Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-28

fSrespSterlon Synod of Virginia con
vened In It's fifth and last days session
at o'clock this morning. Devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. j
l.. Mauzy. Prayers were offered by
Rev. DR.. r. H. Fleming, Rev. r. Il.
Vincent and Rev. r. V. Lancaster
at $3.50 a. m. the Moderator assumed
the chair and the order of the day was
taken up.
ELECT INFANTS.
The resolution of Rev. L. T. Well
ford, presented Friday night. "rhat the
synod record its approval OF the inter
probation as given in the printed min
utes of the General Assembly of 1900.
page Ga, concerning elect infants.
which read: AN infants dying in in
fancy are elect infants and are regen-
Grated, and as the language of the con-
fession cannot be construed to teach
that any of those dying in infancy are
lost, was taken up and discussed by Mr.
Wexford and several other members OF
the Synod, and then adopted
The motion of Rev DR.. Alfred Jones
that 4 committee of three be appoint
cd on the Twentieth Century fund. said
committee TO be appointed by the Mod
orator. was adopted.
The Moderator stated that he would
announce % names of the members
of this Committee in the columns OF
the Central Presbyterian.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolution was offered
and adopted:
Resolved, That the Presbytcres of
this Synod be urged to prosecute with
vigor and as prompt as possible the
work OF raising the sl,O00oO0 fund in
accordance with section of the AS
Sembly's action. page 6Sa
The following was also adopted:
Resolved. That the committee APP
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with the Assembly's committee on the
Twentieth Century fund shall report to
the next meeting of the Synod the in
situations of learning that call receive
any aid from the fund antVhow much
each shall receive.
SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE.
The report on systematic benehcence
was read by Rev. DR.. Gwynn.
1t showed that reports have been re-
ceived from all the Presbyteries. of
which the following Is statement:
Three hundred and tifty-nine churches
contributed for foreign missions S3l OO3:
304 churches contributed for Assem-
bly's missions S5,93l 1863 churches con
tributed to local home missions S22.I60;
ga churches to colored evangelization
S2,112; 3l7 churches to the invalid fund
$3,5b5; 81 churches 10 education $3.50:
273 churches to publications Sl,95S; LIZ
churches to Bible Society $i.l64-total
$T6,363.
Totals for the year ending April 1st
1885, as taken from the General Assem-
blys report. showed the total contribu-
ton of $73, 222 for all purposes. The re-
port this year shows a total gain of
$3,142. The report further says that
the report on systematic benenccnce
last year was so meagre that the COM
nittee could not find sufficient data to
make comparative statement of the
contributions for the past two years.
The committee have, however, had ac-
cess to the General Asscmbly's report
for the year ending April list 1899, and
upon the figures as there reported the
committees comparison is based.
Comparing the reports of the IrcSby
teries with the Assemhly's report. the
( committee finds that there is an in
crease in the Synod's contributions to
{ all objects of beneiicence amounting to
s3.142.
The contributions this year were
larger for foreign missions. local home
missions. invalid fund and publica-
tons. They were smaller 10 Assem-
-hly's home missions, colored erAngeli-
zation. education and Bible Society.
The only considerable gain made by
any cause was that of foreign mis-
sions. amounting 10 S5.039. The reports
OF the Presbyterics this year are in the
main encouraging.
The report was unanimously adopted.
THE BIBLE CAUSE.
The Committee on Bible Cause re-
ported that 1863 churches contributed TO
this cause, and that less was given to
this than any of our causes. and re-
commended that ministers and elders
subscribe to the Bible Society Record
and thus inform themselves and their
churches on this subject. that there
may be increased interest and renewed
liberality in the work.
Rev. w. S. Campbell. agent OF the
Virginia Bible Society. made an inter
esting and instructive address concern
ing the great missionary work of the
Bible Society, and the report OF the
committee was then adopted.
RECORDS OF PRESBYTERIES
The Committee on Prcsbytcry Re
cords recommended the approval OF the
minutes of the East Hanover Prcsby-
terry so far as written. with the fol-
lowing exceptions: There is no record
in the book of the approval of the
meeting of the Preshytery. At the last
meeting the body adjourned sine die
without fixing the date. and the pre-
yious minutes contain no record of
such an appointment. The report Of
the same committee OF, the records of
Kanawha Presbytery We're approved.
with the exceptions noted in the report
and also the report on the West Hano-
Yer Presbytery, as far as written
REVISION OF MANUAL.
The Committee on the revision of
the Church Manual reported recon
intending the following:
That the Synod direct the stated
clerk TO issue new edition of the
Manual and Rules, with the follow
Ing. changes:
First In Chapter III. Sec. Ill. Rule
2. be inserted. THAT at each meeting
of the Synod Committee on Evange-
lization shall be appointed by the
Synod to have entire charge of the
Synol's work of ,evangelzation the
employment of evangeists. fixing OF