The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 25, 1914, Image 3
Bishop Collins Denny, of Richmond*. Vir
ginici, One of Most Distinguished Sons
of Church/Will Be Piesiding Of?
ficer at Annual Conference.
\iciuv\l or visrroits will HCQIM TII1H \rri;it\oi>x ami con
tim i; Timou.ii wi;i)m:sha v m mMM.~c')\ri;iti;x(i: si:s
s,d.N to om.wi/,:: wi:dnim> A\ MORNING TO hold sessions
IAV11K UAILV t) tuisiav FOLLOWING? HISTORICAL
VMMHTl \M> OTIIi;h MO.TIM.s (?.\ Ti MSh.W?WILL kUE IM?
i*oht\nt r?\niii:\(i: to MtmiOOim tiu iuii. WITH tjrr.s
TION Ol' IIIVISION amxolm. il s, as CHIVY WMM N OF dis
1 IHSION ?m AllLY I'lVH himhclu \ is1tohs TO whom Sl'm
ti:k will HI host.
rum Tho Dully Item. Nov. 2:'..
Th* MM hundred and twenty-ninth
iumuiuI session of the South Carolin.i
?let hod 1st Conference will convene In
\hia city on Wednes lay morning to
ii . r, it tor I 99i llthifll M I IM U I rk
??f ihe Methodist church in thiH Sta'.c.
There will te nearly tlve himtln.nl per?
..ens i m m nt ami lh-? .onfervnee is ex?
pected to he imip of the most import?
ant and Intrestlng which has been
eld In several years. Convening on
Wednesday morning, the conference
is expected to remain in session with
meetings twice or thrice daily until
the following Tuesday, when adjourn
inent is expected to take place.
This Is the ttrst time In twenty-one
years that Sumter has been the host
to the South Carolina Conference, the
' "onference having last met In this city
in 18V3. Hlnce that lime it has gro.vn
I remendously and the city Is taxed to
ts capacity to provide homes for Ihe
entertainment of the large number of
visitors expected. However, the pee*
?le ha? come together with a will
and the arrangements for the enter
nent of praMi-allv every one of tin
visitors has been made. They have
l?een ussigned to the bonus of citizens
and suitable hospitality seems assur?
ed. The job has not proved an easy
? ne and the rommltt? e on homes has
worked faithfully und earnestly in
feeing that everything is prepared.
The vanguard of the visitors is ex
p?M ? ? ?ii arrive this afternoon and to
nl - hi ,md the main body will come in
.^f""?""????BjBBB?*a*mam*a
tomorrow, practically al arriving by
tomorrow night, with a f w coming in
throughout Wednesday. The Confer
t nee will organize on Wednesday
Rtornlnfji hut before tin. t time there
all! tie a meeting of th l examining
committee of the Conference on
Tuesday morning, and the Board of
SllstoiSI will convene In Mission at the
MUM time. On Tuesdn> night the
Hlatortal Society of the Conference
Will meet and an address will he
made hy Dr. J. O. Willson. All of the
the meetings of the Conference will
bfj held at Trinity Methodist Church,
the handsome new church complet?
ed a little more than a year ago,
which provides seating capacity for
i practically one thousand persons,
sutllcient it is thought to accommodate
1 the large audiences which will at?
tend the meetings of the Conlerence.
Sessions will he held morning, af
ternoon and Biglli for the week Con?
ference is in session, but exactly what
?vlll be the subjects of discussion at
these sessions, or who will be the
chlct speakers bus not yet been an?
nounced, ns Conference directs its
own actions from day to day and no
exact program can be given out now.
However, the program which will be
followed In general outline, as far ar.
is now known, Is as follows:
Tuesday, 10 A. M.. at Trinity
Church, tho examining committees
of the Conference will meet.
The i'oard of Missions will meet at
the same time and place.
Tuesday, s p. if,?Meeting <>f His?
torical society of which addressed by
Dr. J. i). Willson on "Methodismand
bid uca tion."
Wednesday, 9,30 A. It,?Conference
will open with administration of
l.nrd's Supper, after which the or?
ganization will he completed and reg?
ular work begun.
Wednesday, 8 P, If.?Sunday School
Anniversary and address by Hev. II.
If, Hamlll, D. D.
Thursday, A. If.?Thanksgiving
service will be held.
Thursday s P. If.?Misionary Anni?
versary and addres by Dr. \V. W. Pin?
ion,
Friday 8 P. It.?Meeting of Board
of Education w ith address.
