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€lGHfITY-Fl^SJF flNNUAL SESSION
§ynod of 9Iorth Carolina,
GREENSBORO, N. C, OCTOBER, 1894.
WITH AN APPENDIX.
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MINUTES
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'GlGH^Y-FlI^S^ ^NNUAL SESSION
Synod of 9Iorth Carolina,
GREENSBORO, N. C, OCTOBER, 1894.
WITH AN APPENDIX.
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MINUTES.
Greensboro, X. C, October 23rd, 1894.
The s \ n c > i > op North Carolina met in its Eighty-firsl Annual Session. Tuesday, October 23rd, 1*1)4, a.1 7:30 o'clock, in the First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro. N. ('.. ami was opened with a sermon by the retiring Modera- tor, Rev. P. II. Boge, D. l>.. from John, [3:29— " This my joy therefore is fulfilled."
The Synod was then constituted with prayer by Rev. P. H. Hoge, I). I).
The following members were present during the ses- sions of the Synod : *
I. — Orange Presbytery.
MINISTERS.
.1 Henry Smith, D. 1>.
L. B. Turnlmll.
1 1. I. Craig,
K W. Smith, I*. I»
S. O. Hall,
R. W. Culbertsou.
.1. Ifi I.. Beabrook,
I). M. Mclver. I . W. Robinson.'-! W. I{. Coppedge, W. s. Campbell. C. W. Maxwell.4 C. Miller.
RULING ELDERS. R. P. Dirk,
Leo. I). Bearl te, R. X. Denny,
1).-. W. P. Beall,
G. A. Denny,
1). S. Allison,
W. C. Duini.'ll.
CHUEOHEB. Greensboro, Firsl Durham. Reidsville,
Westminster.
Buffalo. Little River
Graham.
'The figure after the name denotes the day a member takes his seat, Of the Presbytery of Orange the following ministers were absent: Thos I'. Faucette, C. N. Morrow, ,1 M. Greenlee — 8.
The following churches were nol represented: Burlington, Stonj Creek, Spring Wood, Speed well, Billsboro, Eno, Fairfield. Wentworth, Midway, Chapel Hill, Milton. Grier's, Mebaneville, Bethlehem, Mt. A.iry,Oak Forest, Yanceville. Calah, Jamestown, Rethesda, Red lions.'. Lexington, Worthville— 23.
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MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Roll of Synod.
I. Orange Presbytery, Continued.
MIMS'I'KHS.
\\ . C. Alexander •> H. S. Bradshaw.2 Ft. E. ('. Lawson.3 M. McG. Shields. R. E. CaldweB. F). J. Currie. B. (i. Walker, (eoP
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Kl I.1N«. ELDERS.
.1 . M I;
c. w Johnston,? H. (i. Lea,s Hiram Foard. ■I C. Johnston, W. H. Phipps,2 A. ('. MtVli- A. T. Forbis, A. v. Craig.a S.J.Crawford,
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Winston, First
New Hope HigL Point. Leaksville. Madison. Alamance. Aaheboro. Bethel. Haw fields. Cross Roads,
Ministers. ti. L. Beall. 3. Rumple, I). D.,
I. M. Wharey, D. D.2 C. A. Munroe, J. A. Ramsay, W. R. McLelland. J. B. Shearer D. I).:* A. T. Graham, H. D. Lequeux, P. H. Dalton.
It. W. Bojd.3
W. M. Shaw.
R. V. Lancaster
J. ('. Kennedy,
14.
(I. — Concord Presbytery,
RULING ELDERS. E. B. XeavtVJ
E. B. Stimson,
(i. W. F. Harper.:* J. G. Hall.3
H. L. Smith. I. N. Pharr,
P. J. Sinclair, 2
W. E. Litaker.2 X. Johnston,
D. F. Cannon.
10.
I HTiRCHES.
Salisbury. Statesville.
Lenoir. Hlckorv.
Davidson Collegl
Poplar Tenc.
Marion.
Bethphage.
Gil wood.
Concord, First.
Of the .Presbytery of Concord the following ministers were absent : W. \ Wood, D. D.. Win! W .Pharr, D I).. J. M. Hose. Jr., L. McEinnon, D. D., R. S. \,-,,,u 1. F. E. Pressly, A. F. Crawford. D. Munroe, Wm. H. White, J. W. Da- vis, I). D.. R. 1'. Pell. J. A. Harris, M. A. Henderson— 13.
The following: churches were not represented: Centre, Prospect. Morgan- tun. Mooresville, Bethesda, Bethany, Tabor. Troutman, Third Creek, Fifth Creek,
MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NOUTH CAROLINA.
227
Roll of Synod.
MINI* 1 I Rfi
I). D. McBryde. II. G. Bill, I). D.. A. N Ferguson.!)
P. H. Law. W. F. Thorn. W. B. Arrowood, M. Bldridge.a
D w. Pox, A. .1 . McKelway. .1. A. McMurray. S. M. Rankin. A. M. Hassell.2 M. D. McNeill,*
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III.— Fayetteville Presbytery.
RULING ELDERS.
J.C. McCaskill,
I). B. McLean, P. ('. Shaw,
Peter McRea. James McBryde,
Sector McLean,
Dr. .1. Shaw, Geo. Cole, .1. .:. White, A. ('. Munroe, W. C. McPhail, D. D. Kelly,
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Maxton.
Antioch.
Bet lie-mill.
Laurinburg,
Centre.
Ida Mills.
Carthage.
Euphronia.
Mi .Vernon Spring
Sandy Grove.
Shannon.
White Hill.
IV. — Wilmington Presbytery.
MINISTERS.
.) osepfa Evans.3 K McDonald.3
Kll.lNi. ELDERS.
Him wood, Concord ( Iredell). Clio. New Salem, Benlah. Shearer Chapel, Mocksville, Ta. vlors villi-. Newton, Shiloh.Sherrill's Ford, Old Fort, Si loam, Greenlee, Turkey I'ovi., i;i. n alpine, Flk Park, Cove Creek. Thyal ira, Back Creek, Qnitv, Franklin. Rocky River, Zion, Soul h River, Norwood, Mispah, Forest, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk-40.
< If the Pre8byter.v of Fa vetteville t he following ministers were absent : .1. P. McPberson. A. McMillan, A. McQueen. I). Fairlev, J. S. Black, J. \V. John- rton, A. Currie, R. A. McLeod, M. N. M. tver— 9.
The following churches were no1 represented: Ashepole. Barbecue, Ben Sa- lem, Bethel, Bethlehem. Big Rockflsh. Bluff. Buffalo. Cameron. China Grove. Church of Covenant, Culdee, Cypress, Dunn. Gllerbee Springs, Fayetteville, Flal Branch. Galatia, Gulf. Haywood, [ona, Jackson Spring, Jonesboro, Keyser, Laurel Hill. Lebanon, Long Street, Lumber Bridge, Lumberton. Mark's Creek, Macedonia, McWilliam Chapel, McPberson, Midway, Montpelier, Ml Carmel, .Mi. Pisgah, Mi. Tabor. Pee Dee, Pbilippi, Philadelphia, Pittsboro. Pocket, Red Spring, Rockingham, Salem, Sardis, Sharon, Sherwood, Smyrna, St. Andrews, il, Summerville, I'nion— ~>4.
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MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Roll of Synod.
IV.— Wilmington Presbytery, Continued.
MINISTERS. P. H. Hoge, D. I)., P. Mclntyre.
A. D. MeClure,
J. M. Rawlings, D. D.
S. H. Isler.
RULING ELDERS
D. G. Worth.
.1. H. Thomas,
CHURCHES.
Wilmington, First. Si . Andrews.
V. — flecklenburg Presbytery.
MINISTERS.
R. Z. Johnston,--! J. J. Kennedy .2
D. T. Towles. R. A. Miller.
E. A. Sample. .1. R. McAlpine. .1. L. Williamson. Roger Martin. W. C. C. Foster. Frank I). Hunt. Geo. A. Sparrow. J. M. Grier.2 Chalmers Moore. 2 .1. J. Harrell. Wm. P. McCorkle. S. W. Newell.
John H. Boyd, D. D.,3
E. L. Silver.
Wm. Black.
H. M. Parker.
J. A. Preston, D. D..2
G. A. Hough.
R I, LING ELIIERS.
Win. Lee Davidson,'-!
(HtRCHES.
Lincolnton. First.
Geo. M. Phifer,3
C. Scott,2
Charlotte, Second .
Charlotte, First.
Of the Presbytery of Wilmington the following ministers wire absent : James Kelly, A. McFadyen, Timothy H. Newkirk, Geo. W. McMillan, J. D. Standford, J. J. Hines, M. Jerkins, (col'd) — 7.
The following churches were not represented: Mt. Ziou. Ml. Williams, White Oak, Oak Plains, But-Raw. Hopewell. Pike, Keith. Rockfish, (lint »n, Mt. Olive, Beth Car, Bladenhoro, Clarkfon, Ehzabethton, Mt Horeb, Whiteville, Black River, Caswell. Beulah, Chinquepin, Horeb. Harmony. South River, Whitehall, Grove. Duplin Road. Union, Jacksonville, White Plains. Topsail, Cobb's Mills, Warsaw, Croatan, Seminary. Morehead City, Richlands, Cronly, Grace, Stanford— 40.
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Roll of Synod
V.— Mecklenburg Presbytery, Continued. MINISTERS RULING ELDERS. I ll ( KCHKS .
H. 1'. Smith, a B. <i. Bradley . Gastonia.
Jon aa Barclay, AbeStowe, Belmont.
.1. s Morrow, (col'd) II. II McKeithan, Wadesboro.
H. F. Campbell, It. D., John McDowell, a Steele Creek.
26 S. M. Henderson, PawCreek.
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VI. — Albemarle Presbytery
MINISTERS. RULING BLDBBS. CHURCHES.
.1. X II. Summerell.
W. D. Morton. D. D.,3 J. R. Clack, Henderson.
('. M. Payne, D. D.,a J. B. Sparrow,? Washington.
C. <i. Vardell.
.1. [•:. L. WinecofF.a
.1. E. Thacker, .1. 8. Amis. Oxford.
Eugene Daniel, D. D., E. U. Harding, Raleigh, First.
('. N. Wharton. 4
P D. Thomas.
K. W. Hines.
W. T. Walker.a
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Of the Presbytery of Mecklenburg tin- following ministers were absent: Win Graves, S. c. Boyce, -I. W. Moore, .1. T. Wade, H M.Dixon, L. H. Baldwin, W..I. Williams, (col'd) B. E. Lcntz, Jesne W Siler, James Lapsley, B.C. Mor rison. M. C. Arrowood, J. L. Wicker— 18.
The following churches were no! represented: Sugar Creek, Providence Hopewell, Little Brit tain, Philadelphia, Goshen, Long Creek, Ulney, Raman I'nii v. New Hope, .Mallard Creek. Shar >n. Marven. Pleasent Hill. Hiwassee, David ■on River, Bethel (H.), Anheville, First, Franklin. .Morrison. Mill's River. Bethle hem, Machpelah. Dalian, Sheloy, HenderHonville, Rutherfordton, Sandy Plain** Castanea Grove, Swannanoa, Red Oak, Union. Hephzibah, Oak Purest, Monroe Waynesville. Pineville, Matthews, Huntersville, Bryeon L'ity. Amity. King'i Mountain, Duncan's Creek, Shiloh. Wm. Memorial. Polkton, Robinson, Mul berry. Waxhaw. Lowdl, Graham St.. Bethel (M ), Drusilla. Newel], Dillsboro S'ev.Mis. Waco. Ironton. Wca \ eri on , Hanks. Bethany, (col'd) Brevard. Stanley Creek. Cook's Memorial, Beulah, Smitli Side, Centre, Barclay, Altan, Cherry- ville. Forest City, Lattimore, Midway— 74.
Of the Preshytery of Albemarle the following ministers were absent : R Bnrwell. I). D . F. li. Johnston, I). D.— 2
The following churches were nol represented: Cann Memorial. Geneva, Goldsbnro. Grassy Creek Greenville, RLenly, La Grange, Littleton. Lou'sburg, Nahiila, New Berne, Oak Hill, Oakland. Rocky Mount, Shiloh, Tarboro. Wai renton. Wilson, .Nut Bush, Aurora, Olivet— 21.
230 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA. Organization. Corresponding Hember. Fraternal Greetings.
Ministers present during the session of Synod, 91 ; Ruling Elders, 53; total 144.
Rev. W. P>. Arrowood, of the Presbytery of Fayette- ville, was chosen Moderator, and Rev. P. R. Law, of Fay- etteville Presbytery and Ruling Elder Hiram Foard win chosen temporary clerks.
The hours of daily sessions were fixed from 9 a. m. to ] p. m. ; from 11 a. m. to 12 M. to be set apart tor Divine worship; from 3 i>. m. too p. m., and from 7:30 p. M. to adjourn at will.
Rev. S. H. Chester. D. I)., of the Synod of Memphis, was invited to sit as a corresponding member, and was in- troduced to the Synod.
It was ordered that the fraternal greetings of the Synod be sent through the Moderator to the Synod of Vir- ginia, in session at Danville, Ya.
The Synod then adjourned to meet to-morrow at 0. a. m. Closed with prayer by the Moderator.
5EC0ND DAY.
Wednesday, October 24th, 1894,
flORNING SESSION.
The Synod met and was opened with prayer by Rev, Roger Martin.
The minutes of last evening's session were read and approved.
The minutes of the last Annual Session, having been printed, were approved without reading.
MINI I i> hi THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA. 281
Standing Committees.
The Moderator announced the following
STANDING COMMITTEES:
I. Bills and Overtures.— Rev, P. H. Hoge,D. I)., W. S. Campbell, P. H. Dalton, and Ruling Elders J, C. McCas- kill and J. S. Amis.
%2. Judicial Committee. — Rev. C A. Munroe, Frank 1). Hunt, I). W. Fox, and Ruling Elders I. N. Pharr and D. S. Allison.
3. Address to thio Churches.— Rev. .1. N. H. Summer- ell, H. I). Lequeux, M. MeG. Shields, and Ruling Elders Hector McLean end B. G. Bradley.
4. Systematic Beneppcence. — Rev. R. V. Lancaster, R. \Y. Cnlbertson, Geo. A. Sparrow, and Ruling Elders B. R. Harding and H. H. McKeithan,
5. Minutes of the General Assembly. — Rev. F. Dan- iel, 1). D., A. J. McKelway, W. R. McLelland, and Ruling Elders Leo. D. Heartte and S. M. Henderson.
(j. Cnton Theological Seminary.— Rev. Roger Mar- tin, B. L. Beall, H. M. Barker, and Ruling Elders G. A. Benny and N. Johnston.
7. Treasurer's Book .— Rev. W. M. Shaw, J. A. Mc- Murray, and Ruling Elders I). G.Worth ami D.F.Cannon.
8. Report of Trustees of Synod.— Rev. R. E. Cald- well, Jonas Barclay, R. W. Hines, and Ruling Elder A. C. Mnnroe.
'.». Devotional Exercises — Rev. E. W.Smith, D.D., J. Henry Smith, D.D.,S. O.Hall, and Ruling Elder R. P.Dick.
K). Statistical Reports.— Rev. A. D. McCIure, S. 0. Hall, E. L. Siler, and Ruling Elder B. C. Shaw.
II. Synodical Records. — Rev. D. B. McBryde, E. B. Turnbull, and Ruling Elder Peter McRea.
12. Leave of Absence.— Rev. W. C C. Foster. S. IE Isler. J. McL. Seabrook, and Ruling Elder R. X. Denny.
2'J2 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Presbyterial Records. Reports Read and Referred.
PRE5BYTERIAL RECORDS:
Orange.— Rev. R. F. Campbell, D. D., and Ruling El- der J. Shaw.
Concord. — Rev. S. \V. Newell and Ruling Elder J. R. Clack.
Fnvetteville. — Rev. W. R. Coppedere and Ruling Elder J. H. Thomas.
WPmington.—HfiV. C. Miller and Rev. F. 1). Thomas.
Mecklenburg. —Rev. W.F. Thorn and Rev. S.M. Rankin.
Albemarle. — Rev. E. A. Sample and Rev. J. J. Harrell.
The Synodical and Presbyterial Records were present- ed and referred to their respective committees.
The Statistical Reports from the Presbyteries were presented and referred to the Committee on Statistical Re- ports. (Appendix, Paper A.)
The Reports on Systematic Beneficence from the Pres- byteries were presented and referred to the Committee on Sj'stematic Beneficence. (Appendix, Paper B.)
The Narratives on the State of Religion from the Presbyteries were presented and referred to theOominittee to prepare an Address to the Churches.
The Report of Directors of Union Theological Semi- nary was read and referred to the Committee on Union Theological Seminary. This Committee was also directed to make nominations to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors.
Rev. B. Soulier, of the Waldensian Synod, and Rev. W. L. Harrill. of the Synod of Georgia, were invited to sit as corresponding members and were introduced to the Synod.
The Annual Report of* the Trustees of Synod, Col. John E. Brown, chairman, was read and referred to the Committee on the Trustees of Synod. It is as follows:
Your Trustees report that no business pertaining to tlieir office as Trus- Tees lias been brought to their attention since the last Annual Report
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Order of Day. Treasurer's Report.
A committee of three, Rev. C. W. Robinson, Rev. \V. P. McCorkle and Ruling Elder E. B. Stitnson, was appointed to take into consideration the matter of Church Erection and report at this meeting.
Rev. E. E, Blount, of th<> Baptist Church, was invited to sit as a visiting brother and was introduced to the Synod.
It was made the Order of the Da v at 12 m. to-day to hear the presentation of fraternal greetings from the Wal- densian Synod by Rev. B. Soulier.
The Treasurer of Synod submitted his report, which was read and referred to the Committee on the "Treasur- er's Book.'' It is as follows :
ItEV. .1. ALSTON RAMSAY, TREASURER, IX ACCOUNT WITH THE SV XOD OF NORTH
CAROLINA POR THE YEAR 1893-94.
RECEIPT8:
Rec'd of I. H. Foust, former Treasurer, - $ 83.42
" Mecklenburg Presbytery, ass't ?892«'93, - - - 70.00
" " " •' '• 1893-'94, - - - 70.00
•• Fayetteville " on acc't, .... lis. 34
•• Wilmington " ass't 1892-93, - - - 45.00
'■ " '• " " 1893-'94, - - - 40.00
•' Orange " bal. t892-'93, - - - 30.00
'• V-2 ass't 1893-94. - - 27.50
" •' Concord " -< " " - - 30.00
" Albemurlp " ass't 1892-'93, - - . 35.00 $539.26
disbursements:
Jackson ft Bell. bat. on acct., $110.09
J. A. Brady, printing minutes 1892, - 175.06
•' " •' " " 1893, 145.06
KM. Uaaell. " dockets 1893, 12.50
Baughman Co., Records of Synod, ..... (5.00
Bickorv Printing Co., printing Dockets, &c, - - ■ 5.00
Rev. J. A. Ramsay. Stated Clerk, - 48.33
Hal. in First National Hank. Hickory, 31.22 $539.20
AMOUNTS DUE KKOM PRESBYTERIES:
Orange Presbytery, V4 ass'1 L893-'94. $27. "o
Concord " '« " " 30.00
Fayetteville, " .... 60.00 $117.50
AMOUNTS lil E liv SYNoit:
Hal. due Rev, .1. A. Ramaay, salary and expenses. - - $58.10
•I. ALSTON RAMSAY,
Trtmsurer.
23-i MINI IKs OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Orders of Day. Bible Cause. Ministerial Education.
It was made the Order of the Day to-morrow (Thurs- day) at 12 m. to hear Rev. T. R. Sampson, I>. D..in behall of the "Assembly's Home and School" at Fredericksburg* Virginia.
It was made the Second Order of the Day this morn- ing-to hear Rev. R. \V. Boyd, Superintendent of the Syn- odical Orphans' Home.
The Committee on the Bible Cause, Rev. R. E. Caldwell, chairman, presented its Annual Report, which was ap- proved, and the following recommendations adopted :
1. That the Presbyteries be urged to make this cruise more prominent at their regular meetings, and especially that they make it a part of the duty ot their Presliyterial Agents to forward in each case a copy of the Animal written report to the Chairman of Synod's Committee on the Bible Cause.
2. That our ministers be urged to inform themselves and their people- more thoroughly concerning the work of the American Bible Society and out relation to it.
3. That as far as possible, the collection for this cause be taken in all our churches at the time named for it by the General Assembly— the third Sabbath in October, or as soon thereafter as possible.
Rev. D. Atkins, D. D., and Rev. S. H. Hilliard, of the M. E. Church, South, were invited to sit as visiting breth- ren and were introduced to the Synod.
The Agent of Ministerial Education, Rev. John M. Rose, Jr., presented his Annual Report, which was received, approved and the resolution appended thereto adopted :
That special efforts be made to increase in all our churches the gifts of the people for this important cause, and to this end that the pastors lie earnestly urged to give due prominence to the collections ordered in the months of No- vember and April, and to inform the. people of God of the imperative nt'cl <>f increased liberality.
The Agent of Publication and Col po rt age. Rev. A. D. McClure, presented his report, which was received, approv- ed and the following recommendation adopted:
MINI TES OF THE SYNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA. L)->>."
Orders of Day. Synodical Communion.
That Synod authorise our Colporteur to present the claims of the Mission- irr and the Children's Missionary, and to secure subscriptions fur the same as a pari of his regular work.
Rev. Floyd Alexander, of the Synod of Virginia, was invited to sit as a corresponding member, and Rev. YY. M. Bagby, of the M. E. Church, South, as a visiting brother, and were introduced to the Synod.
It was made the Order oi the Day at 10 a. m. Friday, to hear the report on Sabbath Schools.
It was made I he I >rder of the Day at 3:30 p. m. to-day to hear Rev. S. II. Chester, D. D., Secretary of the Assem- bly's Executive Committee of Foreign Missions.
The Synod took a recess of five minutes.
After recess the Synod convened and heard a sermon by Rev. L. B. Turn ball.
The Stauding Rule, requiring the Synodical Commun- ion to be conducted on Thursday evening of each Annual Session, was suspended.
The Standing Order, fixing Wednesday evening of each Annual Session for the consideration of Synodical Home Missions, was suspended.
The Order of the Day to hear Rev. S. II. Chester, D. D.. al 3:30 p. m. to-day, was reconsidered.
It was then made the Order of* the Day at 7:30 P. M. to-day to hear the report of the Permanent Committee of Foreign Missions, and that Rev. S. II. Chester, D. I)., be heard in connection therewith; on to-morrow at 7:30 p. m.. to hear the report of the Permanenl Committee on Synodical Home Missions, and oil Friday at 7:30 P. M. to conduct the Synodical Communion Services.
Rev. B. Son Her addressed the Synod, bearing the fra- ternal greetings of the Waldensian Synod.
Rev. C. (J. Vardell, Rev. A. .1. McKelway and Mr. Leo. D. Heart te were appointed a committee to prepare a re- sponse to the address of Rev. B. Soulier.
230 MINUTES OP THE SYNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Reports of Committees. Report on Orphans' Home.
It was made T 1h* Order of the Day at 3 P. M. to-day to hear- the Report of the Regents of the Orphans' Home, and in connection with the report, to hear Rev. K. W. Boyd, Superintendent of the Home.
