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SUBSCRIPTION Th subscription price of the W eeklv Star is as louows: . n 'le Copy 1 year, posl 8 months S months! stage paid NOW 'he Southe fifty-two per d road mileage United States past nine month two -'States whi PRICE. $1 oo 60 so Seashore Subordinate Programme for To-day, THURSDAY- MORNING SESSION. ' ' t ' Synod met at 9:80 o'clock and opened with prayer by Rev. W. . R. Coppedge. The Moderator was requested I to ap point two Regents of Orphanage pro tempore that a quorum of the Board might meet at once. Rev. Dr. Watkins and Rev, Stedman Black were chosen. Minutes of and approved. Enrollment A TBTV TtTP.W - rn States constructed end of the total rail- constr-ucted in the and Territories in the ;hs. There i were but ch exceeded North t ; , - Carolina in the : numberi of miles bu It, Georgia and Montana. This is nn evidence of progress, thrift and enterprise of which North Carolina may well be proud. Iti' is not only in evidence ot progress,1 tnritt ana, enterprise, bi!it evidence also that th State ha been well, ably and honestly governed, and that her gov ernment has commanded not only thij support and! confidence . of her own people, but the confidence of citjizens of other States rho have in vested their caoital iti her railroads and in other enterprises . within her borders. . ' ' . ;' jWhile North Carolina has thus come, to the front and made such a gratifying record: as a railroad build er, she has also made great progress rl tlie establishment of various in-' ustrie-v which have been for some lowed. The clerk yesterday's session read. of new delegates fol- read the report of the me on the steady increase from vwek to week, her leading towns and ties 'becoming taanufacturing cen es. There has been no wild-cat 7pom about h tne progress, ot our n,s, for there is ot One of them whose enterprises re not sdlid and built upon substan- h foundation. Our people are con servative. Ihey don t uy ou at a tangent, get excited, stand on their pads, or tumble summersaults over Looms and all that sort of thing, but jjo about it coolly when they see an . enterprise his merit.t and plant their hilars in it kvithout any fuss, feath- rs.or blowing j)f trumpets. As a consequence our towns and ities, as well as tne btate, nave naa i ' reliable, healthy, substantial grdwth,which has been recognizedjby people who paie sought investment bd has won their confidence. There or city in North Caro- isn't a town standing of the of . . our pitalists the fact :na to-day, favorably located for 'Advancement,, which" is not making progress an l which is not better off than it was twelve months ago. As. an instance' of the! creditable our towns and cities in estimation of the people own State and j of from other States to be stated, ana a ficent fact it is. that there is not one of them, which has issued bonds for public improvements, which has not disposdjl jof these bonds at a premium, and that without any drum ming up. for purchasers. Raleigh, Greensboro," f Charlotte, Winston, Ashevilla, liaye each voted improve ment boncjs ranging from $10(000 up, Winston voting $200,000 big amounts for i towns hone of which -and yet there were none bonds put upon the mar- clidn't Viommand a prem- Der cent or more on the are large, of these ket which ium of six par value ltd' i there I, found. ready and even eager purchi sers among capi talists in Northei n cities. We do not think bonds on are any of these this market now, all having been disposed of What does this show ? t North front, that It shows Carolina is forging to the has prospered and looks to ah prosperous future, that per cred t and the; credit of her cities and towns is good, and that this has been unflel prvdentj able, honest Pemocritti(j administration, : which took th financial wreck the Radi cals hadfjleft, an l restored its credit, good namej and orosperjty. What a contrast between the North Carolina of to-daV $nd N orth Carolina under the Radical regime of riot and rapine! What North Carolianian, not actu ated by im worthy motives-, with sense enough iti kee? out of the lunatic asylum,! who wot,ld exchange a gov ernmenl with si ch a record for the l-f nongre that calj Uf (.1113 do it enough is one Eaves scent tance. black-and-tan combination Is itself the Republican party Stkte? Th i man who would is eitner oenqient . o sense to go in out of the rain or of those who wears the Mott- collar, (of has his eye and Mr, on the flesh pots in the dis Synod ical Commission, recommending that the four! South- Atlantic Synods unite in one university of learning, and begging : that j pastors urge upon the people the importance of education. It was moved and ordered that the communication be docketed. ; Report of committee on jPresbyterial records of Fayetteville Presbytery was read by Rev. Mr. .rro'wood received received and adopted. The committee on examination ofTreas urers boqks.reported the same neatly and correctly kept. . sustained bv proper vouchers. Received and adopted. The hour j for the order !of the day having arrived, the subject of .. Foreign Mission was taken up and its considera tion opened with a service jaf praise and thanksgiving led by! Rev. M. H. Hous ton, D. D. Dr. Houston said that it was mete that this; service should be thus opened The j Chureh jhas great cause for thanks-giving. No one who has in the last few years offered them selves to the Church as a missionary, has been hindered for want of funds. He spoke of one field not on j the pro gramme, that ot Mexico, which he re cently visited. The piety and good sense of the native. Ministers would im press any one. and! as the fruit of that mission, the light of the Gospel had gone out from there to