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CONVOCATION NOW IN SESSION HERE. Met Yesterday With the Chin ch of Epiphany. BISHOP UUtiiUiY HERE lie Will Preach TlliirsdO) Night, and Again Kuitdaj Morning Kev. A. R. Mitchell, Presltl??' ?:. The Greenville Convoco1 i ol' ihr l?piscopul Church met wlti Church of the I'piphany Tuesday morning ;it M o'clock, when morning prayer was had. and Rev. C. H. Jordan of Union, preached. In Ihe afternoon at o'clock was held a business session. At 7:::i> o'clock. Rev. O. T. Porcher of Green wood preached. This morning (Wednesday) at 10:30 Rev. It. ('. Jeter will preach. Discus sions as announced last week will bo led by Revs. Prentiss and Jordan. This afternoon at I o'clock, a business ses sion. At 7::5t? this evening, evening prayer and sermon by llov. A. IX. .Mitchell of Greenville. The program tor the remaining meotlngs is: Thursday. 10:30 a. in. Morning prayer and sermon. Discussions. 1:00 o'clock. Child I'll'H service Speakers, Revs, Walsh and Mitchell. At 7:oi> p. in. ICvcuing prayer and sermon by the R|. Rev. W in. A. Guerry. Itishop of the diocese of South Car <d Ina, Friday 10:30 Morning prayer and sermon. Business session. 7:30 p. in.: Ijvening prayer ami ser mon by Rev. a. K. Mitchell. it Is announced that Bishop Gucrry will preach Sunday morning :it i i o'clock. No (loilht there will he ;i largo crowd present to hear him. The old fashioned way of dosing a weak stomach, or stimulating the) I le n t or Kidm ys is all wrong. Dr. Shoop lirst pointed out this error. This is why his prescription Dr. Shoop's Restorative is directed en tlrely to the cause of these ailments - the weak inside or controlling nerves. It isn't so dillioult. snys Dr. Shoop, to strengthoii a weak Stomach, Heart, or Kidneys, if one noes at it correctly. lOach inside organ has its controliug or inside nerve. When these nerves rail, then those organs must surely fill 101*. These vitiil truths are lead lug druggists everywhere to dispense and recommend Dr. Shoop's Restora tive. Test it ii lew days, und see! Improvement will promptly and sure ly follow. Sold by the Palmetto Drug Compnn}. Kottcrwliitc Dodson. Mr. Henry Dodson and Mis* Nettie Sutler white were united in marriage Wednesday evening last at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs Walter C. Toy lor, Watts, Mills, the Rev. S. W. lien ry of the South Carolina Conference, officiating. Following the ceremony an informal reception was held, quite a number of friends and acquaintances being present. Thanksgiving day was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Dodson. parents of the bride groom, who reside near Boyd'fl Mili. Sir. Dodson is a popular and efficient member of tl1 police department, while bis bride an attractive young lady of the cit\ Of Interest Here. The people of Bristol and the stu dents of Virginia Institute arc grieved to learn of Miss Corinne Putnam's ill ness of the past two weeks. Miss Put nam is a native of Baurens, South Car olina, but now a student of Virginia Institute, where she is making great success. Bristol Herald. Rev. Mr. Hooten at Ora. The Rev. .1. R. Hooten, of Clinton, conducted preparatory services for communion at the a. R. p. church, of Ora. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, preaching excellent sermons. Mr. Hooten is the young pastor of the Clin ton church, and is much liked by Iiis people. (iliitinn for Leitern of Idmlnlstratlon. The Stute f South Carolina, County of Lanrcns, By (). (1. Thompson. Probate Judge: 'wiwrc as. c. c. Feathorstone modo !.:iil to nie. to granl Iiiit) letters of Ad ministration of the estate and effects of Samuel c Todd: These are therefore, to cite and ;id monlsh nil and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Samuel C. Todd. deceased, that they be ami ap pear before nie. in Ihe Court of Pl'O b.'ie. io be held iit Bau renn c II., s. C on the itab day of December. I0OR, next, after publication hereof. HI ii o'clock in the forenoon, to show oauso, if ftliy they have, why the said Admin i 11;iiion should not be granted, Given under my hand this 1st dny of December \lino Domini H?08 0. 