Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-02
Synod OF South Carolina.

& The Presbyterian Synod of South
e Carolina met i'll tho Newberry Prcsbytc-
rian church last Tuesday night. The
body was organized by clecting Rev. w.
q. Neville as moderator and Hcv II. r.
Murchison as assistant clerk About llO
mombers were present
"Wednesday morning the Synod pro.
ceeded with it's regular business, hearing
reports of prcsbyterics, etc.
Rev. w. p. Jacobs, d. d., presented
the report of Thornwcll Orphanago and
made an able address on tho same. a
collection of $40 was taken for that in
stitution.
No session was held Wednesday after
noon, opportunity being thus given for
Presbyteries and committees to meet.
At night an address on foreign mis-
sions was made by Rev. j. w. Bachman,
of Chattanooga. He represented the
General Assombly's committee on mis-
%sions. After the address tho report of
I the permanent committee on for cign
. missions was considered.
+, Tho Synod adopted a recommendation
OF the general fund 5000, 600 for foreign
missidns.
EloFAIce WAS selected as tho next
place of meeting of Synod.
various mattcrs. A special hour was
fixed tot hear the report on colorcd
evangeii1atiolt by Rev. ID. Clay Lilly, of
4 Tnscalopsa, Ala, secretary of tho work.
n His report was encouraging, and an ap-
.lproprlayion of 1920, same as last year,
was reviewed.
5 Reports of Prcsbytorics occupied con-
44%$sider8blo timo of tho morning session.
Il &bMucl1igrOwth was rcportOd.'
5sS .ThS interest of the Columbia Thco-
Sslogeal Seminary clicitcd an extended
sSdiscSssion. Tho board of directors of
6tho institution asked tho four controlling
to enjoin candidates for the min
ejstfS Under their care to attend tho. CO.
lambia Seminary. The recommendation
esSyasHaid upon tho table.
Enight the home mission report was
q considered. The report was enconrag-
Il ip&I Three thousand dollars was asked
n tot,' but the standing committee recon-
n Nmended ZOO and Synod endorsed tho
same.
~ The services were largely attended.
Memorial services were noXt held.
I'll Suitable hymns with earnest prayer by
lSDr. jacobs preceded the presentation Of
!. @ell-writton memorial tributes to Rev. j..
/ B. Adger, Rcv. j. l.. GirardGau and R0v.
&c. E. Chichcstor.'
s. Friday morning tho subject of "Church
,fiand Christian:, Education" was taken up.
After discussion its full consideration
4 was postponod for definite action until
4the next G convention.
f(S6 Tho interosts of the central committee
So;yi iiDinistcrial education were presented
.8tin af ncoaraGing and interesting man
!, Synod took decided action in relation
!. to Rows. Holmes and Todd, who departed
Gfrom the standards of the Presbyterian
ff3ch .irch in advocating "holincss' y doc
$trine.8f prcsbytcry having divcstcd them
Rsos ministerial functions. Synod inter
9 spfetsd this action by passing a rcsolu.
ebarring Rows. Holmes and Todd
iSfroniSp preaching in churches within its
9S.bonpds and likowiso warning its oon&ro-
Il 3&@588ationis in reference to them.
=, Tho Synod was organized in 1916 with
about 70 ministers, 100 churches and less
than 10000 members. It now has 1872
ministers, over 300 churches and 10000
communicants. The largest member
ship, according to white population, of
any OF tho Southern Statos.
S Fianst ad dJournment was reached at Fri
Nod sIPeommcndcd that it raiec S5O,-
endoW chair in tho Theological
7FsfIgtisaery located at Columbia That
K iIlpry1a controlled, by tho Synods Of
& SiafDiina, Georgia aid Alabama.