Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-22
SYNOD OF VIRGINIA.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF
THE BODY AT FREDERICKSBURG.
Report on Systematic Benehcence-
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Question-Boundso of Presby-
terfes-sunday-s Schools.


$50 o'clock, and was opened with devo-
tional exercises. conducted by Rev. A. II.
Hamilton.
The report on systematic beneficence
showed that 3G churches gave to foreign
missions s26.l42. 2el churches gave to
assembIy's home missions s7,025. 345
churches gave to local home missions
81, $50, 1858 churches gave to colored evan
gelization s1.7S5, z4 churches gave to re-
lief formerly 'invalid') fund 5000. 904
churches gave to education S.2l2, $50
churches gave to publication 1883, 1876
churches gave to Bible Society s1.2A; to-
tai. S64.723. This is an increase OF N,1f
over last year. -
A communication from the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was pre-
sented and referred to the Committee on
Bills and Overtures.
The matter of changing the boundary
lines between Abingdon and Montgomery
was postponed until the next meeting OF
synod.
The records of Chesapeake, East Han
over Lexington, Montgomery. Abingdon,
proved.
The announcement that Rev. VI. d.
Hoge, ID. D.. would preach at II A. NJ.
brought out a large congregation, that
filled the church TO overfiowing. His
text was, Luke l., 4-"That thou highest
know the certainty of those things
wherein thou hast been instructed" This
sermon was mastery and scholarly
demonstration that the great cardinal
! facts of Christianity are confirmed by in
/ disputable and conclusive testimony out
| side of revelations.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
! At the afternoon session the report on
! Sabbath schools was presented and adopt
| ed. 1t showed that the number or ON
! GERS and teachers in the Sabbath schools
of the synod is 1866; number of scholars
20 e35: scholars admitted TO the COM
munion, 9i9 contributions Of the schools
S15.672.
communication from the American
! Anti-Saloon League was read, asking lne
, SYNOD 10 appoint delegates to the next
| National Anti-Saloon Convention. The
SYNOD made the following reply:
81 The synod of Virginia expresses us
| evmnathy with all wise efforts made 10
destroy the saloon and its power In TINS
country and render 1t Impossible to make
dr,lnkards Of our men, women, and chill
dren.
.2 The synod however, does not think
n lies within its province 10 appoint ueie-
gates TO non-ecclesiastical conventions.
The Committee on Education Tor inc
Ministry made report wnich was auop ~
cd This report shows hat there are AZ
candidates for the ministry under the
care of the presbyteries OF the Southern
| PRESBYTERIAN Church. OF this NUMBER
eixtv-dve are connected with the synod
~ Virginia. OF these thirty-fve receive
oid from, the Committee of Education III
the prosecution of their studies. The con-
tributions for this cause for the year
were e. 46j "A. The sum OF S3,2OO was asheu
of the churches.
Rev. l. II. Lumpkin, OF Memphis
Tenn. the General Assemblys secretaIS
of education, and Rev. II. "A. White' "
II of washington and Lee University
made earnest addresses on TINS SUBJECT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
The Ladies' in charge of the Assembly
Home and Training School invited syhoe
10 visit that institution, and the VITA
ton was accepted, and synod went III
body TO the home. This IL the instructor
which takes care of the children oil mis-
sionaries and the orphans OF ministers
and where young ladies are trained 10
missionary work, both In the nome AM
foreign field.
This afternoon synod was rendered
reception at the Fredericksburg Colese
of which Rev. A. =. Saunders Is presl
dent and again attended in full force
After the visitors had gone through IN
building and seen its equipment and spe
cimens of the work OF the students,
most delightful entertainment was given
consisting Of music by the professors an
scholars. with addresses from DIR. Saun
ders and Rev. DIR. Moses ID. Hoge. ID
Hoge stated that the number or student
I'm the college this year was greater ina
IL had ever been, and that ITS prospect
! were brighter and more encouraging tina
ever.
A meeting in the interest Of foreig
missions was held tonight. The repor
on this subject showed that the Souther
PRESBYTERIAN Church has in the foreig
field $50 missionaries, and raised last yea
for this purpose from all sources Sl42 "a
l This is an increase of s1,7S2. The increas
of the contributions from the churche
not counting legacies, was sl2,O67. On
: Individual gave 5000 There has bee
r a slight increase in the gifts OF each
S the presbyteries of this synod. Int
l resting and instructive addresses wei
= made by Rev. NJ. II. Houston, ID. d.,
missionary from China; Rev. w. n
:, Tompkins, from Brazil, and Rev. c. +
y Cummings, from Japan. These are
: home on furlough. and spoke OF the mil
: sion work in the lands in which the
a have been laborlng.