Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-12
THEIR CENTENNIAL.
TEE PBEsBYTERIANs ARRANGING FOR
THEIR MEETING IN 1888.
Mr.. Preston's Resolutions on Education
Adopted -Evangelization Of Golored
People-Home Missions.


Dinw iddle.
A number OF additional members were
enrolled, making the present number llG
ministers and 81 ruling elders-tOtll, 1913.
CENTENNIAL MEETING.
The Rev. DR.. Preston, chairman OF a
committee appointed at the last meeting OF
the synod, presented a report. which, after
slight amendment, was adopted, ~ follows
The committee appointed TO recommend
to the synod plan for the observance OF
the centennial meeting at New Providence
church in 1883 report
|. Recommending that the 23d day Of
October be set apart for such observance.
2. That each OF the ten presbyteries OF
the synod be requested to appoint COM
mittee to prepare historical sketch OF the
preSbyteTy, as full and complete as the time
will allow.
0. These several sketches shall be deliy-
eicd to the synod al its meeting In 1887.
and submitted 10 a committee appointed bt
the Svuod at this session. whose duty il
SHALL be 10 make such summary OF the
papers as will constitute Il suitable histori.
cal sketch to be read at the centennial meet
ing in 1888.
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PENNSYLVANIA. and 1ransylyania, in Ken
tucky, be addressed through their stated
clerks and cordially invited to be present
at the centennial meeting OF synod, and to
have appointed committees similar to those
which we appoint for the preparation OF
historical sketches TO be delivered TO the
synod in 1887.
5. That the synod enioin on all the pres
byterics to see that the churches under
their care furnish tOthe committee appoint
cd all the Information touching the history,
growth, and influence OF each church,
which can be gotten from the records and
all other reliable sources OF information
within the year preceding October, 1887.
G. That a centennial Grafton be delivered
by the Hon. John Randolph Tucker, and
centennial sermon 10y the the Rev. Moses
ID. Hoge. ID. II.
7. Ii IL recommended that q fund be
raised by subscriptiOn-tO be taken before,
al, and after the centennial meeting-tO
bIing out volume containing the Grafton
and the histoi ical sketches Of the presby.
teries. and, il the synod shall so order, the
historical summary also read before the
synod.
COMMISSION TO THY CASE or APPEAL.
Major ". J. Dance. in behalf OF the judi
cial Committee, reported, recommending
the appointment Of commission to try the
case coming up by appeal from AldersOn
church. The recommendation wa. adopted
and the following commission WIS ap.
pointCd: Rev. G.. u. Armstrong, ID. D.,
Roy. Alexander Martin, ID. d, Rev. \. w.
Pit2tr. ID. D.. Rev. j. J. Bullock, ID. H..
Rev. j. /. Cannon, Rev. Il. r. Campb,n,
Rev. &. W. White, Rev. ". :. y. Bryan.
Judge T.. Il. Watson, Major ". :. Dance,
Judge William VI. Tredwly. join 4
Buchanan, VI. VI. Gillian. Colonel Charles
+. Collier, and Professor j. J. White.
The commission was allowed 10 ii.
during the sessions Of the synod.
EDUCATION DISCUSSED AGAIN.
The resolution offered by Rev. J. A
Preston. printed in Yesterday, Dispatch.
commcuding the cause OF education and
recommending care on the part Of thc
presbytcries in selecting their beneliclarics
to he aided by this committee, came up a,
unfinished business, and wac further di,-
cus"d 10y Rev. Dr. Hopkins, Rev. r. Nc
Cutchen. Rulng-Eldcrs Il. e.. Harper oi
Baltimore and W. u. rappey o! Peers
burg, Rev. John G.. Anderson, ana Captain
Il. Is. Eoorman. The discussion showed g
deop interest in hi, subject and hearty
endorsatlon Of the settled policy OF the
Church.
The resolutions were then adopted
UNANIMOUSLY.
EvANGELlzATION or TUr C0LOBED PEOPLE.
The motion Of Or. Hall for the abolI.binp
ofthe Permanent Committee on the Evan.
gelizalion oi tdc Col0rcd People was taken
up o. unfinished business. and led 10 q dis
cussion ot the whole I'll iec', showing deep
interest n it,.
Rev. James =. Smith expressed the h'pr
that the synod would not give up hi, COM
mlttec. He wOUl1 reluctantly s.1ee With
that committee in disc0niinung the en-.
ploymont Of colOlcd cyangcll,'. but hc
thought taat The work oi this c0mml.le1
was limited 10 the employment of an cyan
g,lSt. They should look out over the
whole work done in the bound, o. the
synod in l,haii Of these people. WcnecG
4 central committee % collect Information
and 10 be an organ of communication Oh
this subject. The East Hanover Pre>by-
ter. instead oi recedins from The work,
had taken step in advance at it, last meet.
Ing 10y appointing = permanent committee
to supervise this work.
The Rev. Mr. VI Murray evangelist OF
Roanoke PrCshytery, also spoke IN favor Of
continuing the committee and prOse'llii.g
The work more entrgetirally. He was now
laboring in part among tn cOl0fed people.
with encouraging success.
Rev. ". A. Campbell spoke in favor oi
continuing the permanent committee.
There are difficulties, he said, It Is true, in
the prosecution Of our work among the
colorod people; Tut not such diGicutie, a.
have been met and overcome in China and
India and all the forelgn.mission field.
The colored people are with Ia; msEy Of
them. il ia true. are real Christians, bur The
largor pant ignorant ant supers.jLi0Us.
Ard whilst we give I'll due credit to other
denominations, especially the Bapt!st'. Tor
II 4 great work thcy have done Tor them,
there /. still vast work 10 be done iOr
their elevation and Cnri'ti1niZltlon. To
thi. work Providence calls all the Christian
people 0i our land. What we need il th.i
evcIy Christian. every church, and every
pre- ,bylery take hold of the work as it Is
nCiorc them and prosecute It with persistent
erCrcy. Livery effort would bring forth
good fruit. lie cited The ease OF 4 PreSby-
terian church and sabbath school at Ash
Isnd under the care II East Hanover Pro-.
bytcry.
TIE NOTION WITHDRAWN.
Dr. litIl sslu ne Ulu not WISH 2uY one 70
infer that his interest in this work had
absicd becaH'e be had asked that the COM
mittCe be discontinued. lie thought The
work could best be done bv local effort, and
hat il would he wise for every presbytery
10 have , committee in ch,rge OF the work
among colored people In it' own bounds.
But, row. lc,t the sbolishiug OF this com
mittCe should make wrong impression as
70 the position Of The synod, he asked leave
to withdraw his motion.
The Rev. Dr. Pryor spoke Oi an en.
c0unging work done in NottOwsy by q
hishly.osteomsd brother OF the Northern
Presbyterian Church that was meeting with
encouraging success.
Tie request Of Or. Hall va' then grant
Cd. and bis motion 10 abolish The committee
Withdrawn.
TO SIND THEN ClRrVLAR
The Rev. James i. smith offered the
following resolution
EeS0ired, That the Permanent Committee
on tie EyangellZstiOn Of the Colored Peo-
pie address circular letter to the presby-
ttles asking and urging special considers.
ton Of the religious condition OF the color
cd Ieope at their next meeting, and re-
port 10 the Synodical Committee what is
dcre and what work Is In hand in the pres
byterie. aud i'm the churches.
Mr.. smith, in advocating this resolution,
referred 10 a visit he had made 10 the color
ed church 81 Ashland. where he bad bap.
tiZed twelve co0red infants presented for