The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-06-03


WE BELIEVE
TIE last session of the Black River
Cnior, which has just c,osed with the
P2cAsvilie church, was one of the
oce; il her history. We have never
heard better speeches, or seen more
Interest taken iu the discussions.
Everything was calm and quiet. No
croSs- irins Ct opinions, but deep
interest characterized this body.
lie speeches OF Bro. D. J. Brad
nam and Hon. Jas. E. Tindal were
inistliy commended by the brethren.
\ large crowd gathered in the
2ack>vil!e church, sometimes running
tic building over.
Ga Friday night tbs introductory
scrlaon WAS preached to |. packed
hGuSt
Saturday night strong and in
struc!;ve speeches were made On the
necessity o. bible culture among the
ycun; people.
Sunday morning at 9:30 addresses
to the Sunday-school were made by
Brothers D. J. Bradham, DR.. White
and others
Tho missionary sermon on Sunday
was preached by tue writer in the
absence Of Brother Brown After
the sermon the ordination OF deacons
took place. TIE charge to the dea
cons was delivered BY Rev. G. NJ.
Billings, pastor Of the church. At
four o'clock in the afternoon the or
diuarce of Baptism was admins
tered
REV. c. N. BILLINGS
is new man in this community, this
being the first time he ever attended
regular Union meeting. We were
all glad to have him with US. He
has gotten a strong hold on Lis
people and we earnestly hope that
they have a strong hold upon him.
We want Brother Billings near US in
the work. Under his ministry the
Packsville people have enjoyed
gracious revival of religion, and the
great work is still going on. Others
are awaiting Baptism. We were
glad to meet the Packsville brethren.
Hope to have a large delegation from
them next Union.
Hon. JAS. E. Tindaps speech on
:'the progress of Christianity ought
to be published and we hereby ask
for same.
The court of justice is low in
session. Several cases will come up
to be settled. Keep your eyes open
and see if dispensary is not at the
bottom.
Tho man in the church who is
all the time finding fault with his
fellow-man and never finds any with
himself needs to look in a different
direction
Some one sent US little circu-
lar stating NO Dispensary Profits" ="
There has never been any profit de-
rived from tie dispensary. True
there has fallen into the hands of the
State few silver dollars, but this
money seemed to be E:the price Of
blood 50 ibat an honest man had
rather throw it down in the temple.
TIE matter of dollars and cents does
net compare with the loss OF home,
character, lie, and more than all, the
soul What shall it profit the State
if i gains all the property Of the
poor and send their own souls to
hell?
The time is rapidly coming
when a young man is seen in the
dispensary or with bottle in pocket,
society stamps upon him one eternal
disgrace Gf such could be.) Char
acter is power.
We would be glad for some one
to answer these two questions l
mean some one who can speak from
experience:
l. What benefit do you derive
from drinking whiskey?
3 When you drink why do you
wish to he in secluded, private
place? why not drink in the store
or on the open street or anywhere?
The absence Of Rev. C. G. Brown
( from the Union was great disap-
pointment to all.
The next Union will meet the
5th Sunday in August.
The subject of J. O. Coughs
sermon next Sunday morning in the
Hall will be "The Son of God in
tears"
There are eight things the Lord
hates Proverbs 6, l6. "a proud
look, a lying tongue, hands that shed
innocent blood, heart that deviseth
wicked imaginations, feet that are
swift 20 run into mischief, a false
witness that speaketh lies, he that
soweth discord among brethren" )" aud
the dispen iary.
Every young man ought to read
the thirty-second verse of the sixth:
chapter of Proverbs.
A house to house prayer-meet-
ing would do good among those who
cannot or do not attend the chnrch