The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-20
THE SYSOD'S MEETING.


discussed It at length. Addresses on
the subject OF Foreign Missions were
made by Rev. Dr.. Jessup, OF Syrin, Rev.
Dr.. Campbell, Rev. McJunkin and Rev.
Arthur Mitchell, Secretary Of the Board
Of Foreign Missions. The addresses
were all we'll adapted 10 the occasion,
and were listened 10 with n good deal OF
Interest. After the discussion the fol.
lowing suggestions were adopted In
order:
/. That our ministers instruct their
churches more fully and faithfully upon
the needs OF this great work.
.. That they give careful attention to
the recommendation OF the las. General
Assembly concerning subscriptions and
pledges and helps toward enlarged con.
tributious.
8. That the churches that have not
taken u special collection for the debt be
urged to DO so ut once.
1. That our full quota OF the $4,000
to 10 collected from Sabbath schools be
raised.
5. That our people DO urged to, con.
tribute as far rs possible through our
own Board.
e. That the Presbyteries be urged to
revive and extend the systen OF stimuli.
taneous meetings or. SOME other plan OF
awakening general popular interest In
the Cause.
Z. That VT solemnly pledge Our unit
ed efforts to make our total contributions
this year not less than SlGS, 900, OF which
SS5,00D shall BIO from collections in
church es md Sabbath schools.
After tho Missions report was dis.
posed Of, the report OF the Ministerial
Annuity fund was read by Rev. Il. Ii.
Fulton. d. D.
Dr.. Campbell moved that tho action
OF the Synod last year be received, which
practically meant that 1t should sever
its con nection with the fund. A yigor.
Gus debate followed, and the motion
was lost.
Rev. DR.. Withmore resigned as an in.
corporator for the Synod in the compa.
ny, and Rev. DR.. Roberts was elected to
fill the vacancy.
The session wGs extended fifteen min.
utcs to give Rev. DR.. GAUGE, Secretary
OF the Board for Aid to Academies and
Colleges, III opportunity to mako his
report, as 1t was feared that by Monday
tho meeting would be so thinned out
by the departure OF ministers that he
would not have the audience the i'm.
portance Of the subject demanded. DR..
Cause upon taking the platform gave in
outline the work that had been done by
the colleges, and the system by which
they were carried on. Among other
, things he said that two.thirds OF the
, colleges were out OF debt, and that every
one Of the four new States comes into
the Union with q Presbyterian college,
, The session then adjourned until.2 y. m,
1 At the afternoon session Rev. DR.. vii
liam Fl. Cooke, oil the Judiciary Com,
) mittee, read his report. In the case O!
Rev. j.. 6. Simmo against the Presby,
terry Of Philadelphia North, the commit
tee reported that the proper papers ir
the case were not lodged with them, anG
the complaint was returned to Rev
Nimmo without prejudice, to be brough,
/ up again at the next meeting OF thu
Synod.
The next case was the complaint o
. Rev. D. J. Beale against the Blairsyille
I F~resbytery for dissolving the pastoral
I relations existing between him aud the
Johnstown church. The report was as
follows: "Your committee report thai
they forward the papers in this case in
order. They show that the pastoral re-
i. lation is already dissolved and that the
pulpit OF the Johnstowp church Is act.
! ually vacant at this time. AS q com.
t plant does not, according to the new
book OF discipline, stay proceedings, and
: any action that the Synod might take
! would be Intellectual 10 restore Dr.. Beale
to the now vacant pulpit, your commit.
/ tee suggestek to him the Withdrawal oil
-. the complaint This suggestion has
i. been accepted in . spirit Of Christian
~masnanlmity. We recommend, there.
fore that complainant have leave to with.
draw the complaint; and that, in giving
such leave, the Synod most cordially
comnends the spirit OF unselfsh de.
!, yotion to the work Of the Lord Jesus
! Christ that DR.. Beai has dIGpIayed.d
Case number two, the complaint OF
DR.. Beale against the Dlairsville Presby-
terry, in declining to seat certain elders,
was virtually a part OF the other com
plant, and was also Withdrawn. The
complaint Of Rev. D. II. Waller, against
tho actica Of tho EresEytery OF North
cumberland, in Diminishing the complaint
Of melnbera OF the Mahoning church.
the committee decided to DO not in
order. g..
The reportot the Committee on Synod
ical %Sustentation was read by the chair.
man, Judge Knapp, OF Pennsylvania.
The report showed that all the Presby-
tetles have contributed to the fund, aud
that it has grown considerably during
the year. Eighty churches have been
supplied with pastors, and a great deal
OF good accomplished. A deficiency OF
5000 exists in the snstentation fund,
and the Committee expressed the hope
that the amount would be raised in two
weeks. The report recommended the
incorporation OF the committee, and ap-
proved the schedule OF apportionment
Of the $4,000 which it is proposed to
raise this fall.
Rev. R. c. Schleuter reported for the
Committee on Work Among the Ger
mans. The report reviewed at some
length the history Of the Teutonic race
in America, and showed the necessity
for more active work among the Ger
mans. There are in the Pennsylvania
Synod six German ministers, with eight
churches and 1852 members, Fifteen
German Presbyterian books are pub.
lished, but they are not OF a popular
character, aud the report advocated the
publishing Of a German Sunday school
paper and tracts.
The Committee on Freedmen present.
cd their report through their chairman,
Rev. ]. e. Bolton. The report showed
an increase In receipts over last year Of
sos rs. Rev. Mr.. Kennedy, of Allie
gheuy, spoke at some length on the
adoption of the report, briefly reviewing
tho work Of the church among the
negroes duringthe last twenty.f five years.
There are 240 colored Presbyterian
churches in the South, and III preachers.
Rev. DR.. Hackman read the report in
the case Of Rev. Mcdowell and others,
against the Erie P~resbytery, reversing
the decision Of the ~Presbytcry.
Rev. DR.. Wilson read tho report OF
the Committee on Temperance. 1t held
kbot hiph 1ioopuo ou a p,a,,, of