The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-12
From our special Reporter.
SYNOD or vIR GINIA.
SECOND DAY.
NoRroLK, November 8, 1866

DIFF. Mcfarland, on account OF 'nc .'
ing feebleness and debility, Sent III his Io-
s;g,,at,on IA stated clerk ana treasurer,
whIrh woe NJ, received but, on motion, ne
,va.-anr~..od TO withdraw 1t, and provi-
s;"sas 9i.atsd clerk was elected to assist
him, IN ;IJing the position.
-, motion, a complete set Of the past
,,;nntes of the Synod were ordered to be
Tho treasurer sent in his report, which
,va, received, and committee appointed
TO examine 1t.
The Revs. John Squicr and William
Cook, of Baltimore, and Rev. Ii. NJ. Pain
ter, Of the Synod of Missouri, were invited
10 sit MS corresponding members.
The Synod then proceeded to the cleo
ton Of stated clerk. The vote was taken,
and resulted in the election of Rev. l.. Ii.
Blanton.
Rev. p. b. Price moved that facilities be
afforded the secular press. Unanimously
adopted.
The moderator then announced the fol-
lowing standing committees:
Bills and OrtrtureS.-J. NJ. 7. Atkin-
son, Edward Martin, Pollock, and Hum
,I,idicial.-R. T. Berry, Il. McIlwainc,
c. s. NJ. Scay, Grattan, and Dickinson.
Dtro,iond ErerciSeS.-G. d. Armstrong
and W. D. Reynolds.
Npsratire.-J. Il. Graham, McChain, and
and l.. Berkeley.
Laure Of .AbScnce.-Handy, Blanton, and
Friend.
fgnQuce.-Spraggins, Bartlett, and john
son.
Union Theological Seminory.-T. Pryor,
c. II. Read, =. Harrison, Munford, Holt,
and s. p. Christian.
Minutes Of General ASSenbly.-S. Brown,
Pugll, Gray, Page, Daughtry, and Wilton.
COMMITTEE on RECoRDS.- GreenTier.-
Harris and Guthrey.
Leri,qton.-Pitzer and c. c. Reed.
WmcheStT.-H. A. Brown and W. G.
Lewis. ..-.
Montgomry.- Woodwork and Camp
bell.
East Hqnorr.-J. II. Fitzgerald and
Johns.
West Hanorer.-Shanks and Matthews.
P0tondc.-S. ". Blain and X. \. Payne.
RoQn0ke.-Lettwich and I. Flournoy.
Rev. T.. Z. Baird, secretary of the Pub
LEGATION Board, then made the following
report:
DR.. Baird is secretary Of the Committee
Of Publication Of the Southern General
Assembly, which is located in Richmond.
DR.. Baird exhibited in his address an
amount of work achieved by this commit
tee which profoundly impressed the mind
of Synod. Great lberality had been shown
blythe churches of New Orleans, Mobile,
and Memphis, which DR.. Baird had visited
last winter. A liberal gentleman in Jack
II Iol s,iy
Baltimore and western New York had
contributed 81 900 at least. The balance,
contributed by the $4,000 members of our
church III the South, did not show that de-
gree of interest in this cause which ought
10 exist.
Or. Baird highly commended the action
been raised on the floor, and an impulse
given 10 this cause which had all important
Influence in promoting what was snbse.
queutly done inthc General Assembly and
all that has been done since.
The committee is establishing general
bookstore, and will fill orders for all sorts OF
books except immoral ones. A wrong i'm.
preston had gone abroad that books could
ne bought at lower rates in the northern
cities. We buy of the publishers at their
prices. People had used the catalogue OF
the committee, and bought books by it at
the North. This catalogue was prepared
with great care, and contains no books but
such as are void of offence at the South.
The committee has published eighty
editions, printed on the stereotype plates of
northern societies and publishers, and has
twenty others in the hands of the binder.
Only one publishing establishment at the
North had refused the use Of stereotype
plates. These books are valuable and
standard works. DR.. Baird spoke of the
important facilities received from these
sources at the North-$20,000 had been
saved by the use of these plates.
We want money topublish original works.
We have book Of catechetical questions,
another question book for bible classes.
The hymn book in preparation, which will
he probably adopted by the Assembly, is
to be stcreotypcd.
DR.. Baird stated that, through the ap-
plicatons Of DR.. Moore and Rev. l.. d.
Stuart, grants Of books had been obtained
from the British and Foreign Bible Socic-
~, the London Religious Tract Society,
and the London Society for the Diffusion
OF Pure Literature. The British and Fo-
reign Bible Society had released the COM
mittee from the payment of $4,000 due
Ihcm Tor books furnished us during the
war. Three boxes of these had lately
been found in Wilmington, and are now
gratutously distributed by the committee,
as are hymn books, &C., to those schools,
&c, that are willing to help themselves.
The Cti!dren'S Friend, published by the
committee, has a circulation OF ll,000, ana
pays expenses. It's columns are suppied
by corps of contributors, principally
Christian ladies, residing in all the States
from Texas to Maryland.
On motion of DR.. Hoge, Drs. Moore ana
Stuart were requested, after the intermis-
sion, to give their views in regard to the
labors and operations Of this Board.
Rev. DR.. Baird requested leave of alb
sencc for the remaining sessions OF the
Synod.
After an intermission of fifteen minutes,
the Synod again met. -
Rev. Dr.. Hume, of the Baptist Church,
was, on motion of DR.. 7. Pryor, invited to
take a seat as corresponding member.
Kew. Hugh A. Brown brought before the
Synod the subject of change Of boundary
between the Orange and North Carolina
Presbytery, annexing some of the latter to
the former Prcsbytery, and submitted a
resolution to that effect which was referred
10 the appropriate committee. Extracts OF
OF the minutes of the Synods of Roanoke
and North Carolina were read, asking and