Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-11-11


graphed the members of the bar at this place
that he will not hold term Of the Circuit
Court for this county on the 10th instant,
(uext Tuesday, as was announced at the ad-
journment Of the recent term of the Court of
General Sessions.
LOCAL DOTS.
Col. John M. White, Of Fort Mill, was
married to Miss Addie E. Allison, at Concord,
N. c., on the 2Sth ultimo.
Robert R. Hemphill, ESQ.,, editor Of the
Abbevile Medium, has been elected an honor
ary member of the Micah Jenkins Debating
Society, Kings Mountain Military School
GIN-HOUsE BURNT.
On Wednesday of last week, the gin.hQuse
of Joab Price, on the lands belonging to the
estate of R. G. McCsw, near Thornes Ferry,
in this county, was burnt, the fire originating
from singular and unfortunate mistake of
one of the operatives in the building. A
board connected with the hopper of one Of
the gins being loose, the son of Mr.. Price de-
termined to con6ne it to its proper place with
nail, but in his haste drew from his pocket
instead of nail as he supposed-a friction
match, which he struck with his hammer, and
from theigntion of the match the lint caught
on fire, the flames spreading so rapidly that
they could not be extinguished. Besides the
buildings, there we're also burnt three gins, a
screw, a wheat fan, 9 bales of cotton and 1900
pounds of cotton seed.
SYNOD OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Synod of South Carolina convened,
according to adjournment, in the Presbyte"
rian Church in Yorlvile on Thursday morn
ing last, and was opened with an able and
excellent sermon by the retiring Moderator,
the Rev. E. H. Buist, of Cheraw. Forty
nine ministers and forty.two ruling elders
ninety.one members in all-were enrolled du-
ring the sessions of the body. There were
present, also, the ReT. DR.. Waddell, of Men,
phis Revs M. HI. Houston, of China; j. B.
Mack, T. P. johnson, S. Taylor Martin Prof.
A. D. Hepburn, Of North Carolina; D. A.
Todd, of Mississippi; R. Latham, of the A..
R. Church; and J. w. Dickson, of the M.
E. Church, who were invited to sit as cores
ponding members.
To the Rev. Thomas H. Law, stated clerk
to the Synod, we are indebted for the follow
ing summary of the proceedings:
The Synod was organized by the election
of the Rev. r. H. Reid, of Spartanburg
county, as Moderator, Rev. T. H. Law, of
Spartanburg G. H., Temporary Clerk, and j..
T. Hay, of Camden, Assistant Clerk. Sub
sequently the Rev. T. H. Law was elected
| stated Clerk, to iii the vacancy caused BY
the death of the Rev. VIM. Banks.
Three ministers were reported as having,
died since the last meeting, viz. Rev. VIM,
Banks, Rev. w. States Lee and Rev. Gilbert
Morgan, D. D. Committees were appointed,
who prepared and brought in suitable min.
utes commemorative of these brethren.
A committee, appointed at the last meeting
to consider and report upon the readjustmenr
of the boundaries Of the Presbytery compo-
sing the Synod, presented a report recon-
mending that the Synod be divided into six
Presbyteries, viz. l. Presbytery of South
Carolina, composed of the churches in the
counties of Oconee, Pickens, Anderson and
Abbeville. 2. Presbytery of Enoree, consist.
ing of churches in the counties of Greenville,
Spartanburg, Union, Laurens and Newberry.
3. Presbytery of Bethel, consisting of church
es in York, Chester and Lancaster counties.
4. Presbytery of Columbia, composed of
churches in Fairfield, Kershaw, Richland,
Lexington, Orangeburg, Barnwell, Edge6eld
and Aiken counties. 5. Presbytery of Har-
mony, consisting of churches in Chesterfield,
Darlington, Sumter, Clarendon and Marl-
boro counties. 6. Presbytery of Charleston,
composed of churches in Beaufort, Coleton,
Charleston, Georgetown, Williamsburg, Ma
rion and Horny counties. 1t was ordered
that this paper should be published, and the
attention of the Presbyteries was specially
called to it, and the consideration Of the mat
ter was postponed until the next meeting of
Synod.
The claims of the Theological Seminary at
Columbia were presented in an address from
the Board of Directors. Resolutions sustain.
ing the Institution and providing for the rails
ing of additional funds to meet its expenses,
through an assessment on the Presbyteries,
were adopted. And by rising vote, the
Synod coucurred with the Board in urging
the Rev. Dr. Girardeau to reconsider his de-
clinaton and accept the professorship of
theology, to which he was elected by the last
Assembly.
The Synod also heard addresses from the
Rev. DR.. Waddell, the Assembly's Secretary
of Education, in the interests of the beneficial
ry education of candidates for the ministry;
Rev Prof. Hepburn, Of Davidson College, in
behalf of that Institution and the Rev. W.
p. Jacobs, concerning the Thornwell Orphan
age, of which he is the President.
But perhaps the most interesting exercise
of the whole session was the Missionary meet
ing, held Friday night. The Rev. M. H.
Houston, one of the missionaries of the church
to China, who has returned home for season
to recruit his enfeeblec health, made very
instructive and impressive address, which was
followed by stirring addresses from the Rev.
Drs. Plumer and Girardeau and Mr.. Lindsay.
A collection was taken up, amounting to
$1370O.
Quite an animated discussion sprang up in
regard to Sabbath-schools, upon the consid-
GRAFTON of an overture from one Of the Pres-
byteries. requesting the appointment Of Syn
odical Sabbath.sohool Convention. The mat
ter was postponed until the next meeting, and
special hour appointed for its consideration.
There was preaching, morning and night