Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-30
THE SYNOD OF VIRGINIA.

The session of the Synod Of Virginia at
Winchester closed on Saturday last, and
the returning ministers preached at various
points along the Valley the next day, in
Guiding Rev. P. B. Price, of Rockbridge,
at Woodstock, and Rev. Thomas W.
Hooper, of Lynchburg, and Rev. Thomas
Whary, of Prince Edward, in the Presby
terrain Church at Staunton. In the ap-
pointment of committees at Synod, we see
the names of Rev. W. E. Baker of Staun-
ton on the Committee on the Union Theo-
logical Seminary, Rev. Mr.. Murray of Au-
gusta on the Committee on Narrative,
Rev. w. T. Richardson on the Committee
on Systematic Benevolence, and MI. Jno.
Wayt of StauntOn on the Committee on
Bills and Overtures. In fixing the place
for the next meeting, on the first vote
Wytheville received 81, Staunton 4s, Dan
vile 81, and Petersburg 10. Petersburg
was dropped and Danville was withdrawn,
and then Staunton received IS and Wythe-
vile 70, and Synod agreed to meet at
Staunton ON the third Wednesday in Octo-
Der, 1875, at n P. M. We give below
report of the proceedings:
Reported for the Staunton Vlndicator.l
WINCHESTER, October 26.
This venerable council Of the Presbyte-
rian Church closed its sessions at Win
chester ON Saturday night, the 9th inst,
tier a harmonious and delightful session,
begun on Wednesday evening, 21st.
1 A Mort IF Ia loJ
over the body with that genuine dignity
and politeness and good nature which en-
|" lear him to his brethren and render him
everywhere the popular Christian gen.
tleman.
The principal topics that engaged the
attention Of the Synod we're: The proposed
''Review,' to be published by DR.. B. M.
Smith and others; the causes of Publica-
! ton, Education, Foreign Missions and
sustentation; the action of Lexington Pres
bytery in divesting DR.. w. H. Ruffner, at
his own request, of the ministerial office:
| and memorials of several deceased minis
tiers Of eminent standing in the Church
viz: DR.. Warren B. Dutton, Dr. w. III. Nc
Guffey, and DR.. w. S. White.
/ The number of ministers in attendance
was 106; of elders, 10; total members OF
Synod, l79: besides which there were a
number of licentiates and visitors of both
sexes in attendance, all of whom were en-.
tertained by the people of Winchester with
n;tal;tv
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and even more remota on tho line Of The
railroad, as Augusta Church and others
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awarded to this gentleman for his consci-
entious motives in seeking to lay aside al
| Office which for years he had been phySi-