The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-11-19
THE MISSISSIPPI SYNOD.
A Condensed Report Of It's Proceedingz-
Animated Discussion Over the Uni
versity Question.
The Lottery Condemned and DIR. Palmer

Thanked.
rhe Mississippi Synod. which convened
at the Presbyterian Church in Brookha
ven last Wednesday evening, concluded
its labors late Saturday afternoon aud al.
jOurned to meet next year at Baton
Rouge, La.
The subject which elected the greatest
interest during the session and led to n
very animated debate, was a memorial
from the Synod of Kentucky, proposing
that this aud other Synods unite with
Kentucky in founding great Southwest
cru theological seminary or university Mt
Louisville. The proposition was pressed
in strong and earnest addresses by Revs.
J. l.. Caldwell and DIR. McElroy, repre-
sentatives of the Kentucky Synod, and
opposed with even greater vigor and
enrnestness by DIR. Bardwell, one of the
Professors in the Southwestern Presby-
terrain University at GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
Dr. Is. NJ. Palmer of New Orleans, aud
others. The synod declined to co oper-
ate in the movement, because 1t was fully
committed to the theological department
in the Presbyterian seminary at Clarks-
vile, Tenn, and preferred the latter
school to the one which it is proposed to
the Southwest. The remarks of DIR. Pal
mer on the dangers of extremely high,
technical and exclusive theological train
ing toward which there is such mark ed
tendency in certain quarters in this day,
were exceedingly happy, and struck a
responsive cord III the hearts of Synod,
as well as his audience generally.
The evangelistic committee, through its
chairman, Hon. S. NJ. Shelton, made a
most encouraging and gratifying report
of its work for the past year.
Addresses were delivered by Revs.
Chandler and Storey, two of the synod's
evangelists, and others. Thanks were
voted to Rev. w. II. Leavell for his eff
cient services as solicitor of funds for this
committee.
Friday evenings session was devoted
TO consideration of the subject of for
eign missions. Stirring addresses were
delivered on this subject by Rev. J. L.
Caldwell, of Bowling Green, KY, and
Rev. W. A. Alexander, of Canton, Miss,
aud Il liberal cash collection was taken
up for this cause. Rev. II. Il. Raymond,
of Starksville, spoke in favor of evan
liSfio
made an earnest appeal for the colored
theological seminary located at Tuska
loosa, Ala, an institution, he said that is
doing a splendid work.
At Saturday mornings session DR.. Rich.
ardsOn, secretary of education, made an
address showing that in the church there
is largely increased number of students
for the ministry.
DIR. b. NJ. Palmer was elected director
in the University at GAINESVILLE for two
years. Hon. S. NJ. Shelton, Hon. +. p.
Stubs, Hon. J. d. Gilland, Prof J. K.
DObyns and Rev. Messrs. Jones, Keller,
Storey, Caldwell and W. A. Alexander
were elected members of the evangelistic
cammittee for the ensuing year.
The following deliverance was unani-
mously adoped on the subject of the Lot
terry:
AS the struggle for the overthrow of
the lottery cause is drawing to its crisis
in Louisiana the synod renews its eXhOrta-
ton to all Christians under its jnrisdic-
ton not to relax their opposition to this
injurious and corrupting institution, and
would invite their fellow Christians
throughout Onr land to unite with us in
fervent snpplcation to Almighty God to
afford deliverance from an enemy so dan
gerous to morality and religion which is
now so firmly entrenched among us.
The synod of Mississippi desires to
place OIL record its high appreciation of
the service rendered to the cause of truth
and morality by the address against the
lottery delivered by the Rev. B. NJ. Pal
mer, ID. D., before the Louisiana Anti
Lottery League in June last, and would
hereby express to him the thanks of the
synod for this noble service.
Rev. DIR. A. Q. Mallard was elected edi-
tor of the Southwestern Presby terrain,
the newspaper organ of the synod. The
colportage work of the synod was sus-
pended for the present for want of funds.
The Colored Presbytery of Ethel was
taken under the care of the synod, but it
was not thought best to organize that
work as yet into a separate synod.
Saturday afternoon memorials of Rev.
J. N. Carothers and Rev. A. j. Wither
spoon, ID. D., deceased members, were
adopted. Touching remarks were made
on the lives of these ministers by Drs.
Alexander aud Raymond.
The people of BrOokhaven and the rail-
roads were thanked for courtesies extend
ed, and all newspaper that reported the
SYMBOLS proceedings.
Most of the ministers and delegates
left for their homes Saturday afternoon
and Saturday night, but a goodly num-
Der remained over, aud from among these
the pulpits of the Presbyterian, Baptist
and Methodist churches were filled Sun
day.
At11 u. M. DIR. NJ. Van Lear, of Shreve-
mort, the moderator of synod, preached
mt the Presbyterian church; Rev. j. Y.
Allison, of Baton Rouge, ut the Baptist,
and Rev. F. w. Lewis, Of Monroe, at The
Methodist.
At7:3O u. M. DIR. II. K. Raymond, OF
Starkville, preached at the Presbyterian
church; Rev. C. A. Hyland of New Or