Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-16
THE SYNOD OF PENNSYLVANIA
To Open Very Important Session Here,
This Evening.

The Synod of Pennsylvania, consist
| ing of the twenty-0ne PresbyterieS OF
the State of Pennsylvania, the Presby-
terry of West Virginia, and three foreign
PresbyterieS, will meet this evening at
7:3O o'clock. at the First Presbyterian
Church, and will remain in session over
Sunday, holding, of course, no business
session on that day, and will probably
adjourn Monday. The sessions OF this
body will bring to our.city at least two
hundred of the most distinguished Pres
byterian clergymen of this State and
Pennsylvania, as well as number Of
prominent churchmen from other
States. and the delegates will make up
notable body OF religious workers.
The Synod is delegated body repre-
Senting l,095 churches: 4,1ll elders; 934
ministers; 81 licentiates; 230 candidates
for the ministry, and l65,773 mot popu-
lation in connection with the Presby-
terian church, but members in full COM
munion, with 1s4, l4s Sunday School
members in addition. The contribu
tions for church and benevolent pur-
poses were -, S9G, 600 for the year end
ing April 1st, 1890 The Synod has power
to receive and issue all appeals regular
ly brought up from the Presbyteries: TO
decide on all references made TO them;
to review the records OF presbyteries,
and approve or censure them; to redress
whatever has been done by preSbyterieS
contrary to orders; to take effectual care
that presbyterics observe the constitu
tion of the church; to erect presbytcrieS
and unite and divide those which were
before erected: generally to take such
order with respect to the presbyteries,
sessions, and people under their
care as may be In conformity
with the word OF God and
the established rules, and which
tend to promote the edification OF the
Church; and to propose to the General
Assembly, for their adoption, such
measures as may be Of common advan-
tage to the whole Church. The Synod
is one of the parliamentary bodies that
govern the Presbyterian Church; and
like them all consists equally OF teach
ing and ruling elderS-of ministers and
laymen.
The Rev. VIM. W. Moorhead, d. D.,
Of the Presbytery Of BlairSville, the re-
tiring Moderator who presided over the
Synod of 1889 at Altoona, Pa, will
preach at this evenings sermon. All
the meetings of the Synod are open TO
the public.
Popular meetings will be held on
Friday and Saturday evenings, when
the secretaries OF the various boards of
the Presbyterian church will speak.
Friday evening will be devoted to For
oign Missions, and Saturday evening to
Home Missions.
On Friday afternoon there will be a
missionary meeting for women in the
Fourth street NJ. L. Church, the church
building nearest the place of meeting
of the Synod, to be addressed by Rev.
McNewton and Mrs. McNewton, Of
India; Rev. d. JeSsup, Of Syria, and
d. Auther Mitchell, OF New York, Sec
retary of the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions.
The Lords Supper will be admins
tered at o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
Distinguished clergymen from all parts
of the Synod. including Philadelphia,
Harrisburg and Pittsburg, will be pres
ent, and as the body will be in session
over Sunday, the pulpits Of the city will
be occupied by the members.
One OF the most interesting and i'm
portant matters TO come up before the
Synod will be the appeal of Rev. Dr..
Beal, Of JohnStown, Pa, who was de-
posed from his charge some time since.
This matter promises to be of very in-
terestng nature, and will be watched
with much concern.