The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-14
Tennessee Synod Of the c. r.
Church Meets Here.
coSvESss TUESDAY MORNING.
Local Church and Committee Ar
ranging For Entertainment
OF the Coming Guests.
GOOD ATTENDANCE EXPECTED.

Announcement was m sde some time
ayo of the conveniag OF this distinguish
ed body 10 this city for It's Fail sessions,
on Tuesday Oct 18th, aud as the time
approaches, the members and friends OF
the First Cumberland Presbyterian
Church with wnom the Synod meets,
are looking enthusiastically forward TO
a season of deep lntei est and privilege.
The Synod OF Tennessee covers the
territory of Middle and East Tennessee,
being comp sed Jf the GAINESVILLE, Co
lumbia, Leb .non, Elk, McMinnville and
Cookevile Presby teries in Middle Ten
pessee, and the East Tennessee, Knox
vile and Chattanooga presbyteries IN
East Tennessee In this territory there
are I78 ministers, $50 congregations and
a membership Of about $4,000. Accord
ing to the oresbyser al for q oil. church
govern ment, the Synod forms an inter-
mediate court. and its legislative func-
tons consist mostly of review and con-
troll. Minutes Of presbyteries are re-
viewed, and appeals from lower courts
are heard
ia addition to this, the Synod has de-
yeloped more of the convention IDEA
than / j earlier years. and most inter-
esting program of variety OF subjects
has heen provided for the annual ses-
sion that commences 10 the First Cum
! berIand Presbyterian Church next Tues
day morning at IL o'clock. The open
inc sermon will be preached by the re-
firing Moderator. Rev. W. L. Rodgers,
of Knoxville, Tenn. Many other impor-
tant names of the Synod follow on the
| various topics of tho program, among
Them. Rev. A. NJ. Williams, OF Clarks
yille, r. F. Johnson, of the Mountain
| Mission, in N. G., w. B. Holmes, q. W..
Shelton. of the Nashville churches, Drs.
/ Clarke. Logan and McKamy, of the edi-
ror;al department of the Publishing
House, Drs. Foster, Stephens end Hen
nv. Of the Theological Seminary, Leba-
non. Tenn. DR.. McLean,of Chattanoo
GA. and Binkley, of McMinville and
Morris. of L ebanon. Among the prom
,nent laymen are }. w. Axtell, mana
ger of the Publishing House. ID. r.
Mccormick. Secretary of the Sunday
| School Board. In addition, number
of prominent officers and members o.
the Ladies Missionary Auxiliary. Such
topics as. "Wo:k Among the Mountain
People, 1.-The Negroes, = "Church Elk
tension, leInpoTduce, "iulo0o "
Support, "Woman' 8 Work, "Sunday
School Management and Teaching.
ministerial Education" The Posi-
bilities Of the Country Parish. " Stud
les in Presbyterian History" ane
"Amcrican Presbyterian Unity" are
provided for on the program While
those entitled to representation IN tint
SYNOD number near 500, yet it being al
m ,st voluntary matter Of attendance,
the number in actual attendance ha!
rarely gone above the one hundred
marx.
! The Pastor and Committee on Enter
tainmept of the First Cumberland Pres
byterian Church are busily engaged tni'
week in providing homes for their guests
and as near as possible they will be caree
ed for in the congregation. 1t is possible
however that they may become over
taxed in the matter, 80 they desire TN
Herald to state that If such becomes tn
case, they will reserve the right to cal
upon the hospitality of other local con
gregations, as has been the custom u
the caring for the various religious bod
les that have met in Columbia durinl
!, the past. Further notices and details
of the program will be announced iron
time to time.