The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-05
COMMITTEE REP NRTS.

(P.) The committee on the records OF
West Texas Presbytery recommends
the approval of those records, with the
following exceptions; That In two in
stances It il recorded that the princi-
pal elder was enrolled ny u member
Of the body, and afterwards the alter
nate allowed to come in and take his
seat. That u candidate for the minis
Try Is supplying church under direc-
tions of committee ON Presbyterian
Missions.
H.. BOUDE, Chairman.
Resolution of Rev. J. =. Moore
(R) WHEREAS, Ii IL II fact that many
OF our fair associations, instituted for
. promoting the agricultural, mechanical
and fine arts, have been perverted from
their original design, and have become
promoters of gambling, drunkenness
and dissipation:
HcSoiced, That this Synod warns It's
ministers, elders and people not to aid
or encourage these associations by their
presence or support 80 long as they
shall permit sucn abuses under their
auspices. That the interests OF society
and public virtue, AZ well as OF
religion, demand that we should not
bid them God-speed 80 long as thus
abused, lest we become partakers Of
their evil deeds
(S). WHEREAS, In the discussion of
evangelistic work in the bounds Of this
Synod in the interlocutory meeting
held last night by those who had been
engaged in this work especially, IL was
manifest that great work is before
the Presby terrain church In Texas.
Ministers are therefore urged TO give
their whole tune to the ministry.
That where stated supplies or pastors
preach to churches once u month, they
be urged to spend several days each
month in preaching, visiting the
members, and holding prayer meet.
ings; that our elders be especially and
emphatically urged to give more earn
est heed to the ilocks over which they
are made overseers, holding prayer
meetings, visiting the flock, reading
sermons, conducting bible readings,
and in every way working to keep up
the spiritual life of the church; that
our presbyteries be urged to use every
effort TO supply all our churches with
stated preaching, to send the gos-
pei into the destitute places, and espe-
| cially into those p rts where the tide
of emigration is now settling, and to
this end, that the wants OF this vast
reign be brought prominently before
| the whole church.
CARLISLE =. b. MARTIN.
(T). The following is synopsis OF
the committee on systematic benev0-
lence. The East Texas, Central Tex
as and West Texas presbyteries report,
but the Brazos presbytery does not.
The amount contributed to the be-
nevolent causes of the church by the
West Texas presbytery, was 81 ,592 10;
by the East Texas presbytery, $3.50,
eighteen churches contributing moth
ing; by the Central Texas presbytery,
$3.50, three churches contributing
nothing There is evidently falling
Off from the contributions of former
years. The churches are poor, but II
properly encouraged they can do bet
ter. it il time that every minister
and elder in the Synod should awake
to the Importance of this question, and
arouse the churches to the worship of
God with their substance. The publi-
cation of the resolutions OF the Synod
of 1874 Is recommended.
RH. BYARs.
| (U.) Resolved, That this Synod has
heard with much pleasure the lucid
and satisfactory statement made oy
the Rev. J. n. Waddell, ID. d., OF the
principles on which the work OF the
executive COMM tee Of education IL
conducted. That we recommend tnat
committee of three be appointed 10
have charge of our work IN AIDING 10
educate colored ministers, whose CHAIR
. man sha be the organ OF communica'
3 ton between our churches and Rev.
/ C. A. Stillman, ID. d., who has charge
!, of that work. That our ministers bt
/ directed to represent to parents thu
h duty and privilege of consecrating thei
!, sons to the sacred office of the min
9 istry.
il The appointments of the Synod 70
n Sunday are, at the First Presbyterian
}. church, Rev. J. N. Waddell, ID. D., o
Q IL a. M; conn union service. Rev
/. r. ii. Byars will administer the breat
9 Rev, r. F. Bunting, d. D., will admir-