Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23
The Synod OfVirgipia.

embracing the Southern Presbyte-
rian church in Virginia, West Vir-
ginia and Maryland, and composed
of the Presbyteries of Abingdon,
Chesapeake, East Hanover, Green
brier, Lexington, Maryland, Mont
gomery, Roanoke, West Hanover,
and Winchester, met in the Presby-
terrain churchurch in this town on
last Tuesday night.
Rev. w. A. Campbell, moderator
of last Synod, being on a delayed
train, the opening sermon was
preached by Rey. J. r. Graham,
d. D., of Winchester, the text being
Philippians III, 20-1, "For our con-
versation is in Heaven; from whence
also we look for the Saviour, the
Lord Jesus Christ, who shall change
our vile body that it may be fashion
ed like unto his glorious body, &C.
cording to the working whereby he
is able to subdue all things unto
himself"
Rev. DR.. William Brown and Rev.
T. N. Whaley assisted in the SER
vices.
Rev. Mr.. Campbell having arrived,
called the Synod to order, and pro-
ceeded to enroll the ministers and
elders present.
The following nominations were
made for Moderator of present ses-
sion: Rev. Charles White, ID. D.,
of Prince Edward, Rev. VIM. Din
widdie, of Alexandria, and Rev. J.
r. Bowman, d. d., of Harrisonburg.
On the first ballot the vote was for
DR.. White, 81; Dinwiddie, %; DR..
Bowman, 26, and the Moderator an
nounced that there had been no cleo
ton. DR.. Bowman being the lowest
ON the ballot, was dropped, when
the ballot resulted for DR.. White, ~;
for Mr.. Dinwiddie, 80.
The Stated Clerk of Synod, Rev.
Jas. p. Smith, of Fredericksburg,
Va, was present and called the roll,
&c.
Rev. J. w. Rosebro, of Lexington
Presbytery, and Mr.. Philip F. How
ard, Ruling Elder from the Grace
Street Presbyterian church, Rich
mond, were elected temporary
clerks.
Rev. F. M. Woods, pastor of the
Martinsburg church, proposed the
following as the time of meeting and
preaching: Synod to meet for bust
ness daily at $50 A. NJ. and take re-
cess at IL A. NJ, for public worship,
and then assemble after dinner, at
2:S0 p. NJ, and sit till P. NJ, and
that there be preaching every night
at 7:30 P. NJ. This was adopted.
Mr.. Woods also proposed that in
stead of preaching on Wednesday
night, an opportunity be given for
an address by Rev. DR.. Hoge, of
Richmond, which he had been in
vited, by the ladies of the church,
to deliver for the benefit of the par
sonage fund, and Synod consented
to this arrangement.
Synod then adjourned till We'd
nesday at $3.50 A. NJ, and was closed
with prayer by the Moderator.
SECOND DAY.
Synod met at $3.50 A. NJ, and was
opened with prayer by the Modera-
tor. The Moderator announced the
Committees on Bills and overtures,
Judicial Committee, on Narrative,
Finance, sc.
A debate arose on motion to con-
stitute the stated clerks af Presby-
teries Standing Committee to ex-
anime the Records of Presbyteries
and was finally ruled out of order as
inconsistent with standing rule of
Synod.
Rev. J. G. Elliott, of the Cleye-
land Presbytery, of the Northern
Assembly, and Rev. A. Z. Rogers,
OF the Baptist church in Martins
burg, were invited to sit as ''visiting
brethren" Complaint of the Rev.
n. Nj. Woods against certain aZtion
OF the Presbytery of East Hanover,
was referred to the Judicial Com
mittee.
An overture was presented from
the Chesapeake Presbytery, asking
that HARDWOOD church be transfer
red from the Presbytery of East
Hanover to the Chesapeake Presby-
terry, and be united with Grove
church, under one pastoral charge,
with Rev. William Chinn for pastor.
Rev. A. w. Pitzer, d. D., pre-
sented an overture to the General
Assembly for a Union of Foreign
Missionary operations with the GEN
eral Assembly Of the North, and for
a similar union in the department of