The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-17
THE SYNOD'S MBBYING,
Opening Of tho Annual Session
Of that Body
In THIS CITY LAST EVENING.
AN Eloquent Sermon last Night by
the Retiring Moderator The
Election or Mohcrutor-IAlst
Of the Delegates, etc.

Tho meeting OF the Synod OF Pennsyl
vania opened Its session in the Fi,s
Presbyterian Church yesterday even
Ing. In spite OF the very unpropitiou
weather. the auditorium was well Glied
great numbers Of Presbyterian laymer
living in the :city being present, hesidel
number from Bridgeport and Bellaire
The meeting was opened with prayer
followed by sermon by the retiring
moderator, Rev. DR.. William Moorehead
OF Greensburg, Pa.
DR.. MooreheAd took bis text from the
second chapterofL fLuke,twenty-ninthan and
thirtieth verses: lord, now lettest
thou thy servant depart in peace, &C.
cording to thy word. For mine eyes
have seen thy salvation"
The speaker Of these words was
Simeon. Heis generally spoken OF as
aged. lie had probably put u long life
between the hour of his birth and the
oae in which he had seen the Lord
Carist. There is great earth set be.
tween the beginning and the end of
life and there are always many standing
q; each end. Those who stand ut the
beginning arc bright and fresh and full
OF hope, while those who stand at the
end are old and worn and sometimes
sad. Youth hes no regrets and no fail.
ures, AMI no past Of any kind to mourn
over. Old age is full of experiences, many
OF which are sad, and most OF the good
things Of this world it knows are gone,
and so there is almost a perfect contrast
between youth and old age, and then
life itself looks very differently accord.
ing to the end at which you stand to
view it. From the standpoint OF youth
the world looks very large. But when
one has travelled MI the way OF life from
it's beginning to whereits sun is setting,
and as he looks back over the weary
way, then it often looks very small in.
deed. Sometimes the world pesishes
with the using OF it, and the
things We most longed for often seem
OF the least value when once they have
been attained. 1t is often said that it
was good thing for this country that it
was settled from the east instead OF from
the west, and 80 it is good thing that
life begins with youth instead OF with old
age. Some people think they would
like to live their lives over again. That
is. they would like to begin life with the
experience Of old men. Well, I don't
know that that would be much OF an i'm.
provement for this world, and it seems
quite certain that it would not be best
for the individual to become thus pre.
maturely old. Experience is a good
thing, but then it might be most too
much Of q good thing if it all came at
once. 1t is better to have it distributed
over life time. And then it's q good
thing to have in old age when one has
no longer much else. Youth and old
aye make a very good partnership for
this world-youth furnishing the capital
and old age tho experience. But expe.
rience with nothing else would hardly do
to begin life with. It's too conserya-
tive. 1t does very well for giving the
downhill side ofliie, but it is not SO good
for giving the uphill side. But Simeon
was probably an old man, and all men
will grow old. And SO this is
matter with which one need not concern
himself. But most men have some OBJ
ject in living. The large expectations
in youth are apt to be considerably
modified as one grows older, and yet
they seldom die out Of the heart entire
ly. Young people generally start this
world as IN auctioneer starts IN old
piece OF furniture, at about twice or
three times its value, but they generally
find the people around them very un-
sympathetic, and 80 are compelled to
come down considerably. Still most
people are willing to sell their lives for
something. They have some object in
living. 1t is true great many haven't
much OF an object. But still most peo.
pie have some purpose before them in
life, aud II you want to see the value OF
their lives just notice what they are
willing to take for themselves. Some
are sold very cheap. Some indeed must
be expecting another world, for they
are not making any effort to get much
out of this one. But Simeon had
great object before him. He was ex-
pecting something worth while. He
was looking for the salvation OF God.
That was the purpose Of the Jewish
heart.
After this eloquent opening, DR..
afoorehead talked twenty minutes, his
argument being that when one reaches
old age and is filled with faith, he is,
like Simeon ready, and prepared to de.
part in peace; TO change earth ior the
full salvation OF Christ.
At the conclusion Of tho sermon the
benediction was pronounced, and the d.
vine service was closed.
The business meeting, was raped to
order by DR.. Morebead, and temporary
clerks were chosen. Rev DR.. Robert
Fulton rose and in brief address nom-
mated Rev. DR.. r. NJ. Patterson, OF Phil.
adelphia, editor OF the Presbvierian
journal, for Moderator.
DR.. Nesbitt, Of Lock Haven, nominat-
ed Rev. D. Mitchell, Of Northumberland.
DR.. Mitchell Withdrew his name and
DR.. Patterson was chosen by acclama.
ton. He was escorted to the platform,
where Dr.. Morehead, in q happy per-
sona} address, turned the meeting over
to him.
The roll was then called, and the re.
port Of the Committee on Arrangements
was read.
The following are the commissioners
elected to the Synod Of Pennsylvania:
;, Allegheny pEesbysery-Miuls.ers: W. O.
Campbell, b: b., D. s. Kennedy, j. X. .McKallip
s. IL. Holiday, 4. D; Light. Elders: Isaac K.
Brown. James Selnple, Thomas i. Flecsou.
Charles II. scott, Thomas B. Patterson.
HlalrsYilie Fresbysery-Minfsters: ", ".
Moorehesd, D. D.. r.. k. Ewing, D. D., D. j.
heale, D.. D.. ". Wiyh.man. j. J., j. G. oliver.
Fl ,ers: !. II; Steele, William Lang, William
Cafoshers. -"
Butler Presbytcry-Ninisters: j. R. Coulter
James Il. Wright, a. ". Reed, i. +. Keith.
Eldcrs: William Todd, Elliott Kobb, Alfred
Wick, Joseph W. Henderson.
Carlisle MISREPRESENTATION: George Is.
Stewart. John Edgar, ri. D.; George .. cham.
Denarest, D. d L. l.. Mnpes. Elders: William
Willis, DR.. J. A. Miller, William A. Brown, j. Is,
Landcs, William J. Adore, i. Il. Garland, lion.
J. A. Beaver.
Chester resbytery-Minstess: James Roberts.
b. D., William X. bingham, d. D., G. 4, CTaYcu,