Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-21

. the Synod for the jealous work they hs'
done.
DR.. Rosebro was. on motion, allowed t.
appoint regular clerk to assist him in hi
business.
On motion of Rev. P. H. Gwynn, it wa
decided that under the head Of foreiRl
missions, that the Synod hear addresss
from Rev. Mr.. Woods, of Chin Kiang, ant
Rev. Mr.. Sylenstricker, who has also labor
ed in that field.
On motion of Rev. j. I. Vance, the stat
ed clerk was requested to send telegram
of fraternsl greeting to the Ecumenica
Conference, now in session in Washington
and invoking Gods blessings upon thei
deliberations.
THURSDAY NIGHT SESSION.
At the night session of the Presbytery
Rsv. DR.. Q 1arles read his report as chair
man of the committee on education as fol
lows:
The three States and the district have
1000 schoolhouses in their limits for pub
lie instruction, aud a school population Of
l,2OO, 600 children. They employ in the
State schools $1,000 teachers, and levy q
tax of over So, 900, 900 for public instruc
ton. They have thirteen normal schools
twenty five female colleges, five univer.
stiles, twenty-three colleges, three agricui.
tural schools, ten of theological, eight Of
law, eighteen of medicine, three for manu-
81 training, six for the deaf, four for the
blind, one for the feeble minded, three re-
formatories. ons school for nurses, elk of 6
high grade for Negroes, and one for indians.
besides private academies for boys, ssmi-
naries for girls and mixed schools whose
number is not known.
The report speaks of defects in the free
school system which should be remedied.
The teachers are too frequently and care.
lessly changed, and their salaries are toe
small. The length of the term is toe
short, being on an average only 95.3 days.
The average monthly salary paid to male
teachers is $27.29, and to females, $2677,
while that of the whole country is Sal. rs
to men, and $34.21 to women, per month.
The report further says that in other
cities of Virginia, not one-half of the chill.
dren are enrolled, while the private schools
have only minority of the rest. Staun-
ton is the only city in the State that can
furnish seats to all of its pupils.
Fr1day-ThIrd Day.
After devotional exercises, the report of
the committee on Sunday-schools was pre-.
sented, DR.. Pitzer, chairman. DR.. Pitzer
was not present, and Rev. J. I. Vance pre-
sented the report covering all the Presby.
teries except Lexington, which is the larg-
est in the Synod. The report shows the
number of teachers on the rolls to be 2, $50;
scholars, 30, 9l6; average attendance of
scholars, 12,66s; number of scholars admit
ted to church from profession of faith in
Sunday schools, 5S2; total collections for
their own purposes, So, 56S; total collections
for mission purposes, $4,6S0.
The report stated that no particular
change had been mado in their work, but
that all the scholars were in fine condition
and we'll attended.
The Synod then elected Petersburg, Va,
as the next place for the meetiug of Synod.
The Recommendation of the Boundaries
committee for the transfer of Lee county
from the Synod Of Nashville to the Synod
of Virginia, was approved, and the General
Assembly was overturned to make the trans.
fer. The Report of Committee on Home
Missions, Rev. T. W. Hooper, Chairman,
was then read and approved, aud Rev. DR..
Craig addressed the Synod on Home Mis-.
sions.
DR.. Craig's address was very elaborate
and was listened to with marked interest.
The Synod took recess till $50 o'clock.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Synod resumed business in the after
noon session at 2:45 O'Clock, Rev. DR.. Nc.
Ilwaine, president of the Hampden.Sidney,
presiding as moderator.
The report of the committee on records
of the East Hanover Presbytery was sub.
mitted and approved.
DR.. E. NJ. Richardson, Secretary of edu-
cation Of the Synod of Memphis, addressed
the Synod on the subject of education.
On motion of DR.. H. M. White, the pray.
ers of the Synod were offered in the cause
of education. DR.. White led in p aver.
The chairman Of the committee On pub
LEGATION aud colportage Rev. P. D. Stephen
son, presented his report, which, taken in
aggregate, is follows:
Number of churches reporting contribu-
items on education 1870; number not report.
| ing, POI; amount contributed by the
churches, $2030.50. The report states
further, that the work is not advancing,
but has been firmly established In the con.
| f1dence of the people. 1t shows that the
work of publication has been self.sustain.
| iSg.
Ten years ago there were 140 candidates
for the ministry, now there are 371, a con.
slant increase, and many more are contem-
plating with seriousness the advisability OF
taking this step in Gods work. He had NO
doubt that the next session would show 400
candidates for the ministry.
at this point DR.. Rosebro came in and
assumed the chair.
The report of the committee on publica.
ton had colportage was adopted.
The stated clerk announced that the fol.
lowing members of the Synod had died
during the year:
Abingdon Presbytery-Rev. S. H..sGil-
mer, who died March Z, 1891.
East Hanover Presby tery-Rsv. G. D.
Price, who died July %, 1891.
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| Dunlap, who died September "a, 1891.
The report of the committee of foreign
missions, Rev. G. L. Petr1e, Chairman, was
presented by Rev. P. 81. Gwin.
After an introduction of the work, the
report says:
"In the review of the work of the year
in foreign fields there are encouraging in.
dications which invite attention. All the
mission stations have prospered, and there
are many unprecedented results of mission
airy toll.
"The executive committee reports eleven
missionaries sent out, bringing up our en-.
tire force in foreign lands to eighty. five.
Since that report was made fifteen more
have been sent out, making the total mum
Der in foreign lands under the direction Of
the Southern Assembly leo.
"The contributions of the churches have
steadily increased, being larger than any
preceding year. The contributions of the
churches in the Synod of Virginia have
this year exceeded their contributions Of
any preceding year.
Encouraged by these facts the general