Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-10
PREsBYTERIANS IN COUNCIL
Proceedings Of synod Of Tenuesree 81
New Market.
New MARKET, TENT, Nov 4, 1875.

The Synod OF Tennessee met at this
place, aud was opened last evening by
an excellent sermon from Rev. p. ID.
Cowan, the retiring Moderator, In the
course OF which, In very touching
manner, he referred to the death of
Rev. Isaac A. Martin, one OF the
youngest members OF the Synod. Az
ter the sermon the Synod was called
to order, aud Rev. VIM. Aiken, of
Knoxville, was elected Moderator, and
Rev. Donald Mcdonald, ~ Blount
couIry, temporary CLERK. There was
small attendance last night, but this
morning 1t was reasonably full.
Among the visitors invited to sit as
col sponding members of this body
this morning is, Rev. J. G.. Monfort,
ID. D., of the Synod of Cincinnati, ed
itor of the Herald and Presbyter, one
of the abltest and most progressive pa
peers published in connection with the
Presbyterian Church. DIR. Monfort
preasbed to-day.
The committee on publication re-
ported pending which resolutions
were adopted, recommending the
patronage of the Board Of Publication
Of the Presbyterian Church, at Phila-
delphia.
Fixing place for the next meet
ing of the Synod, Greeneville, Mary
vile and Rogersville were placed in
nomination, when the roll being called
Greenevile receiving the largest uum-
Der of votes was declared To be the
place of next meeting, ON the first
Thursday preceding he last full moon
in October.
The Synod concluded its session this
afternoon by devoLing half hour to
prayer for the success of Moody and
Sankey at Brooklyn.
Tomorrow morning one hour is TO
be devoted in devotional exercises for
an outpouring of the spirit within the
bounds of the Synod-Eas Tennessee.
Several lady delegates to the Ladies'
Synodical Missionary Society are in
attendance, and on Friday evening an
address is expected by Mrs. Rhea.
New Markets. one of East Tennes-
sees pleasantest villages-the citizens
meeting the members OF the body with
such hospitality that the session of
1875 will afford a bright place in the
memory of those present. W.
NEW MARKET, Nov. 5, 1875.
An hour was devoted TO prayer for
revival of religion in the churches
of East Tennessee at the opening of
Synod this morning..
Rev. II. !. Lamar, submitted a report
of Maryville College, which was ac-
cepted and ordered TO be spread on the
/ records.
The question of Synodical paper
| was taken up, when Rev. i. ID. Cowan
made II statement, showing why he
had given up the publication of the
Tennessee Pfesbyter, and made ar
rangements with the Herald and Pres
byter to supply the place of bis paper.
DIR. MOnfort, of the Herald ami Pres
byter followed, stating that he regard
ed it in very bad taste for newspaper
TO be filled with extracts from letters,
showing how ably it was conducted,
and valuable it was, that such, things
had happened and few times in his
absence, but that he disallowed It. and
would not admit such publications, but
allowed the readers to Judge for them
selves. He stated that he had always
had deep interest in East Tennessee,
more particularly because in 1925, he
was converted under the preaching of
DR.. +. A. Ross and Rev. James Gala
her, who held revival meetings where
was then, a wild young man, but was
brought under the influence of the
Gospel, at one of their meetings.
Resolutions were adopted recon-
mending the Herald and Presbyter to
the families OF the churches in con
nection with Synod. H".'
The report of the Committee on Ed
ucation was submitted, and approved,
and resolution passed pledging an
effort on The part of ministers to secure
an annual contribution for this object.
From the report it appeared that a
small majority of the churches had
contributed nothing to the cause of ed
ucation.
The Committee on Home and For
eign Missions and Freedmen submit
ted their reports jointly, and further
discussion was postponed until to-
morrow morning.
The night session was given up to
the Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society, and an address
from Mrs. Rhea, the widow of East
Tennessee's Missionary who died In
Persia.
The report of this the third annual
session of the Women's Synodical
Missionary Society was read, from
which it appeared there are In it's con-
nection eighteen auxiliary societies, of
these three sent no reports. During
the past year they had contributed
$407S7, and they had elected Rev. p.
ID. COwan to deliver their annual adj
dress. .t..
While Mrs. Rhea was speaking the
thought forced itself upon the mind:
What would the accusers of Theodore
Cuyler, of a few years ago do, were
they present to hear this genuine Pres
byterian woman talk in public? And
were forced to the conclusion that if
they, or any others so radically ops
posed to women appearing in public,
would only listen a few moments
would have been forced to hang their
heads from shame. The beauties of
gospel truths and triumphs of foreign
missionary labors, as well as its trials
and struggles, were presented in such
a f0rcible, yet humble and sweet way
as we never heard before, disapprov-
ing at The same time in unmistakable
language, this Victoria Woodruff Wo-
mems Rights movement.
W.
New MARKET, TENN,
November 6, 1875.
The Synod, this morning, resumed