The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-27

Auaaldl Con0eatfon Of the Synod CT III: Unit.1
Pres5ytertaA CA.YcA-Pursuapt to adjournment
an hoIr In dsvotionel exercises previous to pro.
eeedin2 with the ros uar businen Of the Synod
After which,
A discuaxion ssoss, owing TO tha absence OF Pres
byter-es present yesterday, <Thursdsy) 81 to
whether or not the body, in its present stays Of
proceodines, WA regularly constituted Synod
Eev. Mr.. Leavsnworth took the ground that 1t
was, and Rev. DE-. Read entertained different
opinion.
Pending the discussion and without coming to
anv definite conclusion
Tas Moderator announced that the Ecur for the
order of the day--'Free conversation on the gtato
OF Religion had s-riveAA
Rev i. %. Bell. Of Hsirison surg tsid tie spirit
aal state of the Church hsd sseTiorated though
tho absence of young msa in ths army is greatly
felt. IL the company IN which most of the
members OF tns Church no yet has roam killed
il bate. though actively engaged with a.ore~al
JaakEou-but po.hsps BALI have been stricken from
,hs rolls Tie heaviest los: wa, n tho Goa,h OF
Col Gibbons, OF the 10th regiment and IA fell at
his pol. conscientious soldier AID Christian.
Rev. Mr Leaveuworih, Of fet0raburg, said he
haa been sor 10 past fsw wsska Ia .ko ;Vesicrn
part OF tha Siete. In Pulaski AID Wythe counties
with Eey. j. H. Nof. In Wyths vills several years
aso CharSh was organized. composed exclusively
OF ,.iies-unt q male member "a il. Then they
erected enc Of tie hsndsoElest churches in Wythe
vila. Wythe9ilo In q very important poin: for
ia.st srai lahors. Very few of the male citizsns
Of the town sro members of any Church st the
saris tins tisrs exists decided paitiaiitY and
sympathy for ths United Fresby tesial Church. In
New Dublin Church we had very pleasant 11ast-
Ing Of three four Gays There ware na additions
10 the Church though very excel.act sa.s OF FEEL,
lag perv2ded. During tl:s .le1ting collection for
the Evangelical Tract Society vas taken up
amounting to the handsome sum os $50.
The Rev. DR.. Reed sad tho eSa1>ises OF his
Church had been regularly maintained sxcapt for
ee.aoa during the EuTnraer. The interest 0s tna
people IN religious matters has not abaed.-
There had been no special manifestation OF eca
vsrtng power ard few conversions. Had heard IA
yorsDly of the religious feeling in til e;ny Our
young men hau bssn znarvellousiy yvgfeG. Up TO
the battle Of Seven Pines, of forty members not
one vvaa killed. and bat one aishtly wounded. Ca
that day, VIC were leaving tbs church. where xe
had gratefully recognised this preservation. we
met en elder who met the ambulance ocntalning th2
body OF his son. Another young us.2 hs8 since
been killed ard two or three been wounded; bu:
we have great reason to be thankful
Our Ssbbsl III schools have suffered, especially o2
the Basin, composed mainly Of poor children, sonss
of whom suffered by explosion. and so:as detained
for want Of clothing
| We should dcop the terms 20. g." erd an Sc
Neither Chui ch Is identified with tho assemoe.
thuB designated ty tho brother who has just piece
ded In conclusion he took the occasoa 10 pro
ta, against ths title used TO dcsignae betEeeD the
two bodies CT rresbytsrisns Hs dlsiiksd the de-
| slgaGton Of tbs New School" and "Old school. -
It did not belong to the enlightened age. In the
organization Of the Church IN 1857 1t was adopted
that our assembly should be known a. the Synod
of the United Presbyterian church" He loved to
| have it dasignated Is such.
Several ministers spoke Of the state Of their
churches.
On mott IN OF Rev. Dr. Converse, Eev. SIR
Brown, Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, wAs in.
viteA to take seat in the body Ct tbs Synod ss a
corresponding mambsr Also, on motion Of Rev.
br Bead, a similar invitation WA extended to
Rev. Mir. Peterson, agent of the Petersburg Evan
| kelical Tract Society
On motion, the synod took recess until O'Clock
Pm.
In TIE afternoon sesdon the fee conversation on
the stste Of religion In the bounds Of tho Synod
| was continued.
Rev. J. D. Thomas had been compelled t. ahan
den his interesting fsld Of labo. on tie Hastoru
Shore by the presence Of tho enemy there; but had
| labored during his residence here In the hosp..
tails Of this city. and Il now located at Battery He
| g, whers he holds regular religious services.
Rev. r. Fletcher. Of Duval Street Church, Rich
mond. spoke OF severe bsreavemsnts and hcpefu
| hsns in his consregAtion-
Rev. r 3. Price had laborsd In hospitals and thu
supply 1 of Of ths Third frssbytsrian 0auroh. te
/ which there had lately been two additionA The
people have regularly maintained their mest,ngl
during al the eonfuaon o. the yeaf; had shoundet
army; had given literally to the cause Of Eissions
foreign and domestic, and looked forward will
much interest TO the present meeting Of tho Syno,
+ with them praying that the services Of the occa
sion might result In the revival Of Christians an,
the eonversion Of The impenltent
Rev A. Oonverss stated that ths success Of thu
Cvistiss Observer had exceeded his expectations
ersaa difacultiss attended the publication of 1t /,
consequence Of the high price OF paper, 60. H.
had preached and visited In the hospitals with In
tereessng results 70 encourage him.
Rsv r. D. Ooaverss had bssn eonstra ned =
lseve hin Geld in New Kent, In eonse Qusnes Of th
approach Of the FEDERAL army. Prsvious howev
er 10 thiA there had bsen . peotlastsd meeting, q
which Rev Mr. etllss prsashed with Meh susess
= e reeut iu revival and additions % the Church
h haA eubseouently, ln addtSion 70 his duties q
essoelaas sditee o. ths Oesws~. ministsrsd tn IN
hOspltals Of she dty
, Rev. Mathew Laey had nppiled regularly Oou
sIas ChnscA m Prince Edwasd
lI 1ey. ]. + NaEtlsss being without charge. In
preached = opportunity o6srea near his rssidsna
: - 0outh 0aeeNnA.
Ysy. ). d NltohsA ef ths ~ Qhnssh, Lynel
taYN. aaAoA shaI lhere had been Any or sixty eol
vsracae . psetsaeasd meeting 10 NJ Ohuseh. ~
DR. - nln1gay - 1sv. Ma.1 61aieA 0ead. ~
ehnsah 0ngoh - ~ ~ HI oouGHnn n1fonb hn