The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-27
SYNOD Of VIRGINIA
PUTS IN BUSY DAY
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Alone Mission Work, Needs Of
Educational institutions and
Other Subjects Discussed.
WANT A WoMAN's COLLEGE
Favorable Report Made, but Mat
ter May Not BE Undertaken
for Present.
WANT A WoMAN's COLLEGE
for Present.

for Present.
CHARLESTON, w. VI, October Co
The Presbyterian synod of Virginia be-
gan It's third days session this morn
Ing with devotional exercises, conducted
by the Rc.. TX. II. RaIston.
In response to an overture from
Winchester Pregbytery, the churches of
that presbytcTy are directed by the
synod to devote their collections for
church and Christian education, to pc
taken up next March, to Davis and Ell
kins College.
In response to an overture from Nor
folk Presbytcry, the synod urges all
of Its churches that have not done so
to take up collections for the benefit
OF the Pan Presbyterian exhibit ut the
Jamestown Exposition, The Rev. X, a.
Robinson, and the Rev. j. F.. Tilacker
spoke; OF the magnificent exhibit in
the Presbyterian Building and of the
great interest that has been awakened
by II.
Hard On Pennsylvania.
One of the home missionaries, in
speaking of the field lin which he is
working, said among other things. that
were largely descended from Penn
%syivanians. and from his acquaint-
Ance with them lie could well UNDER
stand how the civic unrishteougncss
that had cursed that state could be
possible and really inevitable.
In another community, lie said, the
Bohemians had become so numerous
that one of them had announced him
self as q candidate for the county
cierkship, and 1t was greatly feared
tina there were enough Bohemian votes
In the county to elect him OYER the
incumbent, who lis a P~rtsbyte-
rian cider. He snid that these people
and the thousands OF others who are
destitute of the gospel lioaid be evan
geiized from patriotic motives to save
the country, but more especially be-
cause they areapractically heatheIi.
DIR. Eugene Daniel spoke of tho great
need Of men In tiiese mission fields. and
urged that the ministers should use
more OF their vacations in preaching
in these destitute regions. He also
urged the fuller development OF family
religion, that more young men may be
led to enter the ministry.
Must Reach Foreigners.
DR.. n II. Fleming spoke of the great
need OF reaching the foreigners who
are crowding this country. He said
that the Pau-Pfrsbtterian Alliance Is
now studying this matter and trying
20 find out what has been done and
NLaA CaH De uOne. Two Things are
peeded-men and money.
The Presbyterian church has both, If
they can be secured. Rev. DR.. w. G..
Campbell spoke also on this subject.
He said that these foreigners are not
all bad, but among them there are
good. moral people. He mem
TONED especially the Hunsarians, many
OF whom Were members of the Pres
byterian church In Hungary. In that
. ~, /, n r,, the ue.uh,tnrf., ,b,,rr1, hpx
100000 members. He spoke of ono
community in Southwest Virginia,
which, sixteen years was PRACTICAL
~ 1ninhahited. and during that time
had received $4,000 immigrants.
In speaking on this subject some
one said something about tainted
money, and after he sat down. Rev. j.
Is. Harris arose. and said: Taking
about tainted money. L do not see why
when these men haye given millions
to send us to the devil, they may not
give us a five-cent piece to ride back
on
The Asscmbls's Home.
DR.. James Smith spoke in the inter-
est of the assembly's home and school
lin fredericksburg. an institution for
the care of the children OF mission
aries and orphans OF PRESBYTERIAN
He said he FAD recently seen the
statement that there was no orphanaSe
under the care OF the Northern Pres
byterian Church., while almost every
synod In the South had its owr orphan
age. The institution at Fredericksburg
is unique, as there is no other SUCH
institution in existence anywhere. he
spoke OF the fine work. being done there
under the OF its efficient
superintendent, Mr.. s. W. Someryiiie.
Of whom DIR. Smith spoke as "a rare
man." There are under the care or
this home about 100 children and wiu-
ows. One OF the boys from the home
is now under appointment to go MS a
missionary to Brazil. To take care OF
these persons at least $4,000 a year
is needed.
For n WomnnN College.
The committee appointed last year
to- consider the question Is establish
ing a woman's college, reported that II
deemed 1t wise for the synod to estab-
fish such an Institution though the
time may not yet have arrived2f for sucll
any Undertaking. Rev. NV. NJ. Hunter,
speaking onEthis subject, said that half
of tho Presbyterian girls in the bounds
of the synod who are i'll semlnaries
and colleges are in schools which are
not Presbyterian. The committee was
continued to make further report at
the next meeting of synod.
The Night Session.
AT night Rev. a. n. Graham, pastor
OF the Lexington Church. preached a
strong sermon on the anoinfinG of
Jesus by Mary OF Be!hany
Rev Z, Pr p j.. GraX Me.A d.ns p nrells
IN the Interest of the college over
which he presides. He said that ems