The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-11-21
From the Camden Journal.
Meeting Of the Synod.


This body convened IN the Presbyterian
Chirch OF this place on Wednesday even
/ e last. The opening sermon was preach
ed by DR.. Post Of Charleston, the Mode
rator Of last Synod. Delegates from all
the Presbyteries were present and their
names were enrolled by the Stated Clerk,
DR.. Palmer. Rev.. g. G. Gregg, Of Hsr-
mony Presbyiery was elected Moderator.
and Rev. Z. =. Palmer, Temporary Clerk.
Rev. Mr.. Coe, cf Illinois, and Revds, Sta
cy and Cauthen Of the Methodist Church
were elected corresponding members.
On Thursday the usual business Of the
enrolment Of delegates not in attendance
at the opening, and the appointment of
the various committees, occupied the
morning session. In the afternoon the
Church Statistics for the past Synodical
year were presented.
A delegation, consisting Of Rev. DIR.
Presly and Rev. Mr.. iIemphill from the
Synod Of the Associate Reformed Church
was in attendance for the. purpose Of ef
iecting, il possible, more intimate union
between these two ~hurches. Rev. Mr..
Iiemphill was heard in behalf Of his Sy-
nod, he presenting the resolutions Of that
body, which propose to expurgate or do
away with Roase's version Of the Psalms,
." eVndi.'orthes ,hsir brethren Of theSy
nod Of South Carolina would consent on
their part to the abolition, rs q whole, Of
DR.. Watts Psalms--the two Churches
uniting npos some other version, different
from either. II will be recollected that
the only point of difference between these
Churches has been in the Psalmo,ly.
DR.. Presley, in an able and conciliata.
tory speech, advocated with much feeling
the union Of these two branches, and we
think his speech produced upon the minds
Of all favorable feeling towards that
union.
A coWmittee, with Dr.. Kirkpatrick as
Chairman, was appointed, who have had
the matter under consideration, and have o
reported resolutions to the Synod favora.
ble to the union; the matter, however.
will be referred for fual arrangement TO
the next meeting Of the General Assem-
bly,.
Two days. or nearly so. were occupiei
with the case of call from New Orleans
to DR.. Palmer. the Presbytery Of Char.
lesion refusing to place that call in DR..
Palner's hands. An appeal WIS taken
from the action Of the Presbytery and the
case brought up to Synod. The complain.
ants were represented by r. G. Gilchris,.
Esq, who made an earnest appeal fci his
removal to New Orleans. The Psesby.
terry was heard in reply through DR..
Howe OF the Seminary, and DR.. Adger,
whose speeches on the occasion were re.
plete with irresistible argument in favor
Of his remaining. The case was settled
by q very large majority in favor of his
being retained IN the Seminary.
On Sabbath the exercises were Of n
highly interesting character. In the
Presbyterjan Church DR.. Kirkpatrick. Of
Charleston, preached in the morning; In
the Methodist, DR.. AdgeY; in the Baptist
Rev. Mr. Morse. in the evening Rev. Mr..
Williams
IN the afternoon the missionary exer.
eises Of Synod were held IN the Presbyte-
rian Church, Rev. DIR. Smythe delivering
an interesting snd instructive address with
the annual report. Rev. Mr. Gerideau
preaehed in the Methodist Church IN the
afternoon, and Rcv. I. L. MeBryde IN the
evening.
Dr. Palmer preached 10 crowded
house IN the evening at the Presbytey;an
Church--his ability Is unquestionsbls.-
We ought 70 have mentioned several 9th.
er interesting matters, but our limits are
20 circumseribed that we a,e Obliged 10
omit them. We viii, however, remark
that on Saturday morning an interest;ng
snd instructive discourse was made by
Rev. J. Leighton Wilson, Corresponding
Secretary ofthe Board Of Foreign Ma.
sioas Tor the Presbyterian Church.
Ne. Wilson has labosed on the coast Of
Africa Is . Missionary for nsarly twenty
years, and Of course Bic obserss,icn and
.xper'eHee enables bim to give autben,ic
inf,1matiop IN The most reliable shabs
touching al operations among those Be-
nighted people. Fiis sermon aIsc 90 SET
ardsy syeaiag was highly intssessink.
Synod closed lsst evepine. having en-
jcyed moss hegnooioes ard dsliRhtiuf
sessions Of I've days. 81 appoarIna li0hIy
pleassd with opr o1s town Hnd people.
) The NEXT meeting of eyncd i 4! he hsIil
IN Chog,6sti|ts. on the " 6Sesd AZ bNfE.<a
sha seeon8 eabbnfl II Nexnr, - tfk4.