The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-06-02
Reformed Presbyterian Synod.
PIrTsBURG PA Nav De 1se

WHICH was organized to-day.
Reformed Presbyterian Synod.
PITTsBURG, PA, May 26, 1880.
The Reformed Presbyterian Synod reassem
bled this morning Rev. Mr. Mcdowell pre-
sented the report of the Northern Presbvterv
giving notice to the Synod of the trial and sus
pension of Rev. Mr. Woodside by the New
York Presbytery. The clerk then read the
complaint of Mr.. Woodside against Rev. Mr..
Afford and the Pittsburg Presbytery, and their
illegal acts dating since November Rev Mr..
Afford presented a resolution that Mr.. Wood
side shall retract and apologize for his conduct
last week IN threatening to clear the church,
calling IN the police and declining the authority
of the Synod before being heard The resolu
ton was adopted and Mr.. Woodside arose. sta
ting that he had only made notice of threat
had had nothing to do with the introduction of
the police and had never declined the authority
OF the Synod, therefore he had no apology to
make. The Synod declared the retraction in
sufficient and Mr.. Woodside asked where he
stood-in or out of the Synod. The Moderator
stated, as action had only been taken on the
threat, he was still within the SYNOD Mr.
Woodsides complaint was then laid on the table.
Methodist General Conference.
CINCINNATI, ONO, May 26, 1880
Bishop Foss presided at the session of the
General Conference to-day. The report on the
ecclesiastical code was disposed of. The amend
ments adopted to-day relate chiefly to the mode
OF trial of members and make more specific the
rules for visiting admonition upon errring mem
bers. The seat in the Montana Conference CON
tested by Messrs. Armstrong and Hugh Duncan
was gwen to Hugh Duncan, mainly on the
GROUND that MIR. Armstrong was ineligible.
Baptist Home Mission.
SARATOGA, N Y, May 26th 1880.
The AmericanrBaptist Home Mission Society
haIr ann
with Mr.. William Stickney, of Washington. pre
siding. The report of the Executive Board
shows the receipts during the past year to have
oeen S2l3 ,o2l, the expenditures 1882, 99s. and
the reduction of the debt during the year Sl2.
20 The society criticise the treatment of the
Inulans by the government very sharply, and
say tnat competent men, nominated by this and
other boards, have been set aside, and men I'M
known to them appointed, and when these men
have turned out badly the societies have been
blamed Mr.. j. M. Williams, of Massachusetts
read report on Indian missions and Endorsed
the opinions OF the Board adverse to transferr
ing the Indians to the War Department All of
the resolutions of the committee were adonted
except the one on the peace policy. and that
was recommltted, with DR.. Lemuel Moss added
to the committee
The Womens Baptist Missionary Society met
to-day. Mrs. j. N. Murdoch presiding From
Gne report 1t appears that the receipts were S46
Se'0C ONOI JilOSe OF last wear OF 81 700
and the expenditures $44, 1877, several new mis-.
Sionaries having been sent out during the year
Catholic Provincial Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May, %. 1880
The Provincial Catholic Council continued ito
session q at ten o'clock this morning by a solemn
Pontlhclal requiem mass for the deceased nre.
iates and clergy of the province, celebrated bv
the tn Right Rev. John Twigg, D. D., Bishop Of
Pittsburg, and Administrator Apostolic If lie
gheny. After the celebration of the mass a SER
mon was preached by the Right Rev. William
OHara D. D., Bishop of Scranton
American Missionary Association.
Boston, Mass, MAY 26. 1880.
The American Missionary Association at its
annual meeting to-day, reported that it was lust
entering on its nineteenth year of work in the
South, during which time it expended 81 500
OOO, Y3,OOO,OOO of which were EMPLOYED in the
education of the colored race. During the
period it sent into the South over fftv9tbree
hundred missionaries and teachers. It has
nineteen educational institutions in its iurisdic
ton. and sixty five churches have grown up I'M
der Its auspices. Over fifteen thousand pupiIs
were taught by graduates from its institutions
during the past year