Cuba, and Churches established ! at important points. He called especial attention to the beauti ful spirit of unity, as illustrated in the recent grand Missionary! Convention held at Shanghai, China, where over four hundred missionaries of Various denominations met with one heart and one. mind, for the consideration of mat ters looking to the furtherance of their "great work. ' I i The annual report of the Synod's per manent Committee on Foreign Missions was read by Rev. W. S. Pj Bryan. This Synod rejoices in he fact that God is calling and sending forth two of her sons to the foreign fields within the present year4 she invokes for them the tender, watchful care of the great Head of the Church, and she layS it upon the consciences of her sons and daughters to give their lives to this holy work. Report received and approved. The following resolution was read and adopted, j i . Ill Synod commends the f aetion of its several churches which have undertaken the support of indiuidual missionaries; it calls attention to the fact that at least two of these churches caflnot be consid ered as among the strong and wealthy churches, and it directs all pastors and sessions of churches td j consider the question of pledging their churches to a like effort, and where it Is found impos sible to undertake the support of a mis sionary it directs that a combination be sought with contiguous I churches for such support, I ' I " - To this resolution Rev. C.' Moore, of Laurinburg, spoke. He said the fact that the Synod had set aside two days to the consideration of home and foreign missions showed an awakening on this line. In'order to keep the people alive to mission work the subject must be kept constantly before them!. No man whose heart has1 bejen touched by Divine grace can be. disinterested on this point. In his own church he thought the vari ous missionary societies, especially the childrenVwerei the most valuable helps in this j causej Children's j missionary concerts, also gave an impetus to. the work, and once a month the children wrote to one of the missionaries and during the month pray for that . mis sionary! This inspires interest on the part of the parents. Gratitude should impei us to give liberally to the cause of Him who; did so much to. us. j Resolutions No. 2, was as follows : ! That' the permanent committee of Foreign Missions be instructed to pre pare a programme for "simultaneous meeting" jthroughout the Synod, as they may deeni most expedient, at a time to pe aeterminea upon.Dy tnem. . Speaking to this Rev. E. W. Smith told of the work of his church, the Westminister Church of Greensboro. He said it is a poor church, but it is a singular fact that he had never called on them for any sum that more than that jwhad not been given, and they have acreed to contribute $1,300 per annum C3 - fr " to support a Missionary. This he thinks is largely the result of constant preach ing on the subject of complete consecra tion, which includes both property and heart, and by personal conversation on the privilege of giving. The staple ele ment of the preaching in his church is that; coyetousness is ; one; of the master sins of the age. The principle of .self denial is the stronghold of liberaiity. His church has no missienary society, the whole church acts as one. Rev. R. B. Anderson and Rev. F. D. Swindell, of the M. E. Church, South, were introduced and asked to sit as visiting brethren. Mr. Swindell re plied in a few pleasing remarks, tender ing the use of the Methodist churches in the absence of their pastors McKinlcy did hot raise the taxes to $iake a campaign fund for his party or to enrich a few men, His ob ject -wis make1 the-'wasteful 'American people) more economical by charging them such rates as would compel them to reduce some of I their expenses. Louisville Courier-Jourftah Dem -; Rev. M. H. Houston, of the Synod of Texas, was introduced and invited to sit as a corresponding member. Resuming the topic under discussion, Rev Dr. HiH said that Bro. Smith struck the key note in the idea of self sacrifice and greater results would follow a faith ful impression of that truth on a people. r.'".'-'l; " T-fyj .SXt teD-'tSS i-.-L -'-- Every member of every church should be a member of a missionary society, and he recommended the organization of male, female and children's societies. The same obligation rests upon all, and it should be ' regarded a dereliction of , duty for a member hot to be engaged in this work. Home ' and foreign fields should be considered according to their respective needs. . RewMr. Arrowood said he thought pastors should impress the fact that every phurch is a missionary society and that each should contribute something,: however small, every Sabbath. f Resolution No. 3 was read as follows. Rev. Dr. Johnston asked why place the .limit to two hundred members? Churches Of smaller members and larger means could often accomplish more. . Rev. Mr. Maxwell offered an amend ment, as follows : ' That pastors and sessions be recomr mended to ask the Sabbath Schools of their churches to pledge themselves to definite service to Foreign Missions and to report the result to the committee at Nashville. ; ' ' ' . -: jThe point was lengthily discussed, and the resolution adopted as amended. Speeches, except by those especially ap pointed to speak on the subject, were .limited to five minutes. : Rev. W. B. Arrowood then spoke on the "Missionary," the newspaper organ of that branch of work. He said,, if we would be stimulated to activity and corf secration in this work, information is necessary. If, the field is the world, and we remember the comparative differ ence in the needs of ioreign and home fields, we will see how highly important it is that this