The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-12-07
WILL MEET NEXT AT GAFFNEY.
Methodist Conference Votes To Con-
vene There Next Year-Temper-
ance Committee Asks, in it's
Report, why the Loquor
Traffic Should not
Blotted Out.

cradle Rev. William G. Power, D. D.,
conducted the devotional exercises at
the opening of the Methodist Confer
ence this morning. The first business
taken up was the selection of the
place of meeting for next year. Two
places asked to entertain the Con-
ference, Laurens and Gaffney. The
Conference accepted the Gaffney in
vitation. The Conference has never
met in this town and the fact that the
next session will go there is an evil
dence Of the towns rapid growth, for
it has never before felt equal to the
undertaking.
The report Of the committee or
Conference relations was made. The
names of the ministers place don the
supernumcrary and supcrannuat
lists have already been given in The
News and Courier.
Mr.. w. II. Wallace, of Ncwbcrry,
read the report Of the committee or
temperance. The following cxtrac,
from that report will give an idea OF
its nature: "The Church has spoken
in no uncertain tones on this subject.
There is no middle ground. There Is
no place for consistency. Others may
argue as to the best method Of con-
trolling the liquor traffic. With lis it
is not question Of control, but OF
complete prohibition. If it be true,
as some assert, that rs long as there
is liquor men will get it and drink it,
at least let us not help men to get
it, or encourage them to drink it.
Rather let us use every possible effort
to remove the temptation from them,
whether that temptation is offered by
the State or by individuals. Theirs
is no moral difference between the
sale Of liquor by the State and the
sale of one citizen to another, but the
official sanction given to liquor deal
ing by the State is more potent for
evil in pcrvcrting the moral sense Of
the people and in lowering the moral
standard. We desire to give our
hearty endorsement to every effort
now making or may be made for rid
ding the State Of the ncfarious traf-
! fic in every FROM. "
DR.. Thomas Law, of the American
Bible Society, spoke TO the Conference
in the interest Of that Society.
The name Of the Rev. George II.
Pooscr was referred to the committee
on Conference relations for superan.
nuation. Mr.. Pooscr is one of the old
est ministers in the Conference and
has done many years. hard work.
Petition to the Legislature.
The Rev. A. II. Best introduced
resolution requesting the Legislature
TO pass a law making it misdcm-
eanor oscll cigarettes or cigarette
paper in South Carolina. The rcsolu-
tion was adopted unanimously.
The Revs. r. E. Sharpe, C. C. Der
rick, j.. D. Gillespie having stood ap-
proved examinations, were admitted
into full connection in the Confer
cncc. They have been elected deacons
and the bishop will ordain them tomor-
row. The usual questions were asked
them, as directed by the Book of Dis
ciplinc, and in the course Of asking
these questions Bishop Wilson deliver
ed a strong lecture. He declared that
the most important thing to be consid-
cred by preachers was personal cx-
pcricncc. They should give due con-
sidcration to intellectual perfection,
but more than everything else they
should have an experience Of the
things they preached. We are getting
too fasiidious these days and arc
preaching truth other than the Gospel.
We are inclined to place everything
on an intellectual basis. This is not
what the world wants. 1t wants the
simple Gospel preached by one who
has an experimental knowledge Of his
Gospel
The Conference authorized the trus-
tees Of the Columbia College to cS-
change some lots with the North Co.
lumbia Land Company, in order that
the streets in that ncighborho0d lnight
be Strengthened. The College receives
more land than it loses by the trans
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