The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-29
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
HOLDS ITS FOURTH DAYS SESSION.
committee on synodjcai Evangeiiration
Named-Lcxinston Selected as the Next
Place of Meeting Of the Synod.


called to order by the moderator. The
minutes Of yesterdays session were
read and approved The moderator an
nounced as the committee to nominate
a committee on synodical evangelizatioI.:
Rev. II. NJ. White. d. d.. Of Winchester;
Rev. ]. p. Smith. d. d., of Charlottes-
Vile. and Ruling Elder II. L. Hoover. of
Stauntcn.
Additional ehrollments were reported.
and the roll was called for correction.
The moderator announced the first or
der Of the, day to be the fixing Of the
Lext place bf meeting Of the synod, Rev.
\. II. Hamilton, ID. D., Of Steel's Tavern,
nominated Lexington; Rev. Frank Nc
Faden OF Marion, nominated Abingdon
The vote being taken. Lexington was
selected as the next place of meeting.
The vote stood: Lexington, CO. Abingdon,
q.
PREsBYTERY BOUNDARIES.
Rev. James /. Vance. chairman OF the
committee on presbytery boundaries,
submitted the following report. which
was rec eived:
!. That in accordance with the request
Of Chesapeake Presbytery. the county
and churches of Spotsylvania county,
including Fredericksburg, from East
Hanover, and that portion of Orange
county lying north of the cid Flank
road and embracing the Waddell church
from West Hanover, be transferred to
Chesapeake.
?. That the portion OF Appomattox
county now lying in West Hanover be
transferred TO Roanoke Presby terry. The
report provoked much discussion. Rev.
l.. Il. Turnbull, of Richmond. moved
that the consideration of the report be
postponed until the next session OF the
synod.
Rev. Richard McIlwaine moved as a
substitute tfat the report be referred TO
the presbyteries of East Hanover and
West Hanover to report at the next
meeting Of the synod. DR.. McIlwaine's
amendment was adopted Rev. II. c.
Cheatham. pastor of Market-street
Methodist Episcopal church, In Peters
burg, was introduced to the synod.
NEXT MEETING OF THE SYNOD.
On motion OF Rev. ]. P. Smith, ID. D.,
the time fixed for the next meeting OF
the synod was Tuesday before the fourth
Sunday I'm October, 1898, at 7:30 o'clock.
Rev. A r. Cooke, of Waynesboro sub
initted the report on Union Theological
Seminary, which was received and ap-
proved. The report says in part that
synod approves the transfer of Rev. Il.
c. Johnston, D. D., 10 the chair Of &C.
clesiastical history and church polity,
rendered vacant by the death Of DR.. I.
T. Lattimer that the synod is grateful
at the strong hold which this seminary
has upon the hearts If our people, as
evidenced by the ready response of the
churches I'm contributing T,2Sl.4S for the
dorinltory fund. In the treasurer's re-
port the total endowment fund IL stated
at 1904, ,89S.01, and an estimate Of the prob
aide income and expenses for session
lsss SO Is presented. from which 1T ap-
pears that the balance Of income over
expenses will be only sl92, which makes
further endoW ment Of this most useful
institution impossible, and employs the
nece ssity for an increase OF the endow-
ment fund; that inasmuch az the term
Of the directors OF the class of 1899 has
expired by limitation, the synod hereby
reappoints Rev. L. b. Turnbull and Rul-
ing Elder j. NJ. Sydenstricker, and ap-
POINTS Rev. G. l.. Petrie. ID. D., TO fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of Rev.
Charles White, ID. d.
SYSTEMATIC BENEFrcEFCE.
Rev. J. NJ. Sloan, OF West Virginia,
submitted the report on systematic
benehcence. The report states that the
5000 members of the synod have con-
tributed 70 the nine objects of benehcence
$4,000. or about 81 .4S per member. an in
crease over previous fiscal year or
S9,lH and also of II cents per member.
There was an increase to each one Of
the objects and ali Increase In the number
of contributing churches. In the Pres
byters OF Maryland there was not a sim
gle non-contributing church The re-
port recommends that the presbyteries
require from each delinquent church its
reason for not contributing.
Rev. James A. Vance, Of Baltimore,
presented the report on publication from
Maryland Presbytery to the Synod Of
virginia. The report says in part: Your
committee, after looking into the facts
as thoroughly as circumstances have
permitted. have been brought to the pain
ful conclusion that our Church is guilty
OF sad neglect In the prosecution of the
work Of publication. With the increase
or debt entirely removed by the skill
ana hdelity of those I'm charge OF this
work under the blessing of God; with
assets to the amount of $4,000; with the
business department so managed that
the sales amount to thirty-eight thou
sand dollars for year ending April lst.
IL seems plain that the Church should
consider 1t a duty and a high privilege
10 use most diligently the thorough
equipment in the publication Of the
gospel through the press The report
further says: "Our Church gave 10 this
cause in 1888 1902, and in 1892 only 1924
an Increase of only S72; whereas the
number OF communicates increased in
the same interval 26.267; and that mis-
slons were increased from $4,000 to
SllsOD. A lamentably large proportion of
churches have given absolutely nothing
during the past year.
The Synod of Virginia, with 1929
church members, contributed last year
to this work S2.358 This is six cents and
nearly nine mills per member; whereas
the whole Church has averaged about
hVe cents and one mill per member
The report calls attention Of the synod
10 the faithful prosecution of the col
portage work by the presbyteries OF Lex
ington, Winchester and Montgomery
The report was discussed at length by
Revs. William Campbell, r. p. Kerr
X X. Howison, Dr. II. G.. Alexander
and Elder John r. Byrd.
REV. DR. RICHARDSON.
Pending the discussion on the adoption
or the report the synod heard Rev. Dr.
Richardson, editor OF the Central Pres
byterian, Rev. Moses ID. Hoge. Rev. X.
a. Robertson and Rev James L. Smith.
Before final action was taken on the re
port Rev. Richard McIlwaine moved
that the synod take up the report In
reference to the Fredericks sburg Orphan
Asylum. The motion prevailed. The re-
port, which was published In this cor
respondence day or two ago. was read
by DR.. McIlwaine. The following amend