Daily national Republican., 1863-10-21
local NEWS.
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tns s2uoo oi rOnn9yivsuIs o0mno1o9u 1a.u0
session N TIE Assembly ChursAs o. ~ sefna oi
yinh and strssts. Ihss were esiy abeut sixsy
msnbsss Of he syaod pssssat ~ sveaiag. Nor
are sxpsstsdthis asrsing. 1hsssssAsa vss cpea.
q with Devotional ex9asss, wttA DsayeFs I'd thu
sineisg Of the oosh Asd tlDtA hyna Of Tie hssby.
,tsfiAn Hyna Book. a sssnsA vas prsashsd By
nsv. Z. y. Adana, u rAilAAslpAla. oTAs tsxt cho-
ssa wss cssiathiansI VI sAaptss, sssA verse,
"epr 70 NJ bcught viii psiss.r Ths learned
stsesAip. vhisA was ssastisutsd b. iaAsritssss.
~ giRs sa1 " laeef o. pursAsss. Ne advsrtsi
- Inst shsptsf n Roman History which spssts
Of cuitius boldly galloping late the Tarplan
abyss 10 ss>uRe his country's salvation. The
people were snitten with wondsr, and The memo.
Of curtlus was ever revsrsd. % christ, the
GOT And ofsprins Of the house Of David 1.-The star
misunderstanding In sublins msjssty,
mounted the chariot Of the eros, and, savtrosed
With the flaming nrss Of love, boidly SssNsd into
the mighty ehasm which sin haA nsds, for the
purpose Of securing the worlds saivstisn. Arsh-
angelo bsheld the sssns, and snittsa WITH wonder.
hynned their praisss and shouted tAeis poans in
honor OF the equipats Of christ's alnishtiness.
Such price the MessiaA paid. we ars bought
with price" Ths Doctor closed BY stating what
gtest Obligations were due to Christ for thus pur-
shssias us fron fain and psrditioa. Afser the
sermon Vas concluded, doxology - sung and .
bsns6ietsen psoaounee1. ~ gf f
The syhodie sxsrsisss were then eomusnced
Rev. W. Altman wss elected MODERATOR, and
hsssrs. Near sad Gaylord were siscted clerks.
Ths nedsrator, upoa takisg the chair, thanked
tAs body for the very pleasant hoaor which thsy
had conferred upon him.
nsv. I. 3. Msralis, chairman Of Tie conuitsss
on Anangsnsats, then announced The following
- ths schedule Of religious sxstcises:
ut. That the synod nsst daily st .. H., and b
<s<aw -lA
tAsse euaFters Of N hour, asd that II take ~
cess hon . p. =, 70 T:,o p. n. rrr.r ..r ~.
ID. For wednesday, that II .. N. be axsd %
the time for the discussion Of the first subject on
the programme, that the sysodls prayer nsstine
bs at ~ o'sleek, and the sonnunion any o'slosk
A. The communion, tAs nodsrator (Rsv. w. An.
nan) to preside. The reading Of scripture and
prayer sftss inyosatioa sad reading Of hymn. An
address and distribution Of broad, By Asv r Street
Distribution Of cup, By. Rev. WIN. ". 1syier. Ad-
drsss, By Rev ,. !. Mitcheli. Hymn and tensd,c-
ttoa, By Rsv. Dr.. Hslfsastsin. 50
d. On Thursday, that II O'Clock, m I, b. fixed
for the discussion Of sseoad suttsstos programme,
and 10 p. n, for dissusssoa Of third and fourth
subjects. .-
9Th. On Friday. tAat II o'sloe,>bs axsd for the
discussion Of tbs deh, and o'e losk for sixth sub
ject. pa b. 2a
This morning, amer hymn was sung by the
members Of the synod, Dr. Wing, Of Carlisle, Of.
fsrsd petition to the throne OF grace. Tbs mode.
rator, Rev. W. Aikasn, Of Washington, then read
q portion OF the scriptures.
AMER The Rev. Mr.. Drowa, ,of Phiiadsiphia, offered
prayer, Rev. Tullis, Of Phtlsdslphia delivered an
IN ID ,ress. The roll wss called. Rev McIsod, Of
Philadelphia, arrived late and his abssncs on yes.
terday was excused. . ..lr
Tbs Moderator aaaouueed the following a.
stabding eonnittses:
MN.
Bsown, and Eidsrs II. d rrost aud Alex. WhiIdin.
