The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-25
CHURCH OF ROME
IS ATTACKED BY
VIRGINIA SYNOD
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the negative and the prcsbytery was
directed TO apply TO the assembly
executive committee OF Christian edu-
cation and ministerial relief for the
appropriation needed
The report OF the committee on
I Union Theological Seminary was
adopted. The report commended high
~ the work OF the faculty and students
OF the seminary and reJoIced in the
healthy financial condition OF the In
stitut!on and the large increase OF the
student body. II recommended in
crease OF scholarships TO aid needy
students.
The remaining business was trans.
ferrcd ut the evening session and tho
docket having been cleared the min
utes OF the day We're read and approved
after which the moderator led the
prayer and pronounced the benedict!on
with which the synod adjourned.
Moderator Conducts Service.
The moderator OF the synod. Rev
Ernest Thompson, j.. d, conducted the
devotional service with which the
morning session Of the synod opened.
The moderator then called the synod
10 order The minutes OF the sessions
of Thursday We're read and approved
Tho report of the committee or pres
bytcrial records. was submitted and
after several changes had been made
by order Of the synod II was adopted.
The special order for 10 o'clock was
temperance which Rev. T. 4. We'll
ford. u. D, submitted on Thursday and
which was the uttcrance OF the general
assemblies of 1891 and 1918.
Dr. Wexford read again the rcsolu-
ton ana expressed tho hope that the
synod of Virginia would adopt IL with
out lengthy discussion and thus pre-
sent again to the world solid front
against the liquor traffic. He said
that he was asking that It adopt a
resolution that is scriptural. consti-
tutional historic and Imperative, and
furthermore. was asking the synod TO
set it's approval upon the utterance Of
tho highest court OF the church on
this question.
Rev y. NJ Fraser. u. d. OF Staun-
ton. offered an amendment TO the res
olution by striking from the last item
the words and vote" and making
other slight changes in the wording
and thus remove specific instructions
AS to the action OF the church in its
uttcrancc against the liquor traffic. He
expressed the hope that DIR. Wexford
would accept the amendment In order
that the unanimous vote OF the synod
in favor Of the resolution might he Sc
cured.
Opposes Amendment
DIR. Wexford replied Nat personally
he would be willing TO accept the
amendment. but that he felt he would
synod adopt this resolution in an
amended form after the general as
scmbly had set it's approval upon the
same by adopting it. He said should
the synod amend Il resolution touching
the liquor traffic which has already
been adopted by the general assembly.
it would be taken up by the liquor
FORCES Of Virginia and criticism be
brought against the church, and there
q mr. n ia
resolution would be adopted.
DR.. Fraser insisted upon the amend
mcnt, and said that while he would
yield to no man in opposition 10 and
use Of influence against the liquor
traffic, and that hc believed his record
as a minister and pastor proved this,
vet he did not believe the resolutions
adopted by church courts in this con
nection should dictate the vote Of its
members.
The resolution as offered by DR.. Wei
ford was then read again and was fol-
lowed by the reading of tho amend
mcnt offered by DIR. Fraser. The
amendment affoated only the last para
graph of the original resolution as
published in The Times Dispatch of
Friday rendering the reading Of the
paragraph as follows "And in con-
formity with these and other deliver
anccs, we urge on all our membership
the duty OF using all Legitimate means
for the Punishment of this traffic from
tho land and for striving by voice and
in all ways which may be approved by
their Christian conscience and judg-
ment for the enactment of such laws
as shall bring this result TO pass most
speedily"
Complete Severance.
Dr. Fraser referred to the relation of
church and state. and said the proper
conception OF this, 'as he held IT, was
complete severance OF tho two. DR..
Wexford said he supposed Dr. Fraser
had reference to the utterance on THIS
subject set forth in AleXander:s Digest.
and he read NJ follows from that pub
lication these words from tho address
10 all tho churches OF Jesus Christ
throughout tho Garth. delivered by
Rev. James II. Thonwell .. D.. In
1861:
The constitution OF the church is n
divine revelation; the Constitution or
t.,s. 80 A. lot