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00TSUO1 mil a ATLilTi •AID OH DAY. CAROLINA Vp Squ«n«ly fbr South 1 i he Denoeretlo • ml OMollBe <’ Perty- The (oUowinf U ihe full teirt of the speech of Governor John G*r/ Even*, delivered »t the Cotton Stote* eodln- ternetionel Ex|>o#lthM>, Atleote, Ge. t on November 80th l«i5 • - Mr. Preeldeat, Your Exoelieocy. lA- dlee end Gentlemen of Georfie end my own Fellow Citleen*. To Ml thet we thenk vou for tbieheerty welcome norm cola end Indifferent from e mother to her daughter, for It bee been truly eeld thet Georgle le reelly e deughter of South Cerollne, end she lee deughter Indeed, (Groen.) You mey groen, but yet ehe le not eehemed of nor deughter. (Appleuse.) South Cerollne le proud of her deughter, (eppleuee) end ehe etende here to-dey to beer evidence for whet we did in peet; thet when we nurtured this In fant ; when we protected her from the Indlen end Spenlerd, It wee not In vein we stand here to-day end eey, In deed you do ue proud. ("Applauee end ‘ - Me Ex his Excellency, fit to eey thet net no cheers.) And now, the Governor, hee seen the Governor of South Caroline E ructation for her lovely daughters, y, sir. you don’t know me. (Ap- E leuse.) We have brought here upon ae soil of Georgia 2ttS of the fairest maidens thet God Almighty ever cre ated. (Appleuse.) They are stamped with more purity then he has stamped the Illy; they are stamped with more beauty than he has painted the rose bud, and, sir, when l stand In the pres ence of these holy creatures; when I stand here and contemplate my own miserable self, I can only exclaim. “ How unworthy a creature you are of of these lovely women.” (Ap preciation. one plause.) That is 'my appreciation, goes to Congress that he should Not lack of appreciation ; though pen- there and let hie voloe bwh( *P- slbly tome may say, too great an predation, but it cannot be. South Carolina Is proud of her wo- she is proud of what they have men: done in the past; she Is proud of what they represent in the'present; and she feels safe in what they will accom plish and speak for her in the future. Thin dav han boon set apat t as a day of Thanksgiving by the President of the United States and by the Gov ernors of the separate States in the Union. We have much, fellow oltl- sens, to be thankful for, but South Cerollne and Georgia stamped by their ladlxidualUy oan exclaim without any iegves of hypocrisy or. spirit of the Pharisee, “ We thank thee, oh ! God, we ere not as other people are.” There la a characteristic individu ality of the South Carolinian, that oharaoterlatto Is not so great between the South Carolinian and the Georgian because we are one people, and al though divided by the Savannah, In the words of your own Immortal Grady, “ Thet is more of a bond than a boun dary." (Applause.) We oannot forget, as your Governor has said, you cannot forget, South Carolina cannot forget, that when she waa oppressed; when the heel of the tysant do re heavily upon her, It was tne strong arm of the Georgians that came to her rescue In *76. We thank you for it. Ws thank you for what you have done in the pest and we thank you for giving us this oppor tunity of coming here and showing to the world the superiority of South se end ch Carolina. (Applause and cheers.) Why, the other day 1 saw an inter view from a Yankee General, in which he stated thet the South wes. progress ing; thet the South wes improving, except poor South Ceroilna, and she was still feeling the effects of seces sion. Yes, she feels it; she feels the effects of the tribute she pars to the national government for being whipped; but when she peys it, she pays it with a protest, and when it is stated that she feels the effects of secession it is true; but to-day, fellow oitlsrns, we stand and proclaim as our own Pinckney did, that we still have “ Millions for defense but not n cent for tribute.” tiouth-Carolina pays tribute to no man and no State except that imposed upon her by force of law and of a strong baud; but we pay it, and as we pay It we do not murmur. But the time baa come for the South Caro linian and every Southerner to think for himaelf and to speak for himself and in the halls of Congress let It be known that theee Southern States are In this Union, a part of this Union and by the grace of God wa propose to control thla Union. ,(A voloe. "That's right.") Why should it not be right? (Ap plause.) Was It not right In the past? Wes It not right under the training of your fathers f The training of states manship that you reoeived, the I Wbllt tlM ooatieue to of leek, if possible whilp some South erners are tempted to bow down and worship the golden idols, We are told that “you are fanatics; you do not understand the principles of govern ment,” end unless you allow this syphon to bo introduced into your heart jaad allow them to suck you yodr life blood, they sey, “ That prosperity end true government oan never be obtained.” Sir, it can be obtained, The principles upon which this government was founded oan be perpetuated, but it will never be per- B tueted by tbe Shylock, It will never perpetuated by the beaker, it will never be perpetuated by the menu fapturer, but it will be perpetuated by the pen who own the soil and the men who till the