Among the Churches in South Carolina
By C. G. Manns
I BEGAN visiting the churches in this State Jan. 6, 1913. My first visit was to the Orangeburg church. The work in that city was begun by Brethren J. F. Crichlow and B. W. Abney, assisted by others. Last September we held our camp-meeting there and brought out a strong company of Sabbath-keepers, who are still of good courage. Fifteen of these have been baptized. Brother Abney is leader of the company. They have begun paying on their church lot. May God bless the work there. The Columbia church has a membership of about forty, who are all of good courage. They have resolved to do more this year than ever before. We had some blessed meetings during the six days which I spent with this church. Eighty-nine dollars was pledged to finish paying for their church lot. I next visited Spartanburg. The church there has a membership of thirty or thirty-five. The Lord has wonderfully blessed the work in Spartanburg since last March. We thank him for his wonder-working power in bringing this church where it is to-day. I spent six days in this city, and seventy-nine dollars was pledged to make the first payment on a lot for a church building. At Greenville I found the church doing well, considering the little care that it has had. I hope to hold a series of ten night meetings with this church in March, and that some arrangement may be made whereby it may have more help than it has had in the past. Let us pray for the work in Greenville. My heart was made to rejoice over the progress of the work in this State so far, and I have resolved to do more for the upbuilding of the work this year than ever before. I ask the prayers of our people to that end. I have now returned to Charleston. The company here, consisting of thirty-five or forty persons, is a growing company. We intend to begin tent-meetings about the last of March or the first of April.
C. G. MANNS.