East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-14
DR.. W. H. BIeakney Elected
Moderator at Opening 'Ses-
sion Last Evening.
BIG TRIP TO MISSION
FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Visiting Pastors Accept Courtesy OF
Commercial Club-Much Time To-
day Devoted to Consideration OF
Educational Work-President OF
Albany College Would Raise $780,
900 Endowment for His School.
(By j. NJ. Cornelison.) }


The opening service of the Synod
of Oregon was held last evening at
the Presbyterian church. The retir-
ing moderator, DR.. H. N. Mount, D.
D., Of Eugene, preached a strong SER
mon which was calculated to prepare
the hearts and minds of all present
for good session of fellowship and
trust in Gods guiding hand.
After the sermon the synod was
constituted with prayer and the clerk
called the roll, which revealed a
large number OF both ministerial and
lay delegates present and some are
to arrive today The number. present
last evening was not far short OF 100
BlealSney Is Moderator.
When the meeting was opened to
receive nomination for the new mod
eratorship, Rev. r. ]. Diven, a for
mer pastor of Pendleton and later the
sky pilot of Pilot Rock, but now of
Portland. arose and in a very happy
and telling nominating speech, placed
before the synod the name of an old
school chum Of his, a man well known
and highly respected in this COM
munity, but not known to the body OF
the synod till Mr.. Diven's telling
speech was over, which told. That
this very dear schoolmate was known
as a practical joker on all occasions
when others desired to sleep or study
till he was cured of all and on this
wise. After some night prowls this
gentleman would leave his own room
and awake his chum by stoning his
window till he was let in or crawled
in the window. After an interim of
some days this joker pelted his
friends window for admittance but
not being let in he raised the win
dow and used the bed Of his friend
who was absent. Some days later
he chided his friend for being out
late nights on a certain night, who
flatly denied it, saying he was in his
room all that night and studied hard.
"You were not" said the joker, "for
/ used your bed till near morning"
Then the mystery of a supposed rob-
berry was out, for in the meantime
some changes had been made in the
building and Mr.. Diven had given
his room to a new music teacher and
the Joker had used her bed, whom
he had never met. change was
noted for the better in the life of the
Joker and 1t was asked many times
"what has come over Murray" but
the cure did not leak out for two
years later, when it was found that
this near" meeting of a lady to
whom he had never even been intro
duced had done its work on this
prominent student for the ministry.
"Gentlemen," said the speaker, II
would like to put before you the
name Of DR.. Vim. Hudson Bleakney."
1t was seconded heartily by Rev. L.
Myron Boozer of Baker and a unan-
imous vote elected the good doctor to
be chairman of the. Synod of oregon
for the ensuing year.
Rev. L. Myron Boozer of Baker
was elected temporary clerk, and
Rev. Ward M. McHenry was chosen
reporting clerk. The printed pro-
gram for the day will be followed.
This Forenoon.
After devotional services this MORN |
ing, led by Rev. L. Myron Boozer, the
new moderator was in the chair.
The synod accepted the invitation
with gladness of the Commercial |
club of Pendleton, to visit the Indian |
Sabbath afternoon at 2 p. m.
and the program was changed to suit |
the hour.
The cause Of Christian education |
was discussed at the morning session |
in a forceful paper presented by DR.. |