Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

mously elected moderator the Rev. NJ. A
Brownson OF Nav Castle Preabyt terry, and
Rider b. +. Dalrymple of Washington,
we're elected temporary clerks. The Rev.
5. A. Gayley, pastor of West Nottingham,
chairman of the Committee on Arrange.
ments, recommended that to morrow even
ing the synod meet at Z O'Clock that
divine Service be held on Sunday morn
ing, and synodical sacrament be admin
istered that DR.. Lowrie, secretary o. the
Board of Foreign Missions, read his an
nual report Sunday evening that Dr.
Leftwich aud the Rev. John Howell of
Brazil address the synod Monday after
noon. The report was adopted and the
synod adjourned until tomorrow.
CoLoRA, CECIL County, MD, Oct. 20.--.
The Synod of Baltimore reconvened at
West Nottingham Church at $50 O'Clock
this morning. The Rev. John French OF
Washington Presbytery conducted the
devotional exercises. and the body was
immediately called TO order for business.
The Reys. Cross, Nelson, Leitwioh,
Weaver, colored, Beach, MoCurdy,
Branch, Eckels and Maxwell and Messrr.
whitley, Freeman, Cole and Barton OF
Baltimore Presbytery /; the Revs. Gayley,
Vallsndigham, Squier, Snyder, ok,
Keigwin, Cation, Conway, Brownson,
and Messrs. Bush, Lindsay, Mccullough,
Chandler, Steele and Baird of New Castle;
the Rsv. John NOVEL; fRio Janerio; and
the keverends Vandoren, French, Howe,
Childs and Messrs. Hodges, Easily, War
field and Dalrymple of Washington City,
we're present. docket was adopted
and the following special committees were
announced Bills and overtures, Howe
Squier Freeman Judicial, Vallandir-
ham, Cross, Warfeld General Assem-
bly,, Childs, Cation, Findly Minutes of
Synod, Maxwell, Conway, Hodges !;
Presbyterisl Minutes, for New
Castle presbytery, Eckles, Weaver,
Easily for Baltimore Presbytery
Vsndoren, Bush, Keigwin; for Washing
ton City Presbytery, Beach, Cation, Steel ;
Rio Jsneiro Presbytery, Childs, Whitley,
Vanarsdale Finance, Chandler, Warheld;
Narrative of 1884, Branch, Porter,
Bush.
The statistical reports of the presby-
teries were read. New Castle Presbytery
reported this year SO ministers, 81
churches, two candidates, 5,372 commu-
nicsnts, 5,77l members, 1868, 900 con-
| tributed to all objects, two lincentiates
two ministers admitted, and one death.
Baltimore Presbytery reported 45 min
listers, 46 churches, 6,096 communicates,
9,02l Sunday school scholars, and
$l77 ,544 contributed to all objects
Washington Presbytery was not ready
| to report. Rio Janero Presbytery re-
ported Is ministers, "a churches, two
candidates, l, LAC communicates, 1852
| Sunday school scholars, "a 400 contributed
| TO all purposes, one candidate and one
minister received.
Baltimore Presbytery made an over
ture to the Synod for change in the
| regular order OF annual meetings 80 that
the Synod might meet in Baltimore in
| 1856. The Rev. McCurdy invited the
body to inset in Frederick City. Cor.
siderable discussion over Rev. Caton's
motion, to imeet on Tuesday rather than
| Friday, followed, but the motion was
lost. The Rev. John Squier moved tina,
the Synod meet at Frederick, Nd, on the
third Friday of October, 1854, at 7.3C
| p. m, and the motion was carried.
The Rev. DR.. Nixon of New Castle
PresbyteIy, was appointed to preach a
sermon at next years meeting,on foreign
missions, the Rev. Umstead being named
as alternate.
Clerk Prowuson read a card congrstu
lating the Rev. S, A. Gayley, on the de
gree of d. d, conferred by Lafayette
College at arecent meeting of the trustees.
The Presbytery then adjourned to
| THE afternoon.
| In the afternoon the Rev. b. 7. Jones
and others we're heard upon the subject
of Lincoln University, Oxford, Pa, and the
synod adopted a resolution heartily com
mending the institution to the charitable
aid of Presbyterisns. The Rev,
J. L. Vallandigham, ,. D., i; the
| Judicial committee, to which WAS referred
all questions of disagreements and the
like between churches and pastors. re-,
ported call quiet along the Potomac, Sus.
| quehanna and Delaware" the committee
having had no business before it. Sat
urday nights meeting was devoted to
the interest Of revivsls of religion. Yes
terday morning the Rev. DR.. Thomas S,
Childs preached on "the Relations of the
Holy spirit to the present dispsnsation. y
The communion was administered by the
Revs. Van Doren and DR.. John G, Lourie,
secretary OF the Board of Foreign Mis-
slons. at night the annual sermon OF
foreign missions was preached by the Rev
DR., Leftwich of Baltimore, from the text
go ye into all the world and preach the
Gospel TO every creature"
| CoLoRA, CECIL COUNTY, Md, Oct. %
Synod resssembIed at O'Clock this
morning and the usual preliminary
proceedings were enacted. The Com.
nlttee on Temperance made report, OF
which the following is synopsis
The press, though not always friendly,
ia nevertheless giving the subject larger
attention and treating its advocates with
greater courtesy than they received in
other days. This much can be said al
encouraging features OF the Temperance
cause and yet there are many obstacles
to be overcome. Some OF them are The
difficulties encountered in every effort tC
suppress the sgil of iptempetaucs by
legislative enactments, found in the consti
tutions of the states and in the preaedents
of law which are seized upon by the liquor
interests and used to nuliity the expressed
will of msjorities the large money
interest involved in the liauor traffic
which is freely used to influence legisla.
| N'N- NtAS 0HHSi hPutpuo GndTdCttI OF
many of those engaged in the retail
liquor trade and the consequent evasion
of laws enacted to suppress or curtail the
evils of intemperance the opposition OF
large bodies of our foreign population,
who have been accustomed to lighter
alcoholic beverages, and from moderate
drinkers who, not having perceptibly in
jured themselves by the use of alcoholic
stimulants, refuse TO be restricted, even
though they see and deplore the evils
that are caused by them to othels
| Then there are the obstacles which
have come from advocates of Temperance.
viz; a. The diversity of opinion con.
corning methods. (2.) The fanataoism
in language and act arouses opposition,
and creates disgust for the cause among
Intelligent and conscientious people, often
making it impossible for thoughtful tenn
perapce workers to take decided stand
without antsgonizing these injudicious
workers, or to work with them without