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AEDE VOL LVI NO 96NEWERRY S.C..TUEDAY DECMBE 14. 109 WIOEA WEK.?1.0 AYEA IETRODIST MINISTERS GIVEN APFOINTMENTS 'ONLY TWO CHANGES IN NEW BERRY COUNTY. M. L. Banks Succeeds Dr. Wol ling at Central-Mr. Whittaker Goes to Hickory Grove. The Methodist Confeernee in ses -iou last week at Abbeville, adjourn d yesterday morning and the ap ointments were read. While there were a good many -changes in the appointments, com aratively speaking, there were few. In Newberry county only two hanges: Dr. J. W. Wolling, who has rved Central Church for two years nd who has made many friends in Tewberry, goes to Allendale. He is -ueceeded by M. L. Banks who mes to Newberry from Darlington. j Prosperity Mr. Whittaker has erved the limit of four years and is ransfered to Hickory Grove in the ock Hill Circuit. He is succeeded y S. C. Morris, who comes to Pros perity from Pelzer. The following are the* appoint me:rts: Anderson District. A. J. Cauthen, Presiding EIder. Anderson-St. Johns, P. B. Wells; Orrville, A. B. Hardin; West End nd Toxaway, W. J. Snyder; Antre ville, P. H. Rhodes; Clemson Col leg., M. B. Kelly; Donalds, S. W. enry; Lowndesville, R. W Hum phreys; MoCormick, S. D. Bailey; Mt. Carmel, J. S. Abercrombie; Pel zer, T. D. Jones; Pendleton, J. F. knderson; Star, J. T. Miller; Town vile, C. L. McCain; Walhalla and Seneca, A. E.-Driggers; C. D. Mann, rnumerary; Walhalla District, R. Doyle; Westminster, J. L. Single n; Williamston and Belton, C. C. )ek; Williamston Circuit, Wil MRuff. Charleston District. W. I. Herbert, Presiding Elder. Allendale, J. W. Wolling; Apple J. T. Peeler; Beaufort and Port yal, J. M. Rogers; Bethel Circuit, W. Burgess; Black Swamp, W. W. 'illiams; Charleston City, Bethel rch, W. B. Duncan; Trinity, Pe-' Stokes; Spring Street, J. H. yes; Cumberland, D. W. Keller; Pleasant, H. Etheridge; Cottage e, J. P. Inabinet; Cypress, S. D. ghn; Ehrha.rdt, A. B. Watson; pton, J. R. Copeland; Hender ville. J. H. Montgomery; Ridge , W. S. Goodwin; Southampton, D. Patrick; Summerville, A. C. ndler; Walterboro, H. J. Cauth You'ng ' Island, A. Sassard. ,Cokesbury District. C. Roper, Presiding Elder. bville, Hery Stokks; Butler, P. Way; Cokerbury, P. E. Dib Greenwood, Main Street, J. W ;Greenwood Mills, George Lee; Mrds. D. P. Boyd; Newberry, ral C'hureh, M. L. Banks; New . O'Neall Street and Moliohon, C. Kelly: Newberry Circuit, J. riday; Ninety Six. J. A. Cook; eville. J. M. Lawson: Phoenix, .Inabiinet; Prosperity, S. C. is; Princeton, Foster Speer; a, E. P. Taylor; Verdery, W. iggins: Waterloo, 0. L. Durant,; mire, 0. A. Jeffeoat. W. Daniel, Persiding Elder. Columbia District. -en, J. B. Traywick; Batesburg, Cantey; Bath, C. P. Green; Go a City. Washington St.reet, E. atson; Columbia, Main Street, .Brunson: Columbia. Green~ St.. Holler; Columbia, Granby St.. Bedenbaugh; Brookland, J. W. ;Edgewood, J. H. McLendon; eld, L. D. Gillespie; Fairfield, Spinks; Gilbert, C. A. Norton; teville, A. H. Beeldham; Lang .E. Wayne; Leesville. S. H.; ;Lexington, J. C. Counts; g'on Fork. C. W. Burgess; Augusta. J. L. Stokes; Ridge 3. K. Inabinet ; Swansea. 