Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

i,'i . ? * .)' ==r ~ | "The Old Gray " A mil | The New Rider | & BY E. P1IILI1' ELLIS *1' * ' ^ ' < (hir Conferences Now History All of the African Methodist Annual Conferences in South Carolina have been held for lUd2, and livy. ministers are beginning their line up to do a greater work for the ensuing years under the BishOp Williams' high class administration. His veiy fiiie treatment accorded ministers and laymen has tired their souls to put ( the churohes program over here in the grandest of/ style. lie advocated the representation* of lay members on all committees i? his annual conferences, and appointed- them?w-hvu ii was in his power, io Whereconference* ^ elected them on finance committees met his hearty approval.. And so l'ai . v~ as he is ; concerned* all conferences can consider them. The Columbia Conference has any number jof good lay brother and thought I had succeedei in.getting him recommended to mercy But when the assignments were reai I found.that he had vecistied jusMco and was niQved,. being . rewarded uc cording to his work. Other prcsid ing elders and friends, had 'he sane experience. And otlier prone hers win asked their friends to look mil to them after 'hev had failed, met tlv V v *' , same disappointment. "Do you work And your enemies cannot hue you, but if you refuse to .do yourwor] your friends cannot help >"ouv.' . JBidtyOp Williams' rule of mea^uremen there .an be -tip better one ii ' . ' 'the .church. This rule will biing"Thi Old Palmetto" back !o irs own. -Vot talk about great reports', but watc! us in the. fall <>f L'.?"o. For thL. care . loss"class^iif pastor?, havtr heeii mad* , to see 'h'a*. \.his bishop "hews to tin line and let >the chips fly." His New Presiding. Klders In the appointment of the-'six nev presiding elders for this state name ,, ? ly: the Rev. L. A. Wells, th.e Rev. I II.'Als'on, the Rev. \V. P. Carolina 'the Rev. J..W. Witherspoon. Hie ReV J. C. .Quai les. and the Rev. -J.B. Jen nings, the bishop Selected men from leading charges* of district. This iv vAavu) tinj iiiucinii:^ Ul ua* tuiii'l'* J think a prcshling elder should he prepared to pastor any church7.Hi his district. So when ho . is discontinued Ik Can be assigned to any of them, oi . . their equivalent in any other district Thats what; Bishop Williams has done and tha's What all "bishops should do The most successful' melt should h< 'made presiding elders. A man should .?i not be appointed a- presiding eldoi ;-* hecauso he "is unacceptable as a pastor. Some bishops have made tire blunder jyif^mrtk-ing men presiding elders because no congregation .wanted them as pastors. Rut'it is a sad" mistake. Por when the time comes tr retire such prtsiding elders, you have a job on your hand. In other words you have; a prpud set of clergymen all dressed up and no where to go ? TitANfirruu nr.itik -and away The ministers who were transferee! into our state were certainly not seeking popularity, because they were ' among the most popular men in then - episcopal districts. The Rev .C. A, Graine,' seems-to he a perfect fit for ' Bethel. The Rev. J. II. Grant, appears to Ve the very, map for Phonezer Church, Charleston. And the Re^L. II. Owens, ought to have beer n t V>w nACf *t'oor.: a rrr? TVm' tricts a it' not deeded to no particular sot of ..presiding1 /elders, and no presiding elder can claim, a district but one year ai a lime. If any man thinks that