The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-02
District Conference.

The Sumter District Conference met with
the Metaod church here last week, and
there was large gathering Of prominent
MethodiSts IN attendance.
The conference was called to order on
Wednesday night by the presiding elder,
Rev. Thos. J. Clyde, and Rev. ". Aiken
Kelley was made secretary.
On Thursday Ii orning Rev. j. Thomas
Pate, D. D., of Camden preached power
ful sermon on the theme 1.-The Christian
Soldier" and his portrayal of some OF the
greatest battles of the world and the con-
slant warfare of the Christians life was a
magnificent effort OF oratory and depth Of
| thought.
Rev. John c. Beckwith, SO well known
and esteemed in Manning, entertained q
large audience Thursday night with one Of
his characteristic best sermons.
On Friday Bishop W. ". Duncan was
here and took charge of the conference.
at IL o'clock he delivered one OF his usual
powerful lectures, speaking without text
but out of the fuIness Of a long experience
and massive mind stored with the pro-
foundest thought and information.
DR.. John 0. Wilson Of the Christian Ad-
vocate delivered an address on reading
church literature.
st night the conference was entertained
with addresses from Rev. Geo. H. Waddell
Of the Epworth Orphauage and DR.. Rice,
president OF the Columbia Female College,
each making fine addresses. Mr.. Waddeli
raised over four hundred dollars for the
benefit OF the orphanage.
The morning and afternoon sessions
were devoted to routine business, during
which Rev S. B. Bailey OF Rlchland county
was recommended for admission to the an
nual conference and the conference put
| itself on record as being unqualifedly op-
posed to the sale of liquor in any shape or
form, "either by State orindlvidual.
Messrs j. S. Cantey OF Summerton, Z. II.
Sprott of Jordan, L. c. Mcleod of Lynch
burg and Dr. F. VI. Zemp of Camden were
elected delegates TO the annual conference
which meets at Orangeburg in December.
Sumter was fixed as the place of meeting
of the District Conferences next year.
Saturday morning the conference was
addressed by Professor John G. Cllnk-
scales of Wotford College upon the subject
of Christian Education, and after attending
to some routine business the regular buS!-
ness session closed.
All the pGpits n town were occupied
Sunday by Methodist ministers, Rev. Wad-
deli preaching at the Presbyterian church
and Rev Taylor at the Baptist church,
while Bishop Duncan preached to large
con gregation in the Methodist church and
lectored 10 the children in tie afternoon.
DR.. John 0. Wilson d!led the pulpits at
jordan IN the morning and bethlehem in
tie afternoon and Rev. Graves preached at
Oak Grove.
\ mass meeting WAS held Sun!ay night
ai.6 4 fine address was delivered to the
Young men by Professor Clinkscales, after
whicd Bishop Duncan pronounced the last
benediction and invoked the favor OF God
upon the labors Of the ministers and church
workers.
Most OF tie delegates and preachers LETT
ou the up-bound train Monday morning
and expressed themselves as being delight
ed with the people of Manning and the Lbs
eraI hospitalities shown by them regardless
Of denomination.