The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-16

UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
was next read. 1t showed the condi-
ton OF that institution to DO good and
that there~is no room for additional
students. An effort WAS being made to
| increase tho facilities and some changes
were recommended. The report was re-
ferrcd TO committee on the Union Theo-
logical Seminary, Rev. r. Ii. Fleming,
| chairman.
Rev. DR.. Craig, of the Synod Of Geor-
| gia, was introduced aud invited to par
ticipate in the deliberations of the
Synod.
Tho next business in order was the
report OF the committee on systematic
beneficence, Rev. j. b. Brown, chair
man. In tho absence of the chairman,
Kew. DIR. Parr presented the report. 1t
was listened to with much interest and
was compiled with great care. 1t took
up all the contributions for various
purposes made by tho church during the
| year, and detailed the interest in various
benevolent purposes in Presbytery and
locality. y
CHURCH STATISTICS.
The report covering tho statistics is
as follows:
Tho Synod of Virginia has under its
care 10 presbyteries, SOL churches, and
32,779 members. The churches made
offerings to the minor causes as follows:
AZ churches to objects, &c to s, GO to Z,
81 to g. "a to 5, "a to +, Is to 8, 90 to 2,
is to !, and 60 to no object. 230
churches gave to substantiation, S13,-
304; 27S to evangelistic work, SL2, sos;
234 to the invalid fund, SS3,7S2; 2SS to
foreign missions, S24 sci; 255 to educa-
ton, 50, 43S; 223 to publication, So, 100;
1sS to colored evangelistic work, 1884
1853 to church erection, S7,476; 70 to
bible cause, SS15. The total amount
given to nine causes during the year
was S75,775, or an average Of ST. to
each member.
stated, Rev. Mr.. Flournoy rose and
stated his objections. He thought the
matter should be more thoroughly dis
cussed. This vas one of the most i'm
portant points the Synod would con-
sloer and the question should be not
be passed over lightly. The report
showed that there was great derelic-
tlon OF duty on the part of either
ministers or elders. The real pulse of
the work of the Synod could be kept in
motion only by strenuous efforts in rails
ing the funds for systematic benef-
ceDce. He considered that there was q
scrow loose somewhere There was
great many churches which failed to
contribute OR mako any report on this
worthy object.
DR.. Richardson said the report mado
favorable impression on his mind.
He did not sec anything discouraging
and could not SEQ where the churches
had to any extent neglected this work
There was not denomination in tho
United States which contributed more
to this cause in proportion to numbers
There were many small churches, some
with only twenty members, and it was
as much as these churches could do to
1.-Two at all. 1t was these churches who
sometimes failed, but as small thing
they gave moro in proportion than any
other church. He spoke of the churches
throughout the State, and urged tina.
those who were wealthy be called upon,
but not to press the poor aud struggling
churches. He thought the synod Should
be congratulated for the good work tho
members had been doing.
Rev. Mr.. Cooke thought the SYNOD
Should be congratulated in the work
done. lie saw no reason to be dis
couraged.
DR.. II. NJ. White said the matter
should be kept we'll before the minds of
the people. There was rub some
where. 1t might not be in the ministry;
1T might not be in tho ruling eldership,
but it seemed that the machinery was
x.
The subject of the adoption of this
report created considerable further dis
cussion. Rev. Mr.. Matthews endorsed
DR.. Richardson, and said that he was
tired OF hearing censure heaped upon
these poor people thrt yhout the State
when they had done what any presby-
tory in the world might be proud Of.
1--WE must tell them what their duty is"
said he. land then let them como up to
that duty as far as they are able" The
report was deferred for the time being.
AT this juncture Rev. DIR. Campbell
introduced Rev. DR.. o. T. Hippo, of
the First Baptist Church; Rev. w. Il.
Hammer, of Greene Memorial; Rev. j.
A. hutrard, of st. Marks Lutheran
Church, and Rev. X. Il. Twine, of tho
colored Presbyterian Church.
sUPrLEMENTING THE REPORT.
Rev. DIR. Rosebro, of the com mittee
on evangelistic work, submitted re-
port showing that much had been dono
throughout the Synod, notwithstand-
ing the many difficulties under which
the evangelists labored. Rev. s. S.
Wilson had done a great work in the
Synod, and his report would give de-
| tailed account of his labors in the bar
rem districts.
! Rev. James p. Smith, D. d., had &C
complished much in his district. So
had Rev. S. l.. Wilson. NJ p Barclay
has been laboring only short time,
but has done great deal of work.
Rev. DR.. William Dinwiddie had also
done Jealous and telling work in the
| cause. Most OF the labors Of these