty, but the best Of all and the noblest
of all we love him for his Cody walk and
conversation among US, and as token of
our love and appreciation for his valuable
services, the South Anderson Circuit, at
the suggestion of our pastor, Brother Rar-
den, has decided to present him with this
beautiful walking cane. Acceptit, my dear
brother, not for its intrinsic value, but for
its associations. In itself. it Is mere re
ward, but always remember that it Is the
honest expression OF as intense love as ever
throbbed in human breast, and when
lonely, dreary moments come, as such
moments do almost invariably come In
the lives of all, may this little token re-
mind you that many loving, couiding
hearts back in old South Anderson Circuit
are holding you up at the source Of all
human help. I feel sure that We shall
always indulge it as grateful recollection
that we had the privilege Of coming in
touch and pulse with you so long, and that
the memories OF these associations will
linger here when the voice Of Jno. 0. Will
son Is hushed and silent in death.
"Let fate do her worst there are relics OF Joy,
Bright dreams Of the past, which she cannot destroy
Which come In the nighttime ofsorrow and care,
And bring back the features that JOY used to wear.
Long, long be our hearts with such memories filled!
Like the vase, in which roses have once been dis
titled
You may break, you may shatter the vase If you
But the &C ent of tho roses will hang round II STILL"