The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
Meeting Of the Synod of st. Paul at
Lake City.

10 the Editor OF the Pioneer:
The Synod of the st. Paul Presbyteri-
an 0. ST. met at Lake City the 25th of
September, and continued in session until
the following Monday.
This was but the third meeting of that
body its first was in St. Paul, and its sec
ond in Winona The meeting in Lake
City, like its predecessors, was marked by
brotherly kindness, and united action on
almost all questions brought before the
body.
The good people of Lake City gave us
a hearty welcome, and their hospitality
was of the old school type. People of all
Protestant denominations were in attend
ance upon our public services, filling the
church on Sabbath morning, and also in
the evening, to its utmost capacity. Mon
day afternoon carriages were provided.
and most of the members of the Synod
and the ladies accompanying them, were
driven to the base of one of the highest
bluffs, which we climbed, and with the aid
OF good glasses we feasted our eyes upon
the glorious landscape that stretched out
far away beneath Us.
Lake City is live town, and has before
it prosperous future. Its inhabitants are
an enterprising and public spirited people
We noticed but one sal0ON in the city. and
in it the priest of Bacchus sits almost soil
tary behind his forsaken shrine.
will not ask for space to record full
abstract of the proceedings of Synod,
but only to mention one or two items
The Presbytery Of Chippewa reported
that they had received an overture from
the Presbytery of Winona On. S. looking
towards closer union OF these two branch
es of the Presbyterian family. The
Synod took action expressive Of its de-
sire to see all Presbyterians of like pre-
cious faith united in closer ecclesiastical
union. The two Presbyteries above NAM
ed are to hold their next meeting in the
same town, and at the same time, and are
to unite in their public services, and at the
communion table We trust that this is
the beginning of what may result in good
to the church in this State.
The Synod passed the following paper
on the state Of the country
The Synod of st. Paul, having had under con-
sideratiOn the state of the country. and the
Church, as affected by the present terrible re-
bellion, take this occasion to express our most
earnest attachment to our most excellent gov.
eminent, bequeathed to us by our fatheas; and
also to express our utter adherence of this
wicked rebellion. We rejoice in the alacrity
with which the people of our congregations,
the officers and members of our churches, have
rallied around the glorious flag of our country
We sympathize most deeply with our noble
volunteers, and with the families deprived o.
their presence and assistance, and made anxious
| by their exposure. Especially do we sympa
thize with the thousands of the sick and
| wounded in our hospitals and on our battle
| fields, and the many families made sad by the
| casualties of this war, the multitudes made
widows, fatherless, childless, brotherless by it,
ravages. To the God of all consolation, and tC
the liberality of our people, we earnestly com
mend them.
We would humble ourselves on account O
our national sins, our pride and ingratitude, thu
corruption of our public morals, the goddess
ness of many of our rulers and people, the pro
fanation of the Sabbath, the neglect of the re
! liglous element in the education of our common