The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-16

;can's foremost orator. At the out
set 1t Is safe to say that those wac
bad the good fortune to be present re-
cei9ed an intellectual treat.
Long before the time for the meet
ing to commence-6 o'clock-the
Town Hall Was packed. It Is esti.
mated that with those standing by
5he windows and doors, there were
quite three thousand persons present,
and of these only a sm Ill proportion
we're seated, the sides and back OF
the hall being filed With people per-
'ectly willing to put up with the dis
comfort Of standing. The hall was
sastetully decorated with fsgs, prom.
:neut by the organ being the stars
aud stripes, the uuion jack, and the
japanese national emblem. At fee
minutes to SIX the Hon. Mr.. Fll:oa,
Sir Lawrence jenkins and Dr.. Mack
:chan arrived and we're warmly vel
:onsd, and miruse later Sir P. NJ
Mshta's entrance was the signal for a
great ovation. Only a minute was
wanted for tie hour when the Ameri
can counsul, Mr. ". T. F e, escorted
TIE distinguished visitor on to the
platform, the audience according him
a splendid reception. Mr.. Bryan was
stated between DR.. Mackicaan and
Sir Lawrence Jenkins In few hap.
PLY expressed sentsncss, DR.. Mack
;chan, who presided, int1oduc-
ed Mr.. W. j. Bryan, who
then delivered bis address on ''The
Prince of Peace" MI. Bryan spoke
for exactly one hour. and throughout
TIE whole OF bis Grafton he had the
undivided attention Of his audience.
Chose who are best calculated to
know, affirm that the company last
nignt was the largest ever gathered
within the Town Hsll, and it consist
Cd Of divers races and creeds. 1t con.
SC quertly speaks much tor the mag.
aetic influence Of the man when 1t is
remembered that, for one hour Mr..
Bryan held this Varisd gathering
under the spell Of lis elccuence, while
be discourssd on a subject In which al
east two-thirds Of these present could
,laVe but little, If any, sympathy. Al
listened with the closest interest, and
there was certainly much In which all
could agree. The happy epigrs ms,
and choice phrases in which MIR. Bry.
IN gave voice to those principles OF
morality which are for the advance
ment of the brotherhood OF man were
warmly applauded by ali sections Of
the audience. Mr.. Bryan possesses a
clear and silvery voice and every Word
vas to be distinctly heard In the ut
aermost corners Of the hall. At fist
he is slow and quied, but as he warns
into his subject and becomes engaged
Il argument, be grows more vehement
in manner a. & en 8 ia Z yerfec5 Ior-
rent Of words, we'll chosen and beauti.
fully expressed. His style never loses
its deeply impressive character, and
one feels that the man is giving vent
to feelings right from the heart. For
once the audience really sees man tn
earnest, and the words carry convic
uion. a religious address Is, however,
very d. frsrent to political one, when
mems passions are easily aroused, and
denunciation and invective OF an op-
posite policy command rounds OF ap-
plause. Mr.. Bryan had difficult
task to fulfill. Following bis custom
when outside America he decided to
leave politics severely alone, and he
c onfned himself to an essentially re
ligious topic. Many Of those present
were Of a totally different way OF
thinking to the great statesman, and
that he succeeded In keeping all more
than interested to the end can not
out be classed as remarkable orator
ical feat. It was brilliant spsech,
and freely acknowledged by all so to
ne. At the conclusion the Hon. Mr.
Fulton suitably voiced the thanks o.
those present to Mr.. Bryan and the
proceedings terminated. MI. Bryan
will carry away from these shores
many pleasant memories OF his pres
ent tour through India, but one can
confidently assert that the renen-
brance OF the wCn1ertul gathering In
toe Bombay Town ELL will long b:
treasured as one Of the happ!est events
OF a memorable tour by Americas
great democrat"