Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-14

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opuniutm,nts In the cnuferrncr-thry
hay. been u.rsistrutly wrongrd and
their families have suffered Their
children i'm many instances have gone
nut intu III. world uueducatrd and un-
uu,Iif.d fnr IN. great conflict of life
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the preachrrs--the church has suffer-
ed. is suffering and will continue TT
suffer until the spirit and practice of
combinations and ring rule are driven
out never To return McthodSm iS Il
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church. il is impossibl,. To wrong the
| iudividuuI withnut doing hurI To the
church, Where this sense of wrong
and iniustir. exist ther. cannot b.,
| that suirit nf uuiiv enthusiasm and
concert of action essential To success.
Are we not right? What are the
facts? Methndism in South Carolina
is driving up spiritually and numeri-
caIly. WnrldIiness and formaIity over
ruu the church: accrssions and con-
v,.rsiuus arr, few. ont of all proportion
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tailurr--a dead failure. Rrh"Id IN"
results. ID" they not indicate the rX-
iStence "f ring: The continued eX-
| iStrncr ot Such practices means the
death of Methodism! Mr. Wesley
forrSaw the possibility of just such a
condition. and therefore he c"unSt!eo,
Let there Ee no respect of perS ms In
Statl"nins me preachers "hat MI
Wesley feared ana ADVISED against
has become" fact'and Is FORCING the
Methodist church upon the r"cKS Ju-
| diCial appointments are demanded DF
fairness ana essential To the integrity
Of MethodlSm. Respect OF persons
is the offspring OF combination. the
fruitful source OF inJuSticr-an rcclt-
~iaStical caste ana a dlSlhttsratlhs "l-
"h"ht ~ IN" Methodist 'hur'h' fu'
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make combinations lhp"SSib' an"
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CHARGE 1.
We charge Rev. G.. W. Creighton
with gross immortality.
Specification LIN the Christian
Appeal. edited by Rev. G. W. Crpigh-
ton. and published i'm the town Of
| Grernwond. :. c.. dated Nov. 3, 1904,
ON page column -. I'm an editorial
headed Rings and Results" Rev. &.
~ Cr.iphtnu saws. zone SET of men. -
meaning the presiding elders of the
SuuIh ,'aroliuu conference. "organiZe
the conference. select the members of
all committees. and do 80 distribute
| themselves i'm the organization. that
they are. able to keep themselves fully
informed of everything that takes
place. inspire action. shape move
mrntS. control measures. and bring to
bear active Influences. to promote or
defeat amy and every action as they
may approve or diSappruve." which
article is maliciOuSly false.
Specification I'm the Christian
Appeal. dated Nov. s. 1904, IN an cdl-
t"rial headed, Rings ana Results
pag" |. column s. the Kew e. w.
Creighton says. IheE' meaning the
presiding elders "f IN" S"u'h 'aroliila
conference. continue III "iilce. ANA
when "nr "f their number. for any
reason is forced 1" retire. they select
tnclf successor. NHlCH dIll'Ic - MA
liciousIy false.
Specification 3.-ln an ISSUE of the
Christian Appeal. dated Nov. 3. 1904.
page |. column 3. Rev. &. w. Creigh-
ton saws "Thry." meaning the presid-
ing elders Of the South Carolina con-
ference. exercise the power of self
prrprtlating body. and i'm direct vin-
latium Of the law of the church. to
which they belong" which statement
is maliciuusly false.
Sn,.citirutiuu TN the christian
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