The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-12-07
BISHOP KILG0 PRESIDES
OVER me-, CONFERENCE
SOUTH CAROLNA'S HIGHESTEC.
CLESLASTICAL OFFICIAL ON
HIS NATIVE HEATH.

BennettSVllle, November Z9.-BlSn-
op Kilgo called the Methodist Confer
ence to order Wednesday morning at
$50 o'clock. In keeping with the
time-honored custom, the member
ship of the Conference took part in
the communion service, and spent an
hour in exercises seen nowhere eX-
cept at Methodist annual Confer
ence.
At the altar this morning occurred
an incident that will live forever in
the memory of those who were pres
ent. Rev T J Clyde, one of the best
loved men Of the Conference. was
the senior preacher on the Benefits
vile circuit when the present Bishop,
on his first appointment, served the
same charge as junior preacher.
Rev Mr. Clyde came forward and
knelt at the altar. The Bishop, over
come this morning with the memories
of other days and the spiritual uplift
of the sacred hour, threw his arms
around the form of his lifelong
friend, and the two communed as
only strong men can.
Rev E O Watson was reelected
secretary of the Conference, with the
following assistants: Revs A E Hol-
Ter, w L Wait and S B Harper. Rev
r E Turnipseed was reelected statis-
tical secretary, with the following
assistants: Revs Marion Auld, R E
Sharpe and J R T Major.
Rev. S P McGhee, of Laurens,got
the floor, and in an attractive and
striking manner presented Bishop
Kilgo with handsome gavel. The
bowl is made of wood from the pull
pit desk of the old church at Lau-
rens, the birthplace of the Bishop. 1t
was at that desk that the sainted
father of the Bishop stood and
preached. The handle of the gavel
is made of locust from tree on the
campus Of old Lander college. Bish-
op Kilgo was a close friend of DR.
Lander and of DR. Jno O Wilson, the
president of Lander college, and has
always taken great interest in the
welfare of that institution. The sill
yer mountings are presented by the
Bennettsville church through its pas
tor, Rev r E Turnipseed. The re-
marks of the Bishop in accepting the
gavel were characteristic and appro-
pirate.
The morning hou.' was taken up
largely with the reports from the
presiding elders. Bishop Kilgo SEEM
ed to be laying special emphasis upon
the Importance Of the educational
work OF the church and required
special reports along this line. The
general reports of the presiding el-
ders show large increase in member
ship in the church during the past
year, healthy growth in the mission
work and improvement in church
property, and the erection of many
new churches, all the conference
claims being generally reported as
having been we'll met. Hs;TS sSSS
The preachers of the Anderson,
Charleston and Cokesbury districts
were called and favorable reports
from the respective presiding elders
being made, the several preachers
were passed" Detailed reports
were not required from the ministers
in charge at this time.
DR. J D Hammond was introduced
to the Conference and made short |
address in behalf of Paine Institute.
He showed the immediate needs ST
the school, and a collection was TAX
en- amounting to $200.-The H0te.
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