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

for aged ana disabled ministers ana
their wives in connection with ono a.
phans Home ut Salem; and.
Whereas, il Is the sense of This bod,.
mat the establishment of such a homo
is not desirable or cxpedient because
~ the aged and disabled ministers and
lheir wives must be removed from thei.
friends and often out of their native
ciiilate, and CO the church would bo
cdilcd upon to assume the entire sup
port or such persons: therefore, be il
Resolved, That this Synod establish
u 1und for IT'S aged and disabled minis
tcfS ana their wives.
Rev J.. l.. Smith. Rev. w l.. Sea-
brook and Mr.. G. w. Heater were an
pointcd committee to mature n plan
Tor creating and controlling such q
iund. The committee Will report at the
next meeting of the SYNOD
THE STATE or THE CHURCH.
The report of the Committee on the
State of the Church was received and
adopted. The report showed encourage
ing progress; good attendance upon
the churches and Sunday schools of
The Synod; small Indebtedness: con-
tcmplated church improvements:
houses of worship being erected, and u
hopeful outlook generally. The report
IN one item says: whilst the spirit
OF bcnevocnce has been growing slow
~, until many feel to a certain extent
their responsibility to God for the pro-
per use OF their wealth. there are yet
others who need careful training to de-
Vclop sense of stewardship for the
means with which God has blessed
them"
a memoir of the late Rev. DR.. j. r..
Fox, of Staunton. was adopted and or
dered printed i'm the minutes of the Sy-
nod.
y resolution Of thanks was extended
to the Virginan- Pilot for courtcsics ex-
tended members of the Synod.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Synod opened with prayer by
Rev. G.. a. Riser, of Mt. Sidney. Va.
The principal items of interest were
the adoption of the report of the Com
mittee on Apportionmcnts and Appro-
priations. involving the raising and OK
pcnditure of money for home and for-
cign missions beneficiary education,
orphanage, etc, for the ensuing year.
The speakers on special topics for
next convention were selected as fol-
lows: Ordination-Rcv. w. ]. Smith.
of Mt. Falls. Va. Education-Rev. CT.
T.. Krauth. of Ilarrisonburg, and on
Missions. Rev. j. T.. Shonk. of this
city.
The Synod voted its grateful thanks
to the pastor and members of the First
Church and their friends for the hos
pitality extended the Synod.
The body adjourned to meet next Oc-
tober with the Mt Tabor congregation
in Augusta county.
The formal closing services will take
place tonight.
Thc following arc the services for to-
day by members of the synod:
First English Church. Charlotte
street-Rev. J; NJ. snreckhise, of Moi
fats Creek. Va, will preach at fl a.
M, and Rev. j. a. Snyder. d. D.. at
7:30 y. IN. At 10 Il. m, Rev. r. G.
kronk and Rev. G.. a. Riser will adj
dress the Sunday school.
At the Cumberland Street NJ. II.
Church. Rev. w. l.. Seabrook, of Win
chester, VA, viii preach at II a. m
At Queen Street NJ. T.. Church. Rev.
| W. b. Oney OF Bridgewater, Va, will
preach at II a. m.
At Central Avenue Baptist Church.
Rev. y. ID. II. Hanckcr, of Buena VISTA
Va. will preach, at IL n. M. and Rev.
T.. y. Repass. OF Middlebrook, Va, at
o,p. m.
Al LeKies Memorial Church. Atlan-
tic City. Rev. II. +. Schulz of Stauns.
J ton, will preach at IL a. m.