Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-13
SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE

The annual session of the South
Carolina Methodist conference conven
ell at Orangeburg last Wednesday,
with full attendance of ministers and
lay delegates present, and continue d
in session until Monday afternoon.
The proceedings were business like
and harmonious throughout, and in.
cluded number of incidents of espe-
cial interest.
Subscriptions to the Twentieth Cen
tury Educational Fund amounted 10
more than $4,000, including one sub.
scription of $4,000 from General Bam-
berg. At last accounts the subscrip.
lion books were still open, and we
have not been able to learn the total
figures.
Rev. J. A. Rice resigned the presi.
deucy of the Columbia Female college
and DR.. w. w. Daniel was elected in
his slead.
The following class of elders was
ordained on Sunday: H. ]. Caulhen,
J. G. Beckwith, c. e. Herbert, B. M.
Robertson, Henry VIII Stokes, S. A.
Nettles, w. J. Snyder, and G. c. Leon
ard.
On Sunday, memoirs of ministers
who died during the year were read as
follows: Of J. C. Bissell, by W. A,
Rogers; of w. B. Verden, by j. T.
Pate; of D. u. Dantzler, by Jno. O.
Wilson. The Rev w. A. Rogers read
memoirs of the wives of preachers who
died during the year, as follows: Mrs
D. D. Dantzler, Mrs. M. /. Little, Mrs
]. A. Rice, Mrs. L. l.. Inabinet, Mrs
w. H. Wroton, Mrs. J. B. Massabeau,
Mrs. w. w. Wood and Mrs. A. W.
Walker.
A matter of concern to college boys
was tbs reconsideration of a resolution
passed last year, prohibiting football at
Wofford college.
Rev. DR.. N. w. Bays, who for some
time past has been located at Charles.
ton, is to be presiding elder of Rock
Hill district, and Rev. ]. NJ. Steadman,
who has also been located in Charles.
ton, will succeed Rev. A. N. Brunson
in the charge Of Yorkville station.
Rev. A. N. Brunson goes to Lancaster.
1t was agreed that the next session
of the conference be held at Chester.
Before adjournment, appointments for
the next year were announced as fol-
lows:
CHARLESTON DISTRICT.
A. J. Stokes, presiding elder. Allen
dale, A. J. Cauthen; Beaufort, A. B..
Earle; Pinopolis, w. c. Patrick; Black
Swamp, w. C. Kirkland Charleston,
Trinity, j. w. Kilgo; Bethel, E. o. Wat
son Spring Street, John Owen Cumber
land, J. L. Harley; Eberhardt, H. G..
Reeand RSeknn w ypfssSBi f. Buehannan m "1Sa Hardee
vile, E. M. McKissick ; Hampton, K. X.
Moore Hendersonville, o. N. ROuntree !;
McClellanville, J. f. Way; Port Royal,
r. L. Turnipseed Ridgeville. R. w.
Humphries Round o and st. Paul, J. G.
Davis; Summerville, G.. p. Watson; st.
Georges station, w. B. Duncan; st.
Georges circuit, D. A. Calhoun; Cordes-
vile, d. A. Patrick Walterboro, J. f.
Carlisle secretary Of the board Of educa-
tion, j. w. Kilgo; assistant editor South
Carolina Advocate, S. \. Weber; chap
lain port society, P. A. Murray; Mount
Pleasant, to be supplied.
CoKEsBURY DISTRICT.
r. A. Childs, presiding elder. Able
ville,J. w. Daniel; Antreville, S. +. Black
man; Butler, H. w. Whitaker; Cokes-
Worton; Greenwood, 2. l.. Kirton
Greenwood City Mission, to he supplied
Kinards, J. J. Stevenson LOwndesville,
Peter Stokes: Mccormick, w. Il. Dun
can; Mount Carmel, Henry Stokes;
Ninety-Six, w. L. Wort; Newberry,
Johnston street, w. r. Herbert New
berry, O'Neal street, J. w. Speake; New
berry circuit, ID. p. Boyd Parksville, w.
Hodges; Phpnix, NJ. NJ. Brabham
Princeton, $. w. Henry; Prosperity, w.
II. Aral Saluda, a. ). Leslie; Verdery,
>. Betneai Naterloo, W.. w inh NohoS
bury conference school, w. >. Stokes.
COLUMBIA DISTRICT.
E.T. Hodges, presiding elder. Bates
burg, A. c. Walker; Colu umbia, at Wash
ington street, w. K. Richardson Main
street, 5. III. Zimmerman Green street
and CRANKY, J. l.. Mahatiey; .Brookland
and Hebron, G. D. Mann; Edgewood,
K. S. Truesdale IIyatt's Park, to be sup
piled Graniteville, +. p, Hutson John
son, ). p. ii. Elweil Langley, X, c. Bo-
lor; Leesville, J. +. Anderson; Lewie-
dale, j. NJ. Lawson, Lexington j. n.
Wright, Lexington Fork, j. $. Abercrom-
bic Ridgway, w. S. Goodwin; Upper
st. Matthews, j. w. Ariail Winnsboro,
j. ID. Crout Southern Christian Advo- i