The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-12-12
A NEW EDITOR OF ADVOCATE
DR.. John 0. Wilson Succeeded by
DR. w. II. Richardson

The Columbia State gives the fol-
lowing account of the election of an
editor Of the Southern Christian Ad-
vocate to serve for the next four
years
Rcv. w. II. Richardson, DID,, has
been elected editor Of the Southern
Christian Advocate. This, no doubt,
will be surprise TO the Mcthodists
of South Carolina. Rev. Jno. y. Will
,, son, DID,, has for seven years been
the editor of this periodical and his
personality has become part of The
Advocate.
"Whcn Bishop Galloway announced
yesterday morning that the election
should be held DIR. Wilson's friends
were confident that he would be re-
elected. On the first ballot DIR. Will
son received 05 votes, Dr. Richard
son ID, Rev. E. o. Watson 80 and
Rev. II e. S'ackhousc, of Pcndlcton,
20 total 235, necessary to choice
llS. On the second ballot there were
213 votes, necessary TO a choice l22.
DR.. Wilson and Dr.. Richardson do
tracted from tho strength Of the other
candidates and DR.. Richardson led by
Is votes. Tho return was-Richard-
son III, Wilson l02, Watson IS,
Stackhouse s. On tho third and final
ballot Watson aud Stackh0usc rccelv-
cd two votes each and l.. i. Beatty one;
Richardson 1873, Wilson 102.
/" While tho tcllcrs were counting
the votes, Bishop Galloway Invited
RtSh t<, Nln 1,ft
was Informed by Rov. S. II. thinner
man that he tb, .ught that some lay
mon had v'tcd VINO were not entitled.
These la men were members of boards
of trustees, etc, but not properly MEM
bers of Conference. The bishop stated
that if any such had voted, they could
withdraw Their ballots, but none were
Withdrawn. The result would not have
been affected.
"Dr. Wilson was vislbly affected.
lie walked to the edge of tho pulpit,
beside the bishops desk, and said with
trembling voice that at the Call of Con-
ference he had unwillingly taken up
this work, and unwillingly docs he put
it aside. lie had not sought it in The
beginning, but had begun to owe the
work. However he would II manly
spirit receive the dictum Of Confer
cncc. 'All that l ask Of you, bishop,
is to send mo to the poorest charge
with the most miscrly salary in Con
ference, that may show to my breth-
rem that Tho shafts WHICH have been
directed at me havo been unjust He
spoke with feeling of the modification
which he had suffered on account of
things which he did not particr'al;z.,.
lie ended his statement by renewing
his pledges of fidelity TO his Cor 'crcnce
and to God. At which there was a
responsive Amen from all over ne
church."
Tho Spartanburg journal III; kcs the
following comment upon ihc rcsu't of
the election, III which the Mcthodists
OF that city wcro much inter cstcd, as
DIR. Richardson was pastor OF the Con
tral church in Spartanburg, whose
members wore anxious to retain him
The election of DR.. Richardson to
succeed DR.. John .. Wilson might
seem TO have some bearing on the ia
nous Barbce Il Smith publishing house
.h"'ooh, AhroiFlllS Itlc IcCOFCTy OIL Il
large morut of money from the
United States for damages done the
publishing house at Nashville during
the civil war, by means which a large
number OF Meihodlsts did not endorse.
DR.. Wilson, rs editor Of Tho Advocate,
sustained Messrs. Barbco 81 Smith and
would not allow the Conference organ
to be uscu for tho purpose of ccnsuring
tho methods employed by them and 10y
e. Is. Stahlman, their agent, in secu.:-
ing the appropriation from Congress,
anu Dr. Wilson was, at the meeting
OF the Conference held in Greenwood,
himself upheld by the Conference in
his action, despite tho profess of one
OF tho most rcvclcd and respected
Mcthodists in tho State, one who