The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-09

| 70 visit the Normal School AT O'Clock p
m, and be present at some part Of tn;
regular weekly examination of students
which invitation was accepted.
> At IL n. m. the Synod took recess until
2p.m.
At p. m. the Synod was called to or
der by the Moderator.
The report OF the committee on the BIZ
bic cause was made, accepted aud adopt
ed, and Is as follows:
1.-THE Synod has listened with interest
; to the statement OF the Rev. G. s. Martin
dale, and is gratified to learn from re-
cital OF facts that new and more vigorous
mea sures have been adopted to give In
creased efficiency to this work. Mission
T airy ground, as most Of the State Is, the
Synod recognizes IN the Bible cause an
important element in bringing this vast
| region into subsection to the truth as IL Is
in Christ. The Synod cheerfuIly recon-
mends to the ministers within its bounds
| 20 aid in this good work by appeals from
the pulpit. and by endeavoring TO enlist
the aid Of church members In searching
out and supplying the families destitute
Of copy OF the Word Of God"
Rev. T. Hill, Synodical missionary,
made a report reviewing the work for the
past year, in which the growth OF the
church in spiritual and temporal welfare
| Is manifest. The seourges OF drouth
and grasshoppers were noticed, yet the
fact was distinctly pointed out that Kan
| sa has not been SO terribly scourgea as
has been reported in some quarters. The
! churches have suffered without doubt, yet
the people have rallied; have read the
| lesson of chastISement, and are ready 70
| thank Gcd and take courage. And while
| they recognize the hand of GOD In their
Affections, they also recognize their want
OF devotion TO His cause in the past and
they resolve to more humbly follow His
teachings In the future.
A special committee, consisting Of the
stated clerks OF the Topeka and Highland
Presbyteries, and the stated clerk Of the
Synod, was appointed to consider the
question of the formation OF q new Pres |
bytery in the northwest, 10 report At the |
next meeting OF the Synod.
Rev. w. II. Stratton offered q report on |
missions In the Indian Territory. Rev. |
]. Ross Ramsey, Missionary 10 the Chere-
KEGS, supplemented the report with an /
address. followed by several others.
Much warmth was elected in the debate,
owing TO the fact of the late Indian troub-
les. The settlers were censured for at
tempting to invade the rights OF the In
dians and the Indians were censured for
killing the whites. One Of the advocates
for the indians assured the Synod that
one OF the inalienAbIe rights OF the In
dams was to be hung when caught muir
dering and scalping, but the impression
seemed TO be that the indian who does
this is as hard to catch IS the Irishman's
flea. so that one OF his inalienAble rights IL
likely to be lost to him through mere &C.
eident, yet to be returned to him when
caught. The general government Is call
ed upon to protect the Indians upon their
and prevent the white man
from invading his territory. as it Was
claimed that "not one bona fde settler had
been murdered on the frontier, but only
wicked buffalo hunters and offensive sur ,
veying parties"
Rev, ]. A. Anderson, Moderator Of the
last Synod. reported that s. ID. Longheed
regularly appealed to the General Assem-
bly from the decision of the Synod OF Kan |
sas. Rev. j. Lewis reported that the ap- J
peal was not prosecuted before the Gen. .
eral Assembly, and il was ordered that
these reports be entered on the minutes
Of the Synod. Recess till 9p.m &
Op. m. Synod called to order by the =
Moderator. q
The committee on education made re-
port in regard to Highland University,
which was followed by this resolution:
Resolved, That the Board of Trustees Of
Highland University be instructed to IN y
,tifute measures as speedily As possible
bv which permanency OF location and ef-
iciency of building and endowment may T
be secured to the institution.
Rev. +. S. MeCabe offered the following
resolution:
Resolved. That the portion OF Rev. T. =
HIPS report respecting our relations to
eastern churches, in view Of our calami- q
les be referred to special committee 4
consisting of Rev. +. Cooper Il copy Of
whose report was directed 70 De sent 70 |
he secretaries OF the Board OF Home MIS- G
'iOns. =.
Adjourned till So q m. tomorrow.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH.
SYNOD met pursuant to adjournment, at '
,k a. IN, and after spending the usual G
half hour In devotional exercises, was 8
called to order by the Moderator.
On motion five delegates were appointed
from the Synod to meet the Sundayisehool
association ut AtchisOn. The delegates
,hosen were Revs. j. n. Clark, W. N. ]
Page, s. y. st. John, A. II. Lackey and &
Mr.. p. j. Carmichael.
Rev. E. Cooper offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That In view OF the magni-
tude Of the work committed to the Board Z
Of Home Missions and the importance OF
our own land as q means OF {
converting the world, the Synod records 9
It's judgement that the contributions OF
the church at large for home work should
be made, at least, equal TO the amount APP q
propriated to foreign missions.
The committee, 20 whom was referred
the paper on temperance reform, reported
in favor Of such reform, and recommend
ed the friends Of temperance in the State
TO aid and assist this measure by every l
means in their power; and especially does 6
the committee call upon the churches to |
take such measures as shall seem tttest to 1
secure the Punishment Of the wine cup I
and the cure Of the plague OF intemper-
anCe. and the establish ment Of firm tenn .
perance principles among all the people.
Rev, j. H. Clark was appointed the del
egate of the Synod to the proposed con-
vention.
The following ministers were appointed (
an examing committee TO visit Highland
University: e. Cooper, VIM. N. Page, j.
H. Clark. Jas. Lewis, A. H. Laekey.
The clerks Of the Synod were authoriZ-
ed to publish abstracts Of minutes OF the
synod in the papers OF EmpOris.
Recess till . p. III.
Synod, at p. m, was called to order by
the Moderator.
The committee on Freedmen made the
following report:
Resolved, That while We recognize the
embarrassed condition OF the entire benev-
client work of the church. yet We feel, In |
view Of the needs Of this important branch
of christian effort and the evident and
glorious opportunity, presented TO our
ed zeal In its prosecution. And we fur
thermore appeal TO the several churches
within our bounds, though their num-
bers be few and their ability limited to
make at least some contribution for this
cause during the ensuing year.
The committee on the Indian Territory
claims made q report which WaA ordered
to be printed and distributed sepaI ately
from these minutes, and sent 70 the secre-
tarIes OF the different bOardS ofthe church
to chief Ross, and TO the chief OF the
Creek nation, Rev. Sam'l Checote.
The committee ON the narrative Of the |
state OF religion In Kansas, made very |
encouraging and interesting report. Not |
wIthstandIng our calamities during the
past six months, the year has been mark
ed, and the past six months no less than
the former part OF the year, by steady
increase Of interest in religi on The
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