The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-11-02
psficial JOs nal o. Cobb County.
official journal Of Marietta.
] THE SYNOD OF GEORGIA.

sft-Aft SSpF t4lH - ANsAjS IVA IAN iAON
e1b5f Georgia viii cohvepein annual SEES
!. sion in the Presbyterian church in this
place. This body Includes in its sjuris-
fdietion the six presbyterie of the
state, from which divisions delegates
4 aggregating about one hundred and
fifty will be in attendance at the ses-
sions of the higher court
Sc Among those expected are DR. Fair,
pastor of the Independent church in
Savannah DR.. S. l. Morris, Macon DIR.
IS. B. Sydnor, Augusta; DIR. J. w. Wal
der, Athens; DR.. T. H. Rice, Atlanta
@Dr. Bridewell, Atlanta; Dr. Gaines,
President Agnes Scott Institute, Deca-
stur; DR.. Woodbridge, Griffin; DR.. d. G.
Reid, Professor in Columbia Seminary,
S. G.. DR.. Jacobs, President Thornwell
] Orphanage, S. c.; DR.. S. H. Chester,
Secretary Board of Foreign Missions,
NASHVILLE, Tenn; DIR J. B. Shearer,
president Davidson College, n. G.; DR..
81. Fl. Lumpkin, Secretary Committee
on Education, Memphis, Tenn. DR.. J.
X. Ha2en, Secretary Publication Com
mittee, Richmond, Va, and DR.. John
B. Patton, of Scotland, Missionary to
the New Hebrides Islands.
The last named visitor will be one of
the most interesting persons in the
Synod. In his early manhood, yield
ing to the call of God, ne left his home
in Scotland and took up his residence
in those far off islands in the Pacific,
where every prospect pleases and only
man is vile" that he might devote his
life to the outstanding and civilizing
OF those degraded and barbarous peo-
pie, who in addition to being heather
OF The most abiect type, were also
bloodthirsty cannibals DR.. Patton lit
orally took his life in his hands when
he. went among them, and the dangers
and hardships that he incurred and the
hair-breadth escapes that he had, read
more like Robert Louis StevensOn's
tales Of the South Seas than sober real
ity. After remaining at his post many
years-about a half century-Dr. Patton
had the satisfaction of seeing the bless
ing of God descend upon his labors for
they that had wandered in darkness
and sin sat at his feet clothed and in
their right minds The New Hebrides
today are almost as thoroughly chris
tanned as is Georgia.
The matters that will come before
the Synod are those that relate to edu-
cation, foreign missions, domestic mis-
Aslons, etc, and such matters involving
yecieslaStic law as may be brought up
for review from the presby teries; for
ylod is the second highest court
fesby terrain church the General
y being the highest, it having
zion over all the churches in
filerns States, while the author
Sytod of Georgia is confined
state The Pan-Presbyt
recently in session in Washing
ty, has as its field the whole
but it's only an advisory body
having no coercive power The
OF commandments represented
7Rresby terial council. which
every four years, is five mill
e nearly four millions more
presented i'll it. This makes
nine million communicates,
for a constituency of forty
"a persons, the third largest
c6mmunion on the globe, the
Catholics and Greeks only sur
II.
sbyterian is the established
Scotland, and Queen Victo-
Il esented in its General Assem-
4 laord High Commissioner by
ally opens it. 1t was, I'M
Ahed, the state religion of
still Queen Wilhelmina
he nobility are men,
rch. 1t is one of the
snbsidised, religions of
y 7an Catholics and the
1 other two. President
: Beers, who are fighting
2outh Africa, are all
OF This body are
K who are respectfully
to be present
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