The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-21
MAIL NEWS,
corls.pendeaee Of lAs u..La.sh.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 10, 1854.
The synos of virsins, which emhrases also the
New School churches In Maryland, commsncsd ita
annual session in this city last evening IL meets 10
the lecture Of the mil ushed church ut the cor
per Of Green and 0srmanstree house of worship
for the first and only New School church here This
little band went off about nine months ago from the
Filth Presbytsrisn church, which at that time went
over the Old School sids of tbs Presbyterian IA
mils. The opening sermon last evening was preach.
ed BY Rev. J. D. Mitchell, of Lynehburs. from Jere-
miah, I'd oh. 18th Af1er the sermon, Synod was
called to order BY Mr. Mitchell On the eail Of the
roll about twenty ministers found to be present,
and ten elders representing the three Presbytefies
which compose the Synod. namely, Hanover, Win
chester, and the District Prtssytery. Rev. Pattsson
Fletcher, of Winehester Presbytery, chosen
Moderator of the present Synod and took the chair
This morning the Synod among ether matters
agreed to observe the fourth Thar.day in ember
any other day appoin.ed by the civil authorities,
as q day of Thanksgiving
An interesting discussion also arose upon the Sub
jeet of contributing In the churches to the hur
dred thousand dollar church extension fund
BY the General Assembly of the church in the Uni.
ted States The temper Of the Assembly spring BE-
re last on the sered question such that many of
the churches in Virginia and Maryland did not attend
last tall according to the Assemb ys appointment to
the simultaneous collections for this fund But the
temper Of the Assembly, 10 May of this year,
different as to encourage the hope in the minds of
many able and wise me at the South that the bond
" hieh binds North and South together in tina. Az
ssmbly 10 strong and will be maiLtained. This hope
wss freely expressed 10 the Synod to-day, in the
calm and pleasant discussion, and the prevailing
timent seemed to be a. expressed by the several
speakers. that though Southern churches were Ger.
tan they should derive pecuniary aid from this
fund, (which 10 not the csse) they should, Pres
byterisns North and South yet one. do what 10
hem lice. BY generous confidence and concert of
action, to perpetuate this unity Sentiments 90
BILE, confding and patriotic were uttered On the
foor of the Synod, did credit to those who uttered
them, aud if those who hold them betrayed, on
the betrsyen, moi them, rests the blame. 1t was
asserted by men who have deeply and anxous.y stu
died the course Of affairs for long time, that the
bond in the General Assembly Is stronger now then
it has been for years In this connection il must be
borne in mind that in the Board of Missions whose
recent action would adverse to such senti nens
there various elements that do not belong to Pres.
bytsrians.
OF the fund before mentioned, about seventy thou
sand dollars has been obtained. None ia to be used
till the whole sum is made up. Vrgnia's quota is
81 per cent of the whole.
The weather is decidedly cool here but clear and
braeng. This city continues to wear that aspect If
active enterprise which has marked is hitt-