The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-17

Rev. 3. Q. Dargan. The condition. OF
both these institutions is better than
ever 'efore. The Furman Memorial is
prog essing we'll. Col. Hoyt resigns the
agency, but he will conduct the work of
the Office after June 1st without paw.
The Board, at its summer meeting, win
provide for the prosecution of the work
rext fall. Col. Hoyt gave a resume of
his work for the Furman Memorial.
lie believes the movement will sue
& :ed. He has already secured Sis, 600
lm cash and pledges, and he thinks the
$21,OOO will be raised.
There was meeting of the Histori-
cal Society on Saturday afternoon.
Dio; John u. Williams gave a sketch
OF the South Carolina Baptist Conyen-
tion forty years ago. This was a yery
interesting paper.
On Saturday evening the report of
the Central Committee Of Woman's
MISSION Societies was read by Rev. Mr..
STOUT. The receipts of the COMMITTEES
curing the past year has been more
tDan SIX Thousand and six hundred dol
lars. IhlS Is over one thousands dollars
more than was secured last year. 1t is
proposed to have daily PRAYER in tho
Woman's Missionary Societies during
the flrst week In the month of January
as prepartion for the work of the cen
tennlal year. They will strive to or
game more societies. They will maka
some addltlonal sacrifice for missions.
Inc committee will furnish to any one
making request any number of enyel-
opes for Christmas offerings, any NUM-
ber 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 litera-
ture will be furnished at a very low
price.
The Centennial OF Missions then
came up. Rev. f. q. Dargan made a
very eloquent speech apon the "Caroy
Epoch of Missions" Rev. II. p. Bell
clearly explained the "Plans and pur.
poses" Of the Centennial. The purpose
Of the extra centennial fund which it Is
proposed to raise is to build chapels
wherever' necessary, to supply Bibles
and other Christian literature to Bap-
tist missions, and to furnish a backing
to the credit of the Board in case Of
ilnanc1al stress. The plan of
pMaisn OF missionary education.
The literature for supplying the neces-
Try information is in Richmond, ready
to be sent out upon APPLICATION. The
revival of concert of prayer is to be en-
couraged. 1t is hoped that 5th Sunday
day meetings will become Missionary
Centennial Meetings. There will be 4
great movement among the women and
children of the land. This campaign of
educatlon is preparatory to larger giv-
Ing. One hundred churches and in.
dlVlduals are expected to send out each
missionary, paying salary of $500, for
live years.
The matter Of appropriating $500
from state Mission funds for education
of negro preachers was reconsidered,
and the State Mission Board was re.
lleVed of the work, and a committee of
three was appointed to whom the mat
ter was entrusted. Pledges were taken
at once amounting to about $500.
The pulpits Of the various churches
IN tha city were occupied by delegates
to the Convention on Sunday morning,
and after the services at the Baptist
Church on Sunday night the ConYen-
tion assembled for the parting hand,
This has been good meeting, and has
made an excellent impression upon the
community. That every charge under
the jurisdiction of the Convention may
have prosperous year in 1892 is the
wish of our people. SIGMo.