Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-07
SYNOD of Virginia.

AZ luG tUIU udy sCSSlOu VI ~ Hoo5 a. AAo
iugdoD, during the debate On sustcn!atlon,
DR.. Bullock said he had ofttn spent s'ceplcss
nights, after the meeIiogs Of tie committee
ia Baltimore, reaacting ca tic watts aud woes
of the people. lie Sid we were ia crisis
similar 10 cur CHURCH 10 that Of our people at
ono time during the Revolution. All rallied
then, and our liberties were achieved. Ii our
Church were aroused now fully We would meet
all our responsibilities. If we would deng our
selves as the people OF the Revelation d.; We
could aud would rea!iz: cn0ugh to supply ell
our wants. The remedy for all our Threatening
cslamitias in the State is the Gospel. He closed
by appealing to all to do their duty.
The business 90 hand vas suspended. aud
the Committee of Bills and O7ertures reported
10 part. They recommended that the petition
of Union Church, 10 Alexandria, to be trans
ferrcd to the Presbytery ct Maryland be granted.
Rev. Mr.. Thomas opposed the motion.
Dr.. Bullock replied, Gtaiag that SOME church
ea 10 Maryland belonged TO the rrcshytcry CT
Maryland, which Pfcsbytcry vas 10 our Sy9cd.
The SyGod DOW called halt aod !;s:cced TO
en Interesting and profitable discourse by ~.
Armstrong, Of Nolf1k.
| Tho subject of the trarster Of the Unlon
| Church, Of AIsy;n lria. to Maryland Pfesbytery
was resumed. Rev. j. d. Thomas continued
| his remalks, having yielded the floor o. the
time of RECESS. He c)nteudCi tha. lhe Pres
bytery OF Chesapeake wss not really wiag to
pertnit suoh transfer though II the lotcrcsE #
| peace barely gave :: reluctant cjGstIa To this
| transfer, if Synod saw f. 10 assume the re
spo0sibiiy of The act. He c1hortcd Synod
not to grant the request. Dr.. B)~aan *
planned that bc,h Pfcsbytcrics hsd really gv:0
consent before tie conmitte". Dr.. Mu1kiand
said that all CID issues had been uct, SID were
| now dead issuea. 1t was the determination Ct
| the Presbytery Of Chesapeake when It divided
! to overture SgBod at s5mc future day to gre.
sent the very overture Dew po1diDg. lie SAFE
| it was regarded as vital to the very lie OF that
| Church that tho transfer should take place.
DR.. Pitzer gave a statement OF facts connect:
cd with tho history OF the Church. He said
| that the Uai0n Church came before u. tx'
pressing its decided conviction tea. rs b.at
| interests Woud BIO promoted BY the traos!er
| and therefore it was simply question Tor me
SYNOD to act ia lis wisdom. Synod Was fully
conpetent to decide the whole question, and
| BIO tor one was wiling to abide tha decision.
DR.. Bul5ck said tia. the Church was har'
| morious eud unanimous il i.s views, aud vas
williog to submit 10 TIC ac:ion # Synod. lac
who!o matter was 10 tic interests CT peace.
Dr.. Brown said lie wished to understand the
whole matter. All lie waited Vas that the
resolution should be SO amchdcd as that simply
| tho boundary line between Chesapeake and
Maryland be dtf,oted to !cc'udo The Union
| Church.
The report Of the committed was r;c5mut.
ted.
The question of the division Of the Synod
| was then taken up a1d discussed. -Rtch. us.
| The petiton from Hartford Church, asking
transfer from Ess. Hanover Prcsbytcry to
the Pre:b7ter7 OF Che s ,pesk Vas DOT granted,
as the conditions on which tho transfer Yves
asked we're not feasible.
DR.. Murklard, of Baltimore, addressed the
Synod and large auderc3 Do The subject Of
Foreign Missiona.
Immediately after the address, at the sue-
gcstiop cf Rev. j. z. Smith, a collection was
taken up for this cause amounting to 81 4.43.
Danvle was chosen as the place and Tues'
day before the last Sabbsth IN October aa the
| time for tho DeXt meeting
The report on division CT the S7aod vas
again taken up.
Rev. g. W. Eiolty Offered the following
Moved that the whole question Of dividing
the Synod aud the lines OF division be RENTED
to the Presbyterles, with Instructions to take
vote upon them and to report the state OF the
vote to the next Synod at Dlnvll!e."
DR.. Armstrong, OF Norfolk, spoke strongly
10 opposition to the substitute, and u favor CT
iaal action aud division al the present sesslon.
Several Other speeches were made adVccltlDg
the SINE views. It was finally moved to ley
the substitute 90 the table, which. motion was
lost by vote o.! 81 to 81.