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The North Carolina S)
General Assembly "to mal
hereafter, coincide with the
recommend to the lower coi
ings be held as follows: T1
and June, and the Synods ir
II
Certain Reasons for Wit
CI
1st, We get on with the
Notwithstanding its illogica
lor itself, by its oversight ol
and of the educational insti
and by the opportunity it gi
nal reunion and spiritual inc
2nd. We may injure the el
in the effort logically to a
series of Courts. We shall
niediacy ol the Presbytery's
sembly. Overtures of the I
the Synod, and so never rea
By bringing about this cl
motive which may work to
Presbytery. The hope of bei
bly probably carries an occ;
tery which is to elect the coi
change will put the electoral
ing commissioners to the .J
the Synod. Should we thus
the Presbytery, would we n
ish its efficiency?
3rd, Possibly small and 1
jured rather than helped by
In such Synods as Arkans
the Svnodical Assemhlv wo
with only three small Pres
have only fifteen ministers
any of its meetings. Where
the attendance on any given
minister belonging to ever;
one ruling elder from every
4th. The proposed schem
tested by experience. It ca
and proved scheme at all.
tinental. British, nor Ameri
today," it will be said. We
cation a speculative theory.
5th, The adoption of th
places the power to elect coi
the synod, would perhaps re
men oftener to the General J
and in keeping at home of n<
ally go.
Many of our Presbyteries
to the General Assembly ha
sideration that a member 1
to that august body, or to th(
er would like a trip in the c
cral Assembly is going to si
or few removes in that cpiar
visit on occasion of attendir
his eye on a vacant church,
he facilitated by attendance
' hhSmu
THE PRESBYTERIAN
nod further overtured the
ke our ecclesiastical year,
calendar year, and that it
jrts that their stated meetle
Presbyteries in January
1 March."
hstanding the Proposed
hange.
Synod as it is very well.
1 placing, it has made room
f "local home mission work
tutions within its bounds";
ves the brethren for frater
iLcincm uirougn preacning.
fficiencv of the Presbyteries
rticulate the Synod in the
I cut away largely the im;
access to the General As^resbytery
may fail to pass
ch the Assembly,
lange, we may cut away a
increase the attendance on
ng sent to the next Assemasional
man to the Prcsbynmissioners.
The proposed
I power to be used in choostssembly
into the hands of
diminish the attendance on
ot at the same time diminvveak
Synods would be inthe
change.
i rAi-i- i
las, i lunuct, ci11u wKianoma,
uld he very small. A Synod
byteries at the most could
and fifteen ruling elders in
as, as the Book now stands,
meeting may include every
y included Presbytery and
church.
e has been insufficiently
n not be said to be a tried
"It obtains neither in Conican
Presbyterian churches
are asked to put into applie
proposed change, which
nmiecinnprc in tlm linn/lc (
suit in the sending of some
Assembly than they now go,
Dt a few who now occasionin
electing commissioners
ve large regard to the conlas
never before been sent
: consideration that a brothlirection
in which the Gent.
havinff relations of manv
ter whom he would like to
ig the Assembly, or having
the wooing of which may
i on the Assembly. Now,
J OF THE SOUTH.
these and other consideration:
can be more easily impressed c
ren of the Presbytery than th<
the members of the Synod. O
form a Synod, of Commissione
that one had never been a me
that he was on the lookout fo
that he desired to go that he n
or connection. Moreover, in <
siderations would avail little
looking for men the fittest to
work in the next Assembly,
that some men would be sent <
the Synods, and that others wo
in.
Certain Reasons Why the Pi
Without, Slight Modificatioi
1st, It would logically arti
series of courts, giving us foi
The Synod is at present a s
accordingly, regarded with ir
occasional worthy minister \>
all. Many of those who do e
and spiritually helpful meetin
and as having at length create
self by its attention to local h
tion, feel that, if it ought to 1
of courts, it ought to have a
which the genius of the syste
place as is given in the propo
2nd. It would prevent the
coming unduly burdensome
The Synod of Virginia has ;
isters and five hundred churc
sible eight hundred members,
if ever, a third; but even so,
c i ; _ i
^rynou is aDout as burdensom
Assembly would be while it la
Carolina has about six hundre
hers. The Synod of Texas ha
twenty possible members. C
growing large, and becoming
munities that entertain them,
is very important that our gr
be divided, the larger Synods 1
constituted of commissioners f
3rd, It would go far toward
(piate attendance on the weakt
The Synod of Arkansas ba<
history, failed of a quorum,
a quorum in the Synods of F1
sioned a change in paragraph f
Order, only a few years ago. D
carries, the commissioners civ
will feel a special obligation t
which they shall he chose
have been chosen by the
As the proposed change will
ol the Synod, that enhanced i
pose on those chosen, a still j
resent their Presbytery in the
It may be said that this is
perfectly reasonable speculati
March 23, 1910.
s of same general order,
m the minds of the brethzy
could on the minds of
>ne would not like to in:rs
from the Presbyteries,
mber of an Assembly, or
r a rhnncrp r>f nnlnitc nr
- ? -!-> - ~" f~* f-w?
light visit a dear relative
one's absence, these conwith
the Synod, when
take part in the Lord's
It is practically certain
often to the Assembly by
uld never be sent.
oposed Change, with or
ns, Should be Adopted.
culate the Synod in the
nr harmonious courts.
>ort of fifth wheel. It is,
npatience by some. An
.'ill not attend Synod at
steem it as an enjoyable
ig of Christian brethren,
A _ ^1-* i r
u a. wormier piace ior 11ome
missions and educalave
a place in our series
l logical place, the place
nn would give it, such a
sed scheme.
greater Synods from beto
their hosts,
tbout three hundred mingles.
It numbers a posThe
attendance is rarely,
the entertainment of the
le as that of tl-i#? Hpnpral
sts. The Synod of North
d and fifty possible inems
about five hundred and
)ther Synods are rapidly
burdensome on the comUnless
divided, and it
eatest Synods should not
mist at no remote date be
roni the Presbyteries.
I insuring always an ade;r
Synods.
>, not a few times, in its
The difficulty of securing
orida and Arkansas occa52,
of our Book of Church
ut if the proposed ch an fire
osen by the Presbyteries
o attend the meetings to
n simply because they
ir brethren to do so?
enhance the importance
mportance will, also, im*reater
obligation to rep
oynod.
a speculation; but it is a
on, and so confirmed by