The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-16

! Rev. 4. c.. Dargan. The condition OF
! Goth these institutions is better than
ever before. The Furman Memorial Is
progressing well. Col. Hoyt resigns the
agency, but he will conduct The WORK OF
| the Office after June 1St without pay.
| The Board, at its summer meeting, WILL
provide tor the prosecution Of the WORK
oex5 fail. Col. Hoy5 gave resume OF
I his work for the Furman Memorial.
He believes the movement VIII sue,
ceed. He has already secured Slo,UUo
! in cash and pledges, and he thinks tne
81, 900 will De raised.
There was meeting Of the Histori-
cal Society on Saturday afternoon.
Bro. John G. Williams gave a sketch
OF the South Carolina Baptist Conyen-
ton forty years ago. This was very
interesting paper.
On Saturday evening the report OF
the Central Committee OF Womans
| Mission Societies was read by Rev: MI.
Stout. The receipts of the committee
during the past year has been more
than SIX thousand and six hundred dol
lars. This is over one thousands dollars
more than was secured last year. 1t is
proposed to have daily prayer IN the
Woman's Missionary Societies during
the first week ID the month OF January
as prepartion for the work Of the CEN
tennlal year. They Will strive 10 OF
ganiZe more societies. They WILL maKe
some additional sacrifice tor MISSIONS.
The committee will furnish to any one
making request any number OF enYei-
opes for Christmas offerings, any num-
Der OF programs for the week OF prayer
and also for the meeting in January to
collect the envelopes containing the
Christmas offering. They will also
furnish PRAYER cards for the year. All
these are free. Other mission htera-
ture will be furnished at very loW
price.
The Centennial OF Missions then
came up. Rev. E. q. Dargan made a
very eloquent speech apon the Carey
Epoch of Missions" Rev. T. 2. Bell
clearly explained the "Plans and Pur-
poses" OF tne Centennial. The purpose
OF the extra centennial fund which IL Is
proposed to raise is to build chapsls
wherever necessery, to supply Bibles
and other Christian literature to Bap-
tist missions, and to furnish a backing
to the credit CT the Board in case OF
financial stress. The plan Of
procedure IS to carry on a CAM
psign OF missionary educatlons
The literature for supplying the neceSr
sary information is il Richmond, ready
TO be sent out upon APPLICATION. The
revival OF concert of prayer is to be en-
c0uraged. 1t is hoped that 9th SUNDAY
;Cay meetings will become Missionary
Centennial Meetings. There WILL be q
great movement among the women and
children of the land. This cam mpagnof
education is preparatory to Larger, CIV
.ng. One hundred churches and IN
d;Viduals are expected to send out eacn
missionary, paying salary OF SOU, ZOE
i've years. -oo
/ Tie matter Of appropriating $500
from State Mission FUNDS for educatlon
; of negro preachers was reconsloereo.
land the State Mission Board was re-
FIisYed of the work, and commIttee or
three was appointed 20 whom the mat
ter was entrusted. Pledges were taken
at once amounting to about SOU.
The pu!pits OF the various cnurcaes
in the city were occupied oy oeiegases
to the Convention on sunday morning,
and after the services at the Baptlst
Church on Sunday night the CoaTen--
ton assembled for the parting hand.
This has been good meeting, and has
made an excellent impression upon the
community. That eYsry charge under
the Jurisdiction OF the Convention may
have a prosperous year in 1892 is the
wish of orr people. SIGNo.