The Synodical Historical Committee, Rev. J. A. Ram- say, chairman, reported thai there was nothing of interesl to bring before the Synod. The report was received and approved.
The Committee of Conference with the A. R. P. Church, Rev. J. Henry Smith, D. D., chairman, presented a fall and interesting report, together with the correspondence on the subject. This report having been read and received, vas then recommitted to the Committee to condense it to a suitable minute for publication in the minutes of the Synod.
The Synod took recess until 3 P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Synod met and resumed its business.
The Board of Regents of the Orphans" Home. Rev. .J. Rumple, D. P.. president, presented their Annual Report, which was received and referred to a Special Committee consisting of Rev. Messrs. J. A. Preston. I). I).. C. G. Var- dell, L. B. Turnbull, and Mr. Win. Lee Davidson and Dr. W. P. Beall. In connection with the above report the Svnod heard Rev. R. W. Boyd, Superintendent of the Or- phans9 Home.
The Synod then took recess until 7:30 o'clock P. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Tne Synod convened at 7:30 o'clock P.M. and resumed its business.
The Permanent Committee on Foreign Missions. Rev.
MINUTES OP THE BYNOl) OF NOUTH CAROLINA. 2'Y
Report of Committer on Foreign flissions. Corresponding Members.
A. T. Graham, chairman, presented the Annual Report, which was received.
Pending further action addresses were made on the subject of Foreign Missions by Rev. S. H. Chester, D. I).. Rev. R. F. Campbell, D. D., Rev. J. A. Preston, I). I>. and George Worth, M. I)., a missionary under appointment.
A collection for the cause of Foreign Missions was then taken, which amounted to f70.
The report oi the Permanent Committee was then ap- proved, and the recommendations adopted. They are as follows :
Resolved, 1st. That in view of oar email number of missionaries, ;i |ms- toral letter he addressed to our churches, appealing to our young people to io heed this Macedonian cry from heathen lands, "Come over and help us.'
2d. That the Treasurers of the Presbyteries and of the churches of this Synod be requested to forward at once to Nashville all money which may be on hand or available for this cause.
3rd. That this Synod pledge itself to do more than ever before to raise 130,000 asked for by the General Assembly.
Rev. J. K. Hazen, D.D., of the Synod of Alabama, and Rev. Thomas R. English, I). D., of the Synod of South Carolina, were invited to sit as corresponding members and were introduced to the Synod.
lev. a. T. Graham was appointed to write the Pasto- ral Letter to the churches, recommended in the Commit- tee's Report on Foreign Missions.
The following resolution was presented and adopted :
The Synod of North Carolina would most heartily endorse the in vital ion of tin- First Church. Charlotte. N. C, and hopes the General Assembly will see it* way clear to meet within our bounds in 1896.
TheSynod then adjourned to meet to-morrowat 9 A.M. closed with prayer by Rev. .1. A. Preston, I). D.
LJ.'{N MINUTEH OP THE s1* HOB OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Records of Synod. Report on Union Theological Seminary.
THIRD DAY.
Thursday, Oct. 25th. L894.
riORNINO SESSION.
The Synod met pursuant to adjournment and was opened with prayer by the Moderator.
The minutes ol the .second day's session were read and approved.
Rev. T. K. Sampson, L). I)., of the Synod of Virginia, was invited to sit as a corresponding member and was im roduced t o the Synod.
The Committee on the Records of Synod, Rev. I). I), McBryde, chairman, preseuted the following report, which was received and adopted :
"The Committee in examine the Records of Synod respectfully report thai they have examined said Records ami tiud them neatly, and in every respect, admirably kept, and recommend their approval.
The Committee on Union Theological Seminary, Re> Roger Martin, chairman, presented the following report, which was received and adopted :
1 . That the Synod oi North Carolina regards ir as a source of great gral - ihVatimi and a cause of profound gratitude to the greal Head of the Church i liar i his venerable "School of the prophets" continues to grow in useful- ness, efficiency and favor; thai the past year has been perhaps the most pros perous in its long history; that it is now so thoroughly equipped, and thai every chair is so ably hlled.
'J. That this Synod expresses its great satisfaction at the election of Drs. English and Vaughn to their respecl ive chairs and their acceptanceof the same.
•'!. That this Synod mingles its deep sympathy and expresses its sincen sorrow with other parts of our church, in the great loss which the Seminar; and the whole Ch arch has sustained in the deaths of such a 1 ile ami eminent men as Prof. Peck and Dr. Brown, a life long and most efficient Trustee.
4. That Rev. .1. Rumple. I). I)., and Rev. P. H. Hoge, D. I)., be re-elected for another term as members of the Hoard of Directors, and that Mr. Geo. W. Watts, of Durham, X. ( .. be elected in t he place of Mr. C. E. Graham.
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Reports. Order <>f Day.
.". Thai Rev, I.. B. Tnrnbutl i>>% elected to till the unexpired torn <>i Bev, II T. Barn all, removed from bhe bounds of this Synod.
c«. That Synod urges all its Presbyteries to comply with the requi the Board i>f Birectors to hold called meetings, fur the purpose of examining and licensing candidates, shortly after the close of each Seminary year, so ;i> ; it deal of hurt ful absenteeism
7. Voitr Committee would call the attention of Synod c> the proposed change of the location of the Seminary; bat would not recommend any action at this time.
The Committee to prepare a response to the address of Rev. B. Soulier. Rev. C. <J. Vardell, chairman, presented tli<' following;, which was adopted :
The Synod of North Carolina receives with appreciation ilir fraternal tings nt' the Waldeusian colony, as conveyed by their pastor, It -.v. I!. Soul- ier; returns n> them a message of hearty good-will; commends them to the sympathy and support of our people, and prays the continued blessing of < ;• >■ J apon this branch of their noble work.
The Committee to examine the Records of Albemarle Presbytery, Rev. E. A. Sample, chairman, reported, recom-
nliiiii- their approval. The report was received and adopted.
Rev. E. M. Richardson, I). I)., of the Synod of Mem- phis, was invited to sit as ;i corresponding" member, and wns int reduced to t he Synod.
Rev. J. N. Craig;, l». D., of the Synod of Memphis, was invited to sit as a corresponding member, and was intro- duced to t lie Synod.
Tin' Synod declined to answer the overture which was docketed al tin- Inst annual meeting;, asking; for a defini- tion of the Sabbal h School.
It was made I !)•• I h'der of tin' Day at d i\ m. to-day i o hear Rev. E. M. Richardson, I). I)., Secretary of tic Gen- eral Assembly Executive Committee oo Education for the Minist rv.
240 MINUTES 01 Till; SYNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Address. Report of Committee.
Rev. P. R. Law having been called away, Rev, W. R. McLelland was chosen recording clerk in his place.
It was made the Order of the Hay this evening to hear Rev. J. X. Craig, D. I)., in connection with the report on Bynodical Home Missions.
Rev. J. K. Hazen, 1) D., addressed the Synod upon the "Invalid Fund" of the General Assembly.
Rev. J. X. Oraig, I). I)., addressed the Synod in the interest of the Publication and Oolportage r?ork of tne General Assembly.
It was made the Order of the Day at 3;30 p. \f. to-day to hear Rev. Thos. R. English, I). D., in the interest of Un- ion Theological Seminary.
The Moderator appointed the follow inn- special com- mittee to prepare a response to the address of Rev. .1. K. Hazen, I). I).: Rev. Joseph Evans, Rev. J. L. Williamson and Ruling Elder C. Scott.
Synod took a recess for five minutes.
After recess the Synod met and engaged in devotional exercises; the sermon was preached by Rev. R. F. Camp- bell, I). I).
The Committee to whom was referred the report of the Board of Regents of the Orphans' Home, Rev. John A. Preston, I). I)., chairman, presented the following report, which was received and adopted:
In v>mw <»f tlit* full report of the Board of Regents, this committee does not feel called upon to review the general condition of our Orphanage except to
point to the <rratifyin£ statement as to the spiritual influence brought to bear upon the children ami the largt* number professing Christ.
The following resolutions are recommended for adop- tion :
1. The Synod most heartily commends the dilijrence and efficiency of the Board of Regents; ami endorses fully the internal adminisl ration of Rev. R. W. Boyd.
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Orphans' Home.
i \\'f w i n 1 1 1 1 recommend that the plan of securing pledgee fur the bud-
port of individual children I mpbaaited; and our churches are hereby advis>
«mI to undertake this form of effort .
:!. Willi reference i i the contemplated building, the following; (a) Thai Synod hereb.v expresses itsjudgmenl that a building is urgently needed and at once. {!>) That in addition to such efforl as may be made bj the Regents, a pastoral letter be sent down, advising each Session to lay the matter before tin
i pie. to see that the letter is read to the congregat ion, and to adopt-, for rais
inn the money, such methods as seem wisest for their people.
t That the report of the Hoard of Regents be approved and the retiring Regents be ru-appointed, vis: John K. Oates, 3 C Raukin and Elev. John II. Boyd, 1» l>.
Rev. C. A. Thomas, of the Baptist Church, was invited to sit as a visiting brother and was introduced to tin1 Synod,
The Board of Regents of the Orphans' Home were au- thorized to send to the churches such pastoral letter as thev deem best concerning the state and needs of the Home: and it was ordered that this letter be signed by the Moderator.
Rev. T. R. Sampson. I). I)., addressed the Synod in the interest of the General Assembly's "Home and School" at Fredericksburg, Va.
A special committee consisting of Rev. I*. II. Hoge, I). Ik. Rev, I). [.Craig and Mr. J. M. Rogers was appointed to prepare a response to the address of Rev. T. R. Samp- son. I). I).
Rev. J. I). Andrew, of the German Reformed Church, was invited to sit as a visiting brother and was int roduced to the Synod.
The time for hearing the address <>t Rev. .1. N. Craig, I >. I>.. was reconsidered nnd Dr. Craig addressed t he Synod at this hour in the interest of the General Assembly's Home Mission work.
The Svnod then took recess until .'5 o'clock p. m.
24:2 MINI TKs o| TIIKSVMilntl NORTH CAROLINA.
Church and Christian Education. AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Synod met and resumed its busiix -
The Stated Clerk \v;is directed to have six hundred copies of the minutes of the presenl session printed; that he send one copy to each Minister and to each Clerk of Bession and an extra copy to each Stated Clerk of the
Preshvtrries.
The Committee on Church and Christian Education, Rev. J. B. Shearer, I). I)., chairman, presented their an- nual report, which was received.
Pending further action, the Synod took up the Order of the Day, and heard Rev. Thos. K. English, I>. D., in t h. interest of Union Theological Seminary.
The following telegram was received and read :
To the Venerable Sjood <>< Sorth C/irolioa :
The Synod of Virginia greel their brel hren of North < anriina with a Christian affection. '"The grace of oiir Lord Jesus Christ be with yon all."
R. II. FLEMING,
Moderator.
it was made the ( h*der of the Day to-morrow ( Friday at 12 o'clock m. to hear Prof. H. L. Smith in the interest of Davidson College.
Rev. E. M. Richardson, D. D.. addressed the Synod in the interest of Education for the Ministry.
It was made the Order of the Day to-morrow (Friday) at 3:80 p. A. to hear the report of the Permanent Com- mittee on Colored Evangelization.
The unfinished business was then resumed, viz.: Re- port on Church and Christian Education. The recommen- dations were a lop 'd. and are as follows :
1. Your Committee would urge upon the churches through the Synod the increasing importance of this cause, and would ask yon to authorize us again to address a circular lett«*r to all our churches so as to awaken increased inter- est in all the departments of educal ion, giving special pnc'h isis to female ♦'ini- eation.
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Report on Sy nodical Home Missions.
2. We would also recommend the Synod to endeavor to raiee for this cause
the coming year the sum of $1,500, and thai the same be apportio I to the
Presbyteries as follows: Orange $250, Concord $ 800, Fayetteville $300, Wil- mington 1200, Mecklenburg $350, Ubermale 1100.
The report as ;i whole was i hen adopted.
The Special Committee on Church Erection presented a report, which was placed on the Docket For further con- sideration.
Synod took recess until 7:-'?0 P. M.
EVENINU SESSION.
Synod mel and took up the Order of the Day, viz.: The reporl of the Permanent Committee on Synodical
Home Missions. The devotional exercises were conducted by Kev. P. II. Ilo-e. I). I).
The Annual Report ot the Committee was presented by Kev. Win. Black, superintendent. Pending further ac- tion, addresses were made by Kev. J. A. McMurray, Rev. C. Miller, Rev. .1. X. II. Suiumerell. Rev. E. L. Siler and Rev. Wm. Black.
A collection for this cause was taken and amounted to si L9.25.
The report was received and tin1 recommendations taken up seriatim and adopted. They areas follows:
l. Synod recognizing iis obligation in cultivate the waste places within its bounds, apportions as before the sum of $5,000.00 among its Presbyteries lo maintain the work mi its presenl basis, and directs the Superintendent to endeavor 10 secure subscriptions from individuals and churches in open up new fields.
9 . Synod, while regretting the action < » f Mecklenburg Presbytery in with drawing in part from the Synod's plan, recognizes with pleasure tin- great work
it is doing in its own territory, and bopes that it will s< see its way clear t"
come into full co-operation.
Synod expresses its gratification at the seal of all the Presbyteries in iting their mm work, ami especially commends the action oi Orange Presbytery in taking up work in its bounds that had been opened by Synod,
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Nominating Committee.
i. Synod commends the work of the General Assembly t r ► i r « Presbyteries .'iiitl churches and recommends that $3,000.00 be raised for this work, to be apportioned among it* Presbyteries as follows: Orange, $500.00; Concord, $500.00; Fayetteyille, $700.00; Wilmington, $400.00; Mecklenbwrg, $700.00; Albemarle, $200.00 ; and if furtl»er commend* the Indian work to «>nr Sunday Schools and young people's societies.
The report was then adopted as a whole.
A committee, consisting of Rev. H. (J. Hill, I>. I>., Rev. Chalmers Moore and Judge R. 1\ Dick, was appointed to nominate ;i Superintendent and Ruling Eldera upon the Committee for the ensuing year.
The Synod adjourned till to-morrow at 9 A. m.
Closed with prayer by Rev. C. M. Payne 1). I).
FOURTH DAY.
Friday, October 26th, 1804.
AORMNO SESSION.
Tlie Synod met according to adjournment, and wars opened with prayer by Rev. Joseph Evans.
The minutes of the Third Day's Session were read and approved.
Rev. Byron Clark, of the Synod of Virginia, was in- vited to sit a.s a corresponding member, and was intro- duced to the Synod.
Rev. S. (). Hall was appointed reading clerk in the place of Mr. Hiram Foard, who had been granted leave of absence.
The Commit! ee to examine the Records of Fayette-
MINUTES OF 1 in: s\, \oi> of south < A.ROLINA. 2 4 T>
Reports of Cummittees.
ville Presbytery, Rev. W. R.Coppedge. chairman, reported recommending their approval with exceptions; the report was approved, the exceptions were sustained and ordered to be rioted on the Records of tin* Presbytery.
The Committee on the Report of the Trustees of Synod, Rev. R. E. Caldwell, chairman, presented the following, re- port, which was received and approved:
Four Commit beee on the Report of the Trustees of Synod would report that there in nothing in the same which calls fur action by this body.
TheOommittee to examine the Records of Wilmington Presbytery, Rev. C. Miller, chairman, reported, recom- mending their approval. The report was received and adopted.
The Committee on Bills and Overtures, Rev. I*. H. Hoge, I). I)., chairman, reported that no business had come into their hands. The report was received and the commit tee discharged.
TheCommittee to examine the Records of Mecklenburg Presbytery, Rev. \Y. F. Thoin, chairman, reported, recom- mending their approval. The report was received and adopted.
The Committee to examine the Treasurer's Book, pre- sented, through Rev. John A, McMurray. the following re- port, which was received and adopted:
Four Committee 011 the Treasurer's Account ha\e examined the same and find it correct, and disbursements supported by proper vouchers, and would recommend its approval.
The Committee on Statistical Reports. Rev. A. I>. M<- Clure, chairman, presented the following report, which was received and adopted :
Our six Presbyteries have 138 ministers, 831 churches, 30,095 members! having added during the year J, Tim; members, of whom 1.830 were added on examination. These have <> licentiates and 70 candidates for the ministry.
There have I n '.> licensures. 6 ordinations and 2 deaths. The deceased are
24G MINUTES OF THE s\ \un OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Statistical Report.
Rev. G. D. Parks, of Mecklenburg Presbytery, March 2nd, 1894, and Rev. James L. Currie, of Orange Presbytery, July 17th, 1894.
Sixteen churches have been organised, 44 churches are vacant, the Presby- tery of Wilmington alone had all its churches supplied with regular preaching, 22 counties are without any church of out- faith and order, Fayetteville ami Wilmington only having no such counties, since Wilmington last week organ- ized a church in Brunsw ick county.
The total contributions for all causes is $192,542, beings failing oft' of $12,246 as compared with the past year. Three Presbyteries— Fayetteville. Mecklenburg and Orangi — giving more ami the others less than list year.
1. The ministers number: In Albemarle, 14; Concord, 27; Payetteville 22: Mecklenburg, 39; Orange, 21 : Wilmington, 15; total. 138.
2. Churches : Albemarle, 28 ; Concord, ">1 : Fa vet teville, T 1 ; Mecklenburg, -2. Orange, .".4; Wilmington, 42: total. 331.
.'{. Albemarle has no licentiate ami 4 candidates; Concord, 1 ani 13; Fay- pfteville, 2 ami 9; Mecklenburg, 1 anil 24; Orange, 1 ami 11; Wilmington, 1 ami 6 : total. 6 licenl iates ami 70 candidates.
4. Albemarle has 1,817 communicants; Concord, 4,945 ; Fayetteville, 7,169; Mecklenburg, 8,199; Orange, 4. 549; Wilmington, 3,416; total 30,095
.".. The contributions for all causes ate: Albemarle, $18,377; Concord, $31,163 ; Fayetteville. $25,606; Mecklenburg, $62,423; Orange. *:io.s7 4 : Wil- mington, $24,096. Last year all Presbyteries showed a falling off; this year
only three.
(i. Aihieii communicants: In Albemarle 127. beinji on examination 79, on certified ce 48; in Concord 160, being on examination 156, on certificate 304; in Fayetteville 371, being on examination 2-",!). on certificate 112; in Mecklenburg 1,048, being 659 on examination ami 389 on certificate; in Or- ange 531, being 392 on examination anil 139 on certificate; in Wilmington 169, being 137 on examination ami .'!2 on certificate.
7. Albemarle has received •'! ministers ami dismissed •'? : Copcord 1 ami 1 ; Fayetteville 1 ami 1 : Mecklenburg 3 and 3 ; Orange 3 and 4 ; Wilmington 3 ami 2.
8. Albemarle has organized no churches, dissolved •'! : Concord organ- ized 3, dissolved none: Fayetteville organized 3, dissolved none; Mecklenburg organized 4. dissolved none; Wilmington, organized none dissolved none.
'.K Licentiates ami candidates: Albemarle, none received or transferred Concord, no licentiates received, none transferred, 2 candidates received ami 1
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statistical Report.
transferred; Fayetteville, no Licentiates received, 8 transferred, 2 candidates ived, none transferred] Mecklenburg, 1 licentiate received, 2 transferred ; Orange, 1 licentiate received, none transferred, 8 candidates received, 1 trans- ferred; Wilmington, no licentiates received, mine transferred, 1 candidate re- ceived and none transferred.
10. Losses by death: Albemarle, none. Concord, none; Favettev ille none: Mecklenburg, 1 ; Orange, 1 ; Wilmington, none.
11. Albemarle reports 1 ordination, S installations, 2 dissolutions of pastoral relations, 1 licensure; Concord, no ordination, 2 installations, 2 die solutions of pastoral relations, no licensures; Fayetteville 2 ordinations, 7 in- stallations. I dissolutions of pastoral relations; Mecklenburg, 3 ordinations 9 installations, 9 dissolutions of pastoral relations, 3 licensures; Orange, no ordinations, 3 installations, ."> dissolutions of pastoral relations, no licensures; Wilmington, no ordinations, 4 installations, no dissolutions of pastoral rela- tions, no licensures.
12. Albemarle has 11 ministers in charge of 23 churches, 8 pastors, 3 evangelists, no stated supplies, no licentiates, no Foreign Missionaries, 3 churches vacant ; Concord, 21 ministers in charge of +2 churches, 16 pastors, 4 stated supplies, 1 evangelist, 1 licentiate, 1 Foreign Missionary. 7 churches va- cant; Fayetteville, 20 ministers in charge of (>3 churches, 1 I pastors, 9 stated supplies, 1 evangelist, 2 licentiates, no Foreign Missionary. 11 churches vfl cant ; Mecklenburg, 31 ministers in charge of 71 churches, 2."> pastors, 6 Stated Bupplies, 1 evangelist, 1 licentiate, 1 Foreign Missionary, 9 churches vacant. Orange, 18 ministers in charge of 41 churches. 13 pastors, 2 stated supplies, 3 evangelists, 1 licentiatc.no Foreign Missionary; Wilmington, 12 ministers in charge of 42 churches, 6 pastors, 3 stated supplies, •'! evangelists, 1 licentiate no Foreign Missionary, no churches vacant.
13. The average salaries paid ministers in charge of churchea in Albe- marle, $901 : Concord, $638; Fayetteville, |653; Mecklenburg, $775; Orange, $710; Wilmington, $896.75. Manses are reported in Albemarle 11. valued a' f23,4(>(); Concord 17, valued at $30,000; Fayetteville I. valued al $4,300; Mecklenburg 26, valued at $40,000; Orange 12, valued al $25,000; Wilming- ton 2, valued at $10,000.
14. Counties without Presbyterian minister or church: In Albemarle 1!. Concord, 3 ; Fayetteville, none; Mecklenburg, •'! ; Orange, 2; Wilming ton. none.
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Memorial Committees.
15. Next place and time of meeting: Au'.kmaki.e— N*»w Herne, April 10th, IN*.)."., 8 p. m Concord— Morganton, April •J'-ln], 1895, 7:90 i\ u.
Fayetteville— Golf, 1895.
fifECKLENBUBrj— Charlotte, Second, April 9th, is1."". Orange— Reidsville, April 2:?r.l. 1895, ~:m> p. m. Wilmington— Pike church, April loth. 1895, 12: u.
The Moderator appointed thefollowing committees to prepare memorial minutes touching the brethren deceased
since the last meeting of Synod : Rev. J. Henry Smith, I). D., and Rev. D. I. Craig to prepare memorial of Rev. James L. Currie ; Rev. J. L. Williamson and Rev. C. W. Robinson to prepare memorial of Kiev. (J. 1). Parks.
It was ordered thai these memorials he presented this evening immediately after the communion service.
The committee to prepare a suitable response to the address of Rev. J. K. Hazen. D. D., Rev. Joseph Evans, chairman, presented the following, which was received and adopted :
Thai the Synod bae heard with pleasure Pi- Hazen 'e clear and satisfactory (infolding of the present state of our Publication am] Colportage interests — that they are gratified with the steadily increasing prosperity of our Publica- tion work, in the wider range of the eminent!; valuable publications it offers t.. the patroDS, and the very decided improvement which lias recently been made in the Sunday School Quarterly ami Earnest Worker, thus fitting them, we trust, to compete successfully with the best publications in that line.
