The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-12-17
preachers of this State.

preachers of this State.
The Rev. r. Carroll, the Slnday-schoo.
missionary of the Publication Society
addressed the Convention.
The report of the committee on the
aged ministers relief fund was read. II
is a wise and worthy one, saith the COM
mittee. The basis of organization will
be that membership in the relief associ-
alton is open to all ministers and lay
men; that twenty dollars shall entitle
one to life membership: that all fees re-
ceived for life membership shall be safe
ly invested; that for the present no one
shall receive over one hundred dollars of
this fund yearly. The report was adopt
ed and the Convention adjourned until
half past I o'clock.
At the Friday night session Rev ohm
Stout read the report of the board of trus-
tees of Furman University. The west
wing Of the Female College building has
been completed at a cost of $3.50. The
new building is as large as the main
building and is now occupied. Some
two hundred students have matriculat-
ed this year and sixty-iiye are boarding
in the College.
In Furman University there are now
one hundred and siXty-seven students
on the register: seventy-four are alto
gether and thirty-Seven chiefly in the
collegiate course, while fifty-one are
ministerial students. The amount of
endowment reported 10 November, 1890,
was S65, ,525 SO; and this amount will be
increased by cash in hand and in transit
to over $4,000 within month. So that
within the time of our service $4,000
has been added to our endowment. The
$4,000 due the professors for past SER
vices has been paid and the University
is now free of debt The movement
begun in July, 1889, to raise $4,000 for
the endowment, under the proposition
made by the American Baptist Educa-
ton Society to add 81 500 to this amount,
has been completely successful. The
total receipts for this fund have been
S23,543,T. The expenses of our tinan-
cial agency during this have been 81
60S,25, leaving the amount for investment
S20,935,42. Theresignation of the finan-
cial agent, DR.. r. II. Griffith, has been
accepted.
DR.. John 4. Broaddus, the distinguish
ed president of the Southern Theological
Seminary at Louisville, Ky, then ad-
dressed the Convention and made q pro-
found impression.
| Dr. r. II Griffith made an appeal for
the endowment of Furman University.
When he had finished a SUBSCRIPTION was
taken up and thesum of SO, lS5 was sub
sc-ibed.
During the Saturday morning session
the following delegates to the American
Baptist Education Society were appoint
ed: Col. J. 4. Hoyt, Rev. Charles Manly,
Rev W. c. Lindsay, Rev. E. c. Dargan,
Rev. R. II. Griffith, Rev. E. J. Forester,
Rev. G.. 3. Moore, Rev. John Stout and
Rev. D. ". Key.
1t was determined that the next Con-
ference should meet at Spartanburg on
Thursday before the first Sundayin Dec
ember, 1891. The Convention sermon
will be preached by the Rev..I. ". Per-
ry; alternate, R. G. Patrick.
\ resolution was adopted requesting
pastors to take up collection at Christ
mas for defraying the expenses of the Or
phanage committee during the past year.
An additional committee of fifteen
was appointed to meet with the old or
phanage committee in April, 1891, and
to decide, in connection with them, the
location and policy Of management of
the institution The committee appoint
ed is as follows: \. C. Wilkins, A. L.
Evans, Z. L. Wilkins, J. E. Brunson, D.
w. Alderman, w. II. Lyles, W. F. Cox,
John W. Wilkes, J. D. Pitts, II. F. Scaife,
W. T. Hundley, G. II Carter, ". d. Rice,
10. Adams, G. B. Moore.
The subject of home missions was pre-
sented in an excellent report by the Rev.
I. w. Wingo
The Rev. John Stout from the COM
mittee on the report of the board of
ministerial education made his report,
which recommended that the board en-
ploy a clerk at a salery of 500; and the
report was adopted.
DR.. Manly called on DR.. Broaddus to
';tell us something about the Theologic-
al Seminary" and he complied with the
request in an eloquent address. DR..
Manly made a few short and appropri-
ate remarks upon the report, and in re-
gard to the ministeriatstudents at Fur
man L University. The report of the COM
mittee was adopted.
The Rev. E. J. Forester then intro
duced the following:
Resolved, That the churches represen-
ted in this Convention be requested to
observe the first Sunday in January next
as a day of concert of prayer to the Lord
of the harvest to send more laborerS in
to His harvest.
The resolution was adopted.
The Rev. r. G. Patrick, from the COM
mittee on obituaries, made his report.
There have been only five ordained min
listers and two laymen connected with
the Convention who have died nuring
the past year. These have been the
Rev. J. W. Hutchins, the Rev. w. B.
Elkin, the Rev. B. G. Price, the Rev. J.
L. Norman, the Rev. p. J. PyerS, Col. B.
w. Edwards and Mr.. a Sloan Duncan.
Touching remarks were made by the
committee on the life, character and
death of each of these gentlemen. Con-
tinuing, the report says: "The follow
ing brethern, prominent in work and Of
good report among the churches, have
during the year been called to their
eternal reward: W. H. Duncan and W. Il.
Boynton, of BarnWell; II. 4. Green, Of
Fairfield, and L. Z. Meador, of Union"
] At the conclusion of the report Mr..
G.. G. wells 4 called upon DR. James G.
Furman to speak something in the way
of tribute to Col 3. Wc.SldWards, who
was for number of years president OF
the Convention. DR. Furman respon-
ded in touching and feeling manner.
He was followed by the Rev J. a. W.
Thomas, the Rev John Stout and Col
J. a. Hoyt, all of whom spoke freeing
| ly of Col Edwards. The report was
then adopted.
Indians on the War Path
CHICAGO, Dec. Ga special from the
Pine Ridge Agency says:
The situation is not materially chang
! ed. lie hostile Rosebud Indians sleep