paper be largely subscribed for, that these needs be kept before the people. Pastors should impress on their people the necessity of informa tion on this subject both from the pul pit and by personal conversation. This topic was freely discussed.' Rev. Mr.! McMul'.en offered a resolution bearing on the' subject, which was adopted. Rev. W. S. P. Bryan spoke to the third resolution, which was as follows: ! The Synod directs that a special effort be made to diffuse missionary intelli gence during the current year by circu lating The Missionary among our peo ple, and the Synod enjoins upon the ses sions to appoint a suitable agent in each church to canvass for subscriptions to The Missionary, and that the sessions inform the Presbytenal agent of the name and address of this congregational aqent. He said 1 nine-tenttis of the church members do not know and do not care anything about foreign missions. They agree that it is a good thing, and leave the work' to the missionary societies composed of a few. How can we bring about the essential interest.. First, by the old monthly concert of ; prayer, -which was first instituted behind a hay stack near WiUiamsport, Pa.' It is a never failing means of keeping up a steady interest. Let pastors not depend solely on the "Missionary" for informa tion, but file clippings from various pa pers, on the subject, for use at these meetings, that they may give the people something they have not read. Second, by simultaneous meetings, as they have in New Jersey, in which several churches meet together, and the pastors lay upon the consciences of the people their duty and privilege on this matter. There are not many points in this State where this can be done, but there are some, such as Greensboro, Ra'.eigh, Wilmington, Char lotte and others.5 Let the churches con tiguous to these places, meet once a year and hold service once a day in some churches represented, for a week, and let the pastors present various topics bearing on the subject, thus instructing the people in this important matter, i I The hour of adjournment having ar rived the time was bv consent ot the body extended a few moments. : Elder McPheeters, of Raleigh, stated that Raleigh had promised not to stand in the way of Durham for the place of the holding of the next session, and that Durham's representative had arrived with - their invitation alter the choice was made. The choice of the nexjplace of meeting was therefore reconsidered, and Upon invitation of Mr. Hart, of Dur ham, that was fixed as the place instead of Raleigh. As much of the first hour to-morrow as is necessary was granted ; Rev. Dr. Shearer to present the report of the Joint Commissioners of the four South Atlantic Synods. ! .. '" Ruling Elder S. Watkins, and Rev. T. P. Barclay were appointed to examine the report of the Trustees of the Synod. Adjourned. ' ',''; AFTERNOON SESSION, Synod met at 3:30 and resumed bus iness. . Unfinished business taken up, by hearing the remaining report of Com mittee on examination of Treasurer's books. Adopted, Rev. L. C. Vass called attention to the excessive assessment of Albermarle Presbytery, and moved that the Com mittee be instructed to re-arrange this assessment, and to adjust tiiC amount due by this Presbytery in proportion to its membership. Carried. The subject pi Foreign Missions was then resumed, with devotional exercises. conducted by Rev. W. A. Wood, D. D. Rev. Mr. Bryan stated that since the morning service he had found consider able interest in the simultaneous meet ings of which he spoke, and suggested that the Synod take some action which would bring about such meetings. It was moved that the Committee on Foreign Missions be requested to pre pare a programme for such meetings to 4e submitted to churches through Pres- byterial Agents. Adopted. Rev. Mr. Bryan read the following resolution: . v The Synod, following the consistent action of the General Assembly for many years, commends the organiza tion of our Christian men and women into missionary societies responsible to church session ' and contributing through the channels of the General Assembly: and, further, this Synod ap proves of such united efforts as may be made by the societies of different churches in the same neighborhood or eyen within the same Presbytery; pro vided always that' these organizations submit their constitutions and their pro- ceeamgs to the Presbytery lor approval; that they direct their ' contributions through the ordinary channels of the church, and that in the case of ladies' so cieties the attendance be restricted to ladies. To that resolution, Rev. T. P. Barclay spoke on the importance of children's work for missions! He said almost any object can be accomplished, if the in terest of the children could be enlisted. How shall we interest them on missions? By enthusiasm on the part of pastors, Sunday School superintendents, and teachers, by collections, by missionary societies, by sending missionary boxers, by the visitation of missionaries, by the complete consecration of the parents, and by civine our children to the Lord.