Prom the above reasons ami from the fact that this is one of the institu- t ions of our Church, this Synod recommends to our people thai whenever they can procure what they need from our publishing house on as good terms as they can be procured elsewhere, that t hey always purchase from out own house
In connection with Colportage. the Synod regrets that there is not more money at the disposal of t he commit tee to push this very important work ami hereby urjie on all our churches greater faithfulness ami liberality to this im- portant cause.
That the Presbyterial Agents ol Colportaue be instructed to forward to the Synodical Agent of Oolportage an account of their work for the year, t-aid report in be forwarded before the meeting of Synod.
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Assembly's Hume and School. The Committee tO prepare a response to 1 headdress of
Rev. T. R. Sampson, I). I)., Rev. P. II. Hoge, D. I)., chair- man, presented the following which was received and adopted :
The Synod of North Carolina has heard with profound internal Dr. Samp- son's statement of the work and plans of the " Assembly's Home and School, " at Fredericksburg, Va., and would assure him <>f its cordial sympathy in an en- terprise that appeals to the warmest sentiments of our hearts, and that com- mends it sell tn t lie best judgment of our minds.
This institution, occupying a sphere entirely 10 itself, provides:
1 . A Christian home and a liberal education to the children of Home ami and Foreign Missionaries on the field, and to the Orphans of deceased minis rers.
2. A training school at which these children without expense and otjhere it reasonable cost, can be prepared for Christian work at home and missionary
work abroad.
•'*. A sphere of great usefulness to widows 01 ministers and missionaries and to other workers in the foreign field providentially called back t >thisCOUn- t ry .
Synod would recommend to its ministers to consider carefully whether anv form of life insurance would be so valuable as the proposition to give one per cent, of their salaries to the support of this institution: and to its stronger churches to assume the maintenance of scholar- ships.
The report of the Committee on Church and Christian Education was reconsidered, and the Stated Clerk was di- rected to insert the word "circular" instead ot " pastoral" letter. The report as amended was adopted.
The Committee on the Minutes of the General Assem- bly. Rev. Eugene Daniel. I). D.. chairman, presented the following report, which was received and approved :
Your Committee would respectful]; report that we find, upon careful ex- amination, nothing in the minutes to call for Synodical action. Your Commit- tee merely calls attention ( 1 ) to t he fact that the Assembl.v 11 r^es our ministers .and churches to give their support to the "Assembly's Home and School" a
250 MINUTES of THE S\ NOB OP NORTH ( AKOLl.V/v.
Overture. Order of Day.
Fredericksburg, \a.. and (2) <>n page 197 the Assembly answers in the afflrma- I ive the Overl ure fi <>in t Ins Synod in reference bo the t ransfer of ministers from one Presbytery t<> anol her.
The Committee to examine tbe Records of Orange Presbytery, Rev. S. \V. Newell, chairman, reported, rec- ommending their approval. Tbe report wasreceived and adopted.
An Overture from Orange Presbytery relative to the establishment of an Industrial School for the colored peo- ple, was read and referred to the Committee on Colored Evangelization. It is as follows:
Believing i1 t*» he a law Of the Gospel, as well as of nature, thai "it a niai \ ill not work neither shall he eat ," ami that a purely intellectual education is not sufficient to a man or woman for manual labor, we look with favor ami interest upon the proposition and plan to establish an Industrial School foi the Colored People, under t he auspices of Rev. S. (i. Walker, evangelist, at N. Wilkesboro, or any other place that may appear more suitable.
And we do hereby Overture the Synod of North Carolina to appoint a Board of Directors who shall undertake the establishment ot such a school, am! who shall have the control and direction of said school when established.
That said Board shall consist of 12 members, 4 co be appointed for '■' years. 4 for 2 years and 4 for 1 year.
That said Board shall report to the Synod annually, either through its President or Secretary.
In appointing said Board of Directors the Synod assumes no financial obligation, but only the supervision and control of the proposed school, a plai of which is herewith presented.
The Order of the Day was then taken up, and the Com- mittee on Sabbath Schools, Rev. W. F. Thorn, chairman, presented the Annual Report. Pending the consideration
of this report the Synod took recess for five minutes.
After recess Synod met and engaged in divine worship and heard a sermon by Rev. C. G. Yanlell.
It was made the Order of the Day at 3 P. M. to-day to cousider the report of the Special Committee on Church Erection.
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Order of Day. A. R. P. Church.
The Order of the Day was taken up and Prof. II. L. Smith addressed the Synod in the interest ol Davidson College.
The thanks of the Synod were extended to Prof. Smith
for his most interesting, instructive and encouraging ad- dress.
The unfinished business was then resumed, viz: Re- port on Sabbath Schools. Pending further action, the Synod took recess until 8 P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Alter recess the Synod met and resumed its business.
Tuesday after the third Sabbath of October, 1895, a1 ~:'M) p. m. was fixed as the time for the next regular meet* in<j,- of the Synod.
Rev. A. J. Tate (coFd) of the Synod of Catawba was invited to sit as a corresponding member and was intro- duced to the Synod.
The unfinished business was taken up, via: Report on Sabbath Schools, and the following recommendation was adopted :
That the Synod hereby earnestly urge parents and other aduH members wherever they can in consistency with other claims, tn take part in the Sabbath Sch (ml exercises either as teachers or scholars.
The report as a whole was then adopted.
The committee of conference with the A. R. 1'. Cnureh, Rev. J. Henry Smith. D. I>.. chairman, presented the fol* lowing condensed minute, which was received and approv- ed, and the committee discharged :
The Committee after recjting the action of the Synod of North Carolina addressed ;i letter, Nov. loth, 1893, to Rev. i . E. Todd, Charlotte, \. C, and received a fraternal replj suggesting that we should write to Rev. .1. II I' ly, Statesville, N. ('.. Moderator of the Pirsl Presbj bery ■>)' i be A. It. I'. Church. We wrote accordingly, and a brief bul ver.v pleasant letter from bim was received.
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Colored Evangelization.
and ;it his suggestion we wrote, Dec. 13th, L893, to Bey. V. V. Pressiy, Modera tor of the Synod <>f the A. It. P. Church, Abbeville, S. C. In this letter we save hi in a brief account of the action of our Synod and the contents of the previous letters, and asked to know whether, even short of organic union (if this be im- possible) there might not be some sort of recognition or confederation, some
legree of reciprocal interchange of pastorates to enable us to get closer to tea lity In the world, and to ourselves and to our Divine Mead, that WO are indeed uniied and one in the great work of preaching the doctrines of grace, &c.
On Dec i> 1st 1893, your committee received a replj to this letter front l he Moderator of the Synod of The A. 1!. I'. Church, expressing in very fraternal language his views, and his opinion of what is. and would be, the obstacle to organic union, but suggested the propriety of awaiting the action of out General Assembly on the Overture that the Synod of North Carolina had sent to the Assembly. Your committee, in its original report to this Synod in its present session, gave in full the action of the Assembly last spring: and as the
Assembly had directed its Static) Clerk to furnish a copj of this action to the Stated Clerk of said A. R. P. Church, we conclude that the matter was taken out of our hands, and we. t lie Special Committee, ask to be discharged.
The Permanent Committee on Colored Evangelization, Rev. W. D. Morton, I). D., chairman, presented their re- port, which was received, the recommendations were taken up seriatim and adopted.
The recommendations are as follows :
Resolved, 1st. We call attention to the act ion of the Synod last yea rand urg< an earnest effort to raise $3,000 for this work l>y apportionment among the Pres- byteries as follows: Albemarle Presbytery $150; Concord Presbytery, $400 Kayetteville Presbytery. $500; Orange Presbytery, $450 ; Wilmington Presby- liytery, $300; Mecklenburg Presbytery lias already apportioned herself $1.- 20(1. Total $3,000.
2nd. In view of the increased demand for an evangelist to aid thecolored brethren in the S.uiod and to open up new points of work, we recommend thai efforts be made to secure a suitable man for the whole or part of his time, and that the Synodical Agent of Colored Evangelization be authorized to draw on the Secretary of Colored Evangelization at Birmingham for his salary.
3rd. We urge all of our ministers to bring the spiritual interests of the colored people before their congregations in the mouth of December and to give their earnesr prayers as they appeal to them for their benevolent aid.
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Board of Directors, &c.
4th. With respect to the Overture from Orange Presbytery, looking bo the establishment of an Industrial School for the colored people at North Wilkesboro
or other .suitable point, reported by the Synod bo this committee, we recom- mend that the Overture be granted and thai a Hoard of twelve Directors Neap- pointed by this Synod bo tak.' bhis matter in hand. That they be directed to convene and organise at bhis meeting oi Synod, and thai bo this Board be en- trusted the duty of devising means for raising funds and directing the manage- ment of said Institution.
5th. That at the instance of the pastor of the church, whose hospitality we share, a collection be raised to-night for the benefit of the church enterprises of Rev. ,f. S. Morrow and Rev. S. <i. Walker.
6th. That the following brethren be elected members of the Board of Di- rectors: * * and that Synod appoint the Synodical Agent of Col- ored Evangelisation, Rev. W. D. Morton, Chairman of this Board.
W. D. MORTON,
Chairman.
The report of the committee to nominate a Board of Directors of the Colored Industrial School was amended.
and by a special action of the Synod, Rev. W. D. Morton. !). I)., was placed on the Board and made chairman of the same.
The report as a whole was then adopted.
The report of the Special Committee on Church Erec- tion was withdrawn by the consent of the Synod, and the Committee reported that they had no recommendations to offer at this time.
The Committee on Systematic Beneficence, Rev. R. Y. Lancaster, chairman, presented the following report winch was received and adopted :
owing to the fact that the reports for this year cover the t ransition period between the old and the new Bcheme of collections, our Presbyteries have not followed a uniform method in rendering their reports on Systematic Beneficence totheSvnod. On this account yoor Committee lias bpen compelled to group the contributions to the various phases of Home Missionary work under one head ; and to treat in a similar manner the contributions to the cause of Edu- cation. For the same reason we find ourselvea unable to give the number of churches that have contributed to the various causes.
25 1 MINUTES <>K THE M NOD OF NORTH < AUdl.is I
Systematic Beneficence.
The churches oi the Synod hare giren for the year ending March 31s1
I s'.M . to the cause of
Home Missions $19,801.70
Foreign Missions 22,302. 1 2
Invalid Fund 1,150.52
Publication and Oolportage 777.85
Education 5,181 I l
Colored Evangelization 1,176.45
BibleCause 652.10
Church Erection 344.00
Orphans' Home 1,016.00
Miscellaneous 7,491 34
Making a total of $59,893.79
a 1 1 i . ■ 1 1 is $5,077*65 fesa than the total of last year.
The causes in which there has been an increase during the year are Foreign Missions. Education, Colored Evangelization, Bible Cause and Orphans' Home
Those in which there has been a decrease are Home Missions. Invalid Fund, Publication and Colportage, Church Erection and Miscellaneous. We would call attention To The fact that last year there was reported a decrease of $l-'5.- Mii'. .Mi from The contributions of The previous year, and that we have to come this year reporting a still further decrease of $5,077.65, and would express the hope that the dificulties under which our people have labored in The two years that are past may he but a useful schooling To prepare Them to do greater things when They are heTTer aide.
We would also call attention To The fact that we have 46 churches That do not contribute To any one of the causes under the head of Systematic Beneti- cence
RECOMMENDATIONS.
1. That in sending' down the blanks To the Presbyteries, the Stated Clerk he instructed To strike out The cause of Church Erection, anJ that he urge the Stated Clerks of Presbyteries To see that The reports are sent up according to The blanks.
■2. That whenever any of the churches contribute to the special appeals sent out by our evangelists, the contributions be reported under one of the three divisions of Home Missions and not under miscellaneous.
3. That the Presbyteries be requested tu instruct those who are sent to
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Memorials of Deceased Members.
Bupply v.'iraiit churches, to give them an opportunity to contribute at leant to the two caueee of Home and Foreign Missions.
The Synod took- recess until 7:'M) p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
After recess the Synod met and resumed its business.
After devotional exercises and a sermon by Rev. John II. Body, D. D.. the Synod united in the observance of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
The collection ordered for Colored Evangelization was taken and amounted to |4G.G9.
The following minutes touching the death of ministers deceased since the last meeting of the Synod, were report- ed by their respective committees:
REV. JAMES L. CURRIE.
•hunt's Laurhlin Currie was bom in Orange county, X. C.June 17th, 1849, ami departed this life -Inly 1 Trh . 1894, aged \"> years and 1 month.
II.- graduated from Hampden Sidney College, Va., in the summer of 1872! II. studied Theology in our Seminary for 3 years, and was licensed by Orange Presbytery in April, 187t, and ordained by Hie same Presbytery in the fall of that year (1875.) He was united in marriage to Miss Violel Wo mack, of Prince Edward county, Va..on the loth day of April, 1875, (the samemonth in which lie hail been licensed, )
From l*7-~> to 1883 lie was pastor of Fairfield, Kim and Little River cbnrches, and at differenl intervals for the last ten years lie served other churches hb pastor — among which are Chapel Hill, Grier's, Stony Creek, Hills boro. Spring Wood and Burlington, all within the eastern portion of Orange Presbytery in the counties of Alamance and Orange. At the time of his death He was pastor of Burlington, Stony Creek and Spring Wood,
Tie- members of Orange Presbytery will easily recall the devoted and
256 MINUTES or-' THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Hemorials of Deceased He rubers.
warm attachment <>l' his various congregations, and how tenaciously the; op- posed any efforts to remove him from them whenever any such suggestion or effort wan made.
God lias called him away suddenly and unexpectedly t<> all of us— in the the very prime of his life— Burrounded by loving frit-in Is and attached congri tions, and in t he very midst of his labors.
We WOUld reverently heed the voice that speaks to all of lis — yollliir anil old — " He ye also ready." and while we record our sense of our great loss, and would recognize the will of the Lord, the Synod does hereby express its heart- felt sympathy for our widowed sister and her fatherless sons. I'm- our aged brother, his father, who mourns the loss of an only and noble son. for the con- gregations to whom he ministered as their pastor, and the Synod earnestly pray 8 that each bereaved heart may seek ami find all needed mercy and grace i'rom Him who is promised and sent as the Holy Ghost and i omforter.
REV. Q. D. PARKS.
It is with sorrow that we record the death of this venerable brother. Hi- life long labors in our midst, his interest in all our progressive movements, and his sympathy with us in all our struggles to overcome the difficulties that laj in the way, endeared him to our hearts.
It was in his own native county, Mecklenburg, that he spent the most of his ministerial life, and it was there he was known and loved best. In that county he was the successful pastor of several churches: but his longest pas- torate was Sugar Creek, where he spent some twenty of the best years of his life, and where, by his gentle manners, undaunted courage and untiring energy, he made an impression for good that was both deep and abiding.
His love for the Master and his desire to save souls were so great that. though a pastor for the most of his life, he was not willing to confine his labors to pastoral duties, but at every opportunity he was engaged in evangelistic work. Mulberry church, of which he was pastor when stricken down, was the result of his own evangelistic work, and it was while in that work lie was strick- en down. Having preached at one of his churches at 11 a. m., he was on his way to preach again that afternoon, in a destitute part of the county when, by
MINUTES OP THE s\ SOU OF NOUTII CAROLINA. !2-> i
Nominations. Address to the Churches. »
the mysterious providence of God, h<* was laid aside, never more to be activelj engaged in the work lit' loved bo well.
On the 2nd day <>f March, L894, he was called away, bnt hie works do si ill Follow him.
After the reading of these memorials they were adopt- ed by a rising vote, and the Synod was led in prayer by Rev. J. Rumple, D 1).
The Stated Clerk was directed to transmit to the fami- lies of the deceased brethren copies of the memorials adopted and to make the customary memorial record in rhe book of Minutes.
The committee to nominate Ruling Elders and Super- intendent of Synodical Home Missions, Rev. II. (J. Hill, D. D., chairman, presented the following, which was adopted :
In Orange Presbytery we nominate J. M. lingers. In Concord PreBbytery we nominate . I. G. Hall. In Payetteville Presbytery we nominate Dr. J. W. McNeill. In Mecklenburg Presbytery we nominate ('. E. Graham. In Wilmington Presbytery we nominate 15. F. Hall In Albemarle Presbytery we nominate -I. It. Young.
We would also nominate Cor Superintendent of S.\ nodical Home Mission work. Rev. Win. Black.
The committee to prepare an address to the Churches on the State ol Religion, Rev. J. \. H. Summerell, chair- man, presented the following which was received and ap- proved, and ordered to be read in ourchurcheH:
To the Churches of the Sjnod of North Carolina, Greeting M.iv the /trace oi our Lord Jeans I'lnixt be »itli you and abide:
With gratitude we note, from the reports of the Presbyteries, thai there
continues the Bame fidelity nf the officers bo their resi five duties, which lias
often I n reported here! ofi »re,
In a few churches only has there 1 n a decline in attendance; in the greal
majority a most gratifying slate id' thine-', is reported. The increase in the n 11 m her of prayer meetings and quickened interest in t hem are tokens for good
258 MINUTES OF Till: SYNOD <)K NORTH CAROLINA.
Address to the Churches.
In FayetteviJle Presbytery one church report a wit bin its bounds as man; .-is four regular weekly prayer meetings.
There has lieen likewise an increase in the number of Sabbath Schools, and in some quarters renewed fidelity in teaching the Bible thoroughly. One church reports six mission Sabbath Schools.
In the matter of Sabbath observance there seems no flagrant violation of the command to keep the day holy; and from some sect ions a most gratifying report is given. But we notice with concern the insinuating increase of social visiting, especially in the country congregations, and the growing fondness in the towns of the Sunday newspapers.
Family Worship— Here seems to be the place where the pulse of Christian life heats low; and parental duty in faithful religious training is too much neg- lected, or delegated too exclusively to the Sabbath Schools.
In one case only does intemperance seem to have given trouble; and worldly amusements do not appear to vex the righteous souls of members of the church Sessions as once was the frequent lament.
The work among the colored people is reported at an ominous standstill throughout the Synod.*
The worship of God by giving of our substance for supporting t he work of the Church, and for prosecuting the various and Bpecial causes of beneficence, is more systematic and settled. While there has been failure in some quarters to meet certain obligations, it seems to be due to the providential conditions pre- vailing, rather than to the lack of the grace of giving.
We are sorry that quite a number of churches make no report to Presby- tery on the State of Religion, and also no Statistical Report.
In every Presbytery a glad emphasis is given to the fact that upon a large number of the churches the Spirit in His power has been felt, in the numbers re- ceived into membership, in the quickening given to many departments of Church work, in increased liberality, in deeper piety For all of these blessed results of God's presence, we would give devout thanks.
The Synod would most affectionately urge the churches to increasing faithfulness to their increasing responsibilities; in family worship, to strength- en those things that remain that are ready to die; in Christian giving, to honor their blessed Lord, and in all spiritual life and service, to addresss themselves to higher attainments, to the glory of God aud towards the systematic evange- lization of the world, at home and abroad.
*The above report was made from the reports of the Presbyteries. The Synod took such action In Greensboro with reference to Colored Evangelization, that the statement in this report no longer remains true to the present facts.
MINUTES OF THE *<> \<>l> OP PJORTH CAROLINA. 2.V.>
Resolution. Report on Leave of Absence.
The following resolution touching the North Carolina Presbyterian was presented and adopted:
Resolved, Thai the Synod has learned with pleasure thai Rev. J. M, Ran lings, D. 1>.. lias assumed the position of an editor of the North Carolina Pres byterian, thai from the past successful labors of Bro. Rawliugs in BeveraJ de- partments of Church work, the Synod is encouraged to hope for the enlarged usefulness of the paper, and thai this body heartily commends the paper under its new managemenl t <> the confidence and patronage of our people.
The Committee on Leave of Absence, Rev. W. C. C. Foster, chairman, presented the following report, which was received and approved :
Excused for non-attendance a1 the last meeting of the Synod— Rev. J. S. Morrow, S. W. Newell, Roger Martin, J. J. Kennedy, J. L. Williamson, W. M. Shaw. W. P. McCorkle.
Excused for non-attendance a1 the present meeting of the Synod — Rev
Messrs. W. A. W I. 1). I)., J. a. Han-is. .1. M. Hose, F. II. Johnston, P I) . I).
Munroe, A. McFadyen, J. S. Black, Win. W. Pharr, D. D.
Excused I'm- late attendance at the present mpetinji— Rev. Messrs. J. S. Morrow, R. P. Smith, Roger Martin, W. C. Alexander, J. A. Preston, D. D., R /.. Johnston, J. II. Mc Alpine, .1 . .1 . Kennedy, Chalmers Moore, R. W. Boyd. J.M. Wharey, D. D...1. E. L. Winecoff, A. N. Ferguson, C. M. Payne. D. P.. W. D. Morton, P. P.. C. W. Robinson, Joseph Evans, J. I! Shearer, P. P.. J. L. Wil- liams,.... W. T. Walker, J. H. Boy, I. P. P., K. McDonald, H. S. Bradshaw.
The following were granted leave of absence:
After Wednesday morning— Messrs. W. C. McPhail, W. E. Litaker, C, W Johnston.
Alter Wednesday evening — Rev. S. W. Newell. Col. P. -I. Sinclair.
After Thursday morning — Rev. Messrs. <i. A. Bough, P. W . Fox, P. I!
Law, Ceii. A. Sparrow, ..lid Messrs. .1. J. White and Geo. ('(do.
After Thursday evening— Rev. Messrs. E. A. Sample, II. D. Lequeux, Roger Martin, R. Z Johnston, Peter Mclntyre, W. T. Walker. E. Daniel. P. P., Joseph Evans, W. C. Alexander, J. 8. Morrow, R. A. Miller. J. A. Preston, P. P.. R. P. Smith, J. R. McAlpine, II M. Parker. R. W. Boyd, W. <\ 0. Foster, -I I. Kennedy, J. B. Shearer. P. P., J M. Grier, and Messrs. B. G. Bradley. I . M. Rogers, W.J.Stevenson,.) • > Hall, I). F.Cannon, I. X. Pharr. E, B. Stimson. C. Sott. A Stowe, .1. It. (lack. H. McLean, J. C McCaskill, R. G. Pea. S. J.
Crawford, P. McRea, P. G. Worth. J. C. Amis. A C. McAllister, I P. Beartl
B. R. Barding, .1 McBryde, Hiram Foar 1. I . B. Sparrow.
260
MIXITKS OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Standing Orders. Statistical Report.
Tht' . Judicial Committee, Rev. 0. A. Monroe, chairman, reported that no business had come into their hands. The report was received and the committee discharged.
The following resolution in regard to the Standing Rules of Synod was adopted :
Resolved, Thai the Standing Ordere of Synod be revised as follows:
1 . Tli. mi tlie Sv nodical Communion be held immediately after tie- opening sermon.
3. That the election of officers be held at the beginning of the morninjj; session following.
•'!. That the popular meeting in i he interest of Foreigb Missions he held Wednesday night.
4. That the popular meeting ill the interest of Home Missions lie held
Thursday night.
5th. That Friday nigbl be given alternately to Sunday Schools and Col- ored Evangelization.
The Stated CU-rk presented the Statistical Report to the General Assembly, which was received, approved and ordered to be forwarded to the General Assembly.
It is as follows :
The Synod of North Can din a respect fully report s to t he General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, that it consists of 6 Presby- teries, anil 1 hat these consist . in whole of 1 :fs ministers and 831 churches, hav- ing under their care 0 licentiates and 70 candidates, v\z :
I'RESHYTKRIES.
