The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
Much Important Business Disposed OF by
the Body.

the Body.
ORANGEBURG, s. c., November l.
The Presbyterian Synod of South
Carolina met in its regular session in
the Presbyterian Church in this city
on Tuesday night of last week. The
sermon, opening the sessions of synod,
was preached by the Rev. J. G. Rich
ards Of Pee Dee presbytery, from Ex-
odus Ii, II: "Speak to the children
Of Israel that they go forward" The
sermon was timely and was listened
to with very marked attention by the
synod.
Rev. W. NJ. McPheeters, D. D, was
elected moderator and Railing Elder
Templeton Of Abbeville was elected
temporary clerk.
Narratives on the subject of religion
and statistical reports from the vari-
Gus presbiteries were read by the stat.
ed clerks OF presbyteries.
Three deaths in the ministry have
been reported to synod, Rev. D. E. Fri
erson, D. D. of South Carolina presby-
terry and Rev. W. S. Wightman and
John r. Dow of Charleston presby
| terry.
Rev. Messrs. J. K. Hazep, D. D.,
and Z. M. Richardson, D. D., secreta-
ries of the general assembly's COM
mittees on publication and colportage
and education, respectively, were in
vited to sit as corresponding members,
and Rev. E. O. Watson of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, was iu
troduced to the synod and was invited
to sit as visiting member.
An appeal was read to synod from
ruling elder in the church of Florence
against an action of the session of the
church and of Pee Dee presbytery
wherebya ruling elder in the Florence
| church has been deposed from Office
in SAID church Tor SANDER.
The following standing committees
were appointed for the present meet
ing Of synod:
Devotional Exercises -Rey. J. l..
McLess, M. Glover.
Bills and Overtures- Messrs. J.
G. Richards, J. D. Tadiock, D. D., +.
G. Oehler and Messrs. y. w. Leland
and VIM. Whyte.
Judicial Business-Rev. Messrs. W.
J. Mckay, D. D., D. E. Jordon, D.
D., and W. W. Mills and Messrs. J.
a. Enslow and 6. G. Palmer.
Foreign Missions-Rev. Messrs. R.
Adams, j. G. Hall, J. II. Dixson and
w. II. Day and J. McSween.
Home Missions-Rev. Messrs, n. ].
Holmes, a. H. McArn, NJ. r. Kirk
patrick and Messrs. B. T. Wilson and
w. D. Rhodes.
Education - Rev. Messrs. James
Woodrow, D. D., f. G. Murray, r.
P. Pelland W. E. James and J. p.
SaXson.
Publication-Rev. Messrs. J. W.
Finn, D. d., j. X. Hall and A. A.
James and Messrs. A. Brown, and j.
Fl. Dorse.
Colored Evangelization-Rev. Mesrs.
W. p. Jacobs, D. d., O.. G. Jones
and V. R. Castor and Messrs. j. H.
Alexander and a. S. Douglas.
Narrative-Rev. Messrs. Alexander
Sprunt, D. NJ. FELTON, and II. G. Gil
land and Messrs. J. j. Evans and H
L. Waipole.
Theological Seminaries - Rev.
Messrs. j. II. ThowrnwelI, d. D., 3.
p. Reid, J. G. Oehler and Messrs. A.
White and G. II. OLeary.
Finance-Messrs. j. Hamilton and
G. r. uaryin.
Minutes of the General Assembly
Rev. Messrs. w. r. Hall. D. D., J. L.
Wilson, D. d., G. G. Mayes and
Messrs. j. M. Spratt and a. A. Fos-
| ter.
Leave of Absence e-Rev. Messrs. G.
A. Blackburn, c.. w. Humphreys,
D. D., G. 3. Jennings and Messrs J.
J.. Strain and w. 3. Boyd.
On Plesbyterial Records-Bethel
Presbytery, Rev. j. G. Oehler. j. II.
Alexander; Charleston Presbytery,
Rev. Alexander Sprunt, G. R. Harvin;
Enoree Bresbytery, Rev. James Nc
Dowell, J. p. Richards; Harmony
Presbytery, Rev. NJ. r. Fitzpatrick,
G.. w. Suber; Pee Dee Presbytery,
Rev. R. 2. Pell, a. S. Douglas; South
Carolina Presbytery, Rev. T. P. Hay,
NJ. X. Marlboro.
Wednesday evening the Synod re.
ceded from business, and, with large
congregation, listenened to sermon
from the Rev. J. Lowrie Wilson, d.
D., on the character and fall of Peter,
the apostle. The sermon was listened
to with deep interest.
Prof. Harry Louis Smith, Pm. D.,
of Davidson College, II. c., addressed
the synod in the interests of the co,
lase he represents and received the
closest attention of the synod. This
college has many OF its alumni in the
synod, both in the ministry and the
eldership, and they heard with much
pleasure of the highly favorable con-
dition OF the college.
On Thursday the judicial commit
tee reported on the appeal from
member OF the session of Florence
church against an action OF Pee Dee
p-esbytery confirming an action OF
the session of this church in deposing
an elder from Office for slanoer. The
report declared the appeal to contain
such irregularities as to debar the
synod from considering it. After
much debate on this report the ques-
ton went over until Friday for de-
cision.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of synod to confer with like
committee from the synod Of Georgia
concerning the removal Of the Colum-
bia seminary, reported that there was
nothing of interest to report to the
synod on the subject owing to the
fact that the synod of Georgia would
take no action on this subject. The
committee was discharged.
Synod gave its endorsement OF the
American Bible society and the church
es in the bounds of the Synod were
urged to lend their sympathies and
their aid to the work of the society,
which is in extraordinary need Of
both.