The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-04

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49, na III. Bowman, ot Il arEiso
ss,s az IA syss c0sissit WITH prayer Dy
psv. pr, q. H.s Read. Oh oisd. the
ssst moderator present. AT the opening
services only twenty seven Eaintstgrs apoI
seven ruling elders we're present. mis- was N
nyEinc to the fact that The runpsng nS me
trims from Chat osesgille and her points
WAS s,,ch hi 10 prevent 81 Iarget. enhance
~, the seSefnn 81 to-tiay. ii large numOef.
~ ds,nsatss ,siT BE Tia on the trains ao-i
s.,rht. oHir, q to The snaaslucss tef Inc az
4as,sarsce tie synod adj 0lIrHed tthoutS tne g.
,iection os moderator till o-tfs0rroW morn sE
ING at 8 o'clock. Closed with prayer Dy Y,
Pryor. -. 80 &, s$
& a ,arces number OF delegates appeared
sb;s i, M. and amer the usual opening
services the roll was Scompse ted. Kew. VII "
liam y. Wilson was chosen moderator, Mr.;
r. Johnson and Rer. w tliiam Bishop, OF
Ashland. were elected clerks. he hours
for business will be from 81 a: III. 20 z
s,,clack p, M. - 4 50 S'.a 81 -.
- = J Rey. Nj. Bser, OF sbg Methodist Episco-
nal Church. and Rev. 81 .Raak SID. OF toe:
Eniscopai Church, aud Rev. DR.. Hazen, OF.
the Synod OF Alabama, were inyised 10 slt
as corresponding members. sts: rs S.
The Moderator announced the stan s ding
5 A letter from Dr. tcIlwaiue was read
giving reasons for absence from present
meeting. !. 1905 go,
An overture from East Hanover Presby-
terry was read and referred TO gomn t' %
ON Bills and Oyertures. - -
IS An overture was also read asking 1or
transfer OF HARDWOOD church from Eas1
Hanover 10 Chesapeake.
The action OF Roanoke Presbytery was
read in relation to the division OF SYNOD.
Laid on the table. @:S
A communication from Union church,
+ Alexandra, praying for transfer OF sa.d
church from Chesapeake to Maryland Pres.
.bytery, was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Bills and Overtures. sPresbyte-
rial records were called for; statistical re-
. ports were also called for. Narratives from
Preybytery were read and referred. ke-
ports on systematic beneiolence were aiso
read and referred to the appropriate COM
;mittee. The treasurer's report was READ
and referred to the Committee on Finance.
The report Of the trustees and directors OF
Union Theological Seminary was read and
referred to Committee on Seminary. The
report OF the chairman on evangeistie la
Dor was read BY Rev. a.. G.. Hopkins.
Docketed. The death OF Rev. isaac w. h.
Handy. D. d., Of Lexington Prcsbytery;
Rev. r. 8. Balch, D. D.. Of Chesapeake.
and Rev. R.. C. Graham, OF Abingdon. was
announced, and committees were appointed
to bring in memorials in reference to the
same. The report on eraDgeiistic labor was
taken up. It was moved that the recon-
snendatious be taken up SeTiotim.
These recommend ations all contemplate
the more ailigent prosecution OF the work
of eyangelistic labor.
DR.. Pryor, in advocating the adoption or
aLe report, said he.was gratiaied with the
ability OF the report, and urged the SYNOD:
80 increased diligence in the cause.
DIR. Brown followed, urging brethren
who had been laboring In the cause TO give
us the result Of their experience. 3
Rev. Mr.. Carson gave. an interesting ac-
count OF his labors in Russell, Scott, and
the adjacent regions. He said we We're well
received in all these counties, and that
wide field opened for us. Other denomina-
lions had done well, but there was room for
all. He said he was ashamed that the great
Presbyterian Church had done so little
when there was much to do. His own
labors had been most comforting to his own
heart. He had not received, an unklnd
word nor cold look from any one. Why
are we 80 slow in entering in and aiding to.
reap the great harvest-iel We have
given too little attention to evangeliStic la.
bors. He told many incidents offa deeply
interesting character illustrating his sue
cess 10 this work.
Rev. MIR. Hogshead followed. He said
he felt oppressed with sense OF response
bility in rising to EXPRESS bis views III rela-
I ton 70 the magnitude OF the work. lie
thought that there was not sufficient proml-
hence given to the eyanselistic work even
in our standards. The pastoral office was
magnitied, and the office OF evangelist was
regarded ms incidental This defect was
not even remedied in our new book. He
Z did not reflect on the wisdom OF the authors
OF our standards, but there were certain
circumstances that tinged Interviews. They
had conservative work to do, but we have
great aggressive work. No provision was
made for the support 4of- evangelists; only
, for pastors. Only about Que tenth was
given for evangelistic work in comparison
with the work of susteEtatlono or domestic
missions. He read extracts from Dr.
Duff's speech, delivered IN Scotland, BEAR
ing on this point. He quoted also from DR..
Howard Crosby and DR.. Stuart Robinson,
showing that the Church must be aggressive
in order to5;be conservative. He Thought
We ought to send out Our practitioners
ms epangelists, and ordain them to this
work, and not wait for a call from some
church. Let them so and gather their
fiocks efore2they become pastors or shep-
herds. Seeking sinners and saving them is
the great work OF the Christian Church.
DIR. William Brown showed that The de-
feet was not In our standards, but In our.
failing to come up to the full measure OF our
duty We have oil the machinery, but we
confess that we have not come up to the full
measure Of that duty. 1t is convenient
way to whip our own people over the shout
ders OF others. But we have all the ma
chiney necessary. 1t would be a sad thing
: for the world for the Presbyterian Church
20 be blotted out. DR.. Read followed In the
same strain. alleging that all we wanted
was the spirit in the wheels, and not ne "
wheels. ~ ~ 81 ~
Synod adjourned TO meet tomorrow
morning at 81 o'clock. 81 D. y. =. n
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