The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
A Delightful Occasion.

Delightful Occasion.
Sunday and Monday, January 22nd
and %, were red letter days" for the
Woman's Christian Temperance Unior
of Manning-MrS. Helen Bullock O
Elmira, n. y was with US. Mrs. Bul
lock is a remarkable woman, OF fine
mental ability, cultured, and Travelled
both in America and Europe where she
has made close study Of social condi
tions, especially along the line Of the
use of intoNicants. Her well preserved
physique, and her powers of endurance
are wonderful, she seems 10 have learn
ed the secret of perpetual youth. II
would be a surprise to many who Wit
messed her vigor and untirlng energy
if we should whisper how many years
have helped to whiten her snowy head
Though for years public speaker II
this cause, so dear to her mother-heart,
she is a modest, home loving, truly
feminine woman. and enjoys a chat.
with other capable house keepers. on
the ali important subjects OF cake aud
and pickle making, dainty dresses and
hats, and spring cleaning.
Sunday afternoon the large audlto,
rum of the Baptist church was filled
with children and young people, and a
goodly sprinkling of older ones. III
NAV not be amiss right here to men
ton in parenthesis. that three years
ago not church in Manning was open
to Mrs. Bullock and she spoke
to small audience in the Institute
HALL.
A number Of sweet hymns were sung
and after scripture reading and prayer
by Rev. Jno. 0. Cough. Mrs. Bullock
talked on the subject of Seed Sowing
and the unchanable law Of the Harvest
''What We SOW, that shall We reap"
whether good or evil: She also gave
bv request an impressive object lesson
of the amount expended in the United
States during the year 1908 for drink,
public education, tobacco, chewing
cum. salaries OF Protestant Ministers,
and foreign missions. After stating
the amounts in millions Of dollars, she
said the mind could not comprehend
millions. so she would demonstrate to
the eve the ratio Of each to the other.
Unrolling black ribbon which reach
ed first across the platform and then
down the aisle and into the vestloule,
she told US this represented the drink
bin, each half inch standing for one
million dollars. Once, during a lee
ture, when the black ribbon was slowly
creeping down the aisle a poor, halt
drunk fellow spraug to his feet scream.
inc st means death" All. true, true.
There is death. death, only death IL
the cup. \ gold colored ribbon, which
did not get off the platform at all rep,
resented cur boasted public school
fund. \ red one which amb!tlously
followed the black across the platform
and nearly half way down the aisle
showed the amount chewed, smoked
and dipped by our men and boyS-ano
women, too, alas. A blue one, hive or
six inches long, told the tale OF how we
took care of our preachers: the
chewing gum was somewhat longer
than the preachers salaries, and
modest, retiring little ribbon OF white,
barely two inches long measured our
love for the heather.
Sunday night the lecture was IN the
Methodist church Rev. A. n. Brunson
conducted the devotional exercises,
and the Methodist choir furnished
splendid music. We especially appre-
ciated beautiful vocal solo by Mr.. ).
L. Wells. Both the other churches were
closed and it was large and attentive
audience that hung on the words OF the
speaker, as she told of the degradation
of women in the Old World through
the drink habit, and showed how,
though bad enough in our own country,
we were blessed in comparison. She
cave several instances of the power ex-
erted by the W. C. T. z. for prevent
ing evil, and promoting good legisla-
tion, one being the passage OF the anti
bar maids bills in New York. 1t IS I'M
possible to give worthy report OF the
lecture in short article.
Monday afternoon a White Ribbon
Reception was rendered the ladies' OF
Manning at the home Of Mrs. JOS.
Sprott, to meet Mrs. Bullock. Mrs.
Cough, Mrs. King, Mrs. S. NJ. Sprott,
Misses Frances Davis, Julia Sprott and
Nav Lesesne assisted Mrs. Sprott in
receiving. The parlors, hall and din
were edSGlUiiS o0SCi SoS AS
growing plants ana bows and streamers
of white. Soon after four O'Clock the
guests began to arrive, and from then
til the lengthening shadows warned
them that the day was closing, the
large rooms were filed with a happy
throng.
Dainty refreshments were served,
and lust before the breaking up Mrs:
Bullock told the ladies something OF
the great work being done for her
poor. outcast sisters by the Lady Henry
of England, Worlds Pcesi.
dent of the W. C. T. u, and also OF
how brave little Mrs. Libby OF Georgia,
with the help OF the W. c. 7. .. wom-
en- secured the Governors veto to the
infamous dispensary bill and thus saved
the State of Georgia from the disgrace
of becoming a barkeeper.
AS visible result of Mrs. Bullock's
stay amongst US. the local Union was
strengthened by the addition OF twenty
three names. The good done in the
by creating public sentl-
ment against the sale and use OF lntoN-
ieatiDg liquor and charging our views,
can not be measured.