Saturday b P. M. ? Bpwoith Deugue j
meeting with address by Rev, S. A:
Steel. D. D.
Sunday, 9*80 A. If,?Bove Feast at
Trinity Church.
Sunday 11.80 A. M.?Services at the
churches in the city,
j Sunday 4 P. If.?Memorial session
for preachers who have died during
year. ,
Sunday 8 P. M.?Services at the va?
rious churches in the city.
I Monday, regular sessions with
probable adjournment during the af?
ternoon or evening.
The Conference is expected to bo
an important one and especially in?
teresting to members of the Methodist
Church, as quite a number of matters
of interest will collie up for discus?
sion, outside of the usual routine of
worU. At the Tuesday committee
meeting the candidates in the va?
rious COUrSCS of study will ho
examined and plans made for
[the continuation of these studies tor
,another year. Probably the subject of
greatest interest to come up during
?the Conference is its division. This
matter was discussed at the meeting
at Hock Hill last year and decided in
favor of a division. It was sent to the
General Conference and now comes
j back for linal action. The General
Conference in accepting the resolution
for a division, sent back to the Con?
ference for a line of division. This
has to be fixed by act of tho Confer
or.cft and as there is considerable dif?
ference of Opinion as to where the
line should be. This matter Is expected
to be a warm source of debate at the
sessions, when it comes up. The
Methodist Church is the strongest de?
nomination in South Carolina at this
time and it is expected that, it will be
a hard question of the division
Another matter to come up is the
question of appointing an editor for
the Methodist church paper, the
Southern Christian Advocate, the
present editor having resigned. Tho
luestion of securing fundfl fur carry?
ing on the work of the Methodist Col?
lege! in the State will be another mat
ter which will cause much discussion
ami considerable Interest.
A feature of the meeting will be
the presence of two bishops. Bishop
Collins Denny of Richmond) Va., will
preside and Bishop A. W. Wilson of
Baltimore, Md., who presided over
the Conference a.t its meeting last
year at Bock Hill will also be present.
Bishop Denny was at Bock Hill last
year and while assisting Bishop Wil?
son made a very favorable impression
upon the members of the Conference,
who will be glad to have him as
their presiding officer.
I Bishop Denny is a Virginian. He is
a graduate of Princeton and studied
law at the University of Virginia, prac?
ticing at the bar of Baltimore for
two years. He entered the Methodist
I ministry in isso. He traveled ex?
tensively in 1SS?-S7, visiting the
Asiatic misions of the Southern Meth?
odist church, by episcopal appoint?
ment. He was chaplain of the Uni?
versity of Virginia in 1889, 1890 and
IS 1)1 In the latter year he became
professor of philosopy in Vanderbilt
university at Nashville, which chair
ho held until his elevation to tin- epis?
copate.
in this district two (banges are cer?
tain to be made. Bev. I >. < >. Spires
I Of the Wateree Circuit and Rev. D.
M. McLcod of tho Trinity Methodist
Church of this city have each served
their respective charges four years
and their terms expire by limitation.
Other changes in the district, of
course, may be made, but will not be
known until the appointment! are
read out on next Monday night.
PINK OYSTERS I'OIND.
Oysters May lie Suspected of Touching
Vp.
Washington, Nov. 19.?Pink oysters
are the latest freak under investiga?
tion by the department of agriculture.
They come from beds in Dong Island
sound, look like other oysters when
gathered, but turn up pink on tin
plate of the ultimate consumer
Frightened epicureans who have be
sieged the department with Inquiries
have been asured they are not onlj
harmless but delicious.
BUSINESS IMPROVING.
Chicago SIcl*! Works Besinne Work
Chicago, Nov. 23.?The South Chi
cago Converting Works of the Blinoi
Steel Co.. reopened this morning
'if
starting tWO thousand men to work.
?loo.oou i mi; in (.roK(.i.\.
New YorL Millionaire Lose* Plaidts
and I iltce-n fine l:oi>c>.
Auguslu, Sow 20.?The line stock
itublcs at llrovetown of P. U. Dodge,
i New York millionaire, with llfteen
blooded horses and other property
vus burned this morning. The loss is
f 1 50,000.
Pay Up Week.
The "ptt) up week in .-uinler" an?
nouncement, appearing in today's is?
sue Of Ulis paper should la- read by
every man or woman who owes a
dollar, no matter to whom it is due.
The "pay up week" runs from Mon
day, November UOth to December 5th.
l l ! .
