The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-22
Who Oueht to Have Credit?


IDA, Aug. 2I.-Mr. EdIor:-Last week, as
I usually do, I took in hand your paper to
glean some usef1. information; instead Of
which found in part Of a column head
ed thus: "A Frog Walked Up," and at the
bottom OF the same, yo1 win please notice
he assumes authority to sign his name ':F, I"
after one whom he knows to be one among
your notable correspondents, and hence,
will perhaps throw into decoy the proper
"F. name, in his display Of an 1gnoranus.
Why don't he sign his name B. l. Prince
unless his name is changed? And If it is
changed let it be publicly known. Now,
the worst Of that thing, relative to what
harm it did me snd other readers oSi& I'll be-
came difficulty 70 even spell cat besides
numerless other errors expressing ilhtsEacy
in the highest degree.
For instance Mr. Editor, not even 70
know the Laws which govern the A n E. O.,
less more than the Office which he claims be
hold enormously; for where the law Of the
state does not otherwise direct: the minis
ter in charge shall be Leader concerning
Church Property. Princes name may be
on She said Church's book, that Tn not
looking for, but has he even been 50 eapa-
bic as to deserve an Office, then to be called
. speciality is mistake.
Look at that Fellow with his notions Of
Leadership; confounding it With tbs bare
givings of aims, by referring Us to the vani-
ty Of seeing his name m istos noble sub
scribers, the shame of being out done by
his equals, and also lift out words of my
self: 'tas directed" /" in tryin to quote, and
to-day isncis that be gave indubitable proof
of his leadership. As for the meeting he
made mention Of called togather by few
men Of the Circuit it adjourned sINDH and
did assemble before G. F. Brodgdon's pas
torialship, since which time no mention
has ever been made OF the results Of that
meeting. Rev. Brogdon came in under q
new auspices of particulars which as al
ready made statement ended 30 far build
ing Of church and parsonage. Nor, has
there been acted upon, any foundation sug-
gest at that meeting, so you see Mr. Editor
there must have been disagreement all the
way through; so it was not good for any
thing. All this time, B. Z. Prince occupied
the floor as did others without an Office.
The gentlemen Of whom he spoke Of as
being in colleague claim no such as being
made committee with B. L. Prince, says
they: 'that's Princes talk" Now to be
short with that Fellow sincerely ask Scru-
tinizers of this issue to bear in mind the
fight that late '.F" came out with, dated
Aug. 7th. What he call no doubt an honour
able and vigorous defence, be puts on the
shining robes of his formality; he stands
firm in the boasted armour of his moral
power: he daubs with untempered mortar
the ruinous wall of his conduct; with self
righteous resolutions of charity; he builds
as he thinks, and impregnable tower; mus
ters and draws up in battle array his poor
works if any there be, arfully putting in
the front those that make the finest appear
ance, and carefully concealing the vice
which he can neither disguise nor dress up
in the regementals of virtue.
My friendly advice low TO you B. L.
Prince, is, to silence your bstteries; make
breach in your conscience, and look out
for some secret way to leave Sodon with
out being taken notice Of, and derided by
those who fight under yous banner. 2.