Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-12-05
The Met hOdiSt Sunday.
Special TO The State.


tendance upon divine service was
just as nearly universal through
out this community as the church
buildings would permit. At the
Method church the love feast
exercises began at 9 80, Rev. T.
q. Herbert conducting the ser
vice. After service of song, last
ing for half hour, the dooT2
were closed and the meeting was
thrown open tor the relation Of
individual Christian experience,
The chairman led in this partic-
ular and was followed by large
number Of the brethren. With
many there was an undertone of
trial and affliction, but the note
of victory rang clear and strong
like the bugle blast which calls
the soldier the to a more impet-
uous charge. The tremulous
words of an aged superanuate
would be followed by the full,
strong tones of youthful soldier
of the cross; the one looking
back over the past and thanking
God for the victories already
won, the other looking forward
to the future and nerving himself
for the conflicts which await him.
At II 10 Bishop Hargrove took
charge of the service. The or
ganist was considerate and SO.
lected tunes which were perfe ct
ly familiar, and a tidal wave of
sacred song was soon rolling
through the spacious auditorium.
the text was announced from st.
John :29. Upou this text the
bishop placed one point of the
compass and with the other he
swept the wide area of truth con
tained in this chapter. The ser
mon consisted of an exposition of
the entire chapter. Christ is re-
Vealed as eternal, incomprehensi-
bile, the Creator, the source Of
life and Of light. Rites and cere-
monies avail nothing toward the
salvation of the soul. The Holy
Spirit is the only available power
and His power is available to
every one who will have it.
John points to Christ as the
only hope of Salvation. Two of
his disciples i'm Immediately follow
ed Christ and He turned to meet
them. He always meets the
seeking sinner. Andrew and
John were tranSformed into
workers. Come and see" is the
demand of a true philosopher.
At the conclusion Of the ser.
vice Bishop Hargrove ordained
the deacOns, travelling and local,
who have been elected to orders
this week.
At 3 80 the conference met in
special session for the memorial
service in cOmmemoration of the
preachers who have died during
the past year. Bishop Duncan
presided. Rev. S. Lander con
Quoting the open devotional ex-
ercises. Memoirs were then read
as follows: OFFS. p. Il. Elwen.
by A. j. Stokes; Of NJ. II. Poossr.
by John 0. Wilson of f. R. Low
less, by S. A. Weber; Of f. G.
Price, by j. T. Pate Of Sid II.
Browne. by w. r. Richardson
Of John Owen, by f. 0. Watson.
The wives Of ak preachers having
died during the year a memoir Of
these elect ladies was read by ].
T. Pate.
At the conclusion Of this SER
vice Bishop HRrgrove ordained
the elders who have been elected
to orders during this session.
The conference then adjourned
to meet at s o'clock tomorrow
morning, when the bishop will
pronounce our destiny for an.
other year.
At the session last night the
usual resolutions Of thanks were
offered to the citizens Of Chester
for their superabounding hospi
tality, to the other churches in
this city, to the postmaster, to the
railroads, to the The State Co.,
and the banks Of Chester for
kindness and courtesies shown TO
the conference we're unanimously
adopted by the rising vote.
W.