Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02

Charleston, invited the next session
Of the South Carolina Conference &c
begin its new history in that original
cradle of South Carolina Methodism.
This invitation was also unanimously
accepted.
conference Sunday"
Sumter, Nov. 29.-There ALWAYS
seems to be more profound solem-
nifty about the services OF conference
Sunday than is produced by any
other day. Many of the Methodist
preachers have trodden a thorny
path of self-denial, Of closest econo-
my, Of most intense spiritual strrg-
gle, and they have been all looflng
forward to the worship and services
of this day. Each one longs 70 some
signal expression Of the Divine love.
| Rev. p. S. Beasley conducted the
love feast this morning at Trinity
church. This unique service is
rarely held elsewhere than at confer
ence. One after another the breth-
ren related incidents Of their per-
sonal experience in the Christian life
and warfare.
The fact that this is the last love-
feast Of the old conference caused
the atmosphere to be charged with
tender pathos. But the fact Of divis
ion has been accepted with that calm
| N 1nCnnhr Of
which usually marks the life Of the
Methodist preacher.
The Bishop breaches.
At l0.45 Bishop Denny entered the
pulpit, the love-feast adjourned, and
| the morning service was introduced
with that well known hymn, 90
| Happy Day" The grand piano and
the violin sweetly sounded the chords
and mighty volume Of song, from
more than 1000 throats, went swell
ing up toward heaven. The bishops
theme was Sowing and Reaping."
(Gal. 60.
81 use to say that 4 have a soul.
But | have long since seased to use
that expression, because it is not
true! | have learned that l must
not confuse the terms Il and SOUL
| have a body; but am a soul.
To body belong extension and impen-
etrability, but to the soul belongs
consciousness. The soul is a unity
with multiplied powers.
I'VE are free, whatever some folk
may say. We are morally free. Our
word Whatsoever indicates that
freedom. You and l are to select the
seed which we SOW. We may select
the seed of corruption, or of incor-
harmony with the seed Of our selec-
ton. Man has never made any
| thing. He has simply used that
which he found already made. We
cannot make the seed. Man may
| combine the elements Of corn and
form it into the shape Of grain Of
| corn. But he cannot make it giow.
The moral quality of an act cannot
be altered by the changing OF
| word"
The bishop simply and forcefully
illustrated this truth. "Confscation
-stealng.' diplomacy - lying"
Bridge whist for prize-gamE-
ling eve cannot change the NOR
al quality Of an act by juggling with
the dictionary. Common divorce
legalized adultery. The Legislature
may legalize that awful sin, but they
cannot moralize it. We are not to
determine whether we Will SOW. We
are sowing every day. And there
are no casualties which can affect the
harvest. Neither drought nor food
can hinder its development.
"Some men say that the pardon OF
| God removes all the disabilities and
| consequences of sin. But that Is not
so. A man gets on a debauch and
in brawl, loses an eye. He repents
and God pardons him. Does divine
pardon restore the lost eye? No.
do not think that even Christian Sci
ence undertakes that.
Last Day OF Conference.
Sumter Nov. 30-The South Caro-
lima Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, as it has
existed for 129 years, concluded it's
last session here this afterD NJ.
There was little busin| o trans
act. The several com ,es made
| reports and new commlttees for the
two conferences were named.
| J. Fuller Lyon WAS elected traasn.