The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-06
METHODIST
CONFERENCE
APPOINTMENTS
Rev. Wv. Dibble Sue
ceeds Mr.. Daniel at
Trinity and Rev. S.
D. Colyer Comes to
Broad Street Church

/ Marion. Dec. 3.-Sunday has
ibeen a great day for the city Of
marion and surrounding country
for the people were here for mr1es
laround to attend the final sessions
1of the South Carolina Methodist
conference.
Alto O'Clock the conference love
feast was held and was conducted
by the Rev. James G. Stevenson.
For one hour songs and prayers
and testimonies to religious expert
ences made a joyous occasion.
At II O'Clock Bishop Denny
preached a great sermon on "a
i Plea for Divine Mercy" At the
iclose Of the sermon the ordination
service took place The Rev. Will
liam L. Parker and the Rev. Hen
ry D. Shuler were ordained dea-
cons. The Rev. L. D. B. Williams,
the Rev. Samuel E.. Ledbetter, the
Rev. Henry Williams Shealy and
1.-The Rev Roberts and Pinckney
Hucks were ordained elders.
! At I o'clock the afternoon me-
mortal services was held. By ap-
pointment of the bishop, the Rev.
Nv. L. Wait of Florence presided.
! Memoirs were read: OF the Rev.
IJ. L. Stokes, D. D., read by DR..
wv. C. Kirkland; of the Rev. S. B.
Harper, by the Rev. c. c. Derrick;
i6 the Rev. d. II. Everett, read by
the Rev. W. I. Herbert; Of the Rev.
w. A. Massebeau, read by the Rev.
J. H. Graves; Of the Rev. D. D.
Dantzler, read by the Rev. G. P.
Watson; Of the Rev. H. j. Cauth-
en, by the Rev. ]. H. Tanner; Of
Bishop John c. Kilgo, by DR.. Wat
ison B. Duncan.
Two interesting incidents were
brought out during this service.
| One was that Bishop Kilgo was
converted on the spot where the
! beautiful First Methodist church
stands. The second was that the
church was built during the pas.
torate of the Rev S. B. Harper.
1 It was remarkable that memoirs Of
both Of these ministers were read
| in the church this afternoon.
At 1880 O'Clock this evening the
Rev. George T. Harmon Of Florence
preached.
At the conclusion of the evening
Iservice Bishop Denny took the
chair. and called the conference to
order for a short session.
Resolutions of thanks to the peo-
pie of Marion were adopted by a
rising vote.
The Rev. r.. H. Jones was placed
on the conference budget commits
sion,
Bishop Denny addressed the con-
ference and then announced the
appointments. Following are the
appointments:
Charleston district: F. H. Shuler,
presiding elder; Allendale, S. w.
Henry; Appleton. w. r. Cones;
Beaufort, A. D. Belts; Bethel cir
cult, G. T. Rhoad; Black Swamp,
L T. Phillips; Button, ]. F..
Campbell
Charleston: Bethel, c. F. VIM
berly; Hampstead Square, N. D.
| Busbee: Hampton Park, E. G. Coe,
supply: Spring Street, J. H. Dan
| ner; Trinity, F. A. Euddin.
Cottageville: H w. Whitaker:
Dorchester, w. T. Patrick, supply;
Ehrhardt, Hamlin Etheredge; Es-
till, H. E. Ledbetter; Hampton, r.
w. Humphries; Hendersonville, j.
G. Ferguson; Lodge, r.. P. Turner;
Meggetts, G. C. Gardner; Ridge
land, r. P Hucks; Ridgeville. J..
A. Graham; Summerville, L. D. B.
Williams; Walterboro, P. A. Muir
ply; Yemassee, NJ. M. Bird, sup
| ply; Paris Island and marine pas
tor, c. 3. Burns; student Emory
| university, 3. NJ. Bowen; Hampton
Park quarterly conference super
annuates, S. A. Weber, J. w.
Wolling. under suspension.
Florence district: L. L. Beden-
| baugh, presiding elder.
Bennettsville, w. I. Herbert:
Bennettsville circuit, NJ. w. Hook;
Brightsville, ]. a. Campbell; Beth
| lehem circuit, w. O. Henderson;
| Blenheim, ]. K. Inabinet; Cheraw,
! w. 3. Duncan; Chesterfield, L. E.
Peeler.
Darlington: Trinity, Peter Stokes;
Darlington circuit, C. P. Chewing;
East Chesterfield, H. D. Shuler;
Florence. Central, G. T. Harmon;
Hartsville, S. o. Cantey: Jefferson,
! W. v. Jerman, supply; Lamar, c..
NJ. Peeler; Liberty. j. L. Mullinix;
Marlboro. j. B. Prosser; McColl,
w. ]. Snyder; McColl mission, ].
o. Bunch. supply; McBee, r. r.
j Tucker; Patrick, II. w. Shealy;
Pageland, G. L. Ingram; Timmons-
vile and Pisgah, w. r. Phillips;
Timmorisville circuit. D. c. Spires.
Superannuates: T. B. Owen. J. II.
Moore, J. \. Wright, o. \. Roun-
tree, w. l. Wait, A. S. Lesley. w.
w. Williams and G.. R. Whitaker.
Kingstree district c. c. Derrick.
presiding elder; Andrews, e. n.
Beckham; Black River, b. ..
Hughes; Cades. E. r. Johnson;
Cedar Swamp, ]. w. Jones, Cordes-
Vile. w. a. Youngblood. supply.
Georgetown: Duncan Memorial,
w. A. Beckham; West End, j. w.
Elkins.
Greeleyville and Lanes. NJ. F.
Dukes; Hemingway. ]. f. Clark;
Honeyhill, A. c. Corbett, supply;
Iohnsopy;l3a n Ra;ley. Kings