The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-07

fllodated, and that no money would he
saved In travelling expenses by division.
Rev, a. W. Pitzer said that the history
Of divisions of Synods would show that
they had been brought before the Assembly
by overture from synods. re the overture
went up from the Presbsteries first, the
Assembly would be embarrassed by the
want of information from the Synod. He
enforced views already presented as to the
sentimental feeling and the ties to be sun
dcrcd, and earnestly placed against such
feeling the interest,", Of the Church, which
required division.
Rev. Il. Mcllwaiue said that this was not
a Young america movement. Some of the
oldest and wiscSt OF our members have
long been in favor Of division. a venerable
minister Of another Synod had said lyon
III Virginia make great mistake in holding
t"ssther;~
fact that two-thirts of this SYNOD Is absent
and the fact il due 10 the unslnnortahIo
expense of reaching its meetings. He con.
tended that there Is uudcvelopcd power in
this body; ability and skill in ecclesiastical
affairs, which would be brought out in the
smaller SYMBOLS, but finds no scope or on
portunity here.
Rev. Or. Pryor, Of Sottoway: Mr. Mod
orator, this is not new question. SIR, long
before Mr. McIlvuinc-I wont say was
born-but before he Was born again, it was
discussed ut meeting in Lexington ut
winch DR.. Baxter, DR.. McFariane. and DR..
Plumcr were present, and none Of them
were i'll favor of it. When Jack Randolph
was opposed by y new candidate he said:
feNow.cltizenS, ! come to you on the
hard ground of experiment; my opponent
comes to YOU on the popular ground of the
| land of PROMISE | tell you what | have
done: he tells you what he is going to do"
DR.. L. alluded TO the difficulty Of securing
attendance in smaller bodies. He had seen
six carra2cs sent to n depot TO bring
Prc>bytery 10 church. The six car
riages drove up 10 the place Of meeting. and
TO feeling. be was not aware that the di-
vine Redeemer had ever trampled upon
feeling. He believed the interest of the
church required the existence Of this great,
united, and harmonious body. He hoped
it would never be divided till his poor head
, was laid under the sod.
The question WAS then taken on Dr..
Armstrong; amendment indicating Il diYi-
. sion into three Synods, which was lost by
vote Of S. to 36-121 members voting.
The original proposition for division into
two Synods being now before the house,
Rev. John Miller offered his substitute for
referring tripartite division to the Presby-
terles, and if any of them desire it, leaving
the question to be decided in 1875. He
argued that this arrangement "would take
the fever out Of the agitation" by giving
f, long time for consideration.
Rev. i. Fletcher asked for a division of
the question by the mover; which being
granted by the mover, he proceeded TO
Al que in favor of permitting Presbyteries
first to act in this matter. He had no zeal
except to be guided by the desire Of Pres
, teries. If their consent be obtained, he
should feel that the interests of the Church
, would be largely promoted by division.
He earnestly advocated and illustrated this
view, ably enforcing arguments on this
side.
Gen. McCalla suggested that this body
had no legal power to bind future bodies.
The vote was taken on Rev. John Mil
ler's substitute, which was lost.
The vote was then taken on the original
proposition to divide into two Synods, and
was lost. The negatives were SO strong
that no count OF the vote was called. 1t was
probably about the same as the vote on
DR.. Armstrong; substitute. which stood IL
above stated IS for division and So against
it.
Wednesday, October 18th, * p. NJ, was
| chosen rs the time Of next annual meeting,
at the First Church, LyncAburg.
Adjourned to tomorrow Ok y. NJ.
! During the evening session in The lecture
room Dr. John Leyourn preached in the
church to q full house. Text: II have
| fought good fight: | have finished my
| course: nave kept the faith" &C., which
Your reporter did not hear. About l3S
members are now present, about % being
elders.