The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-15
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Choice of Bishops on Another Plan
Proposed.

Abbeville, Dec. 9.-The second
days session Of the Methodist con-
ference was called to order at 10
o'clock today by Bishop Wilson, Rev.
j. B. Wilson, conducted religious ex-
ercises.
Messrs. G. c. Hodges and w. L.
Gray, lay delegates, were substituted
for Messrs. r. B. Bushton and ]. F.
McKelvy.
A telegram from the Baptist State
convention at Anderson sending
greetings was read and a response
sent.
DR.. Walling introduced a resolution
memorial to the general conference,
asking that no bishop be elected ex-
| cept by a two-thirds vote. Bishop
Wilson said that it was a dangerous
thing, as two-thirds could hold up
the general conference until they
elected their man. 1t went to the
proper committee.
Ronald A. Rouse was discontinued
OH account of i'll health. The classes
Of the second, third and fourth
years were advanced and made their
reports.
The credentials of Paul A. Sever
ance, local preacher of the Flor
ence district was surrendered to the
conference.
The first ballot for delegates to the
general conference was taken result
ing in the election of c. c. Feather
stone. G. C. Hodges and H. p. Will
lfams, lay delegates. The selection
OF the next place of meeting caused
a lively tilt betweeen the friends Of
Bennettsville and Charleston, the
vote being 112 to 112 and on roll call
Charleston Won 126 to 1874. This was
made unanimous. The vote for the
ministerial delegates was not an
nounced.
The South Carolina Conference His
torical Society, made up of members
of the conference, held the usual an
nual meeting last night, and heard a
learned and able address from the
lips Of Rev. j. B. Traywick, who has
fer forty-four years gone up and
down the State as a circuit rider, ard
VINO Is as fit as any one who could
have been selected to deliver an ad-
dress from the subject selected: "rho
Pace of the Local Preacher in the
Building of Methodism." After stat
Ing the subject and setting the ,ace
for the evening as an histo 'ical
speaker. Mr.. Traywick read short his
torical or biographical sketches of
about fifteen representative local
preachers, all now dead, and among
these he mentioned especially such
men as Mark Boyd, Conrad Plyler.
Benz. Wofford. Lucius Bellinger, Wit
lam H. Smith, father Of the late
Bishop A. Coke Smith, Miles joy.
William X. Breeden, Samuel ]. Be-
thea, James Moon. Wright Wilson. e.
V. Barnes, Lewis J. Crum, Henry
Spann, William Millinix and William
Rast.
At the close Of the address the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing con-
last autograph letter Of DR.. James H.
Browne, president; J. B. Yongue,
secretary and treasurer, and H. 3.
Browne was also unanimously elect
ed lecturer for the next annual meet
ing.
On the call Of gifts to the society
The following valuable articles were
presented BY DR.. o. e. Watson, The
last autograph letter Of DR.. Jame, n
Carlisle, it being the letter written in
response to the telegram sent him by
the conference at it's last session. BY
Rev. j. B. Tongue, a copy Of the
Testament printed in Cherokee. which
was given to a lady in Walhalla by
Cheif John Bushyhead. BY Rev J.
l.. Tyler, a copy of the Bible that
was the property of Zion Church
Fort Mott circuit, containing the
names of the pastors of that church,
which was taken by some of. She,.
mans men and recaptured from
them. Also a pamphlet Of a late dare.
by Rev. Henry Stokes.