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If ERIE BUS ?11 m. _ First Session of 129th Annual Session of the South Carolina Methodists Held at Trin? ity Church. rfsolitions for division or (omt.hkxch ofit.rkd this mdhmm. and will he iii .d \ I i I? at to-morrow morning hussion?qifstion one Ol' mich interest?MUTING OF historical MMBR last night AMD \I>I>RI.SK Ol" l?R. .1. O. mi.m?n ? reports UFA Flvi l>?aiuhu.HS to-night ? also preaching at trinity chirch to-morrow AT noon rv bishop wilson?talk for colored college. - From the Dally Dem, Nov. 2G. The one hundred llfty-nlnth annual session of the South Carolina Metho? dist Conference convened in Trinity Methodist Church this morning at ? SO o'clock and the sessions will be held dally from now until adjournment en Monday or Tuesday of next week. Hishop Collins Denny of Richmond. Va., who arrived yesterday morning, Is presiding over the conference and conducting the business sessions. The session this morning opened with the Lord's Supper, which was followed by the regular convening of the conference for business session. Tho features of the morning session were the offering of resolutions by Rev. D. M. McLeod for the division lino of the conference and of a sub? stitute motion by Rev. R. E. Turnip seed, and a talk by Mrs. J. D. Ham? mond on behalf of the Payne College of Aucusta for the trulnlng of negro preachers and teuchers. After prayer by Dlshop Denny and a word of bleeslng by Bishop Wilson, the conference got down to buslnes. Rev. E. O. Watson Is secretary of tho conference sessions and his assistants are Rev. W. L. Walte and Rev. A. E. Holland. Statistical secretary R. E. Turnips* ed ami his assistants ire Revda. B. R. Turnipseed. T. R. T. Ma? jor. Marvin Aull and S. O. Cantey. The roll was called and afterwards the reports of the presiding elders of the twelve districts were received. Besides ihe^e a number of other re? ports were received and ordered en? roled without reading. The reports of the pastors will be heard next. Mrs J. D. Hammond of the Payne College of Augusta, told of the work of teaching and training colored preachers and teachers and the need of funda for that college. She made an earnest plea for aid and at the' conclusion of her talk subscriptions were called for and several hundred dollars subscribed. It was decided that the hours of the morning business session would be be? tween ?.30 and 1 o'clock daily, with preaching In the afternoon and the regular order of service at night. Prior to adjourning Rev. D. M. Mc? Leod offered a resolution as to the di? vision of the conference and fixing the boundary line between the eastern and western conferences. A motion was offered by the Rev. R. E. Turnipseed aa a substitute. Mr. Mcl<ccd's motion was as follows: Resolution* Concerning the Division of the south Carolin? tonfcerncc. Whereas, The General Conference of the M. E. Church. South, at its ses slon In Oklahoma City in DU4 divided the South Carolina Conference and made it the duty of the said Confer? ence to Qx the line of division at this. Its ensuing session. Therefore Do It Resolved: That Thursday 10 A. M.. November SCth. be made a specfal order for llx Ing the line of division and agreeing unon all details made necesary by such, division. Resolved, further, that the following resolutions he taken up under that special order as a plan of procedure. Resolved First Thut the line of d|\|*l'm of the South Carolina Confer* ee'.e be and Is hereby fixed as fol? lows beginning at the North Carolina line follow the line between Chcster llehl and l.aneastei counties, bCtWCCB Kershaw and l.ancuster counties, be? tween KershtiW and Falrlu Id coun? ties, thence across lllchlaml county in a direct line fi <>m the junction ol K? i ? shuw and Fairlletd counties at the ftichanhl line to the junction of the Se ihe ud Air I.in. and the Southei i Kail?.i\ I, Ihe ice in a direct line \. Rldgewood. thence following the Ind? ies lines to Dvafi s Dark, tin ner m | direct line to Stmm's Station on the A. C. L r.tilw a\ . theiu?. in a direct line t? th.