The Washington times., 1894-10-18
BALTIMORE SYNOD SESSION
Largest Attendance of Any Synodical
Meeting of Recent Years.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES
Resolutions Adopted Urging Increased Sup
port to the Home Mission Work-De-
cision to Raise $4,000, of Which Wash
ington Churches Must Contribute 50, 100.

The present session of the Baltimore synod,
Church, of this city, has the largest attend
ance Of any synodical meetings of recent
years. The session of last year had no at
tendance exceeding 104; in 1892 there were
only 10 present, while the maximum reached
in 1891 was only 112. Yesterdays attendance
was 1877, and there are still several to report
to-day. Half an hour was taken for deyo-
tional exercises yesterday noon, but the busi-
ness of the session was pushed rapidly during
the rest OF the day. The synodical sermon by
Rev. S. w. Reigart and the celebration of the
Lords Supper occupied the evening session.
Special committees were appointed yester-
day morning as follows:
Bills and oyertures: Revs. ]. T. Stone
cipher, J. T. Leftwich. Teunis S. Hamlin,
Elders Chas. Lyman, w. H. Cole. Judicial
cases: Revs. B. f. Bittinger, II. K Walker,
n. II. Miller, Elders A. L. Duyckinck Edwin
Stewart. Finance: Elders W. h Crosby, C.
W. Wisner, C. II. Darlington Minutes of
general assembly: Reys. c. B. Ramsdeu, S.
McLanahan, Edwin Long, Elders Z. G. Polk,
w. H. Cole.
Minutes OF synod: Revs. A. n. Keiguin,
Alexander Proudfit, G. =. Patch, Elders h..
d. Freeman, w. c.. Fontaine Baltimore
Presbytery minutes: Revs. T. II. Moore, j. B..
North, Elder r. S. Jordan. New Castle
Presbytery minutes: Revs c. NJ Livingston.
lnSton city Presbytery minutes: Reys. j.
Addison Smith, L. A Oates, Elder Edward
Reynolds. Leave of absence: Revs. Henry
Blanch, ]. r. Milligan, G.. b. Van Wyck,
Elders J. n. Webb. A. r. Latnall.
Narrative for 1895; Revs. J. W. McIIvaine,
S. Beattie Wylie. J. r. Verbryck, Elders H. L..
Todd, Abraham Depew. Standing COM
mittee on rules: Revs. F. L. Williams, J. L.
Marshall, S. W. Reigart, Elders Cyrus
Copper, Alfred Lockhart. Synodical sermon
for 1895: Revs. W. P. Swartz NJ B. Babcock,
a. NJ. Little, Elders S. a. Gee, \ II. Van
Mater
The report of the Baltimore city Ptesbytery
showed that there are connected with it fly
eight churches with 2I7 ruling elders, li5
deacons, and 9,17O communicates. In the
New Castle Presbytery there are fiy-fve
churches with l73 ruling elders, twenty-six
deacons and 6,570 communicates.
CHURCHES IN THIS PREsBYTERY.
In the Presbytery of Washington city there
are 80 churches, with l22 ruling elders. 73
deGcons and a membership of 6. .70l. with
1868 Sunday-school members. There are in
the Baltimore synod Isl minister's 5 licenti-
ates, IS candidates for the ministry and 3
local evangelists. Rev. W. II. Hubbard of
Auburn. \. Y, editor of the Assembly Herald,
made short address on the work done by
his paper.
Rev. 5. McLauahan presented the report of
the home mission work, which was adopted.
The report showed that the board of home
missions is in debt 1857, 7,047.26 on missions
proper, and S10I, ,59S.29 on educational work
maintained by women; a total of S25s, ,645.55.
Appropriations for the past year were S3S, ,945
in excess of those of the preceding year.
Rev. j. W. Ramsey, ID. D., OF New York,
representing the board of home missions ad-
dressed the synod on the work done by his
board during the past year. He ueged the
churches TO renewed efforts in order that the
debts of the board might be reduced.
Resolutions were adopted urging increased
support to the home mission work, and
recommending that churches take steps
to send the Assembly Herald into every home
in their constituencies. Religious exercises
conducted by Rev. S. Beattie Wylie. of New
Castle occupied the closing half hour of the
morning session.
In the afternoon the committee of arrange
ments submitted report Of the order for the
evening exercises. The report OF the COM
mittee on sustentation was then taken up and
discussed. The preliminary resolution aflirms
that sustentation is the best means for pres
byteries to aid home missions within their
own bounds. and the second provides that all
subscriptions to the work of the committee
shall be paid before July l.
WASHINGTON MUST CONTRIBUTE.
1t was decided to raise $4,000 as follows:
From the Baltimore Presbytery, 8, 500; from
the Washington Presbytery, 50, 100: from the
New Castle Presbytery, 81 100. This money
will be divided as follows: to the Baltimore
Presbytery, g, 700; to the Washington Pres
bytery, 81 800, and to the New Castle Presby-
terry, 81, 200.
The special committee on New Windsor
College reported that 1t has been unable to
raise the amount necessary to purchase the
property, but that the offer of the owner vet
holds good. Resolutions were adopted ask
ing the owner to hold the offer open for an
other year, or at least to give the synod the
refusal of the same in case other persons
should wish to buy.
New Windsor College is in Carroll county,
and the property comprises college and other
buildings and forty-one acres of land. 1t has
at present thirty students. Owing to the ill
ness of the owner, DIR. A. NJ. Jelly, it has
been offered to the synod for one-haIf its cash
value.
Rev DIR. George Morrison, of Baltimore,
presented the interests of the National Chill
drens. Home Society. This society cares for
children by finding them homes at a nominal
expense OF $50 for each child. The Synod
adopted resolutions commendatory OF the
work of the society," after which the after
noon session closed.
sYNoDICAL SERMON DELIVERED.
The, services last evening were opened with
an anthem by the Dudley Buck Male Octette
The regular choir of the church led the other
musical exercises of the evening, the large
congregation joining heartily in the hymns
Prayer was offered by Rev. DIR. George o.
Little. moderator of the synod, and the
synodical sermon was delivered by Rev. S.
W. Reigart, d. D., of Salisbury, Nd.
The subject of DR.. Reigart's discourse was
"The Place and Work of Man in the Church
and How to Get Them There" His text was
'To every man his work." Mark xiii "a, and
the sermon was in part as follows:
The first method l would suggest TO bring
men into the church is to pray for them.
There is nothing that prayer may not accom-
plish.
Let earnest prayers be accompanied by
earnest personal effort. And don't depend
altogether on your pastor for this work. The
pulpit and the pew must cooperate earn
estly
by work in the Sunday-school. in the Y.
P. s. @. E., by visitation and in many other
ways man can be helped in TO his place in
the church, and after he is in it can be kept
there.
''We need not pay less attention to the
architecture of our churches, but can mani
fest more brotherly love. There need not be
less costly furnishings. but more of the spirit
OF God. Not less machinery, but more de-
votion, and men will be won to Christ, and
His kingdom on earth will be strengthened bv
tho addition of many earnest men bought bv
the blood of Christ
After the sermon the sacrament of the
Lords supper was administered. Rev. DR..
Alexander Proudft served the bread and
Rev. ID. E. Shaw passed the cup. Elders J.
V. l.. Graham and J. l.. Ridgely. of the
presbytery OF Baltimore; J. NJ. C. Carhart and