Jstsetsi CommtHse-nsvs. ,. D Hotchkiss, T. j.
hssssa: :.s Gsorss Foss' ssd Eidsrs o. A. Mum
9. Hl:s,s. y GsssrsI l..,.s,y-!ssy.. Thou..
s;ss yssa ysss.r .,s9 ssa March, and
on ~ Hsvrsftve- Asvs. Thomas ]. shsppsrd, J.
". Dulise ead q ". Crittsndsa, And Eidsfs W. ,.
os Lesys ~ vlsrsos.-Rsys. n. Adair, =. .. Rob.
Glas nd n y.o: fassos, and Eidsrs Jno. heNair and
o. Tssssrsvss Aocsusis.-Elders N. n, Mtllsr. !.
G.. Rutherford and Dr. l. Benson. ....s. 80
Ths hour Of u O'Clock 10 hxed for rsssiving sseh
day the mar. atives on the state Of religion.
North broad Street Church, Phi adeiphia, was
dssignatsd ~ the next plscs Tor the meeting Of
the Synod.
In the Schedule Of the Exercise, the subject for
discussion tomorrow il I" The Responsibility Of
the Church for its Children and Youth" Rev. J.
Rev. Hulssy Dunning, OF Baltimore, from the
Committee on the Uoion Theological Seminary,
reported that he had no Tins to attend to the duty
which was assigned.
Rev. T. J. shepherd made q report and stated
that the seminary might be In . more hourishing
csndition. g
In the report Of the committee on arrangements.
which adopted last night, the following alter
ations were made: Distribution Of cup ct CON-
nd Uav n n n,ttl In liar ~ uas,
Taylor, address BY Rev. y. L. Robbins, 10 lieu Of
J. 7. Mitchell; hymn and bsnediotion by Rev. 8. W.
Osittanden, In lSea 81 Rev. Dr.. Helenstein. Thurs
day, - O'Clock, 10 nSsl for discussion Of hh sub
ject. .i1' s's''''
Pyssbttsry N aricf Of Coiumbts-Jao. C. Smith,
q. D, mon eanderlAnd, D. d, A. D. Holestsr,
wn. Ndflas, D. D., Halssy Duuning, 7. b. McFails,
wm. D. Evsus, Jno. N. Coombs. Hah
PAi,adnlpAis TAird-Jno. Patton, Charles Btown,
Bssiah D. Betehhiss, Peter Parker, N. D., Ezra =,
Adams, Daniel March, Jno. W. Dulles, Jno. No
Leod, :. @. Butler, saml W. Crittsndsn, H. Angus
tus smith, Frank L. Robbins, Jno. o. blythe.
Pyssbysvy Philadelphia FourfA-Thomas Brainard,
Elias J. Richards, Cornelius Q. Conkling, Richard
Walker, James BOggs, Douglas \. Turner, Thos.
J. shepherd, Andrew Culver, James 7. Mitchell.
Presbyiery Of Wa~ingfon-G Foot, q. Hop
kins, II. @. Gaylord, Wm. AikuAn, J. W. Mears,
@. @. Hammer, Isaac Riley. .r..
IfesoWsft " AsVtseesB"setouinAA Wph'
sterling, Conway p. Wing, D. D., Thos. II. Robin
son, Thos. Street, Alexander d Moore.
Ths discussion Of fourth subject on programme,
Wis; The Churoh-Who are Eattlsd to Its Privi-
iesesp was commenced at the hour appointed.
nH o'clock, Dy Rev. Halsey Dunniug, D. d, Of the
First Constitutional Church, Baltimore.
MEETING OF TIE SYNOD OF BALTIMORE (OLD
SCHOOL PREssyrEnIAx).-Th beginning Of the an
nusl session Of this synod takes place tomorrow
night, at the Rev. Or. Gurlsy's New York avenue
church. This body consists OF ave presbyteries,
viz; Baltimore, Carlisle, Winchester, Lswss East
eru Shore Of Maryiand), and the presbytery OF Po-
tomae. This latter embraces the District Of Co
lumbia and Montgomery county, Nd, and the
whole synod has $50 ministers, iss churches, and
1900 communicate The moderator 10 the Rev.
DR.. Esils, Of tbs Presbytery Of Carlisle.
The sessions offs synod will be public from day to
day. Il IL expected that there will be preaching
In the church on Friday afternoon at halipast one
and on Saturday afternoon at four o'clock. The
sacrament Of the Lords supper will bs admini.-
tered on Sunday morning, Immediately after
prsaehing. The synod win probably remain In
session TIL Monday or Tuesday. -
Under the care Of the General Assembly, 10. S.
with which this Synod 10 oonnsoted, there are ss
synods and i7a Presbytsries, embracing . member
ship OF 21 s16, who contributed during the last &C.
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