The merchants, manufacturers and
all others who sell to and work for!
tin- general public are in elistress.
They have exhibited wonderful forti?
tude ami liberality, ami commendable I
patience, for which the mocses of the
the people should show their practi?
cal gratitude to the business men who
have manfully shouldered tremend?
ous burdens ami responsibilities, in
a manner which calls for the high
est of commendatiem and ccoperation.
But there are no millionaire mer?
chants and profesional men in Bum
ter. The merchants ami professional
men must maintain their business
reputation, pay their rent, pay their
clerks, pay the banks, and must pay
their other obligations.
You who bought their goods e>r
|sought their profesional aid needed
the goods and the professional ser
vices. You were given credit. You
Will need credit again.
i
But a Sumter business man can not
pay his debta, unless those whom he
trusts pays him. Yeni are morally,
legally and honorably bound to meet
'your obligations, war ear m> war. This
Is not the tir.^t time we have had
"hard times." N?>V will it be the
I last. Unices conditions Changs by
quick financial relief in the money
market. "Times Will be harder'- *e>r
thoso who hsve to have credit. Don't
make' credit harder to ge>t by putting
off paying your debt. You are work?
ing against yourself and against the
financial and general business inter?
ests. A short article tells this story
as forcibly as a long drawn out list
of generalities. All sensible men
and women know these facts. Divide
the lOSS, elivido the 'burden and help
tei reestablish normal conditions by
paving your debts, before it is too
late to render the great relief need?
ed for everybody's good.
Tlioors LEAVE VERA CIUK.
Many Mexican-. Mourn Departure of
Americans as a Calamiry.
Vera Crua, Nov. 2:!.?The embark?
ation of six thouaand American troops
upon eight tranaporta was begun this
morning, it is expected that by the
middle of the afternoon the evacua?
tion will be complete. Gen. Aguilar.
with several thousand Carranzists are
waiting nearby to occupy the city.
The depatrure of the Americans is
mourned by thousands of Mexicans as
a calamity.
OX 1U BAL CREDITS.
General Conference Begins at Wash?
ington Today.
Washington, Nov. 22.?A general
confi rence on rural credits w ill he
held here tomorrow, Tuesday and
Wednesday under the auspices of the
executive council of the Conference
of Progressive State Granges. Rep?
resentatives of farm organizations,
editors of farm papers and others who
have studied the subject will be pres?
ent. An effort will be made to agree
on rural credit legislation to be sup
Ported at the winter session of con?
gress. Senator Fletcher of Florida
and Representative Buckley of Ohio,
authors of pending bills, will attend.
Anyone ?er.rthiK n sketch and description may
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PAY=UP WEEK n SUMTER
i
November 30th to December 5th
Your business reputation and your credit standing will be worth more to you during the next year
than it has ever been. In the meantime, those whom you owe are in dire financial straits. To many
delay spells bankruptsy.
Our Merchants, Bankers and Professional Men have been extra?
ordinarily liberal and patient - not to say puhlic spirited.
But /in uncial endurance has about ceased to be a virture with
many if not most of them. They must live just like those whom they
work for and credit.
Our merchants are not asking for charity. They have not de?
manded any special legislation in their behalf. They are not asking
any one to adv.ince millions for their special benciit.
They simply want us to pay our bills to keep the business men
front going to the wall. This me.ins all who owe Merchant, Farmer,
Banker, Doctor, Lawyer, Hotel Keeper, Clerk, Book-keepers, Steno?
graphers, Mechanics ?ALL.
January 1st will be here very soon. That is the day of reckon?
ing when all who owe must "COME ACROSS" whether you want to
or not. The present financial crisis among the business men may be
made much easier for the merchants and place them in a stronger fi?
nancial position to extend credit to Farmers and all others who require
credit next year, if everybody who owes will pay what they owe now
or as much as they can.
Procrastination in paying debts keeps thousands of dollars out
of c'rculation, stagnate! business conditions, and it may mean later on
that many who have been accommodating you will not be able to do
so January 1st, 1915. It is much better to sell some cotton and pay
your debts, thereby helping those who have been helping you, than to
hold your money just a little while longer and cripple credit condi?
tions. Meet the merchants half way. Let's "All Pull Together and
Divide the Burden and the Loss."
You are going to need credit and money during the next 12 months worse than you ever have.
Now is the time to show that you can be a man under distressing conditions.
"Adversity is the Strongest
anhood"