< Grange
Concord
Fa.vetteville.
\\ ilmington. Mecklenburg Albemarle....
Total
MINISTERS.
CHURCHES.
LICENTI- ATES.
CANDIDATES.
|
21 |
54 |
1 |
14 |
|
27 |
51 |
1 |
13 |
|
22 |
7+ |
2 |
!) |
|
15 |
42 |
1 |
6 |
|
39 |
82 |
1 |
24 |
|
14 |
28 |
(» |
4 |
|
138 |
331 |
6 |
70 |
The Synod furl her reports thai its next staged meeting will he held in the Presbyterian church. Fa.vetteville. _\ . ('., on Tuesday after the 3rd Sabbath of October, 1895, at 7:30 o'clock p. m.
By order of Synod.
J. ALSTON RAMSAY.
St at fd Clrrk. Greensboro. X. ("'.. October 27th, 1894.
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Adjournment.
.Indue T. B. Womack was re-appointed a Regenl oi the South Atlantic University.
The following resolution of thanks was presented and adopted by a rising vote:
Resolved, That this Synod lierebj endeavors to give some expression of its hearty appreciation of the cordial welcome and delightful hospitality which ha \i' liccn so graciously extended to as by the pastors and people of this church and of all the churches of Greensboro ; and that we also extend sincere thanks to the rail roads for reduced rates and other courtesies, and to the representative of the preBS who has from day to day furnished the paper with such satisfactory reports of our work; and that this paper be read at the churches on Sabbath next, and sufficient copies be furnished the press.
The roll was called before final adjournment. The minutes of the Fourth Day's Session were read and approved.
The Synod then adjourned to meet in the Presbyterian church, Fayetteville. X. ('., on Tuesday after the 3rd Sab- bath of October, (22nd) 1895, at 7:30 o'clock i». u.
Closed with singing, prayer and the Apostolic Beuedic- t ion.
W. B. ARROWOOD,
Moderator. Rev. P. It. Law.
Hi ham Foard, Esq.,
Temporary Clerks.
A true copy from the records.
Attest: J. ALSTON" RAMSAY,
Stated Clerk,
APPENDIX.
APPENDIX.
A. STATISTICAL REPORTS OF THE PRESBYTERIES.
I.-ORANGE PRESBYTERY.
T<> the Synod of Nortli Carolina .
The Presbytery of Orange reports:
1 .— 21 ministers; ."i-l churches; 1 licentiate; 14 candidates ; 4,549 com- municants; thirty thousand eighl hundred and seventy-four dollars ($30,874,- 00), aggregate of all funds raised during the year ending March ."'.1 . 1894, being $2,015.00 more than was raised the year before.
2.-533 members were added to the churches during the year — on exami- nation .'592; on certificate 139.
•'!. — .'? ministers were received, viz.: Rev. A. Currie, September 1 I. 1893; Rev. I). M. Mclver, April 1 I. 1894 : Rev. L. B. Turnbull, May 8, L894.
•4-.— 4 ministers were transferred, viz.: Rev. J. E. Fogartie, December 28, L893; Rev. H. T. Darnall, December 28, 1893; Rev.. I.e. Dinwiddie, April 11, L894; Rev. E. C. Murray, June 8, 1894.
5.-4 churches received or organized, viz.: Dan River, organized Augasl 27. 1893; Dan bury, organized April 8, 1894; Ulark Memorial (col'd), organ- ized June 13, 1894 ; Asbury, organized September 2, 1894.
6. No churches transferred or dissolved.
7.— 1 licentiate received, viz. : -I. D. Currie, September, 12. 1894.
8. — Xo licentiates transferred.
9.- 3 candidates received, viz. : G. C. Smith, May 8, 189 I ; Sand H. rlines, Beptember 11, l^'.U; Clemenl Rogers, September 11, 1894.
10.— 1 candidate transferred, viz.: S. M. Rankin. December 28, 1898.
2<>u MINUTES OP 'I'lfi: SY\ol> OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Statistical Report Orange Presbytery.
11.— 2 ministers -lied, viz.: Rev. \\\ P. Wilhelm, October 24. 1893; Rev. James L. Currie, July 17, 1894.
1 2. — No ordinations.
13.—:? installations, viz. : Rev. S. 0. Hall, Westminster, November 19, 1898; Rev. E. W. Smith, I). D., co-pastor Greensboro church, March 4, 1894; Rev. L. B. Turnbull, Durham, May 10, 1894.
14.— Dissolutions of pastoral relations, viz.: Rev. C. W. Maxwell and Lex- iugton, September 1 I. 1893; Rev. J M. Greenlee and fancey ville and Bet head a churches, November 1. 1 n<»:} : Rev. I. E. Pogartie ami Chapel Hill ami New Hope churches, December 2S, 1 sd.-! ; Rev. II. T. Darnall ami Durham, December 28, 1893; Rev. J. C. Dinwiddie and High Point, \pril 11. 1894; Rev. B.C.Mur- ray ami Mebane ami Bethlehem, June 8, 1894.
1 5. — No licensures.
1G. — 18 ministers in charge of 41 churches; 13 pastors, 2 stated supplies, 1 minister without charge, ami 2 laboring outside our bounds, •'* evangelists, 1 licentiate, and no foreign missionary.
17. — 14 churches vacant.
18. — .$710. average salary paid ministers in charge of churches.
19.— 12 manses, aggregate value, $25,000.
20. — No minister or chinch in 2 counties, viz.: Alleghany ami Ashe.
21— Tie next stated meeting of Presbytery at Reidsville, on 23rd day of April. 7:.'{0 P. M.. 1895.
By order of Presbytery:
Attest:
D. I. CRAIG,
Stated Clnrk.
At Burlington Church, on 14th day of September, 1894.
II. -CONCORD PRESBYTERY.
To the Synod of North Carolinn :
The Presbytery of Concord reports: 1.— 27 ministers. 51 churches, 1 licentiate, 13 candidates, 4,945 communi- cants; and thirty-one thousand one hundred and sixty-three dollars ($31,163,- 00). aggregate of all funds raised during the year ending March 31, 1894, being $15,185 less than was raised the year before.
MIM l'i:s OF THE BTi NOD OF NORTH CAROLINA. 207
Statistical Report Concord Presbytery.
2. — I Hi* members were added t<> the churches daring the year— on examina- tion 304 ; on certificate 156.
3. — 1 minster was received, vii : Rev. R. V. Lancaster, from Wes1 Hanover Presbytery, May :t. 1894.
4. — 1 minister was transferred, vis.; Rev. C. M. Payne, 1). D., to Albemarle Presbytery, July 25, L894.
5.-8 churches organised, viz.: Spruce Pine, October 8, L898; Banner Elk. October 15, 1898; Shearer Chapel, June 2, L894. 6.— No churches transferred or dissolved. 7. — No licentiates received. 8. — No licentiates transferred.
it. —2 candidates received, vis.; J. M. Garrison, December 15, 1893 ; Walter B. Furr, September 13, 1894.
lo.— 1 candidate transferred, viz.: H. R. Overcast), to East Hanover Pres- bytery.
1 1 .—No ministers died. 12.— No ordinations.
13.— 2 installations, viz.: Rev. R. V. Lancaster, at Rocky River an I Zion. 14—2 dissolutions of pastoral relations, viz.: Rev. ('. M. Payne. D. D., and Concord church, July 12, 1894; Rev. D. Monroe and Newton church, Septem- ber 11, 1894.
15. — No licensures.
16. — 21 ministers in charge of 42 churches ; 16 pastors, 4 stated supplies. 1 evangelist, 1 licentiate, and 1 foreign missionary. 17. — 7 churches vacant.
ls.-.*i;:is, average salary paid ministers in charge of churches, lit.— 17 manses, aggregate value 930,000.
20. -No minister or church in .T caunties, viz. ; Yadkin. Ashe and Yancey. 21— The next stated meeting of Presbyterj at Horganton, on 23rd day of April. 1895.
By order of Presbytery
Attest :
W. R. McLELLAND,
Stated Clerk. Ar Bethphags Church, <>n 12th day of September, lsi>4.
208 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Statistical Report -Fayetteville Presbytery.
III. FAYETTEVILLE PRESBYTERY.
To tliv Synod of North Carolina :
The Presbytery of Fayetteville reports:
1 .— 22 ministers, 71 churches, 2 licentiates, 9 candidates, 7.1<i!» communi- cants; and twenty-five thousand six hundred and six dollar.- (f 25.606.00), ag- gregate of all funds raised during the year ending Match 31, 1894, being fl,253,90 more than was raised the year before.
2.— 371 members were added to the churches during the year— on exami- nation 259; on certificate 112.
3. — 1 minister was received, viz.: Rev. A. M. Hassell, April Is. ls'.)4, from Enorie Presbytery.
4. — 1 minister was transferred, viz.: Rev. Joseph Evans, February 15, lN'i-i.to Wilmington Presbytery.
5.— 3 churches organized, viz.: Spout Springs, March 17. 1894; San ford, March 31, 1894; Hope Mills. D >mber 17. 1893.
6. — No churches transferred or dissolved.
7.— No licentiates received.
8.-3 licentiates transferred, viz.: A. A. McGeachy, April 2 1 . 1894, To Lafayette Presbytery; J. I.. Wicker, April 21, ls;>4, to Mecklenburg Presby- tery; D. J. Currie, April 21, 1894, to Orange Presbytery.
9.-2 candidates received, viz.: J. E. Ward. April lit, 1894; S. M. Rankin, January 30, 1894.
10. — No candidates transferred. 11. — No minister died.
12.— 2 ordinations, viz : S. M. Rankin. February 22, 1894; M D McNeill. May 31, 1894.
13. — 7 installations, viz.: S. M. Rankin. February 22,1 894, al Red Springs, March 15. 1894, at Philadelphia. March 22. 1894, at Antioch; M. R. McNeill. May 31, ls<) + , at Buffalo. May 31, 1894, at Sanford. June 23. 1894,a1 Pocket; K. A. McLeod, at Jonesboro.
14.— 5 dissolutions of pastoral relations, viz.: Rev. Joseph Evans, at Ash- pole and lono, February 15, 1894; Rev. K. A. McLeod. at Fee Dee.Sharon and Wadeville, May 31. 1*94.
15.— 5 licensures, viz.: A. A. McGeachy, April 21. 1894; J. L. Wicker, April 21, 1894 ; M. D. McNeill. April 21. 1894; K. A.Campbell, April 21. 1894; L.L. Little, October 19th, 1894.
MINUTES OP THE BYNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA. 2(5!)
statistical Report-Wilmington Presbytery.
l 6 -20 ministers in charge of •'>•"> churches ; 1 1 pastors, 9 si ated supplies, 1
»vangelist, - licentiates, and n>> foreign missionaries.
1 7.— 1 1 churches vacant.
18. — $653, average salary paid ministers in charge of churches.
ID. — I manses, aggregate value, $4,800.
20. — No county witboul minister or church.
21.— Thenezl Btated meeting of Presbytery al Gulf, N. C.
By oiilcr of Presbytery:
ATTEST :
P. R. LAW.
Stated Clerk. A1 Rockingham Church, on 19th day of October, L894.
IV.-WILHINQTON PRESBYTERY.
7Y< the Synod of North Carolina :
Tlie Presbytery of Wilmington reports:
1.— 15 ministers, 42 churches, 1 licentiate, 6 candidates, 8,416 communi- cants; twenty-four thousand, ninety-six dollars and forty-nine cents ($24,- 096.49), aggregate of all funds raised during the year ending March '■' 1 , L894, being $843.20 less than was raised the year before.
2.— K'i'.i members were added to the churches during the year— on exami- nation l-'lT: on certificate 32.
•'!.— •"■ ministers were received, viz.: S. II. lsler, April 4, 1894 : Joseph Ev- ans, April 5, 1894 : J. M. Rawlings, D. D., October 1 1. 1894.
4. — 2 ministers were transferred, viz.: F. \V Farries, bo Presbytery of Al- bemarle, April 4, 1894; YV. McC. Millan, to Presbytery of Roanoke, Va., April5, IK94.
5. — No church received or organized.
(i. — No church I ransferred or dissolved.
7. — No licenl iate received.
8. — No licentiate transferred.
9.— l candidate received, \ iz. : Jesse E. Smith, April 5, 1 894 . 10 — No candidate t ransferred. 1 1. — No minister died. 1 2.— No ordination.
270 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Statistical Report Hecklenburg Presbytery.
13. — 4 installations, viz.: Rev. Josepb Evans, pastor of Clinton nml War- saw churches, April 26 i^'.M: and pastor of Rockflsh and Duplin churches April 27, 1894
14. — No dissolution of pastoral relations.
16.— No licensures.
16. — 12 ministers in charge of 42 churches; 6 pastors, 3 stated supplies, 3 evangelists. 1 licentiate, no foreign missionaries, and 3 without charges.
17. — No churches vacant.
18. — $896.75, average salary paid ministers in charge of churches.
19. — 2 manses, aggregate value, $10. out).
20. — No minister Or church in 1 county, viz. : Brunswick, but a church is to he organized soon. One of our ministers preaches regularly in that county.
21.— The next stated meeting of Presbytery at Pike church, on 10th daj of April. 1895.
By order of Presbytery.
Attest :
A. McFADYEN,
Stated Clerk.
At drove Church, on 12th day of October, 1894.
V. MECKLENBURG PRESBYTERY.
To the Svnod of North Carolina :
The Presbytery of Mecklenburg reports:
1.— 39 ministers. 82 churches, 1 licentiate, 24 candidates, 8,199 communi- cants; and sixty-two thousand four hundred and twenty-three dollars ($62,- 423.00), aggregate of all funds raised during the year ending March 31. 1894 being $4. 016 more than was raised the year before.
2.-1,048 members were added to the churches during the year— on exami- nation 659; on certificate 389.
3.-3 ministers were received, viz.: R. P. Smith, from Bethel Presbytery. October 31, 1893; J. Hall, from East Hanover Presbytery. November 14,1893: Jonas Barclay, from Albemarle Presbytery, May 10, 1894.
4.-3 ministers were transferred, viz.: M. R. Kirkpatrick. to Bethel Pres- bytery. January 22. 1894; J. K. Hall, to Bethel Presbytery, April 12, 1894; T. A. Wharton, to Abingdon Presbytery. August 10, 1894.
MINUTES OF THE synod OP NORTH I AROLINA. 271
Statistical Report rtocklenburg Presbytery.
... — I charehea organised, vi/..: Cherry ville, Gaston county, September 10, 1893; Foreel City, Rutherford county, November 25, L893; Lattimore, Cleve- land, April 29, 1894; Midway, Henderson, July 28, 1894; Nantahala changed to Center, May 10, L894.
f>. — No churches transferred or dissolved.
7.— 1 Licentiate received, viz.: .1. L Wicker.from Payetteville Presbyterj October 18, 1894
8.-2 licentiates transferred, viz.: .1. M. W. Elder and W. <>. Sample, Maj hi 1894.
9. — Nn. Candidates received,
Kt.—.") candidates transferred, \ iz . : D, M Abernethy and Isaac Griffin, May 10, 1894; Frank Hawley, September 12, 1894; J. M. Forbis, April 11, L894; Saml. Moore, ( October lo. 1 89 I
11.— 1 minister died, viz.: G 1). Parks, March 2, 1894, age 67.
12.— 3 ordinations, via. : lie. Morrison, November 24, 1893; M. C. Arro- wood, April 1l\ 1894; I. L. Wicker. October lit. 1894.
l-'t.— '.» installations, viz : R.C.Morrison and Matthews, November 24, 1893' aad Stevens, December, 1893; R. it Smith and Gastonia, October, 1893; R. I'. Campbell and Isl church, Asheville, October 22, 1893; G. A. Hough and Little Brittain, November, 1893, and Rutherford ton, May, lsD-l: E. L. Silerand Sharon. September, 1893; {'< A. Sparrow and Union and Olney, March, 1894 : J. T: Wade and Franklin, Morrison and Center.
14.— 9 dissolutions of pastoral relations, viz.: G. D. Parks and Mulberry, November, 1893; <i A. Sparrow and Rutherfordton, November, 1893; E. L. Siler ami Sharon. December 10, 1894; J. T. Wade and Pineville and Pleasant Hill, September, 1893; ft! R Eirkpatrick and Wadesboro and Marvin, January 22, 1894; J. R. McAlpine and Hunteraville, April 11,1894; T. II Baldwin and South Side, October 19, 189t.
15 —3 licensures, viz.: J. M. W. Elder, Mav 10. 1894 : W. 0. Sample. Mn.\ 10, 1894 : R. .1. McElwain, May 10, 1894.
1 <>. — -"? 1 ministers in charge of 71 churches: 25 pastors, 6 staled supplies, 1 evangelist, 1 licentiate and 1 Foreign missionary.
1 7.—'.) churches vac-ant.
18.— $775. average salary pai.l ministers in charge of churches.
19. — 26 manses, aggregate value. $40,000.
20.— No minister or church in ■'! counl ies, viz. ; Madison. Graham and Cher- okee.
272 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Statistical Report Albemarle Presbytery.
21.— The in'xi stated meeting of Presbytery at 2nd church, Charlotte, on 9th day of April, 1894. By order of Presbytery :
Attest :
H. Z. JOHNSTON.
Stated Clerk. At Monroe Church, on I9th day of October, 1894.
VI.-ALBEHARLG PRESBYTERY.
To tin' Synod of North Carolina :
The Presbytery i>f Albemarle reports:
1. — 14 ministers, 2^ churches, no licentiates, 4 candidates, 1,817 communi- cants ; eighteen thousand three hundred and seventy-seven dollars ($1 8,377), aggregate of all funds raised during- the year ending March 31, (894, being $3,597 less than was raised the year before.
2. — 127 members were added to the churches during the year— on exami- nation 79; on certificate 48.
3—3 ministers were received, viz. : F. W. Parries, April 19, L894; T. I*. Faucette, August l(i, L894; W. T. Walker, Jr., August 16, 1894.
4.—.'! ministers were transferred, viz.: Jonas Barclay, December 1, 1893; s. II. Isler. April 2, 1894; E. E. Bigger, May 2:5. 1894 : and J. A. McMurray, November 2. 1 *<>:{. by Synod.
.">. — No churches received or organized.
6.-3 churches transferred by Synod, viz.: Oakland, November 2, 1893; Kenley, November 2, 1893; Smithfleld, November 2. 1893.
7. — No licentiates received.
8. — No licentiates transferred.
!). — No candidates received. 10. — 1 candidate transferred, viz.: Percy L. Bridgers. Kenley. Johnston Co., by Synod
1 1 . — No ministers died
12.— 1 ordin ition, viz : R. W. Ktnes, August 17. lsc»4.
MINUTE8 OF THE BYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA. 2T-*»
Statistical Report Albemarle Presbytery.
18.— 5 installations, viz.: 1". W. Parries, Goldsboro, May 30, L894; F. D. Thomas, Rocky Mount, June 24, L894; W. T. Walker, Jr., Nut Bush, August 19, 1 MM. o,ik Hill, August J<-.. 1894, and Shiloh, September '.'. 1894.
1 1. — 2 dissolutions of pastoral relations, viz. : .Inn as Barclay, December I . L893; E. E. Bigger, June 23, 1894
15 — 1 licensure, vis.: K W. Bines, April 22, L894.
1<>.— 11 ministers in charge of 23 churches; 8 pastors, no stated supplies, •"i evangelists, m> licentiates, and no foreign missionaries.
1 7. — 3 churches vacant .
Is. — $901. average sa lary paid ministers in charge of churches, exclusive of ma nee.
1 !•. — 1 1 manses, aggregate value. $23,400 ; rental value, $ 1,800.
20. — No minister or church in 14 counties, viz. : Currituck, Camden. Cheraw, Dare. Hyde, Greene, Tyrrell, Bertie, Northampton, Washington, dates. Hert- ford, Perquimans and Franklin.
21.— The next stared meeting of Presbytery at New Berne on 10th daj of April, 8 p. m., 1895.
By order of Presbytery :
Attest :
J. N. II. SUMMERELL.
Stated Clerk.
At Nut Hush Church on 17th day of August, 1 s<»4.
-!74 MINUTES OP THE SYNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Report on Systematic Beneficence— Orange Presbytery.
B.
REPORT OF PRESBYTERIES ON SYSTEHATIC BENEFICENCE.
I. -PRESBYTERY OF ORANGE.
To the Syikx] of North Carolina :
The Presbytery of Orange respectfully submits the following report on Sys- tematic Beneficence Cur the year ending March -'Hst. L894 :
1. —36 churches contributed t<> Presbyterial Borne Missions ? 938
2.-33 " " Synodical " " 1,618
■•!.— :ii> " •• assembly's " " 280
4 —38 " •• Foreign Missions .!,2'.)1
•">.— 28 " Publication and Col portage 12-">
• >.—•'!.". ■■ Bducation for Ministry 623
7— H " Church and Christian Education 71
8.-29 " " Invalid Fund 230
!>. — 29 " Colored Evangelization 227
10.— 12 " •' BibleCause 261
11. — " •' Church Erection,
12.— 2<t " " Synodical Orphans' Home, 4 <>4
13.— 13 •' '' Miscellaneous, N!»1
Total *^ 965
Being (1,587 less than was raised the year before. 4.*5 Churches reported, and 3 of them contributed to all the objects conducted by the church, and 13 to one or more of them.
'.i churches made no report, viz: Worth ville, Elim. (col'd), Bethesda, Calah, Eno, Little River. Oak Forest, Went worth and Yanceville.
By order of Presbytery.
attest: I). I. CRAIG.
Stated Clerk.
At. Mt. Airy Church, on !2lli dav of April 1894.
MINUTES OF THE M NOD OP NORTH CAROLINA. 275
Report on Systematic Beneficence Concord Presbytery.
II. CONCORD PRRSBYTERY.
7'.' tin- Sj in a! of North Carolina :
The Presbytery of Concord respectfully submits the following report <m S\ Btematic Beneficence for tin' year ending If arch 31, 1894: 1.— Churches contributed i«> Presbyterial Borne Missions, Synod-
ical Borne Missions, and assembly's Bome Missions $3,950.09
2.— churches contributed t<> Foreign .Missions, 3,365.50
3.— Publication and Col portage 84.92
-1 — Education for the Ministry, and
Church and Christian Education 2,033.08
• > — churches contributed to Invalid Fund 133.98
Colored Evangelization, 1-17 05
Bible Cause 51.32
Church Erec! ion
Sy nodical Orphans' Home
10.— " Miscellaneous, 1,087.34
Total (10,853.30
Being $1,885 more than urns raised the year before. 40 churches reported, ainl 11 of them contributed to all the ohjeets conducted by tin- Church, ami i".i jo one or more of t hem. 1 •• churches made no report . B\ order of Presbytery:
Attest :
W. R. M, LELLAND,
Stated Clerk, At Bethphnge church, on 12th day of September, 1 s ; 1 1
276 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Report on Systematic Beneficence— Fayetteville Presbytety.