0 Thomp: oh is M Probate Judge. MB. FEAT HERSTONE OUT FOB GOVERNOR formal Vnnounccincul of the Luiirens Prohibition Lender for I lie liov t?i urn si.!;> in 11)10. Hon. ('. C. Fenthcrstone yesterday unnounced definitely that Fie would bo a candidate Cor governor of South I Carolina in the next campaign, li'10. It is remembered that Mr. Feather-1 stone declared Iiis candidacy at the' opening of this year':; campaign, but withdrew because of the promised stand of Governor Ansel on the liquor question; thai i s. the CSovernor's advo cacy of a platform thai was a step to ward statewide prohibition. Mr. An sel had been governor Cor only one term, and there were thousands who, deemed him worthy of a second term because of his successful light against the old Slate Dispensary. Consequent ly, Mr. Fcutherstoncdeemed it inadvis able to oppose Mr. * Ansel at that time and withdrew from the rai t*, at the same time announcing his continued ad vocacy of statewide prohibitio .and his willingness to keep up tho light. In view of the growing sentiment for statewide prohibition, und U ? fact that one hall" of the counties in the State' have already voted prohibition and be lieving that the time has come in the political lifo of the Stale for such a campaign, Mr. Fcathcrstono announces that he will make tho race in the next campaign on a platform for statewide prohibition. The announcement of Mr. Feather stone's candidacy so early in the cam i' tign is in response to numberless in quiries as to his intentions; ho has re ceived many inquiries and has been per sistently urged 11* make tho race. I While his withdrawal statement in July! was practically an announcement | that he Would make the race two years hence, the statements yesterday were made to apprise the many friends of prohibition as to Mr. Featherstone's intentions. I LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. | The following were in I.aureus from (ireenwood on Sunday: Mr. ami Mrs. A'. .1. Moore. Dr. 10. c. t minor, .Miss Mice Connor, Miss Nnnni Major. \V. H. Nicholson, It. Hosonbauni ??. F. Phlllti tSoo. II. Anderson and Celrk of Com i i u rm r. The Ltallos oi lite Iii me Mission So ciety are ind? il d> met i a* the Method Is) church on Frida) ufti rnoon ai 8:30. Miss Ollidn Moore of Hrccnvlllc vis ited t ri? ml: In the city last week. Dr. and Mrs. .1. (!. . lock ami little Miss Franc? ?. <>?' Piedmont, spent Sat urday night and Sunday In the city, ?.he guests of Mr. .1. I>. Mock, Miss (iCi'lrudi Ml>ek has gone to Piedmont to visi. her brother. Miss Julia Hodges, of tlrenwood. was in :li<- city during the Conference, the guest of Mrs. \V. II. (lilkerson, Mi. II, 10, Itnvene] of Spnrlanburg was in the < t?;. Momhiy. Mr. c. \V. iiiini of Charlotte, X. ('., was in Iho eitj duriujj the Conference, reporting the proceedings for Hovernl afternoon pnp< is. .\!r. Ilnni Ik an expert i poll r, with a discerning mind, an < asy mode of expression, and n gentleman of the lirst ranks. lie made many friends while here. Mr.;. Junius Browne, from Anderson, was the charming gues L of the Misses Roland's during Conference. Miss Annie Leckie, from Chester, spent Thanksgiving With Miss Bessie Pcatross. Miss Weber, from Converse, was with her sister durin ? i hanksgiving. Misse Madge and Willie Harris spent the week end with Miss VVil Lotl Cray. Miss Sue Owinga is visiting at Mrs. M. 10. Koland'i. Miss Maltio Tarrent spent n few days with Miss Wil Lou Cray during Con ference. Rev. and Mrs. i. 13. Carlisle spent the week with Mrs. M. 15. Unland. Misses Wcssio Lec Dial and Annie Hull' spont Thanksgiving at home. Misses rOunicc hrwin, Mary Spann Harrison, Mary Forlis, from ClnCOra College spent Thanksgiving with Miss Annie Childless. Mrs. 101 la Hutlgcna and her charming daughter Miss Maggie spent the week end with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wall r Cray were in town for n few day ? during Conference. Messrs. Uiehard and ('hartes Simp Son1 of Iho l'ni\e;-ii\ of Sotltll Caroli na spent Thanksgiving da.V and the romaindi v bi the we l< v Ith (hi ir pdf GlltS her?. Ml Mi ail): !?