The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11
The South Carolina Conference
Grants Same Rights as
Men Enjoy.
NO CHANGES IN CREED
HAVE BEEN AGREED TO
Past Year Has Been One of Pro
gress and Development-Bes1
Financial Report in History Of
Conference.

SA4SSs
Orangeburg, Dec. 6.-The third
davis session of the South Caroline
Conference was opened with devo-
tional exercises conducted by the Rev
George T. Harmon.
The bishop called the question
who remain on trial?''
D. H. Attaway, ]. E. Clark, E, K
Garrison and W. D. Gleaton were ap-
proved by the committee and advanc
ed to the class of the second year. R
L. Rountree was reported as havlns
transferred to the Upper South Car
olina Conference. H. 7. Morrison
and s. D. Colyer were continued In
this class E. w. Hurst and Achlll'
Sassard were approved by the com
mittee and were advanced to the elias.
of the third year. J. E. Cook, 7. +
Derrick, G. C. Gardner and ]. S.
Rice were approved by the commit
tee and advanced to the class OF tht
fourth year. J. D Williams was con
tinued in the class Of the third yeac
When the name Of 3. G. Vaughan
was called and the facts were statet
relating to his serious Illness, a volun,
tary and liberal Offering was laid o1
the secretary's table for the benefit o.
the afflicted brother.
w. G. Elwell, J. E. Ford, w. .
Henderson and w. r. Phillips were
approved by the committee and elect.
ed to elders orders. H. W. Sheal!
and B. A. Powell were continued in
the class of the fourth year. The
| name Of M. NJ. McLendon was referr
ed to the committee on memoirs, he
having died during the year. The
Rev. A R. Phillips was referred te
the committee on conference relations
for the superannuate relation.
Bishop Darlington propounded the
constitutional question concerning the
amendment Of the apostles creed by
substituting the words "Christ's holy
church" for the words "the holy
catholic church" The vote was 80
ayes and 38 nays.
The constitutional question with
reference to laity rights for women
was presented and the vote resulted
113 in favor of and IL opposed to the
change. Each of these questions re-
quires a three-fourths majority of the
members of the conference.
Charleston, Kingstree and Orange
burg districts were reported as having
paid every claim in full for every
charge in each district. The remain
ing districts lack only small amounts
of reporting every claim in full. This
is the best financial report in the his
tory of the conference.
The ecclesiastical conference took
short recess so that the legal confer
ence might hold it's annual session.
The class just received into the con-
ference was elected to membership in
theglegal conference.
The ecclesiastical conference re-
sumed business and heard the Rev.
T. N Ivey, D. D., editor of The Chris
tian Advocate. DR.. Ivey made a re-
port Of the condition of that general
organ. Of the church. He made
strong appeal for enlarged subscrip-
ton.
Bishop Darlington announced the
centenary commission: G. E. Ed
wards, D. NJ. Mcleod, Thos. H Tat
um. Leland Moore, j. W. Ivey, w. H.
Muller, J. c. Young. w A. Masse-
beau, S. B. Harper. Mrs. w. T. Wait
and Mrs R. L. Kirkwood, Bishop
Darlington is chairman of this COM
mission.
DR.. Watson B. Duncan nominated
Thomas H. Tatum for lay leader and
he was elected. Jesse G. Furgeson and
F. A. Budden were admitted on trial
into the travelling connection.
The bishop called the question.
"Are all the preachers blameless in
their life and official administration? ?"
Under this question the elders in the
Charleston district submitted their re-
ports.
DR.. John L. Weber, DR.. L. F. Beat |
ty, DR. Henry N. Snyder and DR.. G. !
L. Harvey, pastor of the Orangeburg
Christian { urch, were introduced to
the conference.
Retu ing to the previous question,
the elders in the Kingstree and Ma
rion districts were heard in relation to
their respective tasks and achieve
ments.
DR.. John L. Weber of the army Y.
NJ. c. A. service addressed the con-