The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-13
SYNOD At NEWBERN
Gratifying Increase in Member
ship and Contributions.
S225,Ooo CONTRIBUTED
9 .544 New Members Received
Last Year.
$4,000 INCREASED IN GIFTS
Last Night Was Devoted to Discussion
on Home Missions--Sermons to
be Preached on Christian
Education,

Newbern N. c., Nov. 12.-(SpeciaD-
A committee was appointed, with Rev. L.
B. Turnbull, of Durham, chairman, to
consider the religious condition of State
convicts, and to report to this meeting of
Synod.
The Moderator appointed the following
PERMANENT COMMITTEES.
Bills and Overtures. E. Daniel,
ID, DIR. w. b. Arrowwood, d. /. Craig
and Ruling Elders I'll. II. Afnnson and
Leo. ID. Heart.
Judicial Committee.-Reys.H II. G. Fill,
E. w. Smith, d. D., j. B. Morton, and
Ruling Elders Il. Nye Hutchinson and
d. Il. Mclean.
Systematic Neutrality-suspicious.. L. B.
Turnbull, d. D., A. t. Graham, A. NJ
Rankin, Ruling Elders.
Minutes of Assembly.-Revs. j. Rum
pie, d. D., X. Mcdonald, and Ruling 81
der ID. z. Hardin.
Union Theological Seminary.
J. M. Rose, ID. D., j. w. Stage and Rul-
ing Elder J. Ell. Jarvis.
Treasurer's Books.-Rev. r. Y. Lam
caster, A. N. Furguson, and Ruling Elder
w. A. Blair.
Trustees of Synod.-Reys. A. Nc
Fadgen, w. M. Shaw, and Ruling Elder
III. NJ Mcdonald.
Devotional Exercises.-Reys. G. G.
Vardell, J. Henry Smith, d. D., and Rul-
ing Elder T. A. Henry.
Statistical Reports.-Revs A. J. Nc
Kelvay, G. w. Maxwell, and Ruling Ell
der j. L. Scott, Jr.
Synodical Records.-Rev. Jos. Evans
and Roger Martin.
Address to Churches.-Rey. J. B.
Shearer, y. D., ID. J. Currie, b. e. Wal
lace, and Ruling Elder J. A. Holmes.
Committee on Presbyterial Records:
Orange-Rey. J. NJ. Rose, d. D., and
L. H. Newkirk.
Concord--Revs. w. 2. McCorkle and
Ruling Elder d. y. Hardin.
Fayetteville-Rev. z. G. Morton and
John Wakefield.
Wilmington-Rev. w. r. Coppedge and
Fl. G. Kegley.
Mecklenburg- Rev. T. w. Farrier and
Hugh Craig.
Albemarle- Rev. Colin Shaw and DR..
J. S. Lafferty.
Rev. A. J. McKelway, Fayetteville,
was appointed corresponding clerk of
the Synod for furnishing reports to the
secular and religious newspapers.
A special committee was appointed to
nominate a successor to Col. John l..
Brown of Charlotte, a Synodical trustee
Rev. ID. ]. Craig, of Reidsyille, was APP
pointed chairman of the committee on
Colored Eyangelization, in place of Rev.
w. ID. Morton, d. D., formerly Of Hen
derson, removed to Mississippi
Rev. A. d. Mcclure, Of Wilmington,
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Text, / Chron, 29:5: "Who is willing to
consecrate himself this day to the Lord. y
This sermon was from II to / o'clock,
and ended the first session of the day.
Rev. A. j. McElroy made a partial re-
port on Synodical reports Eight min
listers of the gospel have died since the
last meeting. They are: Rev. John A.
Proctor, Rev. VIM. Graves, and Rev. d.
r. Boggs, of the Presbyterry of Neck
lenburg; Rev. p. II. Dalton, of the Pres
bytery of Concord; and Rev. A. Me-
Queen, Rev o. A. White, Rev. G. Il.
Wolf, and Rev. d. ID. Mcbride, Of the
Presbytery of Fayetteville.
Rev. f. ID. Thomas, agent, submitted
the report on the Bible cause, which was
received, amended and adopted.
Rev. j. b. Shearer, ID. D., agent and
chairman, submitted the report of the
committee on Church and Christian Edu-
cation, which was received and it's re-
Communications considered seriatim and
adopted, and the report adopted as a
whole.
The gratifying facts were brought out
that Davidson College (for boys, has the
largest number Of students in its his
tory; Peace Institute, for young ladies, is
more Hourishing than ever before. Three
Presbyterian seminaries for young ladies
have been established during the year.
They are located at Red Springs, Char
lotte and Statesville. Rev. G. G.. Vardell
lately pastor of the Newbern Presbyte-
rian church, man eminnently gifted for
high educational work, is now president
of the one at Red Springs.
Rev. j. b. Shearer, j.. d., chairman of
the committee on Church and Christian
Education. also submitted a report on
the matter Of Parochial schools, which
had been referred to at the last meeting.
The report was received, amended and
adopted
Rev. l.. b. Turnbull agent, submitted
the report on Ministerial Education. The
report showed fewer candidates during
the last two years, but North Carolina
stands first in the number Of candidates
for the ministry. there being seventy
four in ALL Mecklenburg Presbytery has
twenty-one.
At night Rev. A. T. Graham presented
the report on Foreign Missions, and FIVE
addresses, though short, were made by
Rev. r.. S. Lancaster, ID. D., Rev. g. w
Smith, d. D., and Rev. T. III. Hoge,
D. y. The report was a very interesting
one. 1t showed that, although the
Southern Presbyterian Church had sent
out in faith nineteen new missionaries,
and were seemingly threatened with a
deficiency Of $4,000 a month or two ago,
they now have surplus OF $4,000 on
hand for this work Realizing the spe-
cial need that had arisen a week Of prayer
for the Foreign Mission work was APP
pointed and held and collections were
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