The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-17

School was presented TO the Confer
ence, Inviting the members TO visit
the College In . body on Saturday
afternoon. The invitation was unanf-
mousiy accepted by the Conference.
IN the examination of the character
and official administration of the
Lpreachers, the character OF. Rev. Is. O.
Berry was arrested, and q COMMITTEES
OF trial was appointed to Investigate
the charge made against him.
A report OF the Columbia Female
College was presented by Rev. John
A.. Rice, ID. d., which set forth the
institution as in q fourishing condition.
Rev. George w. Walker presented
the claims OF the Paine Institute tool
oredl, located In Augusta, Ga, the
property of the G. M. E. Church, and
under the care of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South.
Bishop Galloway said that he could
not let the report go by without MAX
Ing some remarks. He had been In
many mission stations where the mis-
~sionaries' nearest English-speaking
neighbor was 100 miles away, and
while he honored them for their
and take of his hat to George Will
liams Walker, who had SO h~erocially
devoted himself to the uplifting of the
colored people of the South. His re-
marks placed the crown ON the brow
OF Brother Walker, who has gone
forward in the discharge of what he
has conscientiously believed to be his
duty, and that is the face Of much OPP
position and some very unkind criti-
cism.
DIR. j. D. Barbee agent of the Pub
fishing House, delivered shortspeech
to the Conference, setting forth the
prosperity of the establishment which
he represented. The house has made
a profit OF nearly Z per cent. this year
on the whole capital, of which only q
small part is available cash capital.
The profit this year amounted to S45.-
900 of which $4,000 Is applied to the
wornout preachers of the whole church.
In mentioning some books, he reco
mended Bishop Galloway's Circuit
of the Globe and sale that the great
need OF the church was q missionary
conscience, and that could only be gen
Grated by missionary intelligence.
The following were announced IA the
committee of trial In the a of b. O..
Berry: d. d. Dantzler. r r. Dagnall,
G. M. Boyd, j. @. Young, s.. +. Bethea.
and b. M. Grier.
Rey. T. n. Law, agent of the Alneri-
can Bible Society, presented the Bible
cause to the Conference.
Rev. 8. Lander, D. D., president of
the Williamson Female College, made
some statements concerning HE work.
A gracioue revival of religion was ex-
every boarding pupil was happily
verified to God.
Rev. 9. B. Smith, financial age,:. of
Wofford College, reported that he had
not pressed collections, but had been
working for students. The college has
the largest attendance in it's whole
history.
The committee on conference rela.
tions submitted its report, through o.
"A. Darby. chairman.
The Bishop then resigned the chair
legal conference. The, board of mana.
gers Submitted its report through W
Nj. Duncan, secretary.
The name OF L.. w. johnson was re-
erred to the committee on confer.
ence relations for approximations.
The names of IF. KistIer. IT.. M,
Mood and @. 81. Pritchard were added
to the long roll of preachers who had
outlived theirs strength and ACTIVITY
for the heavy duties of the. itinerant
mlnlstery. Tbe~trst Of these three
honorable minister's closes his fftieth
year n the Methodist i%tinerancv al
this session of the Conference the
second his 6fty-third year, and the
Third his f%fty-fourth year.
4 II. A. Few, r. e. Mood, w. A. Mas.
sebeau and Peter Stokes were elected
to deacon's orders.
AS usual Rev. r. r. Dagnall was
ready with a facetious speech when his
name was called. After rendering his
report he said: "Bishop, if it had
been left to g. vote who should preside
over ms conference, you would have
am glad myoelf that you are here.
You have been around the world.
Biehop, but you have never been to
Hartsville. (Laughter.) I've been
there; But L hope we'll get you there
TO dedicate u new church,
Bishop, [ have suffered this wear
physically, mentally fundamentally.
lLaughter.l Twelve months ago this
very hour both bones Of my left leg
were broken, and for six months I was
10 the house. / was troubled
mentally by a circus held right by me.
Bishops: "You held the circus ,"
(La1ghter,)
lon, no, sir, they held the circus.
0ne friend rode up and said: Well,
~ go over and see them fix up the
tents: l suppose you will be along
directly Naughter.) OF course I did
n 0 ge, and Bishop, that circus accounts
Ior my financial suffering. Now.
Bishop,, euppose you want to know
this: When it goes we'll with Joy
and hope it is going we'll with
YOU remember your friend.n Much
laughter.) ~
The Bishop said, very emphaticallv:
brother DagnalPs character passes.
great laughter) and 1 will Jay to him
mat 1 never felt better in my life"
The third days proceedings of the
conference were opened with deyo-
II0haI exercises conducted by Rev. G.
w. Walker, ID. d.. presidanf ~ Do;S: