The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-28

is making some movement looking to the
stopping OF freight trains on Sunday. AZ At
Ksv request grnsar Rev pr HERTZ
q. Kirk and Judge Il. %. Wexford Jr,
UNCONVENTIONAL committee, which shail
look into this matter Several invitations
We're received and accepted. among them
being one from the faculty and students
OF Union Theological Seminary, to at
tend u reception at the seminary Monday
from the East Hanover Presbytery that
a uniform plan be adopted whereby all
money raised for home missions be d.
vided among the assembly, the Synod
a communication from Rev. II. II.
Sweets, secretary Of Ministerial Educa
ton and Relief. was received and re-
ferred TO special committee, consisting
OF Rev. Dr. Ernest Thompson and Rev..
Byron Clark.
The records and narratives Of the pres
bytcries were referred to the proper COM
mittees.
On motion. the following ministers were
invited to sit as corresponding members
Of the Synod: Rev. DR.. S. L. Morris and
Rev J.. G. Herndon. Of the Synod OF
China; Rev. John a. Scott. Of the synod
OF North Carolina,
Other minister's OF different denomina-
tons were introduced and invited to sit
az visiting brethren. as follows: Rev. Ry-
land lar, Knight, Of the Calvary Baptist
the Third Christian Church; Rev. j. T..
Routten. Of the West End Methodist
Church, Manchester.
!, !. committee consisting OF Rev. DR..
w. S Campbell. Rev. Dr.. +. NJ. Woods
and Rev. ]. f. Cook was appointed to pre-
pare memorial Of Rev. a. T. Graybill,
who recently died In the mission work in
Mexico. 80 = =.
1t was decided that special point OF
TO- days programme should be the selec-
ton OF time and place for the next meet
ing.
1t was announced by DR.. a. NJ. Fraser
that he would ask the Synod to meet
next time in the First Church, in Staun-
ton.
Question of Polygamy.
The report of the special committee
to which was referred the overture Of DR..
received through It's chairman. DR.. F. ].
Brooke. This overture deals with the
question Of polygamy In relation to the
churches in foreign fields. The report
recommended that the matter be referred
to the General Assembly. with re-
quest that committee be appointed to
consider the matter in detail
DR.. S. L. Morris made an address on the
subject OF home mission, in which he elo-
tquently pointed out the great work that
had been done and the yaster amount
yet to be accomplished, especially in
Revs. "A. H. Hamilton and L. A. Mclean
were appointed a special committee to
respond to this address:
i On motion of DR.. w. G. Campbell Rev.
Dr.. G. B. Strickler was requested to
preach before the Synod, and the COM
mittee on devotional exercises was re-
quested to make arrangements 1or the
sermon ~
committee was appointed on church
and Christian education as follows: Rev
DR.. III. II Halves. Rev. DR.. T. P. Epes.
Rev. Charles f. Myers.
Here Rev. p. NJ. Douglas, or Baitlmore.
took the floor and preached an eloquent
sermon from John III, u: AS Moses INT
ed M the serpent in the wilderness, so
must the Son OF Man be lifted up.
The Afternoon Session.
In the afternoon session, which began
at 80 0 clock, the reports OF the various
committees were read and properly re-
ccived, and then the attention OF the
body was drawn to the addresses on sun
day schools, as presented by MT. H. =.
Maeill. secretary and treasurer of the
Committee on publication, ana heY. =.
II, Phillips, D. D., general superintendent
of Sabbath schools. Both addresses were
we'll presented, and both received ths
undivided attention Of the house.
Mr.. Magill, in speaking OF the Publica-
ton Committee and its interests said that
II was often the opinion of many that
tho work of the committee was devoted
simply to the distribution of tracts and
circulars He denied this, saying that
the interests Of the committee were OF
the largest In the Church, and that us
work was cooperative with and helpful
Ia ali the varied interests Of the Church
nsa whole. The two papers, The Earnest
Worker and The Children's Friend, he
said, are valuable for advancing the IN
terest of the Church and for educating
the coming generation in the creed OF
their fathers
Average Membership.