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and, whereas we believe such a relation would | ti be beneficial to the cause, and, no doubt, annu- b ally lessen the sum contributed by Synod more b rapidly than under the present arrangements; ti and, whereas. Synod annually pays a sumsufti- I al * cient to enable*it to enter into this relation; | h: therefore, be it ti Resolved, That this Presbytery, in behalf of j h: said congregation, respectfully petition Synod i tl to favor this movement, and to supplement the h salary of their pastor in a sum not exceeding l it $700 annually, tne congregation pledging itself j tl to decrease this amount according to its finan- j v cial growth. 1 tl Rev. W. O. Cochran is appointed to represent j n this Presbyterj' 011 the committee of Domestic ; tl Missions. p May you be guided in all your actions by lc wisdom from above. Respectfully submitted. I F F. Y. Pressly, ) . 1? A. R. Gwyn, > Com. tl D. B. Pressly, .1 w TEXAS PRESBYTERY. 'Ta O10 A I? tn lllApt in PhMt(>r. X. li] October 25, 1883: We desire to make the follow- } ing statement: ? 1st. The lives of all our ministers, and with ^ few exceptions, all our members, Have been ?| spared. Though the high a iticipations of the ? farmers have been disappointed, yet the grain ? crop is abundant. 2nd. While the spiritual condition of thechurch a' is far from what we wo lid have it, or hope to see it, yet we are encouraged to believe that we are *l. growing in grace. 3rd. Since, from different circumstances, wo have failed t o have a call moderated at Lovelady, ?j and as this church has renewed their request for the moderation of a call, assuring us that the requisite amount has been subscribed, we, therefore, ask you to continue the special arrangement with this church, to take elfect this incoming rj year. 4th. Richland Church has formally reqi estcd " Rev. W. L. Patterson to^become their paitor, and r if agreeable to his wishes, we ask von to transfer him to this Presbytery. * 5th. From the scarcity of our laborers and the . scattered condition of'orr membe.s, we urge Synod to send us an evangelist, in addition to (, those who are already with us. T 6th. Since Rev. E. E. Patterson has been laboring very acceptably among our churches, we therefore ask that he be transferred to this Pres- . bvtery. , 7th. We would recommend the payment of the following claims: Rev. J. M. Little preached 4(1 .. Sabbaths, charging for 38, amounting to 8304. Rev. E. E. Patterson for 44 Sabbaths, $352, from which deduct $60 paid by congregation. Part of traveling expenses of Mr. Patterson 860. ,r 8th. Should our delegate, Mr. J. P. Robinson, ' fail to be present, we request Rev. P. F. Haddon s to represent us on Synod's committee of Mis- s<] sions. * * Praying that infinite wisdom will guide you, {.; we close. Respectfully submitted. ? ' j. A. Jonhs, Chairman. Rev. W. M. Grier, I). D., of the Second Presbytery, appeared and took his seat in fr 4-V* n Qtrr?A/l A (/1JLV k7JUVA4? On motion it was resolved to proceed to bi select a place for next meeting of Synod. (1< Huntersville, X. C., Hopewell, S. C., and Old Providence, Va., were proposed, the rJt( majority of Synod voting in favor of the yJ( last-named place. w It now being 11.30 o'clock, and no business X being before Synod, on motion, a recess was fo taken for divine worship, which was con- w ducted under the direction of the Moderator. 0) Friday, 3 O'clock P. M. ti: Synod met at at the above hour, and after t:i prayer proceeded to business. 111 Rev. Dr. R. A. Ross tendered his resig- ^ nation as chairman of the committee on al Church extension, and the resignation was e.? accepted. si The committee on the Theological Semi- cl inarv submitted a renort. which was de- 111 ferred for consideration in connection with the report of the special committee on the s? same subject. 01 . The Moderator here addressed Synod on w the subject of the bodily afflictions of Rev. ai Thomas Turner, formerly a member of this w Synod, who is now living in Indiana, and ai represented to the Moderator as being physi- [jj cally incapacitated and in need of pecuni- je ary assistance. The Moderator stated that tL the subject was only informally presented, and did not demand reference or immedi- hi ate action. {'! The time of the next meeting of the Synod was fixed on Thursday before the third v Sabbath of September, 1884. n] The committee on Church Records re- ii ported that no records have as yet been placed in their hands. This gave rise to a discussion of the im- J? portauce of preserving the records of Presby- 'n] teries, and the most efficient manner of en- ]j suring the proper performance of the duties ei of Presbyterial clerks, when Rev. I)r. Grier ti; introduced the following resolution which was adopted: Re&lovea. That the several Presbyteries be direeled to makeannual inquiry of their respective 11 recording clerks, whether or not they have made ^ full records of the Presbyterial minutes, the said ^ in refprpTwe to this matter to be incornora- ' ted into the Presbyterial report to Synod. ;The hour of 4 having now arrived, the j" clerk announced as the special order the for- OI inal receiving of Rev. william Johnston, of a, Iowa, fraternal delegate from the United \\ Presbyterian Church. Mr. Johnston wases- ol corted to the Moderator's chair and intro- jj1 duced by the clerk. Mr. Johnston then ad- *' dressed the Synod as follows: tl Mr. Moderator, Fathers and Brethren: It is m with no ordinary pleasure that I appear before pi you at this time, bearing to you the fraternal y< greetings and the Christian salutations of the bi (leneral Assembly of the United Presbyterian v< Church. Whatever honors that church may M have to confer upon others, she could have given me no higher pleasure than to delegate me to j. carry her greetings to the Associate Reformed ~ Synod of the South. It was my boyhood's dream to visit the sunny South, ft was to me like P some of the lands'made memorable in song and ol story. And though the fervid imagination of q vouih, no doubt, had something to do with-the tl lialo that seemed to hang around it, the dream of my boyhood was never dispelled, and all along the years of manhood I have earnestly looked forward to its realization. And with me, j.r not only has there been an interest attached to fc the Southland itself, but there has been a pecu- II liar interest thrown around the Associate Re- e.! formed Church of the South. The name is dear {j to my heart as the tirst ecclesiastical organiza- ^ tion I ever knew. In that church I was born ' and baptized. In connection with her I made my public confession of Christ; and by the lay- " in'g on of the hands of one of her Presbyteries* I p was set apart to the otlice of the gospel ministry, si A n/1 tbntiirli unnn uflnvivurtlu tu'/t titrnumu Houtn/1 into one, and many of us have lost the name, it j, has not been forgotten. We still revere the name n. because of the hallowed memories of the past, ? and the work which that church performed for Christ. CI I have also personal reasons for feeling an in- (J terest in the Associate Reformed Church of the South. Under one who was reared in your midst, ei and for some years associated at least with your cj fathers, I largely received my theological training. The name Prjessly, which occurs on your roll, is a name that is still held in honorable remembrance in the United Presbyterian Church, al In addition to this, it was my privilege for some jc years, to minister to a congregation that was almost entirelvcomposedoftho.se who were reared in the Soutlh and their descendants. Through them I learned much of your ministers and congregations, and of the history of your church in P years gone by. There it was my privilege to t't 'welcome to my home and to mv pulpit some of your ministers, and to enjoy most pleasant fel- n iowshipwith them. And if any shade of sadness Cl comes over my heart to-day, it is in view of the w fact that one of those brethren?the beloved l)r. Bonner?is not here. Could 1 have looked him in the face, and taken him by the hand, I feel t' that it would have added still to the pleasure of si my coming. But while over his grave we drop a n brother's tear, we can also cherish the pleasant thought that beyond the frost chain and the fe- ni ver?beyond the rock waste and the river?be- la yond the ever