Evening star., 1900-10-17
THE SYNOD OF BALTIMORE
DENOMINaTIONAL
BODY IN SESSION HERE.
of Committees by the
Observation-Disclosures Report Pre-
sented-The Church Finances.

The morning session Of the Presbyterian
synod of Baltimore began at the Eastern
Presbyterian Church at 9:30 o'clock this
morning when the moderator, Rev. Teunis
S. Hamlin, took his place and offered
feeling prayer A resolution offered by DR..
Bittinger adopted accepting with
thanks the invitation 10 meet President Nc
Kinley at 1890 o'clock tomorrow, and by
a rising vote 1t was decided to present
copy Of the resolutions to the President.
Committees were then announced by the
moderator as follows:
Bills and overtures-Revs. VIM. II. Lo-
gan, Wesley NJ Hyde and VIM. ]. Nc
knight. and Elders f. s. Eichelberger and
E 6. Polk
Judicial cases-Revs Byron Sunderland.
Dixon T. Freeman and John ID. Blake; Eld-
ers Stanton j. Peele and Edward Rey-
nolds
Ftrance-Elders John Lcetch, F. F. Clark
and W. H Coe.
Minutes of general assambly-Revs. Jos.
T Smith, Joel S. Giltiilan, George o. Little;
Elders s. F. Parker and ]. W. Mccullough.
Minutes of presbytery of Baltimore-Revs.
George n. Luccock, F. IL. Moore and elder
of New Castle; Revs. Carl w. Scovel. Ed
ward w Warren and Elder H. NJ. Sim
mons of Washington, d. c.; Revs. James
L. Vallandingham. J. F. Jennison and Elder
H. A. Burroughs.
SynOdiCal SermOn-ReNS. Wallace fdu-
cliffe De Witt NJ Benham and Elder Q. b.
Brown.
Narrative for 19o1--Revs. Charles A.
Smith. VIM. A. Price and Elder w. H.
Richards
Rules-Revs. n. H. Miller and James NJ.
Nourse and Elder E. G. Polk.
Leaves of absence-Revs. James II. Brad
ford Edwin W. Long and Elder George +.
Bohrer.
Statistical Report.
Day uaprv RraDch ID baltimore
submitted the statistical report for the year
of the presbytery of Baltimore, showing 76
minister's 245 elders, 156 deacons, 101s5
communicates 12Oe5 Sunday school schol-
ars Rev DR. Benjamin F. Bittinger re-
ported for the presbytery OF Washington,
D. c., showing IS ministers in care of 81
churches having S,163 communicates, 146
ruling elders, 100 deacons, l local evan
gelist 8 candidates and s,152 Sunday school
members.
Rev. W. c. Alexander, DID. presented
the report of the committee on narrative
for 1900. 1t was review of the work In
the synod during the year. The largest
number of accessionS to any one church
during the year ffty-two. reported by
the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
of this city.
Conditions of BenevOlences.
Reviewing benevolences, the report show
ed that the contributions to the board of
home missions fell off 81 .4s0; foreign mis-
sions gained s1.312; education. $o49; church
erection, s424: freedmen, $1,2s5, while Sun
day school work lost $3.50; ministerial relief,
1854. and college aid, $500
There is widely expressed fear" said
DR. Alexander, that the family altar has
fallen into disuse in far too many instances,
and that the training of children in the
things which will educate them Godward Is
left TO other agencies than the home circle.
Reports made to the various committees
upon this all-important subject very
vague and indefinite. But from what Is
said we cannot but think there is a too
widespread omission of that beautiful scene
in the home life which Burns so graphical
ly pictures
Rev DIR. G. +. Ramsdell reported that
the receipts for current expenses of New
Windsor College somewhat exceeded ex-
penditures, and some further improvements
had been made upon the property.
Plea for Home Missions.
This completed the business of the morn-
ing with the exception of the presentation
o. very earnest plea in behalf OF home
missions by Rev. Howard Agnew Johnston.
DID,. Of New York. He showed the fer
| tile field which lay before the board IL it