Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-10

the character OF iye OF six crlsiiar seotica,en.
Gcv Msrye then spoke Of the christian caar,
acter OF Rev. Drs. Bronp, Read. ll0ge ausi
judges Ould and Wexford, and said those gen.
tleman occupied such heights Of christian
eEnlncucc That tiIaic reputation e3u4 oct
be furnished By su:t shafts a. were huii
ed at them last night. lie reviewed ani cJl'',
mented at leugth on the statements made by
Dr. Baird las. nigh AID said how dlitcrcut
was the statement made last night IN splrlt ~
that first submitted by him. III The Inst G0c
be takes the hame upon himself and IN he
second one he tries TO shit It upon Seine one
| else. lie discussed the poiut made By DR.. Bard
| that the members Of the Prteoytc1y that tired
| him were permitted to testify against hiru, and
said did not civil courts ottcn take .iuryucn
from the box to testify, aud va, il TO he sup.
| posed that christian cDuri, H.:G,C vi c! j!
was to learn the truth, would narFoW lis Ly.s!l
CATION down to pont that it you'd Be jnlno3-
sible to get at that truth. lie coud not under
stand what Dr.. Baird mealt by arraiguug Tie
gentlemen OF the committee. unless hc mcant
| TO ccnsurG them Tor not treating his monthly
exhibits % false. He cJnlcudtl, aud proceeded
to show from the book Of discipline, lh"t the
| PreSbytery was perfectly comi.ot1nt 10 try De.
Baird on the paper presented by him, but h@
| Ira5kly admitted that there WAS ground for
doubt, whether DR.. Baird did or did not iatan
that they should 30 outside 81 that Paper, aAG
there being that doubt, li,atc had rcv.E been
moment that the l'rrsE'yt":y Wa n0i wiling
to give him The benefit a! It, Evv. Alarrr til3i,
discussed the merits 81 tlir na-1 reviewing ai!
the Transactions between DR.. Baird AID tic
committee, aud ia speaking of Dr.. B:irl's tx-
plana'irn Of how the Accounts cf the COMMITTEES
and his own became cntang led. H. a:k:.I cou
it be immapIned iur y III jncnt that DR.. Ba!ri
could have connlencrd and continued his If.
regular couIsc OF c0biouain. aceouuts Mi>a,
plyiog and m>aprrOprla!luS moneys to Ills own
private uses that belonged 10 The committee
without couceiving the magnitude oi the moral
guilt attached thereto lie vas surprised, he
said, that DR.. Baird, hA educated, the nine
years secretary OF the comnllttcc OF publication,
after, in company with an expert, preparing :
paper in which he con|cs:cs dri.Ica,ion, shou d
come forward and say that his mind was in such
{, morbid state that H.. did no; know what he
was doing. aud state to the Synod thai lie
would not be- surprised if it wa4 found that he
owed the committee nothing. Ia con1iu sion
Gov. Nlarye d:laoded DR.. Pryor, who had been
alluded to by DR.. Baird last risl,t rs expressing
au opinion before he heard The case, aud iad
If DR.. Baird had seen that Venerable Christina
gentle man % the occasion referred Ia h. wuui
ravcr have made that assertion.
The u,!lrcS: Of Gov. Aiaryr occupied ;baut
| two hours and Ealf ia is delivery, clearly and
thoroughly presenting tt1 clar, and although
severe III some points, IT'S spirit Was kind and
| courteous. Notwithstanding lis irngth lr was
attcntvcly lsicne lo Throughout! ~ The large
audience prctcut.
Judge Jones, Of Baltimore, asked consent to
read the following resolutions IN rr:run-h 10 tie
| address Of Rev. DR.. Wills, uI tho Synod ut Bal
linorc:
Whereas, The Synod Of Baltimore at lis late
meeting in Washington city, appointed com
miitce consisting OF the Rev. j. &. Backns, u,
| d., Rev. - Sp1t5w0Dd, u. d., Rev. David
Wills ID. d., and The Hon. William Strong,
charged With the duty al presenting to th' ~.
nod the christian and iratcrnal greetings Of saul
| Synod of Baltimore.
And whereas, The Rev. David Wills, u. d..
| OF said Committee has appeared III person be
| fore this Syuod. and in an address filled with
sentiments OF the IN s. cordial christian regard,
has performed the duty entrusted to The sad
committee by tie said Synod OF BlItucrc,
Therefore it is hereby resolved ~ the synod
Of Virginia:
!. That it highly appreciates the spirit OF
| kindness and christian regard which prompted
the action CT the Synod o. Baltimore; ard
which pervadcd the very accertablc address
with which lis representative has favored u.
and does most cordially rcclproc1tc the SANG;
and that this Synod does hereby Respectfully
request the Rev. David Wills, i. -, 10 convey
to his brethren Of the Synod OF Baltimore the
most cordial chrisliauEgrccI;s OF this Syood,
and to express to that Sync1 orr sincere inter-
est 10 every good work to which God iii Ills
providence may call then.
2. That the stated clerk be, Aid he i, here
! BY, instructed to forward 10 the R2v. David
Wills, ID, an official copy 'l this paper 10
order that he may comniunt.te its coucna 10
the venerable Synod which he has the homer
to represent before the Synod OF Fi!flcia.
| Rev. Dr.. Smith moved that when thG synod
adjourn at 81 o'clock this evening, il be until
O.! 0 clock Monday morning, which was ADOPT.
cd aud the Synod Tccasso1 20 8! o'cloci, his
! afternoon.