-' , . . The resolution was adopted. v Report of Committee on Foreign Mis sions adopted as a whole. The first hour and a quarter of to ' night's service was set aside for speeches on foreign missions, the remaining time to be given to the report of the Regents of the Orphanage. ; Dr. Primrose extended an invitation from tne First Presbyterian Church to the Synod to take an excursion to the seashore to-morrow. The Synod 're turned grateful thanks, but declined to accept It for to-morrow on account of pressing business. . ' . EVENING SESSION. Synod met at 8 p. m. and resumed business. Rev. W. S. P. Bryan stated that the programme would have to be modified as the minister appointed to speak on Cuba was unavoidably de tained, and Dr. Houston, who was to speak on Japan, could not on account of throat trouble. Rev. Mr Bryan then gave an interesting account ot tne establishment of Presbyterian missions in Cuba, the difficulties met and the pro gress made. He then presented Rev. J. J. Harrcll, who will soon sail for mis sion work in Brazil, who spoke on The Missionaries need," of the prayers ol nis Drctnrcn at Rome. The idea brouaht out in his address was that not money alone was necessary to the success of the missionary, but the. constant .prayers of God's people, an unwavering faith resting on the promises of God. and the ever abiding presence of the Holy Spirit. Synod then engaged in prayer for Mr. Harrcll, led by Dr. F. H. Johnston, that his labors might be abundantly blessed. Rev. Dr. J. S. Watkins, of Raleigh, made a highly interesting and instruc tive address on mission work in the Congo Free State, in Africa, illustrated by a large map ol that country, and urged the duty of further efforts there. Mohamedenism and Christianity, he said, must meet and fight the battle of moral strength on this ground. A collection for'Foreign Missions was then taken up. ' The follawing programme was an nounced for to-morrow. The public is invited to attend: The Annual Report of Synod's Agent of SuStentation. and action thereon. Rev. J. W. Primrose. D. D. The, Annual Report of Synod's Agent of Evangelistic Labor, and action there on. Rev. Alexander Sprunt. Annual Reports of Synodical Evange list. Rev. W. D. Morton. D. D. and Rev. C, W. Maxwell. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION. 1. Our Obligation to Reach the Poor of North Carolina with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and the best means of meeting this Obligation. Rev. E. W. Smith. 2. The Ministerial Qualifications for Reaching the Poor Successfully. Rev. P. R. Law. 3. Presbyterianism Suited to the Masses. . Mr. W. S. Primrose. 4. Lay Evangelization- Rev. J. Rum pie, D. D. 5. The Necessity and Powers of the Evangelist. Rev. W. D. Morton, D. D. 0. Brief'Addresses by Chairman of Presbyterial Home Mission Committees. Rev. H. G. Hill, D. D., Rev. C. A. Mun roe, Rev. W. E. McTlwairte and Rev.D. I. Craig. ! 7. The Evangelistic Work of the Sy nod. Rev. Alexander Sprunt. General Discussion of the Whole Sub ject of Home Missions in the Bounds ot the Synod. Amount of collection for Foreign Missions $93.28. ' The report of the Board of Regents of the Orphanage Home was read, j Report of Committee on change of location, of Orphans Home was read. Report of Executive Committee of Orphans Home was read, ! Recomendations of Board of Regents (majority and minority) reports read. Reports accepted, and reccommenda tions tajten up seriatim. Recomendation of recommendations one and two were concurred in change of location of Orphans Home brought out much discussion. The' recommendation of minority re-i port was adopted, which was to pur chase property at Barium Springs and remove the Orphans Home at once from Charlotte. Adjourned. FRIDAY MORNING'S SESSION. Synod met at 9:30 o clock and opened with prayer by Rev. R. Z. Johnson. Minutes of yesterday's session read and after slight correction, approved. . Report of committee to examine Syn-; odical reports was received and adopted, v J.udge Avery asked, and was granted, the privilege of making a personal ex planation regarding an article in the N. C. Presbyterian which inadvertantly misrepresented him. Unfinished business with regard to Orphan's Home was taken up and the report of the Board of Regency adopt ed as a whole. Revs. B. F.. Mjirable, E. P. Penick and H. G. Gilland were ap pointed to fill vacancies on the Board of Regency.:- The clerk of Synod was instructed to write a letter of explanation to the ladies of Cbarlotte,-with regard to the action of Synod in removing the Orphan'S-Home. Rev. Dr. Shearer, President of David son College, was heard on the report ot "the Synodical Commission. This re port recommended the union of the Synods of North Carolina, South Caro lina, Georgia, and South Georgia, and Florida in the establishment of a school common to them ..all, to be called a University, embracing all the courses of such an institution. Recommendations for the manage ment of the institution were also made; also that committees on Christian edu cation, whose duty it shall be to excite intest on this subject, be appointed by Synods and Presbyteries, and that min isters be urged to inform their people of the importance of education, especially female education. Dr. Shearer spoke at length on the report, which was re ceived, and will come up lateras' unfin ished business. . ; :. Home Missions, the order of the day, was then taken up. The annual report of the Synod's agent of "Sustentatipn was read by Rev.v Dr. Primrose. The report was received, the resolutions con sidered seriatim and . adopted,-and -the report adopted as a whole. The last resolution recommended .the appoint ment of a committee of three to make some arrangements looking to aid for the church at Chapel Hill. Rev. F. H. Johnson, Mr. A. Leazer, and Rev. J. S. Watkins, D. D., were appointed that committee. The annual report of the Synod's agent bf Evangelistic Labor was read by Rev. A. Sprunt. Report received and approved. The resolution embodied in the report was discussed byMr.A. Leader and Rev. W. D. Morton, D. D. Mr. Leazer suggested simultaneous meetings in the interest of both Home and For eign Missions. Dr. Morton thought it advisable to present the two objects at separate times. Resolutions adopted. The annual reports of the Synodical Evangelist was read by Rev. W. D. Mor ton. D. D. Report received an-i ap