III. FAYETTEVILLE PRESBYTERY.
To tin- Synod of North Carolina :
The Presbytery of Fayetteville respectfully submits the following report on
S\ st cm n tic Beneficence for the year ending March -'51 . 1 s'.i4 :
1. — 50 churches contributed to Presbyteri.il Hume Missions .? 7ss.n0
Synodical " " 1,182.00
Assembly's " " 403.00
Foreign Missions 4,218.00
Publication and Col portage 155 00
Education for Ministry 482.00
Church and Christian Education. 32.00
Invalid Fund J12.no
Colored Evangelization 164.00
Bible Cans.- 103.00
Synodical Orphans1 Home 470. (in
Miscellaneous 573.00
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Total 18,782.00
Heine, $203.00 more than was raised the year before. 68 c lurches reported and 4 of them contributed ro all the objects conducted by the Church, and f,4 1 0 mie or more of them.
•'{ churches made no report, viz.: Mt. Carmel, San ford, Spout Springs. By order of Presbytery :
Attest :
P. R. LAW.
Stntf>l Clerk. Ar Rockingham Church, on 19th dav of October. ls<.)4.
MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA. 277
Report on Systematic Beneficence Mecklenburg Presbytery.
IV. MECKLENBURG PRESBYTERY.
To the Synod of North Carolina :
The Presbytery of Mecklenburg respectfully submits the following reporl un Systematic Beneficence for the year ending March '■'> 1 , 1894 :
I . — 44 churches contributed to Presbyterial Home Missions (3.935.00
Evangelistic Fund 3, 554.00
Foreign Missions 7,034.00
Publication and Colportage 150.00
Education for Ministry 1,442.00
Church and Christian Education.
Invalid Fund 250.00
Colored Evangelization 370.00
Bible Cause 107.00
Church Erection 193.00
Sy nodical Orphans' Home
Miscellaneous 3,169.00
Totai $20,104.00
Reing $ 689.00 more than was raised the year before. <><) churches reporc- e I. and '2 af Thorn contributed bo all the objects conducted by the Church, and 58 I 1 1 one or more of t hem .
9 churches made no report, viz. : Polkton, Dillsborn, Sandy Plains, Heph- ■ibah, Hiwassee, Stevens, Bethel (If). Drusilla and Red Oak. By order of Presbytery :
" Attest:
R. Z. JOHNSTON,
Stated Clerk. At Lincolnton Church, on 1 1th day of April, 1N!)4.
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27'S MINUTE8 OF THE SN NOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Report on Systematic Beneficence— Wilmington Presbytery.
V.-\VILniNGTON PRESBYTERY.
To tltf Synod of North Carolina :
The Presbytery of Wilmington respectfully submits tbe following reporl on Systemal ic Beneficence for t hp year ending March .'11 st 1 n<>4: 1. — 23 churches contributed to Presbyterial Home -Missions $1 .~2'A.'-'r2
2.— 21
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83 nodical " " 1 46.1 1
Assembly's " " 368.16
Foreign Missions 2,718 B6
Holportage 127. '.>:{
Education 278.33
Invalid Fund 17'.).">+
Colored Evangelization 171 H>
Bible Cause •"><>. 7s
Total.
15.678.49
Being $2, 1 85.20 less than was raised 1 he \ ear before. 30 churches reported
and !(• of them contributed to all of the objects conducted by t.b«*0h urch and
and 16 to one or more of them.
11 churches made no report, viz: Beulah, Chinquepin Stanford, Grace,
ElizabethtoD, Cobb Mills, Croatan, Seminary, Wildwood, Jacksonville and
Whiteville.
By order of Presbytery:
A.TTE8T :
A. McFADl'EN,
Stated Clerk. At Grove.Church, on 12th day of October, 1894.
MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OP NOKTII I AUoUNA.
270
Report on Systematic Beneficence Albemarle Presbytery.
VI ALBEMARLE PRESBYTERY.
To the Synod <>f \'i>rth Carolina :
The Presbytery of Albemarle respectfully submits 1 lie Following report on Systematic Beneficence for the year ending March 81, 1894 :
—23 churches contributed to Presbyterial Some Missions $ 548.00
Synodical " " 261.00
Assembly's " " 102 on
Foreign Missions 1,675.00
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Publication and Colportage
Education for Ministry
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Invalid Fund
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Itihlc Cause
Church Erection
Synodical Orphans' Home
1.17.0(1 217.00
145.00
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151.00
82.0(1 Miscellaneous 1,771.00
Total
$5,416.00
Being $1,845 less than was raised the year before. 24 churches reported. and 1 of them contributed to all the objects conducted by the Church, and 20 to one or more of t hem.
4 churches made no repoii . viz. : Aurora, Dover, Oak Hill and Shiloh, By ' irder of Presb^ eery.
Attest:
J. N. II. SUMMERELU,
Stated Clerk. A.1 Nut Bush Church, on 1 7th day of August. 1894
■js(t MINUTES "I THE SYNOD OF NORTH I AROLINA.
Report of Committee on Synodical Missions.
D. REPORT OF COnniTTEE OF SYNODICAL MISSIONS.
To the Synod of Norfb Carofina .
Your Committee in submitting this, its Sixth Annual Report, desires t<p re- cord its gr.it ftude tn God for His manifest blessing upon the work int rusted t<j its esre during < he year just closed.
Perba pe Do year has been mi >re critical than tbe one which it has jusl passed, and tbe committee felt no little embarrassment as it was from time to time con- fronted with new difficulties; Brst, in the loss of 1 1n* services of its valued su- perintendent, Rev. E. W. Smith, who resigned .-it Synod one year ago, and then in the procurement of another to take hie j >l.-'.<-*-. and third, in devising methods by which the money could be raised to carry on tbe work in the face of the greatest moneypanic ever known in our country; but God in His infinite mercy and goodness has blessed the work in spite of all these difficulties, and we are able to report all workers paid in full, and tbe committee out of debt.
A brief summary of the work, together with the financial statement show- ing receipts and disbursements in detail, and the recommendations for tbe en Buiug year, is herewith submitted.
SYNODICAL WORK.
REV. \VH. BLACK.
Kii . \\ m. Black was electee) superintendent at a meeting of the committee held in Greensboro, X. C, January in. 1v'.M. and afterwards having signified his acceptance, entered upon the discharge of his duties as such, February 15, L894, at a salary of f 1,600 per annum. A brief summary of his work may be
itemized as follows :
Churches visited. 24; money raised. $2,000; miles traveled, 4,541 ; elders installed and ordained. 2; deacons installed and ordained. •_' : infants baptized, '.> : additions to membership, 308; services held, .'}01 .
MINI l l£S OF l Hi. s^ NOD OP NORTH CAROLINA. I'M
Report of Committee on Synodical Illsslons.
Assisted in Bet tiring the services of one pastor and several workers for the Bummer months, and in supplying two groups of churches with Btated supplies, and attend to the > i u t ii >>- of secret ary and treasurer of the committee.
REV. R. P. PELL.
Rev, R. I'. Pell, evaagelisl in Watauga and Mitchell counties. Churches in charge, 4 : mission points, •"> ; communicants, 162; Sabbath schools, 4 ; Sabbath school pupils. 275; day Bchools, 5; day school teachers, (1 increase) 7: day
Bchool pupils. 27"> ; regular praj er i ings, 3 ; elders, 7 ; deacons, I ; buildings
completed, «J (3 of them begun lasl year); buildings partly completed, I; acres real estate, 40 ; adult baptisms, 15; additions, 68 ; money collected for church erection and school purposes, $787. Two counties, 50 miles in diameter. Work begun lu iif. I s'.n
REV. C. W. ROBINSON.
Itev. ('. \V. Robinson, evangelisl in Surry county, gives one-halt bis time to Winston Second Church, one-fourth to Leakesville and one-fourth to Synodical Mission work in the"Elkin Field" in Surry county, which embraces three points viz.: Elkin, Grassy Creek and .Tonesville. Be reports:
Here we had no Church home until recently, but under God's blessings we bow have a substantial modern church building in Elkin, 50x32 feet, with an annex 16x10 feet and n vestibule li'xl'J feet, with a tower; church seats .^00: and everything is now in good condition for work. Money raised: church erec- tion, f 800; pastors salary, S45 ; Home Missions. $3.50; Foreign .Missions,."?!, total. (852.50 Added to membership Elkin, 1 : services held, ">1 : services at other mission points, 29 ; prayer meetings at mission points, 11; average at t 'iid a nee. Jonosville, 135; average attendance, Elkin, 120; average attend i ''reek. 16. Work begun January I, L893
REV. I). J. CURRIE.
This Brother, who is supported in part by the Synodical Committee, preach- es at Chapel Hill and has been blessed in his labors, and rep irts 6 additions
282 MINUTES OP THE SYNOD <>F NORTH CAROLINA.
Report of Committee on Synodical Mission*.
ALBEnARLE PRESBYTERY.
The Synodical Committee pays about two-thirds of tbe money expended for mission work in this Presbytery.
The money is expended in aiding in the payment of the salaries of * labor- ers-, 5 of whom labored the whole year and •'$ for a part only. These men raised tbe major part of their own salaries, and aboul $476 for cbnrch and manse erection, held 679 mission services ; added to membership, 72: baptized :?<► adults and 1+ infants; organized 4 new Sunday schools with 12i> scholars; traveled more than 4,000 miles ; and have completed 2 churches, one of which, Greenville, is in one of onr most flourishing towns, and is an exceedingly i ■mil comfortable building.
PRESBYTERIAL WORK.
In reviewing the mission work of the Presbyteries, your committee would report as follows ;
ORANGE PRESBYTERY.
During tbe past year Orange Presbytery has expended for mission work within its hounds, $5,750. Of this amount $2.~>o was received from Synod's Committee. This amount was used in assisting 4 sustentation fields, and in supporting wholly 2 evangelists in 2 mission fields.
For Synodical Missions the churches of Presbytery have contributed $425, and for assembly's Missions $263.80.
A brief aecount of two of these mission fields may he stated as follows :
REV. C. HILLER.
Rev. C. Miller, in (he Stokes field, now reports through the Presbyterj of Orange, although it was originally opened up by the Synod. We give here a few items only, and refer yon for details to his report to his Presbytery.
There are now 3 organized churches in his field in Stokes, with a member- ship of about 2(H). There were 86 additions to membership during the year; 2 churches organized; •'! churches built, and one other witli money raised and plans arranged for building at on.-'': 3 new Sunday schools; ;? new prayer meetings; 2 new day schools; 2 scho .1 buildings erected this year; $1, MOO. 00
MINUTES OF THE synod OF WORTH CAROLINA. 283
Report of Committee on S> nodical Missions.
raised for church erection ; $192.57 for pastors' aalary; -*1 li' for mission work; 2 candidates for ministrj ; $125 bo Foreign Missions.
Work begun li.v Synod, May, L892; assumed by Presbytery, January 1.
1894.
REV. M. McG. SHIELDS.
Rev. M. McG. Shields gives three-fourths of his time to the Person field. Eleven additions; money raised for church building, $1,175; money raised for Balary,$75; benevolenl causes, $110.
Work begun by Synod November 1, 1892; assumed by Presbytery Janu- ary 1. 1894.
CONCORD PRESBYTERY.
Concord Presbytery has raised for its own work of Home Missions, $1,156,' 84; Synodical, $960.08; General Assembly, $275.13; Presbyterial church erection, $346.60; total, $2,737.20.
Has 1 evangelisl with his rutin- tint", ami aids s evangelists in the field ; organized 2 new churches and 3 new day schools. Received ^'.»"> additions to the churches aided, exclusive of Rev. R. P. Pell's field.
FAYETTEVILLE PRESBYTERY.
This Presbytery has employed during the year, for the whole or pari of their time. .'! ordained ministers and '.\ candidates in evangelistic work. Raised for ordained evangelists, ST.",!); candidates promised in their fields and largely paid, $275; 1 candidate employed by Fayetteville church 3 months. $150; whole amount for Presbyterial Missions, $1,175; churches organized, •'{ : churches repaired or in course of erection, •" : additions in mission field, oil. Evangelistic services have been held by pastors. Results in pvangelistic meet- ings, 400 additions in Presbytery. Contributed to Assembly's Home Missions for the year ending April 1 . 1894, $388.04; contributed to Synodical for same time. $1,182.
WILHINGTON PRESBYTERY.
This Presbytery has raised for its own work $646.66; by special contribu- tions from Brunswick county, $275; and has received from Synodical Commit- tee $275; total, $1,196.66. 1 evangelists for whole year and 1 for the sn miner
284 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Report of Committee on S\ nodical Missions.
months, who preached in LO counties, supplying 17 organized churches and 1 1 mission stations, besides occasional preaching points. They were supported at a cost to Presbytery ol $1,013.33. The First church, Wilmington, has con- tinued its mission a1 reduced cost of $500, the pastor serving it most of the year. Aboul 75 additions from mission fields.
One church organized in Brunswick rounty, hitherto the only enmity in Presbytery with no Presbyterian church; 5 church buildings in course of i Mon, and I completed during the year; 2 received aid to the amount of $100 from Presbytery. Presbytery raised for Synodical Missions $55 1 .71 . I tributed to Assembly's Home Missions $366.73.
HECKLENBURQ PRESBYTERY.
This Presbyl erj raised for its own work during the year just past, $3,656.* ■ \~ ; for colportage and used in connection with Home Missions, £1 77.1 5.
Has organized 1 new churches, 1 Sunday schools, and employe for t lif> ivhole, or part of their time, 11 evangelists.
Ha* 2 new academies with 1<m> pupils, and buildings valued at more than $200, and added to membership, through her evangelists, 170 members.
ALBEHARLE PRE5BYTERY.
jbytery expended in mission work during I he j ea i $2,291, which was raised as follows:
From PreBbytery, $565 ; from Synod, $1,250; for church erection, $476 Besides this amount, contributed to Synodical Fund $349.43. It has 1 daj school with 34 pupils. Raised $1 1 6 39 for Assembly's Missions.
ASSEHBLY'S WORK.
Our Presbyteries contributed for Assembly's Missions during the year end- ing March 31, 1894, as follows:
Orange, $263.80; Concord, $275.13; Fayetteville, $388.04; Wilmington, $366 7-t: Mecklenburg, $45.32; Albemarle, $116.59; Synodical collection, $75.22 : total, $1 ,530.83, being an increase ol $736.74 over last year.
MINUTEH OF I HI 8^ NOD OP NfOKTH CAROLIN \. 285
Report of Committee <>n s_% nodical fHsslons.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Fbom Octobeb 15, L893, to Ootobbb l">. 1894.
Receipts.
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Orange |
f c.l 1.07 456 39 594 si 1 18.87 1 in 15 L36 4:? 100.00 |
$ 4 1 5.40 4 11. Ci' 162.80 284.1 1 1 1 1.26 21. '{.40 |
>i mill 1C, 898 ni |
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7.. 7 61 703 oi •'..-,4.71 349 83 |
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L 00.01 275*68 |
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$2,761.62 |
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si 699.01 |
Disbursements.
Bj Am. ..mt Paid Evangelists $2,798.02
Albemarle Presbytery 1,250.00
Wilmington Presbytery 275.00
Concord Presbytery. Church Erection 61.71
Mecklenburg Presbytery, Anson and Union Field.... 100.00
Chapel Hill 41.66
Expenses 153.75
1894, Oct. 15, by Balance in Hank h\
Total $4,699.91
Assets.
Balance in Bank $ ls,.s7
Subscriptions now due by churches 2.440.00
Total $2,458.87
Thp Accounts of tin. Treasurer were referred to an Auditing Committi om>
posed "f Rev. II <•. Hill. I> D., and .1. M Rogers, Esq., .and were found correct and tin- accounts approved.
286 MINUTES OP THE SYNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Report of Committee on Synodical Missions.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
Receipts.
Synodical Committee * 1,699.01
Special Evangelistic Fields 4,170.59
Total Synodical 8,869.60
Presbyterial Committees 14,051.63
Total for Work in bounds of Synod 22,921.23
General Assembly's Missions 1,580.83
Total 124,452.06
Amount Expended by Presbyteries for Home Missions. (Nor INCLUDING SYNODICAL AID.)
Orange \..f 5,750.00
Concord 1,503.44
Fayetteville 1,175.00
Wilmington u-2l.r>:,
Mecklenbnrg 3,756.87
albemarle 1,041.46
Statistical.
Additions to ' burcb by Synodical Evangelists 526
Churches organized by Synodical Evangelists 3
Churches built 2
Churches in course of erection 5
■Total additions Membership through Presbyterial 4 Synodical Missions 1,195 Evangelists employed in Synod and Presbj teries for whole or part time 4<>
RECOMMENDATIONS.
1. Synod, recognizing its obligation to cultivate the waste places within its bounds apportions as before the sum of $5,000 among its Presbyteries to maintain the work on its present basis, and directs the Superintendent to en- deavor to secure subscriptions from individuals and churches to open up new fields.
2. Synod, while regretting the action of Mecklenburg Presbytery in with- drawing in part from the Synod's plan, recognizes with pleasure the great work
MINUTKH OP THE s^ NOD OF NOKTII CAROLINA. 287
Report of Committee on Synodical Hissions.
it is doing in its own territory, and hopes thai it will soon see its way clear to come im o full co -o per at ion.
."!. Synod expresses its gratification al thp seal of all the Presbyteries in prosecuting their own work, and especial); commends the action of Orange Presbytery in taking up work in its bounds that had been opened by Synod.
4. Synod commends the work of the General assembly to its Presbyteries and churches, and recommends thai $8,000 be raised for this work, to be ap- portioned among its Presbyteries us follows: < Grange, $500; Concord, $500; Fayetteville. $700 ; Wilmington $400; Mecklenburg, $700 ; Albemarle, $200; and it further commends the Indian work to our Sunday schools and young people's soiit-i if>
W\i. BLACK.
Superintendent.
288 MINUTES OF THE BYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Report of Agent of Publication and Colportage.
REPORT OF SYNODS AGENT OF PUBLICATION AND COLPORTAQE.
To the Synod of North Carolina :
Your Agent finds that in the years 1890-3, there was ;i steady increase in the contributions to this cause But during the year now reported and closing, there is a sudden and large falling off. This cannot in- due to any local causes, iis the proportion is about the same in each Presbytery. Three reasons may be assigned for this : 1st. The stringency of the times in financial values and in- comes. 2nd. The fact that this cause lias never had full justice nor received deserved support from our people as an educated and educating people. 3rd As part reason of the former that the Assembly's work has been so quietly managed and in such business methods and with so little appeal to the people. that we do not give it the attention we should. Now, however something must lie done. Our ministers and churches must increase their gifts to this cause or we shall suffer greatly and cause greater suffering to out frontier fields
Our Colporteur, Rev. I). T. Towles, lias, during this year, as last. lost sever- al months from sickness. This is to l>e regretted both for our sympathy with liim in his Buffering and loss of time and earnings, and the loss sustained for his valuable services wherever he could have gone. He has been very faithful and acceptable in the number of sermons lie has preached, prayer meeting and Sabbat.L school addresses he has made. These number 35 since the last of May. He has in this time visited 10 Sabbath schools and 1 .422 families. He has trav- eled 1.2(50 miles during 127 days of service. He has sold hooks from our pub- lication house amounting to $201. 28; Bibles and parts, $202.48 ; hooks, do- nated, $9.46, making a total of $413.22. The value of This work cannot In- stated in words. Its educational value will run far and wide in coining years. Ill addition to his reports to Dr. Hazen, in Richmond. Ya.. Bro. Towles has made monthly reports to your Agent, and has worked under his direction on full sanction.
MINI IKS OP THE ss \i>|t OF NORTH CAROLINA. 2S\)
Mepurt of Ajf-nt ol Publication and Colportage.
In accordance with its uniform desire oar c immil I f the General Issem
My has recently enlarged the size, increased the value, raised t In- si andard and improved the appearance and general make-np and matter of our Sabbath school helps so ;is to put them with the best and .it prices lower than others of equal grade and scholarship.
The Missionary, of (he Church, is steadily being improved, and the Chil- dren's Missionary is being now issued monthly at a mere nominal cost of 25c. a year, or a little o> er 2c. a monl li for 1 6 pages, well prepared and illust rated.
Our Assemblv has now pu1 its approval upon t wo valuable Church hymn books, " Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs," by Dr. Chas. S. Robinson, which has great value and meets the wants of many, and "The Hymns of the Ages," by Dr. Kerr, one of the pastors of our Church, and more nearly a recast of our Psalms and Hymns In addition to these our committee has issued a larger number of valuable works from several <>f our ablest preachers, teachers and writers. Anj or all of these may be had of our publication house at Rich- mond. These, or an,\ good luniks, may he secured direcl from Dr. Hazen <ir t h rough our Colporteur.
Your Agent would recommend: That Synod authorize our Colporteur to present the claims of the Missionary and the Children's Missionary, and secure subscriptions for the same as part of bis regular work.
A. I). McCLDRE,
Aeent.
290 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF XOHTH CAROLINA.
Report of Committee on Sabbath Schools.
REPORT OF COnniTTEE ON SABBATH SCHOOLS.
Ta tlip Synod of North Carolina .
Vour Committee beg leave to present the following tabulated statement, based on the reports from Presbyteries for 1894 and the Minutes of Synod for 1893, which Bhows a comparative statement of the work for 1893 and ls'.i4:
PliEBBYTERIES.
Albemarle
Concord
Fayetteville . Mecklenburg.
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Wilmington
1894.
20
43
58 41
1893.
177 443 346 T.44 312 228
1894.
185 439 402 540 333 227
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3.509 3,998 |
147 |
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3.158 3,918 |
100 |
74 |
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3.526 4.829 |
296 |
81 |
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2.670 2.969 |
127 |
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1894.
1,817 4.945 7,169 8.190 4.540 3.416
From the above table it will be seen that there has been an increase daring the past year of 130 teachers and 2,110 scholars. A gain of 12 percent.
Concord Presbytery has 7 more churches than Sabbath schools; Fayette- ville Presbytery 17: Mecklenburg Presbytery 23: Wilmington Presbytery 15; Albemarle Presbytery 8. Albemarle has 337 more church members than Sab- bath school scholars. Concord has 508, Fayet teville has 3,251, Mecklenburg has 2,821, Wilmington has 1.247. Making a total of 5.402 more church mem- bers than Sabbath school scholars. The Presbyteries of Concord, Orange and Wilmington have held Presbyterial Sabbath School Conventions during- the |>ast year.
Fayetteville devoted one day of the Elders' and Deacons' Institute to Sab- bath school work. Mecklenburg has one Nwrmal School, and devoted part of a Jay during the meeting of Presbytery to this work.
MINUTES OF THE synod OF NORTH CAROLINA. 2'Jl
Report of Committee on >abbul h Schools.
four Committee would call attention t" and emphasize the recommenda- tion adopted by the Synod of 1890, rig.: "Thai Synod urge the Presbyteries
t.i empower their Sabbath scl I agents Do appeinl as many sab-agents for
their respective Presbyteries as they nm y deem accessary for the a i-sufii!
prosecution of this work; said sub-agents to labor under the direction of Pres- byterial Agents."
Synod hereby earnestly urges parents and other adult members wherever ilif,\ can in consistency with other claims, to take pari in the Sabbath school exercises, either as teachers or scholars. W. !•'. THOM,
Chairman.
21)2 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Report on Foreign Missions.
REPORT ON FOREIGN MISSIONS.
To f/;e Syn<><] of North Carolina :
In submitting its Fifth Annual Report.your Permanent Committee on For- eign Missions would humbly recognize "the good hand of our God" upon this important branch of the work of our Church.
