The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-11
WARMLY Welcomed
SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST CON.
YEKT1ON NOW in
Session At ABBEYILLE

Opened on Tuesday and II Now Hard
at Work.-Col. w. H. Hunt Is
Reelected President for Another
Yesr.-other officers Are Named
and Reports Submitted.
The nipety-second session Of the
South Carolina Baptist State Convsn-
ton was called to order at three
o'clock Sunday afternoon at AbbeyilIs
by the president, WaWlteT H. Hunt
of Newberry. After Joining in song
the congregation was led in prayer BY
Prof. B. e. Geer of Greenville. The
roll of delegates was reported as CON-
plete by the secretary, Rev. Chas. A.
Jones, and the convention went into
election Of officers.
Col. Walter H. Hunt was reelected
president, and Rey. W. E. Thayer Of
Laurens, first vice president; Rev.
Rufus Ford, D. D., Marion. second
vice president; Rev. Chas. A. Jones,
Bennettsville, and Rev: A. B. Ken
nedy. Columbia, were elected secrs
tary and assistant secretary. Prof.
B. E. Geer was reelected auditor. Rev.
J. s. Corpening submitted the report
on order of BUSINESS, which uas
adopted.
The address OF welcome was made
by Rev. Louis Bristow, pastor OF the
Abbeville church. and the response
was made BY Rev. J. F. Vines. D. D.,
Of Anderson.
Ten pastors, who have como inte
the State since the convention aysaI
ago, were recognized and welcomed.
These were Rev. Josiah Crudup, TIM
nonsville; Rev. E. P. Jones, New.
berry; Rev. q. G. Henderson, NeNry;
Rev. Geo. A. Nichols, Florence coun'
ty; Rev. E. V. Babb. Easley; Rev
James McKittrick, Edgefeld county;
Rev. D. L. Hayes, Barnwell; Rev. j
D. Bowen, Newberry county; Rev. J
r Whitesides, spartanburg; Rev. R
L. Jolnsc1. Chappells.
Visitors were welcomed as follows
Prof. B. H. Demert, Southern Bap
t!st Theological seminary, Louisville
Ky; Rev. V. I. Masters, D. D., educa
tional secretary Of the. home mission
board, Atlanta, Ca; Rev. NJ. V.zAc
Dufle, financial secretary o: Furmal
university; Rev. T. B.. Ray, D. D.
educational secretary of the forsisl
board, Richmond, Va; DR.. w. ]
Dusenbury, representing the JudsoI
centennial memorial fuod oe the for
eign mission board; Rev. and Mrs
John Lake, and Rev. =. T. Srusgs
missionaries in China; Rev. John II
;1e ger, D. D., representative OF coks'
rolIege; Rev. D. W. Gwi11. Atlanta
Ca, and Rev. W. D. Stssens o. tn
Carolina association, Hor:y county.
Reports were submitted Sy th'
boards Of ministerial education, aget
ministers relief, trustees of Connie
Maxwell orphanage. state 1niss,ez
beard and the report of the sunda.
SCHOOL field secretrry, j. D. Moore.
There are now in Furma1 UniFer
e:ty thirty-five ministerial studen's
II will require s3,40o 10 aid thss'
Students.
The orphanage has ESQ children
The gifts to the orphanase this yea
have gone a little beyond the amoun
apportioned to it by the convention
The State mission boards repor
was submitted by Rev. W. T. Der
ieux, D. D., corresponding secretary
Gifts to the board this year hav'
amounted to s38,05S.16. It was goot
for the convention to hear this repor
for they had been fearing heay!
debt. But large and numerous con
tributions were rushed into the treas
ury in the last few days Of the con
yention year.
| The Sunday school board repor
was submitted to the followin: com
mittee; ]. S. Corpening, W. L. Hayes
T. G. Phillips, c. II. Roper, ]. r
Whitesides.
The report on report OF aged min
listers to: F. P. Covington, A. u
Benson. CT Asbill. H. c. BrabAan
E J. Clary.
Committee to report on report O.
trustees OF Connie Maxwell orphan
age; B. J. Woodward. T. s. Wright
J. D. Bailey, o. J. Prince, L. D
Evans.
At 4:10 o'clock the convention ad
journed with prayer by Rev: w. T
Fundley.
Ten years ago, 1902, contribution,
to the State missions. amounted tt
s1Q,50S; this year, $3S,05S. This one
item of increase has characterized
other departments Of the wort il
which South Carolina Baptists are; On
gagged.
1t is very probable, judging from
recommendation in reports, that ev'
cry department will be enlarged, and
new features Of benevolencs begun
this incoming year.
The town Of Abbeville has spared
no pains in showing considerate cour.
tesy to the Baptist ministers confer.
ence and the B y,tist State conven.
ton. Trains are met by the COM
r.ittee and delegates are put into
waiting automobiles and whirled to
the hospitable homes for entertain
ment. Across the street near the new
and handsome Baptist church swings
a double row of electric lighted let
ters spelling welcome Baptists," !"
ard in the public square, pointing ia
to the street on which khe Baptist
church is located. is suspended the