The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-16
do not know how many evasgelists
might be placed In the field.
REV MIR fstse,oYr rArro

DO not know how many evasgelist
might be placed In the field.
REV. MIR. BEoORE TALKS.
lev. Alfred Jones asked the SYNOD G,
hear from Rev. Mr.. Brooke. who Nh
Deen tailoring in Lexington, and Re7
Mr.. Wool, of Abingdon.
hev. Mr.. Brooke said she work aimed
to be undcr three heads. The first was
the work already done ana the revival
OF weak shurches in destitute regions.
Ihe second was to hold the work that
had Already been done by prrting local
oVangelists in the field. The other is
% revive the funds in those places thus
revived and turn 1t to use in spreading
the work.
lie spoke OF those seotionsca the
country which were just developing,
ana said we must go and take that.oDun-
try now. In West Virginia there was
need of evangelists, and the people
wanted them to- come. They were
ready to maintain the evangelist in
their midst, to form churches and to. DO
great work in the cnuso of the Master.
lie was sorry to say that some Of the
pastors. were indignant when asked ia.
take mission fields. There was nothing
nooler, and no one shoald stand back
"heh IL Is the voice OF God that calls.
Rev. John E. Wool, of the Abingdon,
Pres6ytery, was called upon and re-
sponded with alacritY.
three things. The first is the field. tho,
second is the changes in tho field and
the third the needs in the field.
"Blnefield (the field was sounded
with greas 6istinctness, and thero was a
general laugh is at the junction of two
branches of tho Norfolk and Yves tern
railroad leading OFF in different direc-
tions and traversiug country .hatcalls
for aid"
Mr.. Wool then described that country
with vivid distinctness, and how he
labored in that great scope OF county,
lie was not proud Of the Synod of Vir-
ginia because he had labored there for
over fifteen months and not single
pastor came to see him. He spoke of
the rough element which peryades these
new towns, tho illegal selling of
whiskey, the. gambling which goes on
uninterrupted as catch traps to tho
young men. He urged the Synod to
work, and created good impression.
MIR. Wool's tone and address showed
that he must certainly be success as
an evangelist.
THE REPORT IN DETAIL.
On motion Of Rev. NJ. Morton tho
question OF adopting the report Of the
committee on evangelistic work was
taken up seriatim.
The first resolution is to raise $4,000
next year to prosecute the work in the
weak and destitute districts OF the
Synod, and whero there are no orrana.
tions.
DR.. Parr opposed this resolution, saw.
Ing 1T would effect work already allotted
in some OF these districts, but being as
sured the work would not interfere
with that already occupied by settled
pastors unless called upon, the reso-
luton was adopted.
Tho second resolution is that tho
Synod instruct its committee on evan
gelistic work to apportion this money
among tie different churches in the
district, named and that q collection
for that purpose be taken up on the
third Sunday in November. This reso-
luton was also adopted.
The third resolution, returning thanks
to those who had contributed so liber-
ally during the past year, and the
results may be returned to them four
fold. The resolutions wore then
adopted as whole.
Kew. L. Q. Morton raised point. in
Offering resolution, which created o
prolonged discussion. 1t was to the
effect that previous resolution reouir-
ing the money to be distributed among
the weaker churches DO amended by
striking out passage which limited the
distribution and the scope of the evan
gelists.
Tho motion to insert tho word
"mainly" in the phrase relating to
weak and vacant churches and in desti-
tute places" was put to vote and lost.
Rev. p. d. Stevenson offered resolu-
ton providing for the appointment OF q
committee of three to act with the
Richmond publication committee and
the synodical evangelistic committee
with view of putting the colportage
work in the hands of these Joint com
mittees. SO that the colportage work
and the evangelistic work can be
han iled getl or wi gre tor facility,
and providing the plan be put into
operation at once. Tho motion was
lost.
THE EvANGELIsTIC COMMITTEE.
DR.. Richardson of the committee on
nominations reported the following
committee for evangelistic work. Rev.
DR.. j. w. Rosebro, Rev. DR.. f. II.
Fleming, Rev. DIR. w. A. Campbell,
Capt. r. b. Norman and Major 4. j.
kirkpatrick.
DR.. Rosebro said he would like to be-
relieved from the Craftsmanship of this
committee, as he had filled the place
during tho past year to the detriment of
his health and his charge.
There was serious opposition to this
from all pants OF the house. 1t was
universally decided that DR.. Rosebo