The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-05-25

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months.
Mrs. NJ f. Tennent left Thursday of
last week for MaXton, N. c., to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Leroy Martin for
a few weeks.
The funeral of Capt. julius A. Mood
took place in the Summerton ceme-
tary last Thursday afternoon, May
| 18th. Almost three years have pass
ed since he gave his all for the pre-
servation of his country. 1t was in
the Allied offensive of July 1918,
southwest of Scissors, that he fell.
Since that time he has remained in
France in the little cemetery near Il
cross roads to the south of Misy-au-
Bois.
Capt. Mood entered the service of
his country during the Mexican
trouble of 1916. He entered as pri-
vate and served in this capacity until
he was commissioned in the regular
army. His first appointment was with
the 1st Division and he served through
the war with this organization At
the time of his death he was in COM
mand of Co. d, 26th Infantry, 1st Di-
vision as Captain.
1t was with Il sorrowful heart that
The community met the remains of
it's honored dead. The julius A.
Mood Post of the American Legion
directed the funeral service. The tri-
butte paid in numbers present and
flowers has never been seen in our
little town before. Pail bearers were
appointed from associates Of his early
life. They were: Ernest Walker, Tom
Rogan, Henry Fielder, Fred Barnes,
Sam Martin, Jack James, Huron God
win and Claude Walker; all members
OF the American Legion The Mann
ing and Bishopville Posts of the
American Legion were represented.
The good people of Summarton we're
specially favored in having Dr.. II. N.
Snyder, president of Wofford College,
to address them at the Summerton
| Methodist church in the interest of
the Christian Education campaign
now on in the Methodist Episcopal
church South. Dr.. Snyder, was as is
his usual custom, full of zeal and
earncstness in presenting the noble
| purposes OF this movement and am
sure, too, no one who heard him, fail
ed to catch the true significance and
all-Wldc Importance Of this great and
benchcient mission Of raising $33 ,OOO,-
600 for the Methodist Colleges and
schools Of the South. He gave his
hearers to understand that he was
| thoroughly cOnvcrsant with the great
financial Strngcncy ali over the South
however, his hearers could not fail to
have caught the air of his warning of
an inevitable great bankrupt proceed
ings which must be surely be mstitut-
ed against us, and that, too, by our
own boys and girls, to say nothing
OF the world at large, if we Methodists
failed to take sufficient stock in an
enterprise which will mean for the
peace, happiness, yea, the salvation of
these United States and the world at
large. So my dear good Methodists,
let us all be up and dong, and remem-
Der that the faith of our church is on
trial, and it's material resources are
known to be many times equal to the
call now made. The existence, too, of
our church is dependent on the out
come OF ths movement because Metho-
| dlslm'S only source Of trained leader
snip, preachers and missionaries, is
from it's schools and colleges, and due
to then, pltiablc state, this source is
said to be already failing The great
moral welfare Of our country is also
involved. Let our spiritual leadership
decay, and the inevitable decline in
our morals must follow. Then, good
Methodists, with one hard appeal, let
US glrd ourselves up, and from the
18th day of May to the 5th day of
June, may not so strongly fortify
these great educational bulwarks Of
our Southland that the devil with
all Of his institutions Of vice, sin, and
destruction may forever be banished
into an obnoxious state of descnted
Thos. j. Davis,
Charge Director, Summerton M.
f.. Church.
Rev. j. A. Ansley, pastor of the
Baptist church, returned last Thurs
day from attending the Southern Bap-
tist Convention in Chattanooga. In
response to request from your cor
respondent, Mr.. Ansley gives us the
following statement about the Con
! VcntiOn:
"Morc than 5000 delegates, from
eighteen states, met in Chattanooga
for the annual session of the Southern
Baptist Convention, which opened Nav
18th and closed May 18th, Dr. f. Y.
Mullins, President Of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary, Of
Louisville, and one Of the outstanding
Baptists Of the world was elected
Presidents; proving one Of the ablest
! presiding officers in long list Of dis
tlnguished men who have filled this
Office
Chattanooga is one Of the most
beautiful cities in the South. Much
Of the history of the nation was writ
ten in crimson letters Of the best
blood Of North and South in the six
ties; and is perpctuated in monuments
that mark the battlcliclds.
The great body was entertained and
handled better than any convention
for many years. Ample seating ca
Dacity, splendid acoustics rendered