Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-08
NE THODIST MEET
OPENS WEDNE SOAY
IN LAURENS, s. {.

LAURENS, S. c., Nov. 6.-The
tenth annual meeting Of the upper
South Carolina conference opened
at the First Methodist church of
Laurense Wednesday morning to
continue through Sunday. This is
the first time that the conference
has been held here since the South
Carolina conference was divided into
two sections ten years ago.
Sessions of the conference proper
began at 80 o'clock, following the
usual custom of administering the
sacrament. Various committees met
here Tuesday to examine the under
graduates in order to be prepared
to make their report at the oren-
ing session.
Historical Society Meets
Last night the historical society of
the conference, an Independent or
sanitation to preserve the historical
records of the church, held its ses-
sion and heard the annual address
by DR.. B. r. Turnipseed, president
of Lander college. His topic was
1.-The Life and Character of Rev.
James Jenkins" one Of the pic
turesque characters of South Caro-
/ lima Methodism.
Each morning of the conference
business sessions will be held. Com
mittees and boards will meet during
the afternoons. The bishop will also
gather with his cabinet during the
latter part of each day. Preaching
services probably will be held during
the afternoons, it is stated, begin
ming at $3.50 o'clock.
The night sessions will be devoted
to anniversaries of the general
boards of the churches, when con-
nectional representatives will make
addresses, according to the program.
Bishop Denny to Preach
Bishop Collins Denny will preach
the annual conference sermon and
ordain the class of deacons and the
class of elders Sunday morning.
On that day ministers of the con-
Iference will occupy pulpits of other
churches, it is said. The conference
is expected to adjourn Sunday after
noon or evening following the read
ing of appointments.
Reports will be heard during the
present session from a representa-
tive of the board or finance regard
ing the status of the church-Wide
movement to raise $10,000,000 en-
dowment fund for Superannuated
preachers. 1t is understood that DR..
Luther E. Todd, of st. Louis, secre
tary of the board of finance, will
present this cause. Other representa-.
tives who will be present include:
DR.. r. II. Bennett, of the board of
education; DR.. Ed F. Cook, of the
Sunday school board, and j. M. Way,
of the board of lay activities.
Appointments will came as the eli
max to the conference session.
While four years is considered the
time limit for the appointment of a
preacher to the same charge under
the latest revision of the discipline
he may reappointed from year to
year by the bishop.
Fourteen ministers in the confer
ence are completing their fourth
term and are subject to removal by
the time limit. The four-year men
are: A. e. Holder, presiding elder,
Anderson district; G. II. Hodges,
Aiken and Williston; M. l.. Carlisle,
Washington Street church, Column
bia; H. B. Hardy, Seneca J. III. II.
Major, presiding elder, Columbia dis
trict; l.. E. Virgins, Board street,
Clinton; o. M. Abney, Memorial
church, Greer; i. f. kllSo, First
church. Laurens; George o. Leonard,
presiding elder, Rock Hill district; S.
J. Mcconnell, Baldwin Mill, Chester;
r. C. Boulware, Chester circuit; B.
NJ. Robinson, Enoree; B. H. Tucker,
Whitney church, Spartanburg.
Other appointees of the confer
ence are: B. r. Turnipseed, presi-
dent of Lander college; r. o. Law
ton, Lander college; L. F.. Beatty,
assistant Sunday school editor, Meth
odist Episcopal church. south; E.
|P. Taylor, agent superannuated
home fund.- J. E. Ellis secretary in
termediate Epworth League; j. C.
Roper, conference secretary of edu-
cation; L. D. Gillespie, conference
Sunday school secretary; A. NJ Ira
wick, professor Wofford college, and
S. T. Creech, president Southern
Home institute.