The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-27
4 DANIEL COME TO JUDGMENT.

OF judging io! tnemSelIeS.
4 DANIEL COME TO JUDGMENT.
D... J. ". Danicl presiding cl-
de-. of the Columbia district has
raised the nc OF the people o.
| Columbia ov 4 Statcmc,!, made
that Columbia IS the wlcNcde>;
city south OF Philadelphia. ans;
more young men and .voun. NO
men arc dcbauchcd IN Columbia
than IN any section OF Sout:l Car
olina. DR.. J. Walter Danic! IS Us
uaily careful man about what
he says and when he makes 4 dec
laration Il is effective because OF
his uSuai conservatism. therefore
when he paints the city % Coium-
bia as a Sodom and Gomorrah ne
shcchS not only Columbia but the
people OF the entire State. IS Our
capitol city as Dad as painted Ai!
OF the largel. towns are more or
less infested with /. class who are
undesirable out the question IS
does this condition cXlS. III Co
lumoia moro than II o,he.. towns
OF equal size and likewise S!t4at
ed. Columbia is 4 railroad city,
people come there from II. over
the country. .houSardSot the BEST
people go 70. aud pass through
Columbia, at the same time. the
bad from all quarters strike Co
lumbia also.
Dr.. Daniels accusation >houlu
arouse the authorities OF that city
tc action. and i the condition is
as this divine says Il IS, there
should be 4 wholesale cleaning up
to clear this vi!encSs out. Ii is
not inf-eouent that ministers
reach conclusions from Souc $50
lated case and charge up to a
whole community when the fact
IS the community nor the officials
had knowledge Of it. Instead Of
these gentlemen going 20 the OF
dcialS N person and directing
their attention to these matters
they make 4 sensation by using
their pu!pits foc the purpose OF
giving publicity to what they re-
gard civic Indifference.
\ preacher will sometimes
stand behind the sacred desk and
assert that there is wicEedness.
gambling. drinking, and other
vices going on in the community.
and when he is called upon to
specify by those il authority he
fails to do il. He should get the
facts good and certain before he
makes them public. and not then
until he has gone 10 those il au-
thority and gwen 70 them his IN
formation: should the authorities
decline to act, then he can use his
pulpit or the press to expose rot
only the civic unlightousncss but
the officers as well.
\ case Of this kind occurred not
long ago, a certain minister made
statements from his pulpit which
reHeo=@i upon the official intcSS-
rity OF the town, the matter was
called 70 the attention Of the Of
6cials, and .hey at once got into
communication with the minister
for the evidence, out whe: this
was asked for the gentleman said
he was notin position to give such
information, and tina: he had been
misunderstood. and m!Squoted-
Therefore We say when q minis
ter makes a charge which reflects
upon the morality OF the commun-
ity, and the civic integrity Of its
officers he should be first well |
fortified with the facts, and then
ne should give the officers ar op
portunity to do :heir duty
Whether Dr.. Daniel IS right in
saying what he has about the i'm ;
morality we do not know, but We
believe if a thorough investiga
ton is made j: VIII be found that
Columbia is no better nor any
.corSe than other cities OF its size !
and likewise c!rcumStanced