The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-11-11

to the utmost. lnOuSdIlCS pdShSO u1i-
der the tent, hundreds stood on the
outside, automobiles lined up line af-
ter line, men and women stood and
listened until far into the night, as
one by one the various pastors and
leaders made fitting remarks in ref
erence to the work done in the past
six weeks.
Dr.. Davis of the Second Presby-
terian church, DR.. Hahn, of the Pen
dleton Street Baptist church, Rev.
Mr.. McAuley, of the Associated Re
form Presbyterian church, Adjutant
Crook, of the Salvation Army, Rev.
Mr.. Holler, of St. Paul Methodist
church, DR.. N. J. Holmes and others
among those who, with much feel
ing and sincerity, heartily endorsed
and thanked Mr.. McLendon, Mr..
Pledger, and the other members Of
the party, for the most gracious
meeting that has ever been held
hereabouts. Wherever you go for
miles around Greenville you will hear
echoes of this meeting, and some day
in eternity glad hands will be clasp
ed between loved ones and friends
brought together in Christ through
the wonderful preaching of the most
wonderful gospel on earth.
At the close of the meeting Mack
had 'shis choir" to sing, to the great
delight of the throng, and they sung
too. Long were the encores and many
the words OF approval that flowed
from the lips of the thousands in the
tent.
The Close.
Just before the close, the pans
were passed around for the collec-
tions again. Many contributed dur
ing this last meeting, and the evan
gelist leaves with contributions for
his personal self amounting to some
thing over one thousand dollars, all
Of which was entirely free will Of
fering made by the poor, who had
the gospel preached to them. 1t is
unanimously agreed that this was
poor mans meeting. The three
churches which invited Mr.. MeLen-
don, are among the smaller churches
Of Greenville. The tent was located
on the otter edge of the city, in
what is known as "West End" but
notwithstanding this, the city as
whole, has never known such a meet
ing.
Mack stood in his chair, with his
knee upon the pulpit, raised his hand
kerchief in the air and said: "Get
out your handkerchiefs, am going
to say Goodbye" He called on ''his
choir" to join in the "Great Halle
luiah" chorus and at the sign al
handkerchiefs were waived in the air.
No more impressive sight has ever
been seen hereabouts than when
these thousands of people silently
waived ''White farewell to the
man who had brought the gospel Of
Jesus Christ to their hearts and
homes as never before.
Last night he closed in Greenville.
Tonight he begins at Clinton. He is
not afraid Of work, and advised his
hearers last night not to fool them
selves by believing that work would
hurt man. He promised to send
sermon from time to time through
the Piedmont, and heartily thanked
the newspapers, and particularly the
afternoon paper, for the hearty CO.
operation which had made possible
the success of the meeting.
Baxter McLendon has come and
gone, but foot prints of the Saviour
who died for a lost world, will be
seen wherever you go in Greenville
today, because Mack introduced him
to hundreds who never knew Him be-
fore. Some times the wheels slip,
while the wheels whirl, but with a
sand box full, it soon starts again.
Mack has the sand and when the
track gets too greasy don't worry,
he has the sand to come clean and
drive on.
DR.. Davis.
In the good providence Of God It
has been my privilege and pleasure
to attend some Of the greatest even
Eelistic services there the United
States have afforded during my thir-
ty-nine years in the ministry. l can
mot take the time to descend into de-
tails regarding these services, but
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