Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-25
SYNOD OF VIRGINIA.
.,e OPENING SERMON BY Or. r. p
IT, .reS ONE OF GREAT POWER.
.,,.c, Reverence for Constituted Au-
,sor,,, announcement OF the standing
committees RECORDS called For.

,.,irr sermon OF last night by Dr.
...t y. Kerr was listened to with the
interest 10y the large number OF
,. CT tho synod and the people
.ef.l tie house. The sermon was
.....t row,r. and dealt most Judi
.rI iu admirable spirit with diff
...s delicate questions Of present and
Importance. An outline OF the
.i. aid that can he given.
...-s text was Let every soul be
.r,, thc higher powers, for there
...,.r hui Of God. The powers that
.,1.ncl 81 God" Romans xii: 4,
DIS, r.4Alrcs obedience. Al gov
..f o,ry Mind. from that Of the
.., through an grades TO that Of
.,, national ruler of The country
... christian dwclls. whether II
r,.,.li.c. a constitutional mon
100. .cspou.m. SO long as govern
..- nor require as 70 san against
.4s principle that every man
.1f ~ private judgment. ana
...re ie lord OF the conscience
rIt,I the pages OF history with
..t.u ,hr world its best heroes.
authority is ordained directly
vcy of God. and disobedience
obedience OF God.
lta c.mmandmcnL which Is
3D.. father and thy mother that
ms. D., long upon the land.
M l.il thy God givcth thee
.. necessary Inference obedience
requires that the maintain
..,.r and performing the duty
t, .,c.v oDc in their several
relations. as sup'riors, infe-
..." ADJ men are not born
..l All are born under law,
divine. ana In positions and
.ll ln every particular, and
...r.-. depends upon his ac-
t.Is order of God. and IN
. duty la The sphere where
ID him.
lI is omnipotent. all au-
..t Is rsht IS derived from
.- responsible 90 HIM This
.rm.u society in The form Of
.r.ml. on the capstone Of
.., sc,ptre of the Almighty.
mEEVERENCE.
..., ...ant cnaract ristic Of the
-...r..ce for authority. and 1t
....- seu Of the times 1t
r tne doca3cnce of parental
ANA SD the attempt Of some
.t .ut of their divinely-ap-
.I.... God has given woman
n tile home. where she is
... i- not qualified for the
..r politics. nor for the place
....l.r ~ religion. Woman's
-tc i~ is almost angelic.
..t i- spared for any other
.- of The law into their own
..ar nt oar people in the
.r .aerant crimes peculiar To-
.ni ihe udicuon of instant
gill. offenders is not 10 D.
Then. is awful danger az
..tu an innocent person. ana
...-.- aud jurics ready and
....r .1tyr II they are not.
.. 10 their places Dc nli,d with
r.- they are more than Will
...t Oh. penalty of law upon
..f rN,aiers. and the law
allowed 90 take It's course.
.. D.. subVersiyc Of govern
lm.,u u public safety and
WHAT TO PREACH.
.- these things. what shall We
...i-h' THE whole counsel ~
..U-1tlnallsm. csthctlcism'
llt Gods revealed viii. Not
.I tllt ignores the authority
u.n. not only Calvary but
,y mercy. but justice. right
.I Truth.
fascinating conception that
-.atel 10 a created intellect
God absolutely supreme,
r.m.nt is seasoned with JUS
... and saviour who holds
of omuirotcnce in a Ia 4
calvary for the sins and sor-
second Day.
..-rr session was opened with
exercises hy Rev. j. hiusey
MARYLAND IN. -bytgry.
.,.t.r. Dr. Fleming. announced
.r- standing committees:
.. .teiur-s-E. +. Kerr, II. -,
d. j.. r. L. TelfOrd, ".
s.. g.. Manson, Jr.
.r =. " SEE. L. Z. Flournoy.
..al., e. j.. Gray, and ). l..
.a4rv-E. y. Washburnc, J.
Alfred Jones, c. j. jan
r. Morton.
IN. General Assembly-A
James II. Vance, John Run.
Stokes
-..... :. Wilson, W. II. Robert
81
l st. Ehnger, J. u. Arbuckle,
I'. fuL.
~yu13-GcorSc George L.
.... GlI.elm. ". r. DOggett,
..-e. and IS. S. Thorn.
.t..-W :. Lacy. u D.
... D. j.. Mebaue. +. NJ. Bell
.. i.i.nn
REFERRED.
books " The presbyteries
.r ana referred TO commit
... O.. review them.
.t.i- not present last night
.. was received from Green
'.... asking that thr pres
D.. and . pre-hyt-ry 10 be
t formed Of the western
...r.l o. the Committee on
...-t.r.e
t .Irr.tyes from the presbv-
.U,l for pr g. ". Finley
f..r t- referred without read
..-..r MAS il-t by very small
.t f.. reading was proceeded
.uni.l about an hour Of the
.... session for to-day was