The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-04

power TO remove member from the com.
muuion when they and the whole cornmu.
nifty were Ratissied he ought not to DO IN it,
RI the position here maintained be true, ttlen
the Church court ID the only body that can a !.
not exercise common sense 10 doing H " 3.
manitestIs ought 10 be done. Il !.
J,5B.f I. Logan, esq, objected TO the TORN
Of the resolution because L eyaded tne point.
The minority report did not decide sne
niIestion or approval or disapproyal Of tbe
| sso,Ysse II the Presbytery, but simrly left
Dr. Rnffner nndisturbed Id the position
| r,rer him by the act OF bis Presby sery. s.
| Rev. Il. %. Bell said the two reports Were
mot Inconsistent. He could vote tloT both.
The first resolution of the minority report,
(which atates that we viii not disturb the
aciion OF the PresSyterys and zthe9 second,
I . hich oyeriurcs the General Assembly, were
| not inconsistent With disappearing the re
cords Of, |, Lexington Pre- sbStery.
Rev ymes Murray member or Lexipg.
too Presby ters, slid he was proyIdentially
absent from the me, ting OF bis Presbytery
when this case was before ~. He would now
join the one msmber Of The Pfesbytery who
had opposed its actor gttI k5sa.-. ssf';:.
Reg. Enoch Thomss said It the Synod
should cetsure the PfesSp tery of Lexington
now, it willcensuse ITSELF In the cease o., 4.
RI Eowison and others he SAME course was
taken, and the Synod approved 1t. II there
had been censure' at the outset there Wonid
have been no other case. Our fathers en-
dorsed this course. WeGtwill ceusure them
Ii we now condemn the act OF the Presby'
terry. If the Presbytery' act was uncoDsti.
tutional It was null and void, and DR.. Kun.
per is still Ia his office, ard should be re-
CURED to. discharge its duties. Let the
synod be consistent. 80. = -;
+. Rev.,Dr Pryor alluded to the argument
10 favor Of LeXir gton Presbytery that Dao
been adduced from the fac! that slnIiar acts
Tor this Presbytery. in the past bad gene un'
.eproved. He would quote the Scripture:
The times OF this ignorance God WlnRea
at, but now cemmandeth all mrn to repent
BE added that this was The onls Presbytery
In the Synod that has pursued sncf course.
The Rev. DR.. Brown cslfsd DR.. Pryor's
attention to the fact that bis own PresDstte i,y
east ,Hanover) had done the same thing =
few years sfuce. t., 5; ,'.s,& e,rag, ns:s.a'.
Rev. j. ID. Thomas explained tfat,he pro-
posed criticism of the action of the Presby.
tery WAS Rot properly censure.
| Rev. L. W. X. Handy, D.. D., said the
report of The committee which the maj 7rity
report proposed to approve, said that The &C
ton OF the Presbytery Was" pl4inly" In
opposition to the rules and practices OF the
Church. The present difference Of senti
neut shows thet this is not ''plainly" the
opinion Of the Church. b a1t' ast.-E 81
r., DR.. Handy's was the last speech made on
4 this question, that had occupied so much o.
the Synods time. -, I'LL FL ia tn =
The tediun Of this protracted discussion
was relieved by many passes of pleasantly
land much Sparkling Wit, oil Of which We
have teen compelled to omit from want o.
After public worship the Synod, which
had held It's sessions in The basement during
the service, repaired to the main audience
room or the church, and heard DR.. Dabney's
address in behalf Of the cause of education
At the close of this address, about 10 P. NJ.
the Rev. DR.. Lefeyre said it had been his
purpose to answer some Of the speeches
made on the question before the Synod, but
be would forego that pleasure and allow the
| question,to so to vote. 9n' 80, 800
| The ayes and noes were called on the firsi
resolution or, the substitute, and it was LOST
by vote Of rs ayes to SO noes. ...-s
There had been present during the sessions
about one hundred and eighty members
This vote, as well as the report Of the Com
mittee on Leave OF Absence, afterwards
brought in. showed that large number had
left before the closing session.
The second resolution Of the substitute
was then laid on the table, and the m ,jofitJ
report, having been amended by striking ou
the word plainly" In the report of the
Conn itteeJ on the Records Of Lsxingtor
Presb5tery, was adopted.
3, The Rev. E. Thomas, on behalf Of hitbsel
and others, gave notice of his intention &c
bring complaint before the General Assem-
bly, against this action Of the Synod. Where
upon tbeRcv. Drs. Pryor and Lefevre were
apponted,a committee TO defend the actor
Of the Synod when such complaint shoulC
be made. ~.
l. ,s..l EDUCATION.
After public worship closed in the CHURCH
the Synod heard DR.. 4. L. Da bney in behal
Of the cause of education. He presented
this cause ct the request of the Secretary o
Education, Rev. j. n. Waddel, D. D. Ht
would say, in COMMUNICATION Of Mr.. Wad
del, that in quiet, modest way be haG
shown himself competent for the emergency
10 which be found himself in undertaking
this work. He bad to begin with debt, ye
now this debt bad been discharged. DR.
Waddel had difficulty, too, in the fact tina
this cause was not so popular with the
Church us others the churches gave less &c
it than to other objects of beneroence.
DR.. Dabney met the objection that was be.
ginning again 10 be raised in the Church, that
beneficiary education led to spirit of de.
Spondercy. He had compared by an exam.
nation of the records of the seminary those
who supported themselves and those who
were aided. The result Of the summation
showed that there was not an appreciable
difference between the two classes. He was
glad 10 say that in our Church the eandi.
dates had not shown any deeterious irfiu-
ence from the system of beneficiary e6nca.
ton. DR.. Waddel had informed him bat
there would be more candidates than there
had been calling for aid, and the committee
| could not bear its burden unless this Synod
would sustain il.
he urged that the members of the Synod
| see that this cause be not neglected in their
churches. He would recommend that those
who had the means should select and aid
some personal friend seeking 70 Ter the
ministry. There was no money that could
be planted by the hand Of benevolence so
fruitful as this. He hoped the time would
come when every ) Dung man seeking this
work would hsye frieods to prefer promptly
the needed aid. .rs ~ <sS a., ,<i''
At the close of DR.. Dabney's remarks
DR.. Pryor proposed, and, it was adop!ed
by the Synod, that DR.. Dabuey be requested
10 prepare a minute On this suffice,
| and present it at the present meeting; and
also that o committee Of three, with DR.;
Dabney as chairman, be appointed to send 8
circular on this subject to the churches.
Committee I: Rav. B. L. Dahney, D. D., Rev,
JIM. z. Atkinson, D. D., and Elder j. T.
/ NOR