The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-08
THE SYNOD WAS CONSTITUTED


wears standing, whose fidelity had been
proved by his works.
Mr.. Wilson urged that lie was unwell.
and begged that his name be withdrawn !;
but he received large vote.
Mr.. Richardson was elected bya majority
OF nine votes and took the chair.
The temporary clerks elected were Rev.
s. y. Stricken aud Ruling Elder II. G. Hal
laday mot J. j., rs written last night, OF
Rapidan. Orange county.
DR.. Bullock announced that Rev. DR..
Hose. OF Richmond, would preach at $50
o'clock "Wednesday night.
Synod adjourned about 10 O'Clock.
Second Day.
WEDNESDAY. November :, 1877.
synod convened 1t 81 \. N. New
members who had arrived were enrolled,
and the number present to-day cannot be
much less than 100.
Until haf-past Synod was engaged in
receiving the records and reports OF Pres
bvtcricS, ovcrtureS, and other cOmmunica-
tons, which were Scyerally referred to the
standing committees that were announced
BY the Moderator. or to special committees
when necessary.
THE APPEAL OF DR.. L. 7. BAIRD
from the action OF East Hanover Presby
terry in his case was read. DR.. Baird stated
in his appeal that he had been deposed from
the ministry and suspended from the COM
munion Of the Church, and protested against
the sentence on the following grounds,
which, having been previously published,
need not be mentioned ut length:
l.. That the court was composed OF per-
sons who were parties to the trial.
= That his paper, addressed TO the Ires-
bvtery. had been written by him in state
OF great mental distraction, and had been so
misunderstood and misintcrprctcd as to do
him great injustice.
3. That the charges were ambiguous, mis-
leading, and insufficient.
4. The proceedings throughout were un-
constitutional.
5. That the testimony OF witness cogni-
zant OF important facts was not taken, and
the evidence was hearSay.
&. That the sentence was unjust and I'M
constitutional.
Z. That i long ministry in the Church
and his devotion to its service entitled him
10 relief from a Judgment which tended TO
his utter destruction.
DR.. s. J. Baird rose in Synod and asked
leave TO withdraw his complaint in behalf
OF Dr. L. r. Baird, which had been pre-
scented to the General Assembly and referred
back TO this court. lie said that the only
purpose OF that complaint was to protect
DR.. +. II. Baird's case in his absence, and
tina. rs Or. L. r. Baird was now present it
was desired that his case should be pre-
scnted to the Synod on his appeal only.
Leave was granted to withdraw the COM
plant; and then the appeal was referred to
the judicial Committee, which Is consti-
tuted rs follows: Rev. J. 4. Lefevrc, D.
D.. Rev. W. I. Hail. d. D.; Judge +. \.
Watkins, Farmylle; Hon. Isaac ID. Jones,
OF Baltimore; D. A. Sinclair, OF Wvthc-
vile.
The following are the chairmcn of the
other
STANDING COMMITTEES.
| omit the other names:
Bills and Oyertures-Dr. IL. Z. AleXan-
der.
Union Theological Seminary-Dr. D. L.
Ewing.
Minutes Of General Assembly-Rev. D.
W. Shanks.
Narrative--Dr. Alexander Martin.
Systematic Bcneyolence-ReY. IL. a.
Brown.
Finance-Rev. j. d. Thomas.
Records OF Synod-Rey. 2. y. Price.
Devotional EXercises-Dr. J. J. Bullock.
Leave OF A bsence-A. {. Hopkins. ~
Records of Abingdon Presbytcry-Dr.
Atkinson.
Records OF Chesapeake Presbytery-Dr.
Pryor.
Records OF East Hanover Presbytery-
DR.. Graham.
Records of West Hanover Presbytery-
DR.. II. B. White.
Records OF Greenbricr Prcsbytcry-Rc
W. y. Scott.
Records of Lexington Presbytery-Rev.
{. NJ. Campbell.
Records OF Montgomery Prcsbytery-
Rev. J. A. Scott
Records Of Roanoke Presbytery-Dr. S.
II. Houston.
Records OF Winchester Presbytery-
Z. Fletcher.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The Presbytery OF Chesapeake, through
DR.. Murkland, asked leave to retain its re-
cords and its narrative until tomorrow
which was granted. -. . I'll.
The stated clerk OF Montgomery Presby-
terry presented the overture OF that court
for division OF Synod; which was read.
Rev. A. w. Pitzer recommended the re-
ference OF this overture to committee OF
one from each Presbytery, with Rev. d. w.
Shanks as chairman.
The Moderator inquired IL there were
overtures from other Presbyteries on this
subject. < "@
Rev. 4. ii. Barnett read an overture from
Abingdon Presbytery asking that Synod be
divided into two or three Synods, and ex-
pressing q preference for three.
Rev. John Calvin Brown presented pa
per from Greenbrier Presbytery asking Sy.
nod to refer this subject to committee Of
two from each Presbytery: to consider
whether q division is necessary, and, ii so.
that it be consummated without regard to
presbyterian bounds. r.,..,,...,s ..,..,s
Rev. II. A. Brown stated that Roanoke
Iresbytery had so far coneurred In the