> Hoi'C i ncilstvf" Than IHlj ( 'in , This country I: now filled with peo ple who mlgrati ross tho continent in all dli'i el Ions ? <?,<,it] that \\ lib h gold camiol buy. fs'lno-ti uths of (heih are suffering 11 ein I h real ami 1111)^ trouble or chronic catarrh re sulting from lieglcetod colds, and spending fortune; vainly trying to re gain losl health. Could every suffer er hut undo I he past hud iure thai llrsi neglected cold, all lliis sorrow, pain, anxiety and expense could have been avoided, ('hainberlnln'H Cough (lemony Is famous for Its cures of cohls, ami can nlwny he dopended Upon. Bso it and the more soi'lous diseases may h avoided, For sale bj iho (?aureus i?iug Company, \eu Opera House .UiinngcinciiL Manager Moms i.oman. of lue ciiy Opera house has sold oui to .'. V. Wal la*. & Co. ami will (his week loavo for Danville, \ .?. .vhoro ho will ongngo in a similar bUHlhOSR Messrs. Wal lace Ai- Co will main somo Improve ment!) in the buildlug'i Interior ami ?..ill opera to iho i.in ? turo shows at night only, excopi fHatuTdsj ;. Uli: LAYMEN'S MOVEMENT. Origin of Church Enterprise to Evan gelize the World. The laymen's missionary movement was presented at the Wednesday night session by W. B. Stubbs, general secre tary of the M. E. Church, South. The movement originated in a prayer meet ing of laymen in a Presbyterian Church in New York in November, 1906, in which the leading Protestant denomina tions were represented. They became convinced that it was possible to evan gelize the world in this generation if the business men of America, Canada and England would take the mailer in hand and apply business methods to do ing the work. They put men to work to report on the needs of the mission fields and to suggest a feasible plan of work. They reported that the 13,000 mission aries now in the field could probably evangelize :$2.r> million in this genera tion, and that would leave GOO million to bi> provided for. That if we will -end one missionary to every 25,000, of these or 27, OOO missionaries from all the Protestant churches the work can be done. The M. E. Church, South, took, by resolution, of the laymen's Conference at Chattanooga, April 21, 2:5, 1908, <I0, 000,000, which means that she should send out 16,000 missionaries, or one to every 1,000 of her membership. She now has 201 in the field, and paid for missions last year $760,000 in round numbers. She aims to make Ibis a million by March 31, 1001?, no to $3,000,000 in a few years. The five leading Protestant denomina tions of Canada have just closed a seven weeks' series of three-day conferences in twenty-four of the loading cities of ' Dominion, extending from the Pacific , to the Atlantic, 1,000 miles. In these 210,000 church members who last year paid $514,000 to world evangelization have pledged one million and a half. It is probable that Canada will adopt a policy of national evangelization in a short time. The M. E. Church laymen met in St Louis, Mo., on the 10th anil 11th, and organized and assured 150 million as their fair proportion of whom they will aim to send the Gospel. Mr. Stubbs appealed to the Metho dists to do their share because the world is coming to feel the truth of the motto of .lohn Wesley, who said the world is my parish, and bis spiritual children ought to be in the forefront of the great movement. Ho insisted that the distinction impli ed in the terms home and foreign mis sions is misleading, and that missions are one, and a spirit or attitude of mind in a man or a church toward