The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-29
THE PRESBYTERIAN sYKO0
PROCEEDINGS of the Second Days
Sessions
Many Committees Appointed by the
Moderator-Report On Union The
illogical Seminary and Davidson
CoIlege-Other Matters OF Inter
est

The second days session OF the
North Carolina Synod. now meeting
at Hendersonville. was convened at
9 O'Clock Wednesday morning, the
opening exercises being conducted
by Rev. ]. A. Gilmer OF Newton.
1t was announced that since last
years meeting there has been but
one death among the ministry of the
Presbyterian church in this state,
this having been that OF Rev. Alfred
H Moment. ID. d. of Raleigh. Rev.
w. ID. Morton, ID. D., was appointed
to write a memoir OF DR.. Nom
ent
The standlng committees as an
nounced by the moderator. Rev. [.
H. Richards, u. D.. were as iol-
lows:
On Devotional Exercises-Rev. X.
B. Grinnan. Rev. +. A. Sample and
Dr. II. II. Carson.
Special Orders-Rev. J. NJ. Rose,
d. D.. Rev. II. S. Bradshaw. Rev. k.
W. Jopling and Mr.. w. II. Stew
art
! Bills and Overtures-Rev. w. K
( Coppedge. Rev. G. L. Leyburn. ID. d..
3 H.
/ ris and DR.. w. ]. Martin.
! On Address to the Churches-ReV
! A. d. Mcclure, Rev. A. J. Crane
Rev. T. j. Allison, Rev. ID. NJ. Mon
! roe and Mr. J. W. Moore.
! On Minutes of the Assembly-ReV
J. B. Shearer, d. D., Rev. A. Martin
| Rev. D. c. Lilly, d. D., Rev + L
| Siler and Mr. F. c. Robbins
On Union Seminary-Rev. r. +
Campbell. D. D., Rev H. G. Hill. ID
D.. Rev. w. D. Morton, d. ID. Rev
~ G.. Lilly, D. D., Rev J NJ Rose,
D.. Rev. w. NJ. Kincaid, ID. D., ant
DR.. W. J. Martin.
On Report of Regents OF Orphans
Home-Rev. A r. Shaw, Rev. j. M
Wharey. D. D., Rev. r. J Hunter
Rev w. NJ. Walsh. Rev. Byron ClarI
and Mr.. F. A. Sheriff..
On Systematic Benefcence-Rev
E. G.. Monroe. d. D.. Rev. c. r. RaH
nal. Rev ]. G. Garth and Mr.. Fl Y
Jackson
On Statistical Reports Of Presby
teries-Rev. r. c. Anderson, Rev. 5
NJ Rankin. Rev. T. Z. Harvey an
Mr.. Mcbride Holt.
Auditing Committee On Treasul
- er's Report. Etc.-Elders j. ". NJ
} IJeidHd, - -N'S''N - 49, ~
and Hector Mclean.
! On Record of SynOd-RoV. {. =
MunrOe. Rev. J. P. l,rv ~
gar Tufts and Mr.. T. NJ. Phifer.
On Records of Presbyteries-Wi
mington-Rev. T. II. Snenc"r, Rev
il. w. Curtis and Mr.. J. T, Kerr.
| Committee on Leave of Absence
Rev. w. T. Walker. Rev A. S. Cald
we'll and Mr.. Z. f. McRae.
On Women's Societies-Rev. c. {
Vardell. d. D., Rev. G. II. Atkinson
Rev. r. T. Mann, Rev. r. r. Colt an
Judge r l.. Shaw.
The Synod heard with interest
communication from Union TheolC
gical Seminary, showing that the il
stitution is enjoying a large pa
trOnage. 1t was announced that
1912 the seminary viii celebrate il
Tooth anniversary and a resOlutio
was offered that the endowment {
100000 be raised between now an
that time the synod of Virginia
/ raise $165, 900 and the synod O
North Carolina the remaining $135
900.
Addresses were made by Rev.
B. Porter, d. D., agency secretar
of the American Bible Society fC
! the South Atlantic States and Re'
S. l.. Morris. d. D., the assembl
hsecretary on home missions.
At the night session DR. Henr
Louis Smith, president of DavidsO
, college, addressed the synod in II
gard to the work of that institution
there being 81 students entere
there at the present time, of whic
; i68 are candidates for the ministr.
DR.. Smith plead earnestly for MOI
financial support, which it sOrel
needs.
The report on foreign mission
. showed that thesynod during the yea
gave $30,611 to this cause.