The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03

FITTsDJReE STSeo OF THE RrToRNrD
CHURcH.-The Pittsburgh synod OF the Re
formed Church met in st. Johns Reformed
Church, Of CenteEville. Somerset county.
Pa. The opening sermon was preached bv
the Rev. A. I. Truxal, Of Irwin Station. Il
was able and carnest
The Synod was then 0rEa,ii.ea bg the
election OF Bey. D. s DieHenbacher. Presi-
dent; Rey. 4. i. Kline. Cor. Secretary
Elder 7 J. craigh, Of Pittsburgh, rressur-
eF. From the report Of the ST. Pa1ls Or
! phan Home. We learn shat there were % or
Rhan f-d. clothed sna caTed ler duliae tie
( past year, than s75n Eere realized fro.a -
thirty -one acres belonging to II that Che
sum ni S2.5 was legae9ihes ID establish .
+ permanent fund Inc income Of the wear
from all sources was something over - 500.
which leaves small balance Of SIS 20 be
paid
On tic subject of tenpoisaca iae follow
ing acsion was taken:
r. ICED. That Il is tiie earnest conviction
ofthis synod that The habitual and cxces-
siye uso OF intoxicating beverages Is incon-
sistant with christian character aud that no
church member should engage in the traffic
F.. or encourage Others 10 do 50 by signing pc
titions for license, and that this resolution
be read by the pastors from their respective
pulpi!-
On Thursday. tln Liccnt;a5c s. T Wae-
ner was ordained 10 the Holy Ministry.
IT, L Bulky. the gcneralaecnt ofthe Re
formed Publication Board presented It's
claims to the Synod.
The sum Of 500 was appropriated to ;Ae
Iowa classes, foT missions in its bounds
There was also S2,75o afpoEtioned for home
missions By the synod.
Friday evening was devoted to the dis
cus-i0n of sunday school question This /
proved very interesting and entertaining
The sum- of s7.3i was collected for the Pub
lieation Board The Treasurer reports that {
double the sum Of any former year was con- /
tributed forthc bcneyolcnt operations Of the .
church. 4 former beneficiary refunded /
$i27 which Was set arart for permanent T
funds for this purp1ae. The institution IN
the botnds the synod were commended (
To- the favorable attention Of the pablic, VIZ .
Harmony Institute, Clarion Collegiate In {
stitute and Greenshurg Female Seminary.
on SATURDAY afternoon an Elders meet
inf, was held to consider the best manner Of I
laising Pastors salary and benevolent ap-
portionment Also.to consider the duties
Of Elder, thcy had an interesting meeting.
Saturday eyeninswas devoted 20 the cause
Of missions. Addresses were made by ,u
pcriutendent Of M, ions, Rev. T. Apple, d. /
D., and other brethren. The sum of@l6 I
was collected for Home missions.
The Communion was celebrated by the
synod, and the sum Of SIS was collected .
and given to mission.
The Treasurer Of Synod reported that he
had received during the wear sjS0I. % and
balance on hand of$l7ol-7l The amount
contributed for missionary purposes was
double that Of any former year
The statistics Of the Synod were as fol-
lows: ) classes - ministers; 12o congre-
cations ll,O13 members $50 baptized
90 sunday schools; 1901 Sunday school
e4''-li Dahe'o.enI elii'f.'uli'n
Sl',ttllo local o@cc'si - students i"r 'hc
i'''i'iS.iJ'
Sunday morning the iloiy communion
was celebr'ed, when alsooYertioE mee'lnss
were held in the Lutheran and Dsscipes
la tEe afternoon q c!'iicfeh
missionary meeting was Ee!d when amer
nnmber OF addresses collection was taken
ior foreign missions when fider N. ehailer'
OF the Lutheran church donated the eotiee-
ton hite1 IN ihat church, during the NOM