The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-23
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
SYNOD OF PITTSBURGH.
FOURTH DAY-MoRNING SESSION.

Feau anu approved.
The report Of the last years Commit.
tee on Temperance was taken from TIT
file and placed in'the hands OF new com
mittee.
Revs, w. r. Vincent, Wm. G. Smith
and Samuel Mahaitey were invited 10 81
as Corresponding members.
DR.. James |. Brownson, from Commit
mlttee on Bills and Overtures, made the
following report, which was accepted.
The Committee on Bills and 0vertures
in answer TO overture No. / from the
Prrsbytery of West Virginia, recognize
fully the importance Of tue mission held
Ia the Presbytery, but do not think II
would be wise 10 undertake any work
outside Of the regular operations OF tho
Board Of Home Missions. Such compli.
cations arc, as TAR as possible, TO be avoid.
ed They therefore, advise that this field
be most cordially and strongly recon.
mended by Synod 10 the attention and
care Of the Board Of Home Missions, and
that this memorial, with our endorsement,
be forwarded to that Board.
By order OF the Committee on Bills and
OYertures.
JAMES !. BRowEsoN, Chairman.
Rev. James II. Flanagan, stated Clerk
pro ten. ol the Presbytery Of West Vir-
ginia, presented the following overture,
which was adopted;
Overture to tie Synod Of RittsJmgl:
WHEREAS, There are scattered over the
destitute portions Of West Virginia many
Presbyterian families who are destitute OF
the public means Of grace, which might
be made the nuclei Of Churches; and,
whereas, the Churches in the bounds of
the Presbytery OF West Virginia are too
destitute of pGCuniary resources to make
the necessary provision Tor the support
and reward OF missionaries; therefore,
ReSOICed, lSt. That the Synod Ut Pitts.
burgh be requested 10 take the subject
into consideration md devise measures for
supporting two missionaries in that re-
giOn, under the care and advice of the
Presbytery OF West Virginia, or their
committee.
I'd. That the missionaries thus appoint.
ed, act as itnerants, deriving their COM
mission from the Board OF Home Missions,
and that they visit Presbyterian families
isolated from Churches, administer the
sacraments and other ordinances, organ
ize Churches where the way Is clear, and
supply as far as in them lies, all the va
cant Churches not Otherwise provided for.
Extract from the minutes Of the Presby
terry Of West Virginia,
J. II. FLANAGAN,
Stated Clerk, pro tenn.
October Is, 1872.
The Moderator appointed the following
as the Committee on Ministerial Relief:
Ministers T. A. Noble, D. D, w. 0.
Campbell, and Ruling Elder, David Rob.
inson.
Rev. W. F. Beatty was appointed
as delegate to the United Presbyterian
Synod OF Pittsburgh, to meet at Newville,
Pa, in 1878.
Rev. D. W. Fisher was appointed as
delegate TO the United Presbyterian
Synod Of Ohio, to meet at in
1873.
The Committee on Church Erection
reported. The report was accepted and
the resolutions adopted:
Report Of the Standing Committee on
Church Erection:
The condition OF the Board of Church
Erection will, perhaps, compare favorably
with that Of other Boards and Commits.
sions of the Church. However, il the
judgment Of the General Assembly is cor
rect in regard 10 the importance OF the
work committed to this Board, it is not
properly sustained by the churches.
The entire receipts Of the year 1S7l-'72
were $l05,1SS. Amount Of apprOpria.
tions made during the year, $l13,793.
The number OF churches built by aid of
the Board, 2l1. Average amount OF ap.
preparation, $53S.
Over 300 churches sent no contributions
to the Board last year. There are $50
feeble churches without houses OF worship.
According to the report Of the Board 10
the General Assembly, the churches in
the Synod contributed to this Board
So 90. According to the statistical
reports Of the Presbyteries, in the minutes
OF the General Assembly, the churches In
this Synod contributed to the work of
church erection S10,772. According to
the Boards report, 72 churches within
the bounds Of this Synod made no collec.
tion last year ior this object.
The average amount contributed has
been about 10 cents per member. The
average amount according to the minutes
of the General Assembly Is about 4S cents
per member.
The General Assembly unanimously
voted that 100000 are needed for the
work of the Board this year. The Treas.
urcr of the Board should then be in receipt
of an amount averaging $4,000 GO per
month. But, so lar, he has not received
in any one month more than half that sum.
The average amount required per men,
Der is about 49 cents, or for the whole
Synod 50, ,202 so. That this sum is not be.
yOnd the ability OF the.Synod to give, is
proven by what 1t did last year, US seen
by statistical reports Of Pres6yteries, only
let it pass through the Boards hands.
The claims Of the Board are, we think,
very manifest, lis work renders perma.
nent and enduring the work Of the Home
Missionary. Indeed, we apprehend that
great deal of Home missionary work ls
lost so far as permanencY Is concerned.
An experienced and judicious mission
ary writes that "long experience and OBJ
seryation has convinced him that it Is
useless to organize feeble churches unless
they can be housed. 1t is money thrown
away 10 send forth the home missionary
unless you can give him house in
which 10 preach" 1t is the work Of the
homo missionary tn SOW the seed; Of the
Church Erection Board to prepare gar
ner for the precious wheat that it be not
lost.
Your committee would recommend the
following action to be adopted:
That the Synod hereby expresses ~
confidence in the Board, It's sense OF the
great Importance of this work, and woulc
Carestly urge upon all the churches in rs