The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-09
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Annual Meeting Of the Synod Of virginia-
Large Attendance Election Of Ofiicers-Inte.
reSuRg Historical Sketc h-Distinsuished
Ministers Present. n IF.
= NORFOLK, November s, 1866. !,
The Synod Of the Presbyterian Church
of. Virginia assembled in its annual session
last night at half-past O'Clock in the
Presbyterian church Of this city. There
was large attendance Of delegates and
visitors.
Rev. j. M. P. Atkinson, D. D., the
Moderator of the last Synod, preached the
Introductory sermon, from Philippians iii,
2O-a Our conversation is in Heaven" 1t
was worthy of the reputation Of the Presi-
dent of Hampden Sidney College. He said
he preferred the Interpretation "Our con-
yersation is in Heaven" from which he ar
yued allegiance to Heaven above country,
friends, and home, because it is the Chris
tisn's home and the place of his most ex-
allied privileges. He appealed to his hear
ers to show their love for it as well by deeds
as words, and to labor to promote the Hea-
venly kingdom with the zeal demanded by
eternal considerations.
At the close of the sermon the roll was
S0LOus ouus SUOub OCNOuOy- uihASeOAo
and TWENTY-FIVE elders were found present.
The next business in order was the cleo
ton of officers. -
Rev. Thomas E. Peck, of Union Theo-
logical Seminary, Prince Edward, was
elected moderator, and took the chair.
Rev. T. w. Hooper, Of Montgomery
county, and Rev. Charles White, Of Clarke
county, were then elected clerks.
The Synod Of Virginia consists Of about
It's ministers and about 200 churches. In
the year 1883 the Synod Of New York and
Philadelphia, which was then the represen-
tative body Of Presbyterians in the whole
Of this country, resolved that it would be
most conducive to the interests Of religion
to divide itself into four Synods, sub0rdi-
nate to General Assembly, to be consti-
tuted out of the whole. These four Sy-
mods were the Synod Of New York and
New Jersey, the Synod of Philadelphia,
the Synod Of Virginia, and the Synod Of
the Carolinas. 5.sr -. ..l.s.l :
This arrangement extended the bounds
Of the Synod of Virginia into Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio, and Kentucky, and rem
dered another division necessary in
1907, At which time the Synods, of
Pittsburg and Kentucky were ordered
to be formed out Of the Synod Of Virginia,
leaving the last-named body to cOmpre-
bend only the territory indicated by its
name. sa,s frs5 49, 4 4eLs
The Synod Of Virginia thus formed con-
sisted of the three Presbyteries Of Hanover,
Lexington, and Winchester. The first
meeting was appointed to be held In Lex
ington In September, 1902, to be. opened
with sermon by Rev. DR.. James Waddell,
"the blind preacher" @ .stsD
It il interesting to note the fact that
thirty-flvc years afterwards the acts OF the
General Assembly Of 1887 which caused
the division Of Presbyterian6 into Old
School. and New School were submitted to
the Synod Of Virginia in ., meeting at the
Same place, Lexington, and there the divi-
sion o. the church IN Virgins virtually
took place. And yet another interesting
fact Il, that twenty -seveR. yesrs Afterwards,
IN a1seA, tho sreilniOn Of Presbyterians In
vtrKinis was contaminated 1t the same
place. BY this oct the two Synods OF Viz.
glnis which had exilked lincs 1851 wsfe
beesasAs Into ons again, and have ince,
sctsd he!poniouuly tngether. 4 = s4 ]
The Erssbytefiss which cona1Hute tho
Syp0d q YFkinis ne eight IN uunfber. and
are aA Represented IN The nesting wlI5eA
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