Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-19
THE sYsops OF MISSOURI.
Westminster College, FsItss, 10.

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on last Thursday, the l2th inst.
the synod OF the Southern Fresnyte-
ran chnrch N ui's STATE, ne'a spec
iai session at the presbyterian church
y tins city. The body was called
together 1or inc purpose OF carrying
out an arrangement concluded lust
fall between the Synods OF the South
ern and Northern Presbyterian
churches TO transfer TO the latter
equal paftic'pation IN the direction Of
westminster College.
The moderator. Rev. .. II. Charles.
OF rhi'oh, ca''eo d SYNOD 70 order
AZ z:oo p. M, and ID the absence OF
the stated CLERK, hev !. Y. smith, OF
montgomery City. Rev. W. d. Mar
guess actes' us temporary ierk.
Al oraef 70 promote the views OF
shc oShoas Tue io'bp"uhg trustees o.
"es'mins'ef eoilege uleif
fesishaliohs:
hevs. u W. Gauss ana 4. ).
oa'npoeh ana D. u. naker' Esq., OF
Tue HISS whose Term wou'o nave eA-
p,ree In 1000. rev. W. II. marques,
Vi t"eesa>s expiring io'o' f'es.
l. y. oiiieh anu tion. a. =. TUITION
OF the 1904 Class. Il. !. bar'ee, Esq.
VI Tue 1908 c'ass a'fu D. =. ai''ier anu
"A. III. ohuster' Esq, OF tne 1851
Glass; All Oh which were accepted ana
tue Ioiio"'hgl nom'natea py the
Nortnern SYNOD substituted as
lees In their stead: Reys. ). ID.
Drookes, o. .. Ntccols, w. :. wilson
u" Edward bFes'eH, Ermine Case,
Id Wallace u l.. thomson, ID.
nuliaro' james 1ackson' Z qs.
Abe "hoie hu'h"ef OF the trustees
Vi "es'lhi''ster oo''ese Is twenty
'oo'' Vi winch w tue agreement anu
"eo 10 tne Nof'hef" SYNOD was 10
nave Twelve, Out mat pody having
la'led 10 nominate that many II was
impossible o the southern synod al
tn's session TO 90 more tnan elect me
nine tina had been deslgnated by the
Northern church.
Ihis action IS the first cordial union
that a been effected between the
Southern m Northern Presbyterian
churches 0f this state for any object
since the war; and although 1t will be
widely regarded as a pubic confess
sion That 'he u church Is una
bic TO sustain It's educational instittl-
lions without Northern aid 1t is to be
hoped the movement Will be crowned
with c amt ultimately lead to
fuller and more ultimate connections
between the two churches. In point
Of fact it WAS not the original purpose
Ut the tpse tactoed Synod of Missouri
10 sever forever its relations with the
Northern Assembly. 1t occupied
rather the position OF a protesting
holy, unconstItutionally expelled for
alleged temerity, but nevertheless
standing aud Knocking at the doors
of the Northern church for recogni-
ton and re-admlssion. When the
war was over there was a large influx
of Southern ministers who had o.
course no experimental knowledge O
the condition OF society In this sta''
and therefore no adequate concep
ti"n of the true interests of the Synot
of Missouri. These divines yer.
naturally longed for connection Will
the Southern church and being a ma
jority took the Synod to its assembly
This action seemed for the time u
sever forever two bodies which hefor'
the war constituted by far the mos
active and powerful protestant aSso
Gallon IN this otate, aho which to-da.
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eu'"e 'he'i w" 'ei''oh' "hu oP''
tudes o religious and educatlona
+ purposes. In the opinion OF tn
writer Westminster College and wit