The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-24
SYNOD. of vIRG|NIA
ENDS ANNUAL SESSION.
Record for Rapid and Efficient Dis
patch Of business Is
Established.
UNITE IN PRAYER FOR pEAcE'
Through Report OF Union TheoIodai.
cal Seminary Announcement Is
Made OF Three Recent Gifts Of
Money, Amounting to 100000.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispntch... 4

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LYNCHBURG. VA, October 23.,A(
record for the rapid and efficient dis
patch OF business having been cstab,3
lished. the Synod of Virginia. OF theS
Presbyterian Church. In the United
states, adjourned the one hundred
and enty-scventh annual session at.
O'clock this afternoon. Rev. f. T.,
McFaden, moderator. declared the
body adjourned after the closing
prayer, led by Rev. r. II. Fleming
which followed the clearing of TIC
docket. Seldom, If ever, during recent
years has the synod completed it's bust
ness in SO short time. and to the
promptness and executive ability of the
moderator is due mucl, or the credit
for the early adjournment.
Through the report OF the trustees
ot Union Theological Seminary. an.
nounccmcnt was made OF three REGENTS
Fills Oh money to the seminary. one Of
600 to establish student loan fund
IN y, memory OF the late Rev. G. B.i
faculty another Of $1,000. eeet 10 pay thu, the
s1,a OF Registrar "a and professor
to the endowment fund.
The consideration or the-AssembIy's
Home and School was resumed, and theI
terms of transfer OF the property from
the general assembly as named by tho
assembly not being satisfactory. the
synod adopted the following overture: 4
bers of the board OF directors and mans
ayers OF the female .orphanagc OF Fred u
ericksburg; Va. do hereby overture
locally. as "smithsonia," and $500 in.
synod to tile new Synod of West Virginia
money to such trustees or receivers as
we shall hereafter have locally appoint
ed. and we assure the assembly that
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in no other way than In the interests
of educational and religious benefits OF.
the Southern. Presbyterian Church.
and we also overture the Synod Of
Virginia to join with us in this over
ture to the assembly and to appoint
Rev. II. C.. Gilmore to represent us and
1915" y. ~
The synod adopted resolution ex-,
pressing appreciation to c: w. Somer-
associated with the home and school
from the beginning.
Dir. JAMES POWER SMITH
TO BEAR GREETINGS
Accompanying the letter from this
ginia, when II shall have been erected
next week. was resolution recommend
bear the greetings OF the older synod
TO the younger In person. IL convenient
and that he do go in letter II not in
person.
Az resolution was adopted recom-
mending the payment OF sl00 annually
to Il worker who shall devote himself
TO presbyterian students In Stnfs
schools not In touch with local uns :
torates, these workers TO be paid from
the home mission treasury. s
Rev. j. T.. Booker, OF Lexinc ton. was
unanimously reelected superintendent
of home missions. fstfs 10y
Rev. w. r. Laird, or Danviiie. was
'miftee OF the rWomen's synndicai i'm the
place of Rev. d. p. aIcGeachy. who will
he member OF the Synod OF West
Guiding the chiIdren's societies. con.
tributed s50.666 to the assembly.
causes last year, The sacramcntai
service was conducted b. Rev Russell
Cecil. d. D., of Richmond, and Rev.
Leroy Gresham. OF Salem. Following
this the memorial service was held.
honorinE the memory of Rev. James C.
Carson. Rev. Joseph r. Graham, D. D.!
ard Rev. James Murray. who have
PASSED away since the last session of
During tho afternoon session the
synod united in prayer for peace to be
established among the nations now
ut war. 49,
Rev; NJ b. Porter. Of Richmond. pre-
committee on Bible cause SS,sf
The Importance OF the Sunday
school was emphasized by Rev. T. c.
Digs, OF Richmond
The synod adopted resolutions Of
highest appreciation OF Rev. T. D..
Paxton: ID. D.. host OF the body. and
also o: the entertainment committee,
OF the first Presbyterian Church,