The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
HISTORIC GROUND.
The Unyeiline OF Monument at Cat
sle Creek Camp Ground.


from it's ashes, and neither by trum-
pet nor by song has this been herald
ed to the world. Ridiculous say some,
for who cares to know anything con-
cerning a psalm.singing race away
yonder in the back woods. But stop,
neighbor, and look little into their
antecedents. The present inhabitants
OF South Carolina are Of no nongrel
breed, sired in obscurity and crouch
ing at the fest OF royalty and begging
a smile from mobiles. They can say
with the fifth Henry, but if it be sin
to covet honor l am the most offend
ing soul alive" Their fathers were OF
the Arnold Wilkenried sort, who to
make way for liberty swept a circle OF
sharp pointed spears into his own
heart.
"Make way for liberty" he cried,
Make way for liberty, and died.
They fought with Marion and fed
on roots and berries Gf nothing better
could be had) and died under the
flashing sabers OF Tarleton from their
love of liberty.
VIM. Thomson, sheriff Of Orange
burg in the dark days Of IS" with
his rifemen kept back the British
amid the sand dunes Of Sullivan's IS
lacd. And many an old veteran still
fingers to tell Of brave deeds and
striken field OF later conflict, and your
own poet, Timrod, signs:
~Stoop angels hither from the skies,
There is no holier spot
Than where defeated valor lies,
By mourning beauty crowned.
A psaln.singing race, say you?
Yea, verify, such were CromWelPs
ironsides, the royal armies we're but as
chaf before them. And such ever
have been the drawing inspiration
from heaven. Inferior natures backed
by higher ever increase in brave reso-
luton. Toe dog by your side i!lustrat
es this fully, and your own soul tea n
es you that one with God is MAORI
ty. Kipling't Reccessional well says:
"The tumlut and the shouting dies
| The captains and the kings depart
Still stands Thine ancient Sacrifice,
| An humble and q contrite heart,
Lord God of Hosts, be with Us yet,
Lest we forget-leSt we forget
Excuse this long exordiun, we only
intended to tell of the unveiling OF a
| monument to the memory of Henry
Bingham, the first Methodist preach
er, dying in 1888 and buried in Caro-
lima. The only record of him is that
in the General Minutes by Frances
Asbury, man dealing in no clap-trap
OF nonsense, dead to human praise
and coveting only Gods. Here it is,
in a few lines:
HENRY BINGHAM.
"A native Of Virginia, four years
laborer in the vineyard; serious, faith
full, Jealous, humble and teachab;e;
and during part OF the last year
more than com monty successful, fer
vent in exhortation in his last sick
ness and resigned in death"
Say more than that, will you, Of
any OF the heroes OF Battle Abbey
under William the ConQueror.
At the close Of an address by Dr.. A.
NJ. Chreitzberg of Columbia on Satur-
day, September 24th, and singing by
the choir Of the old song, Am I a
Soldier Of the Cross" the Oldest living
member Of the South Carolina confer
ence, Methodist Episcopal Church
South, unveiled a neat monument
made at the Epworth Marble works.
The seevices closed by short and ex-
cellent address by DR.. J. c. Kilgo Of
Trinity college, North Carolina. A
very large number witnessed the un-
yelling.
The Methodist contingent Of the
great army OF Jesus Christ is made up
enthusiastically OF 10 brigades Of minis
tiers and $4,000 members in South
Carolina. They make no boast OF her.
aldry, simply pursuing cuty to bring
in the reign Of Him wro is King OF
kings and Lord Of lords. And they
claim kinship and purpose with all
calling Jesus Lord. The Orangeburg
district, one Of the 10, is under the
supervision of Rev. Marion Dargan,
who resides in the city Of Orange
burg. There are Il or more charges
with the same number OF preachers
therein. Mr.. Dargan wes educated at
Vanderbilt university and is we'll
qualified for his otfice-a man Of af-
fairs and largely deserving. All force
to be successful must be under master
ful leadership with approval and low
ing confidence in those who are led.
These qualities meet in the Orange
burg brigade.
A glance at the past for nearly 2,
600 years shows little. progress in
this round world Of ou:s. A most cour:-
ly circle made up Of such royalty as
King Agrippa, the most noble Festus
and the princely Bernice, met in
Judea to settle some huge matte OF
their o1n. What cared they for the
prisoner Paul left in bonds by the
gorgeous Felix. Against whom" said
the most noble Festus, they brought
no accusation OF such things as l sup.
posed; but had csrtain questions
against him Of their own superstition
and Of one Jesus, which was dead,
whom Paul affirmed TO be alive
'Alive?" Truly your most excellent
majesty. Millions live who would die
for Him. For God hath given Him a
name above every name, before which
every kneee should bow and tongue
confess that He is Lord to the glory
Of GCd, the Father. Respectfully,
A. NJ. ChreitZberg
Town Marshal Murdered.
Tho town marshall q G Cash If