The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-14

churches ~ we'll n 10 those that received aid.
The Prcshytcry is our bishop, ana 'hls com,
mittce is tho prcsbyterys agent. lhcEe 10 y
malign tendency TO iadtridudism ana conpTtyI-
fi0D1iiym If Won are n church. assert your
power As TO this talk about lhVahing the
rights OF Presbyteries, II Il was not put down
the Church would be broken to fragments. IL
is not proposod to direst the Prcsbytery OF it's
legitimate power. we must 40 something, ol
the Church is gone.
| Dr. Bro,cH was satisfied rs to the power or
| the Presbytery in this matter, but had doubts
| as to the cNpndicncv of using ii in the manner
proposed He preferred the plan that had
been in use in Lexington Presbytery for fifty
years The Presbytcry required reports from
| the Church Session on reciprocal duties, and
these were made directly to the Presbytery,
without the intervention Of any third party.
.Xr. John Kirkpatrick elder agreed with Mr..
Berry rs to existing tendencies towards con-
grtqGti0adlism. The sessions did not attend
properly 10 reports on reciprocal duties. He
regarded the chairman proposed as mere
collector Of the statistics Of the Presbytery
| He said there was case In point in his Pres
bytcry In which this plan would affect what
| the Preshytery had for years endearored 10
do A venerable minister was inadeqnately
| supported, but was always dumb though
! him on the subject. His reply was that he was
| fed as his horse was. The horse could not
carry him to mis- appointments without food,
| and for q similar reason they gave him some
|
| l want to get hold of that church. and 10 make
orr system 4 Presbyterian system.
| RI r. H. E0,cm0n wanted no intermediate
| organ Mr.. Kirkpatricks Presbytery had al
ready the power to senc !, committee 10 m
| uuire whether that church paid their pastor.
| why had they not done so? They talk about
| Congregation while they show that they
do not understand Preshyterianism
| Rer Mr. PH1cr said Pres bytery had no right
| 10 such IN organ-a man TO go round and re-
| ,1,ip |
! learned Pres BY terianiSm. 1t had no warmer
friend than he, but il was not OF its essence 10
20 about and receive complaints from Ioll'
lDick, and Harry.
| The ifth resolution was stricken ont
/ The resolution recommending that 1eeoie
churches unite under one pastor being nnac'
considerations D.. Wilson said that he Stlsten
| tation Committee would break down II IL
! v.rrn required to sustain many separate
| pastors Dr. Bro,cn considered TINS resolution
| most i'm ortant. II was adopted, rs aiSo WIS
the resolution which requires pastors TO sup
| pIy vacant churches in their neighhorhood.
| The uuestio being now on the adoption OF
| The paper rs 4 whole, DR.. drnstrong moved
| that the original paper, as well as the amend
cd one be sent down TO The Prcsbyterles. In
| orr hurried consideration we may nave lett
ont something which. on more mature con-
| siderat ton. we would wish, in our freshEte-
ries, 10 adopt.
NJ Miler said this wonld spoil orr blow,
| He wanted PresbyterieS TO see what we hdd
! T,5e. Mr. Miller then proceeded TO inquire
whether anybody had practically met with
any abuse Of power. Have there been IN our
I Siintrd, dismal efforts any such lnVasions as
! should lead us 10 lift up our hands, Inc
I Church has used its power too little. We had
I now reached handsome solution of the old
I problem as to the circumference of our mis-
/ sionary zeal Here is first the work 1T home =
! the q rceis at our door, BctheSdas, Shilohs,
! Mt Carmels, lions, in orr own Presby teries,
! committed 10 our care in their weakness. we
are not 10 skim this thing away to Columbia.
! On the other hand, we 10 not conllne our
/ efforts to our vicinity, but, through the
Sustentation Committee, reach our hands 10
/ destitute brethren and feeble iocks in Texas
and Arkansas. First, we have clear home
! yructicuk field and second, Ill" distant one.
