Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-08

Church.
The Synod of Nashville, Southern Presby-
terrain Church, met last night in the First
Presbyterian Church, this city. The open
ing sermon was preached by Rev. ]. w. |
Bachman, of Chattanooga, moderator.
There was very large congregation in at
tendance, the church being crowded. |
/, After the sermon, the Synod was called to
order by the moderator, Rev. Mr. Bach
man. The roll was called by Rev Dr. Jas.
Park, clerk, and the following were found
to be present:
Presbytery of Columbia-W. J. Frierson,
F. A. Ross.
Presbytery of Holston-J. Albert Wal
lace, S. B. Campbell, W. H. Smith, D. o.
Byers r. f. King, John Daniel.
Prssbytery OF. Knoxville. W. Bach
man, T. 81. McCallie, Jas. w. Wallace, D.
Munroe, E. A. Ramsey, W. A. Harrison,
JAS Park. =
Presbytery of Nashville. F. Cannon
E. O. Frierson, A. E. Grover, J. W. Lup-
ton, W. B. Thompson, John S. Young.
ELDERS.
Presbytery of Holston-C. R. Vance
Bristol; Jas. A. King, Cold Spring; J. B.
McLinn, Mt. CARMEL R. A. Lowery, Nor
ristown; J.-H. Robinson, Pisgah; s. N.
Fain, Messy Greek; j. 7. Bledsoe, Mt.
Horeb; Jas. Jones, Mt. Zion
| Presbytery of Knoxville-R. A, MoCalie;
jacksonville; J. A. N. Patterson, Sale
Creek; A. W. Ward, Loudon; W. FL. Sim
monds, Third Church, Knoxville.
| Presbytery of Nashville-John W. Frier-
Hall, LIST Edgefeld; A. G. Adams 1st Nash
Vile r. s. Clark, Bethsalem.
A large number of the delegates had not
yet arrived.
Rev j. Albert Wallace was elected mod
orator, Rev. S. E. Ramsey temporary clerk,
and R. A. Lowry engrossing clerk
The hours for the session were fixed at
$50 a. IN. to II M, and to 5 p. N.
The synod then adjourned till $50 o'clock
yesterday morning.
SECOND DAY.
The Synod of Nashville resumed it's ses-
sion in the First Presbyterian Church at
$50 o'clock yesterday morning, and half
hour was spent in devotional exercises
The minutes of the previous session were
read and approved.
Rev. Jas. X. Harren, of the Sydod of
Alabama, Rev. A. L. Miller, of the Synod of
South Carolina, and Rev. H. G. DuBose,
of the China Mission; were invited to seats
as corresponding members.
Revs Geo. A. Caldwell, l. Anderson, D.
F. Smith and w. L. Rosser, and Elders r.
P Gettys, James E. Wilson and T. W. Tur-
ley appeared, gave reasons for hardness,
and were enrolled
Letters were read from Revs. J. B. Con-
verse and S. W. Mitchell, assigning reasons
for absence, which were not sustained
verbal reason for absence of Rev. G.. r.
Hemphill was sustained.
DR.. f. A. Ross gave notice of his inten-
ton to introduce the question of raising a
committee to ask the next General Assem-
bly, whether any changes in confession of
faith are advisable. Made the order of the
day for 10 o'clock to-day.
The moderator appointed the following
STANDING COMMITTEES:
Bills and overtures-J. W. Bachman, S.
B. Campbell and A. G. Adams.
judicial committee. B. Shearer T.
H McCallie and c. r. Vance
Narrative-J. w. Lupton, w. J. Frierson
and w. H. Smith.
Auditing committee. S. Hall, r. A.
Lowry and A. W. Ward.
,, Minutes of general assembly,. F. Can
non, Jas. A. Wallace, C. f. Williams
Statistics-G. A. Caldwell, W. H. Smit h,
Jno. w. F1ierson.
Sunday schools-A. G. Adams, w. H.
Smith, D. Monre.
Leave of ABSENCE. W. Lupton, T. H.
McCallie, w. H. Smith, J. P. Bradshaw.
Devotional exercises-James Park and J
r. Mitchell.
, On records. Columbia Presbytery-
E. A. Grover, F. s. Hall, D.. O. Byers
q Holston Presbytery-C. F. Williams
s W. H Harrison, A W. Wnrd
t / g. Knoxville Presbytery-John S. Young,
e D. F. Smith, J. H. Robinson.
/ A. Nashville Presbytery-W. J. Frierson
e J. B. McLin, g. A. Caldwell.
: Rev. G. C. Rankin, of the M. E. Church
South, was invited to a seat as a visiting
, brother.
: The hour of 8 o'clock, Saturday, was
fixed to hear Rev. Richard McIlwaine,
j chairman of the central committee on home
q and foreign missions.
n The discussion of the subject of home
! missions was made the order for IT'S p. IN.
!. Formal greetings, invoking peace and
|. prosperity were sent from the Synod OF
h Nashville to the Synod of Tennessee, in
session at Chattanooga.
E. o. Frierson, W. j. Frierson and D. F.
Smith were added to the committee on
foreign missions.
w. Brice Thompson was made chairman
> of the committee to prepare programme
T.. for discussion ON the observance OF. the
Sabbath.
In the absence of the committee, w
Brlce Thompson, A. G. Adams and R. s
1t Clark were appointed to prepare memoria
on the death of DR.. Wardlaw.
0 The records and narratives from the vari
|, GUS presbyteries were called for, read an(
- referred to the appropriate committees.
The synod took recess till p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The synod was called to order by tn
moderator at 2 o'clock.
Elders James w. Rogan and JOSEPH HUFF
master appeared, gave reasons for hardness
and were enrolled.
Rev. VIM. Aiken, of the Synod of Ten
nessee, was invited to seat as visitin,