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


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over. held in the First Presbyterian
church. the SYNOD of North Carolina
.--.,r,.r he, r+cb+ ~ II o.cIock tn
meet 10 DuIiiiL' 1t o C'io'h MohHay
night. November 18th. 1900.
Nv General consent i IS admitted
,. ,4 chic ,... 7,,. t
-".- IN" SYNOD '"l9 year mas "eeh "
profit "." IN every respect. Many
matters of great interest and :mDOr-
..r.. ~ IN. church nav. baaD cor-
s.EaH- Things OF lasting Sood nave
u.1l done. The members Of the
church court express themselves as
r- -...e-1
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nave received "t the haHdS 81 VII
miugton citizens. They assert almost
rn.nirrousIy that never bafore hav.
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many '"Iii"EtS PROVIDED JHal IheI'
situngs may be pleasant
!. WIS remarked more IMAM once
1H"t the addresses Delivered before
iH- court nave neei OF an unusual
1i-eE OF ilGrit' IN 1act II was sJated
L.@. HiIL' nat me SS!ou' as Il Nhole,
htd HStelgd 70 as interesting ana
~@LuaDlc addresses. as the General
Assembly, IS ever privileged 10 near.
F~fob3pl\ ihe TWO c"~lSrIpuuoh
are Ut 9~JrlckIef address ~uellNcfeQ
Ih|rSi"y evening. on the discussion
o. nc 9tDDaLn ana IT fto"erton ;
appeal last Hi%ht. IN aeAaIl 81 co!ored
eNaA&eLz3lton Ih@Se We're poIh OF
" @.3lt hF''li''t! Eaide aAd we're pre-
9'illed III " Iu'ld ana loIceiHI HaI-
h'I.
Il I'VE" DE III
E@h"rt SmltA ana Dr. NJ y: Hardln
were ~ %o"L as e[Sf LSieiieu 70
b> 4 SYNOD. from Ut. HiAiIH tne
SYNOD knew what 10 eApe1t ana II -
very S"ii'itHl !" S"E HA'' no man
was d~iSappoIhLeu.
Dr. Hardin, IS q new man. and he
was on trlal as II Were. tilN sermon
on Goa influence through the dSeS'
deilFered yesterday was Il very ear
nest 1uIl OF Gooo IhlhsS'
me members express InelL "PP!TTI12
ton OF ine new minister. f1t VIII ne
- Ea!uaple i'i'e III 0huiO" "ON -
Court n IS bab BILE that the most
notable single thing done was the
rafSi1p of an a~uUrODriatiOn for a mir
is+ar gor tho CbonnI min church
Tho entire session has bsen CON-
summed win transaction Of serious
business and II is only reasonable that
grit good to the church will re-
suit.
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At tho morning session. DR.. Shear
er finished his report on church and
Cbristiar aJucotion The cause of
ministerial relief was fOrcefullv pre-
scented nv Or +. C.. Smith. and DR..
RTcrIrov SECRETARY of tho ministerial
-aIfaf cormittaa The Tuentieth CEN
O. i, its fay-Or delivered bv DR.. H. l..
A C,,i+L 81 nr = = yardeu In the
asfIr,oo, ~ 5ocl-at vas cleared of
= Iarra 1rnbar of matters that re-
ma oyar several ranorts of COM
rno.an+o5 go o5o,,tad
.Ll',TS H. eSne6icor md Or How
nrtnn a51rncsaI. tbe court on negro
r.. mroIt..to1 resolution was
Lo1 = Prasb+-tarja,s ~
UU.TSgG .ian1iNnrm5 tbo citfZens FOR tbafr
llliitlItUH ~ III thn entartni nmant Of
IuHiL,aLEE - - 1,[n,an bfter .
II LHILLIS.saiS ~ - - o,.Ioctl M
snort prdIse SsISI't ~ !
d"J'uIHHleiI' was ''N'"
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The morning session was opened
with devotional exercises conducted
10y DR.. Leyburn.
The committee on the Sabbath IN
their report. deplored the ~decadence
Of family worship and the neglect Of
home training for the children. IT
WAS resolved that 4 copy of this re-
port be read by the ministers from
their ~puIpits.
Several committee reports were
read and adopted.
DR.. Shearer finished the presenta-
ton Of the report OF Church n
Christian education. contending that
the sole government of church schools
belongs to the trustees and that only
such schools as are or general inter-