the command of Jesus Christ, who said go into all the world. That the only question the Church should ask is where is the greatest need, and when this is settled there should be the greatest effort be made. The M. E. Church, South, now pays for all purposes eleven millions to sup ply the Gospel at home and abroad. The income of the 1,700,000 members at 7.r>e a day is 450 millions; if they paid to God'fl cause a little of this it would mean :!l millions more than is now de voted to this work, and would put more than our share in the (add at once. The laymen of South Carolina held a meeting in the afternoon, at which they discussed the work and made plans for next year. Henderson--Jones. A pretty home wedding was solmc nizod last Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hender son of the Friendship section, Youngs tow;is> in, when their daughter. Miss Maude, became the bride of Mr. Cleve land Jones of the Cray Court section. In the presence of fifty guests the words that united these popular young people wen; spoken by the Rev. C. W. Sailer, paster of tho bride. Immediate ly following the Ceremony the guests were invited to partaken!1 a sumptuous supper. Mr. and Mrs. Jones will re side in Creenville, Mr. Jones having accepted a position in the postofilco t here. Coughs that are tight, or distressing tickling coughs, gel quick ami certain help from Dr. Shoop's Cough P.emody. On account of this Druggists every where are favoring Dr. Shoop's Cough Remedy. Ami it is entirely frei- from Opium, Chloroform, or any other stu pefying drug. Tho tender leaves of a harmless lung-healing mountainous (ill 1'Ub give to Or, Shoop's Cough Bein eti> its curative properties. Those leaves have the power to calm ihe most distressing Cough, ami to soothe, and heal the most sensitive hronchital membrane. Mothers should, for safe ty's sake alone, always demand Dr. Shoop's. It can With perfect freedom he given to even the youngest babOS. Teal it yourself, ami see! Sold hj Palmetto Drug Co. IMSPIINS AKY II IM HON CONTKST. Attorney Sims Servos Notice of V|>|ionl lo the Supreme Court. Tho dispensary election contest will bo carried on that is, if Sims has so lected the proper method of getting the case before the Supreme Court. A special to the Greenville News has tho following concerning the appeal : The Secretary of State as secretary of tho State heard of canvassers, has received the following notice: "To the hoard of Slate Canvassers : Take notice that the said petitioner Rhett C. Colman, does hereby give no tice of intention to appeal, and does hereby appeal, from the judgments, rulings nn<f all the proceedings had in above staled cause, and will ask the same to he reversed on grounds here after to he served. (Signed) C. l\ SIMS. "Attorney for Petitioner." Col. Sims represents tho contestant, Rhclt c. Colemnn, in the contest of the recent dispensary election in I .aureus, which resulted unfavorable to the dis pensary. It is doubt fnl, however, if he has selected the proper legal method to get the case before the supreme court, if that is the tribunal v. Inch be wishes to have review the proceedings of l! o board of canvassers. It has been ? - cided by the courts that there is no appeal from the decision of the Stale board of canvassers and the action of that board can only bo reviewed by the coin Is undci i'crtiorari. If Col. Sins desires to get the I,aureus election be fore the supreme court he will have to secure a writ from thai court." I'lrsi "Drr.a'h" \rr< ?!. The llrsl arrest for drunkenness since the dispensary was closed, wai made Thursdn.v of hi '? week. The dispensary has boon e!o?rd now, near* ly one month, and the record is pretty good. fr*? * f. * r. '**.??: * ' 7 * ?? -. . ? < Ck'l'i i r] I SOCIAL AM) PERSONAL ?Vi.-4-kT X **** ? *>????? v . ? *.**.