Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-03
Mistellaneous 8raaina.
S. c. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
To Be No Change in Status of Church
PAPER.

To Be No Change in Status of Church
Paper.
| Anderson, Nov. 29-Immediately af'
ter the devotional exercises of thu
Methodist conference were concluded
this morning, Presiding Elder A. ]
Cauthen, who introduced the motion
changing the mode Of selecting q
board of managers and an editor fol
/ the Southern Christian Advocate. the
official organ of the South Carolina
conference, arose to a question oi
personal privilege. He stated to the
conference that a local newspaper
yesterday published story to the
effect that the Cauthen resolution
was intended as a fight against Rev
S. A. Nettles, editor Of the Advocate
and not against the board Of man.
ayers, the personnel of which, by the
way. is backing Mr. Nettles in the
matter.
Mr.. Cauthen charged that the pub
lication Of this report carried a mis-
representation Of facts. Since the
wrong impression had gone abroad, Mr.
Cauthen begged leave to withdraw his
original motion, made on Wednesday,
and made a special order for 10 o'clock
this morning.
For Conference to Settle.
Bishop Kilgo said it was a question
for the conference to settle. DR., John
o. Wilson moved that Mr.. Cauthen's
request be granted and that the reso-
luton as made by him be withdrawn.
The resolution received many seconds,
and was adopted by an overwhelming
vote.
Mr.. Cauthen moved that confer
ence elect the following members as
a board Of managers for the publish
ing Of the Advocate and selecting an
editor for the same: w. B. Wharton,
D. NJ Mcleod, A. N. Brunson, s. o.
Cantey, ]. L. Glenn, L. S. yelling and
A. M. DuPre.
DR.. Wilson moved as substitute the
following resolution carrying the re-
nomination of the old board Of man
ayers for another term Of four years:
Dr.. Wilson's Resolution.
Whereas, for the past seven years
the Southern Christian Advocate has
been published at one dollar a year,
and from editorial or mechanical
point of view is equally as good as be-
fore that time, and
Whereas, since the price has been
reduced to one dollar year, the sub
scription list Is more than double what
it ever was before; therefore be it
Resolved, that we hereby express
our appreciation of the success Of the
present board Of managers in thus
making possible a church paper for
only one dollar year; .
Resolved, that the same board, to
wit: w. P. Meadows, w. A. Massebeau,
Marion Dargan, R. A. Childs, George
C. Hodges, ]. w. Hamel and ]. Fuller
Lyon, be reelected for another quad
rennium."
These resolutions, as made by Dr.
Wilson, were signed and endorsed by
fifty-one members Of the conference.
Supports Resolution,
DR.. Wilson supported his resolution
at length. reviewing the history Of the
Advocate from the date Of its estab-
lishment.
Following DR.. Wilson came Rev. j.
M. Steadman, Of st. Matthews, who
argued that the present board should
be retained because a change Of man
agement might cause an increase in
the subscription price Of the paper. If
the conference can be assured that
there will be no increase in the price
of the subscription then, in his opinion
now will be the proper time for dis
cussing a change in the management.
Mr.. Cauthen inquired Of Mr.. Nettles,
the publisher, If he couldn't
publish the Advocate for one dollar
for the board of managers proposed by
him (Cauthen) just as well as he Is
publishing 1t for the present board at
that price.
Or. WoIIing's Remarks.
Rev. ]. w. Wolling, D. D., Of Allen
dale, addressed the conference sup
porting the Cauthen nomination. He
argued something is radically wrong
with the management Of the Advocate
when it is almost an imposslbility to
get subscribers to renew their sub
scriptions. DR.. Wolling made some
reference to dirty politics" and the
inference was that DR.: Wilson had
brought the conference to the plane Of
dirty politics"
DR.. Wilson arose and demanded an
apology. Bishop Kilgo ruled that Dr.
Wollng would have to withdraw the
statement or assume the responsibility
for the same. DR.. Wolling changed the
wording Of his statement, which was
not to the satisfaction Of DR.. Wilson.
DR.. Wolling then said he would gladly
retract the entire statement, as he had
not intended it in the way it had been
taken by DR.. Wilson and other men,
bers Of conference. DR.. Wo!ling made
a strong plea for a change in the man
agement of the official organ.
Dr.. Beaty's Position.
DR.. L. B. Beatty, an editor of Sun
day school literature, located in Nash
Vile, Tenn, supported the retention of
the present board.
Rev. ]. B. Traywick, of Aiken, sup
ported the Wilson amendment.
The question-that Of the Wilson
substitute-was called and was adopt
ed by a huge majority.
Mr.. Cauthen then told the confer
ence that he bore no III feeling to any
man and that he would put his soul
and heart In assisting in carrying out
the action Of conference in this mat
ter. This statement was received with
enthusiasm.
The adoption Of the Wilson substi-
tute means the reelection Of the old
board Of managers.
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