Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-25
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SOUTH CAROLINA SYNOD.
Business of Annual Session Wound Up
Last Friday.

Business of Annual Session Wound Up
Last Friday.
Newberry, October 21.-After pro-
viding for the reorganization of its
| home mission system, calling on the
various presbyteries to raise $4,000
for the support of this work, taking
action emphasizing it's position that
the church should not interfere In
politics, and filling various offices, in
Guiding two trusteeships of the Theo-
logical seminary, the Presbyterian
| Synod of South Carolina adjourned
last night. 1t will meet in Clinton next
year.
The synod passed q resolution dis
approving the action of the general
assembly, which refused to sustain the
complaint of an Alabama minister
against the course Of his state synod
in indorsing the prohibition amend
ment to the constitution and calling on
all church members to vote for It,
The synod also adopted the PROPOSE
ton to retire all seminary professors
at the age Of 70 years, after some dis
cussion. A provision allows the trus-
tees to re-elect such professors II It
desires to do so. A pension is also
provided in case of retirement.
The committee of home missions Of
fered the following recommendations,
which were adopted:
l. That Rev. G. G. Mayes Of Green
Vile be elected superintendent OF To-
cal home missions for the ensu ng
year.
2. That Rev. E. E. Gillespie, York
Vile, be elected synodical treasurer
of local home missions for the next
year.
8. That the presbyteries Of synod
raise for the sustente ton and enlarge
ment of the work Of local home mis-
siong the sum of $4,000.
At the suggestion of a special COM
mittee or tn" reorganization of the
permant... committees Of the synod
It was ordered:
That the synodical committees be
as follows:
l. The permanent committee on
foreign missions
2. The permanent committee on
aSSemblyS nome MISSIONS
3. The permanent committee on
ministerial education and relief.
4. The permanent committee on
publication and Sabbath school work.
4. The permanent committee on
6. The executive committee on To-
cal home missions.
Z. The executive committee on
schools and colleges.
That these committees be consti-
tuted as follows
l. On foreign missions: Rev. AL
exander Sprunt, d. D., Rev. ]. K. G.
Fraser, D. D., Rev. T. S. Knox, S.
E. Welsh, ]. G. Scott, A. T. Smythe.
2. On assembly's home missions:
Rev. ]. M. Holiday. d. D., Rev. AL
exander Martin, Rev. c. G. Brown.
G. H. OLeary, ]. E. Craig.
8. On ministerial education and
relief: Rev. w. H. Fraser. D. D.;
Rev. Bunyan Mcleod, G. n. C. Bole-
man, A. P. Johnstone.
4. On publication and Sabbath
school work: Rev. H. R. Murchison.
j. E. McCutcheon, Samuel Bradley.
5. On the Bible cause: Rev. T. H.
Lasy, D. D.. Rev. ]. S. Watkins, D.
D.. Rev. ]. p. Stevenson and Elders
w. H. Morton and c. r. Gaillard.
6. On local home missions: the
chairman of the presbyteries' COM
mittees on home mission.
I. On the synod's committee on
schools and colleges: Rev. S. G. Byrd,
D. D.; Rev. T. W. Sloan. D. D.. Rev
c. 7. Rankin, M. F. Ansel, G. w. Tay-
lOr.
That a permanent committee on sys-
tematic beneficence be created and
constituted of the chairmen of the
seven committees of the synod and
that this committee be called to meet
for the purpose of organizing itself by
the chairman of the committee on for
eign missions.
The synod adopted the following:
THE synod notes with peculiar graft
fication the steps taken by the general
assembly looking towards closer rela-
tions between our church and the AS
sociate Reformed Presbyterian synod
of the South and to assure our breth-
rem of said church in the state of South
Carolina that the Synod of South Car
olina will hail with joy the day when
this union suggested by our assembly
can be effected"
Synod also adopted a resolution dis
approving Of the action of the last
general assembly, lest it be considered
a precedent for future assemblies, in
its position touching the complaint Of
Rev. w. l. Sinnott against the synod
of Alabama. The action complained
against was taken during the recent
prohibition canvass in that state and
the synod expressed it's approval Of the
constitutional amendment voted for,
and urged the members of the Presby
terian church to vote for the adoption
of this amendment. Rev. Sinnott COM
planned against this action as against
the constitution and established prin-
ciples of the Presbyterian church in
reference to civil legislation. The as
sembly did not sustain the complaint
and now synod expresses its disap-
proval of the assembly's action, though
the assembly is a higher court than the
synod.
When the question of electing sue
cessors to two Theological seminary
trustees, w. A. Clark of Columbia,
and Rev. w. ]. Mckay of Charleston
came up, there was much discussion.
Two others were nominated for the
positions, w. III. Townsend of Colum-
bia and Rev Alexander Martin OF
Charleston. On a vote Mr.. Townsend
and Mr.. Mckay were elected.
Corn in Carolina.-The work done ly
the boys this year ought to forever stop