The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-14
Santee Baptist Association.

met on Thursday of last week
with the Mispah church, which
is located ten miles above Bish.
opville. This church was organ,
lied in 1897, has a membership
of about sixty, and has just re.
Gently completed a neat and com
Portable house of worship. The
dedication of the new church
was had Wednesday night before
the association convened, and
the sermon was preached by
Rev. c. c. Brown, D. D. Rev.
J. Walter Kenny is the pastor
of the church
The association was organized
Thursday morning by the elec.
ton of Col. T. V. Walsh as mod.
orator: DR.. c.. G. Brown, clerk,
and Mr.. B. P. Cuttino, treasurer.
The enrolment of delegates was
small at the beginning, but be-
fore the meeting closed nineteen
of the twenty-six churches com,
posing the body were represent,
ed. The Introductory sermon
was preached Thursday night by
Rev. J. D. Higgins. The church
was crowded and he preached a
most excellent sermon, After
the sermon the association was
convened, and Rev. M. A. Con
nors, of Summerton, gave a talk
on Foreign Missions.
Friday was busy day. After
devotional exercises conducted
by Rev. A. E. Crane, the new
pastor of the Camden Baptist
church, and some miscellaneous
subjects, the subject of Foreign
Missions was again taken up and
discussed by Rev. ]. B. Crouch,
who submitted a brief report.
The report on the Orphanage
was read by Rev. Alan Presley
Wilson, of Bishopville, and
speeches were made by Capt. D.
j. Bradham, of Manning, one OF
the trustees, and by Rev. c. D.
Peterson. The association sus,
pended it's rule against taking
collections and a contribution Of
sixteen dollars was made to the
institution.
The subject of Temperance was
reported on by Rev. j. ". Davis,
and remarks were made on it by
Messrs. Bradham, Higgins and
Davis.
The report on Sunday schools
was submitted by Rev. A. ?.
Wilson, and was discussed by
Mr.. Wilson, Mrs. Goodall and
others. The first speaker urged
the Importance of supplying the
schools with the best helps and
appliances, and the necessity OF
the most thorough preparation
of teachers, while Mrs. Goodall's
remarks had special reference tC
the work in the infant depart
ment.
Following this discussion DR..
C. c. Brown gave a good talk on
China, and the mission work OF
the Baptist church in that coun'
try, using a map on which the
mission stations we're marked.
Friday night was devoted to
State missions, and the report
submitted by Mr.. B. P. Cuttino,
of this city. The report stated
that over six hundred dollars had
been already contributed during
the present convention year, this
being more than was apportioned
to the association. Thus far the
Santee is ahead of all the other
associations in this matter.
Saturday morning the assocla
ton was opened with devotional
exercises conducted by Rev. A.
P. Wilson.
After miscellaneous business
the report on the state of the
churches was read by Rev. M.
A. Connors. There are &c
churches in the body, reports
from 19 of the number show con,
tributions in the aggregate OF
s13, 3,349.95 against So, ,221.10 last
year: an increase of S4,328. .65.
This report brought out some
good speeches from Messrs. Con.
nors, Brown, Higgins and
Cough, The latter dwelling with
emphasis on the Importance OF
discipline in the churches.
The aged Minister'S then came
in for consideration. The report
was read by Rev. ]. W. Kenny,
and states that there are now 81
benefciaries. DR.. Brown spoke
to the report and said that there
are 800 good women in the State
who are helping him to take care
of these wards. He begun the
work just ten years ago. The
first year he raised $3.50, this
year he hopes to get 81, 800. The
association again suspended Its
rule against taking collections,
and allowed the brethren to make
"a contribution to the old preach
erS.
The report on obituaries was
read and some tender words were
spoken by Rev's. Brown and
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