The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-13
ANNUAL MEETING
OF he Sousb Carolina BsP..:ss CoRVeH.
hon in Greenweea.
BEGAN LAST TUESDAY

DASSSSs SA~~
Splendid Reports Are Read and Re'
ceiyed-The Baptist Colleges and
Other Institutions in Th.s State IN
Good Condition-!Eill Meet at Ao'
beyiIle Next Year.
"The s1st session Of the Baptist
Convention Of South Carolina Will
now come 10 order were tie words
Of W. H. Hunt, president. as he
called the convention to ordar at l:5o
o'clock Tuesday evening in the First
Baptist church of Greenwood. The
opening hymn, 80 God, Our Help in
Ages Past was sung By a large
congregation and DR.. Prest:idge LED
the opening prayer.
Two hundred delegates were en-
rolled up to Tuesday evening as was
announced by the secretary OF the
convention. All Ct the available
SPACE in both the main auditorium
and Sunday school rooms was occu-
pied by delegates and visitors from
all over the State. Representatives
were present from other States.
Rev. Rufus Ford was instructed to
cast the ballot for ". H. Hunt as
president of the convention. Or
lando Sheppard, Esq. Of Edgefeld,
and DR.. Covington, Of Florence, were
elected first and second vice-presi-
dents. Rev. c. 4. Jones, Of Ben
nettsTille and Rev. A. B. Kennedy.
Of Columbia, were reelected secretary
and assistant secretary respectively.
C. 3. Bobo, Of Laurens, was re-elect-
ed treasurer, B. E. Geer, Of Green
vile, was reelected auditor.
Pastor G. n. Cowa2, Of the First
Baptist church Of Greenwood, in
few well-chosen words, welcomed the
convention to Greenwood. "If YOU
don't get what you want, ask for it,
and then II you don't get it. do the
best you can" He said that Green
wood was proverbial for her hospital
ity and would do her part.
Mayor Kenneth Eaker also gave
warm welcome, speaking in behalf
Of the city. eve bid you a hearty
welcome to all that we have. If the
Baptists had done nothing else for
Greenwood but to place the orphan
age here that is honor enough. We
know no denominationalism in the
orphanage, and it thus helps US to
be unselfsh.
Rev. J. 3. Greene, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church, SPOKE Ees-
sage Of welcome fer the other de-
nominations. He was glad to vel
come the Baptists to Greenwood be-
cause oe what they are. You repre-
sent more than you are, the open BIZ
bic and the uplifted Ckris+." Dr..
Ramsey, president Of Greenville Fe-
male College, very pleasantly replied
for the Baptists to these wcris Of
welcome.
The devotional services were con-
Quoted by Rev. G.. W. Bussey, We'd
nesday morning, after which several
new ministers who have recently
come into the State and visiting
brethren and representatives We're
recognized by the president. Mission
aries, E. L. Morgan, Of North China,
and E. r. Snuggs, of South China,
brought. greetings from these fields
Among the visiting ministers present
were: L. S. Barrett, Elloree: J. G.
Wilson, e. V. Babb, Laurens; Rev.
Mr. Burroughs, Central; r. H.
Waugh, Brunson; DR.. r. J. Willing
ham, Richmond; Dr. J. r. Sampey,
OF the Seminary.
President Hunt announced We'd
nesday morning the appointment Of
the following committee to consider
the sanitarium proposition presented
by Rev. L. J. Bristow, and so fav-
orably received by the convention:
L. J. Bristow, chairman; Dr.. q. T.
Cody, superintendent; A. 7. Jamison,
DR.. Howard Lee Jones, Geo. H. Ed
wards, J. W. Quattlebaum, Rev. Geo.
w Wright.
Mr.. Bristow's recommendation is
that the denomination establish a
sanitarium for aged, crippled and
disabled persons deserving a place at
the hands OF the denomination. The
proposal mas been heartily received,
and already four tentative bids for
location have been made. These are
b accompanied by very substantial Of
fers in land, and money.
The convention had day Of glad
surprises Wednesday, the first and
foremost being the one occasioned
by the report Of the State Mission
Board. Dr.. ". T. Derieux had been
i'll but he came to the convention to
make the report which was SO pleas
ing to the convention. This report
was that the State Mission Board Of
the South Carolina Baptist State Con-
ton, for the first time in ter years,
had no deficit, and, more than that,
it had surplus OF $1,000. The
board had paid off an accumulated
debt OF approximately $4,000 and
in addition had met all its current
expenses and had $1,000 surplus.
The amount represented in this re-
port was something over $4,000
The report Of Rev. A T. Jauison
superintendent OF Connie Maxwell
Orphanage, was also received with
10y. The Orphanage is out OF debt
and the handsome new convention
hall replacing the one which was
burned while the convention was in
session in Laurens last year has been
completed, and is now occupied. In