The daily gazette., 1879-10-24
Synod of Baltimore.

FROM DIFFERENT AND DIVERS
B0ARDS--OTBER sYNoDIGAL SUB
JECIs sETTLKD-HINAL ADJOURN
MENr.
The first business done at tho session |
Of the Baltimore Synod, yesterday after
noon, vas the reading Of the reports OF
the several Presbyteries, by the stated
clerk.
The report of the Baltimore Presby
terry contains the following: The Pres
bytery has Al ministers and 43 churches;
it has under its charge I licentiates and
8 candidates for the ministry. The COM
municsnts number 6, 5,402, and Sunday
school scholars, 1900. A number Of
pastoral changes were reported.
The Presbytery OF New Castle report
ed Al ministers. SO churches, 5,472 COM
municants and 61l5 Sunday school
scholars. Its contributions for the year
amounted to $57. .9S6.62. Has one can
didate for the ministry. During the post
Synodical year the following changes
have taken place Received into tho
Pesbytery Rev. A. N. Ke gwin, from
the Presbytery of Philadelphia, Oct. II,
1878; Rev. Caleb H., Rodney, from the
Presbytery Of Newton; Rev. l.. A. I.
lobe, from the Presbytery Of Arkansas,
and James S. Eaton, licentia'e, ftom the
Presbytery of Westminster. Instaila-
tions Rev. A. N. Keigwin, of the West
Presbyterian Church, Wilmington Rev.
Dayd Conway, Of. the Snow Hill, (Md.)
Church; Rev. W. v. LOudebrugh, OI
Drawer church, Odessa; Rev. q. Ii
RodHry, of the First Presbyterian
church, Chesapeake City, Md. Disnis-
sions: Rev. John Cole, d. d., to the
Presbytery of Morris and Orange; Rev.
s. H.. McKown, to the Presby ey Of
Mammoth and Rev. Z. F. Boynon to the
Presbytery Of Nassau. PASTORAL relations
aisso,ved: Rev. Jason Rogers, Psnea-
der church, Glasgow, Del, Rev. c. f..
Boynton, Milford, Del. Deaths: Rev.
Edwin Towny, Aug. 20, 1870.
The Presbytery Of Rio JanerO report
ed 10 ministers, 10 churches, and l,246
communican within its bounds.
| Two new churches have been erected.
The report contained note saying that
certain omissions rendered figures slight
| ly Incorrect.
The Presbytery of Washington, u. G.,
reported 81 ministers, 20 churches, and
4,003 communicable. 1t has Is candi
dates for the ministry in its cha'ge. Dur
ing the year 2 candidates were licensed
to preach, ministers were installed, !
was ordained, 3 ministers were dismissed
and one death had occurred.
| The reports were accepted.
| Rev. MIR. Nourse, from the special COM
| mittee appointed TO take action upon the
death Of Rev. Lorenzo Westcott, present
ed suitable memorial upon his death
The same committee made an appropri
ate report upon the death of Rev. Ed
win Towne Of New Castle Presbytery
The reports were accepted and Orderet
to be placed upon the minutes.
DR.. Howe from the Special Committee
appointed to nominate members for a
committee created instead of the old
committee in Systematic Bcnediction
reported the following =
kevs. j. I. Smith, J. II. Nixon, S. A.
Gayley, j. T. Umstead, j. q. Leftwich
r, II. Fulton, j. Z. Nourse, T. S. Wynn
koop and G. L. Moore. The report wa
adopted.
| DR.. j. II. Nixon presented resolution
to the effect that the Synod does not de
sire anything contained in the report O
the Committee on Foreign Missions b.
understood TO disparage the work of thu
Woman's Board. 1t was adopted, afte
heing endorsed by Rev. Mr.. Fulton, DIR
Backus and others.
Rev. DIR. W. P. Breed of Philadelphia
then addressed the Synod as represen
ia,ive of the Board of Publication. Ill
commenced and briefly reviewed tn
work of the society. 1t had fOunde'
many Sunday Schools, In that branch
) it's organization. The Board had Z
Missionaries it had distributed 4,5O0
, 600 pages of tracts and IS 600 volumes
Two thirds of which had been given aw ay
the Missionaries had made $4,000 paste
, raj visits; it had distributed 100000
copies of various periodicals. The Boar
WAS very powerful aud exercised wor
derful influence. 1t was making doctrin
stronger and making Presb, teiian cree
firmer In the minds of the young mem
hers. by the dissemination of this l,ters
ture, and therefore he appealed to tn
r Synod for aid.
DIR. Backus, representing the Board {
Q Ministerial relief, addressed the Syno
upon that interest. He said 1t was net
essary to have different plan of opers
4 tion from the one now pursued, an
. dwelt at great length upon the necesst
d of help for the worn out pastors. II
closed his report with resolution rt
uninding the members of the Synod {
their duty in this regard, snd urging til;
thew make strenuous efforts In this
e culiar field of Christian charity.
n Rev. DIR. Smith, representing the Gel
r eral Assembly's Committee on Freet
3. men, now presented the facts of II
y Board, and used some surprising figure
T. which showed that the church was sad
IS neglec.ing this branch of her labors.
" DR., Smith also spoke as the represen
alive of the Church Erection Board. 4
explained that five churches in this Syl
cd had applied for h.lp from the Boal
and that nearly $500 had been paid o.
80 to them, whilst the Synod had given lie
of than $1,000 to the Boards fund. 1t b
,d ING moved that the reports be adopte
,g quite discussion arose upon the repo
10 in reference to the Freedmen. Rev. nj
Ut Hargrave of Baltimore, the only colort
70 member of the Synod present spoke
much length upon the subject, as did
so Rev. Mr.. Gibson, who did not Jhii
the case as bad as DIR. Smith had pain
ed 1t.
j., 1t was shown that the doctor " as rig
IN and long discussion followed in whit
+ + the Synod carefully examined the que
ne tions There was a general expr' ssi'
of opinion that some action should
taken in this neglected cause.
~ The reports we're adopted.
~ Rev. Or. Marks presented resoluti