soil; who live under their own vine and Hg tree, who love'the trees as Grady said, who love the forest; who iovojhe hills that stand in their pathway and glorlea la the home he InhablU. (Applause.) These ere the men who glveoirth to patriotism, these are the men who can save this country against corporate wealth that has been am eased and is being amassed in the North; there le no hope for you in the Northeast. It is solid. Their only deelre is to fleece you, and to get the last penny from you they oan. The only hope for you is tbe West. Why do I say so? The South la en agricultural country. South Carolina leads in the manufacture of cotton, it is true; but she is an agricultural State; she realizes that the founda tion of nil wealth is agriculture. Where do you find them ? She must get her friends from those who are the friends of agriculture. Where do you And them ? Only in the West and Southwest, and there is your alllanoe, and let me give warning here to-dav : let me tell the young Southerner wno bould go ", eardrfet- -"jiouaaa* him raise his protest against this ao cumulation of wealth; against the destroyers of this republic, and as his father did in the pact, for the princi ples of good government. Let the F irlnciples of good government fall rom his lips as It did from the Ups of bis forefathers. Let It haver be said that we oan do nothing. We oan do any thing. Don't say we oan do nothing; God never helped such people. God helps him who helps himself. And unless you go there and make this fight and make this protest you oan never hope to win. You will be criti cised If you do, as you see now tbe criticisms of South Carolina and Ben Tillman. (Applause and ofaeers.) Throw it aside, cast it away, because it is simply the true principles Of Democracy ; the true principles which alone can perpetuate and preserve any Qlp that you oipies they Inculcated in you, are they prin- dldate of the Republican pai incumbent upon him to not just as dear as they were before 1865? And, fellow citizens, this Southland will bloom in spite of the remarks of generals, in spite of the remarks of judges hostile to us. It seems now that every presidential can- fican party feels it upon him to hit South Carolina a lick. But fellow citizens, the result is that South Carolina never has to go out of the conflict for re pairs. (Great applause.) Now, fortunately, our works are here to speak for themselves ; we ai'e not a people to herald our virtues before the world; ws ars not a people to pro claim what we are doing. We are not apeople possessed of too much brass. We hav$ always had brains; we have always had integrity ; we have always had statesmen. (Great applause and cheers.) That speaks more and sounds hiuder than tbs beating of cymbals over past triumphs. That is where she stands to-day. She apologizes for nothing' she has done in tbe past; she apologizes for nothing she does in the present. She is to-day the leader of the South 1j in dustrial enterprises. She spends more money la proportion to her wealth than any State in the Union for the education of her children, and we do it without a word. It is not necessary to blow trumoeta*. We stand, fellow citi- sens. In this position, our industrial progress lies in the manufacture cf cotton; ‘n that she comes first; we can 1 not expect to be anything more. That urally. B comes to us naturally. But we stand realizing that grand principle of gov- South Carolina ha erumont that has al ways recognised, that true Democracy dwells only in tbe hearte of the agri culturist. Sir, what concerns as to day is, that what was onoe a solid South is aow dismembered, and we have a solid North confronting us. Whore is Democracy on this Thanks giving Day ? We oan only say, Thank God, ft is no worse. It is bad enough, bat we, follow citizens, cherish Demo cracy ; and today the only Democracy found in thia glorious land is South of Masco and Dixon’s line in the hearts of the agriculturist, who lives under hie own vino and fig tree, and that oIom can nurture patriotism. That ia what oonoerae ue; that is what we of the South have to meet and we It like patriots. We wUl it like patriots. Wears told to theindu divide while the iadastriai entorprieee republic. No republic oan live wit centralisation and concentration of wealth In the hands of the few. No country oan live which starves the great maee of its people. No ooudtry oan live and prosper on the amount money which is seen fit to be dol out to it in a few handfulls by oapi talists. Why, twelve men to-day can bankrupt this nation: twelve men can paralyse this government; twelve men oan today stop the wheels of progress and commerce in this great republic. Shall these things continue? What an object lesson have we bore ? What does this Exposition teach It has opened the eyes of the world to the wealth of the South. It has shown to the North that the South can make her own future. It has Bhown)tb them, indeed, that she is independent. It has shown to them the resouroes that exist here; that live here and are burled here, only to be dug out by the faithful worker who loves his own Southland. (Applaus< South takes agsdn the relinquished only by then and not till then will prosperity and progress be assured and her foun dations strengthened