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

preparations for the coming year would
De made with more earrestness thar
ever before. 1t was recommended tina
A CALL DE MADE FOR $4,000
to aid the work, and that a -o},ectjor
be- taken up on the third Sunday In
November tor that purpose.
On motion the report was received
and approved
1t. Rosebro, having yielded the chair
10 Dr, NJ. l.. Lacy, addressed the SYNOD
on eyangelistic work. He suggested
tnat tne different evangelists make a
report of their work. He thought that
IL there were any people on earth who
coulo be trusted to the work it was
the Prestyterians He spoke OF the
Scotch-irish Presbyterians in the VAL
icy. What noble people they were !,
curing the great struggle between the
S,, not one OF them ever deserted
iney always did their work we'll, and
great Things could be expected from
them. But the faces of the SYNOD
should be turned toward the East. and
yet the work had been neglected in the
valley. The Synod had the right mon
In the field, at least, and the work
had been begun in good earnest. He
Ieie no hesitation that tho Synod of
Virginia would do this work.
Kew. Mr.. Wilson, of the Presbytory
OF Greenbriar, addressed the Synod on
the work he had been doinp IN the
mountains of West Virginia.
DISCUSSING EvANGELIsTIC WORKS.
KEY. MIR. Wilson is pleasing speaker
and detailed the work with great i'm
PresslVeness In some places the
churches were almost locked against
evangellsts. but now there was q season
OF general rejoicing. The church then
had It's stronghold in the mountain fast
nesses. 1t had not descended into the
valleys when tho rush of progress was
ABREAST OF the times. There the work
was needed most.
Rev. t: ?. Barclay next addressed
the synod on the evangelistc work in
Giles and other adjacent counties, where
he had been laboring several months.
His remarks were devoted principally
to evangelistic work in general, and he
was glad that the Presbyterian Church
was awakening to tho fact that the pure
gospel as 1T was preached was first what
the masses need. Difficulties must be
surmouhtcd with perseverance,. There
was no cause for encouragement, and he
thought the church was on the right
line. LET us have all the money and
the workers we can get. Put them in
the field, and the result will be four
fold"
Rev. 7. S. Wilson, who has been lab
oring in the West Hanover and Roa-
noke Presbyteries, next addressed the
Synod on the status of the churches in
his district, and the results that had
boon accomplished by evangelistic
work.
He spoke of Patrick county, with it's
population of $4,000 souls. and not one
Presbyterian church within its boun-
daries. Then of Henry county, with
its great expanse, and only few or.
gained churches. There was not only
room there for the Presbyterians, but
there was demand there that the
Presbyterians go in and possess tho
land.
In Pittsylvania county,if every church
OF every denomination were filled to it's
full capacity, there would still be %, 600
people who could not get in to hear tho
gospel preached. There were oppor-
tunities for great work and the people
were receiving the truth gladly.
On motion the continuance Of tho re.
ports on evangelistic work was referred
to tho following committee: Rev. DR..
Richardson, Rev. Mr.. Winn and Ruv.
G.. r. Moten.
The synod then took recess for
dinner.