The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-10
METHODIST ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
First Session in Newberry
Wednesday.

Newberry, Dec. 3.-The one hun
dred and seventeenth session of the
South Carolina annual conference
Methodist Epicopal Church, South.
convened in the Methodist Church
this morning at 8 80. Bishop ". W.
Duncan presiding. The opening de-
votional exercises were conducted by
the bishop who read and expounded a
sripture lesson, after which the
sacrament Of the Lords Supper was
celebrated.
Bishop Duncan expressed in simple
Language the pleasure which he felt on
meeting with this conference once
more. E. O. Watson, secretary of
the last conference, called the roll and
153 CLERICAL and Il lay delegates re-
sponded to their names. E. O. Wat
son was reelected secretary with W. L..
Wait, a. E. .Holler, A. J. Cauthen,
Jr., assistants. S. Fl. Zimmerman
was re-eleced statistical secretary.
with NJ. B. Kelly. B. E. Turnipseed
and J. II. Noland assistants.
The bishop called question twenty,
Are all the preachers blameless in their
life and official administration
The names of the superannuated
ministers were called. Brothers F.
Aud, M. L.. Banks, L. M. Hamer,
L. G. Loyal, J. F. Smith having died
during the year, their names were
referred to the committee on memoirs.
N. G. Ballenger was referred to the
committee on conference relations
for the supernumerary relation. OF
the supernuerary preachers, Rev. John
Manning reported effective.
Question 2 was called, Who re-
main on trial? Thos. Il. Belvin, S.
10. Cantey, S. T. Creech, G. W.
Dukes, A. E. Driggers, 6. E. Ed
wards, j. A. Graham, ". 81. Murray,
J. I. Spinks and J. L. Fowler, hav-
ing been approved by the examining
committee submitted their reports and
were unanimously passed to the class
of the second year. Each of the pre-
siding elders submitted report from
his district. These reports were most
favorable. The past year has been
marked by large endeavor and great
achievement. Not single discourag
Ing note was sounded. One of the
young ministers made a remark con-
Corning the needs of our work at manu-
featuring points, which led the bishop
to emphasize the supreme Importance
Eef such work. He declared it to be
I5he work of our church in this State.
Nov is the time to press our work
at all manufacturing centers.
The board Of trustees Of the Colum-
Ebia Female College, at a meeting held
this afternoon, unanimously decided
to recommend that the College be
moved to Greenwood. Offers were re-
ceived as follows: Brookland, twenty
five acres of land Sumter, any site
within or near the city limits which
the committee might choose; Laurens,
s25, 900 in cash and one of three choice
sites; Greenwood, s42, $50 in guaran-
teed subscriptions. The matter will
come up before the Conference AS a
special order at u O'Clock tomorrow.
The cause of the removal of the Col
lege from Columbia is being vigorous
| ly championed and as vigorously op-
posed, and an animated discussion to-
morrow is predicted.
| Newberry, Dec. 4.-The second days
session of the South Carolina Confer
ence, held this morning, was mainly
devoted to an address of Welcome by
| Mayor to Klettner on behalf of the
city, responded to by the Rev. J. A.
Clifton, D. D., on the part of the
Conference, and the discussion of the
matter IF the removal of the Columbia
Female College. The board of trustees
of the College submitted report re-
commencing that the institution be
moved from Columbia to Greenwood.