and this country be safe, and the flag of our united country be raised on our National Capitol. (Applause and cheers.) I thank you, sir, again for this hearty welcome to Georgia^ 4- thenk you for the good words said of us and of South Carolina, aud as I said before, we are but one people; we have but one home; we have but one destiny, and, that destiny must be worked out hand in hand and heart in heart by those who love their country, its pros perity and its progress. (Great bp* pieuae and cheers.) >.) When the lead whiol^ she force of arms, THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. A Bit ofOoMip In Regard to Proa- GaBa* peotive Candidate* In thla State. Correspondence Atlanta Constitution. “ The constitutional convention will prove the greatest political graveyard over seen in South Carolina,” is a re mark credited to one of the moat prom inent of the State's politicians. This may prove true, for aqldom has stli * ' * anything stirred the political pot so deeply and caused so many ambitions to rise to the surface. The byplay be tween Governor Evans and Senator Irby for the United States Senatorehip that the next Legislature will have to fill was'an expected focidahi to the convention ana created no surprise. The pot was quietly simmering, but it began to boll violently when the con vention decided to add another mem ber to the Supreme Court. Then the friends of deserving men .began to plume their candidates. Speaker of the House Ira B. Jones most naturally was prominently men tioned, as he had been a candidate for tbe Associate Justiceship now filled by Justice Gary, by whom he had been defeated. The friends of Colonel Rob ert Aldrich, of Baraweii, and he has very many, think him particularly weU allfled for so high a position, and his qu claims are being presented. It was not strange, either, that Hon. George Mower, of Newberry, who has done much to promote peace and unity in the State, and whose abilities as a lawyer had been recognized by the ad- ministratiou, so much so that he had been retained to aid the attorney gen eral in legal matters of greatest mo ment to the State. Nor was it unnat ural that Hon. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, should also be mentioned. He has been recognized as one of the lead ing lawyers of the State, and in the convention he has made a bright rec ord. Circuit Judge Earle, who, though he opposed Senator Tillman for the governorship, had his eminent abili ties so far recognised by the reformers as to be elected to the circuit bench by them. Other candidates will probably appear later, but as can be seen the next legislature will not have difficulty In finding good material on which to lay the judicial ermine. But the gossip did not stop there. Should Judge Earle be elevated to the Supreme Bench, M». Hay ns worth's claims to the Circuit Beach would be tedesa fit successor to Judge la. Solicitor Bellinger, of Bern- well, was mentioned as the possible suoocssor to Judge Jamee Aldrich, the 1 and of whose term ia near at hand. And Mr. Braaieale, of Andeieoa, would Mr. Haynasrorth to have a walk over for Judge i utter 1 ! elevation. place It ie said that ex-Ooagreeei George Johnstoae will give Congress- man Latimer aoother tussle for his place, and that Senator McCalla, of Abbeville, will join in tbe fight. Mr. W. B. Wilson, of Rook Kill, it is •aid, would like to suooeed man Strait and Mr. Floyd, of ( Kershaw, feels the eame way. Mr. H. C. Patton, yof Richland, will be urged by hie friends to attempt to .suooeed Congressman Stanyarne Wil son, and Mr. von Kolnitz will aek Con gressman Elliott why a Charleston man should not represent that district. And it is said Congressman MoL&u- rln will have to lead W. D. Evans, of Marlboro; H. C. Burn, of Darlington ; J. E. Ellerbe, of Marion, and Jeremiah Smith, of Horry, a race if he succeeds himself next time. The rumor goes that Mr. Frank Gar^ le slated to succeed Speaker Ira Jones If that gentleman is made Aasq-* date Justice and Mr. Prince, of Ander son, will try conclusions With Solicitor Ansel. So it oan be seen that constitution making was not the only thing in the minds of the delegates, but plans were laid which may or may not “gang a’glee."' THE NOBLE OLD ROMAN. EX-SENATOR ALLEN O. THURMAN. Peaceful Cloee of a Long. Userai and Honorable Career. Ex-Senator Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, died on the 12th Inst, at his home in Columbus. He had been In fairly good health for one of his age, since bis recovery from injuries le- oelved in falling a month ago, and he was sitting in bis library when he became suddenly ill and a' physician called. He soon became was caned, ue soon became uncon- ._ w i j j ... . never raBledr On fall ifT birthday, November 13, he was able to dictate a letter to the Thurman Club in reply to resolutions of sympathy on •eeouttt of fals fall j and -tbiswashir last publio utterance. Alien Cranberry Thurman, for years one of the most popular leaders of the Democratic party, was born in Lynch burg, Va., in November, 1813, and Was the son of Rev. Pleasant Thurman, a minister of the Methodist Churoh. His parents removed to Chlllicbthe, O., and he made that place his home until he settled in Columbus in 1853, where be has since resided. His