The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-24
Paper Introduced into Synod
Asks Presbyterian General
Assembly to Advise People
of Danger.
Plan Campaign to Increase
Endowment of Hampden-
Sidney College by Sum Of
100000. Ringing Appeal
for Home Missions.
BY REV. w. s. CAMPBELL.

DANvILLE. VA, Oct. ga reso-
luton declaring that the Catholic
Church is a politico-religious organi-
cation and that its. "pernicious activi-
ty" is a serious menace was intro
duced at the meeting today Of the
Presbyterian synod of Virginia.
The paper is an overture to the
general assembly Of the Church which
meets next May, and was introduced
by lev j. =. Painter, causing an ami
mated discussion. II asks the assem-
bly, to adopt the following resolution:
Resolved, That the general assem-
bly, view with serious concern the
growth and pernicious activity of the
powerful politsco-religious organiza-
ton known as the Church of Rome,
which is and always has been
menace or a blight to civil and reii-
gious liberty Of every kind wherever
IL has obtained foothold; that It
views with serious concern the dan
gerous apathy pervading all classes
Of Protestants in this country touch
ing this menace"
Warn of Dang ers.
1t further recommends that the
assembly appoint a committee to re-
port to the next assembly some prac-
tfcal method of advising our whole
people concerning the dangers in
volved in the above facts and IL in
their Judgment wise TO invite the in
fuence and cooperation of other
Protestant bodies in this work"
This matter was postponed for fur
rttTEr corS:ta -re.t ~ sfft+st'st.fs
AT the night session Rev. DR.. s. l.
Morris the general assembly secretary
of home missions, made ringing APP
peal for the work under his direc-
ton. This work includes the desu-
tute sections of the South. the work
In the mountain sections. among the
Indians. the negroes and the foreign
ers who are coming into the South
ern States
Some time was given to considering
the interest of Hampden Sidney col
lege. DR.. Fl. r Graham. the presi-
dent of the college. conducted the con-
ference. The principal addresses was
made by DIR. w. w. Moore, of Union
Theological seminary. He told I'm
eloquent terms of the great work this
institution has done in training men
for all the higher walks OF life. He
mentioned especially the fact that
Hanpden- Sidney had educated more
young men who had gone into the
Presbyterian ministry than any other
institution in the State. OF the 800
ministers now In this synod. seventy
eight were educated in this college.
Campaign For Funds.
Rev A. c. Bridgeman, the new
financial agent of this institution. gave
an account of the plans that will be
used in the campaign which will soon
be started to raise $1,000 to be
added TO the endowment of Hampden-
Sidney.
This afternoon the synod agreed to
the request of the two presbytertes in
West Virginia, to transfer from
Greenhrier to Tygarts' Valley presby-
terry, the county of Nicholas, in West
Virginia. in which is located the
Church of Richmond.
The committee on the home and
school presented its report recon-
mending that the synod renew its re-
quest to the general assembly that II
return the ownership and control Of
this institution to the synod which
originally founded 1t.
The committee to which was re-
ferred the overtures of the three pres
hyteries, Greenbrier. Kanawha and
Tygarts' Valley. that they be set
apart into a separate synod, brought
in Its report recommending that the
synod ask the general assembly that
this be done. The report was adopt
ed with only a few dissenting votes.
The synod agreed to aid the new
synod financially to the same extent
to which the presbyteries that COM
pose it have been aided during the
past year This amount is $4,000. but
it will be reduced from year to