> t Mrs. Ii. X. Snyder and daughter oi Spai'tanburg were the uue is of Mrs. Rosa I. Cain during Confer, nee. Miss Toccoa Cnlno of Converse Col lego spent tho Thanksgiving holidn.xs at home w ith h< r mot her. Miss Annie Childress and her friends Misses wary Frontis, I'uniee l*Jrwin and Mary Hutchinson of Chicora col lege spool Sunday in t' e city. Mr. c. A. i ower. Mr. i.nd .Mrs. it. II, Ulakoly, Mi-, .lohn I). Urooks, Mr. Dm en port Milam of this city attended the Shaw-Davon port nuptials in Green wood last Wediit sday. Mr. and Mrs. M. I.. Moles attended the Shaw? Davenporl Weddlim in Greenwood Ii si w< ok. An approaching marriage in this county will be of Interest ihroughoul the Stale. Tho announcement Is as lol brtvs: M r. and M rs. It, C I turns rcipicsl Iii?1 honor of your presence at iho marriage of their daughter, Mr. George Alfred Drowning. -Ir. on Wednesday, the '.Mit i><.mher, ItiOJ. at high noon, I llghiand I lome i 'hit reh. Dnrksdalo, s. c. Miss limn Is a strikingly beautiful young woman, with nifiu.x lovable qunlitios and unusual accomplish mi'iits. she c a graduate of the Greenville Female Col!cg< and has a hos( of friends throughout the Slate, Mr. Drowning , ^ an excellent voting business man of GoldVllb . this county, and is held in high esteem h> a large number of frl< it h Mr i. U. riemiii" .11 ? 11 ? leri In? I Mon day fo" Savnnhali to intend the auto, mobile races al ihril place. Mrs. Jones will vidi other points in Georgia, bo lug away from horn - about a month. Miss .Mary Todd was at home to the teachers of the i ItJ schools last Wcd nesday afternoon, at her home on Went Main street. Mr. and Mrs, .! p. C. Fleming outer laiiied their inttuy friemhi in honor of Mr. and Mrs, A. C. Tod.l ou Friday . ? nine, of IllSl w eel;. Where Itllllcl* lieu. David Parker, of Kayette, \. V*. a veteran of the <i\il war, who lost it loot at Gettysburg, says: "The good Ulcctrlo itiiier.. have done is worth more than live hundred dollars to new I spent mm 1: mono*, doetorlllg for a had case of stomach trouble, to little purpose. I (hen tried Kllootrlc miters, and (hoy CUI'ed ine, I now lake them as a ionic, and (hey keep nie strong and well." Cents fit (he Lnurens Drug Com pan', and tin- Palmetto Drue. Company, Prof. CliuksnilcN In l.eclure. on Frldnj evening, December lib. at eight o'cloeh, Prof i c Cllnksonlos of Wofi'ord college, will (centre in Iho auditorium of the Gray Courl-Owings Institute building, Mail a < be.e < all. Mrs. Ada I. ('room, the w iih i , known proprlctoi of tho C room I lot ol, Vnughn, Miss.. sn?'s: "For several months I stiff") i il vvlili a Hovere cough, ami COUHUinptloU sei un d to have its crip on me, when a friend rocom mended Kin;:: Now Discovery. I began (nklng it and (Itreo doi lies affected a complete eure." Th? fame of (bis li!'?' saving COUgh and cold remedy, and Inn;' ami throat henlor is world wide, Sold at the Palmetto Drug Company aid iho l aureie Drug Company tut centfl add $ I HU. I l nil hot tie li 00, NOTES Xli?UT SOME CONFERENCE FOLK. l ull List ol' I,aureus Count) .Members. Iniciesllim Oliscniittons. Tho Rev. J. V. Way, who has been upon the supernumerary list, requested to be placed among the superannuates, it was so ordered. The Rev, J. B. Tray wick, af Don mark, was elected last night to make the next annual address before the His torical Society. Pastor J. D. ('rout and his able as sistants have been complimented on CV( ry hand for the able manner in which they have handled the host of visitors in the city this week. The following is a list of native Lau rens County men who are now promi nent figures in the Methodist Con ference: The Rev. W. r. Meadors, of Bennetts vilic; Dr. J. W. Daniel, presiding elder, Columbia: Dr. W. W. Daniel, presi dent Columbia Female College; the Rev. .1. I.. Daniel, of Waterboro; the Kcv. Marvin Owings; Dr. .lohn C. Kilgo, president of Trinity College, Durham, N. C.; the Rev. T. C. Odell, of Kock Hill; the Rev. I'. 