The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-23
VOL. XV--NO. ]
T. HI + DISPATC TT
MONDAY MoRNINo............ MAY 20 $50
UNITED SYNOD OF THE NEW SCHOOL PRES
BYrERIAN CHURCH, SOUTH

II has been announced by telegraph In ,he DIS
patch, that this body assembled in LYnehbnrs Y.
on Thursday last. There are represep,.d IN 4,
tue ssood OF virginia with presbyteries: the sv
hod OF tennessee with psesbyteries: and IN,
synod OF Mississippi with prosbyteries. iuc,ud
ing those OF Texas and North Alabama. Rev ] :
Robinson, President Of Msysvilie College, Teuues
see, was chosen moderator, and Rev X Handy
OF Portsmouth, Va, temporary Clerk. We tax,
tho following extracts from the report Of the pro
seedingsin the LYpchburg Republican:
The report ofthe committee appoin ted las. xea,
20 N'si, ,he Assembly of New Orleans, and propos,
terms OF union, (which was declined hv that bodv
was presented by the Rev II Read. chairman :.
ON motion, the report was received. and the com,
mittee discharged ~ '"0 eo"'
Ihe committee appointed to procure oharte,
,or this BODY from the Legislature of Tennessee
having 'ornd /! Impossible to do &C. because m.
Legislature of that State had had no meeting w.,
continued, and Gen. CasweIl, Of Knoxville Ten.
nessee, was appointed Chairman Of said com N ittee
In place OF Judge Key, deed
Rev III Fl Boyd, from the committee anno;,,,d
20 visit the New School Assembly North la.t
year, and ask for division Of funds with This
BODY, which had separated from that. presented a
report showing that ths committee had baan "a
ceiyei in the kindest manner, and a disnos;,ion
msnfeated 10 sccede to the wishes Of this bodv on
fair and honorable terms as soon as the necess.ry
Investigations could be made As the New scbooi
Assembly, now sitting at Wilmington Del wonId
probably take further action on this sub isct fur
tber action by the Synod was postponed for the
present. and the committee continued
communication from Usage Presbytery. asking
to be admitted into connection with this BODY.
was presented and referred TO the committee on
Church Polity.
communication from members Of Shiloh Pres
hy,ery, lately dissolved was read. II states that
mos: of the churches lately embraced in this Pres
l.Ef rNkSfl sfk IT...R
ihis body to send minister to visit the vacant
ones as a matter OF great importance. Referred
to committee on Church Poity.
The Synod then proceeded, on motion of DR.
Mitchell, to choose time and place of next NEE.
ing.
DR. Ross nominsted Huntsville. He would saw no
more IN favor OF Huntsville, than that the people
there would give the Synod "Lyuohburg wei.
come Huntsviiie was uusuimously chosen as
the place, aud the third Thursday in May 1850 IL
o'clock, II, ~ ths time for the next meeting of
Synod.
DR. Boyd suggested to the committee on Church
Polty, this propriety OF considering the subject Of
extending the limits Of the Synod of Virginia. NO
as 10 embrace the whole of the State of MARYLAND
aud the State OF Delaware
Oa motion. Resolved, That Rev W Uspiy's
sermon on Education, be the erder of the 6sy for
Monday next, at II A NJ +: and that Rev Ross
sermon on Missions be the order for Msuday NIGHT
On motion Of Rev X Wells. Resolved Tbatthe
last Thursday in February be recommended to our
churches, TO be observed as a day of fasting and
prayer tor Colleges and Theological Schools: and
that tie second Monday in January be recon-.
mended as day OF tasting and prayer for the con-
version of the world.
A memorial vas pressn led from committee of
New River Presby'ery, asking for a change in the
nsuie OF this organization, from "Cnited Synod "
to some name which should more clearly distiD-
guish 1t rom the State Synod Referred to commits
tee on Church Polity.
Rev John Early, Bishop Of the Methods: Epis
copal Church, being present. vas on m otion of DIR
Mitchell, introduced to the Synod, and invited 70
q seat within the bar of the house. by the Mod.
orator
The Synod was next occupied in hearing deenIv
interesting statements from Mr r Grattau and
Dr. Boyd, on the subject of the plan proposed by
the synod OF virginia, to establish Theological
school pear the University of Virginia
The subject was further presented by Rev ] d
Mitchell, ID ID, after which Rev Rcss d D.
moved that Especial committee, consisting of the
three gentlemen who have presented this Subject
TO this body from the Synod OF Virginia, be ap.
pointed to consider and report upon it,
On moiou OF MIR X Grattan, the number of the
committee, proposed was increased to nine, aud
then DR.. Ross motion WAS adopted.
The Chair appointed the following gentlemen to
compose this committee, viZ:-Messrs Royd
Mitchell, Newton, King, Msrshali, ,Grattap, Gam
NOR, Ordwsy aud Alexander.
The Stated Clerk stated that, 10 response to the
call made by him for the Narratives on the state
Of religion in the bounds of the Presbyteries re-
spectivey, only nine Narratives bad been sent to
him. Whereupon the roll of the Presbyteries was
called. and the commissioners of those Presbyte-
ries which had not sent In their narratives, were
rfqueated 10 prepare brief narratives.
Rev. D Mitchell, b D, from the Committee on
Devotional Exercises, presented list of appoint
nents for preaching in the various churches of the
rit ~ m Sabbath