The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-22
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
SYNOD OF PITTSBURGH.
THIRD pAY-MoRN1No SESSION,

Synod met in the First Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning at o'clock,
and was opened with prayer by Rev.
John'W. Dulles. D. D.
The minutes OF the last session were
read and approved.
The announcement was made that the
Wheeling Daily InteHigencT had volunta.
rily and kindly proposed TO furnish the
members OF the Synod with copies oil their
paper containing the report. The papers
would be found distributed in the pews,
and members could help themselves.
The Committee on Leave of Absence
made report which was adopted in ia
vOr Of the enrolment Of number Of
ministers and elders.
The report Of the Committee on the
Revision Of the standing rules was taken
up, considered Seridtim, amended and
adopted.
Rev. Z. R. Craven, D. D, OF the Synod
of New Jersey; Rev. John W. Dulles D.
D., Of the Synod OF Philadelphia; Rev.
W. s. Eagleson, D. D., Of the Synod o!
Columbus, and Josias Stevenson, of the
United Presbyterian Synod OF Pittsburgh,
were invited 10 sit as corresponding
members.
Rev. John Eagleson, D. D., reported
that, according to appointment Of Synod,
he had attended the meeting Of the
United Presbyterian Synod OF Pittsburgh
at Indiana, Indiana county, Pa, on the
10th list, as the delegate Of this body to
convey their christian salutations 10 that
Synod; that he was received in o kind
aud fraternal manner, and that that Sy.
nod had appointed a delegate to bring
their christian salutations to us, in return.
The hour for the first order oI the day
having arrived, Rev. John Gillespie
was heard in behalf of the Committee
on Lastentation.
The Treasurer reported the amount re-
ceiyed for Mileage Fund from thirtY.nine
Churches, amounting to $204 So. The
report was accepted and referred 10 the
appropriate committee.
The hour having arrived for the COM
mencement of the trial Of Rev. w. M
White, the reading Of the evidence was
started. .lFtl., +,
Pending the reading Of this, the order
Of the day was taken up, and Rev. Dr..
Dulles was heard In behalf ot the Board
Of Publication.
In the absence oi DR.. Craven, the Com,
mittee on Education reported, and their
report was accepted as follows:
WHEREAS, The abundant blessing oi
God upon the reviving missionary spirit
Of the Presbyterian Church, In answer to
It's prayers 10 Him. has granted to it g
large and rapidly increasing number o.
candidates for the ministry; therefore
RtSolred, That the increase OF two.fold
the number OF faithful candidates for the
ministry Of the gospel within the past
few years calls for the grateful thanks to
God Of all who love the prosperity Of Hi
Zion and long for the spread Of the glo
rious kingdom Of His Son Jesus Christ
over all theworld.
ReS0tped, That the ministers and church
es ol this Synod, the seat Of so wonderful
outpourings ofthe holy Spirit, and Of sc
fervent zeal in Christian missions and ed
ucation in days bygone, are specially
called TO lit up their applications t
God, and excite themselves for a reviva
Of interest in these iDstrumentalities o.
His grace TO mankind, at the present
time, when tho faith and zeal OF many ART
waxing cold and unfruitlul
Res0leed, That the Synod deeply Ia,
ments the want Of pecuniary means L
prosecute with comfort the studies which
tho candidates from It's own churches
have painfully experienced during tht
past year and which threatens seriously
10 embarrass those entering our inStitu.
tions Of learning for another year; and /
expresses It's judgment that the time has
come when q new and decided effort mus
be made In all our churches to. place thi:
cause upon its proper footing In relation
to the aggressive interests OF the Presby.
terian church, or great injury must resul
10 them and TO the kingdom OF our Lore
Jesus Christ.
Resolued, That the Synod Is bound q
the very least TO support It's own candi
dates, which requires near 5000, and L
make up tho deficiency OF 81 ,924 for th
previous year; and that an appeal for con
trlbutions ttco and q half hines create
than those OF recent years should be pre-
sented TO the churches al the earliest da
practicable, and that every church in ou
bounds Is emphatically enjoined to Civ
literally to this fundamental cause Of ou
il was resolved to hear Rev. Josia
Stevenson, Of the United PresbyteriR
synod Of Pittsburgh, during the time .
, lotted Tor devotional exercises.