The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-16
CLOSE OF the CONFERENCE.

Bishop Smith Reads the Assign
ments for i904---Next Confer
ence to be Held in Darling
ton.
Greenville, Dec. 14.-The South
Carolina Methodist Conference of 1904
will be held in Darlington. After
morning and afternoon sessions, de-
voted principally to reading of reports
from various boards and committees,
the final adjournment Of Conference
occurred tonight.
At the morning session the name OF
J. D. Frierson, of Spartanburg county,
was called, and tie presiding elder re-
ported that charges had been preferred
againt Mr.. Frierson. The case was
left in the hands.of the presiding elder
for Investigation in the interim OF
Conference President Snyder made
a strpng address in behalf Of Woford
College, followed by an address from
Bishop Smith, urging increased en-
dowment for Wofford.
The final session was held in Chicora
College auditorium tonight. when
Bishop Smith read the assignments as
given below:
Bishop Smith read the following as
signments:
Charleston District-H " Bays, pre-
siding elder; AlIendale. W @ Kirk
land; Beaufort, W S Stokes; Black
swamp. A f Holler. Charleston, Trim
ity, G B Smith; Bethel, j W Daniel;
Spring Street, ] G Roper; Cumber-
land, r L Holroyd: Mount Pleasant.
S G Morris; Cordesville, W e Muir
ray: Cypress, W r blackburn; Ehr-
hardt, E M McKissick: Grover, W S
Goodwin; Hampton. S D Vaughan !;
Harleyville, E P Hutton. Henderson
vile, W E Virgins; McClellanyille,
W T Patrick; Pinopolis, W r Barr; !;
Port Royal, P G Gaines; Ridgeland, Z
W Burgess; Ridgeville, j " Hum
bert: Roundo, z S Enochs; st.
George, P T. Kirton; Summerville, j
L Daniel: Walterboro, Henry Stokes
Walterboro circuit, G P Plentey !;
Charleston Port Society, P A Murray,
chaplain.
Cokesbury District Q Wilson,
presiding elder; Abbeville, P Wells; !;
Anrteviile, ] A Peller; Butler, J r
Copeland; Cokesbury, G W Creighton !;
Donald's, Peter Stokes; Greenwood
station, W A Masseheau; Greenwood
and Abbeville Mills, j M Lawson
Kinard's, J N Wright; Lowndesville,
R W Barber; Mccormick, S I Black
man Mount Carmel, R G Boul lware ;
| Ninety-Six, NJ NJ Bratham Newberry,
Central, S n Zimmerman; O'Neale
Street and Mollohon, J Il Graves
| Newbe circuit, E Beard; Parks
vile, J 7 Miller; Phoenix. R W Hum
phries; Princeton. G F Clarkson !:
Prosperity, J K Mccain; Saluda, j P
Inabinet; Verdery, Fl " Whitaker !;
Waterloo, r r Dantzler; Whitmire, G
r Shaffer.
Columbia District-J S Beasley,
presiding elder; Aiken, B R Turnip-
seed Bath, J N Stone; Batesburg, E
T Hodges; Columbia. Washington
Street, M L Carlisle; Main Street, "
I Herbert; Green Street, R S Trues-
dale; Cranky and Richland, " j Sny-
der: Brookland, W S Henry Edge
wood. J A Graham and j A Campbell /;
Edgefeld, W. Williams; Fort Motto,
+ K Inabinet; Graniteville, A r Phil
Lips: Johnston, " Martin Leesville,
W D Justus; Lewiedale. j E Strick-
| land; Lexington, o N Rountree; Lex
iugton Fork, j L Ray; North Angus
ia, W A Kelley; Ridgeway, " b
Dukes; St Matthews, J E Mahaffey
Wirnsboro, j 3 Campbell; Epworth
Orphanage, " II B Wharton, superin-
tendent: Columbia Female College,
" " Daniel, president; Payne lnsti-
tute, George " Walker, president.
Florence District-A J Stokes pre-
siding elder. Cade's, j A White; Car,
tersville, Chas W Ray; Cheraw sta
tion, " L Wait; Cheraw circuit, O L
Durant; Clyde, J g Davis; Darling;
ton, Trinity, P F Kilgo; Epworth and
Lumber. " G Kelley; Darlington cir
cult, T K Clyde; Florence, G Beck
with; Georgetown and West End, B A
Grier; Greeleyville L L 1nabinet
Harper's, Fl L Singleton; Hartsville.
j Stevenson; Johnsonvllle, " NJ
Harden; Kingstree station, b j
Cauthen Lake City, J B Traywick
Lamar, 7 F Gibson; Liberty. R "
Signer; Rome, j F Way; Salter's. j
| B Weldon; Sampit, 0 Caraway
Scranton, G H Pooser South Florence,
D A Calhoun; Timmmonsville, L +
McGhee.
Greenville District-R A Child,
presiding elder. Anderson, St. Johns,
A B Kelley: Orrsville, S I Creech
West End, D W Keller: Easley and
Bethesda, NJ L Banks; Fountain Inn,
D P Boyd; Greenville, Buncombe
street, W NJ Duncan; Hampton Ave
nue., " Speake: St. Paul's, 7 G
Herbert; West Greenville, G T Har-
mon, Jr; Greenville circuit. G u
Mann; Greer's G T Harmon Liberty,
Mt Price; Mcclure, A A Merritt
North Pickens, Chas. Z Mccain F.; j P
Attaway, supernumerary: Pelzer, G
E Edwards: Pendleton, S W Henry
| p;olyonc q M hnev. Piedmont " A