Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-24
THE RESOLUTION IN REGARD TO
CHURCH UNION
PASSED AFTER MODIFICATION,
Reports Received Regarding Insti-
tutions OF the Church and Actek on.
what was saib and Done at Yes
terdsy's Session.

not SO prolific OF business AS either OF the
previous sessions. Though not much bus
mess was transacted, matter which.
will attract much attention. the proposed
union bt tween the synod Of thr Southern
and Northern churches. was disposed OF
by the adoption OF u resolution subsian-
italy the same as the one printed in
Sundays Gazette.
Immediately after the minutes OF Sat
urday's session were read and approved.
the committee TO which was referred the
report of the Austin college reported ta-
forbaly and their report was adopted.
The reports Of the committee 20 which
wac referred the reports Of the Western,
Dallas and Indian Presbyterics were
received and approved.
The committee on church history 70
ported that several histories had been
fe..iysf and, approved.
ID. Redied. ruling elder Of TIE Cisco
church. appeared and his name was en-
rolled. W. L. George, ruling elder Of
tie Roanoke church. also appeared aud
was enrolled.
Dr. Nall. chairman Of the committee
on devotional exercises recommended
that Rev. Iosephus johnson, stated sec
Rotary Of the synod, preach the evening
sermon.
ported that the Texas synod had contrib
uted S36i5 TO carry on foreign missions.
OF this am0uDt tic Brazos presbytery
had contributed Sl0O.D: Dallas presby-
terry, SS9S: Central Presbylciy, SGiG;
East Texas, S2lJ; Indian. SIG: Paris,
$l0O: Western Texas, S6p2. The aver
age for tho synod was IS cents per
Gcmber
This average, the committee reported,
was very small, especially when the COM
80 n. a Ia IL
not being able 10 pay the missionaries
IN tie field. The heather are cry
hIg for help. the report stated. while our
people give but y cents per mCnbcr.
One pleasing thing, tie report cOntin-
ued, was that nineteen had offered them
selves for missionaries; and what was
more pleasing was thar one of the synod's
own members, j. Is. Mccall, had offered
To- go 10 foreign lands 10 preach the word
OF God. Then the rcpOr, continued:
Resolved That all pastors benstructed
20 have a contribution taken up for this
cause; and shat the Sabbath schools and
help"
A motion was carried that tie subject
of foreign missions be made the first or
der for this morning.
On motion OF DR.. Iuckett, the synod
resolved to bclr DR.. T.. VI. Richard
son of McnIihis. chairman OF the COM
miitce On c1iucation
DIR, Richardson sail he appreciated
The honor mat had been done him. and
be knew the synpd's time was precious
and ltnitefi; therefore, he would pro-
cecd 10 facts and figures.
Il desire TO present briefly continued
Or. ltlollardson, 'the state Of the work
during the last thirteen years, going
back TO the assembly that met IN
Charleston In 1890 At that time we
fnd that iiie work OF supplying min-
isters 10 our church was m rather de-
plOrlhle condition. The synod at that
time appointed committee IN. address
letter 70 all the churches; settling forth
tue Dement'S or an education. The let
Ter stated that al That time one-iith Of
all orr churcnes were vacant, Chat while
number of our ministers are grow
hg sid there are 40 few taking their
part tlai the clsurdh was growing
weaker Instead VI stronger The ad.
dress says that unless some remedy
were fouud, the church must be para.
lyled The candidates for the ministry.
(which were W all times not enough 10
Enpply the needs, were growing less
The whole number Of candidates al
thnt time was 145. They called on the
church with earnestncSs TO send forth
AAorers into the harvest
This was the remedy proposed by tho
Nenefihc brethren. The secretary rec.
oshizes this as the ouly true method ia
yet members anal he has exercised II
pur1ng the whole time OF his incub.
bency.
Now. what has been the result Of this
meihod Of work-thls earnest appeal Ia
Tod and the people to conscerate theii
eone 20 ubs work? As | have stated
In 1880 the whole number was 14J. I'M
y year or two there W. an Increase
me number running up 10 over t45
SuIl The increase continual until Il went
up from 100 10 80. and Il did not stop
L0m .pCl II has gone NJ TO over 40
WAR abf al
uhiAtts, some Of tIcm negroes What
glorious change. We hal not enoitel
TO supply thc places of those dying bnl
the last two years have been marYe.on,
Tor ne Increase Ia our ministry. aud al
though thcr' has been large death
rate, there has been n net Increase Of
fOrty-iive ministers on our rolls
''NOw II this state Of things con
tinues for ten years more we shall adj,
from 400 to 800 30 our rolls Five hun
nrel more would bring us up to nearly
while there has been this change Il
the ministry. there has also been an In
crease in the contributions. hut II pa
not kent pace with the candidates. II
1SS( there were 1i5 candidates aud III
total nmonnt coming into The trcasur.
was -A111I5. Last year We receive
~ just qarking httle of bein
double the amount we received twelv
yeSirs ago But while the increase Il
anVlioy mas uOuDltl the Increase IN eau
didaics has been motc than three fod
So, you gee. one of two things is IN
eyitnhle either the committee will b
brought In debt or they viii be con
pelkd 20 scale the amount of allow
ance.
'rIhe foreign missions committee.
u has not she funds on hand will no
emu forth men uEiil they have III
gncney. So our home missions couimitto
has been compelled 10 scale she meage
salary IA order To avoid debt Our pul
Hcaton committee has called in som
work Simply because Il did not hay
the money to carry II on. While III
committee has struggled from year
year the candidates have continued
ilcrcose and we have striyen not
500
Bat 20 great Inns been the PROMO
ZION that We lake every precaution
Inc PreshyteTies to be careful Ia recon
lnrcNding canlhlRtes Tha conseduenl
was that while We received over 81
00O, we did not have money enough
ray AL thc appropriation by 5000. ~
simply hecause OF the large incraa
Of cansii1strs.
THE general assembly plan to u.
mis- dcbt was q fr+-will Offering Al
n WAS done promptly. Tie commit
Thought that tllOse ,andiiates whom y
had hceu DFs;sfinK for dye or six year
VINO had finished their course gone III
M ileid ami we're reciwnx salaries. th