The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-25
The South Carolina Synod.

The 69th annual convention of this
body was held i'm st. Johns (Calk's
Road church in Lexington County
last week.
It was we'll attended and the sessions
were harmonious and pleasant, and the
work ia hand was attended to with
ease and dispatch. A detailed account
of the proc eedings would not be in place
here, out 4 general outline will be
proper. ;,
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Rev. l.. E. Busby,
president; Rev. G. P. Boozer, vice pres
ident; Rev. S. r. Hallman, secretary;
Mai. P. z. Wise, treasurer; Otto Ilede-
man, Jr., treasurer Seminary Fund;
Rev. r. o. Keister, treasurer Children's
Missionary Society; Rev: G. P. Boozerr,
treasurer Bachman Endowment tuno.
There was no great amount OF ousl-
ness of special public interest. The
reports showed the work to be moving
along nicely.
AS to the work in this county it was
decided to constitute pastorate OF st.
PauPs and Mt. Pilgrim, and this pas
torate will be served by Rev. J. a.
Sigh. The arrangements at Mt. TABOR
remain as they were last year, and the
congregation will continue to be served
bv Rev. r.. D. Keister. Bachman
Chanel and Macedonia will be served
by Rev. J. D. Bowles. The other con-
gregations in the county not regularly
in a pastorate were permitted to make
their own arrangements.
L: SI4tP0
that Rev. J. A. Sigh has served 81.
Paul's congregation continually Tor %
wears, and we believe be is the only
pastor now in the synod who has never
been connected with any other synod.
He has been in the ministry for thirty
years.
The treasurer of the synod, Maj. P. +.
Wise, enters upon his twenty-ninth
year in succession as treasurer of synod.
The report from Newberry College
was very encouraging and gratifying to
the synod. Heretofore the college has
annually esked the synod for an appro-
priation, but this year President Hol-
land said they could get along without
an appropriation, but that he must
have 81 600 to make more room at the
college. Everything was full and
packed. There was pressing med for
another building. The appea! sent out
by him some time ago had brought in
about $500, and with the money given
lett year by the synod there was about
81, 500 on hand. The other $3.50 he
felt sure could be raised. He had never
asked the South Carolina Synod for
ANYTHING and been disappointed and be
did not believe he would be this time.
The question of a college agent and
secretary Of missions was discussed IN
this connection, but action on this
matter was postponed to next meeting.
It was decided to hold college day
service in all the churches on which
the interests of the college will be pre-
sented and collection taken for the
purpose of putting up the needed build
ing. The work of the college and SEM
mary at Newberry is one of the most
important of the synod.
The Executive Committee Of missions
was reelected, and also the present
board of trustees of Newberry College.
Sermons were preached during the
session by Revs. J. B. + Fox, J. 81. Wyse,
Y. w. Bedenbaugh, A. 6. Volgt, Ed
ward T. Horn and .. B. Shearouse.
The next convention will be held IN
October, 1894, at Mt. Pleasant church
iu Barnwell County.
The people of Lexington entertained
the synod in good style, and altogether
it was very pleasant and profitable
meeting.