education was received at the scad emy I**- Chillioothe and from his mother. He was private secretory of Govei-nor Lucas ; studied law with his uncle, Governor William Allan; was admitted to the bar in 1835 and in the course of a few years he had a large ( iractice. He was elected to Congress n 1844, but declined a renomination and continued in tbe practice of his profession. In 1851 he was elected to the bench of the Supreme Court of the State, serving as Chief Justice, tp tfae expiration of his term he refusefia teoomination. In 1887 he the choice of his party for Governor or Ohio, but was defeated by Ik&R- Hayes. Mr. Thurman was electee to the United States Senate to succeed Mr. Wade and took his seat in 1889. From the first he was recognized as tha leader of the Democratic minor ity.' He was a member of the Judici ary Committee and when his oarty came in power in the Forty-sixth Congress he was chosen chairman, and was also made President pro tempore of the Senate. He was re-elected for a second term in 1874, closing his Senatorial career of twelve years in 1881. In the Democratic national con vention of 1876 Mr. Thurman received some votes as the Presidential candi date. In 1880 the first ballot gave him tbe entire vote of the Ohio delegation with considerable support from other States. In 1884 he was a delegate-at- large to the national Democratic con vention ; was again put in nomination for the Presidency and stood next to Cleveland and Bayard on the first bal- years latei lot. In the Democratic oonvention of Cleveland 1888 he was nominated for the Vice Presidency by acclamation. He was the author of the Thurman Act relat ing to the Pacific railroads and took an important part in national legisla tion. He commanded always the re spect of his political opponents, be cause of his sterling integrity ot character. IN OONUKESS AND ON THE BENCH. In 1844, against his protest, he was nominated for Congress and was elected after a quiet canvass, in which there was nothing on his side hut his wise and homely speeches, reversing an adverse majority by over six hun ded votes. He was put on the judi ciary committee of the House and soon became distinguished as a grext law yer. He declined re-election at tbe close of fa's term and retired, as he thought, to private life for good and all. But in 1851, when the new con stitution of Ohio was adopted, he was pressed into the race for a supreme court judgeship and was elected, lead ing. his ticket by over two thousand votes. He sat upon the bench for four years, the last two years serving as ohief justice. In 1887, after a season of rest, he was put forward as the Democratic can didate for governor, General Ruther ford B. Hayes leading the Republican hosts. There was no chance for a Democratic victory, the Republican majority the year before having been 43,0p0. Under Judge Thurman's sledge hammer blows, however, this enor mous majority was beaten down to a trifle less than 3,000 and the Legisla ture was captured by a decisive majori ty, insuring tbe defeat of Ben Wade. Judge Thurman was elected in Mr. 'Wade’s stead and took his seat in the Senate in 1889. Here he served two Jull terms, from 1869 to 1881. In his "Twenty Years of Congress” Mr. Blaine says of Mr. Thurman, that “his rank in the Senate was eiiteblished from the 4fcy he took his seat and was never lowered during the period of his service. .His retirement from the Senate was a serious loss to hjs party —a loss, indeed to the body. He left behind him the respect of all with whom he had been associated during fstolsiA ** his twelve years ofiionerable service THAT RED BANDANNA. The red bandanna, which fluttered into such significant prominence im mediately after his nominotion to the vice-presidency, was waved triumph antly in the United States Senate chamber from 1889 to 1881, and during those years in which Mr. Thurman the representative of Ohio. From the breast pocket of his coat there might always be seen the protruding corner of a red silk handkerchief, know* throughout the South and Southwest as a “ bandanna." and popu lar in that era with snuff takers. Mr. Tburmaa always avoided ostentation in his mode of liviag, and thought more of quiet comfort than of ihow. It was well known that for many there was little lore lost between rieads of Judge Thurman of ex-Senator Henry B Payue. A the feud’s I IBarter of aoentury after noeptlod U wrecked tbe political ambition an Amerl citizen can entertain. In 1867 Henry B. Payne 'Was a candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor. The oonvention met m Columbus and Allan G. Thurman, than fresh from the supreme bench of Ohio, where be bad served four years with great dis tinction, had a friend in whose oan- didaqy for treasurer he wee much in terested. There Was some sharp com petition for the honors. Home of Mr. Payne’s lieutenants without his knowl edge promised Judge Thurman the support of the Peyne force* for bis friends in return for tbe votes he coq- the oonvention. At least the understanding of the contingent. Mr, Payne was and captured the nbmioa- handsome margin, but the .candidate for treasurer failed at the last moment to receive the promised support of the Payne following and was defeated. It is said that Mr. Payne was not aware of