The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-29
They Did It, and Viii Do the Rest.

The special service in the Manning
PRESBYTERIAN church last Thursday
evening was a happy thought and very
interesting to congregation composed
of all denominations, who had assem-
bled to rejoice with the Presbyterians
in accomplishing what the writer re-
CARDS wonder, and We believe that
from this very service the seed OF
friendliness has been sown and a per-
feet union among the chesurch Of this
town will be the harvest. The follow
inc accurate account of the proceed
ings written by DR.. A. S. Todd for the
News and Courier is Reproduced:
Manning, May 24.-Special: 4 rath-
er notable event was celebrated by d
special service in the handsome. new
PRESBYTERIAN church, at this place,
last night. The special feature OF the
service was the announcement OF the
payment of note and accounts amount
ing to S., ,630.79-debt incurred in the
erection of the church-and the public
burning of the note and mortgage.
The watchword of the evening was
Cooperation" and the program OF
the exercises was as follows:
l. Two opening hymas.
2. Prayer and Scripture reading,
the Rev. D. A. Phillips.
3. Hymn, Baptist, Methodist and
Presbyterian choirs combined.
4. Ten minute address on Demon
national Co-operation,' by J. L; Will
son, representing the Baptist churcn;
Charlton DuRant, representing the
Methodist church; S. Oliver O'Bryan,
representing the Presbyterian church;
5. Hymn, by combined choir ana
congregation. ;,
s. "Public School Cooperation "
Prof. Daniel.
I. Newspaper Cooperation" Louis
Appeit.
5. Report and closing remarks, the
Rev. A. r. Woodson, pastor.
9. Burning of note and mortgage.
10. Doxology and benediction.
The several addresses were all inter
esting and impressing, out the facts
embodied in the pastors report were
of most striking interest.
The Rev. a. r. Woodson was ln-
stalled as pastor on the lst OF May, ana
since that time he has accomplished
a work that few thought could be done
in year. In his report at the special
service last night the pastor said:
son the first Sunday in April the
treasurer of the church reported the
following obligations to be met oa May
q: The Bank OF Manning, $3.50; Man
ming Hardware Company; Sl04.SO; w.
Scott Earvin, Sl65.344;; Brown Drug Co.,
$40. Total, S5,630.7s. At the conclu-
sion OF his report I said to the congre.
cation, swe must raise this amount
outside of the regular church expenses
during this year, which seemed tc
some an impossible amount. A few OF
us. however, had our hearts set upon
raising it, ard on May began the
effort to raise it, with the following re,
suit, after twentv-three days earnest
effort under Gods blessing: Secured
from friends outside of town, 1886; from
friends in town not members OF the
PRESBYTERIAN congregation, S43O; ladies
made at hot supper May Is, $50; admis
sions to last Wednesday nights enter
tainment, S6S.75; from advertlsements
on program for entertainment, Soo
children OF Sunday-school collected II
mite boxes, $3.50; the Pres5yteriar
congregation contributed, 1928. The
total in cash from all these sources wa:
S5,379.45. Mr.. ". S. Karin cancelled
his account of Sl65; the Brown Drug
Co. cancelled their account OF $40; The
Bank of Manning made a deduction O.
interest on note OF $50, and and the
Manning Hardware Co.'S bill was palc
by money in the hands of the treasurer
siOO, making grand total of S., 7O4.45
or to put in cold words, we began with
the purpose of raising $3.50 within
wear and have raised since May
! ts5,704.45, which is sI4.46 above the
amount asked for"
Two special features OF the evening
exercises not on the regular program
were the presentation to the pastor o
set of sterling silver knives and fork
as a testimonial of appreciation OF hi
faithful and untiring work in ra!slns
the funds to pay the outstanding debt
and the presentation to Mr.. W. Scot
Harvin of a handsome gold-headed can'
as memento in recognition OF his IN
valuable services in experimenting. tn
erection of the church building, out
SIDE of his liberal contribution to tn
building fund.
The presentation speeches were
made by Major Louis Appel and capt