Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-22
sEcEpERs IN COUNCIL.
Proceedings Of A. r. Synod In Session
last week.

The Associated Reformed Presbyte-
rian Synod Of the south which met
with the church at Elk Valley, Tenn,
last week, adjourned on Monday after
quite an interesting session to hold its
next annual meeting in the church at
Newberry, s. c.
Neely's Creek church in this county
made a strong bid for the next meet
ing Of synod, basing its claim on the
ground that the organization is more
than hundred years old and synod
has never met there. Newberry, how
ever, prevailed principally out Of def
erence to the aged DR.. McClintock, for
many years record clerk Of synod, and
who is now in failing health.
One Of the most surprising develop
ments of the session was the passage
of an order providing that all minis
ters, elders and deacons, presidents and
college professors must refrain from
the use Of tobacco in any shape or
form. There are among the ministers
quite a number who are habitual users
Of the weed, and among the elders and
deacons the number Of those who use
tobacco Is greater than the number Of
those who do not.
The tobacco question was brought
up by Rev. w. A. M. Plaxco of Barlow,
Fla, and he argued his position with
great earnestness, holding that he was
heart and soul opposed to the chewing
and smoking of tobacco by those who
wear the livery OF the Most High. He
had never been able to see how such
men could hope to escape the wrath to
come.
Several ministers were opposed to
any action on the subject, Rev. John
A. White, the moderator, who uses to-
bacco, made pretty warm retort. He
said that the people who were opposed
to tobacco were those who did not use
1t, or who had, after contracting the
habit, broken 1t off. A Mecklenburg
teetotaler opposed the order on the
ground that synod was only inviting
disobedience.
The old board Of home missions was
re- elected with the exception Of DR..
George w. Presley, who gave place to
Rev. DR.. w. w. Orr, because Of his in
ability to attend the meetings. The
board consists Of DR.. J. c. Galloway Of
Gastonia, president; DR.. r. G. Miller Of
Charlotte, corresponding secretary; DR..
Oliver Johnson Of Neelys Creek, sec
retary, and DR.. G. r. White of Char
lotte, treasurer. The other members
are: Rev. w. Y, Love Of Statesville:
Mr.. A. G. Brice of Chester; Editor J..
T. Bigham Of Chester; Rev. ]. 8. Moi
fatt Of Due West, and Rev. DR.. w. w.
Orr of Charlotte.
It was decided to open a mission at
Fayetteville, Tenn, and to begin work
on a permanent basis at once. Rev.
J. M. Garrison Of Kings Mountain was
asked to take charge Of the field and
he may do so. Money was also pro-
vided for a missionary at Tampa, Fla.
There were about $50 delegates at
this meeting of synod. The synod
which represents q total church mem
bership Of about $4,000 is divided as
follows.
First presbytery, embracing North
Carolinn and part of South Car
olina; the Second presbytery, en-
bracing the lower portion of South
Carolina and all Of Georgia and Flor
ida; the Tennessee Alabama presby-
terry; the Memphis presbytery, embrac-
ing part of Tennessee, Missouri and
Arkansas; the Kentucky presbytery,
the Texas presbytery, Tampico pres
bytery, In Mexico,
The states represented are Virginia,
the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Texas, Kentucky,
Tennessee, and parts Of Arkansas and
Missouri, and the Tampico presbytery,
located in Mexico.
An interesting address was delivered
by President Moffatt of Erskine. Pres
ident Moffatt declared to the synod
that the growth of the male and fe-
male colleges at Due West had been so
great that 1t was imperative that steps
should be taken at once looking to the
enlargement Of the institutions and the
addition Of facilities for accommodate
ing the large number Of students at the
two colleges.