The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-03
Upper South Carolina Con-
ference Closes With APP
pointments at Spartan
burg-ResOlutiOn Against
Preparedness Was Voted
Down.

DOWN.
Spartanburg, Nov. 29.-With the
announcement of the appointments for
the year the Upper South Carolina
conference adjourned here today to
meet next year at the Buncombe
Street church in Greenville. George C.
Hodges was today named conference
lay leader and the Rev. D. A. Lewis
was appointed financial agent for the
Textile Industrial institute. The grand
total raised for missions was an
nounced as $38,7sS. The time for the
mid-year meeting of the presiding
elders in Greenwood was fixed for De-
cember 20. The sermon today was
preached by Bishop A. w. Wilson.
The conference today voted down a
resolution of protest against President
Wilson's preparedness policy. Ad-
vocates of the resolution pointed to
the views of William Jennings Bryan
as indicating the proper course the
nation should follow. Opponents of
the resolution held that President
Wilson should be supported.
Changes in circuit lines were made.
III eiS Sotuhipio
was taken from Langley and placed in
Graniteville and Vaucluse, the name
being changed to Graniteyille. Upper
Hichland was changed to Richland
and Lexington Fork to Irmo. Waver-
ley and College Place were changed to
Waverley.
In the Greenville district Ruhamah
is taken from Liberty and placed with
Central in the Anderson district
Friendship and New Hope in the
Pickens circuit are discontinued as
separate churches and united to build
church at central point.
West Main Street will be taken
from st. Johns and West Main Street
in the Rock Hill district to make new
charge under the name of West Nam
Street. Landau is taken from the
rSisa a;Snh;S sf{nsai siSspi5 Ef. sad added the
mune Jyck cirsuit. Highland PARK Is
+a,en from the Rock Hill circuit and
Manchester Mill from the North ROCK
II;u circuit to make new charge'
clover circuit loses Philadelphia &c
the North Rock Hill circuit, this CIR
cuit being composed of Adnah, Con
cord and Philadelphia. Wyhe MIL
at Chester is taken from Blackstoc'
c;rcn;t and added to Chester Statlon
The name of the East Chester circui
is changed to the Great talis cirGui
Tn the Spartanburg district Whi'
nov is taken from Duncan and place
With Drayton and Beaumont, tn
name being changed to North spa
tanburp Saxon is taken from tt
Textile Industrial institute ana pi"''
with Duncan. .u
The appointments are as follows:
Anderson District-T. {. ~ De
presiding elder; Antreville' w;
Kelvin: Bethel, ]. G. Huggin; Caino
Fails. ]. w. Bailey; Clemson Cones
I M Steadman; Central, b. M; nc
ertson: Honea Path, S. T. Blackme
Towndesville, M. X. Meadors; McC'
mick. J. T. Miller; Orrville, l..
Johnson: Pelzer, J. H. Danner; r.
dleton. w. M. Owings; Seneca, n.
RalIeneer; Starr, A. Q. Rice; st. 30
I w. Speakc; Townville, r. II. Lu
Walhalla, J. L. Stokes; Walhalia
emit. Fl. A. Whitten; Westminster
w. Lewis; Williamson and Bolton
H. Booth. WY r,h
Cokesbury District-W. l. Hero
rres;d;np elder; Abbeville circuit
N. Isom; Abbeville Station' .. l.: %.
iel; Butler, w. P. Meadors' IT. o.
River, w: A. Duckworth; Cokesp $50
r. E. Sharp; Greenwood, Nam St'
L. P. McGee; Greenwood Mii!s
Earle Steadman; Greenwood CIR
G.F. Clarkson; Kinards, w: n. !
raw: McKendree, to be supphed;
berry, Central, F. E. Dibble; oH
street and Jalapa, Gobe Smith;
berry circuit, w. X. Bouknight;
tv-S;x r. F.. Morris; Parksville,
Rountree Supply; Phoenix, !
MANLY: Prosperity and Zion,
TavIor: Princeton, ]. B. Connolly
Iuda O. A. Jeffcoat; Waterloo.
Cov;noton: Whitmire, j. M. Fl
Lander college, Jno. O. Wilson
ident. Main Street quarterly C
ence. assistant Sunday school
r, F. Beatty, Main Street qua
conferences; professor at Lanoe
lege, r. 0. Lawton, MAN otree'
terly conference. VI,
Columbia District-James w
90, presiding elder; Aiken and
ton, A. E. Driggers; Aiken cirS
n. Montgomery; Batesburg, D..
haffey; Columbia, Main Street
Turnipseed; Washington Street
steel: Green Street, d. w.
Whaley Street, d. r. Roof;
land. D. H. Attaway, supply;
don, L. d. Gillespie, J. c.. On
supernumerary; Edgewoodd,
Thomason, supply; Waverly,
Mahaffey; Edgefeld, A. l.:
Fairfield, J. A. BledsOe, E. w.
supernumerary; Gilbert, ID.
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