The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-12-04
The State.

Sumter, Nov. 30.-W1t0 the recelpl
of reports and the announcement OF
appointments of the two conferences
tie last session Of tie conference OF
South Carolina Methodists as one
body closed here today. The Upper
South Carolina conference will meet
next in Spartanburg, while the South
Carolina conference will hold its next
meeting in Charleston.
The last days session was intro
duced with devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by Rev. Jno B. Wilson.
DR.. H. w. Bays informed the con-
ference that Charlton DuRant felt
compelled to decline the position OF
conference lay leader. Mr.. DuRant
nominated T. H. Tatum of BisnopvlAe
for That position. The conference
confirmed tie nomination.
Peter Stokes presented tae report
of the board of education.
]. W. Kilgo presented written
statement amending the plan Of di-
vision as it affected certain charges
and churches along the boundary line
between the two conferences. The
amendment was accepted without E.
bate
P. B. Wells presented the report
from the committee on books and
periodicals.
L. F. Beatty submitted the report of
the Sunday school board. This report
recommends that the Sunday sc1ool
secretary, w. c. Owen, serve as such
for both con Eerences in South Caro-
lima.
TIE statistical secretaries announced
the totals of payments on salaries,
benevolences and property values. The
two first show tie effects Of the finan-
cial depression now existing.
T. w. Munnerlyn presented the re-
port of committee on American Bible
society.
NJ. wv. Hook submitted the report
from the board of church extension
Report from the committee on min
listers was submitted by G. P. Watson.
Reports from the board of finance
were submitted by ]. Fuller Lyon,
treasurer
Report from the board Of missions
was submitted by R. E. Turnipseed.
S. B. Harper was nominated for Sec
retary O. missions for the South Car
DINA conference and R. E Turnipseed
for the Upper South Carolina confer
ence
The ecclesiastical conference sus-
pended operations in order to permit
the conference brotherhood to mold
short session.
Resolutions OF thanks to Watson B.
Duncan for his work on the "TWen-
tieth Century Sketches to E. o. Wat
son and ais assistants for their faith
ful courteous and efficient service as
secretaries and to the citizens OF
Sumter for their gracious Christian
hospitality. Each of these resolutions
was offered by a different person. All
but the last were adopted by viva
voce vote. The last was taken by a
rising vote.
A motion to locate the Rev. S. A.
Nettles on the ground Of general un-
acceptability, signed by several mem
bers of the conference, was read by
the secretary; discussed, pro and con.
Mr.. Net.les was heard in his own be-
hall. The vote was first taken by the
viva voce method and seemed so
nearly equal that a division was de-
manded. Seventy-six voted in favor
Of the resolution and IS voted
against it.
w. S. Martin was granted the su-
pernumerary relation. G. R. White
taker and NJ. Dargan were granted
the superannuate relation.
At 1:3S o'clock Bishop Denny re-
quested J. B. Traywick to lead the
conference in prayer.
''I Love to Tell the Story was sung,
after which Bishop Wilson made few
comments in which he commended
the conference for the spirituality nd
devotion to the Masters cause mani
tested by its members.
Bishop Denny made statement OF
his appreciation of the fraternal cour-
tesy and affection displayed toward
him, and ne then announced the ap-
polntmeIts.
Appointments of the Upper South
Carolina conference are as follows:
Anderson District-T. c. Odell, pre-