The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-30
: SYNOD OF SOUTH cAROLINA.

The Synod of South Carolina was convene in
the Presbyterian Church in Chester, on the even
ing of the 20th inst. Present, Rev. A. A. Morse,
ofGrccnwoOd, s. c., Moderator of lust Synod,
| and presiding officer of the body until the cleo
| lion OF his successor; Rev. VIM. Banks, stated
clerk, thirty-slX ministers and thrty-1vo ruling
| elders, representing the four Presbytcrcs,
South Curolina, Harmony, Bethel, and Charles
ton-this number was subsequently increased
by the arrival Ofabout twenty more Delegates
| making In NIL ninety representatives Besides,
there were eighteen students from the Thco-
! glcal Seminary ut Columbia, and Professor
Charles w. Lane, Of Oglcthorpe University,
| Ga, Rev. DIR. E. L. Baird, Of the Synod OF Vir-
ginia, Rev. Mcssrs John Douglass, II. q. john
ston, II. B. Alexander and J. II. Cotton, of the
Synod Of North Carolina, and Rev. Il. w.
| Brice of tic Associated Reformed Church, cor
responding members. Whole number pre-
| sent about one hundred and fifteen. The
Chester Reporter says:
oPKSINo.
| Agreeable to custom the Synod was opened by
sermon from the Rev. A. A. Morse the retiring
| the election OF u Moderato:, which resulted In
the choice OF The Rev. D. T. Frlerson, OF Harmony
| temporary clerk, and the Rev. w. A. Gregg as
sistant clerk.
| At nine O'Clock A. NJ, on Thursday the business
| OF the body was regularly commenced.
PRESBYTERIAN INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING.
Drs. Howe and Plumer gave most encouraging
accounts OF the lourlshing condition OF the Tfe0-
| logical Seminary ut Columbia, which, despite the
disasters OF wnr, IL fast regaining its former
prosperous condition; numbering thirty students
i iiarrs % Esq., comnlssIoner cG' on ic part ofthc
Presbyterian Churches OF Atlanta, presented
their request that oglethornc University, located
n a
| troll OF the GeOrga aud South Carolina Synods,
DC removed yea toll TO the CITY OF of Atlan.a.sad churches
Much debate arose upon the question, during
Which Professor G. w. Lane, of Oglcthorpe dc,
viewing the past OF 0glethorpc, nourisiing hon
ored, and much sought after, and .picturlng her
patrons dead or impoverished her officers Grip
pied, and all but helpless. Yet, wIthal he was In
opposition to the transfer. The buildings at
/ Oglcthorpe, we understand cost 100000. lf At
| lantn he very desirous for the University, she
\ should offer III least SlO0,000 The whole matter
was finally referred TO the 81 nod OF Georgia for
| action.
Professor j. N. Anderson, OF Davidson College,
made a nattering report or the prospects OF that
institution. More than one hundred students are
now within her willis. Mr.. Charles Martin, for
| incrly OF Chapel hin. and now of Columbia Tell
ncssce has recently been made professor
! therein.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The church in South Carolina according to all
accounts accounts has never had greater reason TO feel
nhu destroyed In many places her altars lud
themselves faithful soldiers Of Christ, and II lad
left her surviving children In the depths OF pow
| erty and ruin, yet In the face OF ali this she IL
| saying, ReSnr9dm. Several new churches have
been organized. Three ministers, Rev. Messrs.
| hytcry, and Rev. ID. Humphreys, OF South Caro-
linn Presbytcry, have departed t.is life during
The the present year. Many young men are looking
| eight hccntiatcs anu nineteen candidates.
nowE's HISTORY OF THE CHURCH.
| Dr. Howe announced that the History OF the
Presbyterian Church OF South Corolina, for which
lie has bccn collecting material Tor the last TWEEN
~ years, was now ready for publication, hut that
| the sum OF sN hundred dollars was necessary 10
esone,s g, 4 4 @ylor Of onaIleson na j. r.
the rcinaining two hundred dollars WAS soon
MADE sure This Is work dating back to 1870,
with the church rs there always must he much of
secular interest, not only will tile cnrchrnar,
out Tie outside world find much to instruct them
| In its lcrusal.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
On Foreign Missions, Dr. Wilson, s. :rctary Of
the Board Of MISSIONS and formerly missionary
| to to Africa, gave most Interesting statement OF
| the condition and prospects Of the missionary
work, interspcrsins his remarks with pertinent
| anecdotes and ustIptions, derived from his OWN
Dy Rev. J. II. Cotton, missionary to the Chuctaw
Indians, from North Carolina, by Rev. +. Il.
Buist and by Rev. ]. l.. Girardeau, all OF whom
| strongly advocated the missionary cause.
beginning with Wednesday evening" sermons
were preached ut the appointed hours by Rev A.
A. Morse, Rev. J. o. Lindsay, Rev. DIR. Iulst Rev
DR.. Beard, Rev. q. w. B0ggs, q. W. Lane, Dr.
Pumcr anu II. II. Reid.
On Saturday evening the Synod adjourned To
meet Mt Anderson Courthouse, Wednesday, be-
| Tore tie fourth Sunday In October next.
SUNDAY.
Appointment OF ministers was made to the va
riouS Churches not excepting the African MethO.
dist Church. TIE we'll known reputation or DR..
Girnrdeau drew to the Presbyterian Church to
which lie hal been assigned large crowd In the
forenoon, where, US usual, his burning claqucnce
and whoe.soulcd earnestness failed not to arouse
oil the feeling OF Ills hearers. Owing 10 mis-.
take there was no service at the Methodist
Church. Rev. ]. y. Mack preached TO n large
number OF colored people at the African Mcth0-
dist church in tile forenoon, who gave to hin the
greatest attention and were much pleased In
tile fc.enoOn DR.. Girardeau delivered one OF those
lrrestlby eloquent sermons for which he IL SO dis.
tlngulShed to several hundred c0lOred people
ana n large number OF white people In the court
house. The other churches were filed during the
afternoon.
At night the venerable DIR. Plumer, the patri-
arch OF his church, preached at the Presbyterian
Church, and with all his accustomed force and
seriousness urged upon his hearers "not TO hear
the Gospel III uain."
The deliberations OF the Synod were conducted
In so Christian-Sc spirit, the Word was preach
cd with 80 much eloqucncc nnd power ana the
people all were evidently so fully lmbucd with
the holy ana henlthfnl atmosphere for the time
being, sonrrounllng thctn that we hesitate not
to say That .it was good thing for the Synod to
have been here.