The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18

THE Norm tARoI1NA ~y,-
The Presbytel an s mod Of North OK
met at Raleigh on Wednesday nigh,
+. +. Rockwell, the Moderator me-.
the opcnlf z sermon. There are
ters and II ruling elders in attcndanra
Raleigh Aeacs and Obscrrer SAYS.
The Synod then proceeded p.l.
ton Of q Moderator. There werl fra
ineos. Rev L Nass. Of N.w Ben. p
J Calender, of Guilford; Rev. + \I
kluson. D D.. Of this city Rev. J IL
smith y y Or Greensboro and PTafa,s-.
!. Martin Of Davidson College. Tn,
nation Of Professor Martin created ,-
ripple Of interest, IL being Contrary ,'
Custom 70 elect one not ! minister
as enc not a member OF the Pre,bv.--
the bounds OF which the synod meet H..
Atkiuson's name was withdraw. an.
vote resulted uthe second bAIlo: I'm t
of Rev. Dr.. Smith.
Rev. }. 4. Ramsay q Concord p-..
terry, aud Rev. ). IL. Chester. Of Mos.
burg Presbytery, were chosen touaAr..
clerks
From the OjSr-rcr we borrow s..
ing:
The Synod Of North C.r5lsna h,.
Prcsbyteries, - churches AMI Is. 35s @
municants.
Ine total contributed - tbs c,s-.
the Synod + -. 500, or ABOUT L. cents
COMMUNICATE.
The Synod include. in its bound.
counties. or these there are - comes.
With no Presbyterian church wha,ev.r ...
a with but one in each, making So c~.ua...
With wide areas OF dcstitution. For Pin.
vast field there are two cytngcli~ts cma.,-
90 for all their time, and five for about ..
fourth of Their time each, and these ,#
in old occupied territory. and not IN ,..-..
missionary territory.
HE report on eyangclizttion Of tr.sr..
people also elected considerable a~,tc.....
From this we learn that there are .r IA.
Synod one coloreu hcentiatc, for u..a-e.
churches. five Sabbath schools for ,a. .-s.
people taught 10y white member aud sH..
one white minister gives one fourth .f#.
time to preaching TO colored people. a..
many Of the white ministers pgeaga .-
sioually 10 them.
The committee on the Union Thsa...-...
Seminary reported the present gla.v...
condition OF this beloved aud Impu1j...
stitutIon to the church. The SYNOD .t
North Carolina appoints twelve Of ...
twenty four directors controlling th. -...
mary, exercising therefore half the yoasr.
The following, whose term OF office had .N
pired, were reappDinted Rev. i. Iaa-
smith, ID. D., Rev. IL. g. Hill and d.. T.
Nye ilushinoon. rhc report nleullaual ..-
pleasing TACT that IN elesan. an! caa.
dtoue hht4ry buIidln-, bai,' hH the muses..
cen Iineraity OF MI brown. OF BaItuu.#r
aa Just been completed aud ocoupI.|. aaI
.3e t.rt er 4.atJt ia4 new, wa, l,.e.r.l
rom = pivtte source that = legacy. u.uos..-
,a- psoet3iy 10 q4a Ott, had ocru lst "a.
.Als institution to educate candidate. ....
the ministry.
Fac p.sao. Il relations his veeu iii -s....|
|.slna lImt~. on. c.rl ma t'uacori and I...
atta.IH.. i've. 4u Wilmington ami H..
I~ti1c, ia Osau2a. # ms been construed
t|hir.een um.,, once each in Concord aal
Wilmington, three times m FaFcttc~..
ana eI4nt times in Orange.
Three new churches have been nr.anf..
and enrolled, one in Concord and two G...
Of which is colorei) in Oraugc. Ouc church
IN Concord Presbytcry has been dissolve.
The statistical report to the General A.
sembly is as follows:
The Synod of North Carolina respcc,l.g
reports to the General Assembly OF a
PRESBYTERIAN Church in the Iniscd STAT.
Inst it consist OF five Pres,yterie-. and ...t
these Prcsbyteries consist IN whole OF 3d.,
ministers 227 churches, having under t.rJr
care s liccntlates and 10 candidates, viz.
Orange Presbytcry % minister. q.
churches, liccDitlate and ! candIdatce
Concord IIesbytcry-23 ministers,
churches, 3 llcentlatcs and 3 candidates.
Fayetteville Prcshytcry-l9 ministers.
churches and llccntlatcs ana ! cahd1aa
Wilmington presbytcry-l6 minister. -t
churches and | licentiate.
Mecklenburg Prcsbytcfy-2s minister
The Synod further reports that Its my.
meeting Will De held IN Salisbury, y. g.
November 2, 1881.
Nesars. Lacy, Nass aud Mcklnn"n ""r"
appoiDIo' " '"'''li5''o ~ 'N'i''n' gu1
ucl 81 CUISINES anu report at "tAl SYM
shortening the routine anu simplifying 81"