and the never?we shall one day ni meet him in our Father's home above. ni Trusting that you will pardon these personal tl references, I may be permitted to say that it is a at labor of love that my church has assigned me in yi coming to you, and also, in some sense, a work of faith. The end contemplated is that this ox- ii change of Christian courtesiesand fraternal greet- al ing shall brinp; us closer together in Christian ci sympaiDV ana i. nrisuan enori; aim um 1 noi ci have faith in such a result, I would not he here pi to-day. h< With the position of the United Presbyterian oj church among the tribes of Israel, and the work ii: she is doing, you are all, perhaps, in a good de- in gree familiar. Yet a few summaries may per- Si haps be of interest. That church has 9 Synods bl and 60 Presbyteries?58 in the home and 2 in the tl foreign field*. She has 525 pastors and 102 minis- pi ters without charge, making a total of 717. There are 644 pastoral charges and 92 mission stations; hi yet so many of the pastoral charges consist of si more than one congregation, the aggregate num- bi ber of congregations is 839, with an aggregate membership of 85,443. To carry forward the yi mission work of the church, during the current ai vear, she proposes 8100,000 for foreign missions; ;>i 847,000 for home missions; $25,000 among the b; freed men ; and 820,000 for church extension. In di I ndia she has in her employ a total of 82 laborers, p: which includes ministers and female missiona- ii ries and natives ordained, licensed and employed as teachers and helpers. In Egypt she has a total h of 176 laborers, anu yet, what are these for the p: vast fields that are whitened to the harvest and b, ever crying for the reaper's sickle ? In the home field, and notably in the great and growing West, T our church seems to be breaking forth on the ic right hand and on the left, and one of the greatest e; drawbacks we experience is the want of men ii and means to supply the many points that are st asking for the bread of life. Twenty-five years n liave passed since two ecclesiastical streams "flowed together in the city of Pittsburgh, and formed g< the United Presbyterian Church. Since that me the ministry has increased, in round num- ei ers, 300; in congregations, 200; and in mem- e: ership, 30,000; while the aggregate contribuons of the church, since 1860, have increased K bout four-fold. During these years we have d fid our trials, our discouragements and our | oublesome questions, and at times many hearts ei ave trembled for the ark of God. Yet we feel xat the good will of Him that dwelt in the bush T as followed us, and that it became us to set up a temorial stone with the inscription "Hitherto tl le Lord has helped us." Hence a little over a S ear ago a movement was inaugurated by some of le young business men of the church to raise a n tentorial fund of $500,000as a free-will offering to ti leLord. It was not, we think, in any spirit of p ride or ostentation, but from love to Christ and n >ve to the church in which they were reared, si aint-heart and Ready-to-halt said it can never e done; but Great-heart and Hopeful said, With r< te Lord all things are possible. About $400,000 q ere reported as secured at the meeting of the ei eneral Assembly in May, which was less than t\ x months after the plans were fully matured, li he work still goes on, and those brave young <1: earts propose by the help of God, to make it tl 500,000. Whether that amount shall be realized ol r not, still a work has been done which we trust tl ill largely tell for the advancement of the ef ingdom and glory of Christ. Cur colleges and ?eoloirical seminaries will be more fully manned | ad equipped, and our Hoard enabled to do their ol ork more efficiently. No.- is this all. If the beral soul shall be made fat, and he that water- ni ;h shall be watered again, we may hone that a airitnal good will come to the souls of the giv- sc s, and that in all time to come their hearts will li jsponcl more liberally to the claims of Christ s< pon their possessions, as well as their persons. fi Still, we are small among the tribes of Israel, tl id there are multitudes, even in the North, who st a not know there is such a church in exis- tl nee?who are not aware of the existence of a tl lurch that limits its songs of praise to those rand Hebrew melodies that were chanted on the ta ills of Judea three thousand years ago. One e: ish, therefore, that lies near to our hearts is the 01 awing together of those that sing the same songs, & aid to the same articles of faith and maintain ibstantiallv the same ecclesiastical usages, el bully would we clasp hands and join hearts in <" osest bonds of ecclesiastical fellowship with all tl; le scattered tribes that hold to the same faitlnand 01 orship after the same order. Some times, in P icd, a feeble band have done exploits and held te gh vantage ground in the face of fearful odds, sc et we cannot close our eyes against the fact that cl ie nresont aire calls for the massing of forces, in so der that great principles may be maintained ai ul pushed to the front. To the Associate Rermed Church of the South we can truly say, tr hou art our nearest sister. Our fathers and pi mrs worshipped in the same sanctuary; sat se )wn at the same communion table ; met in the ime presbyteries and synods; and planned and in rayed together for the advancement of the te ingdom they loved. Separation came, but I si jlieve that anything like complete estrange- bi lent and alienation never came. Now the years of agony and strife that ensued om political differences have passed away. On si merican soil we trust that brother against rj rother has marched into the valley of tire and S< jath for the last time. The same hands are jw strewing flowers upon the graves of the b< >ys of the Blue and the Gray. Our political al ;presentatives meet in the same council chain- I> ?rs to devise and carry out those measures li hichwill redound to the common good of the in ortli and the South, and the world may there- sj re reasonably inquire why those churches cc hichareone in faith and usages should not be in ganically united in doing the Lord's work. We have admired your fidelity in maintaining H le principles which are our common inheri- ai nee, in the midst of dilliculties before which a len of less heroic faith would surrender, and e feel that we might be helpful to one another we were ecclesiastically one. In the work nong the freedmen, and in missionary work, ipeciallv in the border and trans-Mississippi :ates, tiie union of these two branches of the lurch would certainly make our common work n lore effective. xv In the meeting of our general committee of lissions, immediately before the (Jeneral Assmbly, in the consideration of the interests of C ir congregations in Tennessee, I was impressed W ith the carefulness that was manifested to avoid n +K.?f of si '.viuuifi nini. jiiifti.K .....V ...v. ....J....... ~ ? .. C1 ant of courtesy toward our Southern brethren, c?( id felt, more deeply than ever before, the desi- 1 ibleness of organic union. My feelings would upel me to discuss this question at greater ngth; but perhaps it may not be best to press W le suit with too much ardor. e< If the Associate Reformed Church, in view of g 2r situation and surroundings, shall deem it n, 2tter to hold on her way, as in the past, we will ^ ' id her God speed in her noble work for Christ id the truth; but if the narrow neck that di- * ides these two streams can be so trenched as to if lake them How into one, there will be rejoicing pi i the camp of the Psalm-singers of the North. One thought more I beg leave to present. As w llow citizens oi the same great country, we reice in the material prosperity of the Southern . tates, and in the moral conflict that is being ,' lainlained for God, for country and for home. . ltlie Palmetto State, and in theGulf States gen- !., ally, you are lighting the same battle we are ghting 011 the M issouri slope. It is the battle to ' laintain the purity, the sanctity and the happiess of the home against the sweeping desolations tl ait are wrought by the rum tienu. In spite of all E le elforts made to arrest the progress of this e< *il, still this cancer on the body politic eats away, till thesaturnaliaof drunken debauch goes oil. till the rum seller plays the dead march, as six' thousand funerals annually go bv his door, l ! id sixty thousand corpses are carried to their E ?ng home. Still the Rama cry is heard throughit our borders?Rachel weeping for her cliil- tl ren by worse than a brutal Herod's sword, n *e look with pleasure therefore, 011 the massing .