Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-07
SECOND DAY.

The Synod was called TO order at 10
O'Clock, Rev, James NJ. Sprnnt. Mod
orator, in the chair.
The minutes of preceding meetings
were read and approved.
Rev. Jacob Doll moved suspension
OF RllieS IN order that the reports from
different committees might be received
and acted upon by the Synod. Carried.
Rev. Mr.. EItzgcraid's name WAS ell
rolled rs mcmbcc Of the Orange
Preshytcry.
Rev. Mr.. Alexander, Of AIcchlcubtlrg
frcshrtery, rendered his excuse FOR
not reporting sooner. Annual report Of
the Trustees Of Union Theological
Seminary of Virginia and North C;ro-
lima, was read and, on motion, was &c
fcrred to Special Committee aI,,,olutcd
by the Moderator
Report of the Treasurer uf the
Synod WAS then read. after which it
was moved ;tui seconded that this and
accompanying papers be referred TO the
Committee on Treasurer Account.
Carried.
Moved and sccundcd that the report
ou publication be special order for to-
morrow morningat / CLOCK Carried.
Moved and seconded that the motion
Which wHs put and carried i'll vcster-
day nscrnIii:c s session. requesting Rev
Dr. McGilvar,E to lecture on Friday
evening upon the subject of Foreign
Missions be rccousidercd. and that
instead the Rev. Doctor be requested
to lecture Oh Saturday evening
Motion was put and lost.
Moved and S. conded that the report
of the Agent of Sustentation be made
the first IL order of business fer this
afternoon. Carried.
Moved and seconded that The report
of the Agent for Sunday Schools be
made the second II order for this
afternoon. Carried
The report Of tie Judicial Committee
Of 1872, on the complaint of Rev
Walter w. Phaw aud DIR. T. Nye
Hutchinson, against the Presbytery of
Mecklenburg, WAS read.
The report OF the action of MecklCn-
burg Presbytery, i'll declining t., pay
the expenses If the Directors of citsle I
Union or ColHIn3ia Seminar:vS who
may be III their bounds. was also read.
Rev. hlr. Pilaw then arose ana spoke
at some length IN favor oc the CON
plaint and against the action of he
Mecklenburg HIesbytery III claiming to
be neutral and declining to pay the ex-
penses of the Directors to the Semi
naries. Mr.. Phaw made many happy
an1 humorous Illustrations, which
| provoked. To some extent, the mirth OF
the dignified body. At the request OF
one OF the delegates Mr.. Phaw pro
| ceeded to read the original compact
| between the Synods OF Virginia and
North Cnrolina, which was entered
! into in the year 1926.
After the reading of this paper the
| Rev. Or. Miller. Of Mecklenburg Pres
bytery. ar 3se in reply to Rev. nIr
! Phaw. He said it WAS not il s purposs
to get up All opposition laugh, iiut he
should try and look at the question IL
some of it, constitutional aspects
| Observe that TINS vas not the Goiunbi:
Seminary VS.. the Union TheOlogica
Seminary, or the Union Theologica
Seminary vs.. the Columbia Seminary
it was simply question as to thei
constitutional rights. DIR. Miller here
read from the digest of the Genera
Assembly several extracts in slppor
Of his position, and concluded his re
marks by stating that he contende,
that original jurisdiction was LODGED
in the Presbytery.
| rev. NIT. L'otiS lass i'-io"tot III "u Il
port OF DR. Miller's position, and spok
at considerable length, in an easy an'
fluent manner, in ply to some q
Mr.. Phaw's remarks.
Rev. DIR. Smith here arose to ques
ton of privilege, which was accorded
whereupon he moved that Rev. Dr
Moran, Pastor OF Front Street Metho
dist Church Of this city, who va
present in the body of the Church, b
invited to a seat in the Synod AS col
responding member OF the same. Th
motion was put and carried and Rev
DIR. Moran was invited to Il seat a
corresponding meinber.
; Rev. Mr.. Phaw followed the Rev
Mr. Douglass and made a few remark
in reply to the arguments advanced b
Rev. Mr. Douglass and Dr Miller.
DIR. Miller followed Mr., Phaw an