The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-30
/, SYNOD or SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Synod of South Carolina was convenc,lin
the Presbyterian Church In Chester, on the even
ing of the 10th inst. Present, Rev. A. A. Horsc,
of Greenwood, S. c., Moderator of last Synod,
and presiding officer of the body until the cleo
ton OF his successor; Rev. VIM. Banks, stated
clerk, tlllrty-sX ministers AMI thirty y-ivc ruling
elders, representing the four 1'irsbyterics,
South Carolina, Harmony, Bethel, and Charles
ton-this number wns subsequently, increased
by the arrival of about twenty more Delegates
making In nll ninety representatives. Besides,
there were eighteen students from the Thco-
glcal Seminary ut Columbia, and Professor
Charles w. Lane, of Oglcthorpc University.
Ga, Rev. Dr. f. I. Baird, OF the Synod Of Vir-
ginia, Rev. Mcssrs. John Douglass, II. u. John
| ston, r. Il. Alexander and j. II. Cotton, OF the
Synod of North Carolina, anu Rev. X. w.
Bricc Of the Associated Reformed Church, cor
responding members. Whole number pre-
sent about one hundred and fifteen. The
Chester Reporter says:
OPRNINo.
Agreeable to custom the Synod was opened by
Il sermon from the Rev. A. A. Morse, the retiring
Moderator. after which the holy proceeded To
the election OF u Moderator, which resulted In
rrcsbytcry. The Rev. J. y. Muck was then elected
| temporary clerk, ana The Rev. w. A. Grey as
S1Staut cerk.
At nine O'Clock A. NJ, on Thursday the business
! OF the body WAS regularly commenced.
PRESBYTERIAN INSTITUTIONS OF IEAnSISd.
Drs. Howe and Plumcr gave most encouraging
aGG"ns % ,ar oufsT S cenTon n Of The S"
| disasters OF war, is fast regalnlng its former
prosperous condition; numbering thirty students
VI present, with prospects Of increase.
J. l.. Harris Esq, commissioners on the part 0f he
Presbyterian Churches of Atlanta, presented
their request that oglethorpc University, located
troll OF the Georgia and South Carolina Synods,
be removed to the City OF Atian!a-sad churches
Much debate arose upon the question, during
which Professor q. W. Lane, nf OglethGrpc, de-
viewing the past Of Ogctiorpc, llourshing, hon
ore'l, and mnch sought after, and picturirg her
patrons dead or Impoverished, her onccrs Grin.
Piled, ami all but helpless. Yet withal, he was In
| opposition To the transfer The buildings At
ogleihorpr, we understand, cost s6o,ooo II At
| lana he very dcsirou3 for the University, SHE
should offer 1T least 100000. The whole matter
was finally referred 10 The Synod of Georgia for
action.
Professor j. N. Anderson, OF Davidson College,
made haiicrlnG report of the prospects OF that
institution. More than one hundred students are.
now within her wallis Mr.. Charles Martin, for
mcrly OF Chapel Hill, and now OF Columbia, Ten
nesscc, has recently been Ilatic u professor
therein.
TIE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
| The church In South Carolina, according to all
accounts, has never had greater reason To feel
had destroyed In many Places hcr aiiars, had
stricken down many who would have proved
themselves faithful soldiers of Christ, anil hal
LETT her surviving children In the depths Of pow
erty and ruin, yet In the face Of ali This she is
| say ing, RrS'trgant. Several new churches have
| been organized. Three ministers, Rev. Mcssrs
r. X. English ami w. q. Sutton, OF Harmony Pres
| lima iresbyiery, lave departed tl.is life during
the present year. Many young lncn are looking
| forward 10 the ministry, of which there are now
| eight ltccntatcS anu nineteen candidates.
| HuWES HISTORY OF THE CtiIJEC,I
| DIR. Howe announced that the History OF the
Freshly crian Church of South Coroiinn, for which
ty gears, was now really for publication, hut that
the sum OF six hundred dollars WAS necessary tu
CoIonels j. ii. Taylor, OF Charleston, nhd J. II.
| Aiken. or Wnlsl'oro', very generously E'lurail-
tccd the sum Of Two huH'lrc1 dollars cacIi, and
| the remaining TWO hundred dollars was sUDn
| made sure. This IL Il work dating back 10 1910.
| and will prove Of great Jalne tO all; LAnnccic,i
with the church as there always mnsl he much Of
secular interest, not only viii tile church,nan.
out the outside world find much To instruct them
i'll its perusal.
| roRkI,;N MISSIONS.
| On Foreign Missions, DR.. Wilson, secretary OF
the Board cr MISSIONS. and formerly missionary
| Tn Africa, gave 4 mnst Interest ing statement or
the condition and prospects OF the missionary
| work, tntcrSE.crSinS his remarks with pertinent
anecdotes and lllustynton'. derived from his own
sXperlenSc p among tne hcalhen. iie Was followed
by Rcv. J. III. Cotton, missionary to the Chuctaw
Indians, from North Uarolii,il, by Rev f. r.
liuist, and hy Rev. J. H. Grardeau, ail Of whom
strongly lurUcalcd tile missionary cause.
| beginning with Wednesday evening, scrmOMs
were preached ut the appointed hours by Rev. A.
4. Morse Rev. j. o. Lindsay. Rev. DR.. l,iist Rev.
| Plumcr AMI Il. II. Reid.
On saturday evening the Syn0I adjourned To
| meet ut Anderson Courthouse, "Wednesday, be-
| fore the fourth Sunday In October next.
SUNDAY.
Appointment OF ministers was made 10 the va
riolis churches, not excepting tlc African Mctho-
| dist Church. The we'll known reputation OF DIR.
| Girardeau drew TO the Presbyterian Church to
forenoon where, as usual his burning cl0llcncc
and wholc.soulea carnrSiness failed not 10 arouse
| all The feeling Of Ills hearers. Owing To u mis-
| take there was no service at the Methodist
| Church. Rev. j. B. Mack preached TO u large
| number OF cOl0red people 1t the African MethO.
dist Church in the forenoon who gave TO him the
| greatest attention and were much pleased. In
the fc. en0on DIR. Girrtleau delivered Of those
irrestihly eloquent sermons for which lie IL dis
| tinguishcd tO several hundred cOlored people
and Il large number Of white people In the court
house. The other churches were filed during the
| afternoon.
] AT night the venerable DIR. Plumer, the patr
arch Of his church, preached at the Presbyterian
| Church, and with ail his accustomed force and
| seriousness urged upon his hearers ''nOi to hear
| the Gospel In uan.n
The deliberations Of the Synod were conduct cal
| In so ChristaniEca spirit, the Word WIS preach
| cd with so much clOlnencc nnh power, and the
| people all were evidently fully Imbued with
| the holy ana healthful atmosphere for the time
being, s0nrrOunrling them, that we hesitate not
| sny that IL was good thing for the Synod to
| have been here.