Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
pRYsBYTER1AN sYHoDs.

Tho two synods Into which ole
Presbyterian church III M,sseulsa "
divided, met simultaneously ~ INC
city of ST. Louis, on tl,o l5th 'as''
The boas known as tho missouri ssi.-
cd. which ma,n,ains organic aatoa
with the cNor,hcru assembly. met an the
.secend church, aud elected Rev. JOAN
leighton moderator. The old school
synod Ia Independent. aud Is compos.
eli OF tho ..,iccisration and tcs.Imo''yp
mon au,, those who approved Of that
fmous paper II met In DR.. Hrookes'
church and elected Hoy. John q.
Facklcr, Of ST. Joseph, moderator.
II was dcvoutly hoped by many mem.
hers of both synods that some action
would be taken hy both hodies look
ing to a union Of the two at an early
day. The result, however, has not
realized these hopes. AT u previous
meeting OF the Olt School synod, a spc-
cial committee was appointed to con-
fer with similar committees to be ap.
pointed by the Reformed aud South.
ern churches, with view to the or.
ranic union of the three churches
Dir. Earris, Rev. Jno. l.. fantis anti
Judge Logan Hutton, n majority OF
the committee, admitted their report,
setting forth the fhct that 10 confer.
cucc had been held as contemplated,
because the other bodies had failed
to appoint committees to meet and
confer with them; but recommending
that tic synod counsel the prcsbyte'
rics to send commissioners to the
Southern general assembly, whici
meets in May ucxt, in Columbus
Mississippi; which means briefly thai
the synod shall abandon its indcpcn
dent position and form organic unioi
with the Southern assembly. DIR
Brookcs moved to refer the report Il
a special committee, which was los
by a vote of3S to Al. DR.. McPheetcr'
moved that a vote be taken on th'
report without debate, but with
drew it, after which the report. wa
discussed at great length and will
great ability by DR.. Brookcs, Judg
IIuntom, DR.. NJ. NJ. Fisher, DR.. n
l.. Rice and DR.. D. L. Lacey. DIR
Brookcs moved 10 strike out that por
ton of the report recommendi":
union with the South, which was los
! 50 yeas to 4S nays. Asthis motio
tested the sense of the synod on tn
, important subject Of its future rcla
tions, We give the names aud the vot
of each individual: -
. Yeas - George, Charles, Cover
Campbell, Hogc, Tate, McAfec, Hut
ton, Brookes, Thompson, Watson
Elam, Sloss, Hill, Butler, Wiikie
: Harlan, Casey, Claggett, Quarlc:
4 Reese, Fis.,er, Mister, Madeira
Chambers, Ogden, Lester, Andcrsn,
Caldwell, Chrisman, Facklcy, ucM
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5 Nays-Barrctt, McCartcy, J. A
5 Carson, HATCHER. Wciliny, Bark
Gorin, Palmer, Lmnsford, Bower
Matthews. Baker, Underwood, MAJ
,hcw., Wylami, Muldrow, j. "
Irvine, Yantis, Wheeler, MoriOi
!, Ruffner, Wallace, Ncwlamd, Trimhl'
Robertson, Cantcr, McCaincy. CALI
well, Farris, Smith, Brank, PaXol
! Ilagcman, Lacey, Martin. Parks, Co,
way. Dryden, liunion, McReymolst
n, NJ. Barron, McPhcelcrs, j. ]
Alexander, Price, Scott, Morrow
Al.
: Excuscd-Gi!brcath, G. W. Ale!
e andcr.
, The report as submitted by IL
: committee was adopted. On Satu
day morning DR.. Brookes prcsentt
! a protest of the minority against 4
IL abandonment Of the independent al
!" tude of the synod. A committee W
&c appointed to answer the protest.
g A Joint celebration of the Lord
o supper at DIR. Brookes' church TOT
II place OH Sunday afternoon, at viii
" the modcrators of both synods p,
in sided, and elders from both otficiate
re Both synods adjourned on Monda
the goth, the Old School to meet
lie Mexico on the second Tuesday
ne October, 1874, the Missouri at kirl
a. a. vile on Tuesday, after the scco
ri Sunday in October, 1874.
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