The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-11-29

1893, when he took up work in Char
lesion, in Anson Street.
From this time, 1853 to 1869, fol-
lows record of service and eXpcr-
ience that is remarkable, and with un-
matched -etfacement and dcvo-
tlon. AS missionary to the negroes
DR.. Girardcau suffered misundcr-
standing and danger from his own
people as well as from Northcrners.
"A vivid account is given of his
preaching on one occasion to his col
orcd congregation while he was sur
rounded by those who disclosed their
intention to kill him at the close of
service.
The history of the negro in Amer
lea has not been written with impair
tiality and justice. Much in the re-
latlon of the two races heretofore is
forgotten and much suppressed.
Whatever the failures Of the South
ern whites were toward the negro
and whatever the ranting ignorance
and prejudice of some Northern peo-
pie as shown in the abolitonistic
spirit that still flowers in the pages
of some notable magazines today, it
should not be forgotten that vast
deal of practical and unscliish work
was done for the negroes about which
no boast was made and of which not
even record has been preserved.
The Methodists had IA network of
missions up and down the coast. The
! Eplscopalians cared for their slaves
in religious way. Whoever prods
the traditions Of Georgetown finds a
wonderful account of the splendid
| church provided for the negroes by
the Westons, of Hagly. In 1S48 DR..
John g.. Adger began a special work
! in Charleston, when in 1859 a second
house of worship in Anson street was
erected at cost Of $4,000. Here
the whites had the galleries and the
blacks occupied the main floor. Here
/ one of the ablcst men of the Ameri-
can pulpit, here the great thcoo-
glan, the great orator and the great
SAINT spent nearly twenty years Of
his great life preaching. Neither per-
snasions of his friends nor the calls
of large churches from all parts of
the country were able to draw him
from this labor for the slaves before
the war, the freed man after the war.
Ihat pastorate had difficulties and vi
clSSltudeS that were hard to bear, but
DR.. Girardeau bravely and magnani-
mously served through all the vary
ing fortunes Of the co!orcd men. This
service for the negroes was his de-
!lght AMI he considered it the best
work of his life. He preached con-
Stantly to the negroes to tn, enl of
his days. The articles in this biorra
h. one by E. G. Jones, one bv DR..
j.. b; Mock and one by DR.. George \.
Blackburn, are none too fall of fact
and praise.
, Thl r., ~.
groes VS. laid aside by Dr.. Girar-
deau in 1861, when he became chap
lam OF the Twcnty-third regiment. S
c.. V. He was captured in ADril
1868, and returned with the Rev
James Mcdowell and Col. James, Ct
harrington, in July. The sketch of
his career as chaplain is written by
COL ID. ". McLaurn. This regiment
was part Of iIo!combp'S famous lc-
glon, about which Col. y. S. ncndrr-
son tells that, wheD called up early
one morning after battle by the Of
nccr, who said: "fiu-combc's I.crion
rISe, only five stool; the rest hal
Dcen lost.
DIR. Thomas IT, Law has contrib t.
cd chapter on Dr.. GirarGcau's pas,
"rilr IN Charleston after the way
| which is followed By Dr.. ". \. Hail.
Accovnt OF his services as professor
m Columbia Theological Seminary
! where h" took the chair of thcD,ory
! IN 1876. Dr. Il. y. W"ho furnishes
Two chapters, one on Or. Giraricau
as a prcSbytcr. The other is an ar.
coLnt of The cvoi,tion CONTROVERSY
po?ular!y known in thii State. for !,
strange reason, as "'Ihr Woodrow
Controversy" Many readers viii