3. C. ;Wagner, J. E. Taylor; Co aCollege. W. W. Daniel, pres Epworth Orphanage, W. B. ton. Superintenden1t; Pay-n e, G. WV. Walker. President. Florence District. .Kilgo. Presiding Eler. nettsville. R. E. Turnipseed: .vimle P. B. Ingram; Bethlle hem, J. P. Veldon; Cartersville, A. M. Gardner; Cheraw, Marvin Auild; Chesterfield, M. F. Dukes; Clyde, D. H. Everett; Darligto,ii Trinity Church, B. R. Turnipseed; Darling ton, Epworth, S. F. Hook; Darling ton Circuit, J. R. T. Major; East Chesterfield, J. C. Holly; Florence, R. H. Jones; Hartsville, A. T. Dun lap; Jefferson, J. A. Graham; La mar, J. L. Tyler; . Liberty, J. H. Moore; MeColl, G. C. Leonard: Tim monsville, E. W. Mason; Assistant Sunday School Editor, L. F. Beatty. Greenvile District. W. M. Duncan, Presiding Elder. Clinton, J. E. Mahaffey; Easley, IA. H. Best; Fountain Inn, S. T. Blackman; Greycourt, R. M. Du bose; Greenville City, Bruncombe Street, W. A. Massabeau; Greenville, St. Paul, R. L. Holroyd; Greenville, Hampton Avenue. J. R. Walker; Greenville, Sampson and Poe, J. N. Eison; Greenville Circuit, J. F. At taway; Greers, E. T. Hodges; Lau rens, L. P. McGee; Laurnes Circuit, S. T. McCarty: North Pickens, E. L. Thomasson; Picldens Oircuit, J. C. Young; Piedmont, W. B. Justus; South Greer, S. T. Creech; Travel -ers Rest, J. R. Walker; Conference Secretary of Missions, R. L. Hol royd. Kingstree District. W. P. Meadors, Presiding Elder. Cades, E. M. McKissick; Cordes ville, W. T. Bedenbaugh; George town, Duin:can Church, W. H. Hodges; Georgetown, West End, W. H. Murray; Greeleyville, L. E. Peel er; Johnstonville, J. L Mullinax; Jordan, T. W. Godbold; Kingstree, W. A. Fairey; Lake City, W. L. Wait; McClellanvi-lle, W. C. Glea ton; New Zion, E. P. Hutson; Pinop olis, W H. Perry; Rome, T. J. Clyde; Salters, W. T. Patirek; Sam pit, R. E. Bryan:t; South Florence, J. R. Sojourner; Summerville and St. Pauls, E. S. Jones. Marion District. R. E. Stackhouse, Presiding El der. Blenheim, S. J. Bethea; Britton's Neck, J. E. Gasque; Borwnsville, C. M. Peeler; BucksviIle, 0. N. Roun tree; Centenary, W. H. Murphy; Conway, G. E. Edwards; Conway Circuit, E. S. Scoggins; Clio, C. C. Herbert; Dillon, W. C. Kirkland; Gallivants, J. W. Bailey; Latta, J. E. E. Carlisle; Latta Circuit, W. .R. Barnes; Little Rock, W. C. Owen; Loris, T. F. Gibson; Marion, S. B. Harper; Marion Circuit, J. A. Me Graw; Mullins, W. H. Baker; Mul l'ins Circuit, D. J. Guess; North Mul lins, Allan MaeFarland; Waccamaw, S. M. Jones; West Conway, to be supplied; Conference Secretary of Education, W. C. Kirkland. Orangeburg District. C. B. Smith, Pesirding Elder. Bamberg, T. G. Herbert; Barn well; E. A. Wilkes; Branchville, J. T. McFarlan; Cameron, C. E. Peele; Denmark, T. E. Morris; Edisto, G. T. Harmou; Grover, W. L. Gault; Harle vville, H. C. Mouson; Orange burg, St. Pauls, XV. H. Bays; Ora:ige burg circuit, G. W. Davis; Orange, T. L. Belvin; Providence, J. J. Ste ve son; Rowesville, A. R. Phillips; Smoaks, J. E. Rushtun; St. Georges. J. WX. Arial; St. Georges Circuit, J. E. Tavlor. Rock Hill District. T. C. Odell, Presiding Elder. Blackstoek, H. B. Hardy; Chester, D. M. McLeod; Chester Circuit, Dove Tiller; East Lancaster, J. T. White; Fort Mill, T. J. WVhite; Hickory Grove, H. W. Whittaker; Lancaster, M. M. Brabham; Lancaster Circuit, H. L. Singleton; Northi Rock Hill, XW. M. Owi ngs; Richbourg, WV. S. Martin; Rock Hill, St. Johns, H. R. Mills; Rock Hill, Laurel Street, H. B. Carter; Van XWyck, S. B. Bailey; Winnsboro, D. Arthur Phillips; Yorkville, J. H. Thackr; Yorkville Diei,H. C. Meyer; Missionary As isatSecretary, H. B. Brown. .Spartanburg District. M. L~. Carlisle, Presiding Elder. Belmont, B. H. oRbertson; Blaceks burg, G. F. Kirby: ('a:npobello, E. Z. James: ('herokee, XW. H. Thrower; Clifton and Cow Pecs: J1. G. Hug gis; Enoree, D. D. Jones: Gaffney, Beaufort Street. G. P. Watson: Gaff ney:.. Limestone Street, J. H. Rhodes; affney Circuit. T. B. Owens; Jones ifle. XW. H. Arial; Kelton, H. F. Brock; Pacolet Mills. K. F. Jack son; Reederville, J. L. Ray: Sautue. J. H. Manley; Spartanburg, Central, R. S. Truesdale; Spartanburg, Beth el, J. W. Speake; Duncan and Saxon, T. B. Ingram; Glendale, W. H. Polk; City Mission. J. W. Shell; Union, Grace