The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-25
sANTEE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The Brethren Dwell Not in Unity.

Inc bIeInleu UWeu MOI II UElty.
Most of the following facts and fig
ures bearing on the work and meeting
of the Santee Association. which was
held in Manning three weeks ago, are
gathered from a report published in
The South Carolina Baptist, ir. its issue
of the 1lth instant:
Eighty-three delegates responded TO
the roll call. Hon. Jas. Z. Tindal was
elected Moderator, DR.. G. G. Brown,
Clerk,and Mr.. W. A. James, Treasurer.
The Aged Minister'S Relief Board
reported "a benefciaries on its list, and
needs s700 quarterly to meet It's obllga-
tions.
About $50 orphans were reported IN
the Orphanage: and $4,000 realized
from the sale of DR.. MaNwell's home
will be used in erecting a school build
ing.
Report on state of the churches
showed a net gain in membership Of
227 for the year. Twenty out OF twen-
tv-eight churches reported Sunday
schools. with l27 officers and teachers
and 1904 pupils. 81, l,429.l4 was raised
during the year.
Revs. NJ. A. Connors, F. NJ. Satter-
white and c. G. Brown were elected
delegates to the Southern Baptis; Con-
vention with Hon. Jas. E. Tindal and
Rev. J. O. Cough as alternates.
The Association will meet with the
Bishopville Church in 1904.
Mr.. D. J. Bradham offered the fol-
lowing paper, to be printed in the min
0f+
TO THE sANTEE ASSOCIATION:
Dear Brethren: We the undersigned
delegates representing OF respective
churches, do hereby resper. ally sub
nit to your body this our letter protest
ing against certain matters ard ask
that same be recorded in the minutes OF
this Association.
1t is plainly apparent that the meet
ings of the Associations have become
more harmful than beneficial. STRIFE
over that which should be OF minor i'm
portance has become the leading feat
ure. To such an extent has the desire
to elect the clerk of the Association
grown, that the First Church of Sumter
at this meeting, sent down a full dele
cation of men and women who purtlcl-
pated in the election and returned al
most as whole on the first train leav-
ING for Sumter-thereby manifesting
no interest whatever in the work OF the
Association. And such was the feeling
on the part of said delegation that they
refused to accept the hospitality OF the
Manning church, went to a hotel and
would not permit the church enter
tanning the Association to pay their
board.
We have reached that point in the
history OF our Association where If we
seek to correct the roll OF delegates -allis
motives areiNssss "a Ne are charg-
sa.4witth Improperly watching our breth-
rem while they make the acknoWl-
edgement that they are thus watching
US. For US to nominate q candidate
for the position of clerk is to expose
ourselves to taunt and insult. To try
to make a statement from the floor OF
matter at all unpleasing to the clerk IS
to have the clerk, in violation OF parlia-
mentary law and good breeding, inter-
ject some remark such as Il do not be-
ieve that"
In addition to the foregoing there
has grown wide difference in opinion
between the clerk, who is the dominating
spirit of the Association, and most OF
US.
Now therefore for the good of the
cause-that neither party may be ham
pered by the other-we lay before you
our purpose to ask our respective
churches to Withdraw from the associa-
tion at the earliest practicable moment
and either form new Association or
seek to join some other Association
where we may labor without continual
strife.
It is not our purpose to debate this
matter with you, but 60 forward IN the
discharge of our duty.
Jno. O. Cough.
D. ". Alderman.
r. J. Alderman.
G. T. Gresham.
F. NJ. Satterwhite.
w. F. Rhame.
z. c. Hayresworth.
Joel E. Brunson.
T. A. Davis.
e. L. Wilkins.
J. E. DuPre.
E. E, Hodge.
J. J. Nettles.
D. J. Bradham.
W. r. Remington.
J. T. Watson.
r. L. Cato.
F. G. Thomas.
VIM. NJ. Lewis.
The protest was ordered printed.
On motion, such of the churches as
wished to do so were granted the privi-
lege of selecting their own delegates to
the State Convention on the basis ofrep-
resentation provided for by the constito-
ton OF that convention.
The Association instructed its eNecu-
tive committee to grant letters CT dis
mission to such churches as applied for
them before the next meeting OF the
body.
The three most liberal churches in
the Association reported as contributed