The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-19
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elected for another year rs General
Evangelist.
The annual report Of Union Thcolo-
gical Seminary was read yesterday by
Dr. w. w. Moore made a talk on the
present condition Ct that venerable
institution He told the Synod of the
satisfactory condition Of tle Sesnin-
any, With the best equipment and
largest assets in its history. This IS
especially pleasing news. as the i'm
preston existed in some minds that
the Seminary had suffered by its re-
moyal from Hanpden Sidney to Rich
m0rd. It's present productive cndoW-
ment is $Z9S,000. The gift to the in
stituti0n i'm 1891 We're $4,000. 1t
has real estate valued at $23l,0OO'
making its total property $529,0OO
Six years ago the total assets were
$4,000. SO the gain since the re-
mOVals to Richmond is 1926, 600.
II has the best and most complete
material equipment in its history. The
buildings are so substantial that the
Governor of Virginia declared that an
express engine could be driven
through at sixty miles an hour with
out shaking them. A lady who had
made munificent gifts to English in
stitutions of learning upon viewing the
Seminary buildings, exclaimed: IF
only our Cambridge College buildings
were like these!"
The menu must be in a marvel
Gus state of excellence. for it is actu-
ally alleged that the students never
complain of the fare.
There is great distress throughout
the church at the scarcity of candi-
dates for the ministry. This is q griev-
Gus problem among all churches to-
day. DR.. A. T. Graham was appoint
ed by the Synod to visit the various
institutions of learning and congrega-
tons, to set forth the claims Of the
gospel ministry, and through the gem
crosby of a friend the expenses of this
viii al be met.
An Old member of the Synod who is
regarded by everybody with especial
esteem and affection is DR.. w. w
Pharr, of MOoresville. DR., sPharr has
been pastor of Center church for
something like fifty years, and there
are few ADLER or more scholarly men
to be found, though he is too modest
for that news,ever TO leak out through
any connivance of his own.
In days gone by he was a great de-
batter and power on the floor of the
Synod. Nowadays he is content to
hold his peace and give the young
fellows a chance. He is one of those
rare characters we delight to honor,
a man satisfied to devote splendid
gifts to a quiet country charge and do
his work in silence.
In the feast of eloouence spread be-
fore the Synod was the address of
Rev. H. H. Smith, the newly elected
Secretary of the General Assembly's
Ministerial Education and Relief
causes. Mr.. Smith is young aud
untried man in a responsible position,
but he promises TO measure up to the
demands of the work. There was also
DR.. j. H. HoWerton's speech on the
assembly, Home MiSs1C::-. Dr.. How
erton made n luminous and most stir
ring address on this phase of mission,
but then he is ore of the men who
always make strong speeches.
Mrs A. A. Little Of the China mis- !
sion addressed the ladies of the town
in the First BAPTIST church yesterday
afternoon and those VINO heard her
are enthusiastic in their praise. The
church was filed with ladleS-the men
were not permitted TO attend-and she |
held their closest attention for nearly
an hour as she told them. What it !
means TO be a Woman IN China. The |
story of the sorrow and tragedy that
envelops woman from the cradle to
the grave in the misnamed Celestial
Empire" made a heart stirring APP
peal-thc strongest appeal that can be
made for the carrying Of the gospel TO |
the land of the Yellow Dragon.
The Synod has read with great |
pleasure and appreciation the eloquent !
AID handsome tribute to the Pr2Sby- !
terrain church in the Wednesday issue
OF the News and Observer. editorial |
page. The Synod takes off its hat to
Editor Daniels on behalf of the fathers
And, by the way. Tho News and Oh
Scrvcr is the most popular paper with |
the Synod The tables in the writing
room are literally sprnkled with
copies every morning and the mem
bers of the synod read them with
great interest OF course, this paper
has the best daily report of the work
- the synod, III al lition TO its many