> .unction of Calhoun agd IsMMsglM itgMMtei at the southern Richlind county line, from thence the line between Calhoug iin,| Lexington counties. Isseweea Orange burg and i<extm:tnn tesiiHIea, between Orange burg uhI Alken counties, between Harnweii and Alkea tounliea In tin Sa\ -fi i.Hi ' ? ??? *pi Itea i -ms inn and K.beneser churches u Kei counts shall r- main in Ihe l ),],., ? *..t, ference and Keratin* and Kalk Churches sha I remain in Ihe Luwei t 'onfereiu I pesoh ed s.nd That i he n imi of ihe LewcrConferene* shall be Th< South Carolin? Conference" and ill.. said conference shall retain the His? torical records, the session number and the Chronological Roll] that the name of the Upper Conference shall bo '"The Upper South Carolina Confer? ence." Resolved Third: That Wofford Col? lege, Wofford Fitting School, Carlisle School. Cokesbury Conference School. Columbia College, Lander College and tho Kpworth Orphanage shall be the property of the two Confeienccs joint? ly. The Upper S. C. Conference shall eUct seven and the S. C. Conference shall elect six of the thirteen trustees of Wofford College, Wofford Fitting j School, Carlisle School and Lander College. The South Carolina Conference shall elect seven and the Upper South Car? olina Conference shall elect six of the thirteen trustees of Columbia Col? lege. The South Carolina conference shall elect eight and the Upper South Carolina Conference shall elect seven of 15 trustees of Epworth Orphan ago. The Upper South Carolina Con? ference shall elect four and the South Carolina Conference shall elect three of the seen trustees of the Cokesbury Conference school. That the quota of trustees elective for each conference shall be nominated at this time by the present Hoard of Education and elect? ed for two years; thereafter the trus? tees for each conference shall . be nominated by the Hoard of Education of tho Conference they are to repre? sent and elected by the Confeernce. Uesolved Fourth: That all property held by the original South Carolina Conference other than herein other? wise provided for be held intact by the present Hoard of Managers of the Legal Conference and administered for the benefit equally and jointly of the two Conferences until such time as the two Conferences shall be duly in? corporated. When the two Confer? ences have been duly incorporated said property shall then be equally dl \ hied, or as equity and legal require? ments appear between the two Con lerences. Uesolved Fifth: That a commission of three Methodist laymen from with? in the bounds of each conference be appointed upon nomination of the Hoard of Managers of the present le? gal conference to determine all legal questions involved in making legal and proper transfers of property as required by division of the Confer? ence, said commission to tuke such steps us may be neceasar> to amend the charters of the several institu? tions involved so as to conform to the requirements of the division. Resolved Sixth: That the presiding elders of this session >f Conference as a Hoard of Nomination of Hoards after the appointments for 1915 have been tixed and immediately before the announcement thereof bring in nomi? nations for the several Hoards re? quired by each Conference Under the division. , Resolved Seventh; That the South? ern Christian Advocate shall be the or ?an of the two Conferences equally and jointly. The Southern Christian Advocate shall be controlled and dl r cted by a Hoard of eight Managers, f ?ur to be elected by each Conference. 'Ibis board shall be elected quadren? nially upon nomination of the Hoard of Education of each Confeernce, and Bftmll have pOWOr to contract for the publication of the paper, elect the edi? tor, and, as trustees of the Confer eines, direct and control the affairs >f the paper. Resolved Eighth: That the division of the South Carolina Conference and all provisions as to division herein I Side shall not go into effect until the announcement of the appointments for t ic respective Conferences and the I Ijournment sine dine, of this session of the South Carolina Conference, The motion of Rev. Tumlpseed wan pfnetlenlly the same as thai of Hew McLeod with the exception <-f the names of the two Conference? und the division lines. ||f, Turnip teed'* res? olut Ion provided tbat the wa b rti Conference should be known us iln "South Carolins Conference" mid tin ? intern Conference kn -\< i. um I he l*ct i . Conference," Ihr Kantern Hont I (*arollnn fnnferenee" nr id her sucl name u<* the Conference chose, Tin It vision line was fixed ns follows Front U?c North Carolins lim io fol I? M, McLKOD, E. t >. WATHt >N, lOW tho line of division between Greenville and Bpartanburg counties to its meeting with the Rnroee river. thence down the Enoree river to the Inroad river, thence down the Broad river to the Congaree river, thence dbwn the Congareo river to the San tee river and thence to the Atlantic ocean. There was also some slight Change as to the holding of the prop? erty of the Conference