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

On. III. Devotional exercises.
1Oa m Report on boundaries of the presby-
terry.
IL A. m. Report on homo missions, Rev. T. W.
hooper, chairman. Addresses by Rev. DIR. Craig,
secretary OF home missions, and others,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
p In. Publication and colportage. Addresses
by Rev. DR.. WA. Campbell, Rev. r ID. Stepben
son and others.
p IN. Foreign missions. Report of Rev. DR..
u. l.. Petric, secretary. Addresses by Rev. DIR.
Bryson, ofS' Huntsville, Ala, and Rev. IL. NJ
Woods, Chin.kiang, China.
NIGHT SERVICES
7:3o p m. Sermon by Rev. pr. Moses D. IIoge,
OF Richmond
The first session of the Synod OF vir-
ginia was largely attended yesterday
morning, many more visitors being in
attendance. 1t was decidedly the finest
looking body of men that ever assembled
in Roanoke. The morning and after
noon sessions were taken up in the dis
cussion of evangelistic work.
The Synod met at o'clock Yesterday
morning in the First Presbyterian
Church, Rev. DIR. Rosebro, the modera
tor, presiding. Devotional exercises
were begun by singing the Goth hymn,
II Love Thy Kingdom, Lord, the House
of Thine Abode" after which DR.. Din
widdio led in prayer. The moderator
then read from the 1o2d chapter OF
Psalms, after which hymn SIC, Come,
Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove" was sung.
Devotional exercises were continued
till o;3o o'clock, when the Synod was
called to order for the regular business.
The clerk read the minutes of the
organization, after which additional en-
rollments were made.
Rev. DR.. j. II. Bryson, of tho SYNOD of
Alabama, was introduced and invited to
seat with the members.
COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED.
The moderator then announced the
standing committees as follows:
Bills and Overtures-Revs. M. l..
Lacy, d. d.; Frank McClutcheon and
S. K. VIM, and Ruling Elders II. S
Hogshead and j. N Barney.
Judicial Committee-Reys. Cbas
White. D. D.; w. E. McElwee, Hugh
Henry, and Ruling Elders A. II. Roller
and G. r. Morton.
Union Theological Seminary-Revs.
Il. II. Fleming, G. w. Tinsley, d D.;
0. B Wilson, nd Ruling Elders Prof.
C.S Venable and George TAFT.
Ministers of Assembly-Revs. II. M.
White, d. D.; j. r. Bridges, S. p. Mar
tin, and Ruling Elders r. Aunspaugh
and A. A. Sproul.
lin, Alfred Jones. j. Y. Fair D. d., and
Ruling Elders w. II. Robertson and j.
G. Minor.
Finance-Ruling Elders M. L. Smith,
f.. c. Morton and j. A. Ford
Records of Synod-Revs. James MUIR
ray, D. D., 7. w. Hooper, D. D., John
Ruff and Ruling Elders Henry Stokes
and c. j. Bell.
Leave of Absence-Rev L. B. John
son, j. M. Sloan and j. w. Barclay.
CHESAPEAKE PREsBYTERY.
Rev. Mr.. Pitzer read communica-
tion recommending changes in the
boundary of the Chesapeake Presbytery
and changing the name to Alexandria
Presbytery. Ho also introduced the
following overture from that presbytery,
which, if adopted, will do away with
the strict rules heretofore placed upon
the candidates for the ministry from
technical standpoint. The following is
the overture.
Che sapeake Presbytery overtures the
Synod of Virginia to request the Cen
eral Assembly to send down to the
Presbyterles for consideration the fol-
lowing amendment, to be added at the
close CT chapter 6, Form of Govern
ment:
That Presbyteries shall havo liber-
ty, at their discretion, to set apart to
the work of the Gospel ministry Cody
and experienced men, we'll versed In the
English Bible and in the standards of
tho Presbyterian Church of the United
States, apt to teach and evidently called
to the ministry by the Lord, through
His spirit aud providence"
This paper was referred to the COM
mittee on bills and overtures.
THE TREAsURER's REPORT.
The report of the treasurer was re.
ceiyed, showing the total receipts for
the year to be S3l4.74 with $3.50. SO in
the treasury. The report was referred
to the finance committee.
1t was reported that Rev. DIR. Raw.
lings, Of tho Southwestern University.
was lying critically i'll, and, on mo-
ton, DR.. Hall led the Synod in a.
fervent and patti etic prayer, ask.
ing that he be restored to health.
RECORDS OF THE DIFFERENT pRrspy.
TERIEs
were re ceived and placed on Ale, after
which statistical reports were handed in.