Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-15

9amurl Is. wilson, Fffa'li'sA'''s
Francis Thornton, Cnpeper
Jane. Black J"hfftan
William H. Foofe, Romney
John kodpr, Noohs'ofk
serfimus Tnsion. thhtifsl'"h
James w Brown tcrfsfd-loWn
David II. Riddle. Winchester
Eieazer G.. Hutchinson, Leesbn'g
Jacob d. Mitchell. Shephefdfo"n
Elder Henr, Realty, winchester
Daniel Buckles. ShePhsfdslown
Robert Warrington, Chariesio"n
William Wilson, G"trafdsiown
Moses Hone ~ ,omrfv mills
William Randolph. Cedar creek
Anpu.tinr G. Smith, Wnehestu
gorrtgpondng membtrs presen
Rev. Nathan 5. s Benan, y. ID. Troy, New
Yfk.
Rev, William c. Walton, tler7ndfe.
Rev Jacob Brecher, German Reformed church
shrpherdstown
Rev. NJ Lake, synod Of New Irrsey.
Total 30 ministers anj 10 elders.
In sddirion TO these there wers 3 hcentates
pre.rni and large eonennrseo of strangers from
the surrounding ueie hborhood aud more renoi,
parts OF or state
Ths Introductory sermon wns preached by
the Rev DIR. Ill., the moderator OF tbu last syn
cd iron, imes Ill IL Bot IN. wisdom that
L frJn above - first pute, then peafeahlr, grn-
Tie. aud easy 10 be entfrafed. hiiI of mercy AMI
good fruits. without partality and without hy
pocrisy.'
The sermon being concluded the synod was
called 10 order, the roll Of the msnbcrs called,
and the synod orgenize1h, the eltetlon II tn
Rev, Wn j. Armstrong ~ moderator, and I c
Rev. Ahncr W. Fitzpatrick ani Rev. \. Cen-
verse MS olarks. lhe synod then adjpn,nod III
sP. NJ
We pee.umr = report Of all tee proc ding.
is not expect Il by ~ renders. They WI he
putds he'd in detail in the Richmond Religious
Telegraph. paper which Is OF onrlt 10 he Ia
ken by every member oi the Presbyterian
church. and whose EDITOR was present and A.
ted as one II The clerks on the ocfnsion. Ne
shall merely state thai, from The repo, Is Of thu
ministers, verbally made @ the synod. the
cause of tehaiou, ~ ihrir respective consrrga-
tinn, thrnng aout the STATE, seemed encouraging.
40 many. large additions were made to tho
churcl, daring tue pat NeIt, aud nm anxious
ceiling confined 10 prfynil. Liberal ooutribn-
fans had be.n made for cnr,sing On the b'ueY.
,,ien opeg ATOMS OF the church The tract CAUSE
Sas ehining ground the attention II the church
was tecpming more fGed On The importance
oil Sabbath schools. and the number OF those
who were brought under their Influence was in
sreasing. The cnnse Of Temperance, also, was
advancing aud the advantage resulting to in
church, from ihe atenl,on which had been paid
u th,s rau.e. was already let.
50 large a number of ministers had never be
fare met in our town, aud the occasion was
improved To dispense public wor shipas often rs
the Convenience of thu synod would permit.
Service was performed AT noon aud night each
day 10 the two Pr sb, terrain churches, and on
Sunday in the Episcopal and Methodist chur-
ches ai.n. We have ceItiiued that II ser
mons were delivered during ,hr snjourn O. the
synod and that there we're about MS many ex.
ho,tniions, aud proportionae number of
prayer meetings. OF the various speakers. II
might seem uvidious To discriminate; yet we
cannot farhrsr naming some of the most prom
iueu,,--l tribute to their piely and eloquence
which we make on our own responsibility. aud
which we believe will be Cheerfully responded
60 BY every member who attended.
Never did we hear man speak like DR.. Be-
rnsp, of The synod ui Albany aud n c3rrespon.
ding member OF this. His visit here was alto.
gether unexpected, aud, connected with the =
vents which have followed il. furnishes most
remark able colncldenre, DIR. Is. is the pastor
ofa church Ia Troy. n. Y. and was compelled
few weeks since. 10 leave his residence at that
place, To seek restoration Of his health 10 the
rrore genial climate oil the south. In the inl.
f,ment of n rromise 10 visit his old friend DIR
Hill, OF his town, he took the interior route
TO the CsrnlirRs, nnd arrived here on Tuesday
evening, without having had any intlmntiun OF
the religious association which was so shortly
10 convene. He had pms ed through Chares-
town on the same morning, while the Wincnes
ter presbviery was IN session. without being
apprIsed thereof, AID where DIR. H. then was
The latter reached homo the same night. and
tie meeting OF these early feods WAS oyous
in the extreme. The approaching assembling of
synod was mentioned, M which DIR. b. expTess
ed his pleasure, although he said he should he
compeHsd 10 be spectator merely adding thr 1
his fertile health would not PERM, his talins
my active part in the exercises. But his rcso
1ation was afterwards abandoned The deem
attention paid by the crowd audiences on + ri.
day aid Saturday, aud the deep feeling Of COLI
Germ which ny that time had become more and
more apparent, animated his whole heart /;
he forgot the restriction which his physician
had Imposed on him, and he seemed o. 10
concerned to lend his aid in promoting the
work.
Saturday night had been assigned asa sea
So OF erhoriation AID prayer. After addresses
~ MIR. Wilson Of Fredericksburg, Mr.. Walton
"f Alexandria. and Mr.. M'Fsrland OF Augusta.
fr. beman rose. THERE was a seriousness mud
'"preasiseness in his manner, which al once
lied the affection Of the audience, and greatly
excited their expectations. He smoke He
voice WAS slightly hoarse, arising from his de-
bil'iaied health but there was m.llawoess n
pathos in IL, that suhdued e, cry he 4r, no I'M;
de0tsliy alluded to the circumstances u,der
WHICH he addressed the meeiing--to mis- being
here without design on his part--and 20 his orr
gnal intention OF not taking any share IN IN.
exercises But hiss heart had been warmed and
animated, and rossei, by what he had heard
and seen, Rad he could not remain silent, He
then directed his remarks to the impenitent nor.
fion OF his audience, and spoke with such feryor