The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-28
Wednesday, Nov. %, 1894.
Sonth Carolina Conference 1894.
Laurens, S. c., Nov. q, 1894.

of the South Carolina Annual Confer
ence of the M. f. Church, South, be-
gan TO day in this town in the Court
House, Bishop J. C. Keener presiding.
The session was opened with religious
service by the Bishop. After reading
Hebrews, Chapter xiii, the Conference
Joined in singing the grand and inspir-
ing hymn beginning:
Draw near, o, Son OF God, draw near!
Us with Thy flaming Eyes behold"
and were led in prayer by the Bishop.
in this feast was laid in an ear
pathos and fervor characterized the
prayer and many and fervent were the
responses that followed every petition.
1t seemed to open and pave the way
for a spiritual feast. The first course
nest Introductory talk by the Bihop.
The Secretary of the last Conference
called the roll and 14O preachers and IA
lay delegates answered to their names.
E. o. Watson was elected secretary
and w. L. Waite assistant secretary.
S. Lander, T. G. Ligon and S. H.
Zimmerman were elected statistical
secretaries. The usual committees
were appointed. Reports were read
from the Publishing House at Nash
Vile, the board of Epworth Leagues,
Church Extension, and Education, and
were referred to the proper committees,
or received as information. The re-
port of the Publishing House through
Barbee and Smith, Agents, was partic-
ularly gratifying, showing marked de-
velopmentrand success in this inter-
prise of the church.
The character of E. L. Archer, A.
w. Attaway, NJ. NJ. Ferguson, ]. Mar
ion Rodgers, J. F. Smith and T. E.
Wannamaker were examined and
passed, and they were referred to the
committee on Conference Relations for
ssupernumerary relation.
The character of F. Auld, A. M. At
taway, NJ. L. Banks, Sidi H. Browne,
J. M. Carlisle, VIM. Carson, w. A.
Clarke, A. M. Chreitzburg, r. l.. Duf-
fie, r. P. Franks, L. M. Hamer, A. w.
Jackson, Simpson Jones, S. Leard, A.
H. Lester, L. c. Loyal, w. w. Mood,
J. A. Mood, J. ]. Neville, 7. J. New
berry, J. A. Porter, w. c. Patterson,
D. w. Seals, A. w. Walker and J. J.
Workman were examined and passed
and were referred to the committee on
Conference Relation for superannua-
tion.
w. D. Quick, S. NJ. Jones, G. B.
Bird, A. A. Merritt, J. R. Sojourner,
I. E. Smith, D. B. Haselton and G.
Edwin Stokes were elected to local dea-
cons orders. Robert Giles Martin was
elected to Elders orders.
A. paper from the fourth Quarterly
Conference of Pickens Circuit request
ing the Annual Con ference to request the
Bishop to change the date of holding
the session of the Annual Conference
to the second Sunday in December,
was read and ordered to lie on the ia
BILE.
J. w. Daniel was substituted in the
place of G. w. Creighton on the Board
of Mission andC. w. Creighton placed
on the committee of examination for
the 4th year.
The class of the first year was called,
their characters passed and they were
continued on trial. Announcements
were made and the Conference adjourn
ed. G. w. C.
SECOND DAY, Nov. %.
Conference opened with religious
services conducted by J. E. Carlisle.
Bishop Keener in the chair. A. J.
Stokes was substituted in the place of
A. M. Chrietzburg on the committee
of Memoirs. A. J. Stokes submitted
paper looking to the organization of
the Epworth Orphanage.
Bishop Duncan was introduced and
exhibited to the Conference beauti-
full gavel engraved and ornamental,
which was made after the model pre-
sented to him by the Conference at
Anderson.
w. W. Smith. general Secretary of
Education, was introduced to the Con-
ference. The trustees of Wofford Col
lege and Cokesbury Conference School
reported. Report referred to proper
committee.
A resolution was adopted providing
for the appointment of committee
three ministers and two loymen on
Epworth Orphanage.
The name of It. w. Munnerlyn was
referred to the committee on Confer
ence Relations for superannuation.
Question was called and the follow
ing reported their characters passed
and they elected to deacons orders-E.
H. Beckham, &. F. Clarkson, J. L..
Daniel, r. M. Dubose, o. L. Durant,
S. w. Henry, P. B. Ingraham, J. N.
Isom, A. S. Leslie, w. H. Miller, E
K. Moore, R. c. McRoy, D. NJ. Nc
Leod, A. R. Phillips, J. J. Stevenson,
R.W. spigener, #. J. White, w. B.
Wharton and w. E. Wiggins.'
s. A. Weber, A. J. Stokes, l.. c..
O'dell. w. l.. Gray and 3. Greip were