The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20
|DANV|LLE CHURCH
TO BE SYNOD HOST
Presbyterians of Virginia Will
Meet in 10th Annual Session
on Tuesday.
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS
Overturcs Will Be Presented
Requesting Formation OF
Two New Synods.
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS
BY MAMIE BAY.

BY MAMIE BAY.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
Danville, Va. October 19.-The First
Presbyterian Church. of Danville, in
which the Synod of Virginia will con-
rene i'm its ono hundred and twenty
siXth annual session on Tuesday eve
ning; is one of the strongest churches
i'll the Presbytery Of Roanoke The
pastor of this church is Rev. w. II.
the church has made rapid progress.
The membership of this church, as re-
ported to the general assembly this
year which closed at that time Sixty
SIN members had been added on eN-
ment of the Sunday school was AS.
the membership of the Sunday school
exceeding that of the church, which is
regarded as "a most encouraging indica-
ton OF the work being accomplished in
a anS r; Ghnureh' &C. mast year this church
St46 to assemby's home missions
s2,SS5 TO. local home missions Sl.656
TO iohristian education and ministerial
school extension. $i7 to orphans homes
So; ns 10 past, pastor salary, s26.442 to
al Incidental expenses, and S341 to
miscellaneous causes.
The synod of Virginia has held it's
Mille--first in 1877 and again in 1884.
The total enrolment of ministers and
cluerS VINO We're members of the synod
IN 1919 was l66, and in 1894 the num-
Der was els. The growth Of the synod T
curing recent years has been such
sha na me enrolment , this year Will show
two sessions held at Danville prior TO
overtures to Synod.
rho overtures touching various sub
Jects which are presented to the synod
p poHtsnt nms Hf of the most i'm
t1,n
lures to be presented at Danville will
ne one from the Presbytcry of Green
nEytery during it's spring meeting. of
this year and which requests that the
synod Of Virginia present an overture
the erection of a new synod by tho
general assembly to be known as the
synod OF West Virginia. The overture
from the PreSbytery of Crcenbrier will
ucsignate That the Presbytcrics OF
,n nW ~, kanawha and Tygarts Val
n t1E' n, and such other churches and parts
Virginia as should elect 10 unite win
US be included in the new synod to
he erected by the general assembly.
The sentiment in favor of the new
SYNOD Is strong already; the Presbytery
on t ihree sYnnd "a asp I committee
me last spring meeting. ana during the
summer this committee held n confer
were were nr iGhdarleiston w Va to which
az OF the presbyteries having churches
IN West Virginia, and during thar con-
manIind number OF reasons were adj
new synod. These reasons viii he
presented with the overture to the
the chief reasons TO be advanced Vii
1 De one showing that the territory OF
e enc bISn t%s OF h Virginia is too large to
,,ectiVe work, and that ii is too large
likewise TO secure the large attendance
0r minister's and elders who should be
I a.
SYNOD, The cost in time and travel being
more than some of them can afford
an0tner reason TO be advanced in this
c9ShMn,ecton will he that if the Synod
Oh west virginia is erected. the South
erh presbyterian Church will be able
iars uo n more Gihectvs work among the
parcntage now in West Virginia tho
foreign population in that State ,.' NUM- me
oerlhs already more than 100000
For Another New synod.
1T is probable that another overture
20 be PRE- presented mt to the synod of Vir-
pointment OF "a COMMITTEES from me t IP
SYNOD to confer with similar commit
ICES from the Synods of North Carolina.
nuNlsaOiilty OF the erection of another
synod TO be known as the Appalachian
m9u. ana TO be composed of mountain
" oyyrT Th only, the mountain territory
OF the Synods of Virginia. North caro-,
una, kentucky and Tennessee. to h,
sel con- on ,,; ana Included in the new synod
was appointed by the moderator OF the
synod of North Carolina at its recent
meeting, and If a similar committee is
appointed by the Synod OF virginia
ana the two other synods named these
committees Will hold Il conference dur
me the coming year and report their
nhdlnS to the meetings OF the four
synods III 1914. Should that findinl, he
mat the erection OF the AnDiacbi Ia n
synod is advisable, and should tbn
sEhoos approve the finding. THE over
lures for the erection of the new SYNOD
VIII be presented to the general .s
scmbiy OF 1915. One of the nrincinoI
reasons set forth in support OF he
adVisahility of the erection OF this new
synod by those who have had the sub.
Jtct under consideration is that II
"ouid aid largely in advancing the Of
. lectiVencss OF the home mission work
oil the southern Presbyterian Church
Both OF the previous sessions of the
HEiod OF Virginia held at Danyiiie
were marked by interesting and ami
mace debates on important subjects
t.at nave become part Of the history
or ircsbytcrianism in Virginia. and 1t
- not unlikely that the session OF the
synod at Danville this week viii be
marked with debate Of equal interest
ana importance to that OF the other
sessions held already in this city
among the most important features
OF inc session of the synod will be the
popular meetings in the interest of the
several causes of the general assembly
ana the synod. and some of the most
prominent and popular speakers of the
church VIII address these meetings