The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-28
Institution at Fredericksburg
Heartily Commended on
Floor Of Assembly.
WILL RAISE S25,000
YEARLY FOR SUPPORT
After Listening to Stirring Ad-
dresses, Which Arouse Great
Enthusiasm, the Report Is
Adopted-Adopt Paper
on Evangelistic
Work.
|. REENsBoRo, N. c., May 26.-
The report on the home and
school at Fredericksburg. Va,

REENSBORO, N. c., May 26.-
The report on the home and
school at Fredericksburg. Va,
was presented to the Presby-
terian General Assembly here
this afternoon and aroused both In
.terest and enthusiasm The speeches
made In behalf of the institution were
among the best of the session, and
there was great heartlness shown In
the adoption of the report. which calls
for an effort to raise $25,000 year for
the support Of the institution.
Is Doing Fine Work.
Among those who spoke with great
earnestness in the interest OF. the In
stitution were DR.. f. j. Brooks. Super
lintendent s. w. Somerville, e. f. Shan
non, Judge Hutton, and Mr.. Cannon. OF
Richmond.
The facts brought out by the re-
port and by the speakers were nothing
short of a revelation to many men,
bers OF the assembly. and to-day's pro-
ceedings will be of great benefit to the
assembly home anod school.
Mr. Shannon commended the super
intendent in his labor of love- He wish
ed he could impress upon the laymen
work In his State-Arkansas-,
sheriffS are paid IS cents a day to take
care of each prisoner.
The church board pays 33 cents a
day for food and clothing for each
widow and orphan under Its charge. or
less than half Arkansas pays to feed
Its prisoners. Lets correct this said
the speaker.
Judge Hutton in commencing the
institution and its work made strong
plea for better pay for the preachers.
He said a 11a
lively for client from whom he would
get no money as he could for one who
had already paid him part his fee, and
preacher can't preach as well when
ne Is burdened by the thought OF in
ability to properly care for his fam
ily. They can't live and educate their
children and lay up any money on
their salaries. Answering sugges-
ton that the home and school is not
properly located. Judge Hutton said
Fredericksburg is good town. with
and is a splendid location for this
institution.
So much was said about Virginia that
Dabney c. Harrison quoted poem
beginning:
THE roses nowhere blom so white as
in Virginia.
The sunshine nowhere shines so bright
as IN virginia..
| And closing as follows:
and believe that happy land
The Lords prepared for mortal man.
Is built exactly on the plan of Old
Virginia"
Eynngelistlc Work.
At this mornings session of the
assembly the judicial committee
made report providing for a
hearing of the complaint of the
Rev. j. w. Mcleod against the Synod
of Texas. involving the same subject
mat tier with reference to certain ac-
| tions of the Synod of Texas at its
session in October. 1907. The follow
ing resolution upon evangelistic work
was presented by Rev. DR.. A. "A. Little
| on the great need Of our church is
! mere evangelfstic preaching on the
part of our pastors and a more dill
gent effort on the part Of the church
to reach the unchurched and unsaved,t' =:
This General Assembly would urge
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