The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-12-02

practically all OF the pulpits being oc
cupied by the visiting members of tn
Methodist Conference. Bishop Dem.
preached at Trinity Methodist churcl
and Bishop Wilson at Broad Stree
methodist church. Sunday Afternoon
the memorial session of the Conference
was held and memorial tributes wer
read to those members Of the Confer
ence who had died during the year
iSunday night the pulpits OF the cit,
were again occupied by the visiting
preachers.
! Bishop Denny took for his tex
"WhaSsoever Man Soweth, that shal
be also reap" and for an hour an hal
held the undivided attention OF hi
large audience. After the sermon
bishop Denny ordained the class O.
! three elders and twelve deacons. usine
one service and ordaining both at the
same time The ordainlng Of deacon:
land elders at one ceremony is some
| thing unusual it probably never having
occurred before in the South Carolina
Conference. Before the morning SER
vice a Love Feast was held, being pre-.
sided over by presiding elder J S
Beasley.
! Sunday afternoon the memorial tc
Rev. W. B. Baker was read by Rev
IP. B. Ingram: that of Rev. N. B
Clarkson by Rev. G. &. Leonard: thai
to Rey. Geo NJ. Boyd, by Rev. r. E.
Stackhouse. Pages ln the minutes
were inscribed to Mrs. Paul F. Kistler,
Mrs. J W. Murray and Mrs. J. z. Nc
Kain, preachers wives who have died
during the year. The meeting was
presided over by Rev. r. E. Stackhouse
Sunday night Rev. S. A. Stell, D. D.
preached an eloquent sermon at Trini-
~ church to a large and interested
congregation.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
The session Saturday afternoon prov
| ed one of the most interesting Of the
Conference. Final plans for the divis-
ion of the Conference were decided on
and Trinity Church Charleston chosen
as the meeting place Of the South Car.
olina Conference for next year, and
Bethel Church, Spartanburg, as the
| meeting place for the Upper South Car
olina Conference. The Rev. W. C.
| Kirkland was elected editor of the
Southern Christian Advocate when
Rev. r. E. Stackhouse declined to
serve, and Rev r. W. Owen was elect
ed field secretary of the Sunday school
| work in South Carolina to take the
place of +. M. Way, who resigned to
ill a larger field of operations with the
South Atlantic Division of Sunday
schools, which covers several States.
| The roll was called and the character
of the ministers was passed upon, there
| not being one who failed to pass.
Saturday night the Epworth League
| meeting of the Conference was held.
The address OF the Rev. S. A. Steel,
D. D., proved most instructive liter
ary Offering to the conference. DR..
Steel took for his subject The Book, F"
referring to the great value of the
Bible as literary, historical and phil
| osophical reference book. The meet
| ing was presided over by Rev. Geo. c..
Leonard. president of the Epworth
League Board, aud a few remarks con-
cerning the work and value of the lea
que were made by J. G. Smith, presi-
dent OF the State Epworth League Con-
ference.
At the Saturday afternoon session
much business was attended to. The
character of all of the preachers was
passed upon. The discussion OF the
final plans of division took up some
time. There was some debate as to the
names OF the two conferences, the cues
tion being settled by the names already
suggested in the Mcleod resolution,
the eastern Conference being called
the South Carolina Conference and the
western Conference the Upper South
Carolina Conference. There was no
question of locating the ministers in the
Conference which they preferred and
this makes the announcement Of ap-
pointments an even more interesting
matter than usual.
Bishop Denny announced that Rev.
r. r. Tucker had been received by
transfer from the Tennessee Confer
ence.
W. B. Wharton of the Epworth Or.
ohanage requested the especial re-
membrance of the Conference at Christ
mas season.
The decisions as to places of meet
ing for next year were then made, G..
?. Hammond Of Spartanburg invited
the Upper South Carolina Conference
to meet at Bethel Church in that city
next year and his invitation was unan-
imously accepted. r. S. Truesdale of
| Charleston then asked that the South
| Carolina Conference meet at Trinity
church, Charleston, the home of Meth
odism in South Carolina, next year and
and his invitation was also unanimous
ly accepted.
r. n. Ivy OF Nashville, editor of the
| Christian Advocate, asked the support
of the two Conferences for his publica-
tion.
SUMTER DIsTRICT-H. ". BAYS, PRE-
SIDING ELDER.
Bethany-O. N. Rountree.
Bishopville-G. E. Edwards.
| Camden-C. B. Smith.
| Camden Circuit-A. C. Corbett, sup
ply.
Elloree-J. L. Mullinnix.
/ Fort Motte-W. C. Gleaton.
Heath Springs-J. B. Weldon.
Kershaw-S. D. Bailey.
Lynchburg-S. J. Bethea.
Manning-G. P. Watson.
Oswego-J. P. Inabnit.
Pinewood-R. NJ. DuBose.
Providence-J. E. Carter, supply.
Richland-W. S. Myers.
St. John and Rembert-J. P. Attaway
St. Matthews-G. F. Kirby.
Sumter, Trinity-R. S. Truesdale.
Broad Street,. NJ. Rodgers.
Sumter Mission-W. G Elweil.
| Wateree-J. L. Morgan, supply
Transferred-J. B. MahatIey to Ten
nessee Conference.
KINGSTREE DISTRICT-H. B. BROWNE,
PRESIDING ELDER.
| Andrews-W. O. Henderson,