The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

further recommends that Prof. Nc
Pheeters be commissioned to visit the
synods supporting the seminary and
lay the interests OF the institution be-
fore these bodies. The last Sunday in
November was appointed as time for
special notice on the part of the pas
tors throughout the bounds OF the
synod to this subject and they are re
quested to report to their congrega-
tions of the necessities Of the semi
nary, and that collection be taken
up on that day for the relief of the
immediate needs of the institution.
The report Of the permanent COM
mittee on colored evangelization was
taken UP and carefully considered by
synod. The synod approves OF the
recommendation Of the committee as
follows, viz:
l. That 81, $50 be raised in order to
complete the purchase Of the Furgu
son Williams college in Abbeville.
and that some suitable person be ap-
pointed by the committee to make
the canvass for tie cause.
9. That this synod undertake the
cause of coiored evangelization with
in its bounds, independent Of the as
sembly's committee and without the
aidcf tn assembly's committee.
3. Thatsthe presbyteries of this syn
Cd retain Is per cent. of its collections
in December for the cause of colored
evangelization and the same be sent
to the chairman OF synod's committee,
and that 25 per cent. of this collection
be forwarded to the assembly's treas
urer for the work of heassembly.
4. That Rev. J. n. II. Summerell be
elected chairman of the synod's com
mittee on this subject, which is to be
known as the synod's executive COM
mittee on colored evangelization.
5. That synod instructits committee
to aid only those ministers which are
now or will hereafter be in the bounds
of thesynod.
6. That the committee be instructed
to employ evangeiists to work in desti-
tute places in our bounds, when the
funds will warrant such an undertak-
ing, provided that if these evangelists
be colored men that their fields of la.
Dor shall be at least in part within the
bounds of our synod.
The following reply from Charles
ton presbytery was sent to synod IN
reference to synod's action of last year
touching the action Of synod in taking
exception to the minutes Of this pres
bytery:
1. Synod evidently lacked informa-
ton as to our local conditions and as
to our purposes.
9. Presbytery does not know what
law it has violated and failed to speci-
fy paragraph erred against.
3. Should Reuben James appear be-
fore this presbytery again and should
the assembly approve the action of
synod the presbytery will give the
NJ after its most earnest consideration
ard will correct any error that may
appear.
This paper was received as informa-
ton.
The standing committee on foreign
missions reported to synod on the re-
port of the synod's permanent COM
mittee on this subject, offering recon-
mendations which do not materially
change or affect the subject OF foreign
missions as recognized and supported
by the synod.
Rev. S. II. Chester, D. D., the gen
eral assembly's executive committee
secretary, spoke to the synod in the
interests of the cause of foreign mis-
sions.
The report OF the committee on the
records OF Charleston Presbytery to
the effect that the records be approved
as far as written was adopted.
Friday the standing committee on
home missions: Through its chairman,
Rev. N. j. Holmes, offered their re-
port, which took up the subject synod
ical home missions. The folio wing
resolution was adopted:
"As to local home missions, your
committee would recommend that the
synod undertake the evangelistic work
within its bounds in the destitute re
gions wherever it can be done in
harmony with the work and plans OF
the presbyteries. And to this end,
that an executive committee of three
ministers and three elders be appoint
ed to take charge OF the work, with
authority to arrange all details OF the
work, so as not to interfere with the
work of any presbytery without their
consent and cooperation. That they
employ men to do the work and fix
their salaries and assign them work, one
or more of whom shall be expected TO
present the cause Of home missions
and raise the funds, and the others be
put in the field as the funds are rails
ed. -
The following were elected to com.
pose the committee above called for:
Rev. w. G.. Neville, Rev. r. p. Pell,
Rev. G. M. Richards and Messrs. w.
A. Nicholson, G.. II. Cornelson and
John McSween, representing all the
presbyteries of the synod.
The committee on the minutes OF
the general assembly recommended
through its chairman, Rev. w. I.
Hall, D. D., amongst other things,
that synod take exception to the con-
tract entered into between the corpo,
ration of the city OF Fredericksburg,
Va, and the authorities of the assem-
bly's home and school, on the ground
that is in violation of the principles Of
the Presbyterian church on the rela-
ton of church and state, which was
adopted to the synod. It also recon-
mended the observance OF the 25Oth
anniversary of the promulgation OF
the symbols of the Westminster as,
sembly of divines at the next meeting
of synod, and the following commit
tee was appointed to make suitable
arrangements for this anniversary:
Rev. w. J. Mckay, D. D., Rev. J. W.
Finn, D. D.. Judge J. S. Cothran
and Rev. D. NJ. Fulton.
Liberty Hill church in Harmony
oresbytery. was, upon overture, trans,