The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-21

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the mileage fund Of the Synod, and asked
that a committee be appointed on the
distribution Of the fund-and Revs, W.
T. Beatty, ]. q. Flanagan and Elder
Levi Tudden, were appointed said COM
mittee.
The resolutions Of the Canonsburg
Academy were presented by Rev. w. +.
Brown, and referred to the Committee on
Washington and Jefferson College.
Adjourned with devotional exercises.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The order Of the day was taken up,
being the hearing Of the report from j.
A. Marshall, Chairman Of Committee on
Freedmen. The report shows that the
average contribution per member from
Synod Of Pittsburgh was 16i cents, and
In 1879, II 30 cents; there were S5
churches contributing and 70 not con.
tri6uting in 1871; and in 1872, 81 con.
tributed and so did not contribute; that
the missions are prosperlng, the schools
are ilourishing, the work Is economically
conducted, the field Is open and the har.
vest fully ripe, there must be speedy
reaping or serious loss, the perils Of the
Freedmen are great, the recent Romish
mission demands redoubled gifts and Ia.
bors on our part, the churches might and
ought to do more; therefore, the Synod,
Presbyterles, Pastors and Sessions are
urgently recommended to bring forward
the claims Of the Board.
The report was accepted.
Rev. j. N. Henderson addressed the
Synod In behalf Of the Board, and the
resolutions were adopted.
Rev. Cyrus Dickson, D. D., Synod Of
New York; Rev. Q. G. Beatty, D. D.,
and A: NJ. Reed, Ph. D., Synod Of Cleve-
land; Rev. Dr.. Speer, Synod Of Philadel.
phia; Rev. John B. Stewart, Synod OF
Iowa, South; Rev. ]. H. Aughey, Synod
Of Eric, and Rev. S. B. Barnitz, OF the
Evangelical Lutheran Church, were in.
vited to sit as corresponding members.
An invitation from the Directors to
visit the Children's Home was read and
accepted, and the thanks OF the Synod
returned TO the Directors.
DR.. Hill, chairman Of the Committee on
Home Missions, made report which was
adopted, giving facts and statistics of
Mission work in the bounds oil the Synod.
1t shows that In 1871 there were 2l,S59
communicates, $14,002 contributed, an
average OF 64t cents per member; in
1879 there were 22,125 communicants:
$16,75S contributed, an average OF 75i
cents per member.
The following resolution was adopted: A:
ReS0lued, That the Presbyteries be di.
rected to continue their efforts to bring up
all the Churches under their care 10 the
work Of contributing to the Board Of
Home Missions, and to secure q much
larger response TO its claims from all the
Churches.
The time for the order Of the day hav-
ing arrived, Rev. DR.. Speer, D. D., Secre.
tary Of the Board Of Education, ably and
forcibly addressed the Synod in behalf Of
the educational cause.
Rev. Cyrus Dickson, D. D., Secretary Of
the Board Of Home Missions, followed in
an urgent appeal in behalfo the Board he
represents.
The Judicial Committee reported, land
the report was adopted, } in favor OF max.
ing the trial Of Rev. Mr. White the order
OF the day for Monday next, at 10 o'clock.
The subject Of Sustentation was made
the order Of the day for 10:45 A. NJ. Mon.
day.
Synod took recess until Z o'clock P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
Synod met at z o'clock, and after an
appropriate and well rendered voluntary
by the choir, was opened with prayer.
The order Of the evening was taken up,
being the celebration Of the Three Hun.
dredth Anniversary OF the completion OF
the Life and Labors Of John Knox, and Of
the Martyrdoms Of 81. BArtholomew's
Day. Two most powerful and interest.
ing addresses were delivered, the first by
Rev. s. ]. Wilson, ID. D., annd the second
by Rev. W. D. Howard, u. D.
Synod adjourned at 10 o'clock, Pm.
SABBATH MORNING
was observed with appropriate exercises.
Most all the city pulpits were occupied by
members Of the Synod, and the Sabbath
Schools came in for their share Of the
spiritual feast
SABBATH AFTERNOON
at 3o'clock the Lords Supper was admin.
istered under the auspices Of the Synod
in the First Presbyterian Church, the
Moderator officiating. The church was
filled to It's utmost capacity, and the Ser
vices were most solemn and impressive,
sABBATH EVENING.
Att o'clock a Synodlcal Missionary
Meeting was held In the First Presbyte-
rian Church. Spirited and thrilling sd.
dresses were made by Rev. Cyrus Dickson,
D. D., Of the Home Board; Rev. W. F.
johnson, Of Futtegurh, India, and Rev.
David Irving, D. D., Of the Foreign
Board. The exercises were interspersed
with the singing of missionary hymns.
The Congressional Election.