he has oeen cut out by jtlu? Almighty to^ be a presiding elder for life, die" wiW have -another thought coining, if he expects to stay nh a Methodist church. You don't have to cut out a district 'o retiie a presiding older. They can make additional ones, and yet he may not be a prosulme! elder. th.ll uhligalkm-ntthe altar, was 'hat we would go where we were sent, weather it Hie to the presiding .eldership oy to the pastor,'ate. Now if -we want to give the i undertakers our bodies, because our ^'positions hav ebeei) .changed in_ a t Methodist church, the profession will i be overstocked with funerals apiong 'iMetlu)diit ^'ministers. And v"h c ' epitaphs. will be, "Blessed are the 1 dead who die in the Lord." These one 'f horse presiding, elder districts, work ~;a hardship ..un-ixulh. ininhU^irAjand lay " members. Sometimes an order comes j for each district toeraise 1(K) dollars or tip dollars or 50 dollars. In order J for these one-horse districts to meet the requireme 111 ,they have to assess ' the charges four orTive times as much ? as those large districts."1 Don't you i ~ './see the wisdom in making larger disAyivt^. - Ahy argument to the con.} tVary is~lookiiVg forward to self, ant '?not l'ui- tile good j>f the* people. Agaii in cutting out a'distiict in our con1 'fen-nee, lias added an additions 1 church to every pastoral charge ir ^ the Spaitanb'urg district as it foi^ s nierlv stbod. and hoi i-lnn-t-lips to t.Vu 1, Winnsboro. station. The same it true income instances .ati to olhei 1 districts. So it was not a question oi 1 pi'esiding elders ptYting more sup1 port but pastors also. * .' . Allen And Captain Simpson -? Us a pleasure to go on the ca-mpus of Allen University now and note 'he change of 'ltingWrheie jn everv way, I . .. .? ? < The business manager undeleting pr'e' sident, is truly placing'our educational ait lairs on tire map' in tihis State, bishop Sims 'lie ex-president admit, '. ted that Captain Abram Simpson is a real 'genius in college administra ? ^ t 'Jt i tarn; therefore we should give him ! our instinted support. Captain Simpson, does not have lo blow his horn, llis progiam of education at" Allen, C ^ 1 '&> . and his discipline around there speak > lor liini. It looks now as'- if . Allen . University is going to be one of the 11''si schools "in the entire connection. ; We have received new encouragement I and mean to work as never before to help put over the managers program. I'nof. Garrett Speaks. . - < Kviiy body who knows C, G. Gar rett, knows that when ho lakes the flour tuh you he means what he says. i In his speech at Hie Piedmont Con1 t'erence endorsing BishopWilliams : ii was because the administration is 1 outstanding in every respect. Bro. ' (larj e't sees, the straight forwardness of Bishop Williams, and now nnparlia! his decisions are upon all matters relative to ministers and laymen, and therefore he._express.ed himself at his , conference in a way 'hat pleased ys all. He assui?'d tAe bishop that he would revive the full eo-operation, of the laymen in the state. Prof. John , A Harris . ftnd Bro. Edmonds made , similar declarations at their confer' ences. So you see not only th,e ministers, hut all the leading* laymen the state are with Bishop Williarafe^, Past Masonic Communication * 1 There was enacted some wise legislation by the grand lodge of Free and - Accepted .Masons here last week looking forward to donations to dc given ^ iJows_uiid orphans. It was the out come of a timely recommendation pro of inf.erreneo our fi tends and inqui. 