Church, S. A. Donahoe; Un ion, Green St., J. G. Farr; Wood ru ff. G. H. Smith; Wofford College, R. A. Childs, Financial Agent; S. A. Nettle;. Editor' Southern Christian Advocate; President Wofford Col lege, H. N. Snyder. Sumter District. V. T. Duncan, Presiding Elder. Bethany, '0. D. Spires: Bishopville, T. A. Murray; Camden, H. B. Brown; Elloree, J. E. Stricklend; Fort Motte, S. P. Winningham; Heath Spring, A. S. Leslie; Ker shaw, J. H. Noland; Lynchburg, J. S. Beasley; Maniing, F. H. Shuler; Oswego, D. Hucks; Pinewood, T. W. Munii:erlyn; Providence, J. W. Wright; Richland, L. D. Phillins; St. John and Remberts, R. E. Sharp; St. Matthews, J. M. Steadman; Sumter, First Church, M. W. Hook; W. S. Stokes, supernumerary; Sum ter, Broad Street, J. B. Wilson; Wateree, J. V. Davis. Place for Next Session Chosen. Question 45 was ealled, "Where shall the next session of the confer ence be held?" and R. E. Turnip *4d nominated BennetLPsvile, and asked J. T. Everett, layman, to ex tend the invitation. W. B. Duncan nominated Charleston, anid retired for Mr. Everett to talk for Bennetts ville, which he did most eloquently. Mr. W. H. Cogswell, of Charleston, spoke for his city and Bethel church, which asked for the next meeting. He was deeply in earnest. V. C. Dib ble spoke for Trinity church, Char leston, and Capt. Gruber spoke for Spring .Street church, saying a Bap tist brother had insisted on his bringing the Conference to Charles ton. "Does the Baptist brother warnit to immerse us?".was asked by some one. "We will immerse you if neces sary,' said Capt. Gruber, anrd the Conferentce laughed "long and loud. W.P. Meadors spoke for Bennetts ville. The question was called. and the vote stood 112 to 112. The sec retary said he could not vouch for the correctness of the vote. Confu sion followed, and the Rev. R. E. Turni,pseed withdrAw Bennet.tsville, which was not satisfactory, .but after much talk it was ordered that the roll be called, and the secretary pro ceeded, each member answering "Bennettsville'' or "rCharleston'' as he liked. Excitement ran high and everybody was listening, .as the an swers showed, as the call proceeded, that it was close. The result was Charleston 126, Bennettsville 124, and on motion the vote was made unanimous for Charleston amid ap plause. Thae first ballot for lay delegates to the General Conference resulted ?n the election of C. C. Featherstone, G. C. Hodges aud H. P. Williams, withl Capt. Gruber and Messrs. Mur ray. Snyder and Greeg within one to three votes of election. A second bal jut was taken. Division Resolution Presented. The Rev. D. M. McLeod presented a memorial or resolution providing for a committee to form a memorial to the General Conference, asking for a division of the State into two Methodist Conferences to take effect at the session of 1910, this commit tee to form the plan, making the lines and all necessary machnaery for action of the General Conference. Mr. McLeod was given time to tell the reasons for such a division, prominent among which he mention ed the unwieldy size of the body and he difficulty of providing homes for the Conference in the smaller towns, and claimed that a division would ake it possible for the small towns to entertain the Conference and the body knowing its members better. Ele presented a map which makes Broad River the lines across the State following it and the rivers it rurs into from the hills to the sea. Such a division would give 41,010 nembers on the East side, and 44, 858 on the West side with churceh ropertyv to the amount o'f $787,437 (Continued on ne four.) * * THE IDLER. * * I referred ii* my last artiele-I reckon you wuold call it an article anyhow in what appeared