The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-02
coL0RED MErHOcIsTs MEET.
Annual Session of South Carolina Con-
ference Methodist Episcopal Church
Being Held Here.

The Rev. Bishop Earl Cranston, of
Portland, Oregon, called the ninety
eighth session; thirty-nine since reor-
ganizatiou, of the South Carolina
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. to order at a. NJ, Thursday.
After devotional services, singing,
Scripture reading and exposition,
prayer by the Rev. j. 3. Middleton,
the Nestor Of the Conference, conse-
Grafton prayer by the Rev. S. S. Law
ton, the Conference organized with
the following officers and assistants:
Secretary, J. B. Middleton. VIM. R.
A. Palmer, l. II. Fulton, W. S.
Thompson, James McEaddy; statisti-
cal secretary, j. S. Thomas, G. W.
Cooper, W. G. Valentine, I. L. Hardy,
G.. Ii. Harleston treasurer, W. Z.
Jervay,J. ". Dore, F. L. Baxter, G. ].
Davis.
In addition to the usual committees
reporters were appointed for the vari-
ous papers.
Presiding Elders W. M. Hanna. ].
+. Wilson and J. L. Grice made their
sixth and last annual report; W. M.
Mouzon and Hickson their fourth
and G. r. Brown his second annual
report, all of which were encouraging,
showing prosperity along all lines of
church work, on the Beaufort, Flcr
ence, Oranegburg, Greenville, Spar
tanburg and Charleston districts.
DR.. 1. B. Scott, editor of the South
western Christian Advocate, was in
troduced and made a fine address in
the interest of his excellent paper.
Mrs. Dunton, wife of President L.
M. Dunton, read an interesting and
inspiring report of the work of Claf1in
University at Orangeburg, which
ranks first among the literary and in
dustrial colleges for the colored youth
of the country, and has opened with a
larger number of students than usual:
It was decided to hold statistical
session at 4 p. NJ, the Kew. 5. 4.
Lowery to preside.
Thursday evening a large audience
assembled to hear the Rev. G. 6.
Logan, D. D., of Mississippi. field
secretary of the Missionary Society,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
A resolution was passed looking to the
making of new districts.
The Rev. j. E. Wilson, presiding
elder of the Florence district, was pre-
sented with handsome gold watch IN
a magnificent speech by the Rev. q.
". Cooper, on behalf of the ministers
of the district, also with fine pneu-
matte rubber tire buggy. by the Rev.
E. j. Sawyer, in a similar speech on
behalf of the laymen of said district.
DR.. Wilson accepted these tokens In
beautiful and we'll chosen words. All
effective elders Of the six respective
districts reported Missionary, Freed.
mems Aid and Southern Educational
Conference collections, having passed
on character.
The Rev. T. 3. Neeley, LII. D., cor
responding secretary OF the Sunday
school Union and Tract Society, who
travels about 10000 miles year in
addition to the editing of the i'tera-
ture of the two societies named. DE-.
Neeley made a complimentary men
tion OF Drs. r. E. Jones and 9. ..
Jacobs, two field agents of color,
whose work is approved by the whole
Church. He said if we could average
Eve cents apiece, from our members,
we should have s15O, 600. We are not
the Methodist Episcopal, North, but
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Dr.. Parr, of the Church extension.
spoke also eloquently of the work and
needs of this great Society. Dr.. Neeiey
spoke again at 4 p. M, after which
meeting of the Conference claimants
was held. Messrs. A. j. Andrews, j.
". Altman and j. Il. Fordham were
elected lay; R. j. Palmer and j. +.
Green reserve delegates to the General
Conference.
Bennettsviile, Nov. 26.-The jury in
the Henry Patrick case for killing his