{ r the forces of Temperance throughout the land, ' 1 roll back the tide of moral death and promote . ic principles of temperance and truth and rightmsness. Rut time forbids the elaboration of 1" lis or any other subject. Again, in the name of ?' iv church, I extend fraternal greetings and ex- ?j ress the hope that a delegate will be sent from n imrSvnod to meet with the General Assembly f the X'nited Presbyterian Church, which con- P1 ?nes in the city of Saint Louis, on the fourth tonday of May,' 18S4. ^ The "address of the delegate was warmt responded to by the Moderator, who 0] Htiproeated the fraternal sentiments ex- f)1 mwl iluurvl\r uvmnothburl u'illi much .I, F what tiie delegate had said. Some great H uestions had been presented, especially }11 lat of the uniting of the two churches, ,l: ad on this point he hardly knew what to ^ ty at this time. The bodies were alike in w limy respects?in their psalmody, the Con- <ii ssion of Faith, and their mode of worship. i>; [e alluded to the good effects of the church- d ; coining together in personal contact, and ie reciprocation of favors. lie could not j ;e why there should not be consolidation mong'orthodox churches, and he thought i,; nit general good in this respect would be ai romoted in God's own way; and if it tli loukl be for the advancement of God's |,] ingdoni, he hoped the time is not distant. le a conclusion he congratulated Synod on the "j resence here of the delegate of'the United {j, resbyterian Church, and hoped that this f? lurch would be represented at the next l>< eneral Assembly, to meet in Saint Louis. s' ltev. 31. \V. Pressly announced the pres- r> ace of Rev. R. W. Sanders, of the Baptist nt lurch, and moved that he be received as a at jnsultative member, which was adopted, to The hour of o P. 31., having now arrived, si Fter prayer by the Moderator, Synod ad- w turned until !).30 A. 31. to-morrow. 15 \V Saturday Morning, October 27. 'tJ Synod met at the above hour, and after (.f rayer by ltev. J. C. Chalmers, the clerk tli tiled the roll. tli The committee on Erskine College sub- al litted their report, and pending its dislssion, the hour for the special order, it !" eing the report of the special committee 111 a the Erskine Theological Seminary, furler discussion of the former report was ispended, and the latter was taken up. It to lads as follows: el The special committee appointed at vour last tli iceting "to consider the practicability of en- tli rging the course of study and increasing the jti umber of professors in the Theological Semi- n< try," feeling deeply the grave responsibity of iu le'work entrusted to them, after much deli her- te ion. have agreed to submit the following to ot our most serious and prayerful consideration. p< a theological training school was evidently first at i the minds of the founders of our education- ri enterprises. a literary institution of a high- w order, for training specially the sons of the rt lurch being a prerequisite to such school of the ropliets, that having been established, as we <>1 ope, on a permanent basis and in successful e: Deration, we now regard it as the solemn and l't operative duty of the church to do something w lore than it has ever yet done in behalf of the fo jininarv. Your committee regard it practica- tr le, as well as desirable to enter tit once upon e< lis work. We therefore submit the following ci lan: e: 1st. The the theological course of study shall w areafter embrace three years, with a session of x months each year, to begin the lirst of Octo- to sr and end the last of March. si 2nd. The remaining six months of the first tr ear to be spent by the students in private study di id general church work, under the direction of istors, with the advice and consent of the Pres- w yteries. At the end of the second session, stu- ci ents might be licensed to exercise their gifts in In reaching the gospel, under a like direction, dur- al ig the second vacation. pi 3rd. There shall be six distinct chairs, each T living a professor, three of them resident, as at resent, and three non-resident, all to be elected at v the Synod for a period of four years. tl (a) A president and professor of systematic ri heology, didactically, historically and polein- it ally considered, whose duty it shall ai ;o be to ill icercise a general supervision over everything, winding devotional exercises, deportment of 01 udents, hearing and criticising essays and ser- ai ions. ti: (i>) A professor of the Hebrew language, Exe- 111 esis, Old Testament and Oriental Literature, (ci A professor of <!reek, having especial ref- tli rence to the Helenistic dialect, New Testament Kercises and Literature. (d) A professor of Biblical and Ecclesiastical [istorv from the organization of the church own to the present, including modern missions. (e) A professor of Apologetics, Biblical C'ritiism and Church Polity. (f) A professor of Homileties and Pastoral heology, and Pulpit Delivery. This arrangement subject to modification by je Theological Faculty and the directors of the eminary. 4th. The three first-named professors to reside ear the Seminary, and may extend their reeitaons and lectures over the entire session, as at resent, but must give the equivalent of two tonths consecutive daily instruction each seson. 5th. The three last-named professors to be non?sident, or pastors of churches, but shall be reuired to prepare themselves for their respective lairs, and spend one month each, at intervals of vo months, every session at the .Seminary, (levering lectures and hearing recitations twice a [iv, the faculty arranging to give prominence to nit department for the month, and allowing anther month for the students' review of it; when ic two other non-resident professors shall follow ich other in like order. tith. The salaries of the professors shall be >00 for the president, and s:>00 for each of the her five. 7th. We propose to enter at once upon the per anient endowment of the Seminary, by raising fund of at least $30,()()() additional to funds and 'rurities already on hand, within the space of ve years, according to the following financial heme, viz: The contributor to the endowment uid to give rive notes, including the interest on ic whole the first year, payable in annual inalluients, with one fifth of the principal, and le interest on the whole of the remainder, until le whole is paid. [Here follows an illustration of the scheme, king a contribution of one hundred dollars for cample. The first note to be for $27 ; the secid for $2f>.li0; the third for $24.20; the fourth for 12.SO; the fifth for $21.40.] 8th. In pursuance of this plan, we propose the ection of a treasurer of the Erskine Tneologio .... limu l,tr tlio Svnnil 'itid io appointment of two agents l?v the directors, ic to operate in the First, Second and Virginia resbyteries, and one for the Western PresbyrieSj'who sliall enter directly on the work of (curing the funds, by a thorough canvass of the lurch, with suitable remuneration for their trvices, to be agreed upon by the said agents id the directors. nth. We also hereby invite, solicit and eneat the liberal hearted and benevolent in every lace, for donations, bequests and legacies, to cure this high and holy object. 10th. The Directors of the Seminary shall be icreased to fifteen, ten of whom shall "be ininisrs and live laymen, and any eight of whom tall constitute a quorum for the transaction of ashless; the whole arranged to rotate and live i out of office every two years. 11th. The Directors shall be empowered to make ich by-laws and regulations as may be necessa; to carry out the will of Synod respecting the nninary.' 12th. At the close of each session there shall 3 a thorough examination of all the students by 1 of the six professors, in the presence of the irectors, with essay reading and sermon deverv; and the faculty shall report the standig and deportment of the students to their relective Presbyteries, and at the closet of the nirse give certificates of graduation in theSemlary. 