National Republican., 1880-10-21
TIE BALrIMoRE SYNOD.
Second Days Session at the New. .York-Ave-
nue. Church--An Interesting Report
on Missionary Work

on Missionary Work
The Baltimore synod continued its session
| at the New.YOrk avenue Presbyterian church
yesterday, the first business transacted after
devotional exercises being tho election of
Rev. s. w. Beech and Elder W. u. Dove
as clerks to the stated clerk. An election
| for moderator for the ensuing year was
held. resulting in the choice of Rev. w.
H. Cooke Of Havro de Grace, Nd Reports
from the various prcsbyteiics wcro read, In
| which satisfactory exhibit was made. Upon
motion tho third Friday In October Of each
year was solicited for the meeting of tho synod
instead of tho third Tuesday, tho principal ar
gumcnt in favor Of tho former being that the
ministers desired 10 remain over Sunday in
the cti, in which thoy meet annualvSCum.
| horlaud, Nd, was selected as the next meet
ing place of the synod. paper entitled the
| sphere aud Work Of Woman In the Church"
was then read by Rev. S. II. Howe. after
which tho subject of prc,byterial visitation Of
the churches was discussed until 8 o'clock
when an adjournment until 1880 p. m was
| agreed upon.
The evening session Of the synod was not as
largely attended as on tho night before, but
very considerable audience was present at its
proceedings
The committee on foreign missions, through
its chairman Il. II. Fulton, made its report
rs follows: The American Indian missions
cost t23,5 with 81 workers in the field, ID
churches, l,0iS church members, schools
500 pupils, aud 13j new converts. The In.
dians are rapidly becoming civilized aud
chrisl sliaui2cd. A great loss occurred in
tho death, on the oath of June, 1879
Of Rev. Thomas S. Williamson, NJ. D.,
| the first missionary among the Sioux
| The missionary work In the catholic coun.
tries of Mexico aud South America was pros
porous and encouraging. 1t cost Sl036 6G7
maintained SO missionaries, 1896 church
members, 1899 pupils in schools, an increase
OF II per cent. over last year. In Africa the
work had been almost stationary, certainly so
in Liberia. It's cost had been $40 Sjl, with SO
missionaries, COL church members and 2Ii
pupils in schools. There was n hopeful in.
crease in Gaboon. The chief interest and
effort Of the work, however, lay in
Asia. There were stations i'm Janau, 10 in
China, in Siam, i amoug the Laws, 80 in
British India. So in Persia and As IN Syria.
Its cost was S3OS ,23O, with sol missionaries,
5,9G2 church members aud 10 0ii school at
tendance. The per ceut. over last year OF
gain in japan was II per cent, 10 per cent. in
China, . per cent in India, So per cent. in
Siam, pcr cent. in Persia, and 13 per cent
In Syria. There was total gain Of sos mem
bers. The reports from all these countries
are encouraging. In Syria alone, for example
lOoll copies Of the scriptures aud 1850 800
pages Of religious matter had been distributed
In Japan the new testament has been trans.
lated iuto the japanese, while the mis-
sionary college of Oryomiah. in Persia
J has been rebuilt At home the year
which opened gloomily for tho cause,
$4,000 in debt, which amount was soon de.
creased to the amount of $4S00O, ended
, glOriously. Collections had been made from
3,ll5 churches to an amount of SJG5, l75, al
Increase Of Sl30,693 over last year. OF ihi,
amount $4,000 woro from miscellaneous gifts
$4,000 from legaces, $4,000 from tn,
% gpf.int 81, a.
collections. There was an uncxpcnded bal
Snce OH April 80, $780, Of sG,05S. Or the total
amount tho Baltimore synod contributed
sl336O.3I raised by Sunday schools, Sl,010.77
s4.401.A by the womem's societies
md S,s5s35 by tho congregations
proper. There was gain over last year OF
Sl000S In the Sunday school collections of tine
Washington prcsbytery, but II decrease Of
S2l.3i in the Baltimore aud $62 43 in the
= Newcastle presbyterian Sunday schools
There had beeu an increase of fOrty.sx auxil.
iary societies of womem's work for women
with an increase Of 81, ,l52 SO in their gnthcr,
ings. The cost of maintaining fomae mis-.
sionary abroad was $iO0, aud male mission
AIRY 5000 per year.
The report closed with n series of rcsolu
, tions recommending that renewed energy, yea
aud instruction be had in tho missionary
-. work.
After the reading and adoption Of the re-
port lne REV. Ut. ElIlnSWOOd OF New ORR
delivered most interesting aud able review
OF missionary work from the earliest ages
closing with graphic and picturesque descrp
. ton ofthe British Islander aud his descendent
all over the world and with an eloquent ap
peal to stimulate aud maintain missionary
J, work for the glory Of God aud the Dissenting
tion Of the gospel
Ou motion Of Rev. Dr. Paxton n rising vot
orthauks was extended DR.. E!lingwood ior hi
able address.
Mr.. Justice Strong Of the United States su
preme court then delivered an address OF
the duty Of christian parents to thei
children, which was at once forciblc
convincing and pregnant with suggestions o
grave aud solemn weight, He said thcro ha;
been within the recollection of many presen
a radical change in household religion Fort,
years ago mothers aud fathers took espccia
pains to train up their children after strict re
ligious requirements. To-day tho strictnes
of such discipline had fearfully aud lalncntR
bly, relaxed. There were many reasons 70
this depOrable change, somo Of which h
Y dwolt upon at length. Judge Stromg's addres
was an exceedingly suggestive one, and pre-
duced a deep impression. at tho conclusion 0
which the synod adjourned until this morn