The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-23
CITY INTEL LICE NC Il.
PREsBYTERIANISM.
The Reunited synod-second Days Proceed


The Reunited synod-second Days Proceed
tngs.
The SYNOD resumed its deliberations this morning
In the church on Eleventh street. below Green com
mencing ct 10 O'Clock, Moderator Richards In the
Previous to the resumption of the regular business
of thesynod, the various members assembled in the
church for oeyotlonal exercises tne Moderator con-
minptes were read and finally adopted, after q few
alterations suggested by DR.. Musgrave, In regard to
heving an explicit statement IN the minutes of the
old presbyteries, OF which the wly-constructed
ones are the legal successors.
The Secretary stated the matter would be cor
Tected by a revisory committee. He subse-
quently made notion which was adopted, amend
ing the minutes In regard with the wishes
pressed in regard to the matter of legal succession
A resolution was adopted appointing committee TO
prepare standing rules for the government OF the
synOd be reported at the next convention OF the
synod The Moderator appointed the following
on the committee: REV. DIR. Rice, Rev. Mr.. Moore,
al" Rev w DR.. Rice moved that when the synod ad-
journs it adjourn to meet on the third Tuesday OF
October next, at half-past in the evening, the
place for meeting to be hereafter decided upon.
In fixing upon the place for the convening of the
proposed~Honesdale, Wayne county, Scranton,
and Wilkesbarre being the favorltes; scranton was
at last decided upon that Locality being the most
Rev. 3. G. Logan of Scranton, by request, then
appointed committee of the Scranton members to
make arrangements for the convention OF the
synod, at that place, in October next.
Rev. S. c. Logan then spoke in favor OF his motion
made last evening, but which was not acted upon,
constructing the PresbyterY Of Montrose out of the
counties OF Bradford, Sullivan, Wayne, Wyoming,
and that portion of Luzerne county north of Wilkes
barre Mountain. In opposing a separation OF the
Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys from the presby
tery as proposed he said that the above-named val
leys are being rapidly filed up owing to the great
Development Of the coal mines in these valleys.
Rev. Mr.. crane, though having no objection to
large presbytery, yet believed that the one proposed
by Rev. Mr.. Logan was entirely too large Some
parts almost practically inaccessible to pastors
famous. There are few railroads. and most of the
travel will have to be performed on horseback Mr.
Crane, in favorng division, spoke OF the newly de-
yeloped coal-felds extending from the northern part
of Sullivan county into the southern part OF the
county of Bradford. Ere long that region will be
closely populated and will of itself be large enough
to constitute synod.
The question was further discussed ~ by Rev. Mr.
After further discussion by Rev. MIR. McClintock,
of Wilkesbarre, and others, the previous question
was called by Rev Mr. Fisher, but the synod refused
TO second it. A debate then ensued upon motion
made by Rev. Mr.. Fisher previous to the calling of
the previous question. Mr.. Fishers resolution pro-
vides that the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne,
Pike, and the township of Nicholson, in wyoming
county, and Luzerne county, north Of Wilkesbarre
Mountain be organized into one presbytery, and the
counties Of Bradford, Wyoming, and Sullivan be
made into another.
propositions before the synod, Judge Jessups, OF
Montrose. Mr.. Steinmetz, Rev. Mr.. Hickey, and
In accordance with resolution to that effect the
debate on the resolutions before the synod was
closed at IL O'Clock. The synod then came to vote.
The resolution of Rev. Mr.. Fisher was laid upon
the table.
vote was then taken on the substitute of1ered by
Rev. Mr.. Logan. The substitute was adopted.
The report of the Judicial Committee, Rev. Mr..
Stewart chairman submitted. In the matter
of the complaint of the Third Presbytery against
the Luzerne Presbytery, the report advises the
adoption of a series Of resolutions reciting in
substance that inasmuch the presbyteries between
which the difficulty occurred have now ceased to
exist therefore the whole subject with all the docu-
ments connected herewith, be referred for action
to the Presbytery of Lehigh, that body being the
most competent for the settlement of the question.
Rev. MT Logan moved to dismiss the whole sub
iapt
voted down. The report was adopted.
A report of committee appointed to condense
into one article theivarous resolutions in reference
to the legal successions of the new presbyteries
was read and adopted.
The balance of the session was occupied I'm the
discussion Of the miscellaneous business Of the