proved. The assistant Evangelist, Rev. C. W. Maxwell, made an interesting report on his methods of work. He deplored the laxity of church members on the ob servance of family worship, and laid es pecial stress on the importance of this duty, and related some pathetic inci dents in connection with his labors. His report was received and adopted. Report of trje standing committee on Evangelistic Labor was read by Rev. Mr. Mdlwain. Report adopted, and resolutions of fered by committee considered seriatim and adopted. The report was adopted as a whole. Rev. Dr. Primrose, chairman of the Committee on Devotional Exercises, read the announcements for services on Sunday. By consent the entire time of this evening's session was allotted to the further consideration of Home Missions. AFTERNOON SESSION, Synod met at 8:30 and proceeded to business. Report of committee to examine the Minutes of Albermarle Presbytery, re ceived and approved. Report of Committee on Minutes of General Assembly, received and ap proved. Report of Committee to re-assess Albermarle Presbytery, received and adopted, Rev. F. W. E. Peschau of St. , Paul's Lutheran Church, this city, was intro duced to the Synod and invited to sit as a visiting brother. Rev. C. Miller, Rev. Dr. J. H, Smith, and Elder J, A. Gilmer were appointed a Committee on Bible Cause. Report of Committee on Records of Mecklenburg Presbytery, received and approved. Report of Committee on Leave of Absence, received and approved. Report of Committee on Minutes of Orange Presbytery laid on the table. The order of the day was then taken up. The first topic was "Our obliga tion to reach the poor-of North Caro lina with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the best means of meeting this oh-! ligation." On this topic Rev. E. wj Smith spoke. The first part, he said, needed.no discussion. In reply to thev last part he said, men and money were the necessary means. The scarcity of men for this work intensifies the need Of money. The fewer men the higher the salaries that must be paid. The bet ter the salary, the better the man, the better the man the better the work. He thought the cause of the lack of money for the work lay almost entirely with the preachers in their failure to preach to their people, in scriptural pro portion their duty connected with the monied interest of the church, and the danger of the great sin of covetousness. The Greek words expressing covetous ness mean the greed of gain and the love of money. Pastors should preach constantly that covetousness is the most dangerous, damning, most insiduous and unsuspecting sin of the age. Failure to preach this is failure of duty to God. The only antidote for covetousness is systematic, self-denying giving. Don't talk about money but teach them the dutv of entire consecration, which in volves means as well as self. Pastors should give personal instructions on this, point, Consecration is not complete until it reaches self-denial. If pastors Will do their duty the results of the com ing year will be unparalleled. A resolu tion bearing on this subject was dock eted.'. - ' -. The next topic was -The ministerial qualifications for reaching the poor suc cessfully," which was discussed by Rev, P. R. Law. Mr. Gladstone said no Church can stand unless its ministers or priests can command the respect of the people. We want not weaklings and ignorant men to preach the Gospel, but men of power and culture. Paul says the minister should teach the people. To teach, he must have knowledge." Evangelists, who go first to destitute places to her ald the Gospel, should be well informed, because of the fact that first impressions so materially shape the minds of the peo ple. It requires more 1 power, culture' and earnestness ; to work successfully among the poorjthan any pother class. Those -who work among the poor must identify themselves with that class; he must visit them and ; above all, car ry love in his heart that he may feel that he who is redeemed of the Lord, however .poor, is yet possessed of the greatest wealth, i That wealth the min ister has the privilege of offering the poorest and lowliest. ! - ;j The next topic was "Presbyteri anism suited to the masses,". : dis cussed by Rev'. W. SJ Primrose. of Raleigh. He first spoke of the con stitution of the apostolic churches, - giv ing Scriptural references to sustain his position, and comparedjthe present sys tem of the Presbyterian Church with thaj constitution. He then traced the present system back to the early centu riesj. V j.-" '.' ; ;j - That Presbyterianism is suited to the masses is proven by its apostolic origin; its fatholicityjjts ifaithr which faith he explained fully; by its simple services, its simple requirements for church mem bership; by encouraging popular and higher education;: but said that the ministry of those not so highly educated should not be j despised, ; ; and wishes that the j church had imany such as . Mr. Fife, 1 who ought to few; pray ye, therefore, j the Lord of the harvest to send more laborers." Secure good workmen who will draw the stones from the quarry and assist in the com pletion of the Lord's great temple. : ' The last topic on the programme, "The Evangelistic Work of the Synod," was discussed by Rev. A.