Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-11-01
THE VIRGINIA SYNOD.

lOSth annual session, last night, in
The First Presbyterian Church of this
city. 100 ministers aud ruling elders
pre- sent.
The introductory sermon was
preached by Rev. r. ii. Fleming, ID
d., of Iynchburg.
AT the conclusion of tho sermon.
the Moderator called the Synod to
order Tor the transaction Of business.
and constituted the body with prayer.
The election of Moderator being first
in oIdor, DIR. Kerr, of Richmond,
plncod i'll nomination DIR. Moses
Hoge. of that city" CDR. Hoge request
ed the Synod not to ask him to serve
rs the presiding officer; but, contrary
to his request, he was unanimously
elected, when he arose and courteous
ly declined to serve.
Rev. S. W. Finley, u. D., of Au
gnsta county, W., and Rev. l.. Is.
Johnson, of South Boston, Va. were
placed i'll nomination for Moderator.
The fist ballot resulted in The election
OF DR.. Finley.
An overture was received from the
Board of Directors of Union ThcoIoy
ieal Seminary, in reference TO tho re-
movnl of the Seminary from Hamden
-Sidndy to Richmond The NIoder
ator announced that he had received
telegram, which was read by tic
clerk, from Rev. Eugene Dnuiel, Mod
orator of The Synod of North Caro-
lima, sitting Mt Fayetteville, stating
that that Synod hnd agreed to the
overtnres from tho Board of Dircc
tors of Union Theological Seminary
for the removal of that institution to
Richmond.
A committee was appointed con
sisting Of Rcvs. c. w. Hall j. ii.
Moore and W. G. Layton, to act with
n committee appointed by Lexington
Presbytcry to take il consideration
the proposition "f Hon. Stephen b
E!kins aud Hon. l!cnly G.. Davis, to
establish n college in tho town Of FL
kins, W. Va. They propose to give
$4,000, provided Lexington Presby-
terry contribute like amount for thl
same purpose.
The fixing of the time and place
for the next meeting Of Synod being
i'll order, Rev. w Nice. White, Of
Greenbrier. Nominated Lcwisburg.
Dir j. G. Barr, of Charleston. and
Hon. John w. Arbucklc, of Lewis
burg, made eloquent appeals in favor
of tho choice of Icwlsbnrg. The
vote being taken, Lewisburg was,
chpsep.
The report of the commiftre in
reference 10 the rclWerval OF Union
The"logical Seminary, WAS called
tIp~a2s7 me pending business, and
Rev. II. Clarke, of FincaStlc, adj
dressed the Synod in opposition to
removal, at the conclusion of w hich.
Maj. Il. j. Fitzpatrick, of Lynch
burg, took he floor and made an
effective argument in favor of re-
moval.
The consideration of the report
of the committee in regard to the
removal Of Union Seminary, was
then resumed aud DR.. n. G. John.
sou, the seminary, spoke in support
OF the scheme to remove that in.
stltution. AT the conclusion of
DR.. Johnson's speech, Rev. NJ. I.
Lacy, ID. d., of Grcenbrcr, was
given the floor and spoke in oppo-
sition to removal.
DR.. w. w. Moore, professor of
Hebrew in the seminary, came for
ward and made one of the most
brilliant and effective arguments
in favor of removal, that had been
made on the subject.
DIR. McIlwain, of IIamden-Sid-
ney College, was next to take the
floor, and he closed the closed the
debate on the side opposed to re-
moval.
Rev. Taylor Martin, of Pulaski,
was the next speaker, who spoke
in favor Of rcmOval.
Synod finally took vote on the
question, which resulted in 100
votes being cast for removal and
81 against it. Synod then al.
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
Union Theological Seminary was
established in Prince Edward, in
proximity to hampden Sidney Col.
lege, 20 years ago. 1t has gradu
atcd, in these years, l000 well
equipped ministers of the Gospel.
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