13th. That a committee, consisting of (len. P. . Bradley, W. P. Wildeman, (?. H. McMaster, id Prof. William Hood, be appointed to secure renewal of the chartcrof the Seminary. H. T. Sloan, 1 J as. Boyce, Joseph Wylie, , Com. JOSKl'H CALDWKI.L, j On motion of Rev. J. C. Chalmers, it was loved that Synod adopt the preamble to le report. After some discussion the prenble was adopted, and on motion of Rev. j . B. Betts, the seventh item of the report, hich contemplates the raising of an endowment fund of $.'10,0(10 in addition to the prosit funds in possession of the Theological eminary, was taken up, considered, and, mgether with the financial scheme append1, adopted. The eighth item of the report as next considered, and after being amend1 was adopted as follows, viz.: That the oard of Directors of the Theological Herniary be directed to appoint two agents, one > operate in the First, Second and Virginia resbyteries, and the other in all the remaining Presbyteries ; the said agents to be aid $.j() per month and traveling expenses. Rev. M. \V. Pressly offered the following, hiclm was adopted : Resolved, That President W. M. Grier, 1). 1)., j specially requested to address the Synod on ?half of Krskine College amid the educational itcrcsts of the church, and if nmrreeablato Svnod. nit it be made the order to hear this address on [oiulav at 11 o'clock. It now being the hour for recess, the furter consideration of the special report on irskine Theological Seminary wassuspeiul1,and Synod adjourned until.'] o'clock P. 31. Saturday ;} o'clock P. 31. At the hour for meeting, the 3Ioderator ot being present, on motion of Dr. Lathan, 'r. R. A. Ross was called to the chair. The order for the hour was the report of le Board of Foreign 3Iissions, which was >ad as follows: Kl'OllT OF TIIK llOAIUl OF KOUK1MN MISSIONS. For information respecting the operations of s Mission in Mexico during the past year, its resent condition and future prospects, the Syn1 is respectfully referred to the Annual Report ' the Missionary to the Hoard, which aeeompaies this Report. In general we may say that the Board has been really encouraged with the work in that field, nly one incident has occurred during the whole aar to mar the satisfaction which the Board has cperienced in superintending this work. Owig to certain complaints against the Missionary i the ground of his alleged connexion with the derof Free Masons, he felt constrained to ten?r his resignation, greatly to the regret of the oard. Hut while the Board do not wish to be nderstood as endorsing the course which ho id pursued in this matter, they earnestly renested that he withdraw his resignation, and e are glad to be able to state, in compliance ith this request, the resignation was withrawn ; and to-day your Missionary, with unaited zeal and energy and devotion is prosecuugthe work assigned him. There are two or three things mentioned in the eport referred to above, to which the Board iks the special attention of the Synod : 1st. The growth of the work. New territory is been explored, new fields have been opened, id new ground occupied. In these evidences of ie divine blessing on your work, we are sure mi von will most lieartilv reioice. and none the ss when it is remembered and realized that this eans increased expenses and enlarged appreciations. We cordially recommend, therefore, int the additional appropriation of ?!MM), asked r by the Missionary in his Report, be made, jug assured by past experience that if theevent lould prove that so much is not needed for caring on the work of the Mission, so much will >t be expended. 2d. We note with much pleasure, and call the tention oftheSynodto the fact, that in addition his other abundant labors and cares, the Misonary lias undertaken and is prosecuting the ork of versifying, at least selections from the ook of Psalms for the use of the Mission, and ith such a mcasurcof success that he is encourjed to ask for an appropriation of ?150 to defray ic expenses of printing them. The Hoard reunmends that this appropriation be made, and lat the Missonary be encouraged to prosecute lis work as other* demands upon his time will low. :td. The matter of securing a lot and church lilding for the use of the Mission, referred to the Report of the Missionary, isonewhich has igaged the attention of the Hoard for sometime, s early as December of last year, a correspon;nce was opened with the M issionary in relation i this matter. As yet, however, no delinitecollusion has been reached. A capital dilliculty in ic way of the Hoard has been thcinsulliciency of le means available to the end desired. In the idgment of the Hoard. ?S,()(Ki or ?ll),()()(( will be jcessary, while the means at its conunand will >t much exceed ?2,(MK>. Wecoinnieiul this matr to the present and earnest attention oftlieSvn1. At least two reasons conspire to make it imirtant if not imperative that promptuiid decided tion be taken. The interests of the Mission 'quire it, as the history of all such enterprises ill show ; and then the rapid rise in values, ;aching HHl percent, in four years, urges it. 1'iwlnr- tl?? iirriccinvi li\- Jlu? ireniiMli ' the work, the Missionary, in December, 1W2, cpressed a wish that Senor Trujillo, who is a gular licentiate, and who lias been identified ith the Mission from its beginning, should be rmally set apart to the full work of the minisv, and wrote the Hoard, asking to be instrueti in the matter. Believing that extraordinary rcumstances justified, if they did not call for, ctraordinary measures, the following action as taken by the Hoard in the premises: "In answer to an inquiry of the Missionary uching the matter of ordaining his present asstant, Senor Trujillo, to the office of the mitiisy, and certain other persons to that of the el rsliip, it was "Resolved, That he be instructed to proceed ith the ordination of elders in each of the seval places referred to in his letter, and then that >call a meeting of delegates from these severorganizations, the meeting to be held at such I [ace as may he convenient, and ordain Senor j rujillo to the full work of the holy ministry. i "The Hoard further suggested to the Mission y the propriety of organizing a Presbytery, if ie way should he clear, engaging 011 its part to commend the approval of such action, should be taken, by the Synod.'' (Extract from Mintes of Hoard.) So far as the Hoard is informed, neither the ie nor the other of these steps has been taken, ul the Hoard gladly avails itself of the oppormityof referring the whole matter to the judglent and decision of the Synod. By arrangement with the'Missionarv, and folic "convenience of all the parties concerned, the | financial year is made to correspond with the cal- I tli | endar year, running from January 1st to Janu- I S.i I ary 1st. 1" rom the Report of the Treasurer, | | which also accompanies this Report, it will he j m I seen that the salary of the Missionary and the ex- j la penses of the Mission for the last year were both ! ! promptly met, and that $1,5G7.no have been paid j lb I on the present year. I Pi j From letters received from him since his Re- an port was prepared, we learn that the opposition E. in Pueble Viejo has assumed so threatening and j Pi even violent a form, that your Missionary was | under the necessity of appealing to the civil an- ! of tliorities for protection. In the face of it all he ! CI has gone steadily forward. We trust that Cod j to will overrule such opposition to theadvancement }. of the c ouseand to the glory of His name. From in the same source we are greatly gratified to learn ti< .md to be aide to report to you, that in their deep In poverty the members of the church at Chicon- P; cillo have undertaken the work of building for y( themselves a house of worship. fo In conclusion, in view of the many and serious Pi difficulties with which our Missionary has to St contend, the trials and discouragements to which he is subjected in the exposed and isolated posi- tli tion which lie occupies, the Board recommend Tl that special prayer be made for himself, for his family, and for his work, by the church, as leathered together in one place in Christ's name. W. Ii. PltESSIA", ) t. W. M. (rlllER, ) Pending the retuling of the report, the Moderator entered and resumed the chair. After the reading of the report, Hynocl went into prayer ana conference with special , reference to the missionary work in Mexico. ^ After singing the G7th Psalm by the congregation, a fervent prayer was offered by I)r. , , J. E. Pressly, when Synod joined in singing M the 98th Psalm. An earnest supplication : was then offered up to the throne of grace ? by Rev. ]I. T. Sloan. Then, on motion of I)r. Ross, Rev. William Johnston, delegate t> of the U. P. Church to this Synod, addressed the Synod on the subject of foreign missions, urging the great importance of this work. Mis remarks were of much interest and to the great edification of Synod. Rev. Mr. *; Johnston was followed by Rev. J. C. dialmers, when the report was adopted item by item and then as a whole. j It was moved and adopted that the mat- . ter in the report in reference to procuring a church building for the Mexican Mission be t referred to a committee consisting of Revs. W. L. Pressly and It. Lathan and Mr. Jo- +) U 4-1.