Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-10-23
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD OF yIRc,x,,

This body convened in the Presbyterian Church
In this place on Wednesday niqhl of last week
Or. Graham from the Theological Seminary in
PIince Edward, preached the opening discourse.
one oil the principal topics Of discussion for two
days was proposition for division of the Sv-
nod, which was decided by vote of more than
Two TO one In the negative. The pupi,s of the
Episcopal, Methodist and Baptist Churches were
occupied every day and night, by some of the
! cleTgymen In attendance upon the Synod The
weather was wet and uncomfortable dufnr near
/ ly the whole time OF the sitting of the SYNOD
which doubtless prevented many from ATTENDING
on Thursday, an agent (Air. French,) of the
| Virginia ract Society was introduced, and ad 8.
dressed The Synod on behalf of that Society.-A
resolution commencing the Tract Society. called
iorth warm debate, which was participated in
by the Rev. Mr. White, DR.. Mcfarland. DIR.
Piunmer, Rev. Mr.. Smith of Waynesborouob.
Rev. Mr.. Skinner Of Lexington, Rev. Mr. Nc,
Phall of Fredericksburg, and olhers.-'rhe debate
| elected good deal OF pleasantly, and sometimes
Inc audience was convulsed with laughter. The
opposition manifested to the Tract Society was
caused we oeiiFve' by the alterations and sup
pressions which had been made in the works of
some authors, which the American T.. Society
had published, DAubigne, particularly. The
resolution, however, was passed by the SYNOD
On Friday night Dr. Ruliner, from Washing
ton College, delivered a discourse on the Roman
Ca'hoilc heiiglon, which occupied nearly. if not
quite two hours, and although there was heavy
rain falling the whole evening, LARGE audiences
was In attendance.
on Saturday the Synod decided By a vote of
o4 10 81 10 hold It's next meeting in Charleston.
hanawha, on The 28th of October 1876. Mis-.
Slonary meeting was held at II O'Clock on Satur
day. and we listened will! great pleasure to the
remarks OF the Rev. Mr.. Pinney, a missionary
IRON Africa lie gave happy account of the
American colonies IN Africa, and the great moral
as well as religious influence, they are eyer,ino
upon Inc tribes In their viciniiy.--He said our
slave population received better instruction, and
were much better qualified for life and business
IMAM me blacks IN any other parts of the world
and these admissions had been made to him bv
EnglIshmen, who had visited the colonies. and
VINO had good opportunities ofknowinp the sim
ation OF Tile emancipaed blacks in the West Ir
dies and eIsewhere.--We wish some of the North
ern Abolltionisls could have heard Mr.. p. as we
think their theories would have vanished before
the truthS which were so clearly and forcibly il
Illustrated by this African Missionary, who is, we
believe, native OF a non-slaveholdinp State.
On Sunday, large audiences of our citizens,
morning, evening and night, attended i'm the diff
ieren' churches TO listen 10 the instructions of the
ministers. We heard three able discourses on
that day from Dr. Wilson, DIR. mcfarland, and
the Rev MIR. Brown. Every day and night we
listened to some of the able dvines, and without
saying any thing disparagng of the others. we
give Ut. MacFarand's discourse the preference
OF them all.-ChdrIofteSviHe JeGtrSOntan