Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-13
THE BALTIMORE SYNOD.
About the Presbyterian
Body 20 Meet Here Next Week.

The Synod OF Baltimore win hold its annual
meeting this year In this city. The first session
will be on Tuesday evening at the New York ave-
nue. Presbyterian church, and will be preliminary
In character. sermon will be preached by Rev.
DR.. Smith, OF Baltimore, q former moderator. and,
at the close OF the services, q moderator Will be
elected to serve during the present session OF the
synod. The regular business session will begin on
wednesday morning, at O'Clock. There will be
recess from to 2:30. The afternoon session
Will begin at the latter hour and continue until
half-past 5. An evening session will be held, be-
ginning at half-past z. This Will be the program
for Thursday. IL is expected that the synod will
Wednesday and Thursday a lunch will be served
by the ladies OF the New York avenue church In
IN wor nd on o. Tne sya1a sre acVe
public meeting will be held under their auspices,
when the interests or both home and foreign mis-
OF Cincinnati, and Rev. DR.. Phraner, OF New York,
have been invited to deliver addresses. The wo-
men also will hold q meeting on Wednesday AFTER
noon In the Metropolitan Presbyterian, when the
missionary work OF the various societies Will be
considered. The arrangements fof the synod are
Avenue church and the members OF the session OF
the church. There is also an executive committee
composed OF members OF the church who Will as
sist IN providing for the comfort and entertain
ment OF the visitors. This committee is composed
OF the following; named gentlemen; John D; Nc
Foster, and Phillip +. Larner.
In the organization OF the Presbyterian Church
the synod is The second highest body. the general
assembly Is the highest, Inc synod ranks next,
and last OF all Is the presbytery. The synod Ii
composed OF the presbyter1es within q certain
rft0ry. In the case OF the synod OF Baltimore its
territory includes the District or Columbia, Della
ware, Maryland, portion OF Northern Virginia,
that part or south Carolina known as the PfeSUy-
terry OF Rio de Janeiro. There are four presbyte-
r1eS Within the bounds OF the synod namely The
fresDytery OF Washington CITY, the Presbytery Of
baltimore, The Pros0y L6ry OF New Castle, and the
PresDytery OF Rio de Janero. Each church In the
syhou entitled TO representation In that body Of
Que minister and one eider. and II there Is full
attendance there will be some 250 delegates pres
ent IL Is not expected that all the churches Will
De represented at this meeting. The delegates
VIII De entertained during their stay In this city
at the homes or the members OF the New York
avenue church congregation and OF the other
VIII w provided with rooms ut the EbDitt and the
Hamilton.
There are nospecially important matters OF bust
ness 10 be brought TO the attention OF the synod
at the present session. The sessions will be oc-
cuped with the consideration OF the interests of
Tue various churches within the bounds OF the
SYNOD Special attention viii be given to MISSION
aIy operations, both at home and abroad and on
Inls account the meeting OF the synod, IL Is ex-
peCteu, VIII result In giving an impetus to the
various Efforts now being made.
The Buffalo, N. Y, jury on the Sherwood Dun
ming case, In which sherwood wanted SIC, 900 for
the loss OF his wtfeS affections, alter being out
four hours reported they were unable TO agree and
were discharged.