10rs huO<o is that wo wei\. not i ' turnod to a designated pulst orate a had .-been done in previous yours Tllj^ we admit is true an! may la I -Kuasous ami..: explanations nocos*.-;u\ u I,., nv plain the "\V:iv." ot,-: !,u: five'to sav that our pood Bish?\p Nou-l VV. Williams was not a pariv -l<v.i: He acted the part of a really b'.p , hearted fatherly .bishop and assure* me upon taking Jhis. leave for St 1.011 is,?privately and publiely .'ha "he would- lake cai'eof- me." I -dutv* ' his word?that's sull'ieiont. Pareuthetieullv speakinjr, iny n . ? . ~ord in the conferences where 1 have labored under presiding elders is a: open liook. Ask- D"rs. Thomas, Ran;. "sey, DiHiplffs. W, F. '.Hiee?' Ah-lirll WarleV, llemininpw;\y{ yes Nance they will say yes. 1 will p,!f<<v ll'nll ..l-,-.. ..11 'it >? v- ll ill lt'1 ill 1 \ uu 11 K' I- il i\ 1. .v. While I anr very giitfeful r<< my l'ricnds for the. many ni?e ..things spoken to and written to me sir.ee i conference, yet may. I not re-infonn ^hem that in all of my years' in die Iministry I have always shaiei the re.spect and confidence of the poos and 'cons in administration matters ?. pertaining to the church and siT.ooi in South Carolina, This has la-en ' accomplished only by slr.cj.tly 1 di herencca to one's business. Finally if the last session of the Piedmont is an index finger pointing to "My letting Sun," I desire of yo.u my friend, to rejoice' with me in what this great A. M. E. Church has done for nu;, She owes me' aught. She has ho-:idred'me twice as delegate to General Conference. 1 have .pastured some of the leading charges in the Piedmont and Central Conferences; nerved nine yeans as chief secretary and six years Uh eoilfei cine 1'mpt. of A. C. E. L.~ and fifteen years as '.trustee of Allen University. Tln/ee InirotVion ttrU V> 1 o inl ./Itol ??'w<4 i alt. *(; 1 i ? >-l i ... ' I; . ' ( llUlTIl' 'S I vc.1 M'il I . I ..... ( a lif^ return. Look \ \. 1.:;(.' > I . Christmas d.4y t 1 H'c. 2."?, 1. yuk'tidc rovijv; a/ah-i. . Thou ore! attain .v. *'??' I in at*. At Fourth liapti t Oj.:;. ?*!? ?: >. '(.! A. M.. th'- I:'i 111 v. iil !.? l*rv.-inL ii. ? At o ' kc v- a!.-.. - .-if! l.>. ; r- p.. ft i! ??ul t.i.' </: \? ,rt* l ' ' ;l . v. jih mi i j':ti on i>< ,L? Ah a;" .* .*? j\ r. ; a ia the rotiiify" mil ?! and t't| m'.eres'eil Li tif m i J . >i I bojfiilM i)K' Ulitil lii. ' * ' a< Wesson. J A h li(.uv;!t" t' i< iiicle!'.K-nt-all'tlii. 'uy . -a r! ( is braved thy \\vu?<t?T -an I t-elldiWH'e w.i'i a little liij'.-r thai ii V. 51 ? (Ml I' l'idii;'. Wo "Vfflc vi',;, |?lo.? ca to 1 i'ii lis in our Sat;u-day a ' " i'r '< , a bur County V < .' M*. IV. P.- - -Ah'U-a** ; ;itf liu- yuiit. ai'. is . Miss Alive I :<<();. '! j COljriJKilltf fl(> lit" !>.l " !'!> , i I: : t r'.i > if*':':" III-; . M!i . ,\' I i.c < .:'l < .? . : j Sinikin ; : pok?- of il:?? unpoi *.i>i.-o. of \ the St'U . SaU'* o.n I to/ beaei".;.- ?! -j rived thero.lhorp. lite! >< :,! v.'erej .1 sirii.ua'tl jo ho k Wo are ;ilI planniii!;' to do^i/bc: lo ioakf tin- salo .a i-Hf of : r,. W'e?l\ I.Very trnik'-i'ul -'o il>:SiiVikins ;?n! ?.! i ;s .\!e,U;v-o ot a. for tla :r ] school of INfhrlboro (!ot:nty .\v?ll bi? ijrea'ly lkMic.fitted by !><' in. iituto. Beulah 10. Graham, Supervisor. I I : - 'I ' V ? ~ . Palmetto Stat ' ? ?? *? Associi t * . j 8i'h?rt>k ;m?l Pi iucipals tlrat have p . School b? Principal Scm'm Mjli\ Mi's* I).it<<(.