The daily gazette., 1879-10-23
FIFTH EDITION.
SYNOD OF BALTINlORF.


THE DOINGs THIS MoRNING-DR. KNOX
ADDREssEs THE SYNOD ON THE MIR
ITS OF A GERMAN SEMINARY IN NEW
ARK N. ) --REPORT AND ESSAYS ON
ASSIGNED sUBJECTs--CATECHis IN
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. AND SUNDAY
SCHOOL MusIC-A LITrEE BREEzE-
TIE PLACE OF MEETING.
When the Synod Of Baltimore met
this morning, the attendance Of the
preachers was rather sparce, and the at
tendance was not large as usual until de- |
votional exercises had be.n concluded. |
These were conducted by Rev. w. w. |
Hebberon, OF Eikton, Nd, and lasted
half an hour.
According to motion made last night
the first order for the day was an address
by the kev. DIR. Knox ON the German
Theological Seminary, of Newark, New
Jersey, who had come to the Synod for
that purpose. at the request Of the Synod
OF New Jersey, OF which he is member.
Therefore. the Synod, after amending
the minutes and doing some other busi-
ness that was more necessary than Inter
esting, prepared to hear the doctor.
| The address was in support OF the Sem
mary which had been founded with the
intent OF educating the young Germans
with Presbyterian church to become
ministers among their fellow men, the
German popu' u'ation. This was becon-
ing a vast known IN the land, and the
majority of Germany were naturally OPP
posed to religion. OF course, II no IS
pecial effort were made TO convert the
German population, the result might be
exceedingly detrimental to the cause Of
Christ. Now" said he, sit is plain to
be seen that something has ~ be done,
and in order to do that we have estab-
lished the German College at Newark,
where We will educate German minis
ters to labor with their own people, and
convert them TO our church." He said
il was particularly important that the
Synods on the Atlantic coast be ms ruct-
ed in this thing, and to work together IN
he cause; and closed with an appeal 10
the Synod for aid. In response to re-
quest by DR.. Backus that he explain the
financial condition of the college, he
said they were in debt at present about
$4,000; and had twenty-five students
at present; the regular number was
about thirty.
DR.. Nourse offered resolution thank
ing and cor mending DR.. Knox for his
interesting address AID requesting the
Synod to consider he matter carefully.
II was adopted.
Rev. John Chister, d. d. then read
the narrative of the state OF religion il
the Baltimore Synod.
The Baltimore Presbytery showed al
unusual religious interest in progress. j
bac two new church cdifices IN process
Of erection and had dedicated one a
Emmiitsburgh, Md.
The New Castle Presbytery, also mad,
an equally good showing, and the repor
contained systematic review Of the goo'
work Of church societies. The outloo
throughout the whole section was Ell
coursging, and there was a steady in
crease.
The Rio Janeiro Presbytery had mad
no report, but from the report of til
Board o' Foreign Missions IL was learr
ed that the work was progressing success
fully and actively. There was an ex
preston of ed for more laborers, q
the field was ripe for the reaper and II
people eager 10 hear the word Of lif
The Presbytery had raised 81, ,533 to sul
port the Gospel there and one hundrt
and forty had been added to the churc
The Washington Presbytrry had sci
in a rep TT that was encouraging mo
Of the churc es were free from debt u
mission work was fruitful and the Su
day schools well attended, and had OF
member a, work a. foreign missioner
All the churches we're supplied wi
in pastors and only one receives aid fro
ny the Board of Missions.
ia Dir i II Calduall of ~ paul's
IN, 4. Church, being present, was invited
cal a seat on the floor as correspond
member.
an Rev. Mr.. Cross offered recommend
nd tions calling attention to, and aski
'er. action on the rep ,rt of the Board
,n ,s Evangelical work, offered on Tuesda
800 Rev. Robert ii. Williams was III
DC, introduced and read an address up
re- re the subject assigned to him-"The Ca
nd chism in the Sabbath School"
ere lie strongly urged the renewal of
lsh. terest in the study of the catechism.
Nv was not saying too much 10 state d
the American Revolution was caused
on the Westminster catech,sm. 1t v
nd. very important in the religious traini
AIDS OF every child that the study of catechi
the should be observed. The essay pray
ir that the interest IN this very imports
''' branch Of christian training would
- revived, and urged that step, be taken
in aid the work along.
e. Rev. g. }. Porter moved that the re
~ ~ luton pa, sed yesterday ordering
". printing Of 2000 copies OF the Report
- the Board of Foreign Missions be rec,
: sidered. The object was to substitut
resolution 10 print 2000 copies of
!. esss ~ on The study of catechism.
"a "a Mr.. Curtis moved to print 2O00 es
copies of Mr.. Williams address, the
ton eing intended as subsitu
Mr.. Poiter's resolution. lie refus ed
mn usr' a, cept the substitute.
crest A motion to lay Mr.. Porter's res,
tan on the table was made and lost
a close vote.
.. After tie vote and long discus.
m, the resolution was Withdrawn.
"' During this discussion Judge DR.;
of Washington, who yesterday had
-, tackled the report Of the Committee
''' Foreign Missions sharply and sarc
rer. cally, arose and alluded to Rev.
. Fulton as having wilfully done wr
ro>, and as being unwilling to correct
i'N' wrong when pointed out to him, I