The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-05
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD OF S. G.
Successful and Well Attended Mat
! ters Of Importance Transacted
! DR.. Pelham's Interesting
Sketch.

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church of South Carolina, which has
been in session during several days
Of last week was a notable and rep
resentative court Of teaching and rul-
inc elders of the Presbyterian faith.
The personnel Of the body was unusu-
allv fine, as splendid appearing set OF
men as can be seen anywhere, in eth
er religious or secular life. Certain
marked characteristics Of a Presby-
! :erian Synod were distinctly notlcea-
! bie. such as dignity and decorum, per-
severance and piety. If one never
entertained a doubt as to Presbyter-
ian fervor. that error, if existing,
would have been quickly dismissed
from the mind.as the "baseless ia
brio Of vision." Any keen observer
Of conduct, would have said, this body
of men is surely engaged in the Kings
business, and that very earnestly.
The spirit Of reverence and the splr-
| it Of brotherly love were never more
apparent, Clergymen from the city,
as we'll as the smaller charges IN
country and hamlet, and parish, mer-
chants, lawyers, physicians and plan, ,
tiers, feeling alike the elbow touch OF
genuine spiritual life, and heartily
enlisted in the greatest OF all causes
the PRONUNCIATION Of the gospel even
10 the uttermost at home and abroad
! Rev. s. L. Morris, D. D., Secretary
Assembly's home Missions, Rev. D. IT,
snedecor, D. D., Assembly's Secre-
tarv colored Evangelizatio1, Rev.
James O. Reavis, D. D., Coordinate
Secretary Foreign Missions, and Rev.
D. Clay Lilly, D. D., now engaged IN
delivering specially prepared address
ses on Foreign Missions, made stirring
appeals in behalf Of the respective
causes they represent. DR.. Lllly's aa.
dress on "Money and the Kingdom "
which | heard him deliver last sum-
msr at Montreal, is without doubt
one of the most convincing and clear
est arguments for consecrated wealn'
which appeals to reason, and common
sense. that I have been privileged TO
hear from any pulpit o. platform. Mr.
Charles A. Rowland, General Secre-
tarv of the Layman's Missionary
movement spoke with emphasis IN the
presentation of this great movement
among the laymen for the furtheranee
Of the Kingdom of Christ in ben2sht-
ed lands. One million dollars IS pro-
posed to be raised by the Southern
Presbvterians during this eecleslastl-
cal wear. One member Of Synod, a
successful mill president residing II
Greenville, S. c., has already gwen
this wear $4,000 to the Foreign MIS-
sions cause, in addition to his other
magnificent benevolences.: he Is a
firm believer in missions and IS an
honor to the church which ne loves
50 we'll, and furnishes noble exam
ple to men of means and hberal1ty.
SYNOD met in the First Presbyter-
ian church, large and handsome
building, two stories, auditorium up
stairs, Sunday school room IN base
ment same size as upper room. "ha1
a sensible thing that of providing suit
ablv and comfortably for the spiritual
training and instruction of the young
neople. and how important likewise
to enlist the adults Of all ages and OF
both sexes in sympathy with a1d
study of the Word, which the Psal-
mist said is clamp unto our teet
and a light unto our path.' Alas!
Alas, that some deride, while some
others are indifferent to this most
vital of all important matters-the
velfare and saving of human souls
The pastor, who served as host, is the
Rev. ". H. Frazier, whose vigilance
and activity in behalf Of his guests
kept him busy il providing for the
comfort Of every one.
Rev. ". T. Hall, D. D., MODERATOR
preached a very forci5le sermon.
ALL the reports from the various
schools Of learning. under the care OF
SYNOD. were very encouraging ana
t'.:<c were presented by their pr"s'-
..3;.. In each instance was noted
l:crer attendance, deeper spiritual
life among the student body and high
er scholarship, more predominant
than in former years. This, of course,
was gratifying information that pro-