The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1901-04-03
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w. Each Presbytery is urged to assume its ap-
poruonnent and to distribute the amount assumed
as further apportionment among the congregations
OF the Presbytery to be paid within the period Of
five years
49, The Synod recommends that each Presbvterv
snail appoint permanent committee of two mem
Ders to take entire charge of the collection of the
fund The Presbytery itself should make choice If
the method to be followed in securing the money
All funds collected in the churches of any Presbvterv
should be forwarded to the Presbyterial Committee
and by them it should at once be distributed in the
proper ratio among the schools already named This
Presbyteral Committee should keep in constant touch
with the progress of the collections in the churches
10 thls END they should visit the churches distribute
parphietS, and secure the delivery of public adj
dresses among the people of the Presbytery.
CD The Presbyterial Committee may at their dis
creton' employ suitable canvassers to aid in newor
Of collection
60 If any individual donor prefers to DESIGNATE
the special object of his benefaction his wishes must
be followed implicitly
(o) A t"l record of all collections and subscr;n
tons must be kept by the Presbyterial Committee
and complete report Ct all work accomplished must
be made to each session of the Presbytery
V. An appeal for HberaHty and self sacrifice in
6eh0F of the cause of Education:
The Synod of Virginia lays it upon the hearts of
all the people a solemn duty that they show forth
the spirit of lberay and self-sacrfce in behalf IF
the cause OF Education. Our Church is face TO face
with serious crisis Destitute fields are ca1lino for
additional ministers of the gospel Manv of orr
youth are entering upon the active work of life with
out sufficient mental and spiritual training This
training our Church must furnish All of the worth
OF Our Synods must Ge brought under the care of
competent and worthy instructors The schools al
ready established within the Synod must be more
completely equipped Larger libraries more extern
slve scientific laboratories and greater number of
teachers must be added. The people of this Synod
must furnish the money with which to secure this
additional equipment.
For the mental and spiritual advancement Of their
own sons and daughters the people of all the
churches in the Synod urged to make sacrifices
In the days OF the planting of the PRESBYTERIAN
church in Virginia and Maryland men labored with
tneir own hands to build houses of worship and
houses for instruction. Even the women took part
III the work by bringing from distance some of the
material used in the construction of the walls of
oak and stone. The necessity for labor and for
sef-sacrhce in behalf of education rests TODAY unor
the people of this Synod. The work of establishing
and maintaining an adequate system of instruction
must be placed first among the duties which we owe
to our children, to our Church. and to our God
Let the people of every congregation within the
synod OF Virginia bring large gifts to STRENGTHEN
and to perpeuate the system Of Christian Education
which the God OF our fathers hath abundany blessed
HENRY ALEXANDER WHITE, Chairman.