15. Wells, of Anderson; the Kev. W. B. Wbarton, superintendent of Epworth Orphanage, ('olumhia. Many of these have attained envia ble prominence in the church ami in the educational enterprises of tho donomi lion. Dr. Kilgo arrived in tho city Tuesday. He is proud ol tho county of his birth and seemed delighted to be here again on a visit. Mr. .1. Frazer Lyon, Of Columbia is not only a great attorney-general but an enthusiastic Methodist as well, lit is here, attending all tlx- meetings of the conference. If is father, Judge J. Fuller Lyon of Columbia, is treasurer id' the conference and in this exacting work tho young attorney-general Is of Valuable assistance of his fat her. Everything possible was done lor Ihe comfort and convenience of tlx" confer ence delegates. Desks and chairs were placed in the seven or eight class-rooms <>f the church building for the use ol committee, and board. A telephone and a post-office were also installed in one of the rooms of the church. No building could be belter appointed or more con venient for the meeting of such an or ganization. During the coming year the laymen's organization will have leaders in every district. The names of these, as read mit Saturday, are: Anderson, W. II. Oshornc; Charleston, D. II, Ellis; Cokes bury, .1. I'. Medlock; Columbia, I.. B. Ilancs; Florence, H. G. Gregg; Greon ville, W. I,. Cray; Marion, W. S. Fox worth; Orangcburg, A. M. Summers; Rock Hill, I,. ('. Lasccnhy; Spar tan burg, I.. 0. Potter; Kingstrcc. It. M. Lofton: Sumlcr, It. 0. Purdy. The Slate sec retary of the organization is J, B. Mar sh;1. II, of Anderson; president, George c. H?rigen, of Greenwood. The laymen have set $12,000 as li minimum sum to bo raised for dome: tir and foreign missions during the coming year. Tho board of temperance made re commendations, adopted by the Confer ence, that the Bishop appoint the Kev. i. I., liar ley to succeed himself as superintendent of tho Ahti-Saloon I .< ague, of tins Slat o. Secretary E< 0. Watson, of Marion, has been secretary Of the conference for fifteen years, having been elected at Sumlcr in 1893. Ho served at the Lau ren;, meeting in I MM, fourteen years ago. The prcachors say that Bishop Wil son is the most business-like and offi cienl presiding officer among all the bishops of the church despite his years. Certain it is, and this is evident to the casual observer, that he will not allow any useless speech-making, nor that the business of the conference drag or lag. One noticeable feature, i bis quick ruling on any point i raised. Bishop Wilson is recognized authority on the Methodist laws. I'ev. K. K. Dagnall, of Williamston. among the superannuates, of the eon feronco, was an interesting figure be fore the body today. While relieved of active duly, Mr. Dagnall has been preaching almost every Sunday during the past year. His short talk this morning was indeed an inspiring one; the lapse of years has left the snows of many winters on his brow, behind him is the light of a consecrated life he is lacing the light of another world. Hi. v.onls this morning met with eager and earnest interest. Dr. .lohn C, Kilgo, a native of Lau ivns, of whom overvbody is proud and one any county might well (dann w ith pride, preached at tho First Presby terian Church tonight. A great andiene? greeted this lluent and eloquent speak er While in the city Dr. Kilgo is the gi.est of Mr. John F. Holt, the genial clerk of court for this county. Richard Carroll, of Columbia, was accorded tin1 privilege of the lloor Thursday morning to address the con ference in behalf of his work among th? negro race. Carroll mad*1 a good impression. While he look up n?