The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-18
SYNOD CREATES
new PRESBYTERY
WILL EMBRACE A DOZEN COUN-
TIES IN INACCESSIBLE PART
OF WEST VIRGINIA.
BODY HAS BUSY DAY
WILL TAKE OVER FREDERICks-
BURG SCHOOL If OVERTURE
TO THE GENERAL Assem-
BLY, Is Needed.

After the break in it's deliberations
incident TO the celebration OF the cen
tennial of Union Theological semi
nary. the Synod of Virginia yesterday
got d. WI TO business in earnest,
transacting some matters OF import
and dispatching a mass OF routine
business.
At night the synod listened to re-
ports Of Sunday-school work and la
bors IN foreign fields, and heard an
entertaining and encouraging address
from missionary in the China field.
Create New f'resbytery.
Tie most important action was the
formation of new uresbytery. in
West Virginia. to he known AS Ty-
gert5 valley preshyers' composed OF
tn eNt. eme western ends of Licking
tor an Winchester presbyteries, west
u1 the Alleghaney mountains, The
rev synod will embrace about twelve
counties, with Eikins, w. Va, as its
nominal capital Other towns EN-
hracea In the new preshytery will be
beverly. Huttonsville, Thomas ana
Parsons.
Both the Winchester and LeXing
ton divisions are strong and rather
unwel!dy, but the main reason for
the new subdivision is tho inaccessi
bility of the territory hitherto attach
ed to Lexington and Winchester The
fact, stated on the floor OF the synod,
that one member had TO travel more
than 500 miles to attend a meeting
of his presbytery seemed to convince
the synod that the new presbytery was
necessity and the overture went
through without a dissenting voice.
Would Take Over school.
The special committee appointed at
the last synod to look into the affairs
Of the Home and School at Freder-
icksburg. Va, the control of which
Is now vested In Hanover presbytery.
recommended that the general as.
sembly Of the Church be overtued
to transfer the ownership and control
Of this institution to the Synod of Vir
gnia and the report was adopted
without dissenting voice.
Rev. c. w. Maxwell reported to the
synod the procurance Of charter
from the corporation commission FOR
nome for aged women, TO be under
the control OF the Synod Of Virginia.
The institution is to be called Sunny
side Home. with offices at South Bos-
ton. Va MIR. Maxwell. together with
Rev j. w. Cook and Rev c. n. Friend.
Of Danv!lle, are the incorporators, and
by the provisions OF the charter the
who, with the three, will compose the
board. A list of ministers and laymen
from which the synod was requested
to select the six, was presented with
the report, Mr.. Maxwell made an
earnest appeal for the establishment
of the home. asking the cooperation
OF the members Of synod in securing
first deed OF the necessary land. To-
Gated in a rural section, and contri-
buttons for the erection of the build
Ing. No action was taken by synod on
the report.
Bible Soeiety Needs Funds.
The report Of the Virginia branch
of the American Bible society was
made by the secretary. Ref Or. NJ
b. Porter The report called atten-
ton to the need of funds for carrying
on the work OF the society and asks
for $4,000 az the share OF the synod
Of Virginia of the amount needed. Or,
Porter pointed out the fact that the
society had distributed Bibles to the
amount OF $1,000 more in this terri
tory than the contributions Ii had re-
ceived from this synod. He reviewed
interestingly the work OF the society.
which now prints the Holy Scriptures
In nearly FIVE hundred languages and
dialects and in eleven different dialects
for the Dark Continent alone. It's
work has been SO extensive and so
thorough thar now four-iftns OF the
inha bitants of the globe have are siip-
piled with Bibles printed in their own
Language. He cited the interesting
fact that one million Bibles were sup
Piled to China in 1911, since the awak =
ening OF that country, and that thls
year the orders to the society for b.
bles 10 be shipped to that country
| ~ sn
| copies.
Million and Hall Campaign.
/ The Virginia subcommittee of the
I Million and Half Campaign Commit
! lee" of the general assembly, submitted
+ list OF appointments for rallies oil
! from three to FIVE days in the various
presbyteries of the synod, when cam
I psigns will be made in behalf Of TINS
movement, and the dates We're lett
! open subject to the approval or the
| presbyteries. : he object of the move
/ p1ent Is to raise $4,000 for the
| benevolence OF the church before the
next annual meeting OF the general
assembly.
A mass Of routine business such as
the reports of presbyterial and other
minor committee was transacted dur
ing the day.
At the opening OF the evening SEES
! sion DR. A. j. Phillips. general super
intendent of Sunday-schools, address
ed the aSsemblage in behalf or the
Sunday school work in the synod. DR.
Phill.p s first submitted series OF res
olutions intended to stimulate inter
est in the work, ard these were unani'
mousiy adopted. He made an inpas-
stoned appeal for the establ shmen'
! eff mission schools, in VIII en- field, hs
7 pointed out there had been deplor-
able apathy and six times during hi,
! brief address called for PRAYER fol
the extension of the work of the Sun
! day-srh oo's.
| Report on Foreign Missions.
! The report Of the fore gn mission:
committee. submitted by Rev. DR.. w
1 Il. Burnham. was glowing. 1t show
ed that the contributions of the pres
byteries of the synod for this cause
! in 1912 exceeded the contributions oi
l7o1t nv S21 Ms. the contributions
from the missionary societies in th'
synod showed an increase of So, 145
The tolal contributions for. foreign
missions from the synod FOR the It's
cal year of 1872 amounted to $685. 3
an increase over the previous year o.
s52.24S. The report recommended
that each preshyttry in the synod this
coming year increase by $1,000 it's ap
portionment Tor the support OF each
Of the missionaries. From the pres
bvterias reporting had not, re.
( ported--it was shown that forty sly
+ s"'Es''Nn@-les are being supported III
! the fareiRu field br the Dre sbyterit.s