- Sprunt. He called attention td the lamentable spiritual condition of parts of the State. The Bible Society after canvass by its agent reports, one family in every ten in the State without a Bible. Some are as ignorant of God's word as the heathen in China. He gave interesting statistics of the church membership in the State amoug all denominations and showed that there are more thin 300,000 adults who are not Christians; many of them totally ignorant of the way of salvation. There is no other agency ordained unr der the sun to reach these people but the church of God. The responsibility is on all denominations. Our duty is not to convert these souls, that is God's work. r 1 is to preach the word to the peple; We cannot say to thou command room," until we be ordained; whom they could receive and instruct. By its love of !; civil and religious liberty; by affording the best home training of its children, and by its missionary activity, .home and foreign. If the masses are not reached it is not the fault of the system, but our own fault. Let us look at past successes, thank God, and go forward to greater efforts. ;' The next topic, "Lay Evangelization," was discussed by Rev. J. Rumple, D. D. He compared the church to an army of skeletons, always on a peace footing, but said the church presented the strange spectacle of being, an army of officers; that is, the officers are doing all the work. He held that it was the duty of every chifrch member to do something, the difference of work being a difference in talent. This would be general evangelization. Evangeli zation means preaching. Lay evangeli zation means laymen preaching. Is it the duty of every man who thiqks he can speak for Christ to go out constant ly and permanently to preach without further recognition of the church? The church has the characteristics of a gov ernment or kingdom, which have cer tain men chosen! for government. No man can assume i the official duties of the governor, the judges of the courts, however competent, until so chosen, nor can. a lawyer practice his profession un til he is licensed by the State. Shall the church be less careful of the great interests of its ministry? We, as minis ters, must comply with the established rules Of the church in which we are re quired to guard well the ministry., The Scriptures are the true test, and they have laid down the plan by which the ministers are to be chosen and sent out. The ordinary preachers should be or dained and set apart for the work by the laying on of hands, Are these not ex traordinary gifts in which exceptions may be made. If a man should work miracles in our midst, we would not for bid him.. But these extraordinary gifts have passed away, and the church is left to the ordinary way of chosing its Ministers. Paul, j Barnabas, Timothy and Titus, were all ordained. Where ability to speak for Christ is found,"' it ought to be exercised, perhaps tentative ly for a while, but in a short while set apart by ordination. The church wants its best force in an ordained ministry! It is the duty of the presbytery when it finds a man whose mouth the Lord has opened to go to him and instruct him in his duty. EVENING SESSION. : Synod met at 8 p. m. and proceeded to business. ' ' . Report of the Judicial committee was received, and committee discharged. Report of the committee On Minutes of Concord Presbytery was received and approved. Report of the committee on report of Trustees of Synod, was, received! and approved. After deyotlonal exercises the order of the day was taken up. i The first topic, "The necessity and powers of the Evangelist" was spoken on by Rev. W. D. Morton, D. D. He said the chuich of God is a spiritual temple, the human building of which is the evolution in time of the plans made in eternity. Every child of God is a stone in this grand temple and each stone has its office. The human builders often make mistakes by neglecting some particular part of the work. Were it not for the guiding hand of God the symetry would be destroyed; j The danger of the present time is the neglect of the poor. We must not only dig out the fair stones from the quarry, but go to the bed rock, and . use all kinds. The calls for this work are the heterogenous population, the masses in the great city ' and the ignorant poor. ' The widening gap between capital and labor- can only be bridged by love to God- The tendency of the city churches God "we have done as ed. and yet there is meet this duty. The command is "put on-, the whole armor of God." The 'church lays all stress on all parts of that armor except that of the "feet shod withfthe gospel of peace." We have been standing still. There is no conflict betweep home and foreign missions; it is all the Lord's work. "As I have loved you,'" Christ said. How did He love us? By giving His life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for 'the brethrenj. There must be willingness and consecration on our part. It is in the power of the 26,000 Presbyterians in the State, if they will, to evangelize the entire State in two years. We cat do what we want to do. The fault is largely due to the unfaith fulness of the ministers. They do not feel the importance' of the situation. The people must learn of the needs through them. The Synod of Ken tucky, with a membership of 15,000, has resolved to raise this year $20,000 for Synodical mission work. The Synod of North Carolina with a membership of 26,000 has to-day re solved to raise $3,000. Is it not a shame ? Brethren, come "to the help ot the Lord against the mighty" at once. , An appeal was made for pledges of sums to aid Synodical Missions during the year in addition to the resolution of Synod. More than $2,000 was pledged and a collection was taken for that ob ject, i Dr. Morton introduced a resolution recommending that the Synod call Rev. E. W. Smith, of Greensboro, to evange listic work, which was adopted. Wednesday, November 11th, 1891, was fixed as the time of next meeting. It was ordered that the order of the day for noon to-morrow be rescinded There will be no sermon at that hour. After prayer, adjourned. SATURDAY MORNING SESSION. Synod met at 9:30 o'clock and opened witty prayer. The minutes of yester