The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-05
Eighty-Fourth Annual Meet
ing Held in Salisbury.
DR. SHEARER, MODERATOR
yYNOD WILL MEET IN GASTONIA
NEXT YEAR.
NEW BUILDING AT THE 0RPHANAGe

Missions and on Finances Sunday Trains
and Other Questions Discussed All
Delighted With Salisbury.
Salisbury, Nov. 4.-(SpeciaD-The
eighty-fourth annual session Of the
Presby terrain Synod of the State con-
<ened in the First Presbyterian church
ct 1880 o'clock Tuesday night. Rev. A.
ID. Mcclure the retiring moderator
prea ched the opening sermon. His text
was taken from Deut. 1:19, "And they
came to kadesh Barnea." The sermon
WAS excellent.
Rev. Mcclure opened the Synod with
prayer. Rev. DR.. j. B. Shearer, of
Davidson college was unanimously elect
ed moderator and Rev. w. X. McClel-
hand and Il. X. Law were elected clerks.
DIR. Rumple and w. q. Watson were
appointed a committee on devotional
exercises, by the moderator. After fur
tber business the synod adjourned until
$50 Wednesday morning.
The session Wednesday morning open
ed promptly at $50, Moderator Shearer
presiding.
The following committee were appoint
ed, and announced:
Union theological Seminary: w. b.
Arrowwood, G. Ii. Dobbs, A. G. Meas
ken.
Bills and Overtures: A. ID. Mcclure,
B. l. Craigc, J. NJ. Rose, w. Il. Cop
pedge, John II. Reid, A. NJ. Mckinnon.
judicial Committee: III. G. Hill, S. 0.
Hall, @. Miller, w. B. Ratliffe, A. NJ
Scales
Address of Churches: Joseph Evans,
w. A. Woods, M. d. Mcneil, A. Ii.
Mcdaniel.
Systematic Benefcent: w: r: Cop
vedge, j. A. Paisley, w. B. Wharton.
Minutes of General Assembly: E.
Daniel, X. Il. Caldwell, j. A. Ramsey.
Treasures Book: d. j. Currie, j. D.
Murphy
0uthbertson, w. p. McCorkle, D. Il.
Morrow.
Devotional Exercises: Dr. J. Rumple,
~. G. Watson.
Statistical Report: r. A. Arrowwood.
4 B. Cochran, Frank Brown.
Cynodical Records: G. A. Munroe.
=. T. Graham. A. l.. James.
Leave Of Absence: w. M. Shaw. G..
Miller. A. A. Little, j. w. Moore.
Record Of Orange Presbytery: A. N.
Ferguson, j. HI. Hill.
Record Of Concord Presbytery: 81. s.
Bradshaw, ]. T. Hogan.
Record OF Fayetteville Presbytery: ].
Z Shaw, A. G. Brenizer.
Record OF Wilmington Presbytery: q.
=. Sample, Julius Lewis.
Record OF Mecklenburg Presbytery:
y. l.. Leyburg. @. NJ. Brown.
Record Of Albemarle Presbytery: J.
!. Hewerton, M. A. Jamison.
Record of Asheville Presbytery: J. Fl.
Johnston, r. e. Freeman.
The report of the directors Of the
Onion Theological Seminary was read.
It stated that both students and fac
1lty gave evidence of faithful work. |
There are 20 young men who went out |
from this school to preach the Gospel
during the past year.
A petition to the Postmaster General. |
Hon. James A. Gary, was read by Rev. |
w. r. McLelland. 1t related to the |
evil Of Sunday mail, and asked that the
Postoffce Department set the stamp /
Of its disapproval upon such desecra-
ton of the Sabbath. The petition was
Eeferred to the committee on bills and ,
Ayerrnr>-
Rev. j. A. Ramsey, treasurer OF Syn
-, read his annual report, which was
seferred to the committee on treasurer's |
report. The report showed that total |
peceipts for the year were $5O9.76, and |
Endorsements $343.36. The balance in
tAe treasury is $166.40, and $3.50 il
oue from the Presbyteries. The treas
urer recommended q decrease in the as
easements.
Rev. ]. A. Ramsey, stated clerk. read
Ahe report Of the General Assembly's
committee on home missions, which
stated that the receipts for the cause
this year were q per cent more thaa
last years receipts. The last Assembly
believed that the churches could raise
20 small an amount as $4,000 for so
great a cause, and $4.0S1 from this
Synod. The month Of January was set
aside for collections for this cause, but
TIE Presbytery of Mecklenburg in
September took good collection for
home missions. The invalid fund does
not make so good a showing. The re-
ceipts last year were less than the pre-
vious year by s414-shortage of 1882.
The Assembly asks the church to con-
tribute $4,000 for the invalid fund. Rev.
Mr.. COppedge moved that this report
BE made the first order Of the day for
Friday morning, which was carried.
A communication from the American
Anti-SaIoon League was read. The pa
per requested the aid Of the Synod in
the suppression Of the saloon. 1t was
signed by HI. Price, president. and also
- the secretary of the league, and In
vited the Synod to send delegates 20
the leagues next annual convention, in
Columbus 1t was referred to the COM
nittee on bills and overtures.
At II o'clock a. m. the Synod proceed
Cd to observe its annual communion ser
vice. Rev. DIR. p. III. Hoge delivered the
Introductory sermon from Hebrews l.:
1-2: "Wherefore, seeing we also are
comprised about with so great cloud
sf witnesses, let us lay aside every
weight. and the sin which doth so cas-.
~ beset u.s." etc.