! Now, we have never yet been pinched ny
power: and if in any Of our Prcsby terieS we
feel the pressure OF this thing, we cam on
any spriug morning, on SLIP OF paper no
larger than this which hold-wc can b. the
breath of our muuthS-abolish it, do not
want DR.. Armstrong; Spdttdrto'V. l want
( our outgivng 10 go down 10 Presbyterles dls-
tinct and pat. l do not want so much OF tins
good old commemorative notion-but l VIII
not go into politics. Mr.. Moderator, breathe
freer ! have better use OF my mind. have
been prrpleXed while we have been all day
chasing this poor little rabbit of power from
, one cover 10 another. l would have been
willing loscivc up power i'll the General As
sembly if had been sure OF II III the synod
or 10 give it up in the Synod il l could find il
in Inc Presbytery or resign ii IN The Pre>bv-
terry if ] might catch il in The Session. want
10 feel that I'm 4 man under authority, ana
having soldiers under me want TO get
away from this policy of g9ody gDod, kind per
suasion, goodness of heart, aud go home glad
for cuce Mr.. Miller, after this brilliant and
humorous little episode, sat down amid a
.rnuinc and refreshing laugh, and hardly de-
served the rotor; of Or. Armstrong that he
need not have told PrcSntttrr MS nead mao
been wor- gathering.
m. pyeSf,n wanted the whole of the origi
nal paper 10 go down 10 the Presbyteries, that
they might see the principle that is III il.
p. totrtrSs suggested III" publication OF the
whole paper aS first offered in the religious
newspapers. Dr. ir"StrDng said this would
accomplish his object, and Withdrew his mo-
ton and then ihe question was taken on
the amended paper rs u whole, and II WAS
adopted
Dr. Dahncy presented Il report 10 the Gene
raj Assembly III answer 10 their annual in
Uuirv rs 10 domestic missionary laborS Ill me
hounds OF Syuuti-ViZ., the freSbY terleS re-
port only one cXhortcr and two evangtil>ts.
hut the p!an of supplying missionary fields by
pastors has been generally adopted.
DR. Foote made the report OF the flnancl;'l
Committee. Several Presbyterles "ele uel' ".
orrul in the payment of their assessments
ana the treasury in debt 10 the amount Oh
these delinuuencies. On the recommendation
of The committee, the salary OF The 'ol;ite.
Ciari; 1pr Macfarlund) WAS fixed ut 500, &c
- ,ii,.;dnd between him and his assistant, Df,
/ l., H. Blanton, of salem. :,
NJ Known from the committee on Inc
transfer of the Union Theological SEMINARY
; 70 1he General Assembly, reported as u resul
! IF = conference with the Synod OF North
Carolina, 10 which with the Synod of Virginia
the Seminary jointly belongs, that lhe Trans
fer is 1T this time ineNpedient Adopted:
The Judicial COMMITTEE reported no DuSl
ness and was discharged
Appropriate memorials of deceased minis
ters of Synod were presented by Commute,
appointed TO prepare them, ana adopted-vlI
By Rev. Mr.. McChain on Rev. james King
O: Bristol, Tenn, founder of the Bristol High
School Tor the education OF ministers. Bl
Rev Mr.. Lupton on Rev. John McMurran, o
Fairfax and by Rev. Mr.. Bedipger on Rev
j. l.. Fray, of Jefferson county, and Rev. j
T. Hughes OF -Martinsburg.
a committee, consisting OF Kew. MessrS
DekS, Brown, and Preston, and Elder Mai
thews, was appointed 10 visit and report upor
1T next Synod the vast missionary Held o.
Greenbrier PreSby terry.
AT this stage Synod took 4 recess, and wen
into the upper part of the building 10 hear IN
address from DR.. J. J.. Wilson on Foreign
Missions: which subject, as we'll rs Sustenta
ton belongs TO the Central Committee at Co
lu,nbia OF which he is secretary.
DR.. Wilson took the pulpit about O'CLOCK
Saturday night, and proceeded 10 address The
Synod and q large part OF the audience thai
had been assembled 70 hear the sermon
He said That years ago the Church estab
lished missions among the. Indians west ol
Arkansas-viz., Choctaws, Chickasaws, Che
rokees Greeks, ana Seminoles. The mission.
aries were all old men Mr.. Byington, eigh ~
years of age, performs long rides and labo-
rious services. He is now in New \ ori su.
perinIending the printing OF the Bible III the
Choctaw language by the American Bible
| Society. BEFORE the war the proportion OF
church members among these Indians WAS
larger in thr ratio of their population than
among the white people OF the United States.
When the war broke out, they warmly
| espoused the southern cause. He was
| unnnp Them at the time, and WAS sur