The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16
CHURCHES URGED
TO AID SEMINARY
Especial to The lines Dispatoh.l

| Especial 10 The -Imes-Dispatch.l
! Charlottesville. Va, October lo.-Ihe
! Presbyterian Synod OF Virginia was
opened this morning by devotional ser
! vices. conducted by Rev. j. j. Elk, OF
| Richmond. When the call was made
/ for report from the committee on the
esta blishment of woman's college
there was no response, and the com
mittee was discharged.
| Rev. Harris E. Kirk. p. D., OF Balti-
more. presented the report on the Union
Theological Seminary, which mentions
the fact that last year there were sew
enty-one students in that institution
and this year there are ninety-one.
The endowment funds OF the semi
nary amount 10 sl57.3s2.s0. yielding an
annual income OF only ss.443.50. There
We're special donations amounting to
s467l35, and the expenses were $751;
Al, including salaries OF seven profes-
sors and the treasurer. This left de-
felt of ;2,363.15, which had to be pro-
vided for out of the endowment funds
The report urged the churches to rally
to the effort TO complete the endow-
ment now being raised to aid the semi
nary to do its work better than ever
Thanks were expressed to Mrs. Cysua
H. Mccormick, of Chicago, for gift
of $4,000.
H. Bradley Davidson, of Baltimore.
and Rev Newton Donaldson, D. D., OF
Huntington, w Va, were reappointcd
directors OF the seminary. as their
terms OF ONCE had expired. and Rev
Thornton Whaling, D. D., of Norfolk,
was appointed to succeed Rev. D. L. b.
Turnbull. who resigned after twenty
two years of service.
Rev. j. E. Booker presented the re-
port OF tNs committee on home mis-
sions. ne work Ia OF three general
claPIes. One is that of general super
E.endence of the work in the various
presbyteries. Another is that of sup
porting pastors in weak churches and
in mission fields. The third is aiding In
the support OF pastors at the seats Of
institutions of learning where the
churches are weak. This is done at
Hampden- Sidney. Blackstone and vii.
liamsburz.
The committee has had twenty-six
men under It's charge during the year,
who have done great work in preach
Ing the gospel where II would not 9TH
erwise have been heard
| The churches Of the synod gave dur
ing the year sl4,1e0fo for this work,
and they are asked to give $4,000 dur
| ing the coming year This work and
the contributions for 1t have grown
rapidly during the last few years, A~'n
shown by these figures. revealing wha,
mas been given for IT by the churches:
because OF their large contributions
70 TINS cause. four of the churches OF
me synod are called the big Four"
these being: Second Richmond. which
EVE ls'ol; First stanton, which gave
sooo.sb; Flrst Richmond which gave
s6S3.34: First Danville, which gave
s615. saNe
interesting addresses were made by
several of the home missionaries, de-
scribing the work they are doing.
Following these addresses, the synod
heard an address by Rev. S. L. Morris.
y. Do the general asaembly's secretary
OF home missions. He called special
attention to the great multitudes of
foreigners who are now coming into
the South. and who need the go.pel
preached to them. -
Following the sermon OF pr. Eng.
llsh on Friday night. John A. Lancas-
ter and Rev Theron II. Rice, ID. d.
poth Of Richmond. presented tho claims
of THE Presbyterian OF the South
the church paper. published In tha,
city on the motion of DR., Rice. ths
synod passed resolution heartily in.
dorsing the paper and commanding II
10 all tho members OF the churches In
It's bounds.
Rev. James p. Smith, p. D.. of Rich.
: inond, presented the report of the com.
mittee on religious work In prisons. !,
sailed attention to the great feld oil
usefulness In the prisons 1t mention.
ed among the results OF work recent,
done, that In the last two years there
have been more than 400 profession,
OF faith in Christ in the Virginia Peni
Tertiary.