The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-14
LAYMEN'S MOVEMENT MEETING.
Great Interest Taken-NIany DenOm-
nations Represented-l;ddre by
Prominent Educators and Divines.

trict Harmony Presbytery and Ban
tist Association Conference Laymen's
M visionary Movement, the exercises
of which commenced this evening at
$40 in the beautiful auditorium Of
| the Manning graded school building
nesday afternoon. A large and cul-
| tured audience of ladies and gentle
| men assembled, embracing the coun-
ties of Clarendon and Sumter. The
following Manning churches were
represented: The Manning Presby-
terian, Rev. A. r. Woodson; the
Manning Methodist, Rev. F. H. Shu-
Ter; the First Baptist, Rev. c. FL.
Waters: the Clarendon Baptist, DR..
c. w. Blanchard, and to show further
the liberality of sentiment and
| thought a lone representative of
ception as the resident correspond
ent of various journals in South Car
olina and Georgia.
The following banners with the
noteworthy Inscriptions attracted the
gaze Of the audience, being hung on
| each side of the stage:
"All churches in all the world ex-
pended for foreign missions for so
years, 1S10-1S6O, $17,343,e73; for 10
years, 1s7o-1SSO, s22.6O1,346; for 1
year, 1907, s22,46O,OOO."
Receipts in the United States for
foreign missions for 80 years, 1852
1889, $9,50O,000; for year, 1907,
ss,459,000. We spend $780, 900, 900
annually for religious purposes in the
United States"
These figures are eloquent testi
mony of what has been done for the
advancement and glory of God.
The conference committees are as
| follows:
r. M. Cooper, Wisacky chairman,
w. c. Davis, Manning, secretary; lay
| men leaders, Charlton DuRant, Man
ming, Sumter District; C. L. Cuttino,
Sumter. Baptist Association; r. NJ
Cooper, Wisacky, Harmony Presby-
terry; local committee of arrange
| r'ents, executive, Charlton DuRant
| chairman; w. c. Davis, secretary: F.
Z. Thomas, c. r. Sprott, r. j. AL
derman. Alcolu, chairmen of sub
| committees; F. L. Wolfe, entertain
| ment; d. M. Bradham, reception, F.
0. Richardson, music; c. A. McFad-
| din, finance.
The evenings programme was car
ried out for the opening session as
follows:
Word of Welcome, DIR. A S. Todd
man of letters and the accomplish
edresident correspondent of that
great journal, the News and Courier.
His remarks were timely-impress-
i've and ELOQUENT
Response, r. M. Cooper, Wisacky,
whose remarks were replete with
originality, erudition, and who i'm
pressed those present what has been
and will be accomplished in Gods
vineyard for the redemption of
countless millions of benighted heath
ems, who do not realize the glory of
Goo.
At the church today Prof 7. B.
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with great strength and power on
what the churches of the land had
done, are doing and were doing for
the uplifting of mankind.
Generally statistics are dry and
uninteresting to the average mind,
but the splendid presentation of the
Layrnen's Place in the Missionary
Campaign, Prof. William ]. Martin,
Davidson, n. c., was interesting, log
ical, instructive and eloquent. This
distinguished scholar surely "lisped
in numbers" for the numbers came.
All the speakers spoke in the most
Catering terms Of the splendid edi-
flee Of learning, the Manning graded
school rejecting the mind of the peo-
pie of the power and influence for
good of knowledge.
Prayers were offered fervently by
Revs. j. o. Wilson and c. w. Blanch-
ard
The musical programme was car
ried out excellently and effectively,
the vocalism having feeling, strength
and sympathy. Miss Augusta Ap-
pelt accompanied the singers in a
highly accomplished and mastery
manner.
Sopranos, Misses Pauline and
Beulah Wilson, Mrs. d. NJ. Bradham,
Miss Lizzie Wells. altos Macdop,ac