The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-13

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to visit cases where immediate need ls,s
quired.
He did not believe ministers worId 4,
what had been suggested 10y some Of -,
elders-go around and pet the rh,ld,e,,
and bestow attention on their father, ,,I
mothers, in order TO secure a salary.
There should be persons appointed TIA.
tend to this business, and then Il yorri
be done, and we'll done.
| lie believed that ifthe plan Of APPOINT,
persons from one Presbytery to 70 I, a.,
other to lay this matter OF salary t..,,o
them would be productive Of grca, goa4
and offered substitute for Dr.. H.,
resolution, in accordance with the ABB
suggestion.
The question being upon the Dane.
offered by DR.. Hoge, before concludtsg i's
debate the Synod took rccc., u,,.l-
o'clock.
FOURTH DAY-EyENING SESSION
Pursuant to adjournment, the SYNOD NO..
and was called to order by the MyIc,,c.-
| Rev. Samuel J. Baird, d. D.. A..n, ~
the Virginia Bible Society, appeared On
the floor this evening, having been UNA.
Of the Synod on important bg,;ncs. .....
nccted with his office and, on motion, u.
was invited to sit as corresponding m.M.
Der.
Rev. Mr.. McKim, of Portsmouth,, VA,
also invited to seat rs c0rrcsponl.u,
member.
The unfinished business of the moru.a..
being the paper offered by DR.. ll,gc, 49,,
then taken up, and still further di,cE,, &.
The previous reports sent you contain u -
of the arguments which have been used Re-
the debates on this question, and II Is
deemed unnecessary To repeat them h,..
The whole matter, with all In" rsl..t
which had been offered on the ,uhicci wa,
reterredgto a select committee" cou......s
of the Rev. X. l.. Dabnry, y. H.. Rev. y.
ID. II0gc, ID. D., Rev. James II. FiNgcrhI,
ministers, and Mc>srS. L. K. Gra''tfs, 81
Richmond, and Frank y. Wma0u~, IS
Prince Edward county, ruling cider. 9.
make report on at the next mcct.E !
the Synod.
Rev. Mr.. Cumpston offered pap.rc..
commencing the Presbytcry to aWo.a.
committees to visit the different churches
and to provide measures Tor relief who.
ever necessary: which was Unanimously
adopted.
Rev.T. d. Bell, chairman of the C.m.
mttee on Memorials, read mymorA., 81
Rev. DR.. 4. III. III. Boyd and Rev.. II. {.
Leach ID. D., deceased, paying gl""r'
and eloquent tribute 10 the worth and VIZ
tues of these ministers. The rrldU- n
the report caused deep feeling Of solicit.
nity over the whole Synod, and nj II, rio.e
the report was unanimously adopted aHt
ordered TO be entered Oh the records.
The same gentleman also read = rH,.
| dcnscd statement OF the narratives at I'''.
byterics on the state OF religion, beng g."
narrative of Synod. There had tcrau,
decline in the membership of the 'lmn.,
but on the contrary, in some places large
increase (probably l,00O). Our war. a.'
recovering from the effects OF thr .l'"
sad war. New churches are .oing Up, a.
desolated ones are being rctittcd.
| We have also an encouraging report H
the spiritual condition Of "Gr rIuu'a...
! Some of them have received lar" a.,H'
tons to their membership. decreased a..
! tcntiOn has been given to the iu"b, 'r .'.
neyolcnt purposes, as wclla> to minister.
support.
Education is also rccciyingjtS dn" a't.a-
ton. Sabbath schools are being SET u..
and Billie classes for adults are su,c'ran-
admirably.
In regard to the colorcd p"oplr, d.. s'.
port says that though many al the .A'
! left the control of the churches a. n..
time. they are now returning, and |'''
attention in this respect may 90 Ma..
good.
In conclusion, the committc" report tn.
| a good seed has been Sown, and uni pro
per cultivation nay rebound iuu".N -..
to the Church and the country n @rZ
On motion, it was adopted, and H''
ordered 10 be sent to the tr,tr" Ir'|v.-
rian and Christian Observer iOt puo,..i.
| ton.
Mr.. Berry offered resolution cn'ohir;
a more strict observance of tie rule IN E..
gard to the training of baptized chtid.""
the Church: which was, on motion, aloW'i
Rev. [. W. X. Handy, from the C'mm'-
tee on Ministers Of the General Assembly,
reported that they had found nothing .
them requiring the action of SYNOD. a..
asked to be discharged; which 80, ".
motion, done.
The Committee on Leave Of Ah~'"'
reported having granted leave toatw8".
of members: which report was adj '"..
Rev. |. W. X. Handy, from the t"u.|''
tee on Dilapidatcd Churches, reported '.''
they were not at this time ready {" f"r 70
and asked TO be continued; which, oil .-.-
ton, was granted. $50.
DR.. S. J. Baird, Of the Virginia b.S"
Society, was allowed time 10 addEes' IL.
SYNOD upon the cause in which that >.s.-
ETY. is engaged.
DR.. Baird spoke OF his position dHrE
the war, and the reason why he soa-.' 49,
South, and of the reunion of II" ..'.'
Bible Society and the American b." >'
cety. He had for twelve month '"s"
gagged in forming auxiliary soc.r..' ~.'
turning over to them the books bel" ..-
the American Bible Society. He W. ~.
agent of these two societies. NON.
standing the debt of ~ 800 due ~ w.
Virginia Bible Society 10 the Amer.
Bible Society, the latter had granted a''.
$1,000 worth of Bibles and Te,tAm' ~
the former. There are forty drP'>h"..
in this State, but in the most oi u, NJ.
books are lying idle in boxes or on '..'''.
One object Of his appearing he,' ,,
arouse, through this venerable h""!' ."'
churches TO the use OF these b0o"''
lie had not made application Tor mon.
to a large extent, owing to The p"''''.
the people in the State, and had not '..,
lected in donations more than one 1"'''
To any extent which the field in y, -,
c;nia NAV REQUIRE, the resources OF 10
American Bible Society are at the d'si''A'