Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-10-26
Proceedings of Synod.

''N - i''N VI 'NpblAl Ndl ltId convened
at Chuton on Tuesday evening OF last
week. There was a very large attend
aucC Rev. James Mcdowell was elected
ModcrNtor after n number OF members
We're nominated and declined the honor
tic was faithful chaplain during the
war, and will be lovingly remembered by
the soldiers of IcnkimS'S brigade.
The removal of the Columbia Seminary
and its consolidation with the Seminary
OF ClarkcsWlc, Tennessee, at Atlanta
Ca, was the important and exciting
question The morning hourof Weducs-
day was taken mp principally in reading
the maJorltY and minority reports made
10y the committee appointed by the
SynodS OF south Carolina, Georgia.
Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas,
and Louisiana. In the afternoon Synod
was addressed 10y Rev. j. w. Walden, of
Athens, Ga, in favor OF COnsOlida on
Ills speech was strong and well delvc ID.
The Importance Of foreign m ions
was considered at the evening session.
The report of the executive committee
was presented by Rev Robert Adams.
Rev. c. X. Ilcmphill, ID. D., of Louis
vile, kyr representing the General AS
Sembly's committee on foreign missions,
addressed Synod. The address was a
missions generally. a collection was
also taken
On Thursday, after routine work, DR..
). l.. Morris, of Atlanta, chairman of the
AsscmOly'S Home Mission Board, deliv-
cred an able and most effective address
on the subject of missions, especially in
the Southwest DIR. Morris is highly
appreciated and loved by the church at
large.
The final struggle over the removal of
the Columbia Seminary and it's cOnsoli-
datlon with the Seminary at Clarkesville,
Tenn, at Atlanta, broke forth again and
continued altogether with much good
taste and spirit until l2l5 o'clock
on Friday morning for at least nine
hours. The discussion was opened by
Rev. VIM. &. Neville, of Yorkville, in
favor of removal. He was followed by
Rev. w j. Mckay, of MayeSvillc, in oppo-
Sition to removal. Elder w f, Steven.
sou, OF Chcraw, advocated removal.
These gentlemen with Dir. Walden, were
members of committee appointed by
lhe SynodS TO make report on removal.
There vas majority aud minority re-
port. The discussion continued and was
participated in 10y Drs. Hall and Smith.
Key. \ G.. Blackburn, Dr Flynn and a
large number of others. The vote stood
as ioWowS For removal gG, opposed to
removal 81
by Invitation synod visited Thornwcll
Orphauagc and the members were de-
lighted with what they saw and heard.
synod commended the orphanagc, under
the superb management of Dr Jacobs
to the hearty support of the church
ON tutay after the sal devotional
exercises and routine business, the re
port OF the standing committee on home
missions was read. Rev. DR. Sprunt,
who has for many years been chairman
and treasurer of the executive commit
tee, was, at his own urgent request al
lowed 10 retire and Rev, + II. Wardlaw
was chosen TO succeed him. Rev Ward
law was also re elected superintendent
and Rev Il G., McLces general cvangc-
list
synod expressed its interest in the re
quest of Fort Hill church for help in
securing pastor and referred it to the
executive committees
y l. spencer presto cut OF the Prcsbv-
terrain college of south Carolina AT Cliu-
ton, presented report of the board OF
uuS'ccS, after which Rev W. NJ Me.
PhcctcrS -. ID. president of the board,
addressed Synod IN behalf of the college.
He set forth the outlook for the enlarge
mcut OF the institution as encouraging.
Rock Hill was selected as the next
place of meeting and October II, 1903, as
the time
The Tennessee synod, iu session at
Knoxville, adopted resolution by vote
of 80 TO 33 cOudcmuing the action OF the
directors of the Southwestern PreSbytc-
uan uivcrslty at Clarkcsvillc, Tenn, in
claiming power TO elect new directors
and thus 10 control the university abso
lutcly The resolution also claims for
the oynodS OF Tennessee, Alabama, Mis-
siSspp and Louisiana the right to con-
rul the affairs of the institution. This
Us q part OF the contest over the action of
me parties tavOung or opposing the re