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•-1 .z' Page Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, January 26, 1950 In 50 Years S. C. Churches Show Remarkable Growth no $6,347 budget with practically endowment funds 50 years ago. Now far and fast in many fields during|4t has 565 students, the current year’s '■Columbia, Jan. 7. — Organized re ligion in South Carolina expanded the 20th century's first 50 years. Gains in membership, scope of ac- tivities, and contributions reflect church progress. * ^ Membership in seven major Chris tian churches, for example, has in creased proportionately much more I ^than the state's population. Crrurches counted about 252,000 members in 1900 and more than 655,000 last year. The state’s popu lation, meanwhile climbed from 1.340.316 in 1900 to an estimated 2.200,000 this year. —-T r— pr9ximately $645,000. ' Erskine has 35~feeulty members, 442 students.-Smd a graduating class of 79 this year. This compares with, ’a faculty of seven, an enrollment of 104 and 22 graduating 1900. „ — The 19D0 endowment was $86,768, college income and "receipts $8,480. Last year income and receipts toial- ed $314,075. The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina included the entire state in 1900. It, then had 93 parishes and baptized members tration was , proposed in the General Assembly the past week. Reps. Vickery of Pickens and Ag- new of Anderson offered three pieces amendment to the Constitution—one that would eliminate poll tax pay ment as a voting requirement. ’ A resolution calling a general of legislation in the House designed j election referendum on a proposed to accomplish this. ^ | constitutional amendment to elim- Two are- resolutions proposing! inate the poll tax payment prereq- general election uisite was approved by the 1949 Leg islative. The proposal will be voted on in November. Registration certificates now are good for ten year!, the periods be ing from 1928 to Hj)38, 1938 to 1948, and so on. f 4', referendums to a- mend the Constitution. If adopted, these amendments would pace the way for a Vickery-Agnew bill set ting up permanent registration. fThe amendments would eliminate constitutional sections directing that registration for municipal elections be separate frdm all other election j-j , 1 registration, and requiring periodic : ft s expenses are $293,927, and the col lege has a $250,000 endowment. Val-; missions'^ 11,195 ue of the plant is more than $500,000. 1 a nd 6,6m communicants. The college was maintained solely Now tm?re are the Diocese of r0(J j strat j on by the state synod in 1900. Now it, Sou t h Carolina with headquarters at The bill nrovides for registration 8 sets support from the Georgia-Ala- Charleston and the Diocese o'UPP« wim § bama and Floncia synods also. ,South Carolina, centered at Co um- regist^''" ^ rp. ^ , « , / ♦ v» a • bia. Together they have 127 parishes I Doa ^ as o. 1 re « lsl The General Synod of the Associ- 1 , . OA n ao isuch registration , r, * , , and missions, 24,389 baptized m#m- . ate Reformed Presbyterian church ^ 1fla , 4 imanent. The bill notes that its effective- had the same number of ministers— 109—in 1900 and 1949. But in the same period membership more than doubled, from 11,344 to 25,799. Pas- ‘ 6rs „ iuraped lr ° m J3, ’ 7 ' n ihMs' scifooi'and"Junfor"*eonege'Ifor AH but one of the denominations |fo 5240,^. * . ^'Negroes) at Denmark. checked had se^n their membership! The synods 143 congregations last The two diocese also are part own- t least double during the 50 years, year represented jan increase of 1 ! ers of ^ he Uni#rsity of the South missions, 24,389 baptized m^m-' 014 '’ 1 * cer.i ica es bers and 18,834 communicants. The chureh supports Porter Mili-, . . .. . . , tary acidemy at Chraleston, homes' ness al ” 15 c ° ntm8ent u P° n « thlrd for women at Charleston, orphanag- j !es at Charleston and York, and Voor- ; Baptists led numerically in 1900, fo y. the 4 , S y nd , a y s 5 hool 0 ^: at Sewanee. Tenn. as in 1949. The State Baptist conven- rollment climbed steadily from 9,0591 The Roman catholic Dfocese of tion had 122,471 church members en- to 17.831. Womens Missionary s0_ !Charleston, taking in the entire state, rolled in 1900 and 352.003 last .year. ' gai !?5 d in rn€ ^ , ip r0Tn has nearly doubled its membership young peoples socie-| since 1900 Then there were 8 50 5 members attending 29 chinches. Now there are 15,165 members and 70 churches in this state. Methodist, Pr ^ b >’ f er'• a , ns ’ O'. Associate Reformed Pre>byfe- a . Members*' contributions totaled nan. Episcopalian aijd Roman Cath- Sli040 375 last yeari compared with ohes. in that order, comp.ise .. e j.