Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-29
SYNOD OF VIRGINIA.
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF
THE t05TH ANNUAL SESSION.
Lexington the Next Place OF Meeting
Time, October, 1S83-Recommenda-
tiops About Pubiication-Orp
Especial telegram to the Dispatch. ]

PETERSBURG October 2S.-Yesterday evening
the report on home missions was read by Rev.
I. s. Wilson. IL appears that the synod, be-
sides supporting tho missions in iis own bounds,
contributes $4,000 for missions In other synods.
DIR. j. N. Craig, the assembly's secretary Of
home missions, addressed the synod on this sub
iect
The report on evangellstic labor, an item OF
unfinished business, was taken UP, when DR..
Rosehro, chairman Of the committee, stated
that $4,000 would DO needed Tor this WORK the
coming year, end that the synod think less
sum than 10000 will not do. The committee
proposed 20 raise 1000 Of the sum needed by
appOrtioning IL among the churches, and the
balance from individual subscriptions. II wes
proposed TO increase the amount 20 be appor-
toned 20 10000, and the motion was carried
by vote Of Ga to 5S, but In view OF the small
majority the action was reconsidered ana the
proposed sum left unchanged.
Pledges we're then made TO this fund by In
dividuals present, and in behalf OF two or three
churches, amounting 70 more than $4,000.
Rev. j. Nitherspoon, ID. d., OF NashVlle,
preached last night.
NEXT PLACE op MEETING.
After the opening exercises this morning the
selection Of next place Of meeting was taken up,
when Lexington and Abingdon we're placed In
nomination, and the former chosen by a small
majority. The time fixed for the meeting "a tho
Tuesday before the fourth Sabbath OF October,
1893 of 1880 i. NJ.
Rev. James /. Vance presented the report Of
| the committee on changing presby teral bounda-
ries. IL proposed 10 transfer to Chesapeake
Presbytery Fredericksburg church from East
Hanover ana two churches from West Hanover.
The matter was referred TO these two presbyte-
rios TO report 10 the synod next year.
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
Rev. A. Il. Cooke presented the report on Union
! Theological Seminary, which was adopted. IL
confirms the action of the Board OF Directors
and expresses qualification that there has been
contributed 10 the dormitory fund - ,3S4. The
endowment fund If stated as s304,S9S. Rev. q:
L. Petite, ID. d., was appointed director TO
the vacancy caused by the death Of Rev. Charles
White, ID. ID.
Key i. A. Sloan presented the report on sysie-
| matte benencence, which showed general in
crease In the contributions Of the churches during
the past year.
PUBLICATION REPORT.
Rev. Joseph A. Vance, IN the absence Of the
chairman, Rev +. l.. Flournoy. presented the re-
port on publication. The report commends the
ludicous conduct Of the business department OF
the Committee OF Publication, but the statistics
given show that the churches have not con-
| tributed to its benevolent fund the amount
needed 10 supply libraries to mission sabbath
| schools. and o support colpor r'eurs.
Remarks were made on the report by Mr..
Vance when II was read and at the request OF
the committee by DR.. W. A. Campbell and DR.. K.
| p. Kerr, 10th OF whom urged tho importance OF
enlarglng the Colportage work, hat our lnstfuc-
tive literature may be circulated where 1t ~ 80
\
Rev. Il. X. HOwisoB, Rev. l.. W. hobray Dr. II.
| G. Alexander, and Ruiing-Elder John I. Byrd
spoke IN support Of the cause.
The report as adopted recommends: a.
/ That pastors and ChuTch-o Officers present this
cause 20 their Churches; (2l That p.esbyteries
inquire as 20 discharge OF this dutyi 90 mat
the :olportage work be continued a. al present,
/ the presbyteres exercising supervision over II
within their respective bounds; ~ That the ap-
: proved list Of Sabbath-school bOoks, issued by
/ tho Committee of Publication, be commended
I 10 the churches; (5) That oil our stnoois be
! urged to uso tho Earnest Borker and Chudrens
I IriSnd.
! The editors of the central PresJvtertan, DR.. W.
/ r. RiChar dsOn and DR.. James J.. smith, Oy inVl-
tatlo Of the synod, spoke in behalf of that paper
/ rs did DR.. IOge. The importance OF having
i religious paper in every family, teaching the
1 system Of truth held by the Church, was clearly
HOME ORPHAN SCHOOL.
! DR.. McIlwaine, from the committee on tho
1 OfleT OF the Fredericksburg Orphan Asylum, pre-
/ sentcd a report recommending the adoption oil
the following:
/ the plan Of establishing NJ Fredericksburg a
! home and school for the orphans OF ministers,
J oi missionaries. and Of church members, ana
/ hereby appoint n committee consisting OF Rev.
/ N. d. HOge, d. d., Rev. X. =. Kerr, D. D., Rev.
/ James +. Smith, y. d., Judge Is. X. Welf0rd,
| Jr., Judge George L. Christian, Hon. John l..
| Marye, and Mr.. :. Graham Howison TO confer
with the managers OF the Female Orphan Asy-
| lum OF Fredericksburg in arranging for
| the legal transfer of the buildings ano
endowment in their possession 10 the control OF
the synod, and 70 cooperate with them in all ef-
! forts 10 secure sufficient additional endowment
! funds 20 enable synod 10 formally receive and
organize the home and school at us next
/ meeting, and 10 begin operations as soon thore-
after as possiblo Provided, that nothing herein
contained is TO be construed as binding the synod
/ TO take said institution under its control, but
that question il left open for the determination
I OF a future synod.
Dr.. Hoge made an effective speech In advocacy
| of taking this action. He was followed by DR..
| Kerr IN n brief speech OF hearty commentator.
The reDOrt WAS adOUted.