The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-09
VOL. LII.

WILL. LA1.
narrative mentioned five churches OF smal
| membership, but all had received addition
during the year. The largest, at Campinas
contributed as much as S1,150 during tn
year to various objects, and the other
showed n proportional Iiberality, the regu
lar Sabbath offerings being in SOM
cases as high as $3.50. All Of th
churches have Portuguese names, bu
| one, Hopewcll, which is composed OF SET
tiers from the United States. Among th
members OF all these churches there ar
some who are noble examples OF piety; there
are others who are mere babes in Christ
and others who are very weak in the faith
Besides the labors Of the ministry, the mar
rative mentioned very active colportag'
| for the distribution Of the Bible, and othel
| agencies, especially the college at Campihas
the success OF which has been extraordi
nary, and whiclnis largely patronized BY
the most intelligent members OF the Roman
Catholic Church. Ten thousand dollars
raised by contribution, have been spent In
improvements. The number of student:
last year was 1870; and the income from this
source S4,2 200, which paid the teachers anC
| for furniture for the schoolrooms, &c. The
scholars are both male and female. Oppo-
sition to this successful institution appears
in the erection OF large building, for col
lege, under Jcsuitical and rationalistic inf1u
encc.
The treasurer's report was presented ant
referred to the Committee on Finance.
The directors OF Union Theological Sem.
mary presented their report OF last session,
which, having been already published,
need not here be repeated. 1t reported g.
students, 13 graduates, the establishment
OF written examinations, DC. The financial
condition is sound.
The Committee on Sabbath Schools, in
the absence OF the chairman, Rev. w. T.
Baker, asked for time.
Rev. 4. &. Hopkins, chairman Of the Sy'
nod Committee on
EvANGELISTIC LABOR,
presented his report. This report is the
aggregate OF reports from all the Presbyte.
ries on the condition and success OF thcil
efforts to preach the gospel and organize
churches in destitute places. 1t is prepared
by Mr.. Hopkins and his associates with
great care, and always eXctes profound in.
terest in Synod because it treats Of q sub
iect vital to the cause OF religion.
Abingdon Presbytery has a successful
evangelist (Mr. Carson), whose labors in
Tazewell, Grayson, &c., are yielding excel
lent fruits.
In the Presbytery OF the Chesapeake the
ministers perform evangelistic labor.
East Hanover does its own work of sus.
tentation and evangelism independently OF
the General Assembly, and is zealously, by
It's ministers, preaching the Gospel and or.
ganizing churches in destitute places.
Lexington Presbytery has two evangel.
ists-Rey. Robert Scott and Rev. ?,
Fletcher-whose labors are abundant and
acceptable; besides which the ministers so
out, two and two, on long missionary tours
at stated times. Rev. II. G. Walker, in his
address on the report, gave interesting facts
that had come under his observation in one
such tour.
Montgomery Presbytery has useful
evangelist-Rev. A. II. Price-and sends its
ministers to destitute places, and also is
patroniZing colored mission in Lynch
burg.
Roanoke has wide fields visited by its pas
tors occasionally, but no evangelist and no
means.
West Hanover has two vangelists-Rev.
Thomas D. Bell and Rev. Z. D. .Washburne-
whose labors have been approved by large
and durable fruits.
w 1nCDCSCCT HIS IDOTlOuS cfauSclISt~
Rev. J. w. Walkup.
GreeDbrier has two gelists-ReY. II.
r. Laird, laboring on the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad. and Rev. James G. Haynes,
laborIng in three counties, who has thirty
points where he breaches. Mr.. Laird has
five points-four OF them rccently-organ-
lied churches.
In all there are seven evangelists in the
nine Presbyteres of this Syned in this coun-
try. Sac Paulo is elsewhere referred to.
4 long discussion arose on this report,
which was first on words and afterwards on
facts.
When the question was called on this re-
port the Moderator decided that according
to the rule he was bound to regard the call
for the "question " when made by a mem
Der from his seat, and on such call to ask,
"Is the court ready for the question:.
There was an appeal from this DECISION,
which was sustained; and so Synod de-
cided that call for the question should not
be regarded unless it was formally present
ed as a motion by member on his feet.
The report was adopted.
Committees were
APPOINTED TO PREPARE MEMORIALS
OF the following deceased ministers Rev
lid. Mitchell, D. D., Rev. j. ID. Ewing
Rev. William Lecompte, and Rev. r. Il
Berry.
Mr.. Berry died in Winchester last Fri
day ut the residence of his son, Mr.. Holmes
Berry, and was buried at CharlestoWn, JET
ferson county, on last Sabbath, Rev. A. e.
Hopkins and Rev. j. A. Leieyre officiating
at the funeral. He eminently enjoyed the
confidence and esteem Of his brethren, a:
we'll as did the other deceased minister;
whose deaths have been before publicly no
ticed.-
At Il P. NJ. Synod took up the subject oi
sustentation, sc.
Rev. DR.. +. McIlwaine, assistant secreta'
nv OF the General Assembly's committee IL
baltimore, addressed the Synod in feryic
and encouraging strain on sustentation
evangelism, the invalid fund, and the relle
fund. His remarks were encouraging anC
animating.
Third Day.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 8, 1877.
SYNOD, after long and busy session on
Yesterday, from 81 4. NJ. to 2t p. NJ, ad
iourned over TO this morning. This ar.
rangement gave an opportunity for several
OF the Presbyteries to meet yesterday after
noon and for committees to prepare busl
ness. The Judicial Committee went into
session last evening at 7 O'Clock.
At = O'Clock large congregation, IN
cludinc many OF the members OF Synod
assembled for divine worship. The preacher
on the occasion was Rev. Dr. Hoge, to whom