The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-29
MethOdists Gather for Annual
Session at Bethel MethO-
dist Church.
MANY ADDRESSES MADE
Large Number of Ministers and
Delegates in Attendance
Rev. ID. w. Keller is Elected
Assistant Secretary.


fourth annual Upper South Carolina
Methodist Episcopal Church. south
conference convened at Bethel Meth
odist Episcopal church yesterda,
morning with Bishop U. v. w. Oar
lington, presiding.
The morning session opened with
devotional exercises which were fol
lowed by the celebration OF the Sac
rament of the Lords Supper
The conference roll was called and
it was found that there was a splen-
did attendance of ministers, as we'll
as delegates
The Rev. w. j. Snyder was elect
ed secretary and Rev ID. w. Keller,
assistant secretary; the Rev. b. II.
Turnipseed, statistical secretary, and
the Revs. j. r. T. Major, r. f..
Sharp, w. b. Garrett and l.. E. Wig
gins, assistants.
Addresses OF welcome were next
In order. The first to bid the visi-
tors welcome YVES \ NJ. Aiken. who
spoke for the Chester chamber of
commerce. Tho rext address was by
Rev u. G. Phillips, d. D., of the
Chester Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church, who welcomed the
delegates in behalf of the Chester
Ministerial association. The last adj
dress of welcome was by Hon. John
Lyles Glenn, Sr. who spoke in be-
half of the Bethel Methodist Epis-
copal church
Hon. c. G.. Featherstone. of Green
wood, named the response in behalf
OF the conference and congratulated
the city OF Chester upon its forward
spirit in all good undertakings.
DIR. John o. Wilson, of Greenville.
offered resolution paying tribute
to the leaders in the subiugation of
Germany.
Or. John q. Wilson, Rev. r. +.
Stackhouse and Rev. j. r. T. Ma ior
were appointed a standing commit
tee on resolutions
The report on Epworth orphanape
showed plant of the value Of s173,
500. with contributions during the
year Of $4,000. The report was SUBJ
mitted by Rev. b. w Crouch.
The annual election of officer. TO
the Historical society of the confer
ence resulted as follows: Rev. NJ l.
Carlisle, president; Rev. ]. p. Tray
wick first vice-president: Reys. ] F.
Mahaffey, second vice-president. and
Rev. A. f. Driggers. secretary and
treasurer
Following the election OF officers
numerous articles of interest were
presented 70 conference, including n
set of II books by Miss Emily Ora
nam, of Chester. these volumes hav-
ing been part of the library of her
father. the late James Graham.
Yesterday afternoon Rev. A. N.
Brunson, a well-known Methodist
minister of Columbia. delivered an
able and eloquent sermon to the nm
dereraduates and younger preach-
ers OF the conference. His subiect
was. "The Unchanging Christ" He
painted beautiful picture of how
world conditions have been rapidly
changed of late. but showed that
Christ never changed.
There was s~eat crowd at Bethel
church last night to hear the ad-
dresses on Sunday school activities.
the night session beine given over to
the Su"dav school work of the con-
ference
G. c. Featherstone cf Greenwood.
presided. Miss Minnie .. Kennedy
OF Nashville Tenn. general eremen
tary secretary Of the NJ. F. Sunday
school board south, delivered a. al
dress on Understanding the Child"
She declared that tho world not be
in mass, but one by one.
Miss Marie Mcdonald. Of Colum
bia, general elementary secretary n
this conference. presented pennants
TO Anderson Columbia. GreenviUe
SpartanburP. and Rock HiIl Sunday
school districts for having won third
rank in the elementary departme,t.
Rev. l.. r. Beatty. ID. D., OF Nash
Vile. Tenn. chairman OF the Sundoy
school board OF the conference.
spoke.