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Martin and Woodward were ap- t pointed by request in the place of t Revs. Traywipk and Wannamaker..f p communio tion was read by the , secretary from the Board of t Missions, which was promptly re- I ferred tp' ho cornittee og~ ias 6 ni the fbrty-send' r 'a" , n1nual'rlep)ort. A 'esolutin as ffered 'that the bequest of Mrs.. S. J. Watson, t of Anderson, of $1,000 to the Mission Board be accepted b.y the eConference, and that the, amount. be collected from the administra tor. A ddnmunication'from the pub- ] lishing house at 'Nashville was read, from which we cull the fol "lowing ixtresting facts:: - 'rotal morcandise sales. .. 114,590.66 Total Advocate subscriptions... 33,213.88 Totql Advocate advertisements. 4,893.13. Total 'unday-School peiod ical subscritions............ 80,100.54 1 T - 'Total SundpySehogl periodical, ad Prtisements............ . 936.72 Subscriptions to lteview........ 2,767.08 Job w .. .. $,.i t 0 R., Increase hi receipts over lst year................... .... 40,u99.86 ] Net results........... ......... 53,;M9.20 A, somnrun'catiqn on, Wofford College eas irfei'rdd toi the bom ] mittee on education without read fing., A memorhlfrom the-Chakleston district conceriing the publication flhe 1Yinutos, th1e ob edt' beig to seour e,, more specifl-.reports, from the chure es of each district, 1 was referred the committee on niinutes The Bishop had to usehis gavel 1 constantly to stop- talkin%. h S Question *,' at traveling preachers are Elders ?'t was next 1 taken up. The kepdrts'i'd char- Y actor of al bein .fav9rpble. khe fol'lowe},e a eoted:. Win..B,i Baker, Marion Dargan,!Whiteford M. Duncan, Wm: 0. Gleaton, John S. Madison Gebre . Waddell, Jamiqa0.:Young,i. - .2 n The Secretary read a. telegram fro nBishoyp .Hedi ~4~: Kpbsas City M No., 'ini '*hi~1 the Denver Conferenice to South ,~. ~ Carolina. The Conference i-e- ' I k~.,'! ceived Mr. Betts. ~,$'Nessy.T. S. Riddle,an, CI . ~ ~ ~s46r, wee substituted in. pla,e of W. J. Banns and1 W..3. 4Monb goeyon. the: *eg3i)ittet~ on Coference Journalso The latter gentleeln weve not present. The next questioW.was 4, 'Who are admitted, into' full aconnee~ The reprs pn, the iolkAdhng S al b4i1 k'rable they were re ~ ,e~rd by'the Conference : Al >heus' -W Attaway, Marcus L.I 1arlile ' Ohap. W. Creighton, L. Jurtin, 'John A. ioe. The netV question No., 7 "Who. kre the deacons of one year?" wag aken up. ' As in all other cases ,eports of the work done were nade and a vote was 'taken by the )orfer e1 oe. -The following were favorably sonsidered:and-continued: J. . ider-son,'A. M11 Attaway, Lu aius S: 'Bellinger, Duncan A. 34lhon, Wlpter L Herbert, Thos. 3Ligon, Edward E. Loyless. During 'the consideratioii of hese gentlenen, .the Bishop re ired for a time .and called Dr. roies ,o the chair. The members of the difi.rent oiniitteeS wgr advisel as to the ine of their meetings, and re itsted to be present. Coiiference, then, at 11.55. took recess of five nminutes, prepara qry to divine worship. Before djournment, however, Mr. Wat on announced preachin at the )per4 .r 4:1 in he ift oon aW e th nd at ' - M. by v!'t. D. At 1N o'clo tle Conferece after wi lmation of he Presid rt nihie lhty s ThanksgiYigwvas read by Rev. T19eapo noaed the' pening hymn 214, after the sing ng of which Dr.' E.'J. Meynardie ed in ; raer. The 1ishop then read the 186th ?salm -and 10th chapter of $t. d:atthew as the lessons of the lay. Thb 644th hymn was then ung,, Br. Meynardie lining out he hymn. The Bishop took his ext---29th dd31st verses, 10th haptar of" Matthew. The Bishop said that in this >assage we have proof of the )rovidence of God; how that ven in the very smallest of our laily acts cur Heavenly Father as the directing hand. God takes rate ;of us : in everything IAis > vidence and power are. every viere manifest. The above is the general scope f the ,Bishop's. remarks. It is he veriest . synopsis that gives )ut a faint idea of the eloquence ud effectiveness of the sermon. ?oi.over an' ho r the Bishop held' is audience spell-bound, as was Attested by the tears in %the eyes of eo+ au7dien'e., A S,uiou letionof the bishap's e customers ymn was effectively en u' and the Bishop pro tounced he benediction. The C nferenee then adjourned or the d y. Arrangements have been made vhereb . the mengbers . of the Jonfer. eedn eiid off aide. :eive theit inail promptly at the )jpdir~ Ho Be'n th~e"itsg46w mall box ~as been provided vhere ii#tb 'ca conveiulently >lace their lett6rs for mail, anid very morning o of the mom ers .will' be ':at tl e door and dis ribute.apiy znails to the.members, hat may be received. It :should:have been, stated:pre.. riously that on Wednesday night here was a sropreached by mient of fhe Tpord'~ Eiipper icele itistinmatedi that there was ao less than seven hundred peo ple it the.' house, many of' th~em The usual divine sevice pro ceded the sermon and the saora nent, which were of course quite impressive. After all' the communicants had piltaken of the Supper, the bene dietion was pronounced and the assemblage dispersed. 'The Conference, under the lead. ership of the Bishop, has made astounding progress during the two days' session, every, phase of its business being dispatched with order and promptness. THE NEWS AND HEuAL takes this eccasion. of thanking the secretary, Rev. H. F. Chreitaberg, and his essistant, Rev.,J. C. Kilgo, for 'valuable aid in giving the paper proper facilities for report ng;the Conference. 