The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-23

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does YOU great credit. But let me tell
you that the only thing that can make
church glorious is the presence OF the
LIVING GOD. Apart from that it will
be but mockery, sham. Just in pro
portion as it shall be to you the outward
and visible symbol of His presence, just
so far will it be to you an abiding and
abounding blessing. Just so far as you
shall make it trysting place with the
DIVINE, where YOU meet with God,
shall it fulfill all your hopes and crown
all your longings. God, in His mercy,
grant that it may be ever found in the
coming years that His presen ce dwells
here in full measure. Amen.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
oLord our God. Thou art very great: Thou
art clothed with honor and majesty: Thou GOV.
| crest ThySeli with light as with Q garment:
| Thou stretcheSt out the heavens like curtain:
Thou laysst the beams OF Thy chambers in the
waters: Thou n1akeSt the clouds Thy chariot:
| Thou walkeSt upon the wings OF the wind: Thou
doest according to Thy will in the army OF
heaven, and among the inhabitants OF the earth:
none can stay Thy hand, nor say unto Thee,
what doest Thou: there is no god like Thee in
the heaven above, OF in the earth beneath. Be.
| hold the heaven and heaven Of heavens can not
contain Thee: how much less this house which
we have builded. Yet have Thou respect unto
| the prayer Of Thy servants, and to our suppl
cation, 0 Lord our God, to hearken unto our
cry and to the prayer which We pray before
Thee this day: that Thine eyes may be opened
toward this house night end day, even toward
the place where Thine honor dwelleth. and Of
which Thou hast said, My name shall be there.
Praise Waiteth for Thee, o God. in Sion; and
unto Thee shall the VOW be performed. Thou
that nearest prayer, unto Thee do we come with
gratitude and thanksgiving, because Thou art
! a God full Of compassion, and gracious, long
suffering and plenteous in mercy and truth
OF Jesus Christ Thy Son our only Saviour
Thou, o God hast blessed us in our efforts to
erect this building in which we worship Thee
this day They labor in yan that n1SI nna the
that 1t hath pleased Thee to have Thy habtta-
| tiol among the sons Of men, and to dwell in the
midst Of the assembly Of the saints upon the
earth. Grant US Thy presence and favor. ut
Spirit, that we may approach Thee with humll-
| ity and godly fear, and revereutly asKiag that
Thou wouldest separate this house froin al! uIi-
haliowed, ordinary and common uses, and dedl-
cate it to the worship Of our covenant keeping
! God.
In this house may only the pure Gospel Of
Thy truth be preached. the love OF God be pro.
claimed: the salvation by faith in Christ urged
made known. Accept, we oeSeech Thee, those
who c. ..4e to this house with broken and con-
trite hearts: those who give thanks for benefits
received at Thy hands, and to set forth Thy
most worthy praise: those who make suppllca-
ton unto Thee In their time OF distress and
need. OF each one who comes to this house OF
worship may it truly be said, blessed is the
man whom Thou choosest. and causest to ap.
proach unto Thee. that he may dwell in Thy
| courts May He be satisfied with the goodness
OF Thy house even with Thy holy temple.
Graciously accept at our hands. we oeseech
Thee O God. the dedication Of this house Of
worship to Thy service, and to prosper this our
undertaking, and to grant that, In this place
now set apart to Thy service. Thy holy name
may be worshipped in truth and purity through
4 all generations
We do not present our supplications before
| Thee for our righteousness, but for Thy gie.t
mercies. Q Lord, hear; 0 Lord, forgive; Q
sake, our God: for Thy house and Thy peo-
| pie are called by Thy name. Cause Thy face to
shine upon Thy sanctuary, and accept the WoT-
ship and praise OF a penitent and grateful peo-
pie, for Christ's sake. Amen.
1t had been arranged that Rev.
James Mcdowell would deliver
the historical address in the
evening, out at the request Of a
good many who were anxious to
hear him, and could not return
for the night service. this was
changed, and Mr.. Mcdowell de-
livered the address in the after
noon, Immediately after the bap-
tism of a number Of infants.
The church was presented with
a magnificent baptismal font by
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Thomas,
of Charleston, as a memorial to
Stephen Thomas Haryln, their
grandchild, the deceased infant
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Harvin.
The bowl is goldlined, and set in
a massive antique oak stand,
with a silver plate bearing the
name, birth and date of death of
the memoralized child. This font
was used for the baptism of a
number of infants.
HISTORY OF MANNING PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
BY Rev. James Mcdowell.
In the year of 1S47, the Rev. Donald
J. Aud, then pastor of Brewington
church, was invited by Messrs. J. Sid
ney McFaddin and Joseph G. Burgess,
who were Presbyteriaus, but living out
of the bounds of their Churches, to
preach for them in Fellowship Baptist
church, which at that time was vacant
and whose members, also desired this
arrangement. DR.. Aud complied with
this request, and preached there very
acceptably for several months, until he
left this Presbytery.
In 1854. seven years later, house OF
worship costing 81, 200 was erected near
there, chiefly by that noble citizen Col.
Edward B. Davis, a large planter living
in that community, and on the 18th
of May, 1855, the Rev. Donald Nc
Queen, D. D., OF Sumter preached in
it and dedicated it to the
worship of God. That church
building was nearly three miles south
OF the spot, where the village of Man
ming was afterwards located and set
tied.
The following year, in May 1856,
Rev. William NJ. Reid, came by ap::
pointmeut Of Presbytery and preached
anu organized q cnurcn GneFe, Walcn
was called Clarendon Presbyterian
church, with E members as follows:
Messrs. ]. Sidney McFaddin and Joseph
G Burgess, who were made Ruling
Elders, and four private members. Mrs.
Anne NJ. McFaddin, Mrs Sarah a. Bur-
CESS, Mrs. Harriet B. Hodge and Miss
Annie Lloyd.
In the spring of 1856 Rev. Elmore
Kinder, student of the Theological
Seminary in Columbia, just licensed to
preach, was invited to supply this
church, with view of being called as
its pastor His death soon after pre-
vented this arrangement from being
carried out.
Near the close of the year 1856 Rev.
Jas. Mcdowell, a liceutiate of Harmony
Presbytery, but preaching at that
time as assistant to DR.. Thomas Smythe
in the 2nd. PRESBYTERIAN church in