The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-11-21
Synod OF South Carolina.

AAOoo AAoeICStlilS du1 udImOu1OuS SeS-
sion, adjourned yess tday afternoon.
Rev. J. L. Girardeau, Of your city,
presided, and, as Moderator, gave
great satisfaction; Rev Mr.. Long, of
this District, was the clerk. There is
perhaps no ecclesiastical body in the
State more distinguished for learning,
pic and influence.
Inc Theological Seminary at Co.
lumbia was the creation of the Synods
of South Carolina and Georgia, but
Is now under the control of the South
ern Assembly. It is an institution
greatly cHaeared to the Presbyterian
Church, consecrated as it has been by
the noble labors of such men as Drs.
Leland, Thornwell, Howe, Palmer
and others, and having eighty-four of
its graduates laboring in this State,
and numbers Of others scattered every
where. The war has thrown dark
shadow over It's sacred halls, divesting
1t OF It's endowment and leaving moth
ing but the buildings, library and an
lndomltable corps of professors Its
interests were represented on the floor
of Synod by Rev. DR.. Howe, whose
name must live intertwined in proud
associations with every page of its
past history. Els avowal that the
professors were at their posts and
ready to go on with their work lire
spective of salary, asking only food
and ralment, met with sympathetic
response from the entire Synod, and
1t was determined that the institution
should be sustained, and committees
were appointed OF two members in
each Presbytery to bring the matter
before the churches. Committee for
Harmony Presbytery. Rev. Messrs.
Mcqueen and Long.
A plan was adopted for obtaining
an Immediate supply OF suitable Sun
day School and other religious iitera-
ture for the various congregations
and schools under the care OF SYNOD.
A paper was unanimously adopted
in favor of continuing and preserving
the integrity of the Southern Church
and General Assembly as at present
constituted. This document is ABLY
written, and when published will be
found to be remarkable for the mild
ness of its tone and firmness of it's
decision. The General Assembly meets
in Macon, GA, on the 14th of next
month, and will decide this whole
matter. By the way, the suggestion
was made on the cars by some mem
ber of Synod, that the Southern
Church adopt hereafter the name of
'sthe Free Church, la la the Free
Church of Scotland?) and the propo-
sition met with the hearty approval of
all present, as affording a platform on
which many of their conservative
Northern brethren could stand.
Previous to the Presidents appoint
ment of the 7th December as day of
Thanksgiving, several of the Presby-
teries had fixed upon the Sth Decem-
ber as day of fasting, humiliation
and prayer. The Synod wisely con-
sidered that it would not be in GOOD
taste to allow this arrangement to
continue, and accordingly appointed
the 18th of December as the day to
be observed. by the Presbyterians
throughout the State as fast day.
arrangements have been made for
the temperance Of the .Som1e7m
Presbyterian early next month. It
will be published in Columbia and
edited by Professor Woodrow, assist
ed by a number of able contributors.
The Presbyterian Recier will also be
shortly resumed.
Rev. DR.. Thomas Smyth, Of your
city, was by no means the least noted
Or notable member of the Synod pre-
sent. Venerable in years and ripe in
Christian experience, he stands upon
the scene like another Elijah, whose
sacred mission is well nigh accom-
plished, and who waits for the mo-
ment to cast off mantle and staff, and
step into the chariot which bears the
faithful Prophet Of the Cross to his
eternal reward
The next annual meeting of Synod
will he held :,t the Ehapa1a Chur.b