Th is Synod has for years taken a conspicuous part in the Foreign Mission work, and to-day your zeal and your liberality toward this cause is spoken of in nil the churches. We t hank God, therefore, that no backward Btep has hern taken for, notwithstanding the trying times through which we have passed, the gifts of our churches have increased by more than a thousand dollars.
OUR WORKING FORCE.
The Aral mat ter of special interest to which your attention should be called, is its working force in the mission field. The Synod of North Carolina lias bbv- t* li representatives in the heathen lands, two males and Ave females, all o' whom an- at present in active service, and we record with gratitude the tidings of the cunt inued health and safety of t hese beloved fellow-workers in Christ.
These missionaries are distributed as follows, among our several Presby- teries: Mecklenburg heads the list with Ave ou1 of the seven— Rev John \V. Moore, Miss Lizzie Moore. Miss Ella Houston. Mrs. ('. K. Cummins (nee Miss Ona Patterson, and Miss E. V. Lee. It may lie of interest to state that four out of the live representatives of the Presbytery are members of one church, Hopewell. <' incord has one missionary, Rev.. I. \V. Davis. I). I). Fayetteville has one. Mrs. H. 1!. Price (nee Miss Robertson.) Two other young ladies from Mecklenburg arc under appointment to the mission field and one for Fayette- ville Presbytery is under the care of the Executive Committee. We regret to state that one of these devoted servants of the Master is held back from at once going to China, for lack of funds, although the expenses of her outfit have been provided for.
In addition to these laborers, your Commit tee knows of at least four young men who are preparing themselves for this work and will be ready in a year or 1 wo to enter t he field, Providence permit t i lie-.
MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NOIiTH CAROLINA. 293
Report on Foreign Missions.
It may not beoul of place to add thai twelve of our churches and mission- ary societies have m supporting in whole or in pari thirteen missionaries—
not to speak of a Dumber which bear the expenses of Bible workers and active hi borers :
The First church, Winston, supported Rev. 11. B. Price; Henderson church, Rev. H. T. Graham; Pirsl church, Raleigh, Rev. Geo. W. Painter; First church, Concord. Mr. Geo. D. Adamson; Payetteville church, Rev. R. 15. Grinnan; Gen- tlemen's Missionary Society, of the First church, Charlotte, Rev. Jno. W. Davis. D D : Steel Creek, Miss Lizzie Moore; First church, Wilmington, Dr. Edgar
w !- i""1 Mrs. Edgar Woods; St. Andrews, Wilmington, Dr. JaB. B. Woods.
All the missionary societies of Wilmington Presbytery, Mrs. H. P. Price and Mrs F. A. Cowan.
In addition to whal our churches arc doing, it is gratifying bo announce tha* Mr. <•. g. Graham, of Asheville, has undertaken theenrire support of our colored missionary on the Congo. Rev. W. II. Shepherd.
This is certainly a record for which we have cause to he exceedingly thank- ful, yet ought not our gratitude to he mixed with shame and regrel when we look more carefully at the facts to be pi iced alongside of these? God has pre- ciously honored this Synod in calling these sons and daughters to this work, hut are we not holding back many other gifted and devoted Christian workers whom hewould delight to honor in the same noble service? This is surely mere- ly the beginning of .-, great work which lies open before the Christian people of our State. We arc proud of Mecklenburg's five missionaries, hut is not that after all a small representation with its membership of 8,190? Concord has 3.945 members, and Fayetteville 7,165, ami yet each ol these g,.eai Presby- teries has hut a single missionary in the regions beyond !
Orange, Wilmington ami Albemarle, with an aggregate membership of more than 9,000, have no sons or daughters in this greal harvest field.
In view of these humbling facts is it not time for this Synod to send forth a clear and loud call to all our churches, to their pastors and their officers and their entire membership, that there may he deep heart-searching and much prayer to God, that Me IMu.\ |„. pleased to rail from ,„„■ highly ravored Synod even, hat seven times sew,, laborers and by the mighty influences of His Spirit ■■thrust them forth "to occupy these destitute places of t! arth?
Cod forbid that it should he true any Ion-,.,- thai it takes more than 1,000 North Carolina Presbyterians to furnish one missionary of the cross.
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MINI TEH OK Till-: SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Report on Foreign .Missions.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Passing now bo the question of Christian liberality, we And, as ha* been al- ready intimated, that our churches have given more generously to this cause than in any previous year of the Synod's history.
The whole amounl contributed is $23,231, against $21,887 last yen-, a gain '>t' $1,344.
in order to eel forth clearly the true liberality of our churches, the follow- ing table lias been arranged bo thai the gifts of each Presbytery may speak for t hemseh hk :
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1.817 |
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$1,075 |
92 |
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4.945 7,169 |
40 59 |
10 15 |
3.793 1.238 |
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4,549 3.41(1 |
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827 |
30.886 |
233 |
93 |
23.231 |
77 |
Looking a little closer at these figures we discover four facts of interest . 1st That our Synod stands second among the Synod's of the General Assem- bly, the average gift per member being 77c, while that ol the largest Synod— the Virginia— averages only 79c, a member. 2nd. Another fact is that one of our Presbyteries. Mecklenburg, gives more to Foreign Missions than seven of the eleven Synods of our Southern Church. 3rd. The third fact is that this, our largest Presbytery, with the great Home Missions also stands second in the Synod in its gifts per member, averaging 87c, and that our smallest Presby- tery itself so largely missionary territory, stands first, giving 92c. per member.
There are thirty-three churches in the Synod that give as much as or more than $1 00 per member. These facts are not only gratifying in themselves, but they are suggestive because we find rhar these are the churches which support with greatest liberality the other great causes of Home Missions and Educa- tion.
MINUTES OF THE SYNOD <)K NORTH CAROLINA. 295
Report on Foreign Missions.
List of these churches: |4.40 charlotte 1st; 98.50 Durham ; 98.40 Lau* rinburg and Wilmington; 98.00 aeheville 1st and Winrton 1st; 92.75 David- son College; $2.50 Benderson, Gulf, Chapel Kill, Turkey Cove: $l'.^."» Monroe, Graham: 92.00 Raleigh 1st, Ooncord 1st, Oastonia; 91-75 Maxton, Montpel- ier, Ida Mills, St. Andrew's (W); 91-50 New Berne, geyser, Charlotte 2nd; 91.25 Han River; 91.00 Greenville, Nut Hush, (cut re (('). Statesville, Morgan- ton, Bet heed a (Fj. Pee Dee, Bethel, Lowell, Sugar Creek, Burgaw.
Tae following in a list of churches giving 75c. or more: In Albemarle 1, Concord 5; Fayetteville 5 ; Mecklenburg 2. Giving 50 cents or more : In Albe- marle 1 ; Fayetteville 9 ; Mecklenburg 7; Orange 1. Giving 25 cents or more : In Albemarle 5; Concord 11; Fayetteville 16 ; Mecklenburg 12 ; Orange 12; Willmington 8. Giviag 10 cents or more: Concord 7; Fayetteville 4; Meck- Ienburg8; Orange 5; Wilmington 4. Giving 5 cents or more: In Albemarle-! ; Concord 2; FayetcevHle 5 ; Mecklenburg 5 ; Orange 2; Wilmington 5. Giving less than ." cents: Concord 5; Fayetteville 3 ; Wilmington 3.
SYNODICAL SECRETARY
In compliance with the action of the Synod at its last meeting. Rev. T. R. Sampson was re-elected Synodical Secretary for a year, or for so much of thai time as the subscriptions to his salary justified. After every effort had been made hi raise subscription for the entire year's work, the Synod's Agent found it possible to pledge the salary for only nine months, anu therefore under the instruction of Synod, our Secretary was employed for that length of time. Be- fore the expiration of this term of months, Rev. Mr. Sampson received an ur- gent call to enter upon another important branch ofChurch work. After pray- erful consideration of the facts in the case he felt it to be his duty to accept t lie prima pa Iship of t he Fredericksburg Collegiate Institute, and accordingly on the 15th of July severed his connection with the work of this. In losing the serv- ice nf this efficient and untiring worker in the cause of missions, we feel that we cannot possibly overestimate the invaluable work he has done for the Master. He has endeared himself to all our churches and has left in hundreds of hearts, by God's blessing, a new and abiding interest in the world's evangelization. He has gone forth bearing precious seed, and though we may not be able to give the results of his labors in statistics, yet doubtless in the harvest -t ime he will return again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
The limits of this report forbid our giving any satisfactory statement as to
20() MINUTES OF THE SYNOD <>| NORTH CAROLINA.
Report on Foreign Missions.
uhat he has accomplished, and we ask ilmr Mr. Sampson's report to 1 1n* Com- mittee 1"' published in tin- Appendix to t h<> Minutes of Synod.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
One word must be said in regard to finances of your Committee in conduct- ing this Held service. It will i»- enough t<» say that our subscriptions are suffi- cient tn pay the salary foreighl months. By withdrawal of several subscrip- tions your Committee lost something, bul with the subscriptions to !"■ collected during this month, we will be a Me to pay the balance ol $75 st ill due our secro- tary for his last term of service.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S TREASURY.
The treasury of the Executive Committee is greatly embarrassed. The sec- retary writes "our receipts are several dollars less than t he Ramedate last year. Unless tin' churches will rally again we may have to take a backward Btep, which would be greatly to be deplored." Will not this Synod rally to meet this emergency?
\Yp recommend the follow ing resolutions :
Ri nolved, 1st. That in \ iew of our small number of missionaries a pastoral letter be addressed to our churches, appealing to our young people to heed this Macedonian cry for heathen lands. "Come over and help us."
2nd. That the treasurers of the Presbyteries and of the churches of this Synod be requested to forward at once to Nashville all money which may be on hand or available for this cause.
■ In I. That t his Synod pledge itself to do more than ever before to raise the 130,000 asked fir by the General Assembly.
ALFRED T. GRAHAM.
Cha irm.in
MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OI NORTH CAROLINA. 297
Keport on Education f.ir Ministry.
REPORT ON EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY.
To tin Sjraod of North Carolina :
Your Agent of "Education for the Ministry" would respectfully report to i be Synod t he Following fad a :
There are under the earn of oar Presbyteries, 72 candidates for the ministry, distributed as follows: Albemarle, 6, (5 white and 1 colored); Concord, 1-'!: Fayetteville. '•»: Mecklenburg, 24, (23 white and 1 colored); Orange, 14; and Wilmington, 6. Total, I--'. (Note: your Agent, not having heard from Albe- marle Presbytery, reports the same number ;is given last year.) Ofl hese young men 16 are pursuing their studies al Union Seminary ; 1 at McCormick; 3 at Princeton; 1 at Columbia, and 27 al Davidson College. Six are engaged in teaching, and the others, with one or two exceptions, are studying at various preparatory Bchools. The reports generally commend in the highest termstheir fiil>'!ity a nd proficiency.
Of these candidates thirty- three were eurolled last year as beneficiaries of the Assembly's Committee, and the aggregate sum of $ 2,525 was asked bo aid in t hi ir support .
Your Agent asks the special attention of the Synod to the noteworthy and painful fact that but little more than ooe-balf of this sum. to-wit : $1,411.72, was contributed by the churches of t his Synod.
Albemarle asked for $300, and gave $172 05; Concord asked for $575, and
• $372.30; Fayetteville asked for $600, and gave $390.63 ; Orange asked for $675, and gave $298.54; Wilmington asked for $375, and gave $178.20. Total asked for. $2,525. Total given, $1,41 1 72
The Presbytery of Mecklenburg does not co-operate with the Assembly's Committee nt Memphis. This Presbytery ha* 24 candidates; last yearitaided 1 t of them in sums varying from ■•*.">< i to si ."in as the needs required, and gave to ber candidates in the aggregate the sum of si . 12 1 . You raiment begs the at- tention of the Synod to the signiOcant fact that the Presbytery of Mecklenburg ! more money for t his cause than all id" the other Presbyteries of t he Synod combined, and « as enabled thereby to give her candidates more substantial aid.
298 MINUTES OP 'I'm: EH NOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Report on Education for Ministry.
The Presbyteries co-operating with the Memphis Committee, will ask this year for appropriations aggregating abonl the same as last year— more than ?-_»,400.
The Assembly's Committee has apportioned the following strara to three Presbyteries respectively :
Albemarle, $400; Concord, |7C0; Payetteville, $700 ; Orange, 9550, and Wilmington, #400. Total, $2,750.
In view ofthefacts presented, your Agent renommendi* thefollowingaction :
Resolved, That special efforts he made tu increase in all our churches the <iifts of the people for this important caase, and to this end, that pastors be earnestly urged to give dne prominence to the collections ordered in themonthp of Nov eta her and April, and to inform the people of God of the imperative Deed of increased liberality.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN M. ROSE. Jr..
Agent.
MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA. 299
Repcirt on Church and Christian Education.
REPORT ON CHURCH AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.
To the Synod of North Carolina :
Synod's Committee of Church and Christian Education beg leave to submit our Annual Report. We wish to notice:
I.-DAV1DSON COLLEGE.
The laal Vear was the must successful in the history of the college. The lieu year has opened with an increase. There are present 1 55 students. Forty- four are candidates for the ministry and all but sixteen arc church members. There is great need of increased endowments.
II. -PREPARATORY SCHOOLS.
The Mebane High School, under the care of Orange Presbytery, is doing a good work and deserves a hearty support. Several new schools have been started in the country congregations tinder church control, and some new* and commodious houses built. The number of schools under Presbyterian control, without ecclesiastical connection, is also on the increase. And all these schools are more and more prosperous and efficient in giving a good preparation for college.
M.-niSSION SCHOOLS.
There is all increasing purpose and effort to use the school as one arm of mission work, both in the towns and cities and in the moredest it ute fields. Rev. It. P. Pell, in the mountains, reports three schools with 27"> pupils and seven teachers, and greal usefulness in building np the Church. Rev. ('.Miller has just founded two schools in his field, having built two houses, and there is a promising outlook. The efforts of the churches to educate the communities growing up around our mills and factories are worthy of all praise.
IV.-FEnALE EDUCATION.
There is in 1 1 <- h to deplore in the present provision for the higher education of our Kirls. Peace Institute in Raleigh is doing most excellent work and is
.'{(Ml MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Report on Church and Christian Education.
fairly successful. There are local schools in n few places aB Charlotte and Le- noir. The Female College al Statesville has recently closed by reason of the failing health of the principal. It is a pleasure, however, to note thai Fayette- ville, Mecklenburg and Concord Presbyteries are all making tentative efforts to
restore femal lucation to its rightful place. We trust thai the Church is
awakening to a sense of her greal responsibility in this unit t it.
V COLLECTIONS FOR CHURCH AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.
We submit herewith a statement of the collections and disbursements for for tliis cause.
From tliis it appears thai 42 churches have contributed to this cause $260.28 during the year, nel $248.43, which your committee has disbursed as
follows: Mebi High School, $48.61; C. Miller's schools, $34.14 ; It. P. Pell's
schools, $34.14 : Davidson College, $134.54.
Besides these collections, special contributions ate reported through Syn- od's Committee: Rev. R I'. Pell's schools, $300 : Mebane High School, $66.23; Davidson College, $195; total, $561.23. This makes the whole am nun I re- ported through this Committee $821.51. This makes no mention of moneys expended tor local interests, which is evidently a much larger amount.
Your Committee also would urge upon the churches through the Synod the increasing importance of this cause, anil would ask you to authorize us again to address a circular letter to all our churches so as to awaken increased inter- est in all i hi' departments of education, giving specinl emphasis to female edu- cal ion.
We would also recommend the Synod to endeavor to raise for this cause the coming year the sum of $1,500 ami that the same be apportioned to the Presbyteries as follows: Orange, $250; Concord, $300; Fayetteville, $300; Wilmington, $200; Mecklenburg, $350; Albemarle, $100. Respectfully submil ted,
.1. 15. SHEARER.
Agent and Chairman.
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Report on Colored E\ ungeli/ation.
REPORT ON COLORED EVANGELIZATION.
To tin' Sjrood of North Carolina :
The interest of the Synod in the spiritual welfare of the numerous colored population within its bounds has received Borne impulse within the laal year, yel the progress falls very far short of our obligation, and even ol the modest
standard of enterprise which this venerable body Bel for Haelfal the laal n t-
ing of Synod. Then ii was
"Resolvwl, That with the viewof assisting the general work and at the same time placing a Synod colored evangelist for the colored people within our own bounds, we recommend thai this Synod shall endeavor to raise $3,000 for this work from the December collection."— Page 196 of Minutes.
Instead of raising this amocnt or an average per communicant of some ten rents, our collections for the year only amounted to $1,182. Under the circum- stances the employment of an evangelist was impracticable, long delay was in- evitable and our report is one of slow progress.
ALBEMARLE PRESBYTERY.
This Presbytery has but little to report There was an opening for the es- tablishment of a colored Presbyterian church at Washington, and it was hoped that the labors of a colored evangelist, could one have been Becured, would have resulted in realizing this. The effective labors of Rev. S. 0. Walker, at this point, promised substantial results. A. plan is now held in view to follow up this work.
THE PRESBYTERY OF CONCORD. This Presbyterj bas no colored work reported.
FAYETTEVILLE PRESBYTERY.
Payetteville Presbytery bas two churches within its bounds called Bomo and McPhatter. The Presbytery gave $25 for the erection of the building for
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Report on Colored Evangelization.
the runner church and $50 to the support- of their minister Rev. It. C. James, whose work is in an encouraging state.
nECKLENBURd.
This Presbytery basonecharch at Asheville. It is under the care of Rev. .1. s. Morrow, who preaches regularly in a rented hall. There are BO communi- cants, and he has a flourishing Sabbath school of 140 pupils. Within the Inst year he has held 156 services. Pour communicants have been added to the church, and t wo adults and t»ne infanl bapl used, are reported. The church has paid its pastor $30, raised $4.50 for objects of benevolence and $65 for rent of hall There has been no substantial progress towards the erection of a church building. Subscriptions for the purchase of a lot are earnestly solicited. A gentleman in Louisville. K.w, offers $50 for the erection of a church building if this can beseemed. Will not our Synod aid in this needy enterprise '.'
WILHINGTON PRESBYTERY.
Hut little if any progress has been made here. We learn thai Rev. M. I'. Jenkins is still laboring at Beaufort . but cannot report the results of his efforts. He is in part sustained by the colored evangelistic fund.
ORANOE PRESBYTERY.
The most encouraging work in the Synod has been effected by the Presby- tery of Orange in the western part of its territory, through the labors of Rev. 8.0. Walker, of Elkin. He has preached regularly to the church at Elkin where he has recently conducted a protracted meeting' with encouraging results. Two were added to the church and there are some sixteen communicants at this
point .
At Danbury, in Stokes county, monthly services are held. The work is en- couraging. 4 church consisting of eighteen members has been organized and one ruling elder ordained. Four additional members were received last Sab- bath. A. church building has been completed with the except ion of ceiling, for which means are in sight. In honor of generous benefactors of this enterprise, a lady and gentleman of Brooklyn, X. Y., it has been named the Clark Memo- rial Church.
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Report on Colored Evangelization.
fllSSION POINTS.
Mr Walker report* two verj inviting mission points, the first near the Dan River church, (white,) Borne fourteen milea northwesl of D anbury, and the Jea- sup settlement, eighl miles from this point, where he waB kindly received in bis ministrations. The colored people are in greal religions destitution without anj evangelical churches near, yet they are generally owners of small farms and living in com para! h e comforl .
NORTH WILKE5B0R0.
Hit,' Mr. Walker preaches about once a month: he reports it as a very fine mission point. The land, material and a great pari <>f the money needed for the erection of a building for church and school purposes have beeu secured. More than a dozen persons Beera prepared to enter a church organization — a much larger number are much interested in Hie work.
Within the last year Mr. Walker reports number of services conducted, 82 . nnmber of conversions, 22; added to church, 34; baptisms administered, 9: churches organized, 1; mission points opened, 2; amount raised for church erection. Danbury, $ 105 ; North Wilkesboro, f 56.
(iod lias given this work tokens of His approval, and even the feeble efforts we have made through the agency of the General Assembly have been blessed, yea, abundantly blessed. In our own Synod, there arc Buch evidences of I>i\ ine favor as give abundant encouragement. When we consider God's readiness to sin ilr upon our poor offerings, we should indeed take courage. From reports oi the General Assembly and tin- Colored Evangelistic Committee at Birmingham, we learn thai of twenty-eighl churcheB in Albemarle Presbytery, twelve con* tributing to this cauae, gave £107. In Concord Presbytery, thirty churches twenty-eight contributing, gave f 146. In Fayetteville Presbytery, Beventy- four churches, forty-one contributed $164. In Mecklenburg Presbytery, eighty - one churches, forty-six contributed $370. In Orange Presbytery, Bfty-two churches, twenty-nine contributed $227. tn Wilmington Presbytery, forty-two churches, thirteen contributed $168. Total. $1,182,
This amount was contributed bv 169 churches out of the 327 comprising the Synod, 1 "s. nearlv one-half, gave nothing.
four commit t, ffers t he follow in^ resolut ions :
Resolved, 1st. We call attention to the action of the Synod last year and urge an earnesl efforl t" raise $3,000 for this work by apportionment among the Presbyteries as follows: Albemarle Presbytery, $150; Concord Presbytery,
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Report on Colored Evangelization.
MOO; Fayettevrlle Presbytery, |50X?; Change Presbytery, $450; Wilmington Presbytery, (300; Mecklenburg Presbytery has already apportioned herself -1 ,200 Total, |3 000.
'Jin/. In view of the increased demand for an evangelist to aid the colored brethren in the Synod and to < >i»«-n up new points of work, we recommend thai •Hon a be made to Been re a suitable man for the Whole or apart of his time, and thai tin- S\ nmliral Ageul of Colored Evangelization be authorized to draw on (he Secretary of Colored Evangelization at Birmingham for his salary.
3rd. We urge all of oar ministers to bring the spiritual interests of the :olored peoph before their congregations in the month of December and to -\\ < their earnest praj era as they a ppeal to them f«>r their benevolent aid.
ttli. With reaped to tine overture from Orange Presbytery, looking to the establishment of an Industrial School for t he colored peopleal North Wilkesboro or other suitable point, referred by the Synod to this committee, we recom- mend that the overture be granted and that a Ron re I of t (reive Directors !"■ ap pointed by this' Synod to take this matter in hand. That tliej be directed to convene and organize at this meeting of Synod, and thai to this Board be en trust fil the tint \ of dei ising m >ans for raising fund.-, and directing th ■ managi inent of siid institution.
5th. 'L'h at at the instance of the pastor of the church, whose hospitality wi ' -hate, a collection !»■ raised to-night for the benefit of the church enterprises nf Rev. J. S. Morrow and Rev. S. <i. Walker.
tith. That the following brethren be elected members of the Board of Direc- tors: * " and that Synod appoint the Synodical Agent of Colored Evange- lization, Rev. W. IV Morton. Chairman of this Board.
vv. I) MORTON,
< h.iirni.iii.
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Report on Bible Cau.se.
REPORT ON BIBLE CAUSE.
T<> tin- Synod of \'<>rt h Carolina .
TheCommitl in the Bible Pause would respectfully report thai we 1 1 •■ i \ •■
received a letter from Rev. Thoe II. Law, 1». 1> . t In- District Superintend en 1 ol the American Bible Society, expressing his regret thai he cannol be preseul in
- in at this time on account of the meeting of the Synod of South Carolina now in session. We quote t he follow ing paragraph from bis let ter
'* I hope you will be able to gel the attention of the brethren to this matter awaken more interest and secure more general collections. If you can just get the cause regularly presented to the c lurches, I think ur should have no diffi- culty."
