Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-05
THE PRESBYTERIANs.
Cont inuation of the Annual Session of
the synod of the Pacific.

IL le Presbyterian Synod of the Pacific
con tinued its session in San Francisco Sat
uEt ay, Rev. s. 7. Sprecher, d. D., Mode
III or. Reports were received from various
co mmittecs and accepted. Rev. d.. Mex
81 der presented the report effhe Committee
. i Systematie BeneaeeRee.- which VAS re-
I err9d to the Committee on Theological
seminary for joint action. He declared
tha the contributions received for the va
riols charities are insufficient, and urged
the necessity Of increasing them
Il be minutes were corrected 50 as to re-
cori the vote of thanks of the Synod to the
Southern Pacific and the San Francisco
ana. North Pacific Railroad Companies for
e con cessions
: Rev. J, NJ Jewell, OF Santa Clara. read
tllt report of the Committee on Home
Nh Ssions. The report set forth that the
f yer had been one of great trial, but there
/ was evidence that the trials would result
in blessings In ten years there had been
= two thousand churches organized by the
/ home missionaries and 165, 600 conversions
had resulted from their labors
HFhe stated elerl; read a telegraphic dis
Patch from Rev. MIR. George L. Spinning
Of Springfield, o., announcing his accept
! ance to the call 10 the pasiorate of the
: H9ward-street Presbyterian Church in San
! ! iAancisco 10 take effect November 1st.
The Committee on Theological Seminary
through Rev Mr.. Crosby, reported lament
ing the death OF DR.. Scott and indorsng
4 e selection by the Directors of Rev. DR.,
Etlis to be Professor of Practical Philoso-
1 pay. The committee recommended the
: adoption OF the overture introduced
e e! the Directors, that the Board
l p3 increased rom SIX 10 twelve
: nlembers, the additional Directors tc be
ls7men. The committee suggested the
names Of L. r. Bard of Huene.ne and
, Lavid Jacks Of Monterey. for the three
years term Wales Palmer, of San Fran
e.sco, and heli Tracy. of Sacramento, for
the TWO years term, and Isaac Coolburg and
THOMAS Magee, Of San Francisco, for the
one years term. The terms of three Di-
rectors having expired, two were recom-
nended Tor reelection, and the Rev. Ed
ward Graham recommended for the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Rev. !
S. Mcdonald
The report was adopted and its recon-
mendations favorably disposed of seriatim
A discussion OF matters pertaining TO the
seminary was made special order for
Monday at l o'clock.
Rev Mr.. Rice presented the report of the
Occidental Boardof Foreign Missions and
was followed by Miss Berry. member of
the Board, in an interesting talk on the
work and wants of the organization.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Elder Briggs. of Gilroy, read the renort
OF the Committee on Mileage. The rerort
stated fhat 1913 had been received for the
nuleage 2nd contingent fund. and there
had been paid out $4S6 G5. covering all
claims for mileage, leaving balance in the
Rev Mr Shearer presented the matter of
the oecident, the Presbyterian organ on this
coast. and provision was made for il.
hsy Dr. Alexander read the report of
the Committee on Theological College, stat
ing that DR.. Lyford had donated twenty
acres Of land near Point Tiburon. in Marin
county, Tor the college site and grounds
EVENING sEssIoS
In the evening Rev. NJ. NJ. Gibson pre-
SIDED, and made brief address
Addresses we're made by Rev. II II Rice.
on the subject Of Sundag-schools; Rev f.
; 5. Chapman, d. D., On the necessity Of sys-
tenlatic preparation OF teachers for sun
day school work, and Rev Dr. C. s.
Sprecher, Of Stockton, on temperance.
The evening session closed with prayer
and benediction by Rev. Dr. Anderson.