The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-14
CASE AGAINST PASTOR
ENDS IN SUSPENSION
Conferences Removes Rev.
III. r. Mills
EDUCATIONAL REPORT


Trial Necessary in the Case of Rev.
Mr. Gault.
A hush fell upon the Methodist Min
listers in Conference assembled at
Charleston when Saturday morning
the committee to which had been gl,-
On the settlement of the case of Rev.
II. r. Mills, of Rock Hill. charged
with having separated from his wife
for others than the one Scriptural
cause, announced it's readiness to re-
port it's findings. The Rev. 10. II.
Hodges, who presided over the court,
read the verdict. 1--WE find that the
evidence proves the specifications;
that the specifications are sustained
by the charges. The punishment
fixed was suspension from the min
istry for twelve months. This is tan
tamount to declaring Mr.. Mills not
guilty of crime, but OF indiscretion.
Ten out of the thirteen members of
the jury signed the verdict. Three re-
fused to concur and would not sign
the findings. These three gentlemen
and the Rev. j. r. T. Major.
Mr.. Mills was not present when the
report was made. He left early that
morning for Atlanta, whore he Is en-
gagged In raiIrc = "e~v'-" Before leav-
ing he declared that he entertained
no hard feeling toward those members
OF the committee who had voted
against him. He was conscious Of in
nScence but would take the verdict
: in the spirit in which it had been rem
dered and in deep humility. He said
that he would for a time continue In
railroad work, but would later go to
a university and pursue his studies,
and finally return and claim his place
in the Conference.
The committee appointed to consid-
er the charges against the Rev Mr..
Gault reported that no trial was nee
essary The Conference then passed
his character, and his relation to the
Conference is not affected. The Rev,
r. II. Jones, of Florence. presented
Il memorial asking that the trustees
of district parsonage property be
made members of the district Confer
ence.
Educational Matters.
The report of the Board Of education
1t is as follows:
WOfiord College.
The property valuation Of Wofford
College is as follows:
Seventy-six acres OF land ..$1i00O0
Buildings :. :. :. :. =. :. :. $4,000
Library furniture and appa-
ratus 3l,8O0
Endowment to June 4, 1910. 137494
Total :. .$494,294
The total enrolment for the present
year to date is 395; 235 in college, and
1S0 i'm the fitting school. The fresh
man class now numbers over co. an
Increase of Go per cent over last year
The following legacies have come to
the college within the past year Mr.
and Mrs. j. r.. Judnon, of Timmons-
villc $3.50; John w Trnesdale. Ker-
shaw, $4,000; the Rev. a. j. Stafford
spartanburg, 81 800; Miss Mary Arm
strong, Rockton, 81 900. These loga
cies amount to $i750.
In reference to the endowment
movement began five years ago. $70,-
900 has been collected There are
notes on this past due to the amount
of $24 900, and notes not yet due to
the amount of $4,000. The general
board IS prcrating with us in the pro-
portion OF to L. Andrew Carnegie of
fers $4,000, when we nave collected
100000 in cash for the endowment.
and $4,000 for the library.
On the Carlisle Memorial Hall we
have approximately 100000 in plodg
es, but we must have 100000 with
which to build The memorial to the
late DR.. James III. Carlisle must be
one that will worthily represent the
name 1t will bear.
We desire to express our apprecia-
tion to Or. r.. A. Child for the good
work he did as fnencial agent.
Columbia College.
The property valuation is $115,000.
The past year has been an arduous
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