Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-09
SYNOD OF VIRGINIA.
AFTERNOON sES<IoN-TEsTEEDAT.

AFTERNOON SES*ION-1EsIE .'pAi.
The SYNOD was called to order yesterday
afternoon at half past three o ciocs oy the MOI
orator.
;njt:ca 90 the religious welfare OF The coioreo
near!a b4i1g resumed.
| lev. Uf. Prestoo spike ID favor q lie II,
por; Of the committee on the CHARACTERIZATION OF
the co!ored peopia, ana said there was Do rea'
s11 WV the Presb5teriao Church should not
.nl,rac. this opportunity for missionary work,
an, tiat theIe was 90 duty that was more
l,iodjnr upon the church than this one-:o
breach the gospt! to the coiored people; It
Was :. debt tia; they owed 10 this people. and
| to ti,;, great bead OF the church 70 put torth
| greater et!tr;S to evaugehze the coIored people
whether they come into the Presbyterian
! Church Or DO, aud there vas 20 duty-notWith'
! Standing they were ready 10 receive help-that
! had been 30 neglected. and be hoped that the
! ministers would press this important matter
upou the attention OF their congregations:
| GA noticn Of Rev. Dir. Bullock the discus
sion o! the report was suspended, aud Rev. Dr..
NILS. @. the Synod Of Baltimore, (NortE5ra
! church, was Introduced to the Synod.
DIR. Wills said that at Ibe session OF the Sy-
! ard of Baltimore. lately held 10 Washington,
Judge Strong. Rev. DR.. Backus. Kew. Dr..
! Spoi:sHood and himself, ware appointed a
/ committee 0 bear he friendly, CHRISTIAN greet
| ir.,S OF that body 70 the Synod OF ilrsloia, but
| all Of tie committee s.Te himSeiE we're prc7en;-
81 from targ present ty reason OF other eDga-
..m@l,s. lie said he felt ike repeallng The
! Ii chi!u<. ''iloal~. home, sweet home; a'so
TIA, l.. did hot see much change 10 tie Synod,
save Iha; il was getting little Older. After me
>urancc o. the kind feelings sotcItaned Tor them
hy If,i, brethren Of thu Synod Of Baltimore,
he clos.,l his neat address by saying that he
h,reui 4 yreat blessing would result from
ih.;c meeting; that prosperity might extend
,nrougE.on, their borders, aud thar the grace,
,rercy and peace Of Christ Jesus might be null
! ti,,iieI unto them.
Tie Moderator responded 10 the address Ct
Dr.. Wells, assuEiog him that the klod feelings
thus expressed BY the Synod OF Baltimore were
! Airi,i; APPRECIATED hy the Synod OF Virginia.
R.r. Mr.. p!lZar said that the Presbytcry ol
Chesapeake had adopted an overture asking
that the rrcshytety b. divided, and that the
| churchts OF Maryland be crcc;cd into a scpcra:e
| PreShytery, under the t.!a 9! frestyteEy Ct
| ilaI,!anI. AMI asked that the overture be
| llacai 10 the hands OF The committee % bills
! and uvc.tuGaS. which Was granted.
| lh. discussion on the report It the c1In[r
lee n the religious weltar&of the eo!otei neo'
! pic Wa- resumed.
H.v. Mr.. Hail opposed the report Oh The
ground that there vas language in the report
thar implied that it belonged to other dan9ml.
naGiona to ceaDgc2a the coorei people. lie
| said .ili here ere NV tw0 classes among that
r.c1-onr incilnal TO ianat!clsm and the other
- nlGGc >5bcG and mildar lartns OF religion
| nii lhr latter Gas, preferred the Presbyterian
Church, and he objected to any language that
uoui Imply the turning OF this work Of eVaDgs.
| I,z.ng the e,inrai race ovar to other churches.
IL. pAbney opposed tha report, AID
c-prcia!ly tie latter clause, recon- mend
i0c The endorsement bg this Synod Of
tie S,ata's primary schools for the coiorel PEG.
.t:,, and Hampton Institute These iOsttu.
tons he said, ware controlled By secular power,
-i,l t wouiI be improper for the Synod to
| take an} action 10 this direction. 10 call the
ai.enrsu 81 the Synod to this pont Was all that
! was necessary.
Col. Preston and DR.. Pryor said they bad 10
| objection to striking out the clause complained
OF, !u; the report Was now out of the hands Of
the committee.
Or. White desired 10 have stricken out Of the
report all TIC language that would imply that
| the Presbyterian Church, the grea. buTark OF
| Professionalism, vas not adapted to the e7ange.
| llza.ion ot the co!or=l race. He was unwilling
I, c1n!1s5 hat toe church was lot able to edu-
cate the regro, and that II was anterior, o ths
respect Ia other denominations. 1t was thouR Gt
! b. some that because the ministry OF the Pies
| byteriau Church was On educated ministry It
yas nJt suited 10 the masses, whereas he con.
tcpIel that the more man HDtW the better
| Qu2iGed he was 10 teach the unlettered.
| Dr.. SG0th SAID be did not sympathlze with
tie discussion, aud he saw the whole difficulty,
but notwith sta1diog the report was perfectly
plain 10 him, h, wou!i move that 1t be recon-
United 10 the committee. 10 order that after
hearing The discussion they may correct the
! language complained OF.
The report was then recommltteI.
Ky. llr Sharks Appealed from the decision
f Tic Moderator. ruliog him out OF order 10
presenting the report Of the committee on the
| lri-i0n OF the Synod, which had been read at
| he ,1oraDc session but 60; received.
The decision Ct the Moderator was sustained.
The rcngr, Of the committee o.. 1.-The method
Of lhcoiogica cducalon was then presented and
raceised, recommending longer sessions at the
:. u1ioary AID shorter vacations for resting: a!so
| that in no case shall candidate pass to
! higher grade OF study until be shall stand a
craiiabc examination, aud that failure to
pass an EXAMINATION in all bis studies at the
seminar; sh7u'd be sufhcie0t warrant to with.
hold his liccnsurc.
The report vas discussed ty COL Preston for
| and Dr. Dlbnry against, and, 90 motion OF
| Rev. Mr. Watkins, placed 90 the docket.
Rev. Dr. Bullock. from the committee on dc
votioosl exercises, presented the report OF the
committee IS follows:
APPOINTMENTS FOR SUNDAY SERVICES.
For NJ +. Church South, Rev. +. 7. Null
Tally, d. D., q. N; Rev. t. d. Witherspoon,
| u. d.. =. In.
| NJ. +. Church, Rev. G. d. Armstrong, D.
D., a. H.; Rev. Alex. Martin, D. D., p. n.
NJ. =. Church. Rev. J. r. Bowman, D. D.,
4. m; Rev. u. W. Finley, y. N.
Uoioo Presbyterian Church, Rev. W. T.
Richardson, =. m; l;-y. Robert l.. paboey,
| ID. D., p. m.
Second Presbyterian Church. Rev. T. d.
Wihcrspoon, ID. d., a. M; Rev. NJ. ID. Hoge,
ID. d., p. ID.
Wharf Mission Chapel Rev. William ".
Scott, p. n.
Methodist, (eolored,) Rev. j. NJ. Clymer,
4. H.; Rev. S. W. Watkins. p. N.