The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-03

r Is In the work and We ought to do eli
! best we can for our institutions her
Il In Greenville, These institutions ar
Q equipped with the best managemer
and as good teaching force as any co
3 ieges In this State. There are need
OF these colleges which should be me,
Small deficits for few years are az
, cumulating. No one feels anxiou
about these deficits, hut we ought no
: to allow them TO Increase to any extent
We must meet thu necessities, aud TO d.
this we must have plan to work upon
subscriptions payable in three aud fiv,
years were suggested, and the trustee
started with sl,40O. This plan or som,
other plan ought to be considere,
right now, and the brethren shoult
talk freely about this matter. Mr.
Ramsey alluded to the fact that he
nrst saw the light on the banks of the
heedy, and he knew the Baptists o.
south Carolina too we'll to expect any
step backwards.
Rev. q. s. Gardner said there were
three ways before us. Cut down ex
penses by reducing the teaching force
and fall behind in the educational
work. We must go forward, and meet
the exigencies upon US. The State Ia
advancing along this line, and the
denominations In tbis and other States
are moving actively, too. We must
not expect others to do the work, but
must help ourselves. Rich nen are
not going to give money unless the
| poorer men show n real interest This
| is critical moment we cannot ,,o
| forward without more monev and Ia
cannot stay where we are withmt
more money. Furman IJniversitv 5,ua a
rounded iii the tears, prayers, and
! sacrifices of devoted men VINO have
gone home to glory.
Mr.. Car ner closed his oh with a
repetition of his eal to In. Raotis,r
to contribute money to Furman. JuJyn
Joshua Fl. Hudson. OF Bennettsyili,.
wa- H., mex, sp. uktr On iii. .ubi
He said 49,. ir,an % n -
Ctoj NJ. G. rh II
on.i"ta,n IN N rsut, II @
'ducat ON. be sas IL IT, -o. G
son, rf the Grades >,tb Its .a..,,ls
record OF tlaa n, and tNoueu, ,hr
State sn"uid support tnr.e Co ,.gcs
Bot -" advisab t # d.nor lna,'onat
c"''o&"s been ~ NJ aEp. T."
Method IS have W ,tfprl "a grsa, iu-
sttntion, and h. Mrtnn1ist are going
to supported 1t The Presby torians
wave clinton and are going b. sunpo-t
1neir college. Tn" Btpt>ts have
turman and can not afford to lct il
decline. Here in Greenville, ali are
proud OF Furman since it is source OF
material and intellectual progress TO
The citizens OF this city. At the last
meeting OF the trustees in June last,
an agent was put in the field. Rev r.
N. Pratt, than whom there is not in
the State more progressive, ener-
getic, or wiser man, was chosen as
the agent. At that time there was no
money In the treasury to pay his salary,
but the trustees had confidence in the
foaptlsts OF the State and depended on
them to contribute his salary. Tho
Greenyille Female College and Fur
man University are necessary parts of
the church work and the denomination
aod daoJinn W lou o'iehi ianS Su'sn
J,doe urdsor,s o,
the most eionmont %ppo@a was one vi
inc thisLe%ss;dn % aoft ~ thp Spooones uaoe our
Hartweli r Mosaion ~ RiL I4sm nuT
made an earraat anHSs,I - ~ Ill;
of Fnrman tn dn ] ,na.a fou W th;a tho aiuhnni il
mater Mr. MosaIau @ ,oi Snsia SnSil a.ma
the alumni associa ticn annpmnnaS ~ ~
at q meatino NJ tha aSan,t;,'n S oas
to 90 into a mora tbornnnb nanino unou
tion. Observation-Disclosures 1n,,,S
pointed in everv assoo;otinn TIp NJ
speaker mentioned tic tornih,o 80.
dition of tho gronnCio ~ tha I1,;,,o,oit
and said sometbino sbo,,IS ~
mt these oronndo 2, hattan ao"o "
introduced a rosolution noIi;n
the trustees IN mate an affnnt - "pUn
crease tho endowment f,nd IT.
subject calla5 IN narhans 60. a..
cussion than had anv pthsr s,'hisnt
Rev d M RaInsev Voc oa,,ed ~ 10
take subscr;ntionS fo,. th. u ama"ut Un ~
of thurman and tbav ware oiuor Ill
q oood 6eal ~ ont bns;aan, Cnhso.;,.
tions were secnred +" tho am,nupt
of al OO5 and oftar ~ 10 no"a - -.
announced TIC oonvan.fom ,a;S 90
until Iaat n;oht
The Womans Meeting.
The Union OF Woman's Missionary
Societies, connected with tho State
Baptist Convention, ia holding its
meetings in tho Washington Street
Presbyterian church. At the first
meeting on Wednesday morning, Mrs
G. 81. Sloan, OF Greenville, was re-
elected president, and ISIS Mary T..
Coker, of Society Hill, secretary. A
number of interesting papers were
read. On Thursday morning a Thanks
giving service was beld, and one OF the
most interesting papers read was one
by Mrs. M. e. Henderson, of this city.
her subject being Causes for Thanks
giving in FprciNn Lands" Another
meetlng was he'd |. csterday afternoon
and the last meeting will be held tn
afternoon at 80 O'Clock. This boiN -
one Of tu. b b>r '..rking Org ,,i,I