in the last issue of The Herald and News over my name-to a character described by Mr. Dickens in his great novel, David Copperfield. I wonder if any of the novel readers of this d.ay ever read any of Mr. Dickets' novels. Well, in my opinion they are a great deal better than a lot of the stuff that is read to-day. But that is none of my business. It has been a long time since I read David Copperfield. Mr. Mieawber had a way, as I raid, of waitng and expecting something to turn up, and like most people who do, .generally the wrong thing turned ,p. But he had a habit also of doing what he termed "fallen back for a spring." On one of these occasions he said to Mr. Copperfield: "You are no stranger to the fact, that there have been periods in my life when it has been requisite that I should pause, until certain unex peeted events should turn up; when it has been necessary 'that I should fall back, before making what I trust I shall not be accused of pre sumption in terming-a spring. The present is one of those momentous stages in the life of man. You find me, fallen back, for a spring, and I have every reason to believe that a vigorous leap will shortly be the re sult.2 -0 Now, I was just wondering if Newberry was "fallen back for a spring", and if she was going to make a leap any time soon after some of -those things which go to make up a liver town than we had just~ now. This is a momentous stage in the life of this town. It de pends on the spring we fall back to make the leap and the momentum we give the leap whether results are ac complished or not. We need to make that leap all together if we are to get resuts from it. Little biekerings and little selfishness must lbe put aside. We must be willing to do soinething for the public weal. This is a good old town, but it has changed wonderfully since I have know ii;. . --- Mrs. Micawber was wiser in this world than Mr. Micawber. On one occasion we find her saying to Mr. Copperfield: "Now I am convirnced, myself, and his I have pointed out -to Mr. Mi eawber several times of late, that things cannot be expected to tu--n up of themselves. We must, in a measure, assist to turn them up. I may be wrong, but I have formed that opinion." I am convinced that Mrs. Mica i er's opiuion was sound from any viepoint. ''Things cannot be ex peted to turn up of themselves,'' is s true to-day as it was when Charles Dickens put these words -in the eouth of Mrs. Micawber. If youj ant anything to happen you must o out and get busy and make it appen. The people who do things in the world are those who go out nd do them and not wait for them o turn up. And that is what I am ~oing to do with The Idler's -park. [ am going to turn up something if I ave to go out and call the poor peo ple together anid ask them to unite earts and hands in this great work. [ don 't mean that we are exactly go hg to call ourselves the poor people, hut I rather mean to say that if I' can 't arouse those who have been signally blessed with the money, which some people are pleased to lesignate the good thing of 'earth, I m going to the laboring man+ and the man of small means and ask them to urnite in one great struggle o get this most desira;ble thing. It ust come and I want it to come I hear that bridge over the South ork of Scott 's ereek is being built md wilil soon beC ready for use. It is needed. Now~ whlen the new admin the railroad in Boundary street, or better still, has a viadact-I believe that is the right name-then we will be it. The railroads should get to gether and build a union depot in Caldwell street at the junction of the two roads and move the passenger station away from the freight depot. Why not do it now. Newberry is big enough for that. I bet there are people in town who object to it. I will give a chromo to any man or wo man who will propose anything that is for the best interest of this com munity that will have the unanimous support of all our people. We are born kickers and we are always on our job, and I defy successful con tradictiont of that statement. -0 Mr. Editor, I see that the Observer has a Cornfed Philosopher. I sin cerely hope that it will eat pure aaize so as not to introduce that new disease-what do you call it?