The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-16

and Bount!ful Hcspitslisy-
Progress in Denomina1ionaI Tcris IN the
State During the Year.
The following proceeding of the
Baptist State Convention, which was
recently held in the city Of Charles,
ton, we Gull from the Greenville
-+euntaineer:
The session ofthe Convention began
on Wednesday night with tae preach
ing Of the Introductory sermon by
Rev. G. S. Gardner. After the SER
mon delegates were enrolled and the
organization completed by the cleo
ton of Hon. J. Il. Hudson, OF Ben.
nettsville, as president, vice Rev Z.
w. Sanders, who declined reelection
Rev. G. T. Gresham was reelected
secretary, with Rev. G. P. Erwin, as
assistant
Thursday mornings session was
opened with addresses OF welcome to
the body by DR.. D NJ. Ramsey, on
behalf of the Bapt;sts of the city, and
Mayor J. 4. Smytb, on behalf Of the
city. At the cali Of the president DR..
G. Manly made response to these ad-
dresses. Invitations to the body to
visit the Charleston Museum, the
office of the News and Courier and to
20 upon an excursion around the har
Dor on Saturday afternoon were ten
dered and accepted.
Tie body now settled down to ousl
ness, and the leading interest Of the
denomination, the State Mission Board
presented through DR.. I. NJ. Bailey its
annual report. The report OF the
treasurer showed that So, ,924 A. had
been received and s11 147.73 expend.
ed during they ear, and that the Board
wss still burdened with debt S3, 500.
Rev. J. L. Vass, as uperintenGent.
presented the fifth annual report OF
The Connie Maxwell Orphanage show
ing among other things that there
were now one hundred children in that
institution, and that about IS, 900 had
beea received, in cash and donations,
s~sor their maintenance. This report
was referred to special committee.
In connection with this work came
the report of the president of the board
OF trustees, declining to recommend
the present superintendent for re
election, and requesting that this mat
Ter and the revision of the rules for
management of the Orphanage be re.
ferred to special committees, one OF
which committees was nominated.
The report elected an animated dis
cussion, after which the whole matter
was referred to special committee,
composed OF one member from each
association.
A pleasant talk followed in the in
terests of the American Baptist Pub
lication Society by Dr. r. G. Seymour
its representative, il which he spoke
of the Soclety's new buildings, The
publishing work done by it, its Gospe
car work by Rev. a. J. Diaz. and 1t:
general missionary work IN olstrlout
ing literature. 4 very suggestive
statement as to the great work to be
Gone was made to tbe-effect that there
,<sTere IN country 13, 1000, ,0GO o
young people and children who were
outside of chuIch or religious intiu
ences.
The report on the Relief Fund fol
aged ministers showed that the inter
est in that work was growing, AM
that twenty two benefciaries wer
now being aided by that board. Th
report of the board Of ministerial ecu
-cation showed that twenty-four stu
dents had received aid Heretofor
this board has been providing for IN
support of students for the ministry q
both the Seminary at Louisville an
the Furman University. But 1t wa
decided TO so change matters as I
commit to this board the care of tn
University students only, and give t
the representatives Of the Seminar
the opportunity to solicit direct cor
tributions for its Students Fund o
the floor of the Convention. A yer
gratifying result Of this change {
method was seen when, at late
stage of the proceedings, DR.. herfoo
of the Seminary. presented its claim
and received pledges for its Student:
Fund. amounting to somewhat MOI
than 81, 900.
The session of Thursday night W;
; devoted to the interest OF the Sunoa
School and OF the Foreign Missio
work. The report Of the commltt'
on the first subject was presented +
its chairman. Rev. O. L. Martin, an
was followed by a presentation OF Il
claims of the Sunday School Board
the Southern Baptist Convention,
Nashville, by DR.. J. N. Frost, its Sc
retary.
Rev. G. P. Erwin, OF Bambsr
whom by the grace of the board
trustees of Furman University
must henceforth address as D. D., pl
sented the report of the committee
Foreign Missions. The gifts Of Sou
Carolina Baptists to this cause we
pointed out as being about one-thl
onfyeafIhat had been hoped for fro
them. Rev. 81. r. Moseley spoke
the subject, and was followed by Re
R. ]. Willingham, D. D, secretary
Foreign Mission Board oT~the Soui
ern Baptist Convention. In conn'
ton with the subject the report OF
central committee of the Womal
MlSSlCu SCC1SLy was pieSouIeO e~.'~ y
cussed. The body by rising W
adopted a resolution to try to ra
$4,000 during the convention year
carry on the foreign mission work a
to pay off the debt of the board.
fore the vote could be announced Q
of the delegates began to sing, "Dr;
me nearer, blessed Lord, in which
was heartily seconded by the lar
audience, while standing.
The session of Friday was cnaract
lied by the report OF the trustees
Furmar University andthe Greenvi
Female College, and the attends
discussion. After referring to the /
the board had sustained in the de;
of Rev. j. A. w. Thomas, who /
been connected with the board
of