The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-18

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Aflf afttt' tte 70 p II ~ tff5FffA tia
ysa,a P,ebsrian Synod An extra Of s,ss Pssssyto-
ria, Witness gives the proceedings n ts United aynod
of The Pstyterian Ghur IN. 6,l which sxgAaized
a. Knoas aL, Tsnnsssos, on the ii ssag2 Tie cleo
ton of Gharl,s H. Read, d. ID, mflorxty. tey thomas
ID. Dell stated clerk, aud Rev; Robcyt AcLAh' rerma
ncnt clerk One hour each day. ffosn ~ - 70 IL So
during the session. assigned for special prayer and
devotional exercises The committee q bills and over
lures Icported .declaration of pacples which was
read and made the special order fr TIN epxuiuG day
This declaration and recognises th WsstniDster
Confession and the Book Of Dsciplnr and Form Of Gov
crnmcnt Of the Presbyterian Churrh With sQae cypla
nations and to various Interpretations OF
these symbols. Ia rcfcrence ~ slavery the declara-
ton asserts the prinspss aud positions which induced
ho withdrawal Of the Pr,sbytcras composing this Synod
from the general assembly At Clova u was voted to
hold the next United synod at Lynchbag, Virginia
On the third Thursday Of May, 1889.
csAss cAsrsa Scssas 71hs nsrnber cf Roman Catho-
ii bsoPss IN the world, incase cf twelve lssiarch
acs, is $50. OF these 62O are In n Italy
alone, which, estimating the population " 70 Is
one diocese to every 91 134 Inhabitants while the pro-
portion in Frpnce is AIS, 0O0 The bishnps aFc dvi
cd among the various Ttahnn States fclowss sardinia,
I'll Iombardy, 20 Parma, 4 Modenas =; Tuscany,
2I the States of the Church. 70 the Two Siclies, ia
the States OF the Church with population Of 900,
having nearly many bikhors as France wnicf with
population OF SO 0eeoO0, has bub ~ sbslam has
bishoprics Holland, Portugal, with tho Asprss and
Great Britain A. of which 80 are in lra1spfk Anstria
exclusive of It's italian provinces (Which pre- cnn4efated
abovc) 62, which "a arcin Hungary SVitxefAnd 81
Germany, "a of which are in Prussia, e6 gfcaS4ro-
testant power of the continents Poland, Is Russia in
Eaope 10 Turkey IN Europe, Groec1, anatAc 3mian
islands, 20. The nusbcr Of bishopics In Asia Is 90
North Ii In Centsa and 43 IN South AaAsiuA5 and in
Oceani TO- OF the IA patriarrhstcs 3arc IN EuIope,
in Asia nAfrica, and in America Spanish West
| Indies
The May Anaiver.aris are just at hand The Bfbie 60
cety meets at New Yorcn the lSth Of hay 81 ssound
this anniversary centre the rest rcvove They will
therefore, commence with special scrmons Sabmth
day May o. The places Of meeting VIII bc Hnnounced
Ia due but it Is resrctto thas the sess oosld
net pd some large and central hall that would accom-
modatc the most Of them They have no Exeter Hall
in New York But the societies win find thurcAss and
halls sufficiently large and ccnvenenf, and ~ Who at
tend will I've accommodated The great religious Interest
pcrvnding the city and country ought to give special
life and spirituality to the anniversaries They wSo never
held in the midst Of such glorious f the
Holy Spirit power, Officers speakers hearers RRd all
viii ft the pervndinS Influence 81 the ucs md while
they may that the commercial crfsntes ihave
depressed Tho receipts Of tho soccties they will take cou
age believe that God Spirit win procure results more
blessed and potent than goId. n ffv gfasa8F b1s
B,r N, 1sour.,u II sson This ,i,stinxuisl,ci mis-
sonary from Syria whose hospitality in the aent city
OF Sdon, the scacoast, many travellers hAve en-
joycd and who is visit among us, delivered
lecture ast week, at New York. before the Aesusn Ge
ogmphcal and Statistical Society He the grand
importance OF Syria to the commerce. of the world and by
the map pointed out tho aapteness Of the country for
railroad conncxon with ths ntorisr Of A6. msls the
sss ssss ssss Fsasess ewss s
from accomplishing work but IL tho interest and
duty of the American people to take hold f II and carry
it through, Mr.. Thompson Is familiar with Syria
than my other man, and his Views are entitled 70 high
consideration. We may remark In this conncxon that
Mr. Thompson is now carrying through te press of tho