Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-05
THE SYNOD.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CALIFORNIA PREsBYTERY.
appointment of Standing Committees
Reports of Observation-Disclosures
in the Evening.

At yesterday mornings session of the
Presbyterian Synod, the first business trans
acted after the devotional exercises was the
announcement of the Standing Committees:
Bills and Overtures-Rev. NJ. n. Corne-
Illus. Jas. L. Wood, NJ. d. A. Steen and F.
M. Dunick.
Judicial = Rev. H. G. Minton, James
Mitchell, Robert Ballagh and Elders Conk-
ling and Roberts.
Minutes Of General Assembly-Revs.
Arthur Crosby, D. L. Munro, H. H. Dob.
bins.
Leave of Absence. S. Mcdonald, S.
McAilla, Alexander Parker.
Treasurer's Account-Felix Tracy, S. A.
Sabin, David Jacks.
Mileage-Geo G. Griffin, ]. E Anderson,
A. J. Kerr, VIM. A. Waddell, D. G. Kent.
Theological Seminary-Wm. Hirisman,
]. W. Ellis, j. Darlington, H. B. Mcbride,
j. 6. Rutherford.
Correspondence-Rev. E. Graham, jos.
| G. Smith, Richard Wylig
Committee on Presbytery Records San
Francisco-P. L. Garden, Joseph c. Smith
| Richard Wylig; Los ADgeles-A. H. Crow
]. c. Eastman, = Ferguson; San Jose
DIR. Noble, A. j. Campton, W. A. Hamil-
| ton Benicia-J. Q. Adams, H. c. Gulling
! ham, ]. E. Soutnurt; Stockton-W. II
| Darden, ]. NJ. Smith, A. Aitken; Sacra-
| mento-J. p Rich, James Wilson, W. F
Thurpe.
The Moderator appointed the stated
| clerks of the various Presbyteries to fl
vacancies on the permanent committees.
The resignation of the Stated Clerk and
| Treasurer, Rev. f. E Shearer, was &C
cepted and Rev. G. E. Babb chosen to fiji
the unexpired term.
the statistical reports of the Presbyte
ries of Los Angeles, Stockton and Sacra
mento were read and accepted.
The reports of Rev. ]. S. Mcdonald anC
Rev. f. D. Seward, the Svnodical Mission
! aries, were read aud referred to the stand
ing Committee on Home Missions.
Rev. A. McCalba, of the Illinois aud Ne
brsska Synod, being present, was invited
to sit as corresponding member.
The annual report of the Women'i
Synodical Committee on Home Mission,
was read and referred to the permanen
Committee on Home Missions.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Synod met at 2 P NJ, and resumed
its session.
The order of the day was taken up, ant
Rev. John Thompson, D. D., addressed tn,
Synod, by invitation, upon the work of tht
American Bible Society.
Mrs. Chown was invited to report in be
half of the Occidental Board of Foreigr
Missions at the evening session.
Rev ]. W. Bsumgardner, of the Califor
mia Conference of the United Brethren il
Christ; Rev. o. B. Summers, of the Cslifor
MIA Conference of the African NJ. Z. Church
and Rev. W. A. Sample, of the Synod o
Arkansas, being present, were invited to 81
| as corresponding members
The Board of Directors of the San Fran
cisco Theological Seminary made report
which was referred to the Committee OF
Theological Seminary
The reports of the Faculty and Treasurer
aud of committee of the Board of Direc
Tors appointed to confer with Messrs. A
Montgomery and A. w. Foster, were alst
referred to the Committee on Theological
Seminary.
An invitation from the State Grange t.
attend concert at the State Capitol Parl
in the evening was accepted with thanks
f. ID. Babb was reelected Permanen
Clerk.
The Committee on Christian Union wa
discharged at its own request.
The statistical report of the Presbytery o
San Jose was read and accepted.
Majority and minority reports were mad
by the committee on the propriety of max
ing the Synod representative body.
The majority report was adopted
The Committee on Bills and Overture
recommended the reference of communi
cation from the Women's Christian TEN
perance Union to the permanent Commit
tee on Temperance. So ordered.
Rev. f. NJ. Horton, d. D., Rev, G. p
Tyndall and Rev. G. NJ. Blake were sp
pointed a committee. on the memorial
from the Chaplains of the army. for tn,
appointment of Committee on Condition
of the Army and Navy
Reports were adopted from the commit
tees appointed to examine the Stockton
and Benicia Presbyteries.
The apportionment of the receipts of th,
Synod between incidental expenses anC
mileage was referred to the Committee Oh
Mileage and Finance
The statistical report of the Presbytery
of Benicia was read and accepted.
| Inc report OF the Treasurer was read anC
referred to the Auditing Committee.
The Committee on the Nevada College
was continued for another year
A report was submitted by the Commit
| tee on Publication and Sabbath Scboo
| Work, and in accordance Herewith the
| remainder of the afternoon session was de
voted to addresses by Rev. E. s. Chapman
d. D., and Rev. NJ. N. Cornelius.
After some minor business the SYNOD
adjourned until evening.
| IN THE EVENING.
The church was filled to its utmost ca.
pacity in the evening, and the exercises
were very interesting.
Mrs. ]. G. Chown read the report of the
Ladies Occidental Board of Foreign Mis-.
sions, describing the work among the Chi
nese in San Francisco.
Rev. ]. Q. Adams of San Francisco fol.
lowed with an explanation of the same
| work.
Rev. A. J. Kerr, Chinese missionary in