The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
The report was adopted, and car

on home missions. b. -. Gray, secIe-
tary of the Home board Of the SOUTH
ern Baptist Convention, spoke cam
estly and appealingly for hclp IN evan
gelizing the Southern States.
Friday was busy day IN the Con-
vention. and the opening exercises
were conducted by Rev. H. ?. Fitch,
Of Greenville. S. Y. JamiSon, D. D.,
of Atlanta, secretary Of State mis-
sions in Georgia, and Lansing Burrow,
D. D., of Nashville, representative Of
the Sunday School board, were vel
coined to the convention.
The special order vas Ministerial
Educeat:on, aud the report was read
by Rev. w. S. Dorsett, Of Beaufort.
In a very few remarks following his
report, Mr.. Dorsett emphasized the
great Importance Of contributing to
this work. DR.. a. P. Fitch made
quite lengthy address on the report.
Prof. F, n. K. Bailey made a stimu-
lating speech rather Of a negative
character, which brought out more
interest than the report did. Many
of the members werS anxious to speak
at this point and the time had been
extended for two speakers, Prot.
Bailey and Rev. 0. E. Burts, but
having a program for the day the vote
! was called for on the report. 1t was
adopted and the convention went on
to consideration OF Sunday schools.
The report of Sunday school work
was offered by Rev. W. NJ. Jones, who
made a speech to his report. Rev. R.
w. Lide offered resolutions to the ef-
feet that the convention undertake
field work in the interest of Sunday
schools to be done by field secretary
under the control OF the State board.
Before the vote on this resolution was
taken the convention was addressed by
DR.. Lansing Burrows, who is a great
ravorite in South Carolina and in bis
address lost no ground.
DR.. B. W. Spillman, Of Nashville
Sunday school field work secretary.
made his first appearance before the
convention and spoke helpfully con-
cerning the Importance of systematic
Sunday school work.
When the Lide resolutions proVid-
ing for a Sunday school field worker
came up again there was considerable
discussion, but an amendment to the
report, offered by DR.. A: J. S.
Thomas, which carried all the main
features Of the resolutions was accept
ed and the report was adopted. This
commits the State board to a ne~
and enlarged work, that Of putting a
Sunday school field secretary into the
work.
Rev. E. II. BurrisS, for the CON-
mite on tine and place, reported fol-
! Chester, with Rev. L. NJ. Roper to
preach the convention sermon and
Rev. C. E. Burts, alternate. Rev. F.
NJ. Satterwhite moved 20 amend by
inserting Tuesday as the day of the
week for the meeting instead Of Wed
nesday, which was adopted.
Mr.. C. NJ. Douglass, Of Columbia,
moved to strike out Chester and in
sert Columbia, and spoke earnestly in
favor of his motion.
He was followed in an earnest
speech by Rev. John Bass Shelton
pastor Of the Chester church, urging
the propriety of going to Chester.
When the vote was taken Chester
was the place, and Rev. W. E. VIII
kinS, of Columbia, moved to make ii
unanimous.
Rev. R. W. Lide, on behalf OF the
committee to nominate trustees OF
Furman University, reported recon
mending Charles A. Smith, Of Tim
nonsville: Joel I, Allen, of Dillon; H.
]. Haynsworth, of Greenville; J. Hart
well Edwards, Of Ridge Spring, and
f. Y. Leavell, Of Newberry, to sue
cse6 those whose terms expire this
year, namely: W. 81. Hunt, H. J.
FIaynesworth. L. N. Roper, David NJ.
Ramsey and A. G. wilkins. The re-
port was adopted.
DR.. David N. Ramsey, president OF
the board of trustees, read the report
of the board, officially announcing the
acceptance Of the NOES given by sub
scribers to the endowment fund. Every
note accepted has been endorsed by a
reputable bank, through its president
or cashier. Dr.. Ramsey made an i'm
preSsive speech.
Joel I. Allen, who travelled all over
South Carolina to raise 100000 en-
6oWnment for Furman, and succeeded
in getting s125, 900, was called for,
and as he walked down the aisle the
Convention rose to greet him Presi-
dent Smith extended the hand Of graft
tude to Mr.. Allen on behalf of the
Baptists Of the State.
Mr. Allen declared that he had been
but a fgure-head in the matter; that
T. W. King, Of Dillon, devised the
plan the Pee-Dee Association offered
the matter to the State Convention,
! and that the Baptist of the State had
contributed the money. Mr.. Allen is
{! modest man, but the Convention
knows that his personal effort secured
the sl25,000.
Mr.. Allen has been elected financial
agent Of the University for the year
1904.
DR.. D. W. Key submitted a resolu-
tion tha liking Prof. c. g.. Judson for
his gift Of $4,000 to Furman's en-
dowment, and J. D. Pitts was re-.
quested to lead in prayer for the
preservation Of the health Of the
venerable professor Of mathematics.
At the afternoon session several
boards we're elected.
L. NJ. Roper moved that the cen
tral committee Of the Women'S Mis-
sion Societies shall hereafter be elect
ed by the Women'S Convention,
which motion was adopted.
At the night session the interests
Of the Greenville Female College were