Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-07
THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.

there is none more beautiful and con-
venient in all its appointments than the
one in which Synod met. DIR. j. Z. Barr
is the pleasant, popular and successful
pastor OF the large and wealthy congre-
CATION of about 600 COMMITMENTS. The
Astounding and cordial hospitality of the
pastor and people made the meeting of
Synod most delightful.
The Synod covers Virginia and parts
of West Virginia and Maryland, and
contains II presbyteries, 2GO ministers,
43O churches. 10000 communicates,
80, 600 Sabbath school teachers and
scholars. Last year 4, 900 communicates
were added, and $3.50, 900 were contrib
uted to all objects.
Synod was opened with sermon by
DR.. Fleming, of Lynchburg, who made
a stirring appeal for Home Missions. DR..
George W. Finley was elected Modera-
tor, and Rev. Newton Donaldson and
Mr.. J. w. Calhoun clerks. DR.. Moses
ID. Hoge preached Thursday night, and
Rev. Theron Rice Saturday night. DIR.
Finley and DR.. W. W. Moore preached
Sunday morning and night. The sing
ing of the choir was excellent and was
greatly enjoyed.
Wednesday night a Foreign Mission
airy meeting was held Rev. Theron
Rice. of Alexandria, read an able report
on Foreign Missions, and Rev. DR.. Fra
ser, of Staunton, made an earnest adj
dress on the same subject.
Thursday morning DR.. Rosebro pre-
scented the report on Home Missions. and
DR.. Fleming on Synodical Evangelical
ton. The two Evangelists employed by
the Synod, Revs. Frank Brooke and L..
a. Mclean, gave an account OF Their la
bors during the past year. About $1,000
was contributed last year for this work.
SYNOD resolved to continue the work.
and asked churches and individuals to
contribute 81, 500in November and June.
Reports on work among the Colored
People. Publication and Colportage and
Systematic Beneficence were presented
and discussed.
Synod approved the scheme of Lex
ington Presbytery, accepting the offer
of MeSsrs. Davis and Elkins to give
$50, 900 for a Presbyterian college at FL
kins, w. Va, on condition that the
Presbytery raises the same amount, and
all the preSbyteries were urged TO give
their liberal aid and cooperation.
Lewisburg, in Greenbrier county, was
selected as the place of meeting for next
October, and at that time will occur the
centennial of the old church building
there.
Memorials of ministers who have died
during the past year were read Satur-
day.
A committee was appointed TO con-
slider the subject of having cheaper
religious paper published in the Synod.
Synod adjourned Saturday night.
About l15 ministers and elders were
present, and large congregations filled
the bright and comfortable main audi
ence room day and night.
Wednesday afternoon in the lecture
room was held a meeting of the Wash
ington and Lee University Alumni. At
the same time in the parlorS of the Ruff
ner Hotel the Hampden-Sidney College
Alumni held a meeting and formed
Synodical Alumni Association, which
is to meet every year in the evening Of
the second day of the meeting OF Synod.
About 40 alumni were present. DIR.
Moses ID. Hoge was elected President,
Rev. Charles Ghiselin, Nice-PreSident,
and Rev. Charles NJ. Chumbley, of Rich
mond. Va; Secretary. DR.. Hoge, of the
class of 1888. and DR.. c. K. Vaughan, of
the class of 1874, were requested to give
"reminiscences of their college days at
the meeting next year.
The subject Of chief interest at the
meeting of Synod was the removal of
Union Theological Seminary from
Hampden-Sidney to Richmond. Major
Ginter, of Richmond, offered lot con-
tanning eleven and three-tenthS acres.
a mile or two northwest Of Richmond,
on the Brook turnpike, as site for the
buildings, and subscriptions aggregat-
ing 1925, 900 were secured as building
fund on condition of removal. most Of it
coming from individuals in North Car
DINA, one of $50, 900 from a wealthy to-
bacconiSt in Durham, n. c., partner
Of Ma ior Ginter.
The Board of Directors of the Semi
nary at meeting held in Danville, Va,
October 18th, accepted the offer, subject
to the approval of the Synods of Virgin
ia and North Carolina, which control
the Seminary. The Synod Of North
Carolina at Fayetteville promptly con-
to that effect was received by the Synod
of Virginia at Charleston Wednesday
night. October BIRD The discussion of
the subject began Thursday afternoon
in the Synod of Virginia, and continued
till midnight of Friday. 1t occupied
twelve or thirteen solid hours, and was
animated and at times exciting. The
debate was participated in by DR.. Nc
Ilwaine, President of the college, DrS.
Vaughan, Moore and Johnson, professors
of the Seminary, DR.. Hopkins, President
of the Board Of Directors, Major Kirk
patrick, prominent lawyer of Lynch
burg. DR.. Kerr of Richmond. one of the
chief promoters Of the removal. and
four or five others. The arguments
against removal were that the freedom
from distractions and temptations of
city life found at ampden-Sidney are
conducive to study; that the spiritual
atmosphere found there is better for
students for the ministry than the world
ly atmosphere of its city; that the Sem
mary will lose students, as SO many will
not be attracted from pden-Sidney
College into the ministry if the Semi
nary is removed; that the cost of living
for professors and students will be in
creased by removal to a city; that the
seminaries in cities have not kept as
sound and conservative as those in the
country; that Scripture examples show
that God has usually trained men for
His work in the country; that Hamp-
den-Sidney College and Prince Edward
county and all Southside Virginia will
suffer greatly by the removal of the
Seminary.
The arguments in favor of removal
were the falling off in the number of
students; the Inconvenience of reach
ing HampdenSidney, miles from the
railroad; the Observation-Disclosures Of the
buildings and the lack of modern con-
veniences of living; the large surround
ing negro population: that we ought to
come out of the woods" that the cost
of living would be cheaper in Richmond
than at HampdenSidney that the Bap-
fist Seminary has prospered four-fold
since its removal from Greenville, 5. c.,
to Louisville, Ky; the impossibility of