the tbe trick that had been played upon Mr. Thurman. However that mav be, " the Old Roman,” not inolined to trolled in that was Thurman successful tion< by a Thurman mince words about it. After the oonvention Mr. Payne went to the Neil House for dinner, accom panied by some friends, and in a jovial mood opened wine in celebration of the success of the man from the Reserve. Presently Mr. Thurman and a few friends came in and took the adjoining table. Mr. Payne called the waiter and bade him carry a bottle of wine to Judge Thurman. In a moment the wine came back with the gruff mes sage that Mr., Thurman did not care for anv of Mr. Payne’s wine. In those days the ex-Senator was in his p-ime, and few smoother politicians lived in Ohio than Henry B. Payne. In evi dent surprise at the refusal of Judge Thurman, Mr. Payne rose from his mr Angeles Conference. A. J. Cauthen, jr., Cx H. Clyde, J. T . . . . | _ in Grout, J. C. Spaun, J. C. Thacker and I tiust you and. jour friends wH ..w. C.-Wlnn-were ^eleetei to the eWer- whlch the judge was the central fig ure, carrying a bottle of wine with him. dtlnk a bottle of wine with me, Judge,” be said,« urbanely. “ Drink to my suc cess and the victory of the Democratic pUfU’,” ' " I do not want any of your wine, sir,” exclaimed the judge. I told that blanked waiter to say as much to you, sir, a moment ago,” and the irate supporter of tbe defeated candidate turned his back abruptly on the dapper little attorney from Cleveland. PAYNE GOT HIS REVENUE. Mr. Payne was greatly offended fay the public" insult, and is said never to have forgotten it. Judge Thurman, on the other hand, hated double deal ing with all of his intense nature, and having, as he believed been grossly deceived once, was not quick to yield bis confidence again. Tbe quarrel thus begun always kept these two emi nent Ohio Demacrats apart. In 1880 Allen G. Thurman was. a candidate for the presideotai nomina tion before the Cincinnati|oonventfton Had hs received the unflinchibg sup port of the Ohio delegation he would very likely have been the nominee. On the first ballot the delegation was solid for him. Then it broke, and tbe chances of Thurman's nomination were irreparably ruined. The leading in fluence behind that b^eak was Henry B. Payne. It was Northern Ohio where the Payne influence was su preme, that led the break and was strongest in the claim which stamped ed the convention away from Thur man. As Ohio fas an October state at that time and practically certain to S o for Garfield, the result would be isastrous to - the Democratic cause. That argument defeated Thurman and nominated Hancock, and tbe words spoken in season by certain Ohioans made the claim effective. The day Haucock was nominated the revenge of Mr. Payne was complete. A feud of more than twenty years’ standing had prevented Ohio from having presidents! candidate on the Demo cratic ticket in that generation. Three ears later the astute politician from Henry B. Payne succeeded George H. Pendleton in the United States Senate. CLEVELAND AND THURMAN. Cleveland and Thurman had never met up to the election of 1884, although Thurman was a delegate to tbe conven tion which made Cleveland the nomi They met after tbe inauguration, nee. and at once developed a great friend- METHODIST CONFERENCE. THE ORRAT GATHERING HOCK HILL. AT Blsbop Galloway in tbe Chair—A Year of Gracious Results from Arduous Labors—Au aggressive and Progressive Denomination. The one hundred and tenth session of the South Carolina Conference of tbe > Methodist Episcopal Church, South, convened in the Methodist Church in Rock Hill Wednesday morn ing, December 4, Bishop C. B. Gallo way in the chair. After the adminis tration of the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper and the calling of the Con ference roll, the following gentlemen were elected secretaries of the Con ference : - E. C. Watson, recording secretary, and W. L. Wait, asaistanfe* Dr. S. Lander, statistical secretory, and Revs. T. C. Llgon, S. H. Zimmer man and A, J. Cauthen Jr., assistants. Committees were appointed on pub- lie worships, Bible cause, Conference relations, books and periodicals, dis trict conference, journals, minutes, temperance and memoirs. Rev. J. D. Barbee, agent of the Pub lishing House of the Methodist Episco pal Church, South; - Rev. T. J. Gaddis, calporteur of the North Carolina Con ference ; the Rev. T. H. Law, agent of the American Bible Society ; Rev. A. Sprunt, pastor of the Rock Hill Pres byterian Church ; and the Rev. H. R. Moseley, pastor of the Baptist Church in Rock Hill, were introduced to the Conference. Communications from the Mission ary, Church Extension and Sunday School Boards were received and re- ferrejl to their respective committees. A communication was received also from the Publishing House and re ferred to tbe committee on books and periodicals. Rev. Andrew V. Harbin was received trial- and—trangferrM tb "nTtPLos A. N. Brunson, ~ ' D. shi W. A. Pitts, George C. Leonard, John D. Rickart, Felix S. Hook, F. H. Shuler, J. F. Way and W. J. Schneider were elected local deacons. Rev. B.R. Brown, S. S. Blanchard and J. B. Holley tendered their minis terial credentials and withdrew from the Methodist Church. The second day's session of the South Carolina