Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-15

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The Annual Conference 0f the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church, South, convened
at Greenwood, 81 o., on Wednesday, De-
cember ?th, 1893, and continued in ses7
sion until Monday night, December 18th,
when the preachers were assigned 4 TO
their respsottye charges for thor year.
Bishop ". W. Duncan prGsiaod In his
usual capable and efficient manner. He
enjoys well merited popularity among
the preachers and members of the South
CarGiina conference. @{4t ,tStl $$}f 4
u. q. Watson WAS re- elected Secretary,
with w. IL Wait as his assistant. q S
.. II. zimmerman was elected statisti-
col secretary, with All. Canthen, Jr.,
NJ. B. Kelley and j. III. holland as his
omolais OF tho body have served for
several years IN their, present relations,
ana nave done SO TO tho great satisfaction
OF the conference. Their duties arc
very oxacting and require much. hard
toll, and no mon deserve moro appreoia-
tion. l4 ."l5..
'& Il HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ~
The proceedings of the 43d meeting of
tho Historical Society wore most inter
esting. Rev. II. b. Browne presided.
OF course the principal feature was the
annual address, but quito number of
gentlomen made short talks, Bishop Dun
can, i, former president OF tho snoieGy,
closing with strUng appoai to the mem.
bers to push the work OF collecting and
preserving anything and everything avail
able In tho line Of Methodist history.
Rev. Sidi II. Browne, of Columbia,
delivered the annual address, taking as
| his eubject "Some Changes within tho
Last fitty 9ears-with Observations
OF the oonIoroIoe tor fitty-three years,
ana naturally drew largely from his 9x-
perionce 9 q travelling Methodist
preacher. Ills ADDRESS was ono OF great
10rGe, ana was hoartllJ commenced by
Dlshop duncan ana many other Chonght
1ui gentlomeh.
l, a iargo humoer OF valuable contribu-
tlons were made, consisting of books,
paanpniots, nonais, photoRraphs, QUO: a
large ana valuaDlo collectlon was received
thfoEugh INC presldent from Lon; Wm.
M "a; E"uLIen'y, eH-mayor OF Charleston.
Inc pooks, pampnlets lseverai or whioh
s;; Wo,1 WiiS.on oy hlmsei1) ana bronze 1ac-
slh,l9 reproououohs OF valuable hlstorlc
lmeoais wero recelVed with marked ap'
iHI' nSSiatisA " Siis sooieSy' and nearly
ti ehanKs wore unanlmonsly tendored to
tne uisIlnEuisnou uohor 1or MS approprl'
ate and a. valuable donations. .
boTaif nf oIpsom thpn I'LL, i,"Io @ shoIC ao1ross III
oi oohai ~ Sle Work pelng done ny the
Snopath T opsery"nce League or America
re was seVorh' nsnos hpplanded, espe
| Ci"iiy "neh uo mentloned tho 1aGt thai
Hioyoi Gl.ve,anu hao, "nlle Fresldoh'
OF the Chtea otates, pardoned soldier
!ol uisooouiohco 10 army ORDERS requir'
iLg aih 10 'loi''te inc Fourth commando
h'eh''
GREENWOOD, S. c., December S.-Tho
mothouihC cohlerehce goG uown 10 Dnsi-
and RiaSon D1,oon Lont ~ ,,,o',,b bans -,
the bodv atr;ctiv tn tho bns;noss dom,nnJ n u
inc consid deratiSn of Tho mnrn;n" hn,r
Ue knows how io Loen man and thinns
in order 20 "a to disnatoL the ,arnns,
possible volume of business in a given
time, and ho does so in auch fina sn;r;t
that nil arc n,cosnd and 5eIirhtnd 'p''
| DR.. e. Thompson. ropresentine tb,
Sabbath J,eapuo of America, nrcochod
vcsterdov affernoon omnhas;l;n~ tbr
special matter committod tn him
Dr. !. ID. Barboo. Apont of tho South.
orn Methodist Publishing House. preach.
cd n strong sermon to n hacked hnnse
Iaat NIGHT. Tho doctor;s sormon was
we'll received by both prcaobers and law.
mon. and his words had fjnc cffoct ,,nG,
ali Closses.
| At an early hour tho Bishon took ur
tho regular minute ouestions Of the dis.
cipline. The names of superannuated
preachers woro called and uaased TLo;,
names were referred to committoo or
conforenco relations for n continuance ;r
the Same relation.
Tho names of tho underoroduatos
we're caIInd and nassod TSnSo vo,,no
ministors stood sniend;d oxomjnot fiona iIr
their theolopicaI sfudios nrescr;hod nv
tho hoard Of Rishons -
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The conference to-day made deliver
ance on tho much discussed war claim
OF tho Southern Methodist Publishing
House; IL VIII be remembered that the
United States army took possession OF
THIS mouse and all its fixtures in Nash
vile during tho war between tho States.
Atter thirty years and more tho United
states Congress finally allowed tho claim
ior SZoS,ooo; S1nco then certain Sepa
Iors ueciafea they were decclVcd TO &
certain extent by tho methods used by
Dy the house, in carrying tho claim
through Congress. The paper adopted
to-day has reference to the honorable
adlustmcnt or these mi ers. The reso
ia;;G"S arc aS follows
whereas, many OF our annual Confer
ences have passed resolutions In refer
ence 10 tho Publishing House claim; anG
whereas, 1t may be thought proper fo,
tnls conference to give expression to its