^4- 11 :M?pu >v tiuu uiut suiu tuiuuiiutx itpun 1^. at a subsequent session of this Synod. Rev. W. L. Pressly presented Jiis report h: us treasurer of the foreign mission and of the p< Tampico church fund. The report sum ma- 01 rized, gives the following results: re Amount of vested funds, 82,300 00 ^ Balance on hand as per last report, 538 48 ^ Receipts from vested fund, 185 00 Special contributions 137 05 . Contributions, First Presbytery, 001 00 :j Contributions, Second Presbytery, 400 00 Contributions, Ala ?fc Tenn. Presbytery, 104 00 ^ Contributions, Kentucky Presbytery,... 105 45 ,u Contributions, Memphis Presbytery, 100 30 Contributions, Virginia Presbytery,..,.... 117 00 Contributions, Arkansas Presbytery, 00 70 tl Bequest of Mrs. Jno. F. Bigham, 257 02 Contributions to beneficiary fund, 35 25 85,250 31 Whole amount ?5,250.31, less amount of (p vested funds, ?2,300, less amount on tl, hand at last report, leaves net amount s? received during the year, ?2,411 82 "rf Commissions, 21 per cent., on ?2,411.82, 00 28 Net receipts during the year, ?2,351 54 "j Add amount on hand last report, 5:18 48 ?: rc ?2,S0Q 02 Deduct whole amount expended, 2,200 50 ?080 52 [q Deduct commissions on ?2,200.50, 55 23 ju Balance on hand, ?(>25 20 e( Mr. a. u. urice, treasurer 01 nynuu, pre- (i( sented his report. er Both papers were properly referred. to Rev. M. W. Pressly announced the fol- <i< lowing jus the order for divine service in the Vl different churches in town, and at some of the churches in the county on to-morrow : Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Dr. II. T. jn Sloan at 11 A. M.; Rev. William Johnston at 7.30 P. M. si Presbyterian?Rev. W. T. Waller at 11 A. M.; n( Rev. II. M. Henry at 7.30 P. M. th Methodist.?Rev. W. R. Pressly at 11 A. M.; p Rev. C. E. McDonald at 7.30 P. M. n, Raptist?Rev. E. E. Bovce at 11 A. M.; Rev. yj J. ('. (ialloway at 7.30 P. M. sr Union Church?Rev. D. E. Haddon. ,n New Hope?Rev. W. L. Pressly. eJ Hopewell?Rev. J. 11. Hemphill. u, /.ion?Rev. J. A Lowr.v. (j, Capers' Chapel?Rev. W. A. M. Plaxico. White Oak?Rev. D. H. Caldwell. p( Union?Rev. W. M. Drier, D. D. (j( After prayer by the Moderator, Synod ti< adjourned until 9.30 A. M., Monday. re K< Monday Morning, October 29. "j* Synod met at the hour to which it ad- sc journed on Saturday evening, and was call- 1,1 ed to order by the Moderator. t,] After prayer by Rev. .J. ('. Galloway the "c clerk called the roll. fr The following report from the committe tr on the Charlotte Mission was read and up adopted: di The committee on the Charlotte Mission would 8,1 report as to the financial condition of the committee touching the purchase of the property in pi' the city of Charlotte : 9* Price of property, ?1,800 hi Monev paid, 1,171 111 Still due 62!) th Amount of money still due by subscribers, 111 about ?600. We would earnestly" urge subseribers to pay siuih amounts as are due, so that the CI business may be speedily settled up, and the U( property eoine into the full possession of the 1,1 Synod." I. U. McLaitohi.in, Chairman. The committee on Presbyterial Reports ()f made the following report, which wasadopted : The committee on Presbyterial Reports would submit the following : Among the papers placed in our hands are reports from all the Presbyteries, with the cxeep- _ tion of the Memphis Presbytery. It is to here- A grelted that any of the Presbyteries should fail \V to report. Your committee would urge upon all k( the importance of sending up their annual re- gi ports. From the papers in our hands we would m note a few items calling for special notice. ;x The lives of our ministers have been spared, J: | with a single exception. Rev. John Wilson, of J' the Arkansas Presbytery, was stricken down at T. the good old age of seventy-seven years and six tl: months, as a shock of corn is gathered in its sea- n< son. The mortality among the eldership, however, has been numerically great. Eighteen el- iti ders are reported among the number of those J who have gone to their reward. Eleven elders have been ordained. The First Presbytery men- P1 tions the ordination of seven deacons. Two young men have been licensed to preach thegos- p( pel, and two have been ordained to the full work of the ministry. Only one student of theology ^ is mentioned. * This state of alfairs surely calls for great humiliation and earnest prayer to the Lord of the harvest, that he would send more ,.j j laborers into the harvest. In view of this scar- , city of candidates for the ministry, we recommend that on the third and fourth Sabbath of 1. May, 1.SS4, special prayer be offered in all our churches, that the spirit of the gospel ministry may be more largely poured out among the young men of the church. * At ft is worthy of note that there is an increasing . tendency to change the pastoral relation. While ! two pastors have been installed, two have been released from their charges, and two others have 'V" each been released from a branch of his charge? Rev. E. E. Pressly from Shiloh, and Rev. E. P. McClintock from King's Creek, and are nowgiving their entire time to more contracted fields P? of labor. This we regard a favorable sign. J-',1. It is to be noted that all Presbyteries report .,! favorably in regard to the spiritual condition of ; tin* churches. Peace and harmony generally prevail. One exception alone is mentioned?an C(. unhappy difficulty of long standing in one of jv the churches of the Tennessee and Alabama Presbytery. One Presbytery mourns over its "ll inactivity* and coldness, but mentions several cx signs of spiritual growth and zeal. The faith- so fulness and diligence of pastors is generally en mentioned, and a steady growth in the membership of the churches! In two congregations alone has there been a marked outpouring of of the Holy Spirit. One report calls special attention to the noble re work being done by the Ladies' Benevolent So eictios. Wo would commend tins movement 10 ce the l'avor of the churches. of Crop prospects arc generally reported as un- K< favorable; but all are hopeful of a sullieiency a for present wants. Two Presbyteries mention rii that the farmers are reaping abundant harvest. It is cheering to notice the increased activity Di in Cliristian benevolence, both in supporting the m< pastor and in meeting the claims of Synod. on J. X. You.no, ] be It. (t. Mil.I.ion, U'oin. th T. S. linu'K, J The committee on Domestic Missions sub- rei mitted the following report, which was gr adopted: The committee on Domestic Missions would submit the following report: J 1st. We recommend that the following claims on Synod's funds lie allowed: ,, K. 10. Patterson, ?25)7 70 10. 10. Pattersoi 351 50 in J. M. Little, 304 (HI W.Y.Love, 13000 in K.M.Stevenson, 73 00 It W. L. Patterson, 143 00 frc J. S. A. Hunter, 25 00 -1 J. L. Young, 25 00 pa .1. A. Myers, 100 00 : 2nd. \Vo recommend that the salary of II. K. sei MrAuley. at Woodrutf's, be supplemented to co e amount of two hundred dollars for the next i hi; nodical year. ; tia 3rd. We recommend that the per diem of our ! fu! issionaries he increased from eight to ten dol- j : r.s per Sabbath. j tei 4th. We recommend tho following transfers: I ; ev. W. Y. Love from the Memphis to the First ! tri resbvterv. Rev. .1. B. Muse from the Alabama , wl id Tennessee to the Second Presbytery. Rev. | fat , E. Patterson from tho Second to the Texas J lilt resbytery. 