The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-11-13
The A. NJ. E. Conference Meets Here.
Written for The Times by C. H.

written for The Times by C. H.
Rembert.)
The thirty-sixth session of the CO.
the Bethel A. Nj. +. church Wednes-
day morning at $3.50, Bishop l.. ].
Coppin, ID. D., of Philadelphia, pre-
siding. The organization was per-
fected with the appointment of the
various committees. and the election
of the Rev. Lee A. Logan secretary
-in-chief. The pastoral reports are
being which indicate success. notwith-
standing the panic which is on
throughout the country on account of
the European war.
This conference is composed of 225
ministers, with membership of ID
600, which is one of the five confer
ences In South Carolina which i'm
brace the seventh episcopal district,
with a total membership of $4,000.
1T will be remembered that this is
Bishop Coppin's second time to pre-
side over this State, appreciatively
remembered by the African Metho-
dlsts for giving to them the Coppin
Hall at Allen University at cost Of
$4,000. Aside from the work in
South Carolina, Bishop Coppin re-
sides over five other conferences, COM
prising the States of North Carolina,
Virginia, Maryland and the District
of Columbia. r. W
The Columbia conference; has i've
presiding elder districts, comprisin~,
the counties of Lancaster, Richland.
Sumter, Calhoun. Lexington, Edge
field. Kershaw and Orangeburg.
The A. M. E. church has thirteen
active bishops, two of whom are res
ident bishops in South and West Afri-
ca. There are also eleven general of
ficers, who supervise the general de-
partments of the church, at a salary
of $1,300.50.
The special feature of the confer
ence last night was the annual SER
mon, preached by the Rev. R. B. Cur
ry of st. Matthews, and the welcome
address made by Mayor Wharton
and the Rev. l.. l.. Wagnon, represan-
tative-elect of Union county, who
spoke freely and out of the abund-
ance of their hearts to the confer
ence; also Prof. A. A. Sims and MAJ.
tie l.. McColl. The response was
made by DR.. j. w. Lykes of Spartan
burg.
Rev. E. H. McGin, the pastor, de-
serves much credit for the work that
he has done, and the splendid Drepa-
ration made for the entertainment of
this conference. This is Rev. Nc
Gill's third year in this charge.
The conference will celebrate its
annual missionary anniversary to-
night, several of the general officers
will be in today, and the missionary
secretary. DR.. j. w. Rankin, with
home office in New York, will be the
principal speaker. Friday night will
be the educational anniversary when
DR.. w. w. Beckett and C. H. Rem
bert will be the speakers. DR.. Beck
ett is the president of Allen univer-
sity and. c. H. Rembert is the dean.
Allen university is the educational
center with the Flegler high school,
Marion, and the Sterling college in
Greenville, compose our educational
institutions in this State with total
valuation of 100000. These institu-
tions enroll 1000 students yearly,
who are taught by a teaching force
consisting of thirty professors and
teachers. DR.. d. II. johnson is treas
urer of Allen, and handles about $3o.-
900 yearly for this institution raised
by the members of this church.
Bishop Coppin will preach the ordi-
nation sermon at IL 100 o'clock Sun
day morning, and DR.. W. w. Beckett
and DR.. G. j. Martin of Baltimore
will ppreach at 800 and 500, respec-
lively. The conference will adjourn
Sunday night when the appointments
will be read. C. .HR