Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-01

erence to the Helenistic dialect, New Testament
exercises and Literature.
(d) A professor of Biblical and Ecclesiastical
History from the organization OF the church
down to the present. including modern missions.
(e A professor of Apoogetics, Biblical Criti-
cism and Church Polity.
| (G A professor Of Homiletics and Pastoral
Theology and Pulpit Delivery.
This arrangement subject to modification by
the Theological Faculty and the directors of the
Seminary.
f 4th. The three irst-named professors to reside
near the Seminary, and may extend their reclta-
tions and lectures over the entire session, as at
T present, but must give the equivalent OF two
months consecutive daily instruction each ses-
sion.
5th. The three last-named professors to be nom
resident, or pastors of churches, but shall he re-
quired to prepare themselves for their respective
chairs, and spend one month each, at intervals OF
two months, every session at the seminary: de-
ivering lectures and hearing recitations twice a
day, the faculty arranging to give prominence to
that department for the month"; and allowing an
other month for the students review Of it when
the two other nonresident professors shall follow
each other in like order.
9TH. The salaries Of the professors shall be
5000 for the president and 5000 for each OF the
other five.
7th. We propose to enter at once upon the per-
mancnt endowment Of the Seminary, by raising
fund of mt least $50, 600 additional to funds and
securities already OH hand, within the space OF
five years. according to the following financial
scheme, viz: The contributor to the endowment
fund to give five notes. including the interest ON
the whole the first year, payable in annual in.
stallments, with one fifth of the principal, and
the interest Oh the whole of the remainder, until
the whole is paid
Here follows an illustration OF the scheme
taking contribution fone hundred dollars for
example. The first note to be for S27 the sec
ond for $2j the third for 420; the fourth for
50. so the fifth for S2l.4Ul
Sth. In pursuance Of this plan, we propose the
election of treasurer Of the Erskine Theologi-
cal Seminary, at this time, by the Synod, and
the appointment of two agents by the directors,
one to operate in the First, Second and Virginia
Presbyteries, and one for the Western Presby-
teries, who shall enter directly on the work OF
securing the funds by thorough canvass OF the
church, with suitable remuneration for their
services, to be agreed upon by the said agents
and the directors.
9Th. We also hereby invite, solicit and en-
treat the liberal hearted and benevolent i'll every
place, for donations, bequests and legacies, to
secure this high and holy object.
10th. The Directors Of the Seminary shall be
increased to fifteen, ten Of whom shall be MINIS
ters and five laymen, and any eight OF whom
shall constitute quorum for the transaction OF
business; the whole arranged to rotate and five
go out Of office every two years.
l1th. The Directors shall be empoweredto to make
such bylaws and regulations may be necessa-
ry to carry out the will of Synod respecting the
Seminary.
18th At the close of each session there shall
all Of the six professors in the presence OF the
| Directors, with essay reading and sermon de-
livery; and the faculty shall report the stand
ing and department of the students to their re-
spective Presbyteries, and at the close OF the
course give certificates Of graduation in the Sem
mary.
18th. That committee, consisting of Gen. P.
H. Bradley, w. P. Wildeman, &. H. McMlaster
and Prof. William Hood, be appointed to secure
a renewal of the charter of the Seminary.
| H. II. SLOAN,
JAS. BoYCE,
| JOSEPH WYLIE, Com.
! JNO. II. CHALMERS
| JOSEPH CALDWELL,
On motion of Rev. J. G.. Chalmers, it was
moved that Synod adopt the preamble to
the report. After some discussion the pre-
amble was adopted and on motion Of Rev.
C. B. Belts, the seventh item of the report,
which contemplates the raising of an endow-
ment fund of $50, 600 in addition to the pres
ent funds in possession of the Theological
Seminary, was taken up, considered, and,
together with the financial scheme append
ed, adopted. The eighth item of the report
was next considered, and after being amend
ed was adopted as follows, viz. /: That the
Board of Directors of the Theological Semi
nary be directed to appoint two agents, one
to operate in the First, Second and Virginia
Presbyteries, and the other in all the re-
manning Presbyteries the said agents to be
paid $50 per month and travelling expenses.
Rev. NJ. w. Pressly offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved That President w. NJ Grier, d. d.,
be specially requested to address the Synod on
behalf of Erskine College and the educational
interests Of the church, and ifagreeableto Synod,
that it be made the order to hear this address on
Monday at III O'Clock.
1t now being the hour for recess, the fur
ther consideration of the special report on
| ENrc1y ino hon ico1
ed, and Synod adjourned until3 O'Clock p. NJ.
SATURDAY 3 O'CLOCK p. NJ.
At the hour for meeting, the Moderator
not being present, on motion OF DR.. Latham,
DR.. r. A. Ross was called to the chair.
The order for the hour was the report Of
the Board of Foreign Missions, which was
read as follows:
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS
For information respecting the operations OF
its Mission in Mexico during the past year, its
present condition and future prospects, the Syn
cd is respectfully referred to the Annual Report
of the Missionary to the Board, which accompa-
nies this Report.
In general we may say that the Board has been
greatly encouraged with the work in that field.
Only one incident has ocu3rred during the whole
year to mar the satisfaction which the Board has
experienced in experimenting this work. Ow-
ing to certain complaints against the Missionary
on the ground of his alleged connection with the
orderof Free Masons, he felt constrained to ten
der his resignation greatly to the regret OF the
Board. But while the Board do not wish to be
understood as endorsing the course which he
had pursued in this matter, they earnestly re-
uucSted that he Withdraw his resignation, and
we are glad to be able to state, i'll compliance
with this request, the resignation was with
drawn; and to-day your Missionary, with una
| bated zeal and energy and devotion is prosecu-
ting the work assigned him.
There two or three things mentioned in the
Report referred to above, to which the Board
asks the special attention Of the Synod:
lst. The growth of the work. New territory
has been explored, new fields have been opened,
andnew ground occupied. In these evidences Of
the divine blessing on your work, we are sure
that YOU will most heartily rejoice, and none the
less when it is remembered and realized that this
means increased expenses and enlarged appro-
priations. We cordially recommend, therefore,
that the additional appropriation of $780, asked
for by the Missionary in his Report, be made,
being assured by past experience that if the event
should prove that much is not needed for car
rying OH the work of the Mission, so much will
not be expended.
I'd. We note with much pleasure, and call the
attention of the Synod to the fact that i'll addition
to his other abundant labors and cares, the Mis-
siOnary has undertaken and is prosecuting the
work of versifying, at least selections from the
Book Of Psalms for the use of the Mission and
with such Il measure of success that he is encour-
aged to ask for an appropriation of $3.50 to dctray
the expenses of printing them. The Board re-
commends that this appropriation be made, and
that the Missionary be encouraged to prosecute
this work as other demands upon his time will
allow.
3d. The matter of securing lot and church
building for the use of the Mission, referred to
in the Report Of the Missionary, is one which has
engaged the attention of the Board for some time.
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