Conference ^opened with re ligious worship conducted by Rev. S- AiWeber. „ / l , ., .. -' i,,,* A report from the board of man agers of the Epwortb Orphanage was presented to the Conference through Rev. A. J. Stokes, chairman of the board. Tbe report showed tbe value of the Orphanage property located in Columbia to be $15,00Q. The board recommended tbe election of fifteen managers, of this important enter prise. Resolutions' bearing upon the Orphanage were offered by Rev. G. T. Harmon, and on motion of Rev. S. A. Weber a consideration of the report and of Qhe resolutions was made the order ofUhe day to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. A communication from the president of the Winthrop College and Training School was presented to the Confer ence. inviting the members to visit the College in a body on Saturday afternoon. The invitation was unani mously accepted by the Conference. In the examination of the character reaay wivn ■ woewous speeca wnen ms called. After rendering his name was report he snM; “Bishop, it'had been left to n vote who should pretide over this confersnoe, yon would have been elected. Voice: (That'e ao.) I am glad myself that you are here. You have been around the world, Bishop, but you have never been to Hartoville. (Laughter.) I’ve been there. But I hope we’ll get you there to dedicate our new church. “ Bishop, I have suffered this year; physically, mentally and—financially. (Laughter.) TWelve months ago this very hour both bonce of my left leg were broken, and for six months I was confined to the house. I wee troubled ment|dly by a circus held right by me. Bishop : “ You held the circus ?’•’ (Laughter.) “Oh, no, sir, they held the circus. One friend rode up and said : • Well. I’ll go over and see them fix up the tents., I supppse you will be along directly.’ (Laughter.) Of course I.dio not ge, and Bishop, thatolrotis accounts for my financial suffering. Now, Bishop. I suppose you want to know what ail this means. It means simply this! When it goes well with you (and I hope it U going well with you) remember your friend.” (Much laughter.) The Bishop said. ..very emphatically: “ Brother Dagnall’p character passes, (great laughter) and I will say to him that I never felt better in my life." The third day’s iproceedings of tbe Conference were opened with devo tional exercises conducted by Rev. G. W. Walker, D. D., president of Paine Institute. Augusta, Ga. The Conference had a lively session to-day, and the great crowds that over flowed the Methodist Church were in tensely interested in the proceedings. After the minutes were approved the Conference proceeded to the consider- atlon pfthe report, o(. ,tke^ board-ual managers of the Epworth Orphanage. A spirited war was sprung on a sub stitute offered by G. T. Harmon, pro viding for a new board of managers, e be-aemiaoted by the faoard of catrca- ion. The sulwtitute was finally rejected and the original report was dopted. After this another debate was sprung in the matter of requiring more rigid examinations of the undergradu ates of the Conference and the neces sary collegiate preparation to equip them for the work of the ministry. A resolution requiring written examani- tions was finally adopted. A class of young men waa admitted into lull membership after having been on trial two years. Bishop Galloway propounded the usual disciplinary questions and addressed the class at length. His words were eloquent and thrilling, and this address of the distinguished divine has made a de cidedly favorable impression on era and official administration of tbe reachers, the character of Rev. B. O. rry was arrested, and a committee of trial w aa appointed to investigate the charge made against him. A report of the Columbia Female College was presented by Rev. John A. Rice, D. D., which set forth the institution as in a flourishing condition. Rev. George W. Walker presented the claims of the Paine Institute (col ored), located in Augusta, Ga., th6 property of the C. M. E. Church, and under tbe care of the Methodist Epis copal Church, South. Bishop Galloway said that he could not let the report go by without mak ing some remarks. He had been in many mission stations where the nrts- sionasfos' nearest Engllsh-speakin neighbor was 100 miles away, an while he hoaJfod them for their heroism, be wAttd come back home and take ofl his hat to George Wil liams Walker, who had so herocially S devoted himself to the uplifting of the colored )ole of the South. His re- Oi too _ __ __ _ _ . ed the!crown on the brow L go into tne 'cabinet. Regard ing this he said : "Alter the election the press and my friends seemed to agree that I should become Secretory of State, and the matter was brought before Mr. Cleveland. For my part, although I said nothing, I had determined to de cline. I felt too old fov active service. But I didn’t have to decline. Some of my other good friends in Ohio preju diced’the preaident against me, and my closest personal friend in the Sen ate, Tom Bayard, was chosen.” sarcasm in the Old There was man's voice as he referred to the "friends” who had abused him ‘ to Cleveland, had insisted that Thurman was in his dotage, had even charged that he was addicted to drink, and circulated all manner of evil report about