day's session were read and approved. The clerk was' instructed to procure from Dr. Morton, Synodical Evangelist, statistics from the ; report made by him yesterday for incorporation in the Min utes of the Synod. The report " of the committee on records of Fayetteville Presbytery was received, adopted, and the resolutions sustained, Report of the committee on Union Theological Seminary was received and approved and a resolution offered in connection therewith was adopted. The unfinished business was taken up, which was the consideration of the report of the Synodical Commission Rev. C. A. Munroe asked if the estab lishment of the Central University recommended by that Commission was intended to supplant the theological institutions of the church now in exist ence. ; Dr. Shearer, the chairman of the Commission, replied that such an Uni versity would necessarily need many feeders, and the decided sentiment of the. Commission was that it would rather than hinder the work of present schools, be the means of establishing more high schools, and increasing the universal interest in the cause of educa tion. ' The recommendations- of the Com mission were largely discussed, and their import clearly set forth by Dr, Shearer. The report was adopted, and is as follows: r . We, the commissioners appointed by the Synods of j North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and South Georgia and Florida, beg leave to submit to the Synods the following report : I. We deem it desir'able, necessary, and practicable for the four synods to unite in founding and fostering a school common to them all. We do therefore recommend the adoption of the follow ing Plan of Union, which shall be of the nature of fundamental law for the pro posed institution ; 1. The Synods shall appoint each three Regents, so elected that one shall pass out of office each year, who shall constitute a Board of Regents, of whom onr half shall ; be a quorum. The sole government of the institution shall be long to this Board, 2. Such institution shall embrace first, such academic and scientific courses as are usual in institutions of a high grade, SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Raleigh . Visitor : r Near Holly Springs yesterday afternoon, after much suffering, Mr. M. B. Royster, who was well-known in this city. New Berne Journal: The build ing for the new. canning factory was com pleted a little while ago, the machinery has now arrived and is being placed in position, and the factory is expected to start in about two weeks. Tarborci Bahtier: The revival of the Methodist Church, conducted .by Rev. Mr. Leigh, closed last Sundav night. He preached at the factory tilr ; Wednesdav nio-ht. Hp :nrarriprl his ! larcweu sermon lasi nignt ar, me jvicmo dist Church. About forty persons have joined the church during his revival. Winston Daily: We learn to day that Dr. Josh Smith, of Stonewall, Rockingham county, in digging in his magnetic iron ore mine the other day, broke off a solid block weighing 240 pounds. He has it on exhibition at that place, and says he will send it. to Win ston by the first train. s - . r Rocky Mount Phcenix: The L Episcopalians at Batlleboro are getting tneir lot in order preparatory to build ing their new Church. -4 Rev. Mr. Love, the new pastor who ! has accepted a call to the Baptist Church at this' place, will preach his first sermon here the first Sunday in November. Salem Press : Preparations are actively in. progress for the working of the recently discovered silver mine near Price's Stoae, Rockingham county, situ- i i r- - i , . i aieu on tne rvoanoKe ana poutnern rail way, some twelve miles from Madison. Capt. B. F. Feely, one of thej owners and discoverers, states that the necessa ry machinery has -seen ordered and is expected daily. The ore has been test ed and gives proof of being of high, grade and easily obtained,.' Oxford Ledger: The neighbors hood of Health Seat, in Vance county was in a high state ot excitement on Saturday last. A mad dog was on the rampage, and Mr. Alex. Short conr eluded he would try and , make friends with the rabid canine and; was iseverely- bit ihroug one of his hands. The dog Vent from thereto Mr. Franklin Wades and entered the house. Mrs. Wade did not like his unceremonious vishj; and she picked up a chair and laid him but. In a few moments his dogship picked him self up and leaving for; parts unknown, and has not been heard from at last ac counts. Mr. Short left in a few hours for Man son to apply a mad stone to his hand and we have no account of his re- i Carolinian.' to move uptown away from the masses, and then such professional polytechnic, has caused independent evangelization by Young Men's Christian : Associations and other organizations. They may make a mistake, but they reach the poor. Our duty as a church is to meet this demand, j The highest evidence of Apostolic succession is to preach to the J poor. .- i;: j I - - . -. -.' The plain duty of the Synod and presbyteries is to see that the Gospel is preached to the poor in their borders. . The powers, of the Evangelist are to preach the' pure Word of Truth, to preach Christ earnestly, and tenderly, to set in order the elements of the church constitution, the ordination of deacons and elders, and the organization of churches, and to assist feeble pastorates. "The haryest is great and the. laborers. and industrial schools and courses as may from time to time seem proper and necessary. In connection with every Course there shall be given a thorough and comprehensive Biblical training so as to make an intelligent Scriptural faith the controlling principle of the institution. 