The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-10

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Side Lights on the Synod.
At the morning session DR.. Shear
er presented the report on Church
and Christian Education The mat
ter of a pastor for the church at
Chapel Hill was presented by DR.. L.
@. Smith. DR.. McKelWay presented
the report on the Union Theological
Seminary and DR.. StrickIer made a
short address in regard to the work
there. The Fifteenth annual report
of the Regents of the Orphans Home
was presented by Rev. j. Rumple.
DR.. Hill delivered a sermon on the
subject Gods Wards" in connec-
ton with the o~rphanage report
DR.. Lumpkins, in the afternoon.
spoke on education for the ministry.
BY special permission, DR.. Morrison,
of Luebo, Africa. addressed the court
on the progress or the work in
Africa.
Observance of the Sabbath was
taken up. Addresses were made by
DIR. Rose, DIR. Stricken and Rev. Mr..
Murray. At night, DIR. s. H. Chester
addressed synod and he was followed
by DR.. s. l.. Morris, who spoke in
advocacy of the assembly's home mis-
sion work. The synod decided to
hold it's next annual session in Dur
ham. at the invitation of Rev. Ley
burn ,
The morning services were opened
with devotional exercises under the
direction of the synod's General
Evangelist, Rev. Mr. Black
The committee on Church and
Christian Education made its report
through the chairman, Dr. j. B.
Shearer, who reported that the cause
has excited general interest through
out the church. All the schools in
the state are in a prosperous COndi-
ton. DR.. Shearer laid down the
principles that should govern the
church schools. one provision being
that the BibI should be a text book
in all the classes.
The committee on the address of
DR.. McKelway. of the Standard.
made their report. The report COM
plimente9 the ability of the editor
and his fitness for the position and
urged the ministers. elders and peO-
pie to make efforts to increase the
subscription list and thus to antici-
pate all financial embarrassments.
CHAPEL HILL CHURCH.
By special order. DR.. f. G. Smith
brought up the matter of the pastor
ate of Chapel Hill church. DR..
Smith argued that the church is MAX
ing Il great mistake by lot being ably
represented at that place. the seat OF
the University and as he expressed it,
1.-THE Intellectual Center of the State"
1t is one of the most important
places in the whole synod for an at
traCtive. energetic worker. Dr. Smith
appealed To the synod, in earnest
words. to come to the relief of the
situation there and subscribe enough
money to be added to that which al
be ecure to make up a sufficient
salary that the right man can be
placed there. Several of the minis
tiers endorsed DR.. Smiths appeal and
within Is minutes. though only $500
was asked for. the synod mad raised
$1,000.
Rev. Mr.. Webster of the Methodist
church. Rev. Mr.. Hogue and DR.. Car
michael of the Episcopal church
were presented to the court and in
vited to sit as visiting members.
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
DR.. McKelway read the report on
the Union Theological Seminary. 1t
shows the seminary to be iu fine con
dition. with an increase in the num-
Der of students. but lacking in fl
nances. He showed the great need
of an increase in the endowment fund
and recommended the appointment
OF a financial agent to solicit money
for this urpOs He further recon-
mended that the Board of Trustees of
the Seminary be empowered to elect
a president of the institution If they
deem it wise Rev. p. r. Law and
DR.. z. G. Smith were appointed a
committee to answer this report.
nr Stricken of rha faculty. of the
Seminary. was called on for n state
ment about the progress OF the work
there. He said that there were now
SIS students enrolled. % of them be-
ing new students They represent
nearly all the southern states. and
are an earnest set of young men. The
expenses Zach year exceed the re-
ceipts So the question of a larger en-
dowment is of great concern.
Rev. Mr.. Wharton read the re-
Spouse of the committee to the re-
port of DR.. II. l.. Smith on Davidson
College. The Davidson League vas
thoroughly endorsed. its methods OF
membership explained and an invi-
tatiOn extended to any OF the dele
gates to become members. The work
of the college was recognized and
great ~liberaIity recommended.
DR.. s. l. Morris, of the Synod Of
Georgia. was invited 10 sit as Il cor
responding member.
THE ORPHANS HOME.
DR.. Rumple presented the annual
report of the Regents OF the Or
phans' Home. The report showed
the Barium Springs Orphanage to be
in splendid condition. There is now
at the home. under a capable super
intenGent. five matrOnS. five teachers
and 49, orphaned children; a new
building has been erected during the
past year and another buiIding-a
dormitOry for boys-is needed.
DR.. Hill. pastor of the MaxtOn
church. delivered a very practical
sermon on the subject Gods