The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-23
VIRGINIA SYNOD
HEARS REPORT ON
FOREIGN MISSIONS
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pastor Of the Presbyterian Church at
farinrille. conducted this service
The moderator. Rev. Ernest "
Thompson. -. D., took the chair at the
close of tho devotional service. ana
called tho synod to order The minutes
of tho session of Tuesday evening were
| read and approved. The next item on
the docket was the enrolment OF dele
gates who wero not enrolled at the
opening session.
Several overtures were then present
cd and were read by tho stated clerk.
The first OF theso came in tho form
OF request that an adinterim COM
mittec from this synod be appointed
during this session to confer with
similar committees from tho Synods OF
North Carolina, Kentucky anu Tonnes
SEQ regarding the ACCESSIBILITY of the
erection OF new synod to be known
as the Appalachian synod, tho noun
tain territory of the four synods
named to he set off and embraced, thus
constituting synod OF mountain sec
ton exclusively. On motion. the vote
was in favor of the appointment OF tho
adinterim committee.
For New Synods.
Overturcs OF similar nature wcro
presented by the Presbyterics OF Ty-
CARTS Valley. Greenbrier and Ilanawha
requesting the Synod OF Virginia to
overture the general assembly Of 1914
to erect new synod to- be taken as
the synod OF West Virginia. tho now
synod TO embrace in It's territory tho
Prcsbyteries OF Greenbrier. Kanawha
and Tygarts Valley. which arc In tho
state of West Virginia, but are in
cluded in the territory OF the Synod OF
Virginia at present; also, that other
churches in the state OF West Virginia
that arc now included in tho territory
of tho synod OF Virginia be transferred
TO the synod of West Virginia, In case
OF the erection OF tho last named synod
These overtures. OH motion. were ro-
ferred to the special committee to be
appointed by tho moderator.
An overture requesting tho transfer
OF the Itiriwood Church from the
Presbytery of Greenbrier to the Pres
bytery OF Tygarts Valley was referred.
on motion. to the standing committee
on bills and overturcs.
An overture touching an appropI1
alton for Davis and Ell1ins College,
presented by the Presbytcry of Licking
tom on motion, was referred to tho
committee on home missions.
An invitation from the pastor and
session OF the Presbyterian Church at
Clifton Forge for tho synod TO hold
the session or 1914 with that church,
was read and placed on the docket un.
I'll later time during this session OF
tho synod, when 1t will be considered
Standing Committees.
The standing committees were ap>
pointed as follows
Bills and ovcrturcs-Rcvs L. T. We'll
ford, III. Tucker Graham and w. c..
Campbell: Elders ~ c. Tripp and j.
Hogc Tyler.
Judiciary committcc--Rev Il. T. Nc
Fadcn, ID. D.. Newton Donaldson, ID.
D., and y. VI. Fraser. .. D.; Elders D..
u. Talley and II. b. Moore.
Union Theological Seminary-Rev,
i. c. Clark. j. j. Bittcnger and c. r.
Stribling; Elders W. w Wood and
j. Willard Adams.
! Minutes of the general assembly
/ Itevs. j. b. Bittenger.r F.. w. Gray and
( NJ. l.. Lambdin; Elders I. T. Hofner
and w. W. Sproul.
The narrativc--Rcvs. Il. w Nc
Corltlc. u. D., A. T. Graham, d. d, and
T. x. Young Elders J. c. Hunt and
j. r. McGavock.
| son and Rev. r. II. Fleming. D. ID.
Elders George T.. Coyle and II. \.
| Watkins.
Records OF tho synod-Rev. T. n.
Barron. ID. D., e. W. Maxwell, and Il.
! ii. Hudson Elders Boyd Wees and Il.
III. Wood
Leave Of abscnce-Rcvs. T. Il. Clark,
! III. NJ. Mofiett and r. -. Carson. Elders
Charles NJ. Bishop and r. A. Preston.
The committee on presbytcrial rec
ords consists OF two ministers one
elder from each presbytery, and the
records Of each presbytcry will be cN-
! amncd by the committee from another
! presbytery. and the reports of these
! committees VIII be submitted iv order.
Union Theological Seminary.
The report OF the board OF directors
| OF tho Union Theological Seminary
was submitted and read. This report
| showed that the seminary is now en-
| )oying tho most successful year in It's
history. Tho enrolment Of students
! is lOI. OF this number cighty-threc
/ are college graduates, eighteen have
received college training, but have not
received diplomas OF graduation, and
| six are without college training.
! Twenty-six of the students are volun-
tcers for work as foreign missionaries,
| thirteen OF these being members OF
the graduating class Of this year. The
/ report showed further that tho stu
/ dents OF the seminary engage actively
] IN city mission work in Richmond, con-
| Quoting services at the pcnitcntiary.
the reformatory and tho Soldiers
/ Home
| The financial condition OF the semi
nary the report showed is healthy and
aid is being given to worthy students
! In many Instances. The student body
! OF this seminary is larger than that
! or any other seminary in the Southern
! Presbyterian Church. and the number
/ or students has developed within the
past ten years. This report WIS re-
| TERED to tho committee on Onion
! Theological Seminary
y communication from the Young
Mems Christian Association. OF Danvillc,
J extending welcome to tho delegates,
! ana Offering to them tho privileges OF
| The association building, was read
Introduced 10 synod.
( Rev. Egbert w. Smith, ID. d., Of the
synod of Kentucky; Rev. H. c. Bridg-
/ man. OF tho Synod OF South Carolina,