The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
Several Important Sub
jects Considered Dur
ing Day.
ADOPT OVERTURE
FOR NEW SYNOD
Year Closes Without Debt
Against Home Mission Com
mittee-Resolution Declaring
Church of Rome Is Blight
to Civil and Religious
Liberty Goes Over.
BY MAMIE BAYS.

BY MAMIE BAYS.
Danvlie, Va, October 23.-A great
forward step marked the work OF the
Synod of Virginia of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States. during
the proceedings to-day with regard to
several important subjects under CON
sideration.
In the first place the report of the
special committee the erection OF
new synods answered in the affirma-
tive the overture recommending tile
Synod OF Virginia to overture the gen
eral assembly To erect a new synod
TO be known as the Synod OF West
Virginia. and IL was heartily adopted.
Other items or the report in this
connection were that the home mission
committee OF the Synod OF Virginia
apporton for the support OF the home
mission territory in West Virginia an
amount OF money not to exceed that
used at present and that representa-
tion OH the board of directors OF Union
Theological Seminary. championships
n'y College and the orphans home be
given to the Synod of West Virginia.
Answered In Negative.
The report of the committee with
reference to the communication from
the synod Of North Carolina request
ing the appointment of an adj Interim
committee to confer with similar com
mittees from the Synods of North
Carolina. Kentucky and Tennessee, re-
garding the advisability of the erection
of the Appalachian Synod was an
swered In the negative the commit
tee decalring SUBTRACTION not advisable
Mt this time.
The consideration OF the synod's
home missions was the special ord ,r
for II o'clock, and Rev. J. Il. Booker,
ID. D., Of Richmond, superintendent of
this work. submitted the report OF the
committee. This repcr. was marked
with encouragement throughout, ami
! showed that during the yea- Just
! closed the synod has given to synod's
| home missions, sl9.211.33. the largest
amount yet contributed 10 this cause.
and an increase OF $S,333.5l over the
amount contributed last year
Six churches in the synod contribut-
ed more than $500 to this cause, three
/ OF the churches at Richmond being
among the number. as Eollows the
First Presbyterian, Second Presby-
terian and Grace Street Presbyterian.
The First Church. at Daaville; First
Church, at Staunton. and Franklin
Street Church, at Baltimore, are the
other three included in this number.
This report showed also that for local
home missions tho pas; year the
synod gave n total of s4S,ul935
Closed without Debt.
The fact that another year has been
closed without debt against the home
| mission committee is II source of graf
ihcation. not only to the comil>~i ce
but To the entire synod.
DR.. Booker called special attention
To the growth in contributions to
synod home missions during the past
twelve years. The contributions IN
1909 to this cause were s6,aoi.SG. and
in 1913 they have almost tre5led that
figure.
Rev. Walter W. Moore, y. D.. also
spoke to the report. AMI enipha sized
the Importance of this phase CT tn,
work of the synod
Another speaker In this oonnt ction
was Rev. Il. L. Glade, of Grundy lie
spoke with special reference to the
mountain schools. their needs. and the
excellent work they are accomplishing.
| The report OF the committee OH sys-
tematic beneflcence as presented on
Wednesday was adopted with Slight
changes.
On motion the fourth recommends
tion OF the report was stricken out.
The tirst recommendation was changed
by the committee to read that the
synods committee of systematic be-
neficence shall consist Of the chair
men of the presbyterial committees of
this cause, and no time of service on
this committee was named
The adoption of this report Is re-
steps taken by the synod at this ses-
sion
The morning session Of the SYNOD
began with a devotional service con-
Quoted by Rev. w. u. Robertson, of Ell
kins, W. Va.
The moderator took the chair at the
close of this service and called the
synod to order The minutes of the
sessions of Wednesday were read and
approved.
Resolutions on ROmanIsm.
The first business to come before the
synod this morning was the presenta-
ton of the following resolutions on
Romanism, as an overture to the gen
cral assembly, by Rev. w. II. Painter.
ID. D.. member of West Hanover Pres
bytery. The consideration Of the sub
ject was placed on the docket until
o'clock this afternoon. and was made
the special order for that hour
Il. Resolved. That the general as
sembly views with serious concern the
growth and pernicious activity OF that
powerful politico-religious orGaniZa-
tion known as. the Church OF Rome.
which is and always has been n men
ace or Il blight to civil and religious
liberty of every kind. wherever Ii has
obtained a foothold; that it Views with
serious concern the apathy OF all pub
lie men concerning this menace: the
evident disposition on the part of the
general govcrnmnet to grant special
favors to this organization. and the
omnous silence of the public press con
corning any adverse criticism OF this
body and at the same time n readiness
freely to advertise all that Is OF in
tcrest to this so-callcd church.
"2. That this assembly shall APP
point an ad interim committee OF Ave
members, which shall inquire concern
ing this whole matter and report to
the next general assembly some prac-
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