Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-10-31
Presbyterian Synod of Virginia.


Presbyterian Synod of Virginia.
This body met Wednesday, October
2lsl, in the Rev. DR.. Carothers' church,
W ashing,on, d. c., and was opened with
an eloquen, sermon by the Moderator,
Rev. G. II. Reed, d. D., Of Richmond.
This body comprises three Presbyteries,
viz Winchester, organized 1874 Dis
trict of Columbia, 1881 Hanover, 1886 !;
and extends over the greater part OF the
State of Virginia, the Western Shore of
Mary land, and the District of Columbia.
All the Presbyieries were represented.
Rev. II. Mathews, of ShepheTdsiown,w was
chosen moderator, land Rev. l.. b. Ledoux
and Rev. Mr.. Haskell appointed Temporal.
ry clerks, after which the synod adjourn
ed until o'clock Thursday.
The following Delegates from the Win
chester Presbytery answered, when The
roll was called
Minislers---Revs. DR.. Boyd, +. d.
Bell, J. l.. Frary, H. X. Smith, {. Ii.
Nourse, A. d. Pollock. Elders-Messrs.
Gilkeson and Henng.
The minutes of the last meeting, held
at Shepherds,own, October 81, 1886, were
read and adopted.
The Pfesbytery of Winchester repor-
ted TO the Synod that they consisted oil
ten ministers, eighteen churches, three
licen:iales, and had under the care OF their
churches five candidates for the ministry.
The Presbytery of Hanover reported
eighteen ministers, seventeen churches,
two licentIates, and one candidate for the
ministry.
The Presbytery of the District of Co
lumbia reported that they consisted OF
thirteen ministers, and have under their
care thirteen churches and twollcentlaIes.
On Thursday it was resolved that the
next place OF meeting should be Ports
mouth, Va, on the Ord Monday in Oclo-
Der, 1858. 1t was moved and carried that
the goth day of November be observed
as dav of fasting and prayer.
On Friday Rev. A. ii. Ii. Boyd and
others, Committee on the Minutes OF
the late General Assembly al Cleveland,
Ohio, made Report stating that they
cannot endorse the minutes Of that body.
and that consequently they recommend
the Synod of Virginia 10 withdraw from
all further connection with said General
Assembly. On this Repor, an animated
discussion took place, during which the
Rev. Mr.. Newlin, president OF Delaware
College, offered a substitute for the report
of the committee, in substance proposing
no, 10 take any further action in the prem
Uses until the next synodlcal meeting.
| The discussion was conducted with much
warmth, involving the merits of the slave
ry que ston, and the debate continued
until late hour al night.
A series of resolutions were offered by
Rev. Mr.. Caruihers, declaring that the
Synod Of Virginia are opposed to the agl.
lation of the slavery question in ecclesi-
aslica bodies, and have no sympathy
with either Northern or Southern eXrem-
lists on that subject and are opposed TO
political preaching. The resolutions were
laid upon the table.
On Friday evening the report recon-
mending Withdrawal of the Synod from
the General Assembly was adopted by a
nearly unanimous vote. Resolutions
were then adopted that the Synod Of Viz
ginia approve as whole Of resolutions
adopted by the convention OF portion OF
the church which lately met al Richmond
Va. Secondly, they will cordially CO.
operate in the organization of the United
Synod of The Presby terian Church, which
is to meet in Knoxville on the first Thurs
day Of April.
Saturday morning, after devotional ex'
ercises, Mr.. Mitchell presented the peti.
lion of the Plesbytery Of Hanover, asking
that il be divided into the Presbyteries
called Hanover and Piedmont, and pres
cribing the boundaries of The two proposed
new Presby ieries, and moved that tie pc
iilion be granted, and that the Presby terry
be divided so ordered. The new Pres
! byiery was ordered to meet at Lynch
burg, Va, on the Saturday before thu
second Sunday in December next. Or
motion, the Second church, Alexandria
was set off from the District Presbytery
. TO the Winchester Plesbyiery. THE
was followed by the consideration Of al
appeal case and miscellaneous business o
ltile general interest. The synod closed
lis session in The evening.
ELECTION OF MINIsTER.--The Luthe
ran Congree alton Of Hagers'oWn, on Sun
Jay last elected the Rev. Reuben Hill.nov