Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-25
SYNOD OF BALTIMORE
ToDAY's PROCEEDINGS AT WILL
MINGToN-soCIETY SESSIONS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
WILMINGTON, Del. October 25.-The re-
ports of committees and addresses on vari-
Gus subjects of interest to the synod oc-
cupied nearly all Of this mornings session
OF the synod OF Baltimore. the annual meet
ing of which is being held in West Pres
byterian Church here. The session will end
tonight. The finance committee reported
that 1t had examined the accounts of the
treasurer. Rev. DIR. w. H. Miller Of Wash
ington. and found them correct
The report was adopted on motion of Rev.
J. B. North of Snowfall, Md. A memorial
was adopted sympathizing with Rev Dr.
s. Reigert of the Newcastle presbytery
in his afffiction, and praying that 1.-THE great
head of the church may restore unto him
the use OF those faculties so seriously at
fected."
Rev. DR.. Judson Swift of New York, field
secretary of the American Tract Society,
made an address on that topic. and Rev.
DIR. b. L. Agnew Of Philadelphia spoke on
there are but five synods in the, United
States that give as much for relief as they
take out.
Woman's synodical Societies.
Rev DR.. w. Hart Dextor OF the presby-
terry of Washington was to have submitted
a report on education, but he was not pres
ent and no report was received.
Rev. E. B. Hodge of Govanstown, Md,
secretary of the education board, spoke on
Education" Rev. w. ]. NJ. Beale, former
moderator of the Newcastle presbytery'
submitted a report as chairman or the COM
mittee on church extensions.
The annual session Of the Womans syn
odica1 Societies was held in Central Pres-
byterian Church here today. These reports
were made: Baltimore Presbyterian Society,
by Miss Chester, synodical secretary ana
n
ident; Washington City Presbytertal So
ciety. by Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe. president,
and Newcastle Presbyterial Society, by Miss
Eva B. Taylor president.
This session continued this afternoon, an
address being delivered by Mrs. T. Holmes
Walker Of Baltimore on work Among
Foreigners in Our Synod
Mrs. T. s. Hamlin OF Washington read
the announcements from the synodfcal COM
mittee.
Booker Washington Trained.
Rev. Henry d. Lindsay, D. D., Of Allie
gheny, Pa, a member of the freedmen
board made an address on the negro ques-
ton. and declared that the training which
Booker T. Washington is giving the negro
Is not the best for him. The colored race.
he continued. has more than doubled since
the civil war, and not in immigration.
either. The speaker facetiously declared
that President Roosevelt while on his pres
ent southern "Trip WOulQ not nave TO warn
the negro against race suicide. There Is
no danger of that. He further stated that
the south needs the negro and does not
want to drive him out, and that the col
ored race owns 746,0O farms, with a total
of 100000 acres. THE negro is here to
stay. DR.. Lindsay said and I am not
bothered about what our great grandchil-
dren are going to do with him. That VIII
be their problem" He criticised Booker T.
Washington for not giving the negroes
religious education "A bad man educated"
the speaker said. 'is a bad man still"
Gen. Chas. Bird. U. 8. A., retired, of this
city. made an interesting report on religious
work In the army and navy. The report
brought out lengthy discussion regarding
the worship of midshipmen at Annapolis,
Md. There is a movement by the synod to
remove the restriction compelling worship
at the Naval Academy Chapel unless the
cadets have conscientious scruples The
matter will be decided late this afternoon
a previous attempt to have this removed
failed
The synod will this afternoon decide to
meet next year In Gunton Memorial Church,
Washington. A memorial was adopted be-
fore the noon adjournment on the death OF
Rev. William L. Everett pastor OF Light
Street Presbyterian Church, Baltimore who
died last April.