The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-12-14
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udll. dis W0r0S were mastery anu
their effect was wonderful. Before 60
ing further it was resolved to take up a
collection for Furman University, and
the force and power of DR.. Montagues s
words were shown by immediate re-
suits. From associations, individuals
and churches four thousand dollars
were pledged and contributed to the
needs of Furman. This.will be used
towards building an alumni hall.
On Friday morning DR.. +. G. Oar
gan addressed the convention in the in
terest Of the Students fund at the semi
nary in Louisville, and asked for a
pledge of $500, getting 1910. Some
Of these pledges were paid Immediately.
4 hat collection amounted to SAT.
The chair appointed j. [. !Ayres, G.
c. Brown, r. Z. Peele committee on
Sunday School Chatauqua;e and G. l..
Dowell to report on Womans Mission
societies.
The special order for the hour of
11:30 was foreign missions. The report
was read by 0. L. Martin. Southern
Baptists have IS missionaries in for
eign felds-Japan, China, Mexico,
South America, Italy and Africe.
They have, had, this year, 7Ol conver-
sions. The expense Of the b ,ard has
been Sl24, 240 the past year. The ser
vice for the hour was put into the care
of Rev. DR.. f. +. Bomar, vice president
for foreign mission board in South
Carolina, who conducted devotional,
exercises for few moments: consist
ing Of prayer and songs.
Or. T. NJ. Bailey for his committee
reported the following nominations for
trustees Of Furman University and Of
Greenville Female College, which re-
port was unanimously adopted
Trustees for one year: j. H. Morgan,
J. ". shelor, ". H. Lyles, E. J. Ken
nedy, J. L. Tribble. For two years:
q. P. McGee, J. A. Carroll, S. G. May
field, J. E Brunson, J. B. Hudson. To
serve three years; J. B. Earle, J. K.
burst, j. A. Fsnt, a. T. Jamison,
James McIu,osh. 10 s57TTe four years;
G. K. Henderson, D. ". Key, L. +.
Dorm, h.. K. Moseley. J. J. Lawton.
To serve FIVE year; D. NJ. Ramsey, c.
IS. Gardner, q. G. Buchol,z, J. 4.
Montgomery, a. C. Wilkins.
The committee to whom had been re-
ferred the report Of the trustees Of the
Connie Maxwell Orphanage now made
their report, which was, on motion,
adopted. This report commended the
entire practical and financial manage
ment of the orphange, Of which depart
ment it made specific mention.
A letter from DR.. J. G. Maxwell, re.
signing his membership as a trustee Of
this institution and reiterating his for
mer charges, personal and otherwise,
against the management Of the orphan
age, was read by Secretary Erwin. On
motion this resignation was accepted.
DR.. A. Us. Thomas offered a resolu-
tion, which was adopted by unanimous
vote, extending the sympathy Of this
convention to Dr.. Maxwell in his ILL
ness.
Then the Orphange question came
up, Secretary Erwin read resolutions
offered by a. McA. Pittman and by c.
7. Scalfe, relative to past and future
management Of the orphanage. Rev.
R. W. Lide offered other resolutions as
substitute. Mr.. Lide's resolutions
provided that the convention should
appoint committee Of nine, whose
duty it should be to go to Greenwood,
thoroughly investigate all charges and
affairs relating to the orphange, and
to make report which should be a
positive settlement of all orphanage
troubles. Revs. R. ". Sanders and R.
W. Lide and Mr.. j. W. Shelor spoke to
the resolutions, and Revs. 0. L. Martin
and C. T. Scalfe spoke against their
adoption.
The speeches were earnest and i'm
pressive. Christian spirit was clearly
manifest and there was no exception
to this, though the interest was az
sorbing. The recent newspaper caa-
troversies on this subject we're abso-
lutely condemned and no one spoke in
their defence The question was finally
called aud a division was necessary.
When the vote was at last counted the
resolutions were tabled by vote OF =
to 79, many members not voting.
The special orders was taken, and the
report an the corresponding secretary S
report on State missions was read by
Col. Zimmerman Davis. This report
recommended that the work of State
missions be prosecuted the coming year
on basis of S15,0 900. The work needs
it and the churches out to willingly
contribute that amount. After some
discussion a cash collection of s73.7
was taken up and the report adopted.
The chair announced the following
committee 70 report next year.
On Educatipn-A. p. Montague, e.
P. Erwin, J. W. Gaines, y. j. S. Thorn
as and W. G. Coker.
On Sunday Schools-C. S. Gardner.
A. D. Woodle, F. 0. S. Curtis, ". +.
johnson, A. G. Wilkins.
On Home Missions-W. a. Pearson,
R. W. Sanders. 7. '. Walsh, J. +.
| Covington. R. j. Blackman.
On Foreign Missions-J. D: Win
chest.r, A. G. Osborne, W. J. Langs-
ton, W. E. Thayer and B. 7. Marsh.
The Connie Maxwell orphanage mat
ter was again taken up by the coDven-
ton. Resolutions we're read. one by
the Rev. A. McA. Pittman recommend
ing that the question be solved by the
trustees who shall investigate the trou-
BILE: another by the Rey. c. T. Scaife
to the effert that the investigation be
done by the convention in session. Still
another set of resolutions we're offered
by the Rev. W. T. Derieux. commit
ting the work Of Investigation to the
trustees, Notwithstanding that the
whole matter has been investigated and