The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-17


Q a. IN. Devotional cxcrciscs.
10 n. IN. Reports of committees OIL judicials,
bills and ovcrturcsi minutes of General Assem-
bly, and narrative.
II n. M. State of religion and the report OF
committees or the record of Prcsbytcres.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
3p. m. Report OF committee on systematic
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p. m. Time OF next meeting to be fixed and
clearing up unfinished business
The second days proceedings of the
Synod of Virninia opened yesterday
morning with a large audience. Sew
eral moro pastors and elders reported
and were enrolled. The deliberations
Of the day were moro hurried than on
Thursday, and. much business was
transacted. The report of the COM
mittee on home missic MS and the bound
airy question occupied the entire time
of the forenoon session.
The afternoon session was devoted to
hearing the report, of the committees
on colportage and foreign missions, and
at night Rev. DR.. M. d. Hoge, of Rich
mond, preached to crowded house.
The Synod convened at OILS o'clock
yesterday morning. Devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. DR.. Will
liam Dinwiddie. Rev. Mr.. McCue and
others led in prayer. DR.. Dinwiddie
occupied the chair, and after devo-
tional services, as moderator, called the
Synod to order.
Rev. j. c. Clark read the minutes,
which were adol ted with some few al
terations.
Rev. Isaac Anderson, of the Synod of
Nashville, Rev. DR.. Il. M. Richardson,
assembly secretary of Alabama, and
Rev. A. l.. Philips. secretary of colored
evangelization, were severally intro
duced and invited to seats on the floor
of the Synod.
sUNDAYsCHOOI WORK
The report of the committee on Sun
day-schools was presented, DR.. Pitzer,
chairman. DIR. Pitzer was not present.
and Rev. j. 1. Vance presented the re-
port covering all tho Presbyteries ex-
cept Lexington, which is the largest in
the Synod. The report shows the mum.
Der of teachers on the rolls to be 1920;
scholars. 20,0l6; average attendance of
scholars, 1865; number of scholars ad-
mitted to church from profession of faith
in Sunday schools, $50; total collections
for their own purposes, $s.56S; total col
lections for mission purposes, "a $50.
The report stated that no particular
change had been made in their work,
but that all the scholars were in fine
condition and we'll attended.
THE NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
On motion the order OF business was
suspended and Rev. DR.. Barr said he
desired to, nominate the First Presby-
terrain Church of Charleston, w. Va, for
the next place of the meeting of the
Synod.
DR.. Barr advocated Charleston in
strong terms and was ably seconded by
Rev. Mr.. Flournoy.
DR.. Rosebro nominated Tabb Street
Church, Of Petersburg in few we'll
chosen remarks, and promised each mem
Der who would vote for that CITY sample
bag OF peanuts when they met again.
A vote was token which resulted in
Petersburg getting the Synod by two
third vote.
DR. Barr hoped the names of all who
voted for Petersburg would be recorded,
SO they might get their sample bags of
peanuts. (Laughter)
DR.. Rosebro then resumed the chair
as moderator.
Auo CouimitGee on boundaries, Dr.
James p. Smith, chairman, reported as
follows:
CHANGES IN BOUNDARIES.
The committee of the Synod on
Presby terrain boundaries would RESP ect-
fully present to the Synod the follow
ing report, and recommend that the
following paper be adopted:
First. That the Synod of Virginia
respectfully overture the Synod of
Nashville 10 transfer Lee county, Vir-
ginia, from tho Holston Presbytery to
the Abingdon Presbytery
Second. That the counties OF Cal
hoon, Braxton and Webster, and from.
tier of Pocahontas county lying north
OF the turnpike from Warm Springs to
Huntersville, and of the road from
Huntersville to Webster Court House,
Presbytery to tho Lexington Pres shy
terry.
Third. That Presbytery be and is
hereby erected to be called the Presby-
terry Of tha Potomac, which shall include
the territory now occupied by the Mary
land Presbytery excepting the counties
OF Rappahanncck and Culpeper, and the
churches and ministers embraced in
that Presbytery. The Presbytery of
the Potomac shall be the successor of
the Presbytery named, and shall inherit
property rights and records of the same.
The Presbytery OF the Potomac is
hereby directed to meet in the Second
Presby serian Church, OF Alexandria,
Va, on --, and the Rev. w. III.
Robertson shall preside until a modera-
tion shall be elected.
Eourth.-Tha. the counties of Kappa