The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-25
VIRGINIA SYNOD
IN LYNCHBURG
Movement to Build Presbyterian
Church at Virginia Polytechnic
evangelistic Work
(spccial Dispatch to The Times.)

LYNCHBURG. VA. October ST.
At this morning ses ion of the Synod OF
Virginia. Rev. A. H. Hamilton. chair.
man OF Synod's Evangeiistic Committee.
made very full report He said that
the committee had had much to hinder
ths w0rR. Two of the evangeiists ern-
ployed by them died during the year and
two resigned. SVEN evanssiists are
now at work. During the past year they
have prea he'd 500 times. held So prayer
meetings, made 1870 pastoral visits. pray
ed with LOIS families or individuals and
conversed with s71 individuals, on per-
sonal religion, held % sacramentaI meet
ings.
Under their preaching 100 persons pro-.
fessed conversion, of whom So joined the
Presbyterian Church Three Sunday
schools and two churches were organized.
IS adults and II infants were oaprize1.
Il seasonal and 10 congregational meet
tnss were held. They raised 1854 for
evangelistic word SS.s0S for pastoral sup
port, 1854 for other church purposes. total
S5,4c5. which is $3.50 more than the cost
of the whole work
Rev. z. NJ. Woods, D. D., read the report
on Home Mission work in the Presbyter-
ties, showing that the harvest is plentieGs
but the laborers are few and the churches
were urged to make renewed efforts to
overtake the vacancis and to seek the
early conversion of the children and the
conservation of their young men to the
work of the ministry. In this report
the Importance of enlarging the Blacks
burg Church was urged, as so many OF
the Church are gathered there for educa-
ton
EVENING SESSION.
AT P. NJ vast coucourse of people
gathered, nling the floor of the main au-
d.ence room, and the adjoining lecture
room, to hear addresses on home
mission work. Rev. P. D. Stew
ems. D. D., presided. and opened
the services with prayer. reading
of Scripture and singing. Rev ID. j.
Woods pastor of Blacksburs Church. and
Rev. A. NJ Frazer, D. D., of Staunton.
presented the urgent claim of the Blacks
burg Church for help in charging their
mouse of worship. in order to accommo-
date the large and growing number of
noble young men gathered at the Nir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute,1M of whom are
Presbyterians and all of whom become
men of mark in the development of the
South when they go out from the lnstt-
tute.
This makes one of the strongest ap-
meals for practical home mission work.
for these young men belong to our homes.
Rev. ]. 2. Smi h, D. D.. followed on the
same line, urging THAT this work is great
er than a mere denominationai enter
prise, for it is planting. beside the State
school. an Institution that will give
a knowledge aa the Bible to all the stu
dents gathered there.
Rev. w. W. Moore D. D.. urged the
building of a $4,000 church at Blacks
burg. because the delay in furnishing the
III,
wealthy and large Synod.
Rev. Thornton Whaling, D. D.. of Lex
fngton. Va. emphasized the fact that
there were more Presbyterian boys gath
cred at Blacksburg than are at any
other college in the State.
Rev. A. H. Hamilton. of Augusta
county, presented some facts about the
WORK Of the Synod.s evanselistic work
that there are in Virginia 1s5 Presbyte-
rian churches too weak to support them
selves without aid.
The Synod has paid last year about q.
per cent. of the amount asked for this
wc,k- If tho whole $4,000 asked were paid
Te could and would enlarge the work.
Rev. e. F. Bedinger, one of the Synod's
evangelists. told of some Of his expert
ence in this work-that he had seen
whole families of almost grown children
In Virginia who knew nothing OF reli-
gion and ran from him like frightened
animals when they heard he was a
preacher.
Rev c. W. Maxwell. of Norfolk pre-
scented d report on the Orphans Home.
recommending that bnarc; OF directors
be appointed by the Synod and author
lied to secure a charter. raise the funds
and select a site for the Orphans Home.
subject to the approval of the Synod.