Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-07
First Dan.

heV. VI. d. OIliChItI, teWpuio'J oS,
the minutes OF last night session oil the Synod
which were approved.
The following additional members reported
their names to the clerk:
Ministers-P. 2. Flournoy, John Layburn.
NJ. Nj. Woods, j. NJ Rose, e. d. Arnsrong,
NJ, H. Bttinger, e. S. NJ. Lac. j W. Bes,
borough, r. Mc[iwaioe and W. A. Crawford.
Eders--S. D. Grey, c. ID. Ball, VIM. Snow
den, w. II. Burroughs, ". D. Tappey, IL: Y.
Neimayer, w. NJ. Fleming, COL }. :. il. Pres
ton, r. Russell, Il. Il. Ballard, ". :. FrlcId
and Cleon Moore.
The Moderator then annourced tn" stand'ns
committees cf the Synod.
DR.. Murkland asked permission to keep pos.
session Ct the minutes o! the Preshytcry Of
Chesapeake fora day or two longer, as They
had not been completed, and WAS informed by
the Moderator that whcn The records we're e al
ed for it would then be time to make the re-
quest ..sy
Ogerturcs from Montgomery. Greenhrrr.
Roanoke and Abingdon Prcsbytrrics were pre-.
sented, and after much discussion as TO whether
the papers should be referred to special com-
mitlec, or whether they should 90 to Illa :esn.
lar committee, they were referred to a Sp clal
committee Of one from, each l'rrshytrry by a
vote OF II to Gj.
The Moderator then appointed is III" c'ln-
mittcc the following:
w. V. Wilson, W. D,nwidiie, Robert OlIj,
A. &. Grannon, d. W. Shanks, j. Murray,
W. s. Friend, Lloyd logan and s. Il. llcus
ton.
The following ministers were Invited 10 1T
as corresponding member Of the Synod &: Kew.
DR.. j. N. Waddell, of the Synod OF Memphis /;
Rev. Thomas Niveu, q the Presbytery Of " est
Chester, New York; Rev. Drs. Willis Blttngcr
Chester, and Rlv. L9rcLU WcstcDt AID Rev.
D. II. Riddle, Of the Synod Of Baltimore.
| (Norlhern church, 49,.
A complaint was received from the prcsby
tcry of Chesapeake to the effect Tia! the assess
mcnt on that Prcsbytery is too large aud not in
PROMOTION to the assessments on other HreSby
tcries. Referred to the committee on finance.
The Synod resolved to consider the SUBJECT
| of sustcntatioo today at !! p. ID; the subject
of education Thursday at 10 a. ~, and the
subject of foreign missions, Thursday night al
II D. ID. Dr. McIlwain is expected to be the
| first speaker % sustenlaloD; DR.. y. y. " az
| dell, Ct Memphis, on oducatioG, ard DR.. j. i.
| Wilson, of Baltimore, 90 foreign missions.
| An appeal was received from the lev. Df.
| e. II. Baird against the action Of East Hanover
| Presbytery leposing him from the ministry and
suspcndug him from the communion OF the
church. The appeal WAS referred to the judi
| cal committee.
DR.. Samuel J, Baird was granted leave to
withdraw his complaint to the General Assem-
bly,, referred back 10 this bOly. Dr.. Baird n
presenting his request to be allowed to with
draw this paper said that it Was presented to
the assembly only becau5a the above DR.. f. ):
| Baird rendered such course necessary, and
that Dr.. H. r. Baird being now Prescott il va:
desired that his case be tried On his #rpea
only.
The narratives Of the state OF religion 10 The
| several PrestycrlcS were read To % attentive
house. ..
Reports or systematic bencvolenrr anl IL
cords Of Presbyteries were handed III.
The request Of DR.. Murklsnd 10 alIr" the
Presbyeiy of Chesapeake to hold rs lccnru
and narrative for tho present, was granted.
The statistical report OF the l'lcs!YtcIy t
San Paulo, Brszil, was read.
A change was made to day 10 the honra o
meeting adopted last night which were lIunc
| to be inconvenient to hOusckccpcrs. HE Sy
nod after to day will meet at >! a. IN. and 81
till | y. H., and then meet at - p. IN. anil 81
till y. u.
Tho Trcasurer's report was read and referred
TO the committee 40 finance. All as*H:snl"nt
had been pau, anu all liap''tir7 'h''' "'H :
balance on hand Of so.
The directors of Union Seminary made lhei
repolt. The whole numbrr oil students las
4 year was e.. There wcre - graduates. i1s
/ The first time ia the history of the institution
there was death among it, students. Iht
| financial condition of the Seminary II good
Written examinations havJ been adopted, anC
lit is thought With success. This report wa
Preferred to the COMMITTEES on Theological Semi
tpary.
A proposition was made hy the Board o
Nrnstecs OF Uoion Seminary, from a rccirnmcn
Ida;iop of the North Carolina Synod, that here
lattG the expenses OF the directors he paid on
of the Seminary funds, instead Of by the ~
mods. This was retired TO the committees Oh
Finance.
Rev. A. T. Hopkins read the report Oh cvaa
pelistic labor. This repor shows considerable
Iprogress made in the Presbytrrica Of Abingdon
ELexiugton and Montgomery. 10 the other
lPresbyterics not much advancement Is reported
la small gain is reported in the number G
Echurches contributing to this cause, AMI ~ th'
amounts given.
/ The report was di.cuss,A by lssv. d. Pryor
land Rev. II. A. Browo.
| Rev. VIM. ii. Matthews WAS not wiling [;
Iimply, AZ be understood the report to do tina
| the Presbyterian Church had not snl'a;'1c nl"r
Ito preach the gospel anywhere.
/ Rev. j. d. Thomas said that he did 90
think that report submitted to TIL" Synod Of
Virginia for it's consideration said in bold Ian
|guage that the Presbyterian Church could 10!
furnish men fully qualified to preach the COS
Incl, and asked the chairman Of the com mitct
to read the language objected to- which being
done, he expressed himself satisfied with tbs
wording of the report.
Rev. MI. Walker said that Mcssrs. Matthew:
and Thomas had said that the Presbyterian
Church could furnish men qualified to prcac!
the gospel anywhere; he would like to be fur
nished with a man that could preach the Cos
pei acceptably in German.
| The report was accepted, and the Moderator
said it was in the hands Of the Synod Tor II:
consideration.
! The Moderator having decided that whcr
the previous question was called it Rns his duty
to put tho question without debate, the de-
csion was appealed from, and after much de-
! hate of q parliamentary character, the appea