and the own? ership and control of the Methodist schools and colleges in the State. This matter went from the Rock Hill conference last year to the gen? eral conference and was sent back for the fixing of a division line. The Con? ference seems divided as to where this division line ought to be, and a warm debate on this ciuestion will occur when the matter is brought up at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, which was the time fixed for the discussion of the resolution and the substitute mo? tion. A report of the board of managers of the Southern Christian Advocate iwas rtreived stating that the board had agreed to relieve the present edi? tor and publisher on January 1, 1915. This report also stated the linancial condition of the paper and showed its growth in th** past few years since the board had taken charge. Another report stating the resignations of sev? eral members of the board was like? wise received and adopted. A resolution providing for the ap? pointment of twelve men on a commit? tee, to be made by the bishops of the twelve districts, six laymen and six preachers, was likewise adopted. A number of committee meetings were announced and offers were made the members of the Conference of the use of their quarters during the stay of the visitors for recreation or business purposes of the visitors, of the Young Men's Christian Associa? tion and the People's Bank. The Rev. J. B. Traywick preached this afternoon at 4 o'clock and tonight the Rev. H. M. Hamill, D. D., super? intendent of teaching training of the Methodist Church, and president of the International Sunday School As? sociation, will deliver the address. Tomorrow morning the Conference meets at 9.30 o'clock for its regular business session. At 10 o'clock the discussion of the division of the con? ference will be held. The business session will adjourn at noon, when Bishop Wilson will preach a Thanks? giving sermon. Preaching will also be had in the afternoon with the Mis? sionary Anniversary on Thursday night with an address by the Rev. W. W. Pinson. D. D. Historical Society Meets. On Tuesday night those members of the Conference who had arrived in Sumter at that time and a great many visitors attended the fifty-ninth annual meeting of the Historical So? ciety of the Conference. There were several hundred persons present and the church was comfortably filled when the meeting was called to or? der by the president of the association, Rev. H. B. Brown, presiding elder of the Kingstree District. The Rev. W. C. Owens of Page's Mill is secretary of the society. The feature of the meeting was the address by Dr. J. O, Willson, president of lender College, which was read by the Rev. P. B. Wells, Dr. Willson being unable to at? tend. The address was a comprehensive [survey of what the Methodists of the South Carolina Conference have done in the way of education, as its subject. "Methodism and Education, especially in South Caroling." implies. The work of the church from its infancy to the present day was outlined and tho present work In the various col? leges and schools of the denomina? tion were especially called to the at? tention of the members of the con? ference. The class to be received Into full membership of the society consists of J. J. Walker and (J. (J. Harley. The Rev, Albert Deems Beets was elected the speaker before the society at its meeting next year, when his subject, will he on "The History of Missions." The society has lor its object the preservation of data relative to Meth? odism in South Carolina and with this object in view many valuable dona? tions wer?' made to il. These will be sent to Or. I?. D. Wallace. Professor of History at Wofford College! who is curator of the society. Among these donations were books as follows: "Out) of the state in Re? gard li> lalueath.il." by Dr. Samuel Ribble, the lirsi graduate ot Wofford College, donated by l ?r. Wut son 14. I uineaii, "The Melhodlst Church Property Case," u record of tin- case and trial on the division of proper!) al the division of the Church into North and South Churches in is.mi, contributed by the Rev. a. I?. B??tta; "District Conferences of Columbia 1111 i i n I." b) Ihe Uev. .1 \v. Kllg", presiding elder i>t ihat district; n number ol photographs were nresent ed i'v l W i Slain*, hieludiiiM i h??sc ol \i. r Kennedy, llev. and Mis. John i: I'm ivei i, i tishop a. i 'oke Smil h . i u \\. i' l l. mining, l >i. and Mrs. W ?'