Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-09-11
For the Cedar Falls Gazette.
THE SYNOD OF IOWA.

THE SYNOD OF IOWA.
The Synod of Iowa, connected with the
General Assembly which last met in Phila.
dclphia, has just closed its annual and agree.
able session at Cedar Falls, the extreme
northwestern point of present railroad com.
muncation, and one hundred miles west Of
the Mississippi river. This place, although
only about ten years old, is nova town oil
considerable dimensions, with several three
story brick blocks of stores, various mills and
manufactures, and many neat and tasty
dwellings. The First Presbyterian Church
edifice, in which the Synod met, is an elegant
and commodious building, with lower story
and a minister's study, having an elevated
site, and neat steeple, comprising as a
whole, what an Elder of our Church once
called the elements Of monumental preach.
ing"
The attendance was small but the meeting
was most harmonious in spirit, and happy in
devotional exercises and sacramental services
showing that the Lord can spread his table
in the wilderness, as this place so recently
was. @
The Rev THoLNos A. MILL, D.. D., Of
New York, Secretary of the General Assem-.
bly's Committee on Education, by his genial
presence, and fraternal counsels, preaching
and appeals, contributed much to the pleas.
ure and profit of the occasion, as cores
ponding member.
Rev. JESSE GUERNSEY, Of Dubuque, as del
egate from the Congregational Association Of
Iowa, and agent Of the American Home Mis-
sionary Society, rendered the friendly saluta.
tons of the Association, to which the Moder.
ator responded with fraternal regards.
Among the items of business acted upon,
the following are deemed worthy of general
publication, as indicated by extracts from the
minutes of the Synod:
EDUCATION
The Synod of Iowa, having enjoyed the
agreeable presence of Rev. Thornton A.
MILLS, D. d., the Secretary of the Assembly s
Committee on Education; and having heard
with interest his full and favorable statements
of progress in the cause of ministerial educa.
ton, would, therefore, adopt the following
resolutions - .."
l. Resolced That # be recommended to every minis.
ter Of the Synod in person by another to have the
subject Of raising ministers presented to his
ton during the year and to that collection be made
| for the General Assembly's Committee.
g. Resolred That prayer to the Lord of the harvest,
for the increase Of aborers he earnestly recommended In
all the families circles Of prayer and pupts Of the Synod
8. Resoloed, That the Church of Christ, Of
nection in Iowa. demands large increase of minister's
reared upon the ground adapted to the home work. in
this State, containing about three quarters of million OF
enterprsng inhabitants, which population is constantly
on the increase. .... ...
A. Resolred That be recommended to all the Pres.
byteres of the Synod to engage in this work according
the directions Of the Education Manual of the Presbye
ran Church."
! .,.s-. HOME MISSIONS s# # -
An overture on Home Missions being re-
ceived, it was resolved to employ Synodical
Missionary, to limit his salary to six hundred
dollars year, with his necessary expenses
paid and one half of this amount to be as
suned by the Synod, provided that it can be
voluntarily raised Thereupon, the whole
subject Of Synodical Missionary was re-
ferred to the following committee, namely
Rev. CALVIN WATERBURY,, Rev. Fl. L. STAN
LEY, Rev. MOSES Robinson, Rev. ABNER d
CHAPMAN, and EDWIN Brown, Elder
. .-. BENEVOLENT OBJECTS. As.
An overture was adopted on the consider
alton of benevolent objects, as a standing
order; and the time and persons for opening
the discussion at the next Synod were ap
pointed as follows, to wit: Friday, at II
o'clock A. NJ, for Education, the Rev. JANE:
KNOX and Rev. GEO. d. YouNG, to oper
that subject; Friday, at o'clock p. NJ, 70,
Publication, the Rev. II. L. STANLEY ant
Rev. GEO. Z. W. LEONARD, to open tina
subject; Saturday, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, fol
Home Missions, the Rev. NELSON G. ROBIN
SON and Rev. CALVIN WATERBURY, to oper
that subject Saturday, at 4 o'clock P. NJ, fo
Foreign Missions, Rev. GEORGE CARROLL ant
Rev. ABNER d. CHAPMAN, to open that sub
iect,-the addresses to be limited to twenty
minutes. =. la r.a.a
\ NARRATIVE OF THE STATE OF RELIGION.
I Among other items embraced, including
awakenings at Des Moines, Wyoming, Clar
ence and Pleasant Prairie, with individual
conversions at Iowa City and other place
under our ministry, the committee add
"We cannot conclude this report without brief refer
ence interesting letter received from of tn
members Of the Synod Rev. Charles A. W iams labor
ing as United states Chaplain In the hospital at Keokuk
cess and the blessing of God calling for interest,"