-into Lhis healthy city. You know some people go so far as to hold that pel lagra may lurk in the juice of the corn, .but the fellow who likes it the juice-will I.ikely say pass on the pellagra. Since Mr. Rockefeller has given a million to stamp out the hook worm may be some one will come along a7nd give another million to abolish pellagra. They tell us the house fly must go. That it is the cause of disease. I look for the leg islature to establish a Idepartment of state on -the house fly. That is to investigate it. That is the thing now-investigate. I sometimes won der how the old folks lived at .al. They did not know about all these things and yet some of them lived to a pretty good old age and they never had their appendiv removed and they never heard of pellagra though I blietre it is a pretty old 'disease. And the house fly, why they thought it was here for some wise purpose or it would not have been created. But in this day we are too wise to accept any such simple faith theory. I heard some gentlemen talking the other day. I was not eavesdrop ping either, but I don't think they knew I heard the conversation, but it was not a confidential conversa tiou. They were complaining about a statement pu6blished some time ago in the Columbia State. Now, I don'-t read the State very closely--not that it is not a good 'newspaper but I just don't read it, that is all. And I did not see this statement about which~ they were talking, but as neither one of the editors in New berry has called attention to it 1 think the State should be given an opportuniity to correct the state ment about which these gentlemen were complaining, for L must think the statement was an unintentional error, for while I am told that there are possibly a few citizens in the tow'n of Newberry whom the editor >f the State does not love, still I do aot think he would carry his dislikes to the extent of publishing a state-. nient to the detriment of the entire somm unity, or of withholding from' jublicat ion anything about Newber -y because some of these citizens v-ho have had the misfortune to in ~ur tihe ill-will of the editor figured ni it, or some of their names happen ~d to be mentioned. Oh, no, the ed tor of the State is too hoig a man,too >road and too liberal to do a small hing like thet. At least that ist vhat I would say, but, of course, I ion 't know. But I must get to the >oint I started after. 'These gentle nen cong>laiuned that in a list of ianks or bank capital which wa's >rinted in the State the total capital f the banks of Newberry .was put [own at $36,000. And no correction ias been made of it. Now, I don't Enow whether t'he editor of the State as time or inelination to read such tuff as I write or not, but I thought t was but fair that such a state nen mtit be a muist.ake and oppor unity should be given to correct it. I 1 *:s 1ooking over the statemecuis I >f Ih baks of this cou:ry as prinit .d uih county paper.A un!der the t al for Novemnber 1(1, and there 's a ( C1:N-e )roper bank. doinug a tafe a. :-f:wi. onkingu bus'ins' ,with I m~ caia i All. And the demhits I Li nenrly $201000fi ar!d the lIIr.1s t and discounts about the same. It is the Win. Coleman & Co., bankers, at Whitmire. But all the other banks in t!ie county have a paid in capidl stock and the four in Newberry-the town -have a combined capital of $300, 000. Countimg the barn,.s .t Pros erity, Lttle Mountain an1 Pomatis, the combined capital stoz]: of the banks of the county is $370,000. The Idler. BAPTIST CONVENTION CLOSES Lauerns Chosen as the Place of Next Meeting.