The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-06
METHODIST eoAn:Atlcf EIBs
sAsSlONS. AT FLORENCE END
WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS OF
APPOINTMENTS.
1sckcr Talks OF Work for Bible So
csety In Braxil-Thanks People for
Hospitality.

Florence. Dec. s.--with the an
nouncement Of the appointments 70
Tn" year the South Carolina confer
ence closed Its annual session her,
tonight. DR.. II, c. Fucker of Braxi
told Of his work in that country fol
the American Bible society.
Resolutions were passed trankir,
Florence and Its people for hospitalt,
extended the conference visitors.
The ANAL session was opened will
devotional exercises conducted h,
Potter Stokes assisted by H. c. Tucke,
Of Braxn. Bishop Atkins gave DIR
Tucker an opportunity to render a
brief account Of his service with the
American Bible society.
Watson q. Duncan presented RESP.
'utions Of thanks and appreciation for
the unstinted hospitality of the peo-
pie Of Florence and Cor all the cour.
tssdes shown to the conference. These
wsrs unanimously adoptea, By q rising
VITA |IH
'rrs minisssrs who have been elect
- TO receive elders orders were then
called to the chancer and assisted by
Il y. Beatty, A. J. Cauthen, w. A.
~1fasssbeau and n. ". Bayes. Bishop
ATKINS ordained then to fulhr the
functions Of this holy once in the
church Of God. Bishop Atkins de-
lfvsrSd a sddress relative to the es-
ssntiai features OF the Methodist
itinstancy ana answered the question
where are ths preachers stationed
this year. by announcing the fol-
lowing appointments:
ChxrlsStcn District: u. e. EDWARDS,
presiding elder; Asbury. Paul X. !cros-
b.: Ansa,daIe, B. q. Murphy: Apple
tom. }. Il. Scjourner: Beaufort, j. p.
simpson; hsthsI circdn. a. 1. Ingrs,n;
Black swamp. ,. A. jfcoraw: Blufr.
ton. d, N. Busbee; Charleston. Bethel
8. b; Harper; Hampstead Square. 8.
y. colssr; spring Street, j. p. In
abineE trinity. D, M. Mcleod;
Youna's Island. G, r. Eastering, Jr.;
cestassvnls. d. X. Way: Cypress. y.
q Rice: Early Branch w. q. Ariaii;
nhrhardt G. Il Feidsr:. ,Estui. w. v.
D1bbls; Hampton, ). 4, lssier: Hem
esvDeayill9 n Vaughan; Lodge ".
M41Slan&, d.
8. INTO Mission y. K.
Epps: com,dissioif Warrington
church O. y. Edwardn 'e''
y~1crsncs district: Peter Stokes.
prssidihs. elder; Bsnnettsvilie. first
church. q, H, Jones: West End. 8. +.
Carter; Bsnnertsvills circuit. r. y.
Morris. Brishtsville, G.. w. Davis.
Bethlehem. J. T, MacFarlane;
chsraw. n. n. Beckham; Chester
nsld. J. L. Taylor; Darlington. Trinity
H. y. cauthen; Epworth. J. D. W.T.
Hams; Darlington circuit. J. s. Bcas-
ley; East Chesterfield. Paul T. Wood;
Florence. Central. r.. G.. Herbert;
Hartsvilie. J.. 4. Fowler; JEFFERSON. ].
A. White; Lamar. W.. n. Ariaii: lib
srty. W. L. Wait: r. b owen. super-
numery; Marlboro. J. e. Ford: Nc
Bee. 8. d. Bailey; Mccoii. II. G. Har-
din; Patrick. w. ". Jerman; Page
land. J. w. Elkins; Pampiico, +. w.
Dibble; T1mmonsvilie and Pisgah. Is.
A. Powell; TIM monsvilie circuit, r. 8.
Hook; conference secretary of educa-
ton. Peter Stokes: commissioners.
Washington church, Peter Stokes.
Kingstree district; ID. Arthur Phil
lips. presiding elder: Andrews. q. A.
Tessley; Cades. r. w. Godbold;
Cordesviflc. ID. o. Spires: Georgetown,
Duncan Memorial. l. l.. B~edenbaugh;
West End. r. r. Tucker; Greeley
Vile. b. J. Guess: n. w. Whitaker,
supernumerarys J~ohnsonville. W.. p
Way: Jordan. w. D. Henderson
Kinsstrce. q. 4. Harmon; Lake City,
w. III. Hodges: M~cClenanefiie. Gobe
Smith: New Zion. w. @. Eiwell: Pine.
polls. r. r. Hodges: Rome. p. A. MUIR.
ray: saiters. j.. c. Davis; sampit. G
c. Gardner: Scranton. c w. Burgess;
summerton. &. C.. Derrick: Turbe.
Vile. NJ. r. Dukes; commissioner
Washington church. ID. Arthur Phil.
lips.
Marion district: NJ. ". Hook pre-.
siding elder; Aynor. w. III. Richard.
son; B,cnhcim. r. L. Belvin: Browns.
Vile. Ia r. Phillips; Bucksviiie. w. A
Yo~ungbiood: Centenary. ID. ID. Jones
Conway: r.. L. Mccoy; Conway circuit
q. r. Rhosd: clio. A. u. Belts; Dill
Ion. N. T.. Banks: Dillon mills. j. NJ
Gasaue; Floyds. III. w. Shealy; Fioy
dale. ID. II. Everett; Galivants. w. II