},y Pail , Pam is". Mill:" Mfs. Karnestino Montj !;?mu 1 y ' . Tw l\-f Mile. Mr*. Anna Williams ? C11fI P.rj<l;?f. M s. Allit-rta Murray _ Th:ii' Tu'i s. Mrs; Fannie Greenwood ;P;:i hi-n? Fr vy, Mrs. Marie llowo ku"-ni- II UK MKc r?Ui.l e:... F. <imwy Association semi-it .;'-t : (:"! Onfiiyv-Uurtf, S.-.CS i>.y:isc you "pay and (To not tret 1'hiys y.?u aliouId call oil the pc 1-;'vj tor an.explanation. - JOHN P. BUR _i_ \t.i?: \i> i;i--niw;i;Tn\VN * -vd ?- St 'b;i\ end llr.!; \V, .1 antes \Viltl*#~a], >i : I::"! U: i!ls\ ' A. , Thompson, . E. ox I-.' ;; <1 M ss .lolinic A'- , i'-. -.i I-.-";'...' t ovo < left .for NovV gc 'ii- ..iKi to attefht tho. fan- pe . i i lir r.. jilr. I>uvitl My 'o. iri .:;! . o: v; < -,? ' Mrs. CUc ill 1 j)U '.r> j j. "V. ti Wiv lu-Ul Sunday At' or- jn j ii..hcyda. i?a|>t i;5l (' hurch. nii ... IS: - :i -i'-.i'i.. (!> Kin pnvn, "-aboai H\ y n.-o ti> -live # -with Jter th ..'c I i ( bni lc.- on. Shortly at'- j i riekoil \vi:li . . 1 i.. r "l 'lioi at'j^ci vkn's \Vprc j . i v: ! .1 a J;o,' yir-ior, I?ov; CI, G. 0f ' P. ... AVI .11. . iL M. JLt'uiit :o... i j ';ho* city Saturday ' after ps *;>.- a Aw uvoks a' Sapors, S.'co '. Ji were , a Coinjiahied hy li'Cv. Jv." V i \ . 1 . . - t. . i * it. .li'l'.V. ' ? - ' .! ois.-i'onaiy Society Ijeld their Jiijf at. tile honor of -Mrs. i'a.ie., i'uo.niay evening Dee. . o 1 ii?v regular business jne'eta!.. hi jut per on Xmas was . I>' . Catherine Kelly. w i.t lU'.p'is Junior Church al i.vd Wednesday - evening ar . Tdis ciumh has its own >,'<. ! ?ir etc, and' -liohls services4 *. ! v. \\ ivu's<U*y nLglu.. . ' v, ,.u ii \V; \\*right, of ' Charleston, *st .p. C. j.i . ::c!h 1 at Beilusda Baptist al i lunch .Wednesday niglit Dec. 14. , lee.- a>. !> < lunula Baotlstj Churo C{ a a.. a!i day Sunday. The A v./-an.if> r ' v. ;.s c?>!u and up oMl'ortable si ! r<4 j'oIk away. w - . A.'i. Ct. Daniels tic pastor j? j<! i ci. h?-.t! an "The.-Church, its mem- m i.t -* !''? In- (did nut leave a ft ingle' C, s* >;.< 'no unit d in Shewing wlmt eon- K , it us-' d seal rhinVh mendiership. lie a11 alSe aiii'V.< .| that -thyre were four <.?r :^k.-a = involved in this ' church ? I N.s: i'l--i. Heratetl heart ^ i -u! -ion. ef, fai It; .i t't t-p ion of Bdp. ::: : a < 'aiistian l.iie. Sunday ; i.. i! v. I'. CI. (iiiii?s preached. A . edit lied was j^iven l?y the Junioj- 4 (.'.rieU Qua Dell; Belhesda welcomes* .? 1 > .a*! to all of her services. ' ~ 7 s r. MAT I II i:\Vs MAN'S. 5 10 ^ 12 Tiie I'ul !ie S liool has closed for ^ . !..-.jidays and 'he 'cachets have ^ t-Kages. to the sick and old~~poople?~ lg i\to community and they are plan? ng to civ the same on Xmas. Long e the Deaconess JBoard No. 1, that ey may be-able to do more work. Prof. J. A. Ford is out again to the light of his many friends! Master Johnie Thomas, a member the 7th grade is very ill at this .'Ring. : Mi's. Fannie Ginyard is on the sick t. We hope for her a speedy revery. CONWAY NEWS- " ^ liethel A. M. E. Church Rev. W. I. Gore, Pastor Despite the inclemency ?of the wea t Sunday ihurt wuikJ 1116 filthtul (W who bravei. the cold wind and ere. found in the service at the usuhour of service. Rev. W. I. Gore id Rev. A. L. Rainbow mounted the strum. After all preliminaries by ? e pastor he selected as a text St. att. 3:10; subject The Ax at the > iot of the tree. He preached a soul Frc^iH Fish \DAILY - , 1 Hens and Friers Dressed?Delivered ? EBAUGH'S j PHONES: ? 3137?3138 A Washington Street