5th. We recommend the following assignment laborers for the year: Rev. W. T. Waller, at | larlotte, and that iiis salary be $750 in addition j the contributions of the congregation. Rev. i .j j Boyce, Jr., to Louisville, with a salary of $<150 | addition to the contributions of the congregant, and that the request of the Kentucky Pres- . 1 ,'tcrv as to his settlement be granted. W. L. 111 ltterson to the Arkansas Presbytery for the L< :ar. I). W. Reid to Arkansas Presbytery for ur or five months during summer. David fo resslv to Texas Presbytery. J. S. Mills to arkville. u? Wo recommend the former arrangement as to e settlement of R. E. Patterson, at Lovelatly. ni( lint salary of R. M.Stevenson be supplemented ; 5. ' II. T. SI.oan, | 1,1 H. K. IIapdos, I \U .!. S. A. HtTNTKR, I J. IT. SIMPSON, ! (. j lil: II. M. HKNIIY, ; I [,, W. () Cochran, > J. A. WlIITK, I pi, Ja.MKS StUONO, j iv In connection with this report it was re- k: lived to pay a claim to Itev. W. G. Miller hen the same shall be audited. A motion was offered by Rev. \V. M. unter and adopted, that a previous order 'Synod, providing for the traveling ex- n( inses of our missionaries for all distances G. /or two hundred miles, be re-affirmed. The order of the day, viz.: an address by ly ev. I)r. drier on the subject of education id in behalf of Erskine College, having ar- ch ved, Synod receded from business, and r. Crier addressed the audience for a half lo i hour on the subject assigned him. Ilis marks were plain and practical, yet con Hieing nil iiie uii-nii|juiittin 4ucnuuii ui cu- pj. Mixtion, and abounded in much statistical Jn iformation regarding the work already ac- Pn implished by the Synod in the building, Fi idowingand fostering of educational in- Sc itutions of a high order. ? On the resuming of Synodical business, v( le committee on Overtures reported as fol- a i\vs, which report was adopted : t? The onlv matter which has come into our K inds, is the request which comes up in the re>rt of the Second Presbytery touching the re- f0 ganization of the Georgia Presbytery. This c0 iquest, as appears front the report of Prcsby- V( ry, was an answer to the petition of Hopewell p, liurch. in Newton county. Georgia. ThatSvnl may net intelligently in the premises, we sj( iconiiiieiul that the subject lie referred back to ar io Second Presbytery with instruction to over- q! ire the question to the congregations in the u? :ate of Georgia, and report the result to Synod js . her next annual meeting. ?1 .J. X. Young, Chairman. The committee on Erskine College made $4 le following report, which was adopted: to '"lie reports of the President, Treasurer and oard of Trustees of Erskine College have been ~ laced in our hands. From a consideration of lesc, we are pleased to note that the College has sen in a flourishing and prosperous condition v" tiring the past collegiate year. The salaries of io professors, as well as the incidental expen- , s of the College, have been paid out of the cur nt funds. {?* The Board of Trustees, at the last annual com encement, conferred the usual degree of Bach- jn or of Arts upon nine members of the gradua- . ng class. Our attention has been specially di- !n icted to several facts and suggestions of the "? oard of Trustees, as follows: 1. The faculty proposed to the Board of Trus- ^ cs a plan for a course of systematic Bible study, J.1 embrace a period of four years. This matter is lieen referred to Synod for its approval; and e recommend that the course of study suggest- , I be heartily approved. 2. As to transferring the sum of two hundred illars, granted by Synod to Dr. Grier as an incase of his salary, to the tutor of the Preparary Department, we recommend that the re lost of the Hoard of Trustees he granted, ami latthe said sum lie transferred: Provided, such sposition of the same does not interfere with ie object originally contemplated by Synod, rn unely, the visiting of the churches by I)rAirier a( i the interest of the College. While regretting that Prof. W. S. Lowry lould have found it necessary to sever his con- Pc iction with the College, we* heartily approve :? e action of the Board of Trustees 111 electing ev. J. M. Todd as his successor; and we recoin- . end that Dr. W. M. Crier, Professor J. H. *!' iller and Rev. W. L. Pressly be appointed a Jj1 >ecial committee to purchase some suitable me- Jj1 orial and present the same to Mr. Lowry as an 1 ipression of Synod's appreciation of his long Pa id faithful service in connection with Krskine dlege. ?t 4. The Board of Trustees recommend the ap)intment of a special agent to collect the en- ^ jwment notes due the College and solicit addi- J3.'! anal subscriptions to the endowment fund. In H1 gnrd to this matter, your committee deem it of eat importance to promptly collect all the na itstanding notes ; ami we therefore recommend e? nit the agent or agents appointed to solicit sub- Sl npuons 10 ine endowment m ine ouium<u v, } also instructed and authorized to collect all e outstanding notes due the endowment fund Erskine College, and also to solicit further mtrihutions, to complete said endowment, of oin parties who never have heretofore con- \\ ibutcd anything thereto ; and also that said rent or agents ho authorized to issue now cer- m ticates, according to the old plan, for any new J" descriptions. * 5. In connection with the report of the Board to ' Trustees, we have examined the full and sat- re factory report of the treasurer of the college nds. We lind that it was examined by a com- 01 ittee of the Board of Trustees, and found by em to he correct and properly vouched. Biit asmuch as 81,00(1 of the College funds has been j st by the sale of the church and lot in the city of j-e' larlotte, by reason of a depreciation in the val- 0j: of said property, we would therefore recomend that the treasurer be instructed and an- , orized to make his report conform to this state P1 ' facts. John Hunter, | ui J. E. Pressly, ui A. S. Sloan, II. M.Henry, j 11 * us Kon'T. Gilfillkn, rjij J. E. McDonald, J ^ The report of the special committee on the heological Seminary, the consideration of ,u hich was suspended on Saturday, was ta- w 3ii up, and on consideration, item 8, in ref ence to the election of a treasurer of the j,, heological fund, was adopted. The next em in reference to the securing of dona- jji nns, bequests and legacies, was adopted, ed he next item, providing for a quorum of us te Board of Directors, was adopted. The tai 3xt, providing for suitable by-laws to carr out the will of Synod, was adopted. The Itli item, providing for procuring a new uirter of the Seminary, was adopted. The jn reamble was then adopted, and by vote of fiiod all the remaining portion of the re- ,)C irt was laid on the table. n, The following resolution, offered by ltev. u, 7. (). Cochran, was adopted: re Resolved, That a committee of conference, with ^ similar committee of the United Presbyterian lurch, be, and hereby is empowered to instite a co-operation of this Synod with the As- gt' nibly of the United Presbyterian Church in W; e work ot Hoinemissions.il saiu eo-ojienuioii ou em good to the said committee: til The following resolution, offered by Dr. . Lathan, was adopted. s% Wliereas, tlioro are in tho United States of 11 nierica several denominations of Christians iio hold the same doctrinal symbols, and who J ie exclusively, in the public and private wor- ^ ip of God, the inspired psalms of theltiblc; Ci erefore, CO Resolved, That this Svnod, at this meeting, ap- ur tint a committee to address a letter to the Genal Assembly of the United Presbyterian j lurch, to the Synod of the Associate Reformed lurch, to the Synods of Associate Church, and ?' the Synods of both branches of the Reform- "t Presbyterian Church, recognizing thegener- W( unity of these various branches of the Chris- til: in Church with this Synod, and expressing Jqi ir anxious desire that the breaches which ist between theso branches of the church may . on be healed; and that this great and good ^ d may be effected, suggesting the holding of conference of delegates appointed by all the C(l talin-singing churches in tlie United States hi: America. \yl - ' "T ' 1 ii-- .---11 : I.. itev. 1U. \v . 1'ressiy oncreu uitJ luiiuwing jsy solution, which was adopted: tic Whereas, it is of great importance that every rlesiastical body secure and preserve a record _ ' its historical connections; and whereas the n\ K. Lathan, 1). 