Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-28
SYNOD OF VIRGINIA.

Report of the Committee on Colportage-
Response to tho Secretary's Address.
ICorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
STANTON, VA, October %, 1870.
After the musical entertainment at
Miss Baldwin's school, TO which the
members were invited, the synod at I.
NJ. resumed its business. DR.. Campbell
presented the report OF the COMMITTEE
on Colportage. Owing &c sickness the
colporters appointed last year dli but
little work. On the recommendation OF
this committee MIR. Hamlln II. Epes, OF
Nottoway, was appointed colporter.
This committee reported the following
response TO the address of DR.. Hazen
i. The synod has heard with great
Measure the address OF the Secretary OF
publication, and can but express Its
gratitude to God for the able and sue
cessful management of this enterprise.
2. We would especially call the at
tention Of our presbyterles 20 the fact
stated by tho Secretary that all the busi-
ness management Of the committee is
self-sustaining, so that all the contrlbu-
tions of the churches are now used Tor
benevolent objects.
3. We would urge upon the presbyte-
ries the importance of tins work and the
vital importance of securing larger con-
tributions from our people, especially IN
view of the fact that these contributions
are used solely for the distribution OF re-
ligious literature, largely i'll the support
OF a system OF colportage by which this
literature is disseminated both among
our own people and those destitute OF
Gospel privileges
4. The synod is gratifed to learn
that there has been q large increase IN
the circulation of The Earnest Worker
and The Chiidref's Friend and again
commends these valuable publications tc
the use of all our Sunday schools.
8. The synod would also call attention
to the fact stated by the Secretary that
our committee now sells its books
whether published by themselves oil
others, at discount of 80 per cent K
churches and Sunday schools.
sYYoDIcAL EvAHGELIZATIoS.
The report on synodical evangelizatio,
was taken up as unfinished business
The resolutions which set forth the plaI
OF administration elected an animated
discussion There was difference o
opinion rs to whether the synod shouls
appoint evange!ists or leave this who'll,
10 the synod. All the speakers approved
the provision in the resolutions tina
evangelists should always be under tn
control OF tho presbytery within whicl
they may labor.
After amendment the resolutions wer
adopted as follows:
.<S.. /. That synod accepts with JOY thes
offts and pledges itself to raise at leas
=, 900 for this work.
2. That committee be appointed tc
apportion this amount TO the churches
that it may be raised by special collec
ton annually on the third Sabbath Of
November; this collection is not Ia
supplant any OF the collections ordered
by the assembly, and that the commit.
tee, be authorized to elect its treasurer
3. That committee be- appointed con
Gsting Of Ave members, whose duty il
shall be to have general oversight OF the
work, TO secure the contributions, dis
burse the same according TO the circum.
stances OF each presbytery, as furnished
through its Home Mission Committee
that 70 this committee be delegated the
authority TO select the evangelists; that
the evangelists shall only labor in those
prosbyteries which either in open ses-
sion or through their Home Mission
Committee. request their services that
The work IL TO Be among the weak and
dependent churches OF the synod and in
d1stitute regions where We have no Or
,ncnirafion : fhst each pyeshytery direct