The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-05

ke9r&u OAIs
,pepor.ed Tor the Dlspateh.l
\ mel At $3.50 A. M.-the Moderator
SynO" .hs;- Prayer by Rev. j. c. Barr.
u , y, Of third days session read and
a's'ITSlr shotwen, Of the Synod Of Mis-
bc'' ~. introduced and received as q
i ~ s.oonding member
MEMORIAL sESvIcRs.
"a o'clock The order OF the day was
A inc,,~namcly, the reports Of the sew
ts,A ."ra,r,ittecs on memorials. Brief me-
cai .v .'lrs presented Of Rev. A. l.. Hogs
no.' psv N. W. Jackson, Rev. Henry
Eau pcv. William G.. Campbell, Rev.
hos~ roach. Rev. Silas Billings, Rev.
49, =. Cosncr. Licentiale John Vi.
pry. a. III. Newton, II. H., Rev.
ini. -ii :. plumor, ID. d., and Rev. Stuart
psi.ason, D. d. , -,
ql.se uaucrs were prepared with care,
tg.ir reading VAS heard with deep at
.'r,ion BY synod.
~, DR.. Ilogc viii prepare the memoir
me- Pnmcr. In the absence OF any
.,..'n minute at the time, DIR. IIogc gave
t-,3 verbal memoir.
DIV Dr. Pryor gave on earnest tribute
%. memory Of Or. Piumor. Forty-nine
Y -.' 400 Dr. Plumor laid hands upon him
r,to church in NoitoNay county. or
49, Who took part in the ceremonies OF
-, d.y only one beside himself is now
r@.~Rev. Or. MTrell, Of Raleigh, y. G.
ar, hat day. said the speaker, until the
i.~of M, death there was an unbroken tie
y, CHRISTIAN friendship between himself
,-spr. Plumer. Dr. Pryor gave an Inter
Ting review OF the strong traits Of DIR.
pmptrs character.
pey. DR.. William Brown presented the
-.,-,oir Of Or. Stuart Robinson, and YER
I,''v added several interesting incidents in
pers' Or. Leyburn, McIlwane, and
,.b.rs paid brief and graceful tributes TO
M memory 81 Dr. Plumer.
The memorial services were concluded
with singing and prayer by Rev. DIR. Ley
lcm.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The next order Of the day-thst Of for
,i-1 miss .ons-was taken UP. An address
IN thc subject was dchSe cred by Rev. DR..
Pfhsrd NcIiwaine, ia which hc gave n
vs-y encouraging statement Of the condi-
fan ~ ihc foreign mission cause. The
Assembly is supporting some ninety mis-
sonares and this has been done without
me an Of q single annual collection. The
ladic, ar interested in the work, and the
sunday schools are moving and doing good
work. n the whole communion of the
Church were interested in this work
whata glorious result would follow.
Rev. Edward Lane. missionary 10 Brazil
and D representative from Sac Psulo Pres
M;erT. also addressed the Synod. lie
ave very interesting account Of the mis-
d1n work in Brazil and OF that country
.ad e, people. It's population is now
100000. Oi whom 100000 are free
white people. 100000 slaves, and the re-
mainder sayages and foreigners. Slavery
Is IN process oi extinction. All children
ar. now born free. and certain number of
slave, ere freed by lot each year. The IT.
hion Of Brazil. as the result OF three CEN
turtles Of teaching, is Roman Catholic. No
Bibles ar heard or read there. The most
impure and corrupt men OF the land are its
religious guides, and the people are sunk
in ,uperSiiii0n. But matters are changing
both in the material and religious develop
ment OF the country. The speaker gave a
brief history q the early efforts to estab-
lih missions and the glorious results that
have followed the preaching Of the Gospel.
The address was an exceedingly interesting
one and very Impressive, bringing at times
tears 10 tie eyes Of many Of his audience.
Rev. DR.. Leyburn. OF Baltimore, deliV-
cred an admirable address on the subject.
DR.. IIoge offered the following rcsolu-
ton:
"The Synod Of Virginia having listened
With the greatest interest to the address Of
The Rev. Edward Lane, OF the Presbytery
Of $40 Paulo, does hereby express the
Qualification felt in the work in which he
hes been so long and usefrlly engaged.
We welcome his presence among us, and
earnestly commend his work, his family,
aud his associates in the mission at Campi-
as % God and the word Of His grace,
praying that they may be ever under His
hOly Keeping, and that the work Of the
Lord may be greatly prospered in their
binds"
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
4 liberal collection for foreign missions
Wss taken up.
sTNODICAL REPORT OS SABBATH SCHOOLS.
Rev. G.. b. Strickler, chairman Of COM
mittee, submitted a report, Of which the
following j. an abstract Number on rolls
Teachers, 2,S17 scholars, 2O,043. Average
atendance-TeacherS, 1855; scholars, 12,-
CO... Increase-TeachcTs, 90; scholars,
so. Number added to Church-Teachers,
81; scholars. $40. Amount contributed for
home schools. sG,577.63; amounts contri-
huted for missionary purposes, 1888.
This report was read and adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE OK EVANGELIsTIC
LABOR.
Rev. Or. A. c. Hopkins, the chSirnan,
unlimited the report Of which the follow
lag Is an extract:
Your committee has had more difficulty
han usual in obtaining reports from the
Presbytelics. and after using due diligence
have failed 10 receive written reports from
two Presbyteries.
Reports and other testimony showed that
much has been done by the Presbyteriss,
and that yet muchremsins to be done. Oar
progress has not been commensurate Win
either the Church's resources or the extent
q her restitution. There il evidence or
Increased appreciation OF this work, but we
think that Il has not been made 10 occupy
Ast prominence 10 which It's real impor-
lance entities it.
The committee then give in detail re-
view q the work in each Presbytery, and
furnish the following summary:
There are in the Synod IL regular evan
gelisis, and II we include the brethren
really doing eyGngelistic work in Mont
gomery Presbytery there are II. Nine
new Organizations and IL church buildings
Or msnses are reported, while several others
's contemplated. There are 81 churches,
w more than last year. You have A,5S9
eommunicmt,, or ~ less than last year;
20 ministers and 10 licentiates, or 2 less
ministers and Iiccntiates. Last year 23I
churches gave 70 this work e3,S47 this
!~r 24j churches gave 2i,331-a gain Oi
contributing churches and 1890.
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