The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Suciiastt.ns Of & Sntaiss MAJ.
Sumter, S. c., August IL. 19l

Editor The Manning Tines was
born and raised in Sumter county near
! the CITY. After the war between the
states we moved TO Clarendon county.
made that my home until five years ago,
at1kat time my health was rapidly fail
| ing. [ had an increasing desire !" re
turn ho,He where desired 10 spend my
last DAYS. when | returned TO Sumter |
found that nearly I'll Of the OLD people
| that | once knew was dead, and {: new
generation was in charge of the city.
the new generation we're pro9res5lves
indeed. This progressive bonds chat
have grown worse. they talk progress,
write it. and l believe they dream It.
home does rot seem home TO me any
more. our heavenly fatherir his wisdom
has always blessed some men, compara-
lively few. with far superior wisdom
Judgment and power for which we are
all proud. we praise them, we erect
monuments 10 their memory, we write
hiStorrs of them, their wisdom and
Judgment gives them superior money
making power. are they not satisfied
with these blessings? | can say | be-
lieve that many Of them are from such
men we ;-v 10 sclec: Is our rulers. and
blessed are the people that have such
men TO rule over them. Sad rs 1t IS l
must say that many Of those that stand
a. the head of our city acd county gov
ernment differ from The onss just men
toned in at least one very important
point. they seem to feel that they have
heavenly right TO use their superior
wisdom Judgment, net only for selfish
purposes, but TO collect 5urdensome
tributes from the average c:t!zen in Or
der to raise public Improvements up TO
level with their own rich and plenti-
full homes. We have had four elections
this year, one was not lawful and vas
ordered again all for the purpose OF
raising taxes We are having much
needed rest now, in the late good roads
election one fellow goo hit, or at least
he made big fuss like he was hurt, he
came out in a sweeping charge that
those who opposed good roads were very
ignorant. his article had the ring of q
young nervous impatient man full OF
fire, no self control. and ready to jump
on any thing that would oppose him. |
think the best thing his friends can do
is to get him in a cool place and keep
him there until the breeZes OF time can
blow some OF the fire out Of him. and
the space be refllled with Judgment and
patience, by that time he may learn that
it is not good business to pay twice the
worth lin interest and principle) OF an
article that we have done without all OF
our liyes, just to crafty the feverish
desire OF a young and eXtravagan5 gen
Grafton. In The Times Of the ninth
inst, there appeared an editorial COM
mert on a Lutheran minister's saying
concerning prayer for rain, this year
has given thinking men good reasons
for much thought on this line, am not
one of those to believe that our heaven
~ father will otfses q general law IN or
der to substitute for TIE time being g
special one, for any whim and motion OF
men. but do believe that whenever
there exists a justifiable reason, and the
final end is to increase Christian faith
Or raise Christian standard he will DO
so, for instance if Sumter county or j
sufficient number of Us ln an early stage
of this drought would have humbled
ourselves before God, as did wicked
Ahab the drought would have been
broken, at least in this county long ago.
Concerning the humble repentlng sin
rer, i: there is a sinner that God
delights to answer the prayers OF more
than another it is this one, the angels
of heaven rejoice over it, the man or
men who willfully refuse to seek the
kingdom of God and his righteousness
until the destructive power of nature
commences to destroy his worldly goods
then he goes to God in prayer, not for
the saving OF his Sole, but his crop,
such prayers don't amount to much.
Seek We first the kingdom of God and
all the rest shall be added unto you.
w. A. BROADWAY.