The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-07

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that Church that the transfer shollla s Mks /
piace. DIR. Pitzer gave g statement :, o. iacss
ennneetad with the history Oh The Churcn. |
ae sa;f Chat the Union Church came before |
n. ey dressing IFS decided conviction that
ito best interests would be promoted by tue
transfer. and therefore 1t was simply
question for the Synod TO net IN It's WIS
dom. synod was fully competent 10 de-
eide the whole question, aud he Inr one was
willing TO abide the decision. DR.. Buiiock
said mat the Church was harmonious ana
IN its views, and was Wiling 10
submit TO the action OF Synod. The whole
matter was in the interests OF peace. VI.
BROWN said he wished TO understand the
whole matter. All he wanted was that the
resolution should be SO amended as that
simply the boundary line between Chesa-
1,caks and MARYLAND be DETECTED to include
the Union church. The report OF the COM
mittcc was recommitted.
The question OF division was taken up.
DIR, Armstrong moved sn amendment 70 the
report OF the committee OF last SYNOD. ne
moved that the first recommendation De
stricken out--viz., that the synod be di-
yideG by north and south line. Adopted
Recess till after public worship. keV.
". w, Houston preached an excellent dis-
course on the text: One faith."
The SYNOD now resumed business Ihe
question before Synod now was to strike
out the second proposition Of the commit
ire. which is TO di vide by an east anu west
lire. ,;,,;ao
The third proposition Is now to DIVIDE
into three parts. A commlttee o, tlIi %
from each Presbvfery in the syaou; M Gon.-
posed of Greenbrter, Lexington anu Ia
tol RI fill the tslAnk. de-
ssgnatinr the narre. The same rule was
adonted as TO the Synod composed OF the
Presbyteries of Abingdon, Montgomery,
and Roanoke.
The debate Dony opened on the man
question Oh division. DR.. Read, OF Rich
eopd, began the discussion OIL the neGa-
tiye. He said nIEach was in name. III we
divide, then we hose the glory OF The Ola
rsme. Even the Synod which retains tue
name will be shmn OF all its glory. Stlpdl-
yi.,e,as YOU may, You can't meet the dl1flcul-
ty arising out Of lack OF accommodation.
He entered his solemn protest against disl-
,sien.
DIR. PRYOR then followed on the same side.
He said be wanted always TO say brethren OF
the Synod OF Virginia, and be wanted an
upssiyided Synod extending from Mary!ano
TO Tennessee, from Ohio to North Carolina.
lie awarded to all Desiring the division the
same zeal for the honor Of ChrlSts cause
and Kingdom he claimed for himself. This
SYNOD is too small to decide so momentous
a question. He only wished to give ms
own reasons for opposing division. The
question was settled against division
at Fredericksburg. Now it is revived n@aln.
He alluded to the distance travelled IN reach
ing SYNOD, and the expense incurred. Now,
why not travel as we once did, and then
we could travel c6eaplys Its Just matter
OF choice. The same amount OF travel VIII
have to be done. In replying to the oD-
lection that the body was two large 1or ln-
dicial action, he said that we had never
failed vet ia doing our duty, and it Will be
time TO complain when we are recreant.
Every one has had full chance to learn
everything about every question that has
ever arisen. We have no gaS-law IN
the SYNOD OF Virginia. He refuteu
the idea that small bodies are the most e1h-
Gent. Some say it is mere matter OF SEN
timent. I own that I love TO meet the
brethren. II we divide I may never meet
YOU again. Don't dismembcr the dear old
mother. He closed with" an earnest appeal
to stop the mad work of division.
Kew. w. w. Houston moved substitute
remanding the question to the PresoYte-
ries.
SYNOD adjourned to meet at q O'Clock.
Closed with prayer by Dr.. Bullock.
d. B. Z.