^ 140 in 1900 The average contri- other major religious groups in bution was $41i COTt1T>ar e d ^th $5.83. South Carolma. •'■' ■■■■ •* 1 '• ' South Carolina Baptist congrega MclNTOSH'S SHOE SHOP Send Your Shoes To lls for Best Materials and Workmanship. fions had 1,003 churches in 1900 and 1,267 in 1948. Permanent S. C. Value of church property increas ed from $264,300 to $3,387,250. | Registration The church supports Erskine D , „ , ^ , 4 , lege at Due West, which is valued at DlllS PrOPOSed Sunday school growth was propor- $1{)00i000 includes tionately larger. The 1,238 Sunday’ $400,947 in endowment funds and Columbia, Jan. 24. — Permanent schools of 19+8 had ^56.121 students, , he lant and equipment, worth ap- primary and general election regis- compared with d3,146 in iJl bunoayi school of 40 year's ago. Indicating the rate of membership growth is the 6.316 converts baptized in 1908 and the 15.902 baptized in 1948. Women’s Missionary Union membership climbed * from 7,185 to; -69.251. Baptist Training Union mem bership’ to 58.357. State Baptists maintained Two se-; nior colleges and four academies in ’908 with total enrollment of 1,175. Now they have one senior* - college (Furman university) and two junior colleges with a total of 1949 students. South Carolina Methodists divided, into two conferences in 1914, but NERVOUS STOMACH ALUM IN relieve* distressing symptoms of “nervous stomach" — heaviness after meals, belching, bloating and colic due to gas. ALLI MIN has been scientifically tested bydoctors and found highly effective. World famous—more than a '/* billion sold to date. ■F 1 Savings Accolints Z%—DIVIDEND—3% r . We invite savings accounts from the people of Clinton and vicinity. You will like our friendly and efficient ser vice, and you will receive your dividend promptly each January 1st and July l^t. Any amount — from $1 up — opens an account. p . Each account is insured up to $5000 by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Two people may have up to $15,000 fully insured. Accounts by mail promptly acknowledged. Chartered and Supervised by the United States Government Laurens Federal Savings & Loan Association Telephone 22271 LAURENS’ LARGEST SAVINGS INSTITUTION verm McGEE’S DRUG STORE 104 West Main Street Latarens, S. C. 41 BIGGER SALES GAINS THAN * ALL OTHER TRUCKS COMBINED fhe<e merged again in 1948 to re form the South Carolina Methodist conference. Membership climbed from 74,729' n 1900 to 167,803 in 1948. Eighty-1 nine Ircal preachers served congre-j gation-s of 50 years ago. Now there! are nearly 4^00. counting several sup- j ply preachers. The 710 Methodist Sunday schools represent an increase of bhly five : over the 1900 figure. But enrollment J has-soared from 41,996 to 107,329, the number of officers and teachers from 4.853 to 8.949. State Methodists contributed $17,- 000 for presiding elders. $121,000 for. preachers’ salaries, and $1,583 for bishops in 1900. In 1948 they gave $66,675 for presiding elders (or dis-j trict superintendents), $857,380 for preacher; and $12.643-for bishops. The 737 church buildings owned | by the church in 1900 were valued at $977,000, its parsonages at $247,- 000. other property at $60,000. That’s hardly a drop in the church's—financial bucket today. A handsome new four-story Methodist Center .n Columbia is valued atj S240.000. Columbia college for wo men n worth 5700.000, conservativt- .y. Wofford college for men at Spar tanburg ha^ resources of about $2,- 287.500. Tne denomination has set, aside about $750,000 to build a newj Epworth orphanage plant in Colum-i bia. T*.vo new Presbyteries—Congaree and Piedmont—were added by the' Synod of South Carolma, Presbyte rian Church, U. S.. in the 50 years. The six with which the synod began the century were Bethel, CharlestonJ Enoree, Harmony, Pee Dee and i South Carolina. y In these six there were 271 church es, 134 ministers. 930 ruling elders, 1 835 deacons, 20.123 church commun ingmembers, and 11,529 Sunday school pupils. TotaLcontribulions To - all beiievo-. lences were $33,768, to pastors’ sal aries S71.026. Last year the synod had- 292 churches, 193 ministers, 1,792 ruling; elders, 2.174 deacons, 48,589 com-! muning members and 37,526 Sunday: school pupils. .In addition, the denomination maintained 57 outposst, preaching points • and chapels. Gifts for benevolences amounted to S793.818 from April 1948 to March 1949. Pastors’ salaries totaled $455,- 190. Presbyterian college at Clinton in' 1900 had a small faculty and stu dent body, and a graduating class of eight. Last year it had 34 faculty members, 508 students, 17 buildings valued at $963,000 and an endow ment of $473,272. The synod of Geor gia now shares in supporting the! school. The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina saw its confirmed; membership more than triple—from j 8,712 to 28,212—in the century’s first! half. Sunday school enrollment rose; from 5,524 to 18,432, Thirty-four Lutheran ministers served 68 churches in 1900, while 104 ministers have 122 churches now. Members contributed on benevo lence (for the work of the church at large, or outside the local congrega tion) $2,922 in 1900, and $248,142 in 1949. Value of church property was es timated at $268,080 in 1900. Today the estimate is $2,820,923. Newberry college, founded in 1865 by the State Lutheran synod, had 175 students and operated on a PROVE FORD IS AMERICA’S NO. 1 TRUCK VALUE! 1 \ No other truck can match this increase! [(onomy-wise trade buyers make FORD HO. 1 SALES GAINS! No other truck can match this trend of user preference! PROOF OF FORD LEADERSHIP 1949 new truck license'ratfstrotfora as reported by R. 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