him. " But time went on,” said Judge Thurman, “ and I met the President when I was counsel for the govern ment in the telephone cases. Perhaps, I too, had been prejudiced against Cleveland by the reports of him which had been brpught to my ears by bis enemies. Suffice it to say that we be came the best of friends, and I learned to admire him more than any public man I,have ever met. His friends and other eminent men in the nation in sisted in”’1888 that I should be the nomidree for vice-president. I did not want the honor. I preferred to stay here at home, but they made me prom ise to say nothing and not' to say ‘ no ’ if nominated. So they nominated the ticket, and then in November~we were beaten. Oh. it was a shame to beat burning shame that a brave, rover Cleveland should us :—a ourmng good man like Gi be defeated.” ' ; In Novtomber, 1844, Judge Thurman married Mary, daughter of Mr. Walter Dun. of Fayette county, Kentucky. She Was reared in Chiilicothe, and she and her husband were schoolmates from childhood. Mrs. Thurman was always noted as a most admirable wo- devoted to her home, her hus band and her children. —President Childs, of the Columbia, Newberry.and Laurens Railroad, has secured the right from Receiver A. C. Haskell to run trains over the traek of the Newberry, Laurens and Columbia RallrosMi between Clinton and Laurens. It is expected a through train between Charleston, Columbia and Laurens will be run. —Hold in grateful remembrance thflw~Wbo have done you a good torn : try to forget those who have done you wrong of Brother Walker, who has gone forward in the discharge of what he has conscientiously believed to be his duty, ahd that is the face of much op position and some very unkind criti cism. Dr. J. D. Barbee agent of tbe Pub lishing House, delivered a short speech to the Conference, setting forth the prosperity of the establishment which hd represented. The house has made a profit of nearly 7 per cent, this year on the whole capital, of which only a mall part is available cash capital. _ , pt he profit this year amounted to 145,- 000 of which $20,000 is appfied to the wornout preachers of the whole church. In mentioning some books, he recom mended Bishop Galloway's ‘Cirtuit of the Globe/ and said that the great need of the church was a missionary conscience, and that could only be gen erated b/ missionary intelligence. The following were announced as the committee of trial iu the case of B. O. Berry : D. D. Dantzler. R R. Dagnall, i>. M. Boyd, J. C. Young, S. J. Bethea, and B. M. Grier. Rev. T. H. Law, agent of the Ameri can'Bible Society, presented the Bible cause to the Conference. Rev. S. Lander, D. D., president of the Williamston. Female College, made some statements concerning his work A gracioue revival of religion was ex perienced during the year, in which every boarding pupil was happily con verted to God. Rev. C. B. Smith, financial agent of Wofford College, reported that he had not pressed collections, but had been working for students. The college has the larges^ attendance in its whole .history. The committee on conference rela tions submitted its report through O. A. Darby, chairman. The Bishop theq resigned the chair to Rev. A. J. Stokes, president of the legal conference. The • board of mana gers submitted its report through W. M. Duncnn, secretary. - The name of L- W. Johnson was re erred to the committee on obofor- ence relations for superannuation. The names of P. F- Kistier, H. M. Mood and C. H. Pritchard were added to the long roll of preachers who had outlived their strength and activity for the heavy duties of the itinerant mlnlstery. The first ef these three honorable ministers closes his fiftieth year in the Methodist itinemhey at thia session of the Conference; the second his fifty-third year, and the third his fifty-fourth year. R A. Few, R E. Mood. W. A. Mas- sebeau and Peter Stokes were elected to fine non’a orders. •As usual Rev. R R Dagnall Conference and community. A class of nine preachers was ad mitted on trial. J. G. Beckwith, A. V. Harbin, C. C. Herbert, L. L. Inabnett, George C. Leonard, B. M. Robertson, Henry Stokes, W. B. Verdin and J Way. F T. G. Herbert, Jr., R. A. Few, Peter Stokes, It. E. Mood anl W, A. M«- bau were admitted into full connec tion. Tlic night services are held in the this First Presbyterian Church, be cause the auditorium is so much larger than that of the Methodist Churtb. Fully 1,008 were present last night to hear Bishop Galloway's ad dress on the subject of missions. - The reports of the seoj-etary and of the woman’s foreign * missionary society were first submitted. The-tirst report was read by Rev. J. W. Daniel. Tbe report was. favorable to tbe va rious missionary bharges. The treas urer urged early colteeHons. \ The Bishop then spokbsfor an hour and a quarter. The address was vigorous, eloquent and thoughtful, and at times the speaker soared to the very heights of sublimit, Rev. J. C. Spann, of located at his own requ trouble is the reason foi 'Bis pbysiclan ordered" from preaching. The committee of trial appointed in the case of B. O. Berry reported that the charge and specifications of im morality were sustained and the pen alty of expulsion from the ministry tor j eway, was A throat is location ; s' cessation