'All the arrangements for the comfort of the Conference and spectators have been admirably perfected by the reception.com mittee and Manager Boag, of the Opera House, so that there is no break or confusion in the matter of seats. 'At' the evening session there was'a large congregation present. Rev. Jno. Attaway led in prayer, and after the singing of a hymn and prayer by Rev. Thos. Leitch; he announced his text, which was taken from the 19th chapter and 2nd verse of the Acts : "Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed ?" Het spoke with great fervor and eloquence. His ad dress stirred the congregation to its highest pitch. After prayer, the singing of a hymn, and the pronouncing of the benediction, the congregation was dismissed. d At the night meeting, at the Opera House, Rev. R. D. Smart preached to a large and apprecia tive audiance. He text was from Revelations, 2nd chapter, and the latter part-of the 17th verse: "To him that overcometh will . give a white stone, and in the stone a new name written which no man kno*eth, 'saving he that receiv eth it.' ' Mr.'Smart considered his sub ect in an exhaustive way, and impressed his audience with his earnestness. The usual services were'conducted, both before and after the sermon. The Conference will me'et again to-day at the same place at 9.80 o'clock; when the regular business will.be proceeded with. As 'pro viously announced all persons are cordially invited to be,present. TIA4NK8GIYNU D4Y. Services at the Various Ohurohes. Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, especially appointed by the pro clamation of President Cleveland, was duly and regularly observed by the . people of Winnsboro. Although in no part of the town were ai of the basiness houses closed for tlie whole day, yet the observance was general, the pub lie oflces atiid oorp'ioetiQns being closed entirely and the people generally attending divine service at; the different churches. ''eivids wvere held in the Asso ciate Reformed Presbyterien Church, in the Methodist ihurch, the Presbyteriar Church, and the Opera' House,.an account of the latter being published elsewhere. *Atthe A. RP. Churchr Dr. A. Coke .Smith, of Spartanburg, preached a grand, eloquent .and effective sermon to a large audi once. IHe took his texrt from St. Matthew,'10th chapter, 8th verse, and the latte clausn of the verse, "rreely ye' ia q received, -freely giye." I Dr. smith, in his,,discoise, spoke of t he great gifts given to us- by. God n this country, that from these,gifts our people oight to, consider.. their.Christian duty ip, the evtngelisation of the world. This odntry,:.iu'the providence, of od'"was :the- cen<tre from which the, great %rinciples of the Chris tian,religion were to radiate. ' The Dootor, in a most eloquent way, presented these facts,; fro;n which. he ' deduced the .natural lesson, that we all should exert ourselyes to do the utegost in our power. Notwithstanding the fact that there were congr,gattons, as.. senibled in other , parts, qf, the town, .Dr. Smith's :audience was a large. one, . qpe that- abundantly enjoyed his words of comfort and. hope, and one which appreciated the grand advantages and oppor tunities given us. At the coholusion of the ser mon a collection was taker4 up for the . benefit of the missionary work of,,the -A." R. P. Church. At the Presbyterian Church Rev. W. 'M.. Duncan of the Con forenee preached. His text was taken from the 11th Psalm, 12ih and 14th verses : "What shall I render to - the Lord for all his benefits toward me ?.: r Will take the cup of salvation and call upon the Lord." Mr. Duncan showed and pic tured the great mercies and bless ings of. God to his people, that he had b0stowed upon them. He showed how in ourselves we were nothing-could. do nothing with out th'e, grace of, God. We are dependant upon God for every blassiig,;but we are 'ungrateful for them. Mr. Dundan's sermon was de livered to a large assemblage, who greatly. appreciated his words, and who will - in' future hold him in fond remembran'ce.., At the Methodist church: the Episcopal congregation held . a Thanksgiving service. The ser vices were conducted by Rev.' Mr. Glass who' did not preaoh a ser mon. The exeroisos were short and appropriate-to the. day, being deeply solemn and. very impres.. sive.. .There was at tlis' neehgg also a(lrrge gatherinp. Thus Was the annu lThanksgivig day spent in Winnsboro, and we are certaj every man, woman.and ohil in, their thankful prayerso td GQd, were since,re and. earnest. as they, ought tQ be. BURND Iro Dnr s.---Qn Wednes. day "orni.igth9 wife Hiram Iollis who hves in hJie Wateree section' of the ogunty,- W41 li-ned to death.'_ She was stabding ih front of the ire-place with heir back.to and in' her i 'orance she inimiedi .ately ran oft of 'the 'house. She wvas "put out" by sine! of. her neighbors, Who heard hr &ries, but shMywas 4bobadl3 njured Ithat she died bii' Wednesday uiight, after-se'vere sulIe4rig. PEnsoNA.-1--We had the pleass. uire of a call on Thursday fi-om Rev. Sidi H. Browne) bditor of the Christian Neighbor,- and Rev. 'W. *D. Kirkland, editor of the Southern Christian Advocate. Mr. H. 8. Chadwick, represent ing :the 'Franklin :Machine Comn. pany, of Rhode .Island; is in town conferring -with the coimittee on information in regard to the~ contemplated factory.