The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-02
qaanmon6 nispaith,
,,y,D,y NOVEMBER ., 1888.
nc syuos, of virginia.
srnoxp DAYS PR0CEEDINGs-NARRAT OF
rrrsRYTERIES--fIN CiAI.-EpJCAl'oNAL'
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prrsRYTERIES--f FINANCIAL ,-EpUCAl'oNAh'
Reported for the Dispaich.l
CuAEIoTTESvILLE, october 81, 1850
Tho synod. after devotional exercises.
hoard the list Of standing committees reau.
The records Of the several PresbyterieS
conno>ing the Synod were called for and
referred TO the appropriate commlttees'
Tbc narrative OF The state OF religion In
Cbcsapcakc Prcsbytcry was read by KEY.
William Dinwiddie, OF Alexandra. NO
General revival and but few ingatherlngs
,ycrc rcporied. The report says coniriOu-
lions 70 benevolent objects have increased,
ond the preachers and elders are Jealous.
The East Hanover Presbytery reported
considerable additions 60 some OF the
churches. hut no general work OF grace;
Grecnbrier PrcSbytery reported good
church attendance, and ingatherings 10
nearly MI tie churches church report
ing sixty conversions.
Lexington Presby :ery: Church attend
ance encouraging. Few special outpour-
ingS OF the spirit. A blessed work OF grace
i'm Slaunton; contributions enlarged. There
are fourteen pastorleSs churches IN this
Prcsbytery.
Abingdon PreSby'cry: Considerable adj
ditionS 10 the churches. Family worship
much neglected. Improvement IN con-
trbutions. .u ~
Prcsbvtcrv Of Maryland: All The
churches supplied with pastors. Addi-
mons 10 an the churches. Reports from
thc churches generally encouraging.
Montgomery PrcSbytery: Increasing a.
Tendance upon worship. Only five churches
report reyiyals. Family worship much
neglected. Increased contributions.
Roanoke Presbytery: No general revi-
val. Considerable additions TO two OF The
churches. Sunday-yisitlng too common.
Winchester PrcSbytory Only one church
without preaching. SabbatI-observance
GOOD. Too little interest in Sunday schools
praver-meetiags. and family worship. FIVE
churches report reviyals.
Chesapeake Prcsbytery contributed over
81 300 10 benevolent OBJECTS; East Han
over. S.Js. 1888: Grccnbrier. S2,43O; Lex
ington, $1,000; Maryland. slO,6OO; Mont
goncry. S21, Dos; Roanoke. S2,Oi4; w M
chester, S30,5i3 Oncluding pastors sala-
ries).
Visiting brethren were invited to seats.
DR.. Leighton Wilson, Of Baltimore, was
reported among them. The pastors OF inc
Baptist, Methodist, and Christian churcheS
Of Charlottesville were introduced 10 the
body and welcomed as visitors.
The trcasurer's report was read ana no
debt reported.
Eeport OF the trustees OF Union Thcolo-
gical Seminary gives fifty-eisht as the num-
Der Of students in attendance. students
diligent and professors faithful and eff
cient: financial status sound. Professor
T.. l.. Dabney's resignation was announced
"A, accepted. DR.. h. VI. Smith, Of Union
Seminary, read report OF committee on
a change of order aS 20 ruling elders. DR..
smith spoke on the question OF the propri-
ETY. Of elccting a ruling elder as moderator
Of a uresbytcry, holding that 1t was lrregu-
lar but not censurable. The report was
made the order OF the day for tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock.
A mass-meeting on foreign missions was
appointed for FRIDAY night at 1870 o'clock.
Rev. William L. Baker read a resolution
on temperance. holding that intemperance
interferes greatly with church attendance,
and eXhorling members and the people to
oppose the great evil.
Rev. Dr.. T.. NJ. Richardson. OF Memphis,
Tenn. secretary OF the General Assem-
by'S Committee on Education, was intro
duccd ard addressed the Synod. He plead
for an increased supply Of preachers, and
for a high standard OF ministerial piety and
culture,
Rev. l.. Il. Price, Of Rockbridge. follow
ed with a few remarks. Rev. Or. Nell
waine. president Of Hampden-Sidney Col
legc, also spoke. lie emphasized the fact
that there are twenty-five candidates for
the ministry IN Texas.
Rev. DR.. T. l.. Preston, of Lexington,
spoke for Washington ana Lee University.
He spoke briefly and humor0usly.
Rev. Dr. Henry NJ. White, OF Wincte s-
ter, called out DR.. b. VI. Smith, OF Union
Theological Seminary, who compared
Washington and Lee to Esau, and Hamp-
dcn-Sidney TO Jacob.
Rev. DR.. Pryor, Of NOttOway, was intro
duced. and spoke on Il resolution in behalf
Of endowing the Plumer Female Institute,
al Wythcville. Rev. :. X. Preston, who is
raising the endowment. was commended
in this resolution. DR.. Hoge, OF Richmond,
said few words in favor Of the resolution,
and it was carried.
Adjourned TO 90 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. J. &. II.
MASS-MEETING FOR DOMESTIC MISSIONS.
Especial telegram 20 the Dispatch.l
CHAEIOTTEsvILLE, VA, November l.
The synod held a maSs-meetng tonight
for domestic missions. An elaborate re-
port was read by Or. Hopkins, Of Charles
town. w. Va, and discussed by Rev.
James II. Smith, Of Fredericksburg, and
Rev. W. 4. Campbell. Of East Hanover
Prcsbytery; after which there was col
lection for missions.