The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-12-21
Told by Rev. y. 4. Woodson.

l. We recommend the building of brick church costing not
than eight thousand dollars.
> We recommend the printing o subscription card reading
as follows
NAMING S. c., Dec. 1901.
promise to give Lords help. towards the
building of Presbyterian Church. thereof payable
Dec 15th 1904 the balance at (ronthly
quarterly during the four the at
the usual time and place of public worship
that twelve blue envelopes suitably endorsed placed said
packages in which the contributions shall be made.
g. We recommend that made make the
portion subscription Dec 18th 1904 least $780,
This money be placed at compound interest
We recommend the appointment Of committee consisting
and ladies plan for said church. said
reported the church when finally selected said
have the architect contractor drawing the plans
present said meeting all questions and fully explain
plans.
architect not only pars supervise building
that when the plan is decided the
building let the contract OF building to the lowest
responsible That it, when all bids n the lowest
above the recommended heren
mittee will report the Church for instructions
We recommend the appointment of finance committee Of
three duty will be audit the treasurer books
tery his books show in arrears on building
subscription and member who and
upon him her and otherwise aid said treasurer in his
duties, and that al moneys promptly invested
g. AS business proposition recommend that thu money
paid be allowed idle at cent longer
day money hand consumed in the the Trus
property directed Such property for
balance necessary to complete building.
We are rmy convinced with united effort this church
be easily built
The building committee appointed Rev. J. NJ. Hoaday
W Scott Harvin D. c. Shaw NJ Reardon ". NJ Plowden, E.
c. Horton and Mesdames E. s. Erwin and W. B. Dickson
The eight then taken up seriatim
The seven adopted with but little
eighth relative adopting the recommenda
mogasug the provoked considerable
When taken 43 voted the Trustees to
mortgage the church property, 6 voting against it.
The next congregational meeting of which there to be
was called February 1905 when the plans presented
the building adopted and congregation
the Sunday Al this meeting 1t decided that II
the building could build the church
within report back the congregation for further in
structonS.
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING. Il, 1905.
4 meeting congregation held Sunday May Il
1905 purpose of hearing building committee Rev
j. NJ Hollada the chair and c. Horton Jr acting clerk
Report building committee read oy Chairman W. b
Harvn, which read as follows
L. st subsequent meeting of the congregation this
me was bids for the building OF
church
If said bids were over 900 committee was to report back
to chu rch for instructions.
The committee has complied instructions and bids
s5342 co. s4 co. s14217 sl0e8
these bids much Some OF them show
ing difference much 36351 You readily that
as far as instruction from the church And
the the liberty recommending the following
We believe with udcous the church can be
built the much less than the bids
And respectfully that the church employ compe
tent purchase all material employ all labor and
build this BY doing this OF the lumber in old
building be used in new building.
After reading Of report Rev. j. NJ Holiday offered the
following resolution:
Since no satisfactory bid been made for the construction
OF new building there wide difference between
the bids submitted building committee is hereby authorized to
employ competent build the church, provided
that has submitted his estimate Of
real cost of building the committee has again over
and given of what the building should cost
and 1t is found building will probably than
then whole again submitted to the con
provided further that work shall be undertaken
until the building committee has funds in hands.
Il taken this resolution and unanimously
carried
There being further business the meeting adjourned
story building the church and paying the debt Will bel
continued BY the morning service Sunday at the
burning Of the mortgage.
PPTNG VOyIP