-Profitable Meeting. Anderson, December 10.-Special: The State Baptist Convention. com pleted its work for the year at the morning sessiorx here today. Several important committee reports were considered and adopted. The most memorable happening of the day was the resignation of Dr. T. M. Bailey, the venerable secretary of the State mission board, after twenty-four years of service, to become secretary emeritus for life. Richard Carroll, the negro tent evangelist, was intr6 duced to the Convention just before its close, and a special collection ta ken for his work. After devotional exercises and the reading of the minutes of the pro ceeding day the report on temper anee was read by Charles A. Smith and adopted by the Convention. The report was a general commitment td the cause of temperance. Supple-, mnenting the report of R. W. Saund ers offered a resolution committing the Convention to the support of State-wide prohibition. The resolu. tion was adopted, as a matter of aourse, without opposition. L. R. Roper and J. D. Huggins spoke on the report. One of the most important mat ters before the Convention to-day was the consideration of the report )f the several committees appointed ander the Howard L. Jones resol-u tion looking toward a solution of the lifficulties confronting the cause of State missions. The committee on -apportionments :nade the folloWing recommend,ations Eor contributions by the churches of the Convention during the year, end ing November 30, 1910: State mis sion $40,000; home missions $25,000; oreign missionss $42,500; orphan ige $26,000; aged ministers $7,500; rrrent supporet Furman University 7,500; ministerial education 'F-ur nan University $2,500; Theological Seminary $1,800; Bible work, Sun lay-school departmnent, $1,500. To ~al, $154,300. The committee on nomination of ~he executive board nominated the oowing, who were elected on the report of the committee: T. M. Bai ey, W,. T. Derieux, Z. T. Cody, G. A. Wright, W. W. Keys, F. P. Coving :on, F. M. Satterwhite, W. J. Langs :on, Rufus Ford, B. M. Foreman, J. D. Bailey, Howard L. Jones, WV. R. Brown, C. B. Bobo, J. D. Huggins, T. . Lawton, G. Bi. Edwards, J. R. Alten, J. F. Vines, S. J. Watson. Richard Carroll, the negro tent ~vangelist, delighited the Convention .ith :bis earnest and sane- presenta ion of the needs of evangelization imong the negroes. In substantial mdorsemen't a collection of $41.33 was taken on the floor of the Con rention. The balance of $75 needed o ,eomplete the Johnson memnorial1 und was collected. The report of the committee on the roung people's movement was adopt >d. After passing resolutions for rally expressing the appreciation of he Convention of the courtesies hown by the Anderson church and eople and a nu-mber of short miscel aneous addresses from the floor the ionvention formally adjourned at bout 1 p. in., after one of the most aronious and successful sessions a its long history. Laurens was chosen as the place f next meeting and the pastor of he Anderson church, John i. vi.'e, ). D., was appointed the next Con ention preacher. The time was left o be determined jby the exeeative ommittee in order not to conflict ith the meeting of the North L.aru itla Baptist Convention, but will be teld approximately at this time of