The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-15
THE SYNOD IS IN
ANNUAL SESSION
The Presbyterians Gath
er in Durham.
THE EVENT OF TODAY
Bishop Cheshire of the Episcopal
Church is Expected to Address the
Assembly on the Divorce Ques-
tiOn. Growth OF the
Church.
Especial to News and Observer.) )

Especial to News and Observer.)
Durham, n. c., Nov. 1.-THE
ninety-frst session of the Presbyterian
Synod of North Carolina convened at
at the First Presbyterian church this
evening at 7.3O o'clock. The session
will hold through next Friday there
being two business sessions and two
sessions of a devotional nature each
day.
The session was called to order by
DR.. A. T. Graham, of Davidson. the
retiring moderator of the Synod. and
after the organization was complet-
ed he preached the opening sermon.
The election of new moderator for
the ensuing year completed the busi-
ness of the first nights session.
Tomorrow morning the Synod will
convene at $50 o'clock and at II
o'clock there will be devotional SER
vices, at which time there will be COM
munion. Another business session in
the afternoon and then a devotionai
meeting at night will comprise the
work of the second day.
one of the most prominent events
of the session Will take place to-mor~
row morning. Rev. j. B. Cheshire.
Bishop of the North Carolina diocese
to address the Synod at 1890 o'clock
on the divorce question. Bishop
Cheshire is chairman of a dioceaSaI,
committee appointed by his church
to confer with other religious bodies
on this matter. He is expected to
reach here on the morning train and
the plan now is TO allow him the use
of the floors Immediately after he
reaches the church.
There will be many prominent Pres
byterians in attendance during the
session of the synod. Among these
will be Dr. and Mrs. w. w. Moore, of
the Union Theological Seminary.
Richmond; Rev. A. l.. Phillips, of
Richmond, who is at the head of the
Sunday school work; Rev. Thomas Ii.
Law. Southern Representative of the
American Bible Society: Rev. l.. c.
Vann. returned missionary from
Africa; Rev. and Mrs. l.. l.. Little, re-
turned missionaries from China; and
most of the prominent ministerial ana
many prominent lay members of this
State. Rev D. |. Craig. of Hender-
sonville, the stated clerk. is here at
tending the meeting.
The attendance during the meeting
will be as large as of any recent Meet
ing. Already $50 delegates have been
assigned homes.
Growing i'm STRENGTH.
1t is expected that the reports of
the various committees will show an
increase in both membership and col
lections. The last report shows that
there were at that time in the State
a total of 401 churches and ia minis
ters. The membership of the Pres
byterian church in the State at that
time is shown to have been $4,000.
The total collections for the last year
amounted to $301,000. OF this amount
$4,000 went for foreign missions and
$4,000 for home missions. While
the reports have not been submitted
as vet it is thought that there win
be an increase shown in all of these
items this year.
Many Delegates Attending.
The trains this morning brought in
quite number of ministerial and lay
delegates and this afternoon trains
We're crowded Mr. George w. Watts
who is chairman of the entertainment
committee, has already assigned be-
tween two hundred ana twenty-five
and two hundred and fifty delegates.
More are expected to be added to this
list. The people of Durham are en-
tertaining the visiting Presbyterians,
many of them being at the homes of
members of the various religious de-
nominations. The following have al
ready been assigned homeS:
Revs. r. w. Alexander, Tarboro; F.
M. Allen, Mocksville; T. j. Allen, Mon
roe; M. G. Arrowood, Burlington: r.
S. Arrowood. Hemp; Messrs A. NJ
Anderson, Charlotte: w. T. Allen, OK
ford; DR.. H. @. Anderson, Fort Mills,
S. c.; w. j. Boney Wallace; DR..
Booker, Leachburg; r. Bryan. Jones'
boro; Rev. G. w. Belk Charlotte; Neil
Brown, Red Springs; Revs. w NJ
Black, Davidson: r. w. Boyd. Barium
Springs; j. S. Black, Linden; j. r.
Bridgers. Charlotte; w. c. Brown.
Loray; Charles G. Brown. Horseshoe:
H. S. Bradshaw, New Bern; E. d.
Brown, Kinston: Messrs. w NJ Blue.
Troy; p. S. Barnett. Huntersville: c.
M. Brown, Washington; T. B. Bailey,
Mocksviile; r. E. Bradley. Williams
boro; Walter Bullock, WILLIAMSBURG;
Andrew Burr, Huntersville; Robert
Burleson, Plum Tree; Revs. w. p. NJ
Currie, Wallace; w. r. Coppege,s Rock
ingham; Messrs. l.. x. Castex, Colds
boro; j. H. Currie, Fayetteville; Col.
j. W. Craig, Reidsvilie; Rev D. T.
Craig, Reidsville; Messrs. l. T. Camp
DELL Carthage; J. r. Clark, Hender-
son; I. M. Cheek, Mebane; F. Fl.
curtis, Burlington; Revs. r. F. Camp
Dell Asheville; A. S. Caldwell Barium
springs; r. w Culbertson, Burlington;
George Il. Cook. Charlotte; J. S. Crow
lev WIlmington: j. b. Cochran,
Lowell; ). L. Cathv. Rutherfordton; A.
D. Crane, Glass: w. H. Davis. Char
lotte: }. A. Borritee, Charlotte T. w.
DeNann, Morven; Messrs. e. H. Cro-
martle, Clarkton; E. G. Davis, Con-
cord: Revs. Joseph Evans, st. Paul;
w. M. Edge, Morganton; r. S. Elk