Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-03

| Members end visitors WentfrOm TINS CITY
py private cOnveyances OF oil trains OF the
| Chesapeake and Ohio railway, and found
that the local committee had made excel
! lent arrangements for their reception.
! Many topics were considered and dis
cussed by the presbytery, but the one that
/ formed the chief feature was the address
of the Rev. DR.. McIlwaine, president OF
! Hampden-Sidney College, showing the
great need Of liberal education among the
rising generation Of people IN Eastern and
SOuthside Virginia.
! The presbytery was opened with ser
mon by the Moderator, Rev. A. X. Holder
/ by. Of Ashland. from Timothy. /, XII: "The
! Glorious gospel Of he blessed COL"
THE ROLL.
/ The following were present: Ministers
! George ID. Armstrong, d. ID. Nj. ID. H0ge,
! ID. D.: w. II. Richardson, d. d.; W. A.
Campbell. d. D.; j. A. Waddell, d. d.; /.
| II. Baldwin, William S. Lacy, ID. D.; A. X
/ Cannon, II. p. Kerr u. D.; J; Y; Fair, ID.
/ D.: S. X. VIM. l.. B. Turnbull, }: Calvin
/ Stewart, +. B. McClucr, William ). Camp
/ bell. J. Cleveland Hall, Thomas Hogarth,
/ and j. II. Rennie
The number Of elders in attendance is
unusually small. They are a. follows:
/ Nat. Lancaster, Ashland church; Hugh
/ Blair Grace-Street church; James &. Tins
{ lev. Henrico church: Luther Sheldon. Nor
/ folk Second church: J. Spencer Smith,
/ POwhatan church: II. b. Wexford, Dr.,
/ Richmond First church, James Lyons.
/ Richmond Second church: W. II. Craig,
Richmond Third church Calvin Wilson,
/ Richmond Fourth church; j. L. Word,
/ Westminster church.
Rev. l.. b. Turnbull was elected mode
rator and Rev. j. Cleveland Hall was
/ elected temporary clerk.
EDUCATION.
A communication from the Executive
Committee on Education was received ask
ing that the churches of this presbytery
raise < 600 for this purpose. Referred TO
/ the Committee of Education.
RERKELEY.
/ Rcv. DR.. Armstrong reported the Organi-
/ cation of a church at Berkeley, and Rev.
/ DR.. Campbell the evangelist, reported the
/ organizat Oh Of one at Wcems, In Lancas-
( ter county. These churches were enrolled
FOR ONE YEAR.
/ Rev. Daniel Blain was excused from at
( tendance at the present meeting OF the
presbytery and was granted permission 10
! labor without the bounds of the presby-
/ terry for one year.
Rev. Richard McIlwaine d. D., of West
Hanover Presbytery, and Rev. ). Taylor
Martin, Of Mecklenburg Presbytery, were
invited TO sit as corresponding members.
A rEN-THoUsAND-DoLLARB BOND.
A report was received from Hon. r. II.
CardWel chairman of "a committee ap-
pointed st a previous meeting 10 utilize
the proceeds Of gift of a $4,000 State
bond made by Mr.. Fitzgerald. The report
stated that the committee had received
from the proceeds Of accrued interest,
funded and then sold, 1852. This sum was
,,I. tt, no of "a ('n1nTn1ftOp %
( Home Missions-Dr. !. W. Rosebro, chair
man-to he used in accordance with the
design of the donor for Home Missions
within the bounds of this presbytery.
INSTALLATIONS.
The committees appointed for that pur-
pose reported the installation OF Rev. ).
=. Cannon pastor of the Third church,
Richmond Rev. Thomas Hogarth, OF
AberdOur church, and Rev. }. \. Fair, ID.
d., of Grace-Street church.
ENDOWMENT or HAMPDEN-sIDNEY.
Rev. Richard McIlwaine d. d., presi-
dent of Hampden-Sdney College, now en-
gagged in an effort to increase the endow-
ment of that institution. presented its
claims to the presbytery in forclble all
dress.
lie stated that one third Of the minis
ters of the Synod of Virginia and one
seventh of the ministers of the Southern
PRESBYTERIAN Church are alumni of this
college. and that for the last few years one
third of the students of the Union IhcO-
logical Seminary have been from It's
alumni. He claimed that through the in
fuence Of the Christian religion there had
been a marked improvement IN the moral
character of boys who attend college now
over that of forty years ago, when he was
"A bOv-an improvement a. great as that OF
the modern electric light over the old tai
low candle that burned upon their study
table.
Large numbers of candidates for the
ministry and sons OF ministers are edu-
Gated by this college every year without
charge for tuition.
ALARM TO LOVERS OF LIBERAL EDUCATION.
DR.. McIwainc further said that the num-
Der of students attending colleges from
the counties Of Eastern and Southsldc
VIRGINIA has fallen of IN a manner 70 cause
alarm TO the lovers of liberal education.
This appears not only from the attendance
at Hampden-Sidney, but from that at all
the institutions of learning. The boys out
side of the cities and towns are not attend
ing any college.
The thing which parents ought to be
most concerned in giving to their sons,
next to vital religion, 10 fit them Tor use
fulness and for laboring for the glory Of
God, is 4 liberal education.
A NEW PLAN.
DIR. McIlwaine SAYS he has on foot a
scheme by which it will be arranged
that whenever II 900 shall be raised IN any
county, town, or city one boy from SAID
county. town. or citv shall be allowed all
the educational privileges of this institu-
tion for twenty-five years; when $4,000
shall be thus raised all the boys in that To-
calitv shall be allowed these privileges:
when SlO0.OO0 shall be raised in Southslde
Virginia all the boys IN these counties,
towns, and cities shall be allowed these
same privileges, and he hopes to extend
this scheme to include the whole State
As the number of students mt Hampden-
Sidney increases the number of students IN
Union Theological Seminary increases, and
n il decreases at the college II decreases IN
the Seminary.
He urged the members Of the presbytery
to do all in their power 10 encourage
higher education among the young men OF
their congregations and communities, Tor
thus they can do much for the advance
ment of true knowledge; much tor the
Church of God and the extension OF the
kingdom of Christ
Nowhere in the land is there a college
which has better social Influences than can
be found at llampden-Sidney. Nowhere
can boy receive better moral educa-
tion.
UNION bEMlNAA1.
Rev. s. +. Martin addressed the presby-
terry in behalf of Union Theological Semi
nary, urging the presbytery TO take III hand
the matter of completing the endowment
now in progress Of the fifth professorship,
in order that this seminary may be put on
a footing to offer to students the same adj
vantages that are offered by similar insti-
tutions in other parts OF the country.
Rev. Dr.. Rosebro offered the following
resolution, which was adopted;
"Fresbytery having heard with great interest
the address OF kev. Richard Mcllwaiue, ID. D., IN
behalf Of Hampden-Sidney College, and OF Kew.
\ T. Martin In Iehalf OF Union Theological
Seminary, would commend these causes so
nearly allied 20 each other 10 the earnest sup
port and liberanty OF our people. We know no
cause that appeals more strongly 10 our people,
nor any more vital 10 the iatereat OF our church,
than the welfare Of these institutions"
Short pointed addresses were made on
this subject by Rev. DR.. Kerr, Rev. Mr.. {
Stewart, Rev. DR.. Richardson, Rev. DR.. T.
Campbell, and others.
DINNER.
At recess q bountiful dinner and a