1)., has written and published cj=>: history of the Associate Reformed l'resbyte- tic m Church; therefore, lie it be Resolved, That this Synod do hereby commend fel \ Lathan for his valuable publication, and ost heartily endorse it as an accurate history of r church, and instruct its ministry anil memrship to effect its more general distribution ' roughout the church. se( Resolved, That everv minister in this Synod be rfUl p.iested to furnish br. Lathan with brief bio- bo aphical sketches of themselves, and of their f() speetive congregations, if they have not already j j( ue so, so that he may prosecute his work in the . iblicatlon of the second volume of his historil works. The following tribute to the memory of rul av. John Wilson, deceased, was unani- s?i ously adopted : ce< itkv. John Wilson.?The name of this father va Israel has long honored the roll of this Synod, uil must now be stricken off, as by death ho rests by mi his labors. Therefore, Resolved? rt>, I. That his name be recorded on a memorial ' go in our minute book. V. r l. That we bow to the will of (Sod in calling his " rvnnt away, and record his loving kindness in on ntinuing with 11s so long, one who has written tf'f i name in our memories as a guileless Chris- j n, a faithful presbyter, a zealous and success1 laborer in the vineyard of the Lord. 5. To surviving members of his family we exid our sympathy. i. That we are admonished to lie faithful to our ist, kindly affectionate one to another, that len called from our labors, like the departed j her, we may be found waiting, ready to go, and :e him, leave precious memories behind us. W. B. PRESSI.V, ) J. X. Young, : Com. R. B. LKSSMK, J The hour of 1 having arrived, Synod took recess until 3 o'clock, P. 31. Monday, 3 o'clock P. M. Synod convened at the above hour, and the absence of the Moderator, Rev. J. A. >\vry was called to the chair. The committee on nominations made the (lowing report: The committee on nominations would report e following: I. As alternate for Moderator's opening serr>n at next meeting?Rev. J. ('. Calloway. L Delegate to United Presbyterian Assemv?Rev. John K. Pressly, 1). I>. Alternate? )V. W. <). Cochran. !. Delegates to Panpresbyterian Council, Belst, Ireland, June, 18S4?J. Bovce, I). I).,; Robert than, D. I). 1. On committee on Church Extension?In in e of Dr. Ross, resigned, Rev. M. \V. Press; in place of Rev. J. M. Todd, resigned, J. un...... L\.,. I in mi; ii iinii \ , K. 10. Boyck, | I). F. Hadpox, < Com. K. II. Brown, J The committee on t'hureh Extension, as )\v constituted, was announced as follows: R. Retts. chairman ; A. G. Rrice, clerk ; >seph Wylie, treasurer; Mason W. Press, J. A. Rrice, J. lv. Henry. The Moderator entered and resumed the lair. The committee on Finance made the folwing report: The following is respectfully submitted for nir consideration: The report of the treasurer of Synod's fund ihibits the following apportionments and payouts for 1882-83: ;?liytery. Assessment*. Paid. Deficit*. irst, $1,470 00 $1,329 33 8140 62 (ootid 950 00 844 40 105 60 einphis, 56S 00 263 00 305 00 mnossee and Ala.... 375 00 180 20 194 80 irginia, 200 09 147 49 52 51 rkansas, 175 (H) 109 20 65 80 ixas, 105 00 60 40 44 60 en ttick v . 157 00 157 00 Amount paid by all Presbyteries on arrearages r the year 1881-82, ?1,5111.27; amount of special attributions, ?794.40; amount paid on present tar, ?3,091.02; amount of income on invested nds, ?1,301.91; making a total of ?0,780.60. It is believed that since the per diem of our misonaries has been increased from ?8 to ?10, that i increase of at least ?500 ott the apportionment ' last year will be required, making the entire [grega'tc for Synod's fund, ?4,500. This amount apportioned as follows: First Presbytery, ,053; Second, ?1,009; Memphis, ?039; Virginia, 25; Arkansas, ?197; Tennessee and Alabama, 22; Texas, ?119; Kentucky, ?170; making a tal of ?4,500. The report of the treasurer of foreign missions tidbits the following facts: Total fun^s for the lieological Seminary, ?3,983.44; education or istentation fund, ?11,076.79 ; Torbit bequest for miinarv, ?375 ; with sundry credits amounting ?.375. It should be stated that the net receipts, in uuing " special coninuuiiuiis, i'alccu mc ?jj>rtionincnt of ?2,000 by ?411.82. This is a grading exhibit and gives ground to hope that the creased appropriation made by the Synod will ;met. This increase is made up of the followg items : For general purpose. ?900; for printg Psalms, ?150; making a total of 81,050. This ves an aggregate appropriation for the next ;ar of 83,050. This amount your committee disibute as follows : First Presbytery, 81,0.54 ; scond, 8822; Memphis, 8307,50; Alabama and jnncssee, ?300 ; Virginia, 8157,50 ; Arkansas, 35 ; Kentucky, 8157 ; Texas, 850. The amount ' Synod's several funds, and the respective inistments are given in the preceding paragraph. W. M. Grikr, ) W. T. Wallkr, i ,, J. A. Lowry, f com' L. M. Grist, J The report was adopted. The committee on Sabbath-schools subitted the following report, which was lopted : The committee on Sabbath-schools would re>rt: All the reports from the different Presbyries give encouraging information concerning e Sabbath-schools during the year that is past, lis branch of the church's work is at this lie awakening more than usual interets among e people. Manifestly, this is a movement in e right direction. \Ve deem it important that e Synod still urge upon the attention of the istors and sessions and people at large the eat importance of sustaining these nurseries the Church; but point out the tendency, which evidently on the increase, to make the Sabith-schools other than training schools for the uipment of those who are expected to take eir places among the people of God. We note e fact that the U. P. Quarterly is in uso, perps, in most of our schools, and very highly teemed. The Little Banner is is quite extencely used, and acceptable received, where used. W. T. Wallkr, ) C. Pkkssly, } Com. T. R. Maoill, J The committeee on Excuses and Leave Absence made their report, all of which as adopted, except the item recommendg that leave of absence be granted several embers of the present Synod ; and a num;r oi members of Synod who failed to atnd the last meeting, on rendering their asons, were excused. Rev. C. B. Betts offered the following resution which was adopted: Resolved, That Dr. R. La than, Dr. R. A. Ross. bv. 12. E. Boyee, ami Elders Joseph Wylie ana E. McDonald constitute a Committee of Conrence with the Psalm-singing congregations America. The name of Mr. Joseph Wylie was aced in nomination for the office of treas er of the Theological fund and he was lanimously elected. Mr. S. W. Reid tendered his resignation a member of the Charlotte Mission Board, lie resignation was accepted, and Mr. T. . Magi 11 was appointed to fill the vacancy. On motion of Rev. J. T. Chalmers the imes of J. A. Brice and E. W. Watson ere added to the Seminary Board. Rev. I. G. McLaughlin offered the followg, which was adopted : Resolved, That Rev. William Johnston, of the nited Presbyterian General Assembly, appearbefore our Synod and was received after the ual manner and presented the Christian saluiions of his Assembly to our body. Resolved, That Rev. J. 12. Presslv, D. 1). be pointed as our delegate, and Rev. \V. O. G'ochn as alternate, to the General Assembly of th9 nited Presbyterian Church to meet at St. Louis, May next. On account of the limited time at the disisal of the Auditing committee, it was oved and adopted that they be allowed itil a future day for auditing the different ports submitted to them, and transmit eir report on same direct to the clerk. f)n motion. Rev. William Johnston, dele te of the United Presbyterian Church, :is invited to take formal leave of theSyn[, if he felt inclined to address the body on e eve of adjournment. Rev. Mr. Johnston then addressed the mod in a feeling and touching manner, e said that since his attendance upon the ssions of the Synod, and after mingling ith its members and the good people of icster with whom he had come in social ntact, hecouldonly reiterate the first pleasable emotions that he had felt on his first rival. lie had not been disappointed in s expectations. His visit had been to him source of great pleasure. From the ileserations of