The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-16
DISTRICT CONFERENCE.

DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
Interesting Session of Orangeburg Dis
trict Conference.
Orangeburg district conference Of
the Methodist church convened at
Rowesville Thursday morning at 10
o'clock. There were present 20
preachers and "a laymen. The terri
tory embraced in this conference
reaches over Orangeburg, Bamberg
and Barnwell counties.
Rev. j. w. Kilgo is the presiding
elder of the district and Rev. E. 81.
Beckham was the secretary Of the
conference.
In the first days session very en-
couraging reports were rendered by
the pastors and delegates. It ap-
pears that in the pastoral charges
composing this district, about 80
per cent. Of salaries are paid to date.
All the assessments for missions are
paid in full, and there is quite a
nice surplus reported on these claims
The figures are: Amount assessed,
81, ,719; paid, 81, ,86.90,
Two hundred and eleven members
were received this year and SIS in-s
fants baptised.
DIR. J. o. Wilson, president Of
Lander college, and Rev. S. A. Net
ties, editor of the Southern Christian
Advocate, represented the interests OF
the church committed to their care.
The second day was great day In
every respect. The praise meeting
in the morning gave a tone of deep.
spirituality to the days proceedings.
The key note of the conference,
was missions. There seemed to be
in every heart the question, what
can be done to further advance the
i Kingdom of God? The laymen caught.
the Inspiration and the result was a
meeting of the laymen in the after
noon, presided over by Hon. George
H. Bates of Barnwell, at which the
following paper was adopted:
Resolved, That committee OF
three laymen be appointed for each
charge in the district to agitate and
wherever practicable organize groups
of laymen to promote the campaign
of education on foreign missions, as
designed by the laymen's missionary
movement. That these appointments
be made by the presiding elder OF
the district, upon the recommends
ton of the preacher in charge and
thedelegatesfromthes charges.
Resolved, That Brother A. w:
Summers be elected as permanent.
secretary of the district to receive
all communications and funds con-
| tributed for the cause"
This paper means that the district
will probably raise at least 81, 600 for
missions this year over and above
the assessment. zE
Saturday was largely devoted to.
discussions Of topics prepared by the
presiding elder relating to vital ques-
tions before the church. It was.
gratifying to note the earnest and;
Intelligent interest that the laymen
take in. these questions. The Sum
day school, care and equipment OF
houses of worship, and the proper
conduct of the finances of the church,
| were among the questions discussed.
Those who made speeches showed
an intelligent grasp of problems in-i
. volved in these phases of church
work. It was shown that parents
as a rule take too little interest in the
soul interest of their children. That
there is in many places deplorable
> lack of interest in the care and beauti-
flying and protection from fire of
our church buildings. That the lay
: men were of the opinion, that, If
the pastors were relieved of all the
care of finances and taking OF col
lections, he could do more effective:
work in soul saving.
It will be hard to find a finer set
of laymen anywhere than that COM
!, posing the Orangeburg district con-
ference which met in Rowesville.
The delegates to the Annual Con-
: ference are: Geo. H. Bates, G. w.
, Fairy, O. B. Riley, and R. Hopkins.
Alternates, A. w. Summers, H. |.
, Judy.
, Branchville was selected as next
, place of meeting.
w. B. Wharton, superintendent of
: Epworth Orphanage, made the clos
ing address in behalf of his little
orphans, and the congregation made
an offering in money for the work.
A Queer Accident.
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