The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-06
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
RUMBLE HALL OF BARIUM SPRINGS or
PHANAGE ACCEPTED.
At Night the Synod Devoted Its Time to Home
Missions Many Interesting Talks
Were Made,

Salisbury, n. O., Nov. 5.-(Special.) J.
The visit of the Synod of North Carolina
to Barium Springs Thursday proved a
delightful little trip.
The Synod met in the chapel of the new
center building of the Orphans Home
there. The regents Of the Home pre-
scented this splendid new building to the
Synod free from debt The building
was named Rumple Hall by vote of
the Synod.
An excellent address was delivered on
"The Church's Duty to Her Orphan
Children" by Rev. DR.. Rose, of Morgan
ton. Talks were also made by Rev.
+. B. Jacobs, Rev. c. G.. Nardell and
Rev. DR. s. r. Fulton.
At night the Synod met again i'll the
Presbyteria church of Salisbury.
Rev. A. j. McKelway, the synOdical
superintendent of home missions, read
the report of the committee on home
missions. The membership of this com
mittee are: Revs. L. III. Hoge, r. w.
Culbertson. G. A. Munroe, J. b. Morton,
Mcneil. A. q. Brenizer, j. X. Young,
b. f. Hall. j. Nj. Rogers, j. q. Hall,
W. A. Blair.
The report says among other things
that there have been 40 Presbyterian
churches organized and about 5000 souls
brought into the communion OF church.
Five local evangelists are i'll the field
During the past year $4,000 was
raised for the cause, and S2,S343o in
unpaid subscriptions. Assets, S2,SSI 81
excess of assets over liabilities, $1,390.S5;
cash on hand, $500. The superintend-
ent was partly instrumental in raising
a church debt of S1,100. He held dur
ing the year four evangelistic meetings
by means of which eighteen members
were added to the church. Rev. Viii
liam Black, for the past eight months
general synodical evangelist, has raised
S932.22 for the Synod's missions besides
100 for church erection and pastors
salaries. and by his efforts has added 23S
members TO the church.
The home mission evangelists are as
follows: Rev. d. J. Currie, of Chapel
Hill Rev. Bartholomew Soulier the
Waldensian pastor; Mr.. ]. Il. Ballou,
Rev. L. Mac. Davis. Rev. l.. A. Nc
Laurin Rev. Edgar Tufts, Rev. Eugene
GILLESPIE, John Grey, Rev. c. W. Robin
son, Rev. John Wakefield, Rev. 7. c.
Morton, DIR. T. II. Johnston, Rev. James
Thomas, Rev. f. S. Thomas, Rev. e. ID.
Brown, w. I. Walker. All of these,
who receive more or less aid from the
synodical home mission fund, are spe-
cially mentioned in the report for faith
fulness and diligence in the cause.
There are 20 workers in the 40 coun-
ties entered, and four new churches have
been built and 400 members added to
the church in the past year Seven
Sunday. schools have been organized and
eight churches built. As an offset for
the expenditure Of $3.50 in this work,
81 ST. has been raised by the workers
for building churches and for all church
purposes, $6,93S. Twenty-Five new
points have been opened.
The total amount contributed by the
Synod of North Carolina to home mis-
sions during the past year was S23913.
In conclusion Rev DIR. L. H. Hoge, of
the Union Theological Seminary, at
Hampden Sidney, Va, addressed the
Synod on the work being done there.