In pursuance of t hi> appeal of the Dist ricl Superintendent , we would say :
1st. That the cause itself should claim the earnest attention of everyone who loves the word of God, especially every minister, who feels so deeply the responsibility of the sacred trust committed to Ids hands, the glorious Gospel, which " is the power of God unto salvation to everyone thai believeth." Out General Assembly has invoked the attention of all our ministers to this mat
ter by its pronoui I action in engaging with the American Bible Society in its
work of Bible distribution, and commending, so strongly as it does, the socie- ty to the piayers and sympathy of the whole Church and making if a separate item for our Christian benevolence. We would especially call attention to the following recommendation adopted in the report at the last meeting in Nashville:
"That the Assembly repeat its cordial endorsement of the purpose of the Bible 8ociety to place a Bible, the whole inspired word of God, in the hands of every chihi who can read. * * * It is of profound importance that t lie ris» ing generation should read at home and Btudy directly in the Sunday school the word of ( linl."
2nd. We would sa \ thai in order to awaken more interest in this matter your Committee would call the attention of all our ministers to the abundant facts and material at command for making this important cause both plain and pleasing to their people. The manual of the American Bible Societj
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Report on Bible Cause.
gebher with a number of small pamphlets, can be had free upon application to fhe Rev. Thos. H. Law, 1). D.. Spartanburg, S. •'.. or to the Bible House, New York City, while for tin- sum of five cents the large and interesting annual re- port of the society can be procured each year. Pacts constitute the fuel for tin- flames of interest which we should love to see enkindled.
3rd. We would say thai earnest attention and a lair measure of informa- tion concerning tbe society and it-s world-wide work, will Becure the desired re- sult in largeT and'more general and cheerful offerin<;s to tliis cause, and iliis is a most pressing need as appears from the exhibition made in the special col- umn recently raised in our statistical reports. There are -'Il'7 churches in the hounds of the Synod; only ~U contributed during the year ending April 1. 1894. and the total amount gii en was only $465. This is in deplorable con- trast with the amount estimated and recommended at the last meeting of Synod, viz.: $1,000. Six churches in tb( Presbytery of Concord contributed $o7; twenty-two churches in the Presbytery of Fayetteville contributed $103; nineteen churches in the Presbytery of Mecklenburg contributed S107: twelve churches in the Presbytery of Orange contributed S74: nine churches in the Presbytery of Wilmington contributed $51. The largest amount contributed by a single church was $44 reported from the First Church, Raleigh. It is in- teresting and important to compare the collections for the last four years. I!\ this we find that while there has been a slight increase in the number of church- es, there has been a decrease in the amounts contributed. In 1891 fiftychurchps in the Synod gave $(»4.'i: in 1892 seventy-five churches gave $536; in 1898 seventy-three churches save •*41'.); in 1894 seventy nine churches gave $465.
Your Commit tee would make the following recommendations :
1. That the Presbyteries be urged torn ike this cause more prominent at their reglllai meetings and especially that they mike it a part of the duty of their Preslivteiial Agents to forward in each case a copy of the annual written report to the Chairman of Synod's Committee on Bible Cause.
2. That our ministers be urged to inform themselves and their people m >re thoroughly concerning the work of the American Bible Society a. id our rela- tions to it .
3rd. That, as far as possible, the collections for this cause be taken in ill our churches at the time named for it by t lie General assembly, the .".rd Sabbath in October, or as soon therealter as practicable
ROBT. E. CALD YIOLL, J. H^\'!{Y SMIT f R. P DICK,
( 'ommittee.
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Report of Regents of Orphans' home.
REPORT OF REGENTS OF ORPHANS' HOME.
To rlii- Synod of North Carolina :
Deab Bbethben:— The Regents of the Orphans' Home of the Synod of North Carolina takegre.^1 pleasure in reporting to you another year of success- ful work in supporting and training the fatherless children thai have been com- mitted to their care and oversight. Uod has no1 left them without many pre- eious tokens of His approval of the work you have undertaken. Our people have shown their sympathy for the children; and of their means they have contrib- uted a sufficient sum to furnish an adequate supporl to nil thai could be accom- modated in the buildings al present oh I by the institution. The only draw- back which baa seriously incommoded us has been the lack of sufficient room to accommodates large number of worthy children who have been refused because there was no place for them. Thatyour Board of Regents have been able slightly to enlarge the work, to provide several important conveniences, and finish the year with an increased balance in tire treasury calls for devoul gratitude to the "Father of the fatherless," in whose name this work has been undertaken ami conducted
I.- MEETINGS.
The Board of Regents have held but two meetings during the yea r— one in Charlott», in December last, fDr organisation, election of Superintendent and assistants, and one. October 1 1th. 1894, at the Home, for inspecting the work. hearing reports, and preparing the annual report for the Synod. The balance of the work was committed, according to the constitution, to an executive com- mittee consisting of Rev. J. Rumple, I). I)., chairman ex officio, Rev. \\\ I: UcLelland, Mr Jno. E Oates, Oeo. E. Wilson. Esq., and Rev. J. II. Boyd. !> D. Dr Bojd was elected a member of the Hoard and committee for a year-, to mi the vacancy caused by the death of our beloved brother and efflcienl member, Col. Jno. I.. Brown. This executive committee and its sub-committee have faithfully attended to the duties imposed on them, and their fidelity and effi- ciency have been approved by the Board of Regents.
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Report of Regents of Orphans' Home.
II. IMPROVEMENTS.
H.\ means of the faithful services of the executive committee aided by the Superintendent, we have been enabled to effect a number of valuable improvi inn its. A suitable laundry building has been erected, provided with a circulat- ing boiler and dry-room; and a circulating boiler, a boiling stove and sand oven, have been placed in the kitchen : and a tank, of .'{.(kid gallons capacity . lias been placed at an elevation of 1 wenty-five feel above the ground, and water pipes laid from it to both cottages.to the infirmary .kitchen and laundry build- ings. This tank is abundantly supplied with pure fresh water from Beveral springs by a hydraulic ram. This has been a great convenience and en m fort to the children. The committee lias also erected a Bpaciousand convenient infirm- ary, containing four principal rooms, nurse's room, bath room, and medical Rupply room. This infirmary was erected by the liberality of Mr. Geo W. Warts, who furnished one thousand dollars, and Mr. H. II Urr, who gave two hundred dollars. It is expected to he furnished with all needful conveniences bj the liberality of one en- two friends of the Home. Thanks are due to the liberal donors of this Very desirable annex to the Orphans' Home
The grounds of the Home are being gradually improved and ornamented, and additional farm lauds brought into cultivation. The addition of more than three hundred and fifty young f«"uil trees to the orchards is also a valua- ble acquisition, and will be tally appreciated in future by the children. These fruit trees were donated by Mr. J. Van I.indley from the Pomona Nurseries and by Mr. J. A. Young from the Greensboro Nurseries. Thanks are due these gen- tlemen for their liberal donations. Many of thKse trees were de.st.roye.l by the severe cold last spring bur a goodly number are alive.
III. THE PRINTING PRESS.
The Printing Press, which went into operation about a year and a half ago has been rendering good service to the Some. Besides putting about twelve hundred copies ol t he little pa per. '•< >r it 1\\ tii Kin. kss 0NE8,"twice a month into our families, it has earned over two hundred dollars for the support fund. A- the little periodica] eosts nothing, except the price ol paper, ink and postage, nearly all its income is clear gain. Every subscriber adds three-fourths of his
subscription to the income of t he Home and receives t he full value of his in one v iii the interesting and elevating matter which it furnishes. By judicious efforts its present circulation of twelve hundred copies could easily be raised to live thousand, and thus instead of adding two hundred dollars to the support of
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Report of Regent! <>f Orphans' Hoim-.
the orphans, it would add about one thousand dollars, besides bringing our people into touch with this important work. Much credit ia due the printer boys for the excellent manner in which it is gotten up,
IV. THE F- ARM AND GARDEN.
Besides furnishing a necessarj element in the training of our boys for future usefulness, our farm and garden contribute about four hundred and fifty dollars worth of supplies for the children. It is impossible without a minute system ol book-keeping, to know how much it costs bo produce tins amount of supplies, luit a rough estimate shows that the outlay is far less than the income. The farming will be si ill more profitable, when the lands have been in ore thoroughly reclaimed and enriched .
V. THE HOnE AND IT5 INflATES
The report of the Superintendent. Rev. R. W. Boyd, has been r i\ e I and
approved, and ir presents h satisfactory condition of affairs at the Home. The officers and assistantsfor the year have been a Superintendent, Matron, Assist* ant Matron, Teacher, Manager of Sewing Room, Manager of the Laundry and i Parmer.
Fifty-four children have enjoyed the benefits of the Orphans' Home during the year. Of these, eight were received during the year, and nine have been ilis missed. Six had reached orphanage majority (16 years), two were placed in
■j. I homes and one returned to her friends. All of the six attaining majority
were professed followers of Christ. The average number has been forty-teight luit recent arrangements »ill make room for four more. These have been se- lected from a large number of applicants and Will sunn arrive. General good health prevails, and no Berious rase of sickness has occurred.
The Superintendent reports that the moral tone of the Home has improved. and that i o day we occupy a higher plane ami enjoy fairer prosp sets for effect - nally training our children in Wisdom's ways than ever before It is a pleasure to report that eighteen of the children now in the Home are professing Chris- tians in addiiion to the six who have left on attaining their majority. Seven of these children were received into the churi-h the past year. Our faithful Su- perintendent places meat ami deserved stress upon the moral ami religious training of the children, and his labors have I n crowned with most gratify- ing success. Let our people not forgel in their daily prayers the Orphans l(. .me and the children gal hered t here.
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Report of Regtnts of Orphans' Home.
VI. THF. TREASURER'S REPORT AND GENERAL EXPENSES.
Tin- report of t l ^ • - Treasurer, Mr. John 10. Oates, of Charlotte, baa been Hubmitted, his books and vouchers examined ami found correct, and thanks are due i" him for his Faithful services, unremunerated except bj the conscious- ness of performing a good work.
The reporl shows the entire receipts, in cash, from September 30th,
L893, to September 29th, 1894, to have !»*-»-»» $5,041.87
Balance from last year 26 7»;
Total resources - 15,068.63
Disbursements 4,922.20
Balance, September 29th, 1894 $ 146.43
A comparison with the Ias1 year's reporl shows that both the receipts ami disbursements are less this year than they were last year — the receipts less by $ 21 9.08, the disbursements by f 919.07. The decrease of disbursements is ac- counted for by the fact that about $1,HC0 were contributed ami expended in furnishing the two buildings ami in extra labor in clearing ami improving the farm ami grounds.
The balance from laHt year, of the support fund ami receipts for this year, amount to $3,545 i>'->. as against last year's receipts of $3,861 71. showing a decrease in receipts of $315.85. The receipts for the real estate and building funds are $1,251.69; the disbursements in this fund havebeen $1 824.89, show- ing a deficiency of $573.20. This, however, has been made up by withdrawing from thesupporl and press funds a sufficient amount to meet the expense of t he improvements.
It will be noticed that the expenditures this year have been somewhat smaller, though the number of inmates and employes has been somewhat larger than last year. This is accounted for. in part, from the fact that there w as a considerable surplus of provisions left ovpi- from the last year, that do- me in provisions have been larger, ami that the products of the farm have 1 n more abundant. It is estimated that the cost of supporting, cloth- ing and educating each child, counting t la- eat ire expense of maintaining the in- stitution, is s7--S.70 lor the year, and for the simple Support, only $43.38. A comparison with the cost at other institutions ot the same kind shows that t he expense is almost exactly the same. Our people have reason to be gratified that our children are so well supported ami trained in so economical and sutis- factory a manner.
MINI TEB 01 Till. Bl NOD OF NORTH CAROLINA. .'si 1
Report of Regents of Orphans' Home.
Ml. -MEANS FOR FUTURE SUPPORT.
Y..ur P.,, .,,,] of Regent* would remind out people that there wiH be some
increase in the number of children .1, mingyear. We shall probably be able
to accommodate a doien or twenty more with onr present room, and so will need an increase of twenty or thirty per cent, over las, year's contribntions Tins can be done by increasing the number of chnrches contributing, or by gel - ting larger contributions from those already contributing, or by both mean* combined. WewoukJ therefore urge that all o„r churches take immediate steps tomakea contribution to this worthy charity. We would specially requeel
t,,;,r a <>1,ll"'-,i"' taken up for the Some in every church in the Synod on
Thanksgiving day, or as soon thereafter as practicable, A liberal response on this occasion will be very needful in the trying period of the early winter. And then it would be appropriate to the holidays and festivities of mid winter if our
1 P,e would Bend libwal *«*■ to the children at the home, for whose comfort
and happiness there is ,,„ kind earthly lather to make provision. Again it has been of increasing help to us thai quite a number of Sunday schools, churches and individuals engaged to make monthly contributions. Cannot this number be increased to one hundred in the next three months? A little effort on the pari of our ministers would accomplish this desirable object.
VIII.-IMPROVEflENTS NEEDED.
We are glad to report that quite a number of our wants mentioned lastyear have been supplied, as related in a former part of this report. But new ones have arisen, or old ones press with greater power. We cannot expect to have them all supplied thisyear, and therefore have settled upon one which we regard as of the greatest importance. This is nothing less than a large central buHd ing, which will contain the chapel, four school rooms, dining room, kitchen, ■tore rooms, office and several dormitories for the larger girls. The Regents have ordered floor plans and front and side elevations to be prepared by archi- tects, with estimates as to cost, to be ready for examination by this meeting of 8jri T1"'v Propose to make an effort to have it erected as a memorial build'
mg, either in whole or in par,, by son,, family, church or individual or some as-
sociation of Buch families, chnrches or individuals. Estimates will be made of the cost of the entire building.and for each room, and part thereof, forthecon- renience of those who may he inclined to takepart in this important undertak- ing. other improvements will *be postponed for the present and our energies concentrated upon this great work.
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Report of Regents of Orphans' Home.
IX. LIST AND VALUE OF PROPERTY.
There Ims been some increase in the value of the property owned by the Home It consists of
Ninety acres of land, f 1,200
Cottages, tarnished 11.000
Infirmary 1.200
Outbuildings, eattle, implements, etc., 1,600
Total. flS.000
This property is all in good repair, suitable for the purposes intended, and
anincumbered with debt. We bless G<><1 for His care of the Orphans' Home and
looking to Him for its continued support, and the means for enlarging the work.
spectfully submit this annual report.
By order of the Regenl ».
•F. RUMPLE,
President. Barium Springs, N. < '.. October tlth, 1h<)4.
REGENTS OF THE ORPHANS' HOME.
1st Class— to serve till L898: Rev. J. Rumple, D. D., and Rev. D. I. Craig. 2nd Class— to serve till 1s!i7: Rev. J. H. Boyd, D. D., (elected for one year by the Regents in place of Col. Jno. L. Brown), Rev. H. G. Hill. D. D.
3rd (lass— to serve till 1896: Geo. W. Watts, Esq., Geo. E. Wilson. Esq. 4th i lass— to serve till 1895: Rev. W. R. McLelland, M. W. Hill, If. D. r.tli Class-to serve till 1894: Mr. S. ('. Rankin. Jno. E. Gates
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Standing Rules.
E. STANDING RULES OF SYNOD.
Revised November, 1893.
I.-OF ENROLMENT, ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCE*
1. Tin- Stated Clerk, the pastor of the chnrch in which the Synod holds it* ;i n no ;il Bession, and the delegates of the Bession of Baid church shall constitute a Committee of Enrollment, who shall, at a convenient hour before the open- ing 1 >f the Synod, prepare the Roll of the Synod. And to the Committee of En- rollment shall each member report for enrollment upon appearing at Synod.
2. It sljall lie the duty of each member, unless released by a vote of the Synod, when providentially prevented from attending the Synod, to address a letter to the Moderator, Btating reasons for his detention.
3. The Moderator shall at every meeting appoint a standing committee on Leave of absence. To this commit tee all excuses for absence or late attend- ance, and for the latter, on the part of ruling elders as well as ministers, shall be rendered. The roll shall be called before final adjournment, and those absent without permission shall be called to answer for such irregularity.
II. -OF THE OFFICERS AND APPOINTEES OF SYNOD.
4. A majority of all the voles given shall be necessary in the election of 1 In- officers of rhe Synod.
•".. The Treasurer shall submit to the Synod annually his book together with a report of receipts and expenditures, presenting vouchers for the same.
(>. The Trustees of Synod shall be elected every four years, and they shall present annually a full written report of the funds in their hands.
7. Agents shall be appointed on each of the following departments of tin' Church's work, viz.: Foreign Missions, Hustentation, Education. Publication, Evangelistic Labor, and Sabbath Schools. And it shall be the duty of these agents to take into consideration t he whole Meld committed to their supervis- ion, and to present at each meeting of Synod a written report of all that is lining within the Lou mis of Synod on the subjects severally assigned to them. The agents for these respect ive subjects, Or chairmen of committees, in the sev- eral Presbyteries, shall forward to the Synodical Agents such reports as arc
:;l \ MINI Tl> HI I III. SI \<>D OF NORTH CAROLINA^
Standing Rules.
needful in the preparation rrf then* reports to the Synod ; and the Synod Bhall ippoinl Orders of tbe D iv for each of these causes al each annual meeting:. In connection with tbe ( *rdera for Evangelistic Labor, the Synod will hear reports from Presbyterial Agents and Evangelists; and in connection with the con- Bid era I ion of Foreign Missions, a collection may also- be taken for t liis bbjed .
Ill OF COMMITTEES.
s \ Standing Committee shall be appointed at each annual meeting, to whom the Statistical Reports of the Presbyteries shall l>e referred; and this i hi: m it i ci- shall condense the same and report to the Synod any matter con- tained in these reports calling for action by this body.
'.». A Standing Committee shall he appointed at each annual meeting to whom th.' reports of tin- Presbyteries on Systematic Beneficence shall he re- ferred; and this committee shall condense the same and report to the Synod, recommending any art ion called for on this subject. The Presbytenial Report* shall cover t he Bscal year of t he Assembly.
10. A Standing Committee shall be appointed al each annual meeting to examine the Synodical Records and report thereon.
IV.— OF THE STATED CLERK AND THE MINUTES.
11. The Stated Clerk shall forward to the Librarian of Union Theological Seminary and the Librarian of Davidson College, the Secretary* of the Presby- terian Historical Society, ami the Secretary of the North Carolina Historical
Society, a copy of the Minutes of the Synod as published annually.
1:2. lie shall issue ami siirn certificates whenever necessary for the return of ni em hers and t heir families on the railroads of the State to their homes.
1.'!. The Stated Clerk shall publish in the Appendix to the printed Minutes i he reports of the Presbyteries furnishing statistics to the Synod ; the statistics of the annual reports of t he S\ nodical Agents, when approved by the Synod. requesting, on behali of the Synod, the publication of the full reports in the North Carolina Piwft.Fterian ; a list of the officers and appointees of the Syn- od; the Standing Rules of the Synod, and a Docket of the business of the Synod at its next annual meet |ng.
II The Stated Clerk shall publish in the Appendix to the printed Minutes, at least once in five years, the names of Ruling Elders and Deacons, with their respective postofflres. belonging to the churchps composing the Synod ; and the Stated Clerks of the Presbyteries shall forward to the Stated Clerk of the Synod i he informal ion necessary for t he execution of this rule.
MINUTES OP THE SYNOD OF NORTH DAROnLINA. 31 ">
Standing Rules.
V.-niSCELLANEOUS.
15. The Parliamentary (tales adopted by the General Assembly for L886 and since thai time observed by them, shall be the rules for the guidance of i his Synod.
!<;. The Directors of the Union Theological Seminary, appointed by this Synod, shall render excuse to the Synod for non-attendance on any meeting of the Board, and if so absenl without assigning sufficient excuse, his seal in the 1 i i > .- 1 r« 1 will be declared vacant.
17. The election of Stated Clerk and Synodical Agents Bhall be held in 1886, and every three years thereafter — the former to enter upon his duties a! the opening of the Synod immediately succeeding thai ;it which he is elected, and the latter to enter upon their duties immediately after the adjournment of the Synod which elected them. (Minutes 1883, page 240.)
18. it was made a Standing Kale that the Roll be called at the opening of the Synod, that those who have been enrolled by the Committee of Enrollment may answer to their names. (Minute.-, 1 885, page til 2.)
1 c.i The Committee on Leave of Absence was instructed not to granl leave of absence except for urgent reasons; and the Stated Clerk was directed to euter this action upon the Docket of the next Synod for information and cau- tion to members of the committee and of the Synod. (Minutes of 1885, page 615.)
2<). When a vacancy occurs by death, resignation or removal beyond our bounds, in any of the offices of Synod (including the Stated Clerk, Agents and Directors of Union Theological Seminary) the Moderator is empowered to till such vacancy until the next meeting of Synod, except in the case of those offi- cers who are t he heads of Synodical Commit tees, when t he Commit tee shall till the vacancy. (Minutes 1891, page 579.)
21. Resolved. That the Standing Orders of Synod be revised as follows:
(1.) That t he Synodical Communion be held immediately after the opening scrinon.
(2 ) That tl lection of officers beheld at the beginning of the morning
session following
(•'{.) That the popular meeting in the interest of foreign Missions In- held Wednesday night.
(4.) That the popular meeting in the interest of Home Missions be held Thursday night ,
(5.) That Friday night be given alternately to Sunday Schools and Col- ored Evangelization. (Minutes 1894, page 260 i
316 MINUSES OF Till: SYNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
MoJerators of 5ynod.
F. GENERAL DIRECTORY.
Moderators of the Synod of North Carolina.
Moderators. Place ot Meeting.
1813. 'Rev. Robert H. Chapman Uamance Chnrch.
1*1 j. *Rev. s . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ■ I c. Caldwell Thyatira Chnrch.
INI",. »Rev. Wm. McPheeters Payetteville.
1816. 'K'v John Robinson Raleigh.
1H17. Mo meeting— no quorum present Rock; River.
1818. Rev. Joseph Caldwell, I). D Payetteville.
1819. *Rev. Jonathan Otis Preeman, D I) Raleigh.
1820. *Rev. William Paisley PoplarTent.
1831. *Rev. John M. Wilson Salisbury.
isi'ii. •Rev. John Robinson Hillsborough.
INL1:;. * H<-v. John Witherspoon Favetteville.
ls-_'4. #Rev. Colin Mclver Statesville.
1825. #Rev. John B. Davis Greensborongh.
I mm;. »Rev. Wm. McPheeters, l». D Payetteville.
1^27 'Rev. R. H. Morrison, D. D Salisbury.
[The Stated Clerk has no record of this and the two succeeding meetings ]
1828. #Rev. Lemuel I) Batch Raleigh.
1829. *ReV. John Williamson Favetteville.
1830. "IU-v Samuel 1,. Graham Hopewell.
1831. *Kev. Miiam P.Goodrich Hillsborough.
1882. *Kev Samuel Williamson Salisbury.
1833 'Rev. Henr.v A. Rowland Wilmington.
L834. •Rev. James W. Douglas Oxford.
1835. "Rev. Henry \". Pharr Salisbury.
