The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1893-11-08
Synod of North Carolina


opening sermon was preached by
mo Rev. John M. Rose, the last
Moderator. After the sermon, the
Synod was constituted with PRAYER.
nd was organized by the election
of Rev. P. H. Hoge, D. D., of Will
mington, Moderator; Rev. P. r
aw and Mr.. Frank Brown, clerks.
The pastors of the Episcopal and
the Baptist and the Methodist
churches were introduced to the
body and invited to sit as visiting
brethren. Rev. D. McGilvarv, d. D
lf the Synod of New York, Rev.
Thornton R. Sampson, of the Synod
Of Virginia, and Rev. Henrico Venay,
OF the Waldensiau church, were
also introduced and invited to sit
as corresponding members.
Mr. Venay is pastor of colony of
Italians recently settled in the
western part of this State.
DR.. McGilvary is native of
North Carolina, and is now mis-
gioI ary to Siam.
The territory embraced in the
Synod of North Carolina is cock
tensive with that of the S ate. There
ere under its jurisdiction 1874 min
lsters, 303 churches, and $4,000 com
municants. These figures do not
include the 5000 or 5000 in the
State belonging to the Northern
| Presbyterian Church.
At the opening service there were
present eighty-one members. Others
came later and there was a good at
tendance.
On the morning of the third day
Professor G. G. Hersman, D. D., of
Union Theological Seminary, Vir-
gina, was introduced, and invited
to sit as corresponding member.
Rev. J. B. Shearer, D. D., of
Davidson College, presented the re
port of the Committee on Church
and Christian Education. 1t showed
the practicability of establishing
Presbyterial and parochial schools.
and gave gratifying accounts of
several already in existence especial
| iy IN connection with the ork in
/ ne new mission fields of Rev.
esssrs. r P. Pei and G. Miller, in
ne western part of the State. These
schools have been exceedingly help
ful in the establishment of Presby-
terian churches in communities
where Presbyterianism was but lit
tie known.
The Presbytery of Orange has
established school of high grade
under the principalship of Rev. E..
G. Murray, with every prospect of
| Permanancy and success.
Rev. G. Miller went into Stokes
county about eighteen months ago.
AT that time there was not vestige
of Presbyterianism IN that county.
He found a section in which there
was a territory of 200 square miles
without a church of any denomina-
ton He visited forty families
without finding a member of any
evangelical church Within the
last year he has built church and
school building, and has received
into the church recently organized
seventy-two members.
1t is the purpose of the body to
continue the prosecution of this
branch Of their work.
The aggregate e results of Home Mis-
sion work we're 300 professions of
faith, 500 additions to the Presby-
terian Church, eleven churches or
ganized, ten new buildings erected.
About twenty men have been en-
ployed for all or a part of their
time during the past year. Their
aupport was provided for by the ef.
forts of the uperintendent and by
the contributions of the churches.
Tor this purpose the superintendent
used $7,48329, and the churches
contributed 81 $50 26, making a to-
rai of S9,963 81. These evangelists
raised in their own fields the large
sum Of $11 1903 for building church
-s and other work in these fields
This added to the amount raised by
The Presbyteries for Home Mission
work makes a grand total of S31,-
1912 raised for and spent i'm the
work of carrying the gospel to the
destitute regions Of this State, i'm
.additiOn to the work done by the
pastors of the churches, of which
there can be no accurate report
node, though the work and ;ts re-
suits are great i'm this direction also.
The Synod decided also to give
the month of January for the coll
lection for the Assembly's Home
Mission work, and pledges itself to
use its best endeavOrs to roise $4,000
for this purpose
For Foreign Missions the Synod
undertakes TO raIse one fifth of the