The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-06

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- Pseppscd 10 Divide South Caro-
- PpesSytery-The Action Of
- naRnAngham Assembly - Dis
eBrA
. Andsrscn. Dot. 31.--Although the
heue oe adjournment II near at hand
VhGRo remains much business to be
,u1onndsd 70 BY the Presbyterian SYM
- mat which hes not been touched
o0Elng the past two days viii be
eonAel through tomorrow morning.
- that sn adjournment may be made
6nnr ths neon hour. ~
i 90e s>ssion today was opened at
. 3 o'olosk win devotional sxercises led
~ 1ev. ,. r. Marion. IT.. OF the Sum-
~ ehnxsh. WAiis he 10 years one Of
- yvunosse snsmbsrs Of synod he u
~ g Ne leading prsachsrs. He
I0ocj ~ tsza from Lake i7:ai and
NJ s:Ae. Aertly, afssr ooncludins
H& <o<1ion. NJ. Marion resolved a 80,
~ onghe that his father. Rev. J.
nss>sa wss near deaths door. Mr.
- Innsliaesly caught train to
- ~ eAkhor's hows IN Riehburg In
49, eoua(ys
NJ ~ 1noa important matter brought
~ sunod today was the overture
N oouth Carolina prsshvtery ask
&Ao1 ~ prsssnt psssbytsry be al
~ 1hs overture reads: ..Ths Pres
! lo9egy ~ ssutA Carolina hereby re-
specolo1ly ovsrturss the syned of
couth CaFolIna. n sss.ion at Andsr-
sou. - ssset . new prssbytsry TO con-
pist efiall churches and ministers In
AndnenDn. oeonss. and Picksns eoun-
ties. ~ erder Of the .Prssbytsry, 8.
T. W1npn. saaxsd clerk"
IT. 5s1Seiai committss. to which
this Svostuss was referred. reported
tnae sv1od grant the request Of
prcsoyeery. rhs matter brought fOrth
loud onshursts Of objsctiop from va
ricus dslsOtss from the churches OF
soush carolina pseshytsry. Many sx-
prc~e1ons were made On the moor
yhiuh we're afssswards Withdrawn be-
cause n was found THAI tho remarks
lad easssd regret to tAoss members
~ IN p1eshytery whor we're In favor
- sho elvla1en- ,, ),
IL Vnn cAofged On the noor by a
n<mooe g oeutA Caroline presbytery
that a. ovesturs was adopted At the
l<sbaaon nsseelng whom thsrs were
hat - go sS % delegates present.
that ~ supoprtsrs Of the overture
'p.,sctea A opportuns nomsnt to rush
~ s6eo(ioa Of the ovsrtnres. so 6i-
|V1ded vers the nsmbsrS of synod
ncm the churches sf eonth Carolina
I |prssbyopry - IL mattce that on the
uQtsos g Rsv. ps. q r.. smltn Of
>o1uu,hoa ~ whole matter was ia
NJ ssver : suhstituse mosspn - the
eve ire had been introduced The
ms pied substitute motion read
&hat = committee be appointed 10
. Vho1 this matter may bs referred
Win the matter OF readtusting the
hounds srses Of all the prasbytsries. II
zach ~ dssmsd wise or expcd,snt.
the committee TO report at next
unpion Of syned the eoIlowing over
! tare iStEoducsd by Dr. W. H. Nc
Pheesefs of Colsmbia and seconded
~ Dr.. q -. Smith OF Columbia was
|aaopted: ~TAs synod Of South Caro-
Ma in s>nnooN at Anderson respect
enily overtnrss the general assembly
Nsh'eh WIN suest In Greensboro. ".
G.. IN Nay, 1909. 10 appoint an ad In
eerin rousmittee who shall be charg-
"a VIM eensidering the constitutional
and otaer objections that have been
sr may bs brought against the action
of the Birmingham assembly In the
after OF the articles OF agree msnt
and propcsinx to the general assembly
IN 1sos some action that will II pos
sole renove said objections and also
nfesuard the rights and interests Of
our church N whole and Of Its sew
ev~i prssbytsries"