Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-27

ern Synod Of Missouri in all work thst 1
common to both bodies, and we mention Is o
first interest and importance the department.
OF Home Missions and education, especial,
the Joint maintenance and control of West
minister College.
l.. That the committee of cooperation ap.
pointed last year be continued to confer in
regard to Westminster College with q simila,
committee of the Northern Synod.
The following telegram was received by L.
p. Bowen and read to the synod:
TRLE6RAM.
Whereas, TIL other synod appointed last
year y committee to confer with = like com
mittee of ,his synod in regard to cooperation
In the support Of Westminster; and
Whereas, BY some mistake no official no
tlce Of such action was given to this body
and therefore no conference was held and
Whereas, We look forward with hope to
the speedy union of the two synods, and be-
lieving such cooperation will tend to hasten
this union; therefore
Resolved, That we appoint q COMMITTEES
with power to confer and act with any such
committee appointed or continued by the
other synod.
Committee were appointed by both synoda
and 1t Is hoped that very soon Westminster
College will receive the hearty support OF all
the Presbyterians in the state.
Complaint Of the session Of Grand Avenue
church against the P%resbytery of st. Louis:
The general asse mbly sent down to the
Presbytery an overture rs to the mode of cor
rAannndanco hofvVoon Tho oou<ho,. ..-..L
ern Observation-Disclosures by delegate or BY
letter; the session Of Grand Avenue church
instructed Its delegate to Presbytery how to
vote on that overture. The Presbytery ex-
cepted to this action of the session and the
session complained to the synod against the
Presbytery.
After hearing, lffstthe record of the ease, ,
then the c~omRaAinapt, and then the defendant
b. their representatives, the synod sustained
ths complains b5s . vote Of 6 to q. Notice
Of sppeal to the general assembly was given
blythe. Presbytety Of st. Louis, and Rev. g.
l.. Leyburn was appointed to defend the as-
ton Of the synod before the assembly.
Interesting and largely attended meetings
wore held on Thursday and Friday nights in
behalf of home aud foreign missions. The
former was addressed by Rev. DR.. Craig,
secretary Of home missions; and the latter
BY Rev. DR.. Houston Missionary to China.
Very satisfactory and encouraging reports
were received from Westminster College and
from the synodicsl Female College. In re-
ply to an overture, Synod adopted . strong
paper upon the subject of divorce and re-
marriage. Stating in substance; that no d.
vorced person could lawfully marry unless the
scriptaral ground therefor, (adultery) existed
and was proved before some competent tri-
bunal; and that no Presbyterian minister,
magistrate or judge could celebrate the mar
rfage Of divorced persons except as above de.
fined. without rendering himself liable to the
censuro and discipline of the church.
The usual routine business wa attended
to. And after a very pleasant and harmonic
GUS session, and with hearty thanks to the
good people of Marshall for their Kindness
and hospitality, Synod adjourned to meet In
Sedalia on the second Tuesday of Oct. 1884.