Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-10-20
LAST WORK OF SYNOD
Interesting Exercises at the
Closing Session.
MINISTERS ARE GOING HOME

Large Crowd at the Auditorium
Noted speakers-one Talks for the
Heather In Foreign Countries and the
other for the Heathen at Home.
The Baltimore Synod, one Of the most
notable gatherings Of churchmen that
has ever been held in this city, adjourned
last night. The synod had been in session
since Tuesday night aud from that time
until adjournment some Of the best
Presbyterian ministers IN the country
made the wall of the church ring with
stirring speeches of interest TO the
Presbyterian church.
The session was busy one from the
FIRST and much business was transacted
The time for opening and closing the
meeting was observed by the moderator
and be, e,deserves much credit for his mana.
agement.
All the reports showed the synod and
all its branches Co be in tiourishing con.
| dltion Some Of the ministers went home
last night but the most OF them went
home this morning.
The Afternoon Meeting.
The first business transacted at yester.
day afternoons session Of the Synod OF
| Baltimore WAS the reading Of the report
Of the Committee on Foreign Missions,
by Rev. A N Keigwin, d. d. The
Women's Foreign Missionary Society and
the young peoples societies were com
mended for the excellent work done
The influence OF the Pa srliament of Re
ligions recently held at the Worlds Faii
was alluded to as mission work Of great
value. Rev Robert f. Speer, Of New
York, made an address ON foreign
missions The separation Of the Foreign
Missionary Society from the church wal
spoken OF by him. He asked f il woulC
not be well for the Presbyterian churcl
to inquire If it is alive TO the work o
evangelzlng the world for.Christ.
The report of the Committee on Col.
leges and Seminaries was submitted
by Rev. w. a. H. Smith and al address
was made by Rev Dr. Roe. In al
speech he advocated religious and de
nominational schools and said that IN
public schools and state colleges do no
make religious men He said the Yves
needed schools out of which will com
preachers of the gospel
The Soldiers canteen.
Rev. G B Ramsdell read the report q
the Committee on Temperance. resu
luton was adopted favoring the al
pointment Of a national oommissio
TO inquire into the effect
Of the liquor traffic, an
that the present arrangement Of arm
canteena by which drunkenness anon
soldiers in the regular army Is lar gel
: increased Is viewed with apprehension {
the synod. The next session Of n
synod will be held in the Fourth ChnrC
, Of Washington7 in 1894 Resolution
we're also adopted, thanking the men
D bers Of the First Presbyterian Churc
for their hospitality, to the officials
: the Wilmington City Railway Compau
for an excursion over It's lines and to th
, press Of the city for publishing full r.
ports of the meetings
At the Auditorium.
4 A large audience nearly filled the Aud
torium last night Grouped on the pla
q form were the singers The first a
dress of the evening was made by Re
Robert r Speer, a young man and fl
orator. His voice was powerful al
reached every part of the room He sal
that the question that presents itself
the church to day is the possibility
= evangelizlng the world in a generatio
Some people. he said say that it is IL
a possible. but be believes that It can
done. In closing he made strong a
peal for foreign missions
For Home MISSIONS.
An address in favor Of home mlsslo
was made by Rev + Wishard, syno
+ ical missionary to the Synod OF Uta
}, He said the Mormons were a bad, decei
d full people who could not be trusted, a
, that nine tenths OF the old polygamh
were polygsmists yet.
Women Talk for Home Missions.
. The Womens Synodical Society
4 Home Missions held It's closing session
D. Hanover Church yesterday afternoC
'r The part of the secretary's report that
ferred TO the New Caste Presbytery "
d especially gratifying. A stride had be-
4 made forward with both money a
boxes, all deficiencies had been cover
y aud an advance Of 1919 IA made !
% officers of the society for the next y.
Z will be as follows Mrs w. X Crosl
Wilmington, president; Mrs. A B Cro
I. Of Baltimore, treasurer: Miss N. g. Brl
= ley, of Washington. secretary; Miss
y g. Childs, OF Washing ton, assists
= secretary; Mrs j. F. Ball, OF this ci
y Christian EndeavOr secretary.