The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-16
preahutarians IN. Council.

MARTINS FERRY, W. ucVopeF tVp
Editors Intsllisenssti
According to your request 1 give your
readers, who may be interested in such
matters, abret account Of the proceedings
Of ihs synod Of clsyeland which has Just
closed iaapppal session at St. GlairsvilIc'
Ohio, n .1,pa.ai a,f
The body consists Of all the ministers
and q ruling elder from each church inthe
Prcsbyteries Of Cleveland, Mahouing,
steubenyille amidst Evansville, embracing
thOnortheastern quarter ofthe State ofohio
numbering one hundred and forty+wo
ministers anu one hundred and sixty-threc
churches, and representing twenty thous-
and Ave hundred and forty COMMUNICATE
members. rn,ltI 2Hiuil 7+l
b According tozthe constitution otgthe
Presbyterian Church the Synod Is 4 larger
Presbytery, having general oversight OF
Tho Prcsbyteries within It's bounds and ia
an appellate court in judicial cases that
have been acted uponIby the Presbyteres.
The Synod met this year in the church
Of st Clairsvillc, in accordance with an
ipyiationextepded to.the bodsatSits lest
meeting. There were about one hundred
members present, being considerably less
than the usual number. mo
The opening sermon vas preached on
Friday evening by the retiring Moderator,
Rev. Robert Alexander, pastor sot the
church In which tho meeting WAS held.
Rev. A. NJ. Reid, Ph.D. OF the Steuben.
vile Female Seminary, was chosen Mode
rator, and conducted the proceedings with
wisdom an durbanity.
Rev, Geo, W. Riggle, Of the PresbNory
OF ~Steuhcnville, and Rev. X. Scott, oil
Youngstown, wcre chosen temporary
clerks, The permanent officers Of the
SYNOD are: Rev. Thos. V, Milligan, OF
East Liverpool, stated Clerk; Rev. r. Arm
strong, Of New Athens, Permanent Clerk,
and Rev. Robert Alexander, Treasurer, \
marked feature Of the body was the pres.
enre and active participation in the pro-
ceedincs OF such venerable men Al DR..
Beatty, OF S~teubenville; DR.. Mitchell, Of
Nj Pleasant, and Dr., Az McMasters, OF
Rolanu. ~ HfUsIgE -#lh'Ifsf flNh !,
The sessions Of Saturday were occupied
mostly with the routine business OF the
Synod.
toned with interest to the discussion otthe
work Of missions and education.
Rev. Or. Irving, OF New York city, one
oflhe Secretaries OF tho Board OF Foreign
Missions, addressed tho synod in behalf OF
that important interest, Able addresses
werc made by Dr. Dickson, Of CadiE; Rov.
j, \. McGifert, OF Ashtabula; Rev.. D. II.
Evans, Of Youngstown, and Rev. 4. l.
Milford, OF Crab Apple on tho different
branches OF the general subject. :
On Sabbath The pulpits OF the different
churches OF all denominations In. St
| C~lairsyille and vicinity were occupied by
members OF the Synod. The Moderator
preached, according to custom, in the
church where the sessions OF Synod were
held, After the sermon a large congreSa-
lion OF members OF various denominations
sat down with the Synod at the Lords
Table, au impressive exhibition Of the
essential unity Of Protestant Christians.
AT halt,paf s O'clock the largo church
was packed as never before in Its history
with children and adults TO take part in a
Sunday School meeting. Allthe sabbath
Schools were present and listened atten-
lively 10 addresses OF Rev. l. V. Milligan,
Stated, Clerk, Of Synod, Row. a. Seymour,
OF Qeveland district, Secretary OF Board OF
Education and others
In the evening att o'clock a meeting was
held in the interest OF q revivalof religion.
This subject had occupied considerable
mart Of tho time Of the Synod, and a com.
mittee had been appointed 10 correspond
with the Synods OF Eric and Pittsburgh
Win, regard 10 a proposed revival to be
hold in Pittsburgh, November 18th and
ism next. t1
SRefnrS The Amounted time on Sabbath
syeninv the house wns filled with a deeply
ihtarssfsd audience. The services were
nndsr direction Of the Moderator 81. the
Synoi
Ifter nrayer and the singing OF a HYMN
,ha snnmsI naTration Of the state OF reli.
s;n, wasprea6 nv Rev. s w. Chaliant
srtirc Tha;rSman 81 the SYNOD Committee
IN ,hsts nh;srt ..fS,liO ~ = - u AN.
STh;s yrss tcITnved nv, earnest and ADM.
Ist,io sSJ,nsSss an Ana ns.,fre means and
.ssrIts III misSinns nv Rer. Vim. r. Kirks
sseSS ofNAS phfIrdeinhia. ROY Elroy
s,s.;,, ~ CiaxsIanI md RAY. ", Y Milf
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In ,hS scns;Sen3on ~ ire sppesls Of
pas HsSsretsnre from thu action ofthe
psSshs.a.sS 80 Ccyrisna 6cnnsinv him
ssSinSra r,irissry Az EMS eaSe
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~ Sssenn| ~ St;s sivSn berc Mr. Ssy-
s4a ~!,{L Mt
nnrSnr;siian N funds intrasted To him
H. ny MN sseo AZ ehnreh furniture whilst
Sss ,smnorsr;ly scTyinra church oithe
MN in Crete Illinois
sSysssI xeSrs 49,, On this chsrre he WAS
sonS;e5SS md snSren1A3 nv the Prcshy.
~. AZ nsSsisnS' Hc unveiled 10 the
s.s;ts session. in TeSeland four
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