The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-08
SYNOD of Virginia.
FOURTH DAY.
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81 O'CLOCK A. NJ.
The SYNOD again convened this morning,
and was opened with the usual services.
The roll is now about complete. The whole
number in attendance. 100. The subject
OF the division Of Synod is still on the anvil.
Great interest is manifested. Rev. W. w.
Housion's substitute is nov the subject OF
discussion. This, it will be remembered,
remands the whole matter to the presbrte-
ries, they taking the vote and the majority
deciding the question.
Before the debate began, however, the
SYNOD gave way to hear report from DR..
PRYOR on the subject of the instruction OF
the coIored people. DR.. Pryor and DR..
BALL OF Lynchburg made admirable ad-
dresses. The resolution was adopted pro,
yding for the employment OF colored
evangelist.
Before the debate en- division began, how
ever, the order of the day arrived, and Rev.
DR.. Hazen, Secretary OF Publication, adj
dressed the Synod. He expressed great
satisfaction at the privilege OF being per-
mitted to appear before Synod, and yet felt
comforted with the fact that all sympathlzed
with him. He explained the reason for
connecting the business OF the committee
with the Publication Company OF st. Louis:
He said that it was necessity, and Afforded
the best solution OF the difficulties sur
rounding the case. So far the matter had
worked admirably. The committee is there
by relieved from all expenses Of publication
and circulation. He said that we did not
require so much the publication OF new
books as the circulation of works already
published bv other houses. To do this we
could afford to allow discount OF forty per
cent. to any PreSbytery that would enter
upon the work Of colportage. We need
funds, however, TO supplement the amount
raised for coIportage to afford tracts and
books for gratuitous circulation. But we
must 60 on the cash system. We must
not be generous before we are just.
Every debt must be paid before we can
give away gratuitously anything. We
cannot help Sunday schools rs we ought
till all our debts are cleared Oft. Our north
crn brethren have the advantage over our
Church in Texas and other destitute re-
sions because OF their means. The i'm
preston is thus created that the North can
help while we cannot. Every one can see
how this works To our disadvantage. Our
northern brethren have also actually created
new officer in their Church-viz., gen.
eral superintendent of Sabbath schonls. He
gives his whole time to this work. He sug-
Sestcd the appointment OF preSbyterial
SUPERINTENDENT in all our presbytcrieS, as
some had already done. Important to have
a well-trained corps Of Sunday-schOol teach
ers. As desirable to have teachers well
trained as preachers. The appointment OF
suitable man, who could hold Institutes
and normal classes would accomplish great
deal in this direction. Sabbat-school work
requires system. Every other department
is managed with system. This is left to take
care of itself. AS to our debt, we are still
suffering. We have Il great deal owing to
us, but we can scarcely realize much from
this source. We must clear off this debt.
We are paying interest On what we owe,
and getting nothing from those owing us.
Now, the debt is accommodating, and il each
minister will send us from five 10 ten dol
lars we can meet all our obligations.
A committee was appointed to respond to
Dr.. Hazen.
DR.. Pryor followed with ga few brief
and appropriate remarks
Rev. DR.. Wiley, OF the Methodist EpiSco-
pal Church, South, was invited to sit as Il
corresponding member.
Drs. Pitzer and Read also addressed the
house.
Rev. ]. P. Smith followed, urging the use
OF our own publications.
DIR. Bullock rose to say that an erroneous
impression might go forth from the state
ment Of the slast speaker. All opposition
ever manifested against Sunday schools
arose from the abuse and not the use of the
system. Sunday schools had not kept close
to their duty in former years, but great
improvement had been made, and now the
cause had his most cordial appreciation.
The church OF Union, in Alexandria. was
transferred to the Presbytery of Maryland.
Synod declined to transfer HARDWOOD church
from East Hanover to Chesapeake.
The Rev. DIR. Murkland addressed the
Synod on the subject Of foreign missions.
lie said that in the providence of God we
had reached momentous crisis. We do
not now ask where we can 60, but where
we can contract. Formerly the question
was, Where can we send our missionaries
Now the question is, How can we abridge
our missions SO as to suit our resources III
I speak, said the Doctor, to some to whom
the missionary work is familiar, speak to
some to whom it Is new. 1t rests on every
believing 10 send the gospel to every crea-
ture. 1t is as pressing responsibility as
Paul felt when ne asked, Lord, what Wit
thou have me to dor" A Christian is called
into the world to endeavor to send The
gospel to every creature. Ii werealzed our
duty as we ought we could be eminently in
ssrllmentai in spreading the gospel through
cat the world. Thespeaker answered the OBJ
lection that 1t is better to leave the heather
aloae, because they are in better condition
than il they had no life. All by their own
confession fail to live up to the light tbey
have. and therefore aii are under eondem-
natioa. Only one way Of salvation to hea-
then asd cultivated. All must he saved By
the aboning blood OF Jesus. Who tells the
heather OF the Lamb OF God that taketh
away the sin OF the world? II our friends
are NOT tit TO enter heaven, how can the hea-
then beP 70 turn them into heavenin their
sins would turn heaven into hell. He told
the story OF the Cornish miners who were
iu,mured In mine. How diligently their
friends toiled to deliver them, and what
shout went up to heaven when they were
rescued But now eight hundred millions
are perishlng, and what are we doing to
rescue thenfp The Church is recreant to
its duty. Instead OF the co3fllcts with the
skeptiss. IL ne were to push forward the
gospel eonguests re would be more blest