Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-12
The Synod Of Tennessee.


The Synod of Tennessee, comprising the
Presbyteries of Holston, Union and Kings
ton, of the Northern branch of the Presby-
terrain Church, and including all of East
Tennessee, was held in Chattanooga last
week. At Friday and Saturdays session
the following were some of the proceedings:
The following standing committees were
appointed to serve during the ensuing year
On minutes of the general assembly
Rev. W. H. Lyle, Elder ". c. Brady.
Finance: Elders J. NJ Meek, A. A.
Carnes
Junicial Rev. T. J. Lamar, Elder T.
K. White.
Bills and Overtures Rev. P. M. Bart
lett, d. D., Rev. C. B. Lord, Elder s. H.
Henry.
Leave of absence: Rev. D. M. Wilson,
! Elder S. V. Z. Steffen
| Narrative Rev. L. r. James.
! Records of Holston Presbytery: Rev.
d. Mcdonald, Elder N H. Franklin.
! Records of Kingston Presbytery: Rev.
I. Emory, Elder Il. W. Telford.
Records of Union Presbytery Rev. J..
W. G. Willoughby, Elder Jos. D. Al
exander.
The committee on publication reported.
| This report shows total number of volumes
sold, $40. Total number of volumes do
mated, 1913; tracts, 20, 685. Total distribu-
| ton, .735 volumes; total pages of tracts,
20,6S5. Families visited by missionaries,
42l. Families prayed with, PIT. Sabbath
schools visited by missionaries, II. $5s
| was given by the Synod to the Board. The
Board reports Sc churches in the Synod.
| r
shows that the treasurer had received $2e
as Synodical fund; of this $21.79 had been
! expended.
The committee on foreign missions,
| through Chairman Rev. DIR. Wilson, mex,
reported. Amount contributed by the
synod during the year was 1915; 1944 cents
for each member. Of Sc churches, IS con-
tributed. Of 81 non-contribution churches
are in Holston, in Kingston, and in
Union Presbytery. The denomination as
whole, contributed $475, $780, 90; 81 cents
per church member Only 81 per cent. Of
/ the 5,4o9 churches gave anything 1877 or
dained missionaries are in the field 220 lady
missionaries; 80 ordained preachers:
Ill licensed preachers; Ia, 588 communi
cants in its churches; Is, POO pupils in it
schools. The work of the board was neve
more prosperous. In ten years the con
verts IN China increased 16O per cent
There are now fourteen churches in Japan
with membership of 745. In Siam tn
membership increased from SO to $50; Per
STA, from 700 to 1910 converts in Syri
the converts have tripled In Mexico, iron
nothing ten years ago, there are now twenty
three native preachers and 5000 members
The number of native preachers has in
creased in ten years from forty one to tire
hundred.
DR.. Doak, of the committee on home mis-
sions, then read short paper on that sub
!. ject detailing their number and labors. H
reported the total number to be ], PIT; add
tons on professions of faith, 1879; othe
additions, 4, us; total number of missionar
churches, 65,666; adult baptisms, 1,45e
, representing those who had never bee
brought up in the church. Number of Sun
day -schools, l ,453; members of Sunday
schools, 105, 524; new churches, 6e
new parsonBges, 1874; numbe
of churches self sustaining, 90
Kansas contains the largest number c
:. missionaries, 1874; tennessee, IS, contribr
tons by Presbyteries of synod, Holster
$l18; Kingston, 5000; Union, S244; IL
tai 500.
Rev. f. E. Sturgis, the moderator of til
AOu. VI Tie SbcOuu IToSDy
/ Church, of Knoxville, followed with a
eloquent address on foreign missions.
The following We're appointed the con
mittee to attend the next annual meeting {
the AIaryville College: Rev. j. G. McFerri1
w. H.Lyle, r. NJ. Mckee, C. Brause and "
/ P. Washburn.
: The following were elected trustees {
Maryville College: Revs. G. A. Duncan, l
r. James, Isaac Emory, N. Bachman, ]. "
c. Willonghby, c. G. Hembree, G "
LeVere, W. J. Trimble; laymen ]. P. Dur
can, J. P. Hook, w. A. McTeer, J. E
Mcconnell.
The Synod appointed the following ladie
: as the woman's synodical committee {
; home and foreign missions for the ensuin
year: Holston Presbytery, Mrs. Jno. Lynn
Mrs C. A. Duncan, Mrs. ]. w. c. Willougl
by; Union Presbytery, Mrs. C. J. Nj
Chung, Mrs. J. NJ. Meek, Mrs. w. H. Lyle
Kingston Presbytery, Mrs A. Bartlett, Mr.
c. Brause, Miss Mary j. Lord.
Synod adjourned to meet in Maryville o.
tober, 1882.