. Ii|a< I-. "Ill i..i v ol Methodb in." b> I(et Nathan Hangs, presented by ihc Ue\ J, p. Welling hum, I UNUSUAL AMOUNT IN GROWERS' POSSESSION. Good Chance for Producers to Coop? erate in Marketing Their Crop?Or? ganization should he Formed. Washington, Nov. 24.?"There prob? ably are more bales of cotton now held in the ownership of the pro? ducers than at any other time in the history of the industry, and it is also probable that this total will be very largely increased before there will be any material improvement in the de? mand, "' declared a statement issued today by the officers of markets and rural organization of the department of agriculture. "The market, though much im? proved," continues the statement, "seems still to be rather indifferent to cotton at the low price that is rul? ing. Under present condition the movement should continue slow. Every planter who can do so is en? deavoring to hold his cotton for a bet? ter market. This situation furnishes an opportunity for producers to co? operate in the marketing of their crops with exceptional promise of success because in the first place they have, perforce, plenty of time in which to get together. In the second placo they hold an unusual amount of cotton from which they can in any given locality make up even running commercial lots, ready for direct ship? ments to the mills or for export or for sale direct to buyers. "The more effective the organiza? tion the easier it will be to negotiate sales, and it is suggested that special organizations can be formed for this purpose. Membership should be open to all producers of cotton known to be solvent and trustworthy. "The office of markets and rural organization will endeavor to give direct advice to any organization which shows evidence of having taken definite preliminary steps. "The few associations organized within the past few years have achieved a measure of success, which warrants the beliei that if the pres? ent emergency results in bringing the farmers together in effective local selling organizations the benefits will, in a few years, compensate the grow? ers for the losses which this year i seem unavoidable on account of the European war." American Potash. The two minerals which the United States seems absolutely to lack are ni? trates and potash salts, both Import? ant fertilizers, and both used in the manufacture of explosives. The ni? trate supply of the world comes from the Chilean deposits and the potash from the German deposits. The Geo? logical Survey and the Department of Agriculture have for seevral years been prosecuting explorations in the West for both of these minerals, and doubtless the cutting off of the world's potash supply from Germany will fur? ther stimulate the search. Our im? ports of these two salts last year rep? resented nearly $40,00,000. The Searles Lake deposit, not far from Death Valley in southeastern California, probably contains the most promising immediate source of pot? ash in this country. It consists of a smooth plain of crusted salt underlain by a bed of salt and brine to a very uniform depth of about 75 feet and j extending over an era of 20 or more ?quart miles. The area of the an? cient Searles Lake as it overllowed its present valley into several adjoining valleys was about 250,000 acres and its depth was at least 0 4 0 feet, and arobably much more. The aggregate volume of minerals, including potash, held in solution in this enormous body jof water, has been largely concentrat? ed in the present Searles l^ake basin. The majoi part of the potash in this deposit is contained In the mother liquor, or brine, which saturates the deposit and which is available in im? mense quantities, the content as potas? sium chloride being about 4 per ca nt. I by weight of the brine. The deposit :also contains other valuable materials (which may be produced as by-products I in a potash industry. such as soda jash, borax, and, if a market for them is obtained, common salt ami sodium sulphate. The American Trona Corporation 'has installed an experimental unit for the manufacture of chloride of pot hsIi and other salts at the Searles de* I posit. The 31-mile railroad from the Station Searles on the Southern Pncillc Itailroud t<> tin- new town of Trona, where the works nt'e situated, is now completed and in regular operation. The experimental unit of the new plant is reported have a capacity for handling 20,01)0 gallons of brine daily. When the process and equip? ment have been thoroughly proved by actual operation ;t is uro posed to in? crease the output muu> fold. As yel, however, tin- process remains in Ihc experimental stage, and ii is not cor tain .iust how soon we nia> look fol an act ual potash product Ion 11 out ibis deposit. Crom 'America's Min i?ral Itoson ea." by t luy Elliott Mit? It ell in the Vmerienii llev iew ol lb ?