The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-19

form Of a chapel and that 1t was not
wise to duplicate $4,000 chapel at
Yorkville. He suggested some indus
trial hall as the form of the memorial
saying that 1t would be a noble MEM
orial to him who was so great a work
er himself. Bishop Guerry said that II
Rev. Mr.. Porcher's suggestion were
carried out 1t would mean the inde-
finite postponement of the whole mat
ter. Mr.. Evison offered an amend
ment to the resolution Of the commit
tee which reported on the Bishop Ca
Iers memorial that instead of the
word chapel the word industrial hall
be used.
The vote was taken On the amend
ment and It was carried. thus settling
the form Of the Bishop Capers memo
rial as an Industrial hall.
The report Of the finance committee
was read by Hon. r. I. Manning, the
chairman. and 1t was received and
adopted.
DR.. r. p. Pell Of Converse college
and DR.. Lewis M. Roper. pastor of the
First Baptist church. were present.
They were escorted to the platform
and introduced to the council by
Bishop Guerry. DR.. Pell extended an
invitation for the delegates OF council
to attend the recital at Converse COL
lege auditorium.
r. w. Patton. secretary of the Sew
anee missionary district, was intro
duced. and for some 20 minutes he
spoke on the laymen's missionary
movement Mr.. Patton proved him
self to be an eloquent speaker. He
seemed fired with zeal for the cause
which he so ably represents. He said
that 1t was the thing above all things
that determined the great purpose of
the church. that OF the modern mis-
sionary movements 1t was the greatest
before the church today. 1t was the
opinion Of the speaker that Che lack of
the missionary spirit was. one of the
creates faults Of the old apostolic
church. 1t Is the desire Of the lead,
ers OF the laymen's movement to get
hold OF the average man who has any
contribution to make. whether of time,
talent or money. and II is found that
the majority Of the men of the par
ishes are glad to avail themselves of
the opportunity. The speaker declared
that the laymen's missionary move
ment Is a necessary one and that II
can not be separated from our lives
any more than the principles of dem
oc-acy.
Bishop Grerry said tho, council vas
indeed glad to have Mr. Patton sneak
and that his earnest words were an
Inspiration, that ne represented The
sIeatest movement before the church
today.
DR.. w. Haskell DuBose, vice dean
of the University Of the South at Sew
'nee. made an earnest plea for the in
'titution he represented. In the course
of his address DR.. DuBose paid splen-
lid tribute to the memory of the late
DR.. Geo. Bell Henneman. referring to
him as "the great DEAN" The speaker
said that though sewanee was not
within the geographical bounds of
South Carolina, Sewanee and Carolina
are one. He said Sewanee is the old
South taken over into the new South,
that the romances clustering about it
were more romantic than any In the
whole land. He spoke Of the high
standard of the institution and of the
pure form of athletics practiced.
Rev. Walter Mitchell. rector of Por-
ter Military Academy. made an ad-
dress In which he. set forth the ad-
vantages of the institution. He men
toned the improvements of the past
year and commented on the general
sood health of the institution. A
commercial department has been ad-
ded and the young men can now take
a business course. Rev. Mr.. Mitchell
said he had congratulated himself that
the board did not offer to lease him
the property when he took charge, but
that now since all the improvements
have been made. he is ready to lease
II for any number Of years the board
sees fit to let 1t out. The speaker de-
clared that the school had not had the
support II should have had from the
church. Bishop Guerry announced
that Rev. Mr.. Mitchell would make
canvass OF the diocese in the interest
CT the p. Nj. a.. and that he hoped he
would be accorded good reception at
all places where he went. Bishop