3. The school shall be called a Uni versity, in that it shall offer the best facilities in reach for thorough culture and a high standard of graduation, and also an ever-widening scheme of courses taught, all to be presented in such rela tions and combinations as may seem wisest, ; 4. The Bo.-ird of Regents shall exer cise the usual powers of such bodies, and employ executive agencies and ex act such by-laws as may seem to them necessary for the furtherance of their work and shall secure a Charter of In- Continued on Fourth Page.) turn. ; Elizabeth City! There was a serious cutting scrape last week in lower Pasquotank between twp men named fnce and Keaton, about the division of molasses. One was bruised with a stick and the other cut with a knife. Hon. W. A. B.i Branch, . Democratic candidate for Congress froni this district, passed through the city yesterday, en route from Dare and Hyde counties, where Solicitor Blount and himself have been filling their appoint ments, tie is very sanguine over the success of all the Democratic nominees. Oxford Day: The information received here that Jas. Hunt, of Brass field township, fell from an excursion train last Thursday and broke his neck, dying instantly, was incorrect. Mr. Hffnt fell off the platform of one of the coachj es on the R. & G. road between Brooks ton and Neuse, and landed on his head. The train was stopped and he was at first thought to be dead. He was taken- to Neuse and left there apparently life less. A little while later he recovered consciousness, and the next day he was able to go to- work again, evidently not much the worse for the accident. : Winston Daily : A farmer live, . ing in the upper edge of Forsyth came to Winston a few weeks ago arid in dulged in a spree. He then disappeared mysteriously, and his family and neigh bors made a search and sent out inqui- ries for him, but in vain. A few days ago the anxious wife received a letter from him from Indiana. The intelli gence that is brought Is that he had made his will since his arrival in the West, and that it was in favor of the heart-broken wife! The letter closed with the followinc: paragraph : "Please send ; me enough money to get back . - -horn on. ) Raleigh News and Observer: The annual fair of the North Carolina I ndustrialAssociation started off yester- ( day under most favorable auspices. About 11 o'clock the procession formed on Fayetteville 'street. The procession was headed by the Oak "City band and the Charlotte colored military which made a fine show. Following were a display of the exhibits at the fair in cluding wagon loads of agricultural pro ducts and poultry and some fine horses and stock. Gov. Fowle and Mai. S. M. Finger were escorted out to the grounds and Gov. Fowle opened the fair ih a well-timed and appropriate address. He was followed by Maj.; Finger. The ex hibit is full and is very creditable all fche way through. ( Burgaw Herald: Miss Sallie f Alderman, aged 84 years, sister of Alfred . Alderman of Wilmington, and the late ; Morgan Alderman of Pender, died at the resident of Isaiah Carroll, on Friday night last, and her remains were inter red at Mount Holly church last Sunday. Mr. Jas. H. 'Moorei William M, Hand and others are digging their tube rose bulbs. This bids fair to be an'tm portant industry fori Pender county, as the soil here seems to be especially adapted to their growth, as it is to many other varieties of flowers. I A little grandson of Mr. Daniel Bordeaux took down the gun last Wednesday evening . to kill a hawk, and in going out at! the -j door its contents were accidentally dis- i charged and the load entered the ankle i of a colored boy about jtwo feet from the muzzle. The bones of the ankle were shot into pieces. I j Ashevule Ltttzen: h.a. rlenseley was shot and killed by Wm. Parris, in Madison county, Tuesday night. A citizen representative went to Biltmore this morning to ascertain why the fact of the finding of the body of Mrs. Mor rison at that place last Saturday was not reported to the authorities. About fifty men at work around the place wereques tioned;and nearly all of them replied that they knew nothing whatever of the finding of the body. Three of jthem however, had heard of . the affaijr, but not until after the j Citizen of yesterday containing the account of it was issued. The agent of the railroad at that j place said that he knew of no body havifig been shipped from the station. It is said ' that some people living in the western part of the city heard a woman's voice as if crying Thursday night. Thel facts published in the Citizen of yesterday were furnished by Mr. Deaver, who got themJfromSullivan, the woman's brother-in-law. - . i i Raleigh Chronicle: It is! said that all the inmates of the Soldiers" Home are bachelors. Immepse quantities Of cotton are passing through the city, and as in uch stops here as the cotton compress can pack- by running both day and night. The Governor has authorized an exchange of j courts between Judge McRae and JudgeiGraves by which Judge McRae will hold Cum berland county court, beginning Novem ber 10th, and Judge Graves will hold Person and Caswell courts Person be--ginning November 10th and (Caswell November 17, Ed. B. Rogers, rep resenting himself as Sylvester If. Bailey; attempted on vesterday to borrow money from Messrs. Peele & Maynard on the lands of Mr. Bailey. Being caqght and told of his attempted fraud is to the land, and after some" further lying and insisting that his name was Bailey, he. was compelled to admit in the j presence1 of Mr. George H. Jackson, that he was trying to get money under false pre-v tences. r :: mm 1 I V. '- m in .-': - ! V,. 1: ;ji '.1 if t i .-' v. ! ' b 1 i 1 it 'IS J r. mm.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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