> lea's for No> einher. PRESIDENTS MESSAGE WILL EM? PHASIZE ITS VALUE. _ Only Ships Needed as All Diplomatic Obstacles to i:\port Business in American Hottoins Removed?Bs> port Conditions \oar Normal. Washington. Nov. 24.?An intima? tion came from the White House to? day that President Wilson will stress the proposal lor a government mer? chant marine in Ins message to con? gress nex month. It was announced that the president did not consider that enough ships to meet require-} mentl had taken advantage of the emergency American registry act. Ollicials who have kept watch on foreign commerce declare tho way fori resumption of approximately normal' business in export cotton and other j non-contraband products was clear of j diplomatic tangles provided ships of 'suitable character could he procured. Vessels now under the American Hag, but previously German owned, they isaid, had met with delays while car I rying non-contraband commodities only because their bona tide owner? ship was in question. Those delays, j however, it was pointed out, were i enough to hamper restoration of the cotton export tratfic. President Wilson has shown con? tinued interest in his government merchant marine plan during the con? gressional recess. He has asked re jpeatedly, it is understood, for the number and character of vesels ap? plying for American registry and dis ! cussed the subject with Secretary jRedlield many times. His determina? tion to press the Alexander bill, which I provides such a plan, apparently has not been affected by the opposition the measure met with on its presenta? tion in congress. Aside from the importance of se? curing ships of proper character for jthe cotton trade?and reports to the I departments show foreign orders for t cotton far exceed available carriers? jthe president believes the government ! should take the opportunity offered by the European war to establish new 1 trade routes for American ships, j Private concerns, he feels, will be islow to engage in such ventures, which probably would not at lirst be profitable. The government should develop those routes, the president thinks and surender them later to private companies if deemed ad vis ! able. Paralysis in the Cotton Trade. The cotton crop of the United I Sttaes has a value normally of a thou? sand million dollars a year. For a century the South prided itself on the greatness of cotton. Age did not with? er it or impair its virtue. No asset of man's husbandry was more se? cure. Throughout the world it sold for gold. As a money crop it was su? preme. One day in July last a man in Her? lin sent a message to a man in St. Petersburg. Other messages were ex? changed between men in Paris, Lon? don, Vienna, and Belgrade, and live European nations of the lirst class and I two of the minor pow ers plunged into j war Then suddenly the impossible happened. The staple which never before had been without a market im ' mediately became unsalable. That I j which was one of the moct liquid of assets, the equivalent almost of gold. ! became a weight on the hands of its i I owners. Incidentally millions of pcr I sons who had given months of toil 1 and spent millions of dollars in the planting and cultivation of what p? jm ised to be the richest crop in the his? tory of the South were confronted with ruin. To realize the magnitude of this commercial tragedy it is necessary to understand not only that practically every branch of endeavor in the South is affected by cotton, but that instant? ly the cotton-manufacturing Industry of the world was demoralized, scores of cotton-traders were brought to the verge of bankruptcy, and banks ami merchants, whose business was as I sound as human effort can make it. had to face losses of staggering pro I portions.?Prom "The Cotton < risis at ! Home and Abroad.'' by Richard Spil lane, in the American Review of Re \ lea s for November. ' Shelter for Pedagogue. The only school in Greenville coun? ty, and probably one of the few rural schools in the country to erect a res? idence for the school principal, Is tie St. Albans school in the lower part of the county. This school only re? cently completed its new building and also the home for the teacher, and will throw open its doors for the I914-1R session on next Monday morning. Mr. U K. 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