The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-10-23
Synod CT Virginia.
TUESDAY NIGHT.

TUESDAY NIGHT.
A large number of delegates to the
Presbyterian Synod arrived in the city
Mon lay and Tuesday, and the Synod
held it's first session in the first Presby-
terrain church Tuesday night. The SEES
sion for business was preceded by relie-
ious services, Rev. DIR. Dinwiddie, of Al
exandria, preaching the sermon The
subject OF the discussion was worldliness
in the church and the remedy therefor.
i he letters OF st. Paul to the churches
and st. Johns vision as to the condition
of the seven churches in Asia, if they
fai Ell to obey the Divine command, were
II ed with earnestness to enforce the
points Of the sermon.
At the conclusion of the religious ser
vices, Dr.. Dinwidtiie, as Moderator oil
the last Synod, called the Synod to or
der, and asked for nominations for Mod
orator for the present session. Quite q
number of Rev. Drs, were nominated,
all Of them promptly declining the hon
or. Rev. DIR. Lacey, of the Greenbrler,
w. Va, Presbytery, was finally elected
Moderator Rev. DR.. Lacey, of Norfolk
Va, and Hon. James Lyons, of Rich
mond, were elected Clerks.
Al this point {; member of the Synod
caused some CONSERVATION by submit
ting a motion to omit from the proceed
titles such us Rev. Dr.. Hon, Col, &c.
When asked 10y DR.. McIlwaine, of Hamp-
den Sidney, the reason for such a mo-
ton, the reply was that it would save a
great deaf OF time. The motion was lost
upon IA gi0a Uoce vote.
Rev. DR.. Mcfarland, from Committed
on Religious Exercises, submitted the
following report, which was adopted:
Hours for business: $50 A. NJ. to 1890
p. NJ; 5 p. NJ. to p n. Early morn
ing service, every morning, 7 O'Clock.
Ii was announced that Rev. Dr. Con
Atlanta, Ga, would submit his report
at 7:30 O'Clock last night.
New Hotel.
Staunton's pressing need is new no
tel, with modern appliances and outfit.
The lot Oh Beverly street has been Sc
cured, the company formed, and it only
remains for our people 10 do their part
The company is as follows:
II. NJ. Mcllhany, President; J. N. Nc
Farland, Secretary and Treasurer, with
the following directors: II. NJ. McIlhany,
DR. &. y. Peyton, c. q. Gooch, A. J.
Parish, Il. p. Bell. j. n Mcfarland,
F. NJ. Parish, and H. L. Hoover.
In their prospectus, they say:
'sTnis Company has secured an option
for thirty days, on he Skating Rink lot
at $4,000, and purpose to erect a first
class hotel thereon, the whole, with
ground and furniture, costing 100000.
The Messrs. Peyion & Parish agree to
take half the stock. and the citizens and
institutions of Stanton are expected to
take the other half. Parish Il Peyton
agree to run the hotel and pay them
seiyes, the caterer and their clerks out
of $500 per annulu, and account quar-
terry TO an auditing committee for all
receipts. This ought to make the stock
fairly profitable.
The terms OF Messrs. Parish & Peyton
are most liberal, and there should be no
waiting on the part OF our people to be
solicited for subscriptions to this enter
prise. If our business men exercise THEN
usual sagacity and silrewdness, they will
come forward at once with liberal sub
scriptions. The writer of this article
has lately seen what can be done by a
good hotel. In q Virginia city, where
the hotels were SO Indifferent that the
travelling public avoided the place, lately
hotel has been opened in that city, and
is kept III first class style. The house is
crowded every day, aud every man who
stops there advertises the place.
1t is a question of business. The time
is short in which the plans must be ma
tured, and our people should act
promptly. Should this effort fall
through now we have only ourselves tc
blame.