The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-12-01
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS WRONG.
Methodist Conference Registers It's
Protest-Other Denominations
Asked to Unite.

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Asked to Unite.
Laurens, Nov. 27.-Among the I'M
portant and noteworthy transactions
Of the third business session Of the
South Carolina Methodist Confer
ence, in session here, was the unani-
nous election this morning Of the
Rev. Edward King Hardin as mis-
sionary evangelist for the conference,
vice the Rev. J. ". Speake. Mr..
Hardin was, on yesterday, admitted
to the conference; today he is exalted
to a powerful and important position
among his brethren. He is quite a
young man, a 1904 graduate Of Wof-
ford college, attended Princeton one
year, and has been a local preacher
Of the Rock Hill district during the
past year. He is native Of Green
wood county, a man Of commanding
ply sique, a powerful command Of
language, an orator Of no mean ability
and a scholar Withal.
The committee on Conference Re-
lations reported this morning by ad-
ding the names Of R. W. Barber, J. K.
Mccain, Geo. W. Waddell, and W. c.
Winn to the superannuated list, which
was adopted by the conference and.
referred to the committee for that
purpose. John Manning was recon-
mended by the committe for super
numerary relations. These names will
be reported on at later session. The
old list Of superannuates remains the
same, exceptiong the name Of DIR. A.
NJ. Chrietzberg.
The following young ministers were
admitted into full connection after
two years Of study. This means that
they are now licensed to administer
the Sacrament and perform the mar
riage ceremony, yet they are required
two years more Of study. They are:
Thos. W. Godbold, II. Bascomb
Hardy, Tracy ". Munnerlyn, James
K. Inabinet, Jones T. Miller and John
R. Walker.
An interesting resolution was intro
duced by I. ". Bowman, Esq, of Or
angeburg, and unanimously adopted
! by the conference. It reads:
Whereas, an unholy custom has
been instituted among many of the
railroads Of our State Of running ex-
cursion trains on Sunday to the var
ious pleasure resorts Of this and ad-
joining States, and Of selling tickets
and transporting passengers on Sun
day to said resorts at greatly reduced
rates; and
Whereas, this custom Of running
said excursion trains and of trans
porting passengers at reduced rates to
said resorts is exceedingly demoraliz-
ing in its effects upon the people of
our beloved State. and contributes
neither to the glory Of God nor to the
betterment of mankind: Now, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense Of
the Orangeburg District Conference
Of the NJ. E. Church, South, that the
railroads of the State Of South Car
olina should discontinue the custom
Of running Sunday excursion trains
and selling tickets and transporting
passengers to pleasure resorts on Sun
day at reduced rates, and that said
railroads are hereby respectfully re-
quested to refrain from same.
That this Orangeburg District Con-
ference hereby memorializes the
South Carolina Annual Conference to
adopt resolutions similar to those
above and to call on the other Chris
tian churches Of the State to join
with that body in condemning Sunday
excursions on the said railroads and
Of selling tickets and transporting
passengers at reduced rates on Sun
day to pleasure resorts.
The conference Immediately adopt
led a resolution embodying the sense
of the above, and calling upon the
Baptist Convention, Presbyterian Sy-
nod, etc., to pass similar resolutions.
So it seems that the religious bodies
Of the State will make a combined ef-
fort against the weekend pleasure
excursions.