> col lection, a good little sum was voluntarily given him. \ ANNUAL SESSION OF CONFERENCE. Con veil od in This City on Wednesday, Nov. 25. H KIM) KT OF SESSION V <?III M III <'i11 ItciH'llCll Moildlt) III NoOII Iftor ippoiiituicnls won* Itcud. In lllshnp Wilson. Tho l .'i'.ril AiiiiiiiiI Conference Mt Mio Sou Mi Carollmi Method! i lOpiscnpnl Church, SoiiMi, was called to order last Wednesday morning at SiSlO, anil formally organized. Diahop \lphetid \V, Wilson, of Hull inioro, proshliug, Prior to taking up Mio business <-i Mm koshIoii, lllshop Wilson ndoiiuistorcd tho Sacraincul of Mio Lord's Support the impressive form of opoulug Mm i !onreroiiee, All? i' tlx' roil rail in delegates ami tin* subs! il in on oi minies in place of absentees, il.loot inn of secretaries ami staudiug ooliiinHleos was effected. Tho Itov. 10. ?? Watson, for yoari oc en pant oi Dm- ililltciilt piisitlon of ro cording secretary, was unanimously ro-oleclcd; us assistant! lho .following wore elected: W. I. v\nil. \. K. Iloller, ami W. C. Kirklaiul. Tho Itev. It. M. Toruipsccd wui re elected slallslieal secretary, with lho following assist ants: .1. il. Nolailil, !'? I! 'I'urnlpsoed, Marvin \ n!<l Ii. j?J, Sllili |i ami W ?'. Owens. Afler lho rendIhm of Mie \a rlous coiiiiuil loos, recommended bj annual session was an executive body, l ho board of presiding i Idors, and .idoplod by lho Conference, tho ISS.'ird formally organi/.oil and read) for bin im-ss. in bob a If of Mio oliy oi Laureiks, lion. c. ('. Foal hers!one in n very willy ami mil'Ml provoking speech ail dressed Hie Conference, vveb'olnilig them to ihis eilj mid Into i bo homos of ibo people. In lite coin <? <?f bis address Mr. Fonllierstuiie recited an Ingenious |io(kni, In biiiiii'iiK." partlj original and partly pnrodiod liefer choc in tho poem wan Iiiado lo Mm "dead dispensary of Lauren;.'' where upon He' ('onl'eronci applauded with a w ill. 'I'm nine from the lighter vein Mr. Fcnllicrslouo spoke \> ry oarnei My the words ol woleunio, expressing the sent Inieu 1 Of every oHlzen ol Lauren in 11. K, Aikon, president of liid Chamber of Commerce, m ii few well Clioson remarks, linde the visitors wel come. Mis Mieino wits ill" idOiisuro ol' I.aureus people jn having iiuioui them such a body oi inen, principally because of whai iln\ represented. AI tho conclusion id' Dr Alken's addn of welcome, three of lho Conference secretaries 1 u 1 nin ? lo each Oilier snbl; "That is Undoubtedly Mm In t Speech oi the kind tin' Conference ? v* r heard." lihiikop Wlb on 011 ll:< pai I oi liio 1 'onfori in <? replied lo I In 0 add rosso-.' of welcome in a m i . cilrne ' fOoiiiig talk. His eoiieliidliiM remark: "May the s"ssions of lho Conference in lliis oily leave no iinsilved oni hero," was echoed by maiiy earnest Alie ns." Following those preliminary exei' Olsns, Mio verbal ropori of Ml ? twelve presiding Ohlers wore 1 urib All of these showed an ell III I big glOWtll in the inntorlul condition of the dls triciH, as well us a gratifying spiritual sinie. There have been several iieiw (din robs Im ill \ In rgi lho ease in Church membership ad Mie establish* hienl of ina'ny I'jpwhrih Leagues. Tim following elders, iignlil 1 wlibsu ehni nctors ami ree(ji'ds, no charges Wore bl'OUghl. made 11 1 mi 1 : The lleV. \ I. Ciiutbi 11 of the An derson district ; the Itev, W. I, Herbert Chrii loston <ii 1 r>l i " n ?;? 1. r. ltd poi'j Cokesbur.vi lho Itev. 1. \". Daniel, Columbia; tho Itov. P. I'. KilgO, Flor ence; the Itev, W, '.1. Duncan, (ti*o<*ii ville: the Itev. ! F Curllsb Kings" tree; the lte\ I'J. ?. Witt ion, .Marion: Mio Itev, V II, Smith. Onnigobiirg; the itoV. It M. Stackiioui . lioek Hill; ?lie Itov. M L. Citri Isle, S li 1 'lanbiirg; the IJe, w T. Dune 11. Slimier. In the repori of ike iijii runiiitali - ami .siiiieriniinei.il ie it was shown that lo r on Mils list liUA 0 passed away during the year. These are: A. M. Cbriot'/.borg, v.. \v. .'ones. t. p, Phillips ami .1. .1 Workman. The name of the Itov. W. I'J. Carre, of Lull rens, was added lo the list of Sllperilll nuales. il having liooil uniuit m tonally omitted. The report, of (ho young IllillistOI ndmiiiod on trail were then taken np ami passed upon, lho ItlsliOp proi Iiik some into the cbisH of Mio second year.