Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28
Religious.

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tinue over tomorrow.
Usual services ut the Methodist church to.
morning and night.
Ed. c. 8. Lucas, will preach at the Christian
church tomorrow morning and night.
Usual services in the Baptist church to-mor-
row morning and night BY Rev. DIR. Talbird.
Rev. j. A. Miller will preach at the German
Methodist church to-morrow night, and every
Sunday evening hereafter, until further notice.
Daily services at the Catholic church. 81
O'Clock, .. M; Sunday services 8 and l0K
O'Clock, b. M, and az O'Clock, p. NJ, Rev. ].
j. Lilly o6Rcisting.
Father Frsncls Curran will hold services at
the following times and places at 10 O'Clock, ..
m.:-Higginsville. 1st and 3rd Sundays; Odes-
80, End Sunday; Alma 4th Sunday.
There will be service At Christ Church (Protest-
ant Episcopal). tomorrow morning at IL
O'Clock; and in tho afternoon at 4 O'Clock; Rev.
E. NJ. Pecke. the rector. officiating. Sunday
school at OK O'Clock, .. m. Lecture in the
chapel at TX O'Clock. p. m.
The Missouri Baptist General Association con-
vened In its 48th annual session ct sprin gdeld.
Mo-, on the 18th inst. Rev. G. w. Hyde and
wife. Prof. ]. F.: Lanneau and 3. 7. Jesse were
In attendance. The body was organized by the
reelection ofDr. W. Pope Yesmsn moderator,
and Elder j. T. Wllliams clerk. The annual
sermon was preached by DIR. j. D. Murphy.
from Luke 9:3i. The association had in its en-
ployment during the past year II missionaries.
who lsbored s, O7O days, preached z. 1886 sremons,
witnessed ia conversions, organized l3 new
churches and aided In erecting several houses oil
worship for the accomplishment Of which el2,
278 were expended. When the General Associs.
ton was organized in 1884 there we're in Ms.
souri, l52 churches with Is 900 members; now
there are LAS churches. with Q membership OIL
| 90, 900. The Association unanimously adopted
| the following ss the expression Of Its opinion
and position on the subject OF prohibition. SIN
, lew Of the importance which the subject OF pro-
hibition has assumed In cur own country ane
other lands, it does not seem proper that &C
large and influential q body rs the General As
sociation OF Missouri should be Indifferent t.
this work. therefore. resolved, THAT thi
body heartily sympathize with the efforts nov
being made to suppress the manufacture ant
sale of intoxicating liquors, and express tn
opinion that the time has come when our stat,
government should consider the propriety o
prohibiting it by law. 2-That we recommend
to the members of our churches. and to our MIN
listers 10 use their influence in aro4sing an inter
est IN the important work. q, Resolved that.
1 Nc epHSAss
moderator shall be chairman, to present q me
mortal to the next general assembly of Missouri
when assembled at Jefferson City. requestin
them to submit the question Of prohibition I
the people,"
Synod Of Missouri met at Fulton. Oct. 18th.
was opened with sermon by the moderator. Rev
W. B. !. Wikie. from John l4:l2. Organiza
ton and attendance. Rev. w. W. Robertson
d. D., Of Presbytery of Missouri, the oldei
minister in the Synod, was unanimously chose
i, moderator to preside over this semi-centenni
: session. and Rev. ]. F. Cowan. p. D., an
: Rev. PrSnk MitGhel were elected temporary m
reading clerks. The attendance was large, mo
. than 80 ministers and nearly as many elder
i, The subject OF Home Missions received Il
marked attention ami careful consideration
the Synod. First-Dr. Mcllwaine. the secreta
J. of Home Missions, ma ie an addr ess full OF fac
and arguments, showing the importance of II
work and the necessity for prosecuting 1t ju
. now with the utmost vigor. He closed with
stirring appeal to all to do what they could
d further this mighty work. Later in the sessl
a paper was adopted recommending: lst-r
raising OF al2. OoO for this object. or at the tt
I. Of 81 50 per member. Sd-The putting Of
evangelist into the field within the bounds
every Prpsbytery. il possible. And 3d-the el
ployment Of two synodical evaugelists at ono
And . committee was appointed to carry Il
last resolution into effect rs speedily as posslb
But that which gave special interest 10 this e.
sion Of SYNOD was the fact that it was organic
IN 1882, just so years ago. The Semi Centsnn
lg services were held on the second day, and &C
is sisted of arst-A Histor ical sketch OF the Synt
Pr prepared and resd by the moderator. DR.. Re
tn ertson. This was q spccipct and interesting
q. count Of the Synod during the 80 years OF
An existence. In 1t there was also . very full q
IL valuable statement OF laCts In connection "
the Introduction OF christianity and Presl
terianism west OF the Mississippi. This was
lowed by = SIX Itch Of the educational institut
Al. by Rev. C. C. Hersman. d.. D.. president
&C. Westminster College, first Of Westminster {
cd lege and second of the Synodicsl Female {
lat lege, both situated at Fulton. Mo. This addl
was replete with facts and incidents, and
Is, pressed In chaste and vigorous language.
v. listened to with interest and delight by
.synod aud the Large audience in sttendal
secQnd-In the afternoon y memarial ser
was held, when Rev. B. 7. Lacy, d. d I
short memorials of a number of the older ED,
ses folio we'd by brief remarks from other memb.
es, illustrating the lives ana characters OF Il
md venerable but departed brethren. And this
es. Of the service was concluded by y strong
or stirring address by DR.. John Mont gomery b
For self now one Of the feathers in Israel. -
! IEht Rev. rnos. Wstsoa. WAC succeeded