Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-29
Presbyterian Synod Selects Place
Of Next Meeting.
WERE AGAINST ORGANIC UNION
DR.. W. W. Moore, Of Richmond, Delivers
Splendid Address on The Subject
llRnnk 81 Isaiah 2
Book Of Isaiah ;

matter before the ministers hnu elueIH
was tie time and place Of holding the
next synod. Several cities were pro-
posed. but after discussion lasting
the greater portion of the session, II
was decided to meet in Richmond,
Va. on the Thursday before the last
Sunday ip October, 1906. Tie annual
sermon will be delivered that evening
at O'Clock, and the business sessions
will be taken up the next morning.
The report Of the special committee
appointed TO consider commbni-
cation affecting the relations between
the Virginia synod and the new synod
Of Vest Virginia, which was made a
special order of business for Monday,
went over until the afternoon, when II
lis thouahti it would be.reached. Monday
afternoon However. there was some
other important business which was
postponed by discussion Monday morn
ing, and the discussion on tie report
of the social committee did not come
mp until Tuesday morning.
Another important matter was
the report on the Fredericksburg
home and school, which the synod
iotended to take up Monday afternoon
but which probably went over until
Tuesday
The synod was scheduled to close to-
morrow, but from the amount Of inn
portant business set remaining TO be
disposed of. the ministers and elders
were compelled to expedite matters
In order to clear away all that was to
be done.
FRIDAYS SESSION
In the Virginia synod of the Presby-
terian church, the session Friday night
was entirely taken up by sermon by
Rev Russell Cecil, of Richmond. Va.
AT the beginning of the morning ses-
sion Saturday. tie devotional exeI cises
were conducted bv Rev. DIR. r. II.
Fleming
Rev. w. s. Campbell. of Virginia.
presented the report of the Virginia
Bible society, under the control of the
synod, which was discussed at length
and adonted
Perhaps the most interesting and
important feature of the entire session
was the report of the special COM
mittee appointed TO consider COM
munication affecting the relation be-
tween the Virginia SYNOD and the new
synod of West Virginia. the last named
being organized during the past year.
under the northern Presbyterian
church. 1t is expected that the discus
yslon of this 7, port was brought about
an expression of all shades ON the sub
ject of organic union between the
southern aud the northern Presby-
terrain churches. It has been made
the order of business for Monday next
Rev J. e. Booker, chairman of the
synodical and evangehstic committee
made an interesting report, and adj
dresses were made on the subject of
local hon missions by the Rev. Z. S.
Southal and Joseph Rennie
Rev Harris +. Kirk. of Baltimore,
preached in the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning at II O'Clock and in
Sunday afternoon there was a general
sYnodic4l communion service.
MONDAYS SESSION
In the PRESBYTERIAN church Monday
night DR. w W. Moore. of the U Mon
Theological seminary at Richmond, de-
liVered a remarkably able address.
taking for his subject "The Book of
Isaiah " One of the largest audiences
that has ever been within the church
auditorium heard DR.. Moore, and
pronounced the address a very enter
faiuing and able effort
The chief business before the synod
Tuesday WAS report of the committee
appointed bg the last general assembly
upon the question of closer relations
with other churches, embodying a
Tentative proposition for organic
unio' Rev, DR.. Ernest Donaldson,
of Huntington, w. Va, spoke in favor
of TIE proposition, but 1t was soon
DEVELOPED IN the general discussion
that followed that the SYNOD was de-
cidedly opposed to this feature of the
auestloI. DIR. Fleming. of Lynch
burg: DR.. Daniel. of Lewisburg
Rev. Harris E Kirk, of Baltimore,
and other ministers spoke against it.,
and the result was the adoption of
the follow ing resolutions:
"In der that the committee APP
pointed by tue general assembly on
closer Citations with other churches
ma know the real sentiment of the
churches on the subject, the synod of
Yir-nia informs tile committee that.
while the synod desires to maintain
the closest fraternal relationsswith all
branches of the church of Christ, in
our Interpretation Of the mind of the
iaae o uara1 agspru hIv apDo{ntiDg said