The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
VISITING MINISTER'S.

VISITING MINISTER'S.
There are now at the Springs DR..
j. T.Plunket, Pastor of the first Pres
byterian church in Augusta, Ga;
Rev. Dir. Mnrchison. student in the
Presbyterian school at Columbia, and
Rev. Mr.. Henderson, Of the same
place; Rev. L. II. Rice, Of Union
Baptist church, aud DR.. Lansing
Burrows, of the first Baptist church
Augusta Ga. DR. Burrows. alter
preaching On Sunday was taken sick
and returnea to his home, And last
but not least, is Dir. Lucus Cuthburt,
Of the first church OF Charleston.
There are altogether about three
hundred and fifty people here from
all parts OF. the country. Among the
great number OF visitors there seems
to be no c5napunctions of conscience,
as to religious; duty, for all seem TO
have left their religion at home. For
out of tie possible threa hundred and
ffty visitors, only about fifty at
tended chnrch last Sunday From
Monday morning to Saturday the
time is spent in playing games and
going to the Springs. tits no strange
thing to see church members OF all
denominations around table
PLAYING cAsDs.
Even the small children from six
to eight and Sen are found doing the
the same thing as their mothers and
fathers, hence the children are being
trained to play cards, whicL in itself
now, may be no harm?, but the
foundation upon which gamblers
always build is laid, thirst is Great
ed, the mind is drawing to theworld-
" amusements, aad there IS fertile
soil for future deeds How often
have criminals from the gellows sent
warning to their friends to beware
of cards; cards are but stepping
stores to crime and dishonesty, and
vet 7 am told that "all the city
churches do not say anything about
card playing" I have heard city
minister talk sincerely to favor card
playing, since I have been here, and
whose son does plsy.If it is true that
city ministers lay aside the teaching
and the spirit OF the Bible, and what
must be conviction Of conscience at
the feet of established wrong, then I
bless God that I have no city church,
but plain village church where
Christ is loved, worshiped and hon.
ored.
The reason that some of these peo-
pie do not attend church IS this. They
say 'too hot" and yet I have known
some OF these same persons, in the
midst OF the hottest night that
August has yet produced, hugged
close in the embrace Of man, and
upon the floor of the dancing Hall"
wnirl and whirl and whir), until the
night is far spent And do you be-
!ieve me that some of these are
church members, my God! what will
vet become of the church and her
influence? And again am informed
that the city churches do not say
ANYTHING about the dance, the great
German Ball" afraid that the preach
er may step on the toes OF some one
there in guilt. I am told by dear
GOOD sister Baptist that "the city
pastors nave to be very careful, and
not say anything about card playing,
dancing and world!iness in the
church" Pray tell me what DO the
ministers preach?; they must give it
to the Morlnons. So I talked among
the ministers and the different church
members here, and learn c: the loose,
careless way into which the churches
have fallen, I do bless God for my
old home church, I long to breathe
once more the pure air of spirituality.
I thank the Lord foy the dear good
people with WHOM ! labor, though
myself young aud inexperienced,
they have rallied around Gus COM
mon standard, and in GODS name I
believe that the spiritual iood-tide
is higher, in the Manning Baptist
church than IN many others, with
their doings and schemes.
SAD DEATH.
A stranger cameto ne one day
last week and enqnired if l were a
minister-a sick lady wished to see
one. 7 went Immediately to her bed
side, only to find poor woman, away
from home and friends, in the very
laws Of death: She was from Marion,
S. c., having come here about one
month ago. When I told her my
name she said: I've heard that
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