The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-18
THE AFTEnNo0N SESSION.
Business Rushed Through the Last Sos.
of the Synod.

Business Rushed Through the Last Sos.
of the Synod.
Synod was called to order at o'clock
yesterday evening by the moderator.
DIR, Smith, the clerk, called the roll of
Presbyterians to ascertain what each
had done toward raising funds for Union
Theological Seminary. Winchester
Presbytery was the only one which re-
ported. The amounts collected for that
purpose wero small, but the work was
being pushed and was we'll before the
people.
On motion of Row. P. B. Price the re-
quirements were continued to each of
the Presby
THE STATE OF RELIGION
DIR. j. Y. Fair, of tho committee on
narrative, presented q general report
showing the state of religion through
out tho State. The ministerial work
was good, and the elders and deacons
were doing their duty and the deport-
ment of the members was faithful and
consistent. but there was a lack of
family worship There was also a.
great respect for the Sabbath, and the
time honored practice was still main
tanned. The church was also free from
intemperance, but there was a neglect
of envangelization of the colored people
and nothing scarcely was being done to
help the work in that line. The report
was adopted.
IN AIEMORIAM
The committee on the memorial of
Rev. George II. Gilmer, of the Abingdon
PresbyterY, Rev. Alfred Jones chair.
man, and the committee on the memo
rial of Rev. G. D. Price, East Hanover
Presbytery. Rev. G. Y. Fair chairman.
presented their reports.
Many feeling and pathetic remarks
were made on the m emory of those who
had passed over tho river, and for n
time the floor of the Synod was solemn
in tho presence of death.
The reports of the committees we're
adopted and the memorials ordered to
be spread upon the records of tie Synod.
AT the close of this service the nymn
My Days Are Gliding Swiftly By" was
sung by the Synod
Rev. j. II. Fleming offered tho fol.
lowing resolution: "That the thanks
of the Synod be extended to the pastors,
officers and members of the First
Presbyterian Church of Roanoke and
tho other Christian friends for their
generous hospitality; to the churches
of the denominations who have offered
the use of their houses of worship; to
the railroads, which have given re-
duced rates to the members of the
Synod, and to the newspapers for their
full and accurate reports of the proceed
ings Of the Synod"
The resolution was adopted, after
which Capt. r. b. Norman thanked
the Synod on behalf of the people for
meeting in Roanoke.
On motion of Rev. James P. Smith.
D. D., the following committee on ar.
rangements for the next meeting of the
Synod was appointed: Rev. j. w. Rose
bro. Rev. s. X. VIM, and Col. C. u.
Collier.
The minutes of the session yesterday
were then read and approved, after
which hymn No. 1919 was sung, "Blest
Be the Tie Which Binds Our Hearts in
Christian Love-"
The Synod was then led in prayer by
Rev. DR.. Rosebro, after which it ad.
iourned to meet in Petersburg on tho
fourth Tuesday in October, 1899.
A welI-Known Author Dead.
NEwBURYPoRT, Mass, Oct. l7.-lS pe.
ciall-James Parton, the well-known
! author and writer. died this morning