183(1. *Rev. Joseph Brown Favetteville.
|s:!T. •Rev. N. H Harding Sbiloh.
1838. 'Rev. Stephen Prontis Third Creek Cburcl
1839. •Rev. Daniel \. Penick Lincolnton.
Is jo »Rev. Alexander Wilson. D. D Danville. V.r.
1841. *Rev. William N. Peacock Favetteville.
s Deceased.
MINUTES OF THE 8YNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA. -U
Moderators of Synod.
IfODCRATOBS, PliAOB OF MeETIMQ.
I 842. ■Rev. Walter- s. Pharr Poplar Tent.
1848 "Rev. James Phillips Raleigh.
i B i i *Rev. Simeon Colton Fayetteville.
I 9 (.".. •Rev. Samuel Williamson Chart >1 te.
!>)•;. *K*'v. Drury Lacy Qreensborough.
1*4-7. *Rev. Svander If cNair Fayetteville.
1848. •Rev. Cyrus Johnston Salisbury.
l 8 19. #Rev. John A. Gretter Hillsborough.
I 850. •Rev. Ail am Gilchrist Centre.
1851. *Rev. Archibald Baker Rocky River.
1852. "Rev. Wm. N. Mebane Danville, v.,
1853. *Rev. Hector McLean Wilmington.
i 854. •Rei A. I.. Watts Concord.
1855. *Kev. Hli W. Carutbers, l>. I) Qreensborough,
1856. *Rev. Xeill McKa*, I). D Fayetteville.
1857. *Rev. Walter W. Pharr Charlotte.
1858. •Rev. Jacob Doll Newberne.
!859. *Rev. F. K. Nash Wilmington.
1 860. *Rev. R H. Lafferty Statesville,
1861. "Rev. Edward Hines Raleigh.
1862. *Rev. John If. Sherwood Goldsborough.
1863. 'Rev. R. X. Davis Salisbury.
1864. *Rev. A. G. Hughes Greensborough.
1865. Rev. Colin Shaw Fayetteville.
1 -'■.<;. *Rev. R. Hetl Chapman. I>. I) Charlotte.
lx<>7. Rev. Archibald Ouirie Newberne
~ - Kev. D. D. McBryde Wilmington.
1 —**;.». * Rev. .Jesse Rankin Morganton,
LM70. 'Rev. R A Stanfleld Raleigh.
1871. Rev. J. P. McPherson Fayetteville.
! 872. »Rev. Arnold W. Miller, l>. I) Charlotte.
L873. *R v. .lames M. Sprunt Wilmington.
1874. Rev. .1. Rumple, D. I) Concord.
L875. Rev. P. H. Dalton GreeneborooKh.
1-7»1. *lt.-v. Martin McQueen Fayetteville.
1-77. *Rev. John Douglas Charlotte
• Deceased.
• i 1 8 .\fl.M Tl> ul THE s1* N(»lt (»[' MUCI'II CAROLINA.
Moderators of Synod. Officers and Appointees of Synod.
Moderators Place 01 Miktinu.
[878 i:<-\ Joseph R. Wilson, 0. D Goldsborough.
1879 Ke\ i: I' Roi kwell, l> D Statesville.
L880 Rev. J Henry Smith, D I) Raleigh.
1881. Rev. H. 0. Hill, I) D SaKnbury.
1882. Rev. I. McKinnon, I). I) ksheville.
1888. K.-v . I". II Johnston, l> I) Wilmington
1884. 'Rev, P. T. Penicfe \U inston.
1885 'Rev. J. C. Alexander Reideville.
1886. Rev. John W. Primrose, I» I> Concord.
i 887 Re\ R. /.. Johnston Payetteville.
1888. "Il.in A. If. Scales Goldshoro.
1889 Rev. J. M. Wharey, l>. 1> Charlotte.
1890 \u-v Alexander Sprunl Wilmington.
1891. Rev. W. !•:. Ifcllwain Durham.
ls'.rj. Rev. J. M. Rose (....StateBville.
1898. Rei . P. II II.'-,.. I) I) Tarboro.
1N!>4. Rev. W. B. Arrowood Greensborough
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. HEIBERS OF BOARD OK DIRECTORS EROn SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
First class— to berve foch years.
To go out in 1n;^.
Rev. .1. Rumple I*. D.. Rev. I'. II. Hoge, l> 1»
Mr. Geo. W. Watts. Ruling Elder.
SECOND CLASS— TO BERVE THREE \KAKS.
'I'o go out in 1S!>7.
Rev, )■' II Johnston, D. I).. Rev. W. D. Morton. I>. I> ..
Mr. B. F. Hall. Ruling Elder.
THIHU CLA8S — To SERVE TWO VEARS.
To go out iii 1890, Rei l ll.iir.\ Smith, 1). P.. Rev. H. ti. hill, D. I>..
Dr. E. N*ye Hutchison, Ruling Elder.
I'M l; III CLASS— TO BERVE ONE YEAR,
To £o out in 1895.
Rev. L. B. Turnbnll, Rev. D. D. McBryde,
Prof. W. .1. Martin. Ruling Elder.
MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA. 319
Officers and Appointees of Synod.
Agents of Synod.
K<\ \ T. Graham Igent <>f Foreign Missions
Rev. I If. Rose, Jr Lgent of Education.
Re\ A D. McClure \u.ni of Publical ion.
Bei W. F. Thorn Agent of Sabbath Schools
eoonl in 1805
Treasurer of SynoJ. Rev. .1 Alston Ramsay Hickory, N. C
Trustees of Synod— To Serve Four Years. To y<> out in 1895.
Col. John E. Brown (Chairman) Charlotte.
Col. I. B. Rankin Charlotte.
Mr. .1. L. Brown Charlotte.
Mr. R. II. Oates Charlotte.
Hon. A. C. Avery Iforganton.
Mr. D. F. Cannon Concord.
Mr. E. B. Stimson Statesville,
Stated Clerks of Presbyteries.
<)rHngf — Rev. D. I. Craig Reidsville
f/Ojicord— Rev. W. R. afcLelland Stateeville.
FnyrtteYille-~Rer. P. R. Law Lumber Bridge
Wilmington—' Rev. A iicFadyen Clarkton.
Mecklenburg— Rev. R. Z. Johnston Lincolnton.
Alhi-mnrlf — Rev. J, N. H Snmmerell Tarboro.
Regents of Orphans' Home. FIRST CLASS — TO BBBTE KIVK YKAKS.
To go out in 1889. Mr. 8. C. Rankin. Mr. John B. Oates
SECOND ri.ASS— to SEBVE KolK YEARS.
To go out in 1898. Rev.. I. Rumple. I). D., Rev. I). I. Craig.
-".I'll MINUTES OF THE 8YNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Regents of South Atlantic University. Directors of Colored Industrial School.
THIRD CHC8— TO SERVE THESE YEARS.
To go out in 1897.
Rev. .1. II Boyd, D. D.. Rev. M. Q Mill. D. D
l oi i: in < i..\s TO SERVE TWO YEARS.
To go out in 1896.
Ueo W. Watts. Esq., E. Wilson. Esq
FIFTH i I. ASS— to serve ONE YEVR.
To go out in 1895. Etei w. R. McLelland, M. W. Hill. M. D.
Regents of South Atlantic University. FIRST i LASS— TO SERVE THREE TEARS.
Togo out in 1897. Judge T. B. Womack.
SECOND CLASS— TO SERVE TWO YEARS
To go out in 1896. Rev. J. B. Shearer. D. D.
THIRD CLASS— TO SERVE ONE YEAR.
To go out in 18i>5.
Mr. Geo. W. Williams.
Directors of Colored Industrial School. Rev. W. D MORTON P. I).. Chairman.
FIRST CLASS— TO SERVE THREE YEARS.
Togo out in 1897.
Rev. L. B. Turnbull, Rev. E. W. Smith. D. I'.,
Mr. .1. M. Rogers, Mr. Geo. W. Watts.
SECOND CLASS — TO SERVE TWO YEARS.
To go out in 1896
!;. v R F. Campbell, D D., Rev. A. J. McKelway,
Mr. W. H. Sprunr. Mr. C. E. Graham.
THIRD CLASS— To SERVE ONE YEAR.
Togo out in is ».-,
Rev. C. A. Munioe. Rev. J. M. Rose. Jr.,
Rev. C. G. Vardell, r if. H. L. Smith.
MINUTES OF THE synod OP NORTH CAROLIN \ 321
Permanent Committees of Synod.
PERMANENT COmiTTEF.S OF SYNOD.
Committee on Foreign Missions. Ki v. A T. GRAB Wl. Agent. Orange Presbytery— Rev. R. E Caldwell, Mr. Geo. W. Watti Concord— Rev. A. T. Graham, Prof. II L. Smith. Fayetteville -Rev. A. J. McKelway. Mr J. C. McCaskill. Wilmington— 'Rev. A D. MrClure, Mr. \Y II. Sprunt. Mecklenburg — Rev. F. D. Hunt. Dr. Chas. A. dams, A/oemarle— Rev. P. W. Parries, Mr. J. B. Sparrow.
Committee on 5ynodical .Missions.
Rev. \Ym. BLACK, Superintendent. limns" Presbytery — Rev. M. McG Sheilds, Mr. J. M. Rogers. Concord— Rev. C. A. Munroe, Mr. .1. <;. Hall. Favrttrvil!,'— Row H. G. Hill. I). I)., Dr. J. W. McNeill. Wilmington— Rev. 1\ H. Hoge, D. I).. Mr. B. P. Hall. Mecklenburg— Rev. R. A. Miller, Mr. ('. B. Graham. Albemarle— Rev, W. D. Morton, I> !».. Mr. .1. R. Young.
Committee on Church and Christian Education. Rbv. -I. B. SHEARER, I). I).. Agenl Orange Presbytery— Dr. W. I'. Beall. Concord— Rev. -I. P.. Sharer. D. D., Mr. G. I'. Erwin. Fayetteville—Rev. P. R. Law, Capt. s. C. Rankin. Wilmington— Rev . A. McFadyen, Mr. W. II. Sprunt. Mi'ikU-nl>iir<r—\\^\ .1. I. Williamson, Mr. George E. Wilson. AlbemHrle—Rev P. II. Johnston, 1> I'.. Mr. W. S. Primrose
Committee on Bible Cause.
Rbv. R. E. CALDWELL Chairman.
Rev. .1 Henry Smith, D. !>.
Judge R. I'. Dick.
322 MINUTES OF THE BYNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Roll of Hinlsters. Orange. Committee on Colored Evangelization.
Ri \ W. D. MORTON, D. D.. Chairman Orange Presbytery— Yl/ev . C. W. Robinson. Coneorrf— Rev. Win. II. White. Fayetterille— Rev. G. A. Bougb. Wilmington — Rev. A. D. McClnre. Mecklenburg— C. E Graham, Esq Albemarle— Rev \ 1! MeArn.
ROLL OF MINISTERS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SYNOD,
1894.
I.— Orange Prvsbvtery.
Mi\i-TKKs. Post Offw i
1. .1. Henry Smith, D. D Greensboro.
2. C. N. Morrow Hawthorne, Fla
fl. L. B. Turn!. nil Durham.
I. D. I Craig Reidsville
<*>. -I. McL Seabrook Greensboro.
(i. E, W. Smith Greensboro.
7. S. <» Hall Greensboro.
8. II. W. Calbertson McLeanaville.
:>. W S. Campbell Milton.
10. c \V. Maxwell
11. C. Miller D.mlmry.
12. .1. M. Greenlee Yaneeyville.
13. M McG. Shi. .1,1s Rosboro.
1-1. W. R. Coppedge Graham.
15. s. <; Walker, (col'd) Greensboro.
1(5. R. E. Caldwell Winston.
IT. D. M. Mclver Lexington.
18 C. W. Robinson Winston.
1<». H. S. Bradahaw
20. D. J. Carrie
MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA. '\J'\
kN.ll of .Ministers. Concord. Fayetteville.
II. ^Concord Presbytery.
Ministers. p0gi Oi ru b
I B. L. Beall Lenoir.
- P 'I Dalton Mocksville.
:i. .1. Rumple, D. D Salisbury.
\ Win. W Pbarr, D. D Mooresville.
" W. a. Wood, D. D StatesviHe.
B. a. L. rrawford Taylorsville.
7. •!. B. Shearer, IV l> Davidson.
8. L. McKinnon, D. D Clinton.
'.i J. If. Wharey, D. I) Mooresville.
0 John W. Davis. 1) I) Soochow, china.
1 W. C. Alexander Concord.
_'. J. A. Ramsay hickory
•'!. C. A Monroe Lenoir.
1. W. i; McLelland Statesville.
5. M. A. Henderson Woodleaf.
6. H. I>. Leqneux Concord.
7. R. S Arrowood Elmwood.
8. D. Monroe Newton.
it. A. T. Graham Davidson.
80. J A Harris Mill Bridge.
11. W. M. Shaw Mill Hill.
12. E. E. Pressly '..Fancy Hill.
S3. .1. M U.-se. Jr Morganton.
.'4. W. H. White Marion.
15. J. C. Kennedy Mt. Mourae.
'■'•■ B P. Pell Lin ville City.
.7 l: W. Boyd Barium Springs.
.">. R. V. Lancaster Harrisborg.
III.- Fayetteville Presbytery.
Ministbbb. Post < Ifkice.
1 .1.1' McPberson Jonesboro.
2. A McMillan Lanrinbnrg.
8. D. D. McBryde Little River academy.
4. A McQneen • Qaeensdale.
.'.24- MINI TE8 OP THE 8YNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Roll of Ministers. Wilmington.
Ministers. Post Ofi u i
B. H. (!. Hill. 1) D Maxton.
(i. David Fairley Manchester.
7. A. .V. Ferguson Laurinburg.
- K. M. Mclntyre Endicott.
9. J. s. Black Athens.
10. P. K. Law Lumber Bridge.
11 K. A McLeod -. Endicott.
12 .(. W Johnston Aberdeen.
18. A. Currie. Fredericksburg, V
14. W. F. Thorn Ore Hill.'
1" M. S. Mclver Rockingham.
1»>. W. B. Arrow 1 Laurinburg.
17. W. M Eld ridge Carthage.
L8. I). W. Fox Rockingham.
1<>. A.J. McKelwa.v Fayetteville.
20. .1. A. McMurray Smithfield
21. S. M. Rankin Red Springs.
22. A. M. Hassell Godwin.
23. M D. McNeill '
IV. Wilmington Presbytery.
Ministers. Post Office.
1. Colin Shaw Magnolia.
2. James K>lley Clarkton.
."i. A. Mc Fad yen Clarkton.
4. Geo. W. McMillan Whiteville.
">. K. McDonald Ma snider.
6. A. D. McClure Wilmington.
7. Peyton II. Hog,.. D. D Wilmington.
B. -I D. Stanford Kenansville.
9. J. .1. Hines Riverdale.
10. Peter Mclntvre. Faison'e.
11. M. JerkinR, (colored) Beaufort.
12. T. U. Newkirk Whiteville.
13. Joseph Evans Clinton.
14. S. H. Isle- Goldsboro.
15. -I. M. Rawlings, I) 1) .' Wilmington.
MINUTES OP THE s\ NOD OF NORTH CAROLINA. ^2-'
Roll of riinlstcrs. rUcklenburR.
V. Mecklenburg Presbytery.
Mini- PI RH PoBT OFF!! I
1. Wm. Graves Mills River.
■J. J. A. Preston, D. D Charlotte.
.'?. R. Z. Johnston Lincolnton
l. .1. .1. Kenned.v Sandifer.
5. D. T. Towles Crab Tic-.
B. R. A. Miller I... well.
7. E. A. Sample Henderson ville,
8. J. R. Mc Alpine Pineville.
'.). J. L. Williamson Charlotte.
in. s. C. Boyce Wolfeeville.
1 1. Roger Martin Dncas.
12. W. C. C. Foster Sandifer.
13. ■). H. Boyd, I). D Charlotte.
14. Frank I). Hunt Charlotte.
L5. John W. Moore Koochi, Japan
lti. George A. Sparrow Begonia.
17. J. T. Wade Franklin
18. H. M. Dixon Monroe.
19. W. J. Williams, (col'd) Henderson ville.
120. L. H. Baldwin Asheville.
21. J. S. Morrow, (col'd) Ysheville.
22. I. M. Grier Davidson.
23. Chalmers Moore Hopewell.
24. R. E. Lentz Franklin.
20. J.J. Hnrrell Mint Hill
:M. \V. P. McCorkle Shelby.
27. s. W. Newell Matthews.
28. Jesse W. Siler Davenport.
i".». E. I.. Siler Wad^sbora
•M). William Black Monroe.
81. H. M Darker \sheville.
82. G. V. Hongh Brittain.
38. R. F. Campbell \sheville.
34. James Lopslev Waynesville.
.35. R P. Smith Gastonia
'.\2i\ MINUTES <»l THE 8YNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Roll of riinisters. Albemarle.
Ministers. Pout < Office.
."!•'.. K. ('. Morrison Matthews.
.'IT. M.i'. Arrowood Beaver Dam.
38. Jonas Barclay Charlotte.
39. .1. I. Wicker
VI. -Albemarle Presbytery.
Ministers. Post Offk i
1. I: Burwell, I>. l> Raleigh.
2. -I. V H. Snmmerell Tarboro.
8. W. D. Morton, l> D Henderson.
4. F. H. Johnston, l> l> Elisabeth City.
.".. C.M.Payne. I» L) Washington.
6. ('. (i. Vardell New Berne.
7. .1. K. L. Winecoff LaGrange.
s. .1. E. Tliacker Oxford.
!». K. Daniel, D. D Raleigh.
In C. N. Wharton Warren ton.
11. F. I) Thomas Rocky Mount.
12. F W. Farriee Goldsboro.
13. Thos. D. Fnucette Oxford.
14. W. T. Walker. Jr Townsville.
15. R. W. Hinee Parmele,
MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA. 327
Order of Business.
G. DAILY ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Prom 22nd Rule of The Rules of Parliamentary Order, Approved by the Syn«d. See Standing Rule 15
1 Prayer.
'2 Minutes rend.
8. Presentation of Papers—
(a.) Communications addressed to the body' (/>.) Reports of Standing Committee*; (c.) Reports of Select 'Committees; ((].) Resolutions. [Knrh of which papers may, hv unanimous consent, be taken up iuitnedi ately on presentation; hut if objection lie made, it shall he docketed.]
4. The Unfinished Business in which the Court was engaged at the last preceding' adjournment in preference to the Orders of the Day* [But such Unfinished Business may. on motion, without debate, be laid on the table to proceed with the Special Order.] .">. The Order of the Day. 6. Regular Docket . [Moti uis to elect officers, to appoint committees, and to enroll members, shall always be in order, unless a mem her is speaking or the Court is voting
Note — If the Unfinished Business be laid on the table in order to proc I
with the Order of the Day, when t he order has been disposed of. such Unfinished Business has precedence of the Regular Docket,
328 MINUTES OP THE 8YNOD OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Docket.
DOCKET.
Of the Eighty-second Annual Session of the Synod of North Carolina, to be held in
the First Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, N. C, on Tuesday,
October 22nd, 1805, at 7:30 o'clock, P. H.
I. Prayer.
II. Report of Committee of Enrollment.
III. Moderator Chosen.
IV. Temporary Clerks Chosen.
V. Minutes of last Annual Meeting of Synod read.
VI. Standing Commiteees Announced—
1. Hills and Overtures.
2. Judicial Committee
3. Address to the Churches on the State of Religion. 1. Systematic Beneficence.
5. Minutes of the Genera] Assembly.
<>. Qnion Theological Seminary.
7. Treasurer's Hooks.
8. Report of the Trustees of Synod. '.). Devotional Exercises.
10. Statistical Report of the Presbyteries.
11. Synodical Records. 1 ■_'. Leave of Absence.
V I I. Committee bo Review Records of Presbyteries Announced —
1. Orange.
2. Concord.
3. Fayetteville.
4. Wilmington. •"■ Mecklenburg • ;. Albemarle.
VIII. Excuse for absence from last Meeting of Synod Referred.
MINI TEH OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA. 329
Docket.
I V Statistical Reports of the Presbj teries Referred—
1. Orange
'J. Concord.
:s. Fayetteville.
i. Wilmington.
5. Mecklenburg.
<;. Albemarle. X. Narratives of the State of Religion Referred—
1 . < Grange.
2. ( '« UKi 1 1 1 1 .
3. Fayetteville.
4. Wilmington.
5. Mecklenburg.
6. Albemarle.
XI. Reports of Presbj teries on Systematic Beneficent —
1. Orange.
2. Concord.
••?. Fayetteville. 4. Wilmington. .">. Mecklenburg, »>. Albemarle. XII Report of ilif Directors of Union Theological Seminary Read and R< ferred.
XIII. Appointmenl of Directors of Union Theological Seminary Referred. [Note.— The term of office of the Fourth (lass expiree al this meeting of
By 1. viz.: Rev. L. 1?. Turnbull, Rev. I». I». McBryde and Prof. W. .1. Man in.
Rnling Elder.]
XIV. Synodical ami Presbyterial Records Referred—
1 . • Grange
2. Concord.
••!. Fayetteville.
I Wilmington.
•~>. Mecklenburg.
'">. Albemarle.
7. Tin- Synod.
XV. Report of the Trustees of Synod (Col. John E. Brown, Cbainn
i ami Referred. XVI. Report of the Treasurer of Synod Read and Referred.
330 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Docket.
XVII. Report of Board of Directors of Colored Industrial School — Rev.
\Y. I>. Morton, I>. 1> , Chairman. Will, appointment of ( Orders of the Day. XIX. Reports of Synodical Committees or agents read—
I. Synodical Missions—Rev. Win. Black. Superintendent.
•J. Foreign Missions— Rev. A. T. Graham, agent.
.'!. cimrcli and Christian Education— Rev. .1. B. Shearer, I>. D.,
Agent. \. Colored Evangelization — Bev. W.D.Morton, D. D., Chairman 5. Bible Canst — Rev. It. E. Caldwell, Chairman. <>. Education for the Ministry— Rev. .1. M. Rose, Jr., \gent.
7. Publication and Colportage— Rev. A. D. McClore, Agent.
8. Sabbatb Schools— Rev. W. P. Thorn, agent. XX. Election of Agents —
1. Sabbath Schools. :_>. Publication and Colportage. •'{. Education for Ministry. 4. Church and Christian Education. .">. Foreign Missions. XXI. Election of Stated Clerk and Treasurer. XXII. Election of Trustees of Synod.
XXIII. Report of Regents of South Atlantic University.
XXIV. Report of Synodical Historical Committee— Rev. J. A. Ramsay,
Chairman. XXV. Report of Board of Regents of Orphans' Homi — Rev.. I. Rumple,
D. D., President. X XVI. Election of Superintendent of Synodical Missions. XXVII. Synodical Communion on Tuesday Evening, as Provided for by
Rule 21. \ XVIII. Place and Time of the next Meeting of the Synod. XXIX. How many Copies of the Minutes Shall be Published. XXX. Statistical Report to the General Assembly adopted. XXXI. Roll Called before Final Adjournment. XXXII Minutes Read and Approved.
XXXIII. Adjournement with Singing, Prayer and the Apostolic Benedic- tion.
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Ei<?l?ty-SeGond /»ni>ual Sessioi)
Synod of JMorth Carolina.
FAYETTEVILLE.N.C, October, ,895.
WITH AN APPENDIX.
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