Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-18
DEEDER MODERATOR.
Presides Over Meeting OF Synod
of Pennsylvania, at
Pittsburg.
REV. Or. M'CARREL PREACHED.
AS Retiring Moderator Opened the
Synod With Devotional Exercises.
Some News of Ohio, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia.

annual meeting or the SYNOD or rem
sylvania opened in the East Liberty
Presbyterian church. The session
opened with devotional exercises, led
by Moderator j. J. MeCarrell. When
this closed DR.. MeCarrell preached his
retiring sermon. He wished the new
moderator and the synod all success.
Arrangements were announced
Wednesday for the Womeas Home
Missionary synodical convention, To
meet in Scranton, October 80.
In his sermon the retiring modera,
tor. DR.. McCarrell. spoke on the words
For the Earnest Expectation OF the
Creature Waiteth for the Manifesto
ton OF the Sons Of God" He said
"One thought has been running
through all things, and everything has
been tending toward great con.
Summation. That Is, great future be
fore the world. The church Is to take
q very important part, although other
instrumentalities may be used But
the church is the Is the chief instru
mentality It's work is TO call out the
sons OF God from the mass. The first
message of God was q call to men, but
we do not know the sons of God
among mon.
The end OF all world movements Is
the manifestation of the sons OF God
and God Is working to this purpose
He has made His Son, Jesus Christ
the King of the earth. All power is
given to Him, and He Is now bringing
many sons 10 glory"
DR.. MeCarrell was assisted In The
opening services by the Rev. DR.
James MCLEOD, the famous Scranton
preacher, and the Rev. Thomas Rissel
Beeber of Philadelphia, the candidate
for moderator. At the close of the
sermon pr. McCarrell constituted the
synod with prayer. The Rev. Thomas
nissei Beeber. pastor OF the First
church OF Norristown was electe1
moderator.
The Rev. DR.. J. MI McJunkin report
ed fully on svnodicaI measures rra
sustentation.
He explained that the falling OFF ID
receipts last year was owing to the
lack OF leSacies, which had been mum.
erous the preceding year. The total
outlay OF money last year was $50 900
and many churches became self.snp.
porting. The women contributed l.b
orally. The report closed with the
statement that Is years ago the synod
faced the fact that one.fOlirtla of Ids
churches were too weak to pay living
salaries to their pastors ana were
therefore most Of the term vacant. de-
pending upon occasional supplies.
List year these churches had regular
services ana over no ministers were
reEn3ar3y employed, and there were
more than go converts. The Rev.
Dr. John s. sMcintosh uf Yphilbdelphla
president " fhp codinfii Hire IL sdsten.
tatiop, made . fhfilifn3 speoch on the
condftioA of life xmUn8 the Foreigners
In the stxte HI tczd ~ the terrible
immortality. He pleaded for immedi-
ate enlargement Of The work. The
old committee on sustcntation was re-
elected. met. reorganized and adjourn
ed to meet next year IN Dubois.
a The following recommendations
wen . adopted:
That not less than s35. 900 be raised
this year.
That presbyteries exercise special
care In the matter of organization Of
new churches in fields whose religious
needs are already met by the evangeli-
cal churches.
That presbyteries also give earnest
attention TO the matter Of the contin-
tiance of church Organization that
have made no progress for years or
that give no sign of any future vigor-
GUS occupancy Of the fields.
The Rev. DR.. George Norcross. pas.
tor of the church of Carlisle for SO
years, addressed the synod IN the In
terest of Lincoln university, an insti-
tuition for the education Of colored
preachers. He said the institution
should have ! 900 students, instead OF
200, and that men OF wealth should
make this possible
The Oldest man In attendance ON
the synod Is the Rev. DR.. Abner q,
Rockwell OF Franklin Springs. who il
now 81 years Of age He graduated
from Jefferson college In the class Of
1S45, and Is one OF the Oldest living
graduates Of that college.
Tho Rev. DR.. Henry ID. Lindsay Of
Allegheny addressed the synod at the
popular meeting last night on the sub
1ect OF sustentarion and home
missions.