Synod, as witnessed by him, ) was glad to observe abundant evidence at the zeal of the members does not burn v. He was pleased to witness the zeal d the true spirit of Christianity manifestby the younger and the older members Synod, and the accord in which they actwas a source of delight. He said that to i people he should bear a good report of nit he had seen of the Associate Reformed nod of the South, and his great satisfacin at his visit to its present session. Dr. It. A. ltoss, in the Moderator's chair, iponded cordially to the words of the delate. He said that the fraternal salutams of the delegate were heard by mem- < rs of Synod with great pleasure, and 1 upon their ears as words of eucouragejnt. lie hoped the delegate, on his re- ! rn to his people, would be prepared to ike a favorable report of what he had 1 m while visiting the Synod. Though a i lall body numerically, we hope we are a dy that God is using for good?with which , accomplish some great and wise purpose. ' 3 alluded feelingly to the relations exing between the two churches, and said 5 sympathise with the United Presbyte- < ins in all their church enterprises. We lietimes feel that we could better suc3(1 in church enterprises and in the adncement of God's kingdom if we were ited as one body, and he wished it could i felt all over the land that we could be rarded as brothers. He would venture to i / that the feeling does now prevail that : is the spirit of God that we will yet be e church. Some of your troubles have mblod us. One cause, and perhaps the greatest cause of a barrier between the two churches, is the question of instrumental music in the worship of God. If that were out of the way we might say, Amen. Rev. W. \\ . Orr presented a resolution, which was adopted, that three brethren be requested to prepare a letter addressed to the fathers and mothers of tho church on the subject of training the youth of the church for the ministry, and that the said pastoral letter be published in the Associate Reform ed Presbyterian. In accordance with the resolution, Revs. Dr. Pressly, W. B. Pressly and John Hunter were appointed to constitute the committee to prepare the letter. It was moved and adopted that at 7.30 I*. M. members of Synod assemble in the church for the purpose of a conference on the subject of foreign missions, and that a general invitation be extended to the public to attend said conference. At this conference, after appropriate religious worship, and addresses on the subject of foreign missions by Revs. A. S. Sloan, J. A. Dowry, J. S. A. Hunter, J. E. Preasly and the Moderator, Rev. J. C. Chalmers offered the following resolution, which was adopted: T?n*nirt>i\ That tho Knaril nf Koreiini Missions be recommended to make a call for a suitable person to engage as an assistant in the foreign mission work in Mexico. Ilev. J. S. A. Iluuter offered a resolution of thanks to the Chester congregation, the people of Chester and the people of the vicinity of the town for the liberal and hospitable manner in which members of Synod had been entertained by them during its sessions. Unanimously adopted by a rising vote. Synod was then formally adjourned, to meet at Old Providence Church, Augusta county, Va., on Thursday before the third Sabbath in September, 1884. ?be ?urMle (?nquim. VAnirvir t v 42 g< . \/l?JTE V MMJMJ MJf j THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 1, 1883. "PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS." Notice is directed, in our advertising columns, to an important resolution, under the above caption, adopted by the Town Council, and published for the information of all concerned. PHENOMENON IN THE SKY. About 7 o'clock, Tuesday evening, a singular phenomenon was observed in the western sky, which resembled the aurora borealis, though it was more brilliant than the northern light appears to us, and seemed nearer. THE NEWS AND COURIER. This enterprising paper announces that it has perfected arrangements by which it has increased its telegraph service 2,000 nmwld /lnil.T T+ alcA muL'OC tVlf. i[f O t JllTI f?Tl VYUIUO UailJ XU axou Iiiunv^t? vuv wm?vv*mvmv that John W. Y. Pope, Esq., until recently editor of the Columbia Register, has been employed on its editorial staff. CHURCH NOTICES. Methodist? Rev. It. P. Franks Pastor. Services at Philadelphia at 11 A. M.; and in the Church at Yorkville at night at the the usual hour. Baptist?He v.. J. E. Covington, Pastor. Services at Union Church at 11 A. M. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. R. Lathan, D. D., Pastor. Services at 10.30 A. M. Sunday-school at 9 A. M. Episcopal?Rev. Aug. Prentiss, Rector. Evening prayer next Sunday at 5 P. M. Sunday-school at 4 P. M. CONDITION OP MR. NICHOLS. We are pleased to learn that the condition of Mr. John Nichols, the serious accident to whom we noticed last week, continX J t- - 1 ~ 1.1.. ue.S lo improve, anu ne rimy ue reuauimuiy considered out of danger. For a gentleman of his age, lie bears up well under the painful sufferings following the amputation of a limb. Mr. Nichols is one of our most thorough-going and enterprising citizens, and in this misfortune he has the sympathy of a large number of friends. We were misinformed as to the physician who assisted Dr. Bratton in the amputation of Mr. Nichols' arm. l)r. T. It. G'arothers was the assistant, instead of Dr. Thomas Crawford, as we were erroneously informed. THE YIRGTm CONTEST. Both parties in Virginia are working like beavers, and are concentrating all their strength in the three close senatorial districts. These will be very apt to decide the contest. The Democrats claim that they can safely count upon forty House districts, with good chances for securing ten more, which will be enough to give them a majority in that body. They assert also that, with the thirteen Senators they have who hold over, they can safely count on twenty Senators, or within one of a constitutional majority of that body, with two districts likely to give them a majority. Senator Mahone and his friends make about the same claims. So thoroughly canvassed are many portions of the State that in one town containing 2,000 voters it is known how the electors will vote, with the exception of 1G0. MORMON DEFIANCE. Governor Murray, of Utah, comes out with a strong report to the Secretary of the Interior on the subject of Mormonism. According to Governor Murray, the Mormon Church has absolute control of the Territory, and he is powerless to enforce the laws. The militia are Mormons. So are the Court officers; in short, everything in the Territory is under the control of the Mormon elders and Legislature. Governor Murray asks that the United States soldiers be employed to execute the processes of the United States Courts. It seems very clear that so great is the defiant spirit of MorloorlflK! nnil cr? orrpfll their enntpmnt, of liiVJIl XV.Cll4Vs4.t7 Wv t5*V"V """" r " "" United States authority that the government will have to leave dallying with the question of the extirpation of polygamy and go more seriously and systematically to work to suppress it. PROHIBITION IN OHIO. The Xew York correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger writes: "The big vote polled by the Prohibitionists in Ohio has greatly encouraged them here, and on all hands they appear to be working like beavers. Their candidate for Secretary of State, Mr. Merritt, says: 'We are making headway every day. We have this year what we have lacked in previous campaigns?a complete enrollment of those who favor our principles in this State. We have been busy on this all through the year, and now we know just where our strength lies, and we can handle it well. We endorse no outside candidate unless he is reservedly pledged to total prohibition. Our full strength is not among temperance men alone, but many who are confirmed drinkers'are working with us, because they feel that our plan is a correct one, and they wish to see our principles win.'" The World's Cotton Exposition.? Director-General Burke, of the World's Industrial Cotton Centennial Exposition, has invited designs for the main building, to embrace 1,(MM),(Mil) square feet of floor space and to cost $250,000. The premium ottered for the best plan is SI,(MX), for the second best $500, for the third best $250. The plans will be received until noon of November 25.