Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-30
A. M, e. ZION CONFERENCE

The fiftieth annual session Of th'
South Carolina conference OF tn
African Methodist Episcopal Ziol
church, closed its session at ClintoI
Chapel church, Yorkville, Sunda!
night about IL o'clock, after what, ac
cording to Bishop Warner, was th'
most pleasant and best conference
that he had ever attended In TIT
thirty-nine years he had been attend
ing conferences. :,
Friday night was given over to th'
woman's home and foreign missionar!
societies. Saturday morning and after
noon was taken up with routine Wort
and reports and Sunday was occupied
largely with preaching services anc
the work incident to the closing day
sessions and the reading OF the bish'
ops appointments.
Sunday was the big day Of the con-
ference in point Of attendance. Ine
7.2O a. m, train from Rock Hi
brought at least hundred. The 10.ll
train from Blacksburg brought
hundred more, and special excursion
train from Lancaster over the c. &
NV, at 1890 a. m, brought prob.
ably 500 more and these with several
hundred who came by private convey
ance and automobile, brought the
number of visitors to 1000 or more
At the morning service the bishop oc-
cupied the pulpit and preached to q
packed house. In the afternoon the
house was again packed for another
sermon. Sunday night the first number
on the programme was memorial
service to the deceased members OF
the conference who had died since the
last session This was follower py q
sermon by ]. H. D. Bailey OF Lancas.
ter, who preached on "Christs great
commission" and directed his remarks
especially to the preachers in his au-
dience who were thinking at that time
Of where the bishop was going to seno
them for their next years work. Snort
ly after the close Of the sermon the
bishop and his cabinet, composed OF
presiding elders, came In with the ap-
pointments made out. Various resolu-
tions were presented and adopted,
among others being one in which the
conference expressed thanks for the
entertainment of the body by the
local church, to the mayor, Mr.. Will
born, for the cordial welcome extend
ed to the conference in behalf OF the
city; to the railroads for their courte-
sizes extended, etc.
At every service or session OF the
conference, q collection was taken,
and at some sessions two or more, and
the total Of the free will offerings,
mostly in pennies, nickles, dimes and
quarters, has totaled approximately
$14O. In addition to this a purse of
s39 was presented to the bishop. The
pastors in the four districts of the
conference, each presented their pre-
siding elders with purses amounting
to from $40 to $40 each.
During the past conference year the
churches of the conference, under the
heading of general claims, which in
cludes the bishop. officers, publishing
houses, missions, church extension,
schools, widows and orphans, ETC.. have
raised $6,234. This does not include
home expenses. The church property
included in the South Carolina con-
ference is valued at $4,000, and the
membership totals 10.600.
The conference adopted a resolu-
ton endorsing the work OF Bishop
Warner, who has presided over this
Episcopal district for seven years, and
asked the general conference to return
him to this district. The resolution
also endorsed the candidacy of M.
Ingram Of Yorkville. presiding elder
Of the Lancaster district, for bishop
ric. and w. NJ. Robinson. presiding
elder of the York-Chester district,
for financial secretary Of the general
conference.
Commenting on the candidacy Of
M. Ingram, the bishop said that the