Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-29
Nashville Synod of the Presbyterian
e-sfERprT Church.
THIRD DAT.


! A committee, composed of Revs. Rice Hun
70 and Brvson and Elders j. B. White and s. w
Boyce, was appointed to prepare minute witt
reference to the life and labors of Rev. DR.
Moore. member of this Synod lately deceased
4 1t was moved to have q free conversation O
half an hour on the state of religion within tn
bounds of the Synod. Rev. James Park ear
nestly opposed the motion, and after some dis
cussion it was lost. ty.s "a
Rev. Mr.. Kennedy read petition to tn,
United States Congress asking remuneration
for the destruction of the Cabinet, Library and
and other property belonging to Stewart Col
lege at GAINESVILLE, by the Federal Soldiers dur
ing the late war.
Rev. Henry Brown moved to FIJI blank
amounts of damage and refer the petition tc
the trustees of the College to be forwarded
which motion prevailed.
A communication from the Tennessee Synod
now sitting at Maryville, was read as follows:
MARYvILLE, Tenn, Oct. 27,i1871.
| To the Moderator of the Synod Of Nashville in
session at Knoxville:
DEAR BROTHER The Synod of Tennessee
adopted the following resolution this day and
delegated Rev. G. H. Willie to present il to your
! body:
ResoEUcd, That the Synod of Tennessee con-
| vened at Maryville sends its Christian saluta-
ton to that of Nashville assembled at Knox
| vile, with the expression OF its sympathy IN
the work of a common Master and according to
| the standards of a common faith.
S. V. MCCoRKLE, Moderator.
ID. H. MEEK Clerk Protein.
| Rev. Jas. Park moved that the resolution be
received and spread upon tic minutes, where
upon a substitute was offered and carried to the
effect that committee be appointed to prepare
| an answer. The moderator appointed Revs
Jas Park, Geo. Caldwell, j. M. P. DIST and j.
w. Neil committee for that purpose.
A recess was then had until 2 o'clock in the
afternoon
Rev. J. W. Ncil preached st 1890.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Synod met at O'Clock and was called to
order by the Moderator. a-sE.ts=a
The report Of the Committee on Statistical
Reports was received and adopted.
The Treasurer made his report, which was re-
ferred to the Auditing Committee. He then
rendered his resignation, which was accepted
swhereupon by vote, 1.-The office of Treasurer was
consolidated with that Of Stated Clerk.
The Committee appointed to examine the
records Of the Holston Presbytery made their
reports saying they had found them correct.
The report was adopted. ~ 3.
q Revs.gN. Bachnan and j. Emory were on
motion invited to sit as corresponding members
from the Tennessee Synod.
Rev. Jas Park who was absent at the time of
the consolidation of the offices of Treasurer and
Stated Clerk offered his resignation Treasur
er which was accepted and on motion of Elder
j. A. Rayl Mr.. Joseph Mitchell was elected
TO I'LL the vacancy. q
The question of place for the meeting of the
next Synod being in order, Rev. Mr.. Boude
spoke in behalf of Clarksville as the most prop
er place, in order that the members of the Synod
might become acquainted with the condition
and management of Stewart College, situated at
that point. Clarksville and Bristol were put in
nomination and it was decided that the Synod
hold its next meeting at Clarksville on the 24th
of October 1872 .'- @. ~"
Elder German arrived, and his excuse for abb |
sence being given, was sustained. |
The Presbyteries of Nashville and North |
Alabama presented a petition to change the
boundaries of each so as to include the |
county of Franklin within the limits of tho
former. "a - |
The trustees of Stewart College presented |
their report. One hundred and ten students |
were in attendance during the last session. Two |
new members had been added to the faculty |
but the chair of Natural Science was still |
vacant and two efficient men were needed. |
They were now reftting the College and fur |
nishing it with desks, apparatus. &c. The sum
of 81, 700 had been raised for this purpose which
it was hoped would be swelled to $4,000. but |
this was insufficient A supplement was added
to the effect that the Trustees had determined to
raise 100000 as an endowment fund.
The report was received and referred to the
Committee on Stewart College.
The Committee on the Minutes of Nashville |
Presbytery made their report which was adopt
ed.
1t was voted that Elder j A, Kayl act as
Treasurer in the sbsence of Mr.. Mitchell. The
appointed to reply to the communi-
cation of the Tennessee Synod, now sitting at !
Maryville, reported the following answer:
To the Moderator of the Synod Of Tennessee,
nOtC az session at MGryCILe, Tennessee:
eReSokved, That the Synod of Nashville, con-
vened at Knoxville reciprocate the Christian
salutations of the Synod of Tennessee, now as
sembled at Maryville, and wish them God
Ill
of God in advancing the Kingdom of the Re-
deemer. G.E1tEEE tFn .sttt-s
The report of the committee to consider the
from the Theological Seminary
at Columbia, Is. c. was received with reso-
luton that it was inexpedient for this Synod to
to raise money. After several mo-
tons and long discussion, the report was adopt
ed. EF9EF EsrGF ~ CIV
The committee on the records of the Knox
Vile Presbytery presented their report which
was adopted. a N# al @# |
The committee on Annual Sermon presented
for the subject Collegiate education, or the
relation of the college to the church." and ap-
pointed Rev. j. B. Shearer, principal, to de-
liver the Annual Sermon and j: NJ. P: OTIS,
second. The report was received and adopted.
The report of the Stated Clerk was received
md referred to the auditing committee.
A paper was read by Elder w. H. Henry
the Synod to donate its in
crest in Maryville College to the Tennessee
Synod, provided that body would set apart $40
100 the interest upon which should be applied
annually to the education of colcred students:
However, in recommending this, the author
lid not wish to be understood as advocating the
heory of mixed schools.
The accommodation was reformed to the
on Bills and Overture:.
The committee the minutes of the
General Assembly made their report which
vas adopted. ., -Fs
The Committee to draft minutes with refer
,nce to the decease of DIR. Moore, made their
'eport.
The subject of their sketch was born in 1918
md became a member of their Synod in 1869
The report was adopted.
The Auditing Committee on the accounts of
he Stated Clerk made their report, which was
adopted, and the salary of the Clerk ordered
paid. ffffs
1t was decided to make the report of the
Standing Committee on Stewart College the first
order of the day for Monday morning, after
which the Synod adjourned to that time.
Closed with prayer by DR.. Rice.