The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-11

The last day of the United Presbyterian
tynod opened at S o'clock yesterday, an
hour earlier than usual Somehow it be-
comes the custom in all deliberative bodies
10 leave off good deal of business and
then crowd it into the last few hours of the
meeting. The committee on nominations
reported the names of Revs. j. p. White,
J. w. Long and J. ". Acheson as the COM
mittee TO prepare the program for next
gear. The next meeting VIII be held in
Forest park, Ottawa. 1t is the intention
Of the synod TO spend week, having the
business meetings in the mornings, the
afternoons devoted to conferences and the
evenings TO popular addresses, lectures
and concerts. Three or four hundred peo-
pie viii be present. living largely in
tents during the meeting Wichita has
parks that are fully as beautiful, consid
sring the age, as Forest park, Ottawa, and
had she park with buildings where snch
meetings might be held, the United Pres
ierians and many other bodies would be
delighted to hold their meetings here. The
committee on the board of the church
made their report, reviewing the work of
the past year and making certain recon-
mendations. The foreign, home, freedman
Rred. In the foreign board the death of
Rev John b. DaleS, ID. d, Ia. Il d., was
deeply lameuted. For more than thirty
years be was corresponding secretary OF
he board and was pastor of the Second
United Presbyterian church, PbiIadel phla,
tor hfty-four years aud a few months. |
His death was personal loss 10
every United Presbyterian. Strange to
Say with all the hard times the home |
mission board received more money last
year than ever before. The church is |
iengthening her cords and strengthening |
her stakes in all this land as well as in |
India and Egypt, her foreign fields. 1t !
may not be generally known that all the |
mission work carried on in the land of |
Egypt is under the direction of the United |
Presbyterian church and is considered one |
of the most successful missions of modern |
times The freedmen's work received the |
hearty endorsement of the synod. The |
moderator was for years a member |
of the freedmen's board and the |
presence of the Aeolean quartette, |
the direct product of that teaching |
in the south, did much for the cause |
of the mission among them this year. The |
church would be the gamer if she would |
selHi out Rev. Mr.. Cook and his company |
of singers every year TO show what the |
church Is actually doing for the colored |
people. It would be better than volumes |
Bf print. The United Presbyterian church !
was always an abolition church. She is |
today, and because slavery exists in her |
rritory-in the mission land of Egypt
she still keeps alive the article in her testi- |
mony against slavery.
The committee on resolutions reported /
their qualification at their delightful visit /
TO Wichita and of the generous hospitality |
of the ngregation and friends by whom !
they were entertained.
At u o'clock the synod adjourned.
The afternoon was spent in the consider
Of rAas,v
the church and also of the junior work
A number of speeches were made by MEM
bers present but perhaps j. w. Long put
the matter in the clearest and bgieiest
form. In response to the question, Christ
ian Eudeavor From the Pastors Stand
point, he sAid, at is the biggest thing in
the world. Very neat speeches Were also
made by Mrs. J. r. White, Mrs T. {. !
Msughlin, Miss Mary B. Griffin and Mrs. |
Brownlee. The exercises of the Junior !
society of the Wichita church closed the
afternoon.
The evening meeting opened with a song
service. The Wichita and Walton Choirs,
assisted by the quartet, Miss Kate Gross
presiding at the piano, made the songs of |
Zion ring and astOnished more Than one in |
the audience with the exceeding beauty of
the psalms.
Rev. G. H. Strong of Sterling conducted
the Bible study. Mr.. Strong is All earnest
speaker, = close student of the word. and |
his exposition OF the truth was exceeding
" clear. His outline Is so helpful and
suggestive on the lessons being just
now studied in the Sabbath schools that
l. is given in full. The following is the
outline as Mr.. Strong put il upon the
black board:
CHRIST AND THE SCRIPTURES.
]. A student the Scriptures;
Luke 2:4t41.
Luke 4:l6
Psalm IL.