The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-19

Letter from n Nheeling Delegate.
IoHxSrowN, PA, October 10.
Edi.Ors IntelHEeneer
The Synod Of Pittsburgh convened las
evening in the Presbyterian Church o
this thriving town which is located Il
miles east Of Pittsburgh, and at the foot o
the mountains. The attendance islargt
and the Presbyteries within the synOdica
bounds are well represented by ministers
and elders. The indications point to the
meeting as an interesting one.
The opening sermon was preached by
the retiring moderator, Rev. Dr.. Spar
grove, taking his text from 2 Samuel, 6
chap. 24 verse, "Let It be that when thou
nearest the sound Of a.g0ipg in the tops oil
the mulberry trees, that thou shalt bestir
thyself." The theme OF discourse was the
voice OF Jehovah in the passing events Of
our day; events occurring in our own and
other nations Of the earth; the fuller
recognition OF the brotherhood oil man
and the istherhood OF God; the onward
progress Of civilization; the civilization
OF the human race; the overturning Of
powers opposed TO civil and religious lib.
erty, and the spread Of the gospel in
heather lands. The sermon was one oil
profound study. and delivered with great
eloquenco and power.
Alter prayer the Synod was constituted
and the Rev. John N. Burnett, OF Con.
nellsyille, Pa, was elected Moderator.
Rev. D. Townsend, permanent cler (, and
Rev. James II. McJunkin, temporary
clerk.
Rev. R. q. Allen, D. D., Secretary Of
the Freedmen's Committee addressed the
Synod on behalf OF the cause he repre-
sents. The Doctor is Southern man,
born, raised and educated in the South,
brought up in the midst OF the peculiar
Institution, but has been laboring
amongst the colored people in the South
since iheir emancipation. He Is man Of
power, highly educated, eloquent, fearless
in the right, believes the eolored man has
soul as well as the white man; believes
Christ died for the black man as well as
the white, don't think there are two
heavens, but only one and that 1t Is for
both the black man and the white man.
de told with touching elequence the
scenes around the auction block, the
tearing asunder OF the bonds Of marriage
and family ties, selling the mother to one
trader, the father TO another and children
to a third-all separated-but he saw
light rising on the shores Of Africa, and re-
allied the near approach Of the day when
Africa would stretch forth her hand"
The prayer Of these oppressed and down. |
trodden people offered upto high heaven
years ago in the cotton field and the cane |
brake had been answered-and civization
and religious training WAS verifying the
truth that they, as we'll as we, were created
in the image OF God; that no made all ma |
lions Of one blood.
The usual reports OF committees were re-
ceived, deliberated on and discussed and
delegates from sister churches received and
On Saturday evening Rev.
DR.. Hays delivered an able address on the
subject "Methods OF Mutual Education in
Christian Work" Considerable discus
sion and expression of opinions was adj
yanced after the Doctors able address.
Rev. Samuel Wilson, D. D., OF Allegheny
Seminary, preached IN crowded congre'
cation in the First Presbyterian Church
on Sabbath morning. Communion SER
vices were held By the Synod in the alter
noon. The Sabbath schools in this place
had large meetings and addresses were
made to them by members OF the Synod:
This region OF old Pennsylvania is full OF
historic interest; the early pioneers
moving westward settled down in this
county and West Moreland. Civil and re.
lisious liberty was their ensign then, and
to-day it would appear as II the noble
spirit OF the fathers had been inherited by
their sons, judging from q motto on
streamer flying over the old flag on pole
at the foot Of mountain. 1t catches the
inspiration OF the ancestors and the He
brew Statesman and King, ard says:
Fear God, honor the King. NEEDLE
not with them that are given to change.
.'Loyalty and liberty,-the bulwark oil
a Nation" GLESRuTHER.