The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-13
w,o,. nrr,h.r AZ students IN attendance

eleven were old and thirteen new students.
The report acknowledges gifts to the LII,
brary from N. F. Cabell, Of Virginia, and
| DR.. Sprague, of Albany, New YORK.
The Library is in pressing need OF large
additions, and the interests ofthe Seminary
imperotively demand them.
The Faculty are Rev. Samuel b. Wllson,
Professor of Pastoral Theology and EVIL
dcnces: Rev. B. NJ. Smith, Professor OF
Oriental Literature Rev. X. l.. Dabney,
Professor of Didactic and Polemic -, lheo-
logy and Sacred Rhetoric Kew. lhoilias
E. Peck, Professor of Church Government
and History.
The Board of Directors are: ~,
For the Synod Of VIginia: Key. will
liam L. White, D. D., Rev. William Browh'
DID, Rev. NJ. D. Hoge, D. D., Key. James
B. Ramsey, D. D., Rev. William Il. Footee,
DID. Rev. James II. Fitzgerald, Rev. y.
Calvin Barr, and Rev. S. D. Stuart, minis
ters. with Messrs. C. C. Read, A. G. Nell
waine, Joseph Cloyd, and John Randolph
For the synod of North Cdrolina.-Rev.
Messrs. Thomas n. Faucette, Joseph NJ.
Atkinson, J. Henry Smith, Jethro Rumple,
s. A. Stanfeld, J. p. Mcpherson, W. W.
Pharr, and George NJ. Gibbs, ministers,
with Ruling Elders Messrs. E. Nye Hutchi-
son. N. NJ. Roam, and X. V. Watkins.
The investments in Virginia and North
Carolina bonds are all the available funds
saved by the Seminary in amount $685.
S47.51. No interest has been paid since
the fall of the Southern Confederacy, but
the Legislature of Virginia has ordered
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interest on the first days of July and
and January next. The Board, with sentl-
ments of devout gratitude, reports the un-
expected and wonderful manner in which
the Seminary has been sustained during
the past year, when nothing whatever was
to be obtained from our vested funds or
from our impoverished people. 1t men,
tons the visit of lady of Baltimore, who
came to the Seminary in the summer OF
1868, who brought with her various tokens
of the kindness of the people of that city.
At her request, one of the professors visited
Baltimore, New York, and its vicinity, and
received s7,944.50, which, with Sl,539.e2
received from other sources, had given
| 50 ,4Sf 80 for the support of the professors
and INDECENT students, and for necessary
repairs, leaving a balance still on hand.
To God be all the praise.
DR.. Pryor also handed in the report of
the Committee on the Seminary, as fol-
lows:
The Committee Oh the Theological Semi
nary beg leave to submit the following re-
port
|. They recommend that the report of
the directors be approved.
2. God having by his most gracious Pro-
whence interposed in wonderful manner
for the support of this school of the pro-
phets during a season of pressing necessity,
this SYNOD would gratefully recognize His
divine care, and render devout gratitude
to the adorable Head of the Church.
| 3, SYNOD tenders it warmeSt thanks to
those large-hearted Christian friends IN
various sections Of the Union who have
contributed so generously and seasonably
towards sustaining our beloved Seminary.
4. Synod expresses its high apprccia-
ton of the valuable services rendered by
the Rev. h. NJ. Smith in securing contribu-
tons to the Seminary: and would urge the
| importance of his prosecuting tins work as
long as he can see his way clear to do so.
). The following" members of the Board
90 ont of Office at this time: Ministers VI.
! ID. Hogc, d. D., j. b. Ramsay, ID. d., and
Ruling Elder C.. G.. Read.
6. 1t appearing to the committee to be the
decided conviction of the Synod that the
principle of rotation in office should be OBJ
served in the Board of Directors according
to the plan of the Seminary, they nominate
to fill the vacancies now occurring the lol-
lowing ministers and elders, viz: Rev. {.
Ii. Read. ID. D., Rev. Henry c. Alexander,
and Elder c. &. Read. -,
The report was, on motion, received
and adopted.
DR.. Pryor said that nothing invdious
was intended in the appointments to NIL
vacancies. The nominations were made
before it was known who were the re-
firing members.
Mr., Read was rcnominatcd because he
was the clerk and was better acquainted
with the duties of the Office than any one
else.
The SYNOD then went into the election
of members of the Board, and on motion,
it was
Resolved, That the nomination Of the
committee be concurred in.
Mr.. Holt was elected to ill the vacancy
in the College OF Electors.
The unfinished business, being the report
of the Committee on Bills and OvertureS
in regard to ministerial support, was then
taken up.
DIR. r. V. Moore was afraid that an erro-
neous impression had been made in the
minds Of some in regard to the state OF our
churches. He did not think we or our
churches were In ertremiS. The remarks
which had been made were likely to make
brethren feel too gloomy and sad. Such Is
not the case. We are not so badly OH as
this language would seem to indicate. He
spoke very feelingly and encouragingly
about this matter, believing earnestly for
himself that there was very much OF VI
tally still remaining in the Presbyterian
Church in this Synod. While We are having
this family talk over matters, he would say
in all kindness and charity that there was
lack of eldership visitation in our
churches. The remarks which he had felt
it his duty to make have been unpleasant
to him, but they were truths; and he was
in favor of change TO some plan that
would be for the better.
Rev. Jesse Armistead, D. D., had had an
experience of thirty-hyc years, and he did
not believe q word of the remark made
last night that the "people had lost conf
dence in their ministers" The fault, to his
mind, lay with the elders; they had moi
done their duty; they had not held up the
hands of their pastor as they should do
The machinery under which we are now
working is the best that the world ever
saw, and we ought not to give it up. Only
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