itv id and the churph was pronounced upon him. ed. His credentials were surrender- ipoi der The session to-day was characterize! by some strong debating. The first fight ynu precipitated by the special order of the day—tne report of the board of managers ot the Epworth Or phanage. This report reviewed the work of the past year, relating facts already in the possession of the public iding an Increase in the and recommending board oL managers from 7 to 15—8 preachers and 7 tfiymen—these mana gers to act as -trustees, to elect the superintendent and other- necessary officers, and to be elected quadren nially. Rev. G. T. Harmon offered as a sub stitute that a board of 13 trustees be nominated by the board of education, and that these trustees have the power above indicated, and that no member of any bth(er board of trustees be eligi bie to membership. He supported his substitute in a strong speech. Rev. C. W: Creighton took the floor in favor of the original report, and in vigorous language proceeded to lay out the argument of Brother Harmon. Rev. S. P. H. Elwell and S. D. Vaughan also opposed the substitute. On mo tion the substitute was laid on the table and the original report was adopted Col. Coleman made a few remarks concerning the Orphanag:e and its fu ture. He wanted no friction, but ut most harmony. He thought the way to create interest in anything was to pray for it, to work for it and to give to it. Following this was another special order consisting of a series of resolu tions touching the work of the exam ining ,committee. They were all de feated save the one, hereafter requir ing written examinations. This de bate became very general, seven or eight participating in the conflict. Tt ~ ' he Conference refused to receive Rev. J. L. Mullinax on trial, but gave his presiding elder permission to use him as a supply. The report of the trustees of the Columbia Female College was read and adopted. The fourth day’s proceeding were unusually interesting, and at an early hour standing room was at a premium. Large numbers stood for hours listen ing to the interesting debates on various matters. Rev. J. W. Humbert led the devo tional exercises. The minutes of yesterday's session were confirmed. The joint board of finance submitted report No. 1. Nearly $10,000 were dis tributed to the superannuated preach ers and widows and orphans of de ceased preachers throughout this con ference. Abbeville was ehooen as the next place of meeting. The vote in favor of that point waa ao large that the toft places inviting the oonfe t with than were not pat On motloa of Rev. W. L 1 bert the vote for Abbeville was made unanimous. Florence, Columbia and Marion were the other places from which Invitations ware extended. Rev. L. F. Beaty, of Nashville. Ten nessee, assistant editor of the Sunday school literature of the M. E. Cbruoh, South, spoke to tbe report of the Sun day school board. Etev. J. W. Neeley was granted a supernumerary relation. Tho event of the day was Bishop GSllaway’s collection for the ohuron now building in Key West for a Cuban colony. Never was a more hilarious collection taken in this conference. The dollars fairly, rained down upon the table until 122 of them were placed there. A great fight was precipitated by the report on education, recommend ing the appointment of an agent for the Colombia Female College. After strong speeches bv Major Duncan for and the Rev. J. W. Daniel against the recommendation it waa defeated. Then an amendment waa offered, ask ing for an appropriation of $3,000 for the college. Rev. C. B. Smith opposed and Dr. Clifton supported the amend ment. The debate became then general. The amendment was lost, and the report then adopted. The reports on Sunday schools, tem perance and churoh entenslon were submitted and adopted. The reception at Winthrop was a most deligntful occa-Ton. /^resident Johnson, President Craighead and the Bishop made short addresses. Ex quisite music, both instrumental and vocal, was rendered by members of the faculty and then,the guests were invited into the library where a deli cious luncheon was served by the fair hands of Winthrop's beautiful girls. After which the guests were shown through the entire ouildi ling. MemoHal'seTvicee'wereheldtd: commemorative of thoee pn who have died during the year. Rev. G. H. Waddell has been elected superintendent of the Orphanage. He served tbe Camden charge tbe past year. He is a young man of fins bus! nesswmd spiritual power, doubrbf the institution’s his management. There is no success under —Prof. Garner writes from Africa that he is busy at work interviewing the chimpanzees and expects to return to America early in ’98. Primitive Africa impresses him as a wonderful problem. Some of his thoughts about R run thus; " Here are iound the largest monkeys and the smallest men. The chimpanzees have musical instru ments around which they hold a danoe, while there are tribes of savages so low and brutal as never to have in vented a musical instru m ^ D L Monkey tribes, gorilla tribes and chimpanzee tribes are organized. They have leaders and governors. They ssem to have a rude system of government of the forest." Heart Disease Cured By Dr. Miles’ Heart Care. 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