The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-21

1894
this Il but = POOR and imperfect sccount,
and az lie conclusion . large portion OF
the audience went forward and shook
his hand and thanked him.
His address concluded the morning
session and the Synod adjourned 10 meet
again At 3 o'clock.
Next Meeting at Knoxville.
One OF the matters attended 70 Wednes-
day morning was the selection of the next
place OF meeting for the Synod There
were invitations to meet at Rockville
and Pulaski and il was decided 10 go TO
Knoxville.
Thursdays Proceedings.
The Synod was opened Thursday
morning with devotional exercise, con-
Quoted by Rev. Geo. W. shelton. Of
Nashville.
rhe report of the Finance Committee
was heard and audited.
After this came an address by DR..
". J. Darby, of Evansville. Secretary
of the Board of Education. he is one
of the orators of his church and made
a very pleasing and effective talk. He
was followed by Fl. p. Mccormick. of
Nashville, General Secretary OF the
Sunday School Board. who spoke In a
very entertaining manner on ''PrepaT-
alton OF Teachers. - At this junctuIe
DIR. Douglas p. Putnam, of Cincinnati,
was introduced TO the Synod by Rev.
W. A. FIovine and given seat as a
member of the body. Rev. j. X.
Henry, dean of the Theological Semi
nary at Lebanon. then discussed the
subject: New Elements in Minis
teIial Education" and was listened to
with the closest attention throughout.
Rev. J. E. Clarke followed with a
splendid address on Il he Possibilities
of the Country Pastorate-the Parish
a yainst the Circuit.
Thursday Afternoon
The Synod met again at 80 and
after a haif hour devoted to business
matters, DR.. j. V. Stevens, of the
Department of CumbeI-
land University, delivered an intensely
interesting and instructive address on
"A Study in Presbyterian History.
The Missionary Board.
The Womans Board of Missions met
again Thursday morning at the Baptist |
church and was opened with devotional
exercises, led by Miss Sadie Agnew.
Young People Work. was dis
cussed by Miss Matte ID. Wood, and
'Our Needs from Missionary Stand
point, by Miss SalIle Alexander. The
report of the committee on future
work was made and received and an
was taken TO 2 CLOCK.
Wednesday Afternoons session.
Wednesday afternoon s session of the
9. P. Synod was we'll attended. but
he time was taken up for the most
,a1t with business matters. Among
he visitors were E. E. Hendrlck, the
veil known evangelist from the West
Tennessee Synod, and his singer. A. l..
Carter, of the Texas Synod. MI. Car
er favored the Synod with some several
elections during the afternoon.
The minutes of number of presby-
cries were filed with the clerk.
Rev. W. A. Provine. Treasurer OF
he Synod, made his report and COM
Mite was appointed to audit it.
The report of the Committee on Min
steriaI support was next read
Rev. MIR. Craw ford was called to the
hair and Moderator Judge Young ,
poke clearly and fully on the report.
rev. W. A. Provine followed. Both
hese gentlemen emphasized the needs G
t manses and fixed salaries. regularly '
aid. Kew W. I. Rodgers spoke OF \
he wonderful improvement effected in
Presbytery and ether !
laces, mainly through the efforts OF
aw energetic. consecrated men. S
A considerable part of the afternoon
,as devoted to a memorial OF the :
minister's of the Synod VINO have died =
uring the year. The ministers were !
lev. q. W. Mitchell. of Columbia =
resbytery, Rev. J. b. Tigert. of the s
Tx Presbytery. Rev. r. W. Dunlap, .
the Knoxville Presbytery. Rev. r. a
Lyon and Rev. j. G. Provine, OF b
le Lebanon PresbyteIy. .
The Synod then adjourned.
Wednesday Evening Session. a
The evening session was TUNED over 7
the Woman's Board of Missions ana y
le largest crowd yet out, was in "
tendance. The meeting was begun
lLQ u0VOtIOudl StINlC6S, COuuuCLSu
= Miss Sadie Agnew, who made
uching and earnest talk which was Z
led with the essence of spirituality.
he feature of tho evening was an
ldIess by Miss Sadie Alexander. who T
,ent several years as missionary
Japan. She is a ready and fluent
lkeI and her address was not
lily instructive but entertaining as
ell. She Iecounted numerous per-
nal experiences while trying to CHRIS 81
anize the orientals, and told OF the o.
any difficulties that beset the path r
the missionary. She SAID the idea "
lat missionaries are not needed In "
.pan because of the rapid and wonder
i advances that people have made In 81
vilization is a mistaken one. While =
ey have made rapid strides along =
q line of civilization and in matters u
aterlal. still they are spiritually dead n
I'd hamperei with superstition and u
med to their idols. She made an
lnest plea for more missionaries and
ore missionary work, NOT only among
q Japanese hut among all the orr