The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-23
CHARLES TOWN CHOSEN
FOR NEXT YEARS SYNOD
Virginia Presbyterians, Meeting in
Lynchburg, Transact Much I'M
portant business.
IsTRoNG PLEA FOR SCHOOLS
Impetus Given to 100000 Campaign
In Behalf OF Hampden-Sidney Col
lege--New Plan May Give 5000
Yearly to Retired Ministers.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Ii NSi1BURG. VA, October 22.-
Much important business was trans
acted to-day by the synod of Virginia.
of the Southern Presbyterian Church.
Charles Town. w. Va. was selected as
the place for holding the synod of
1915.
Thc recommendation. made on We'd
iiesday. for the appointment of the
synods al interim committee on edu-
cation was adopted. The training
school for lay workers. TO be opened
at Richmond. November 4. WAS repre-
nented by Rev. William Megginson,
dean of the school
sIxTY-TYO CANDIDATES.
FOR HINISTRY IN SYNOD
The report of the committee oil
Christian education and ministerial
relief showed there are now sixty
two candidates for the ministry i'm this
synod. IT showed also that in the State
institutions OF learning in Virginia
more boys from Presbyterian homes are
to be found than in the church schools
OF the State, and emphasized the duty
of the church to these students. rev
Henry H. Sweets. secretary of the as
scmblS's committee on this cause.
sroke of the close relation between
home missions and Christian education.
showing that where the former is en-
phasized, the latter bears large results
hiSc' dS pONcH IN NOTt1 ldTOENi,
which synod has more than twice as
many candidates for the ministry as
any other synod OF the church. more
than half coming from country
churches. With reference to minis
'terial relief, he spoke of the recently
inaugur.tted plan of the executive com
mittee by which it hopes soon to pro-
Wa every retired minister OF the
church with "a salary OF 5000 annually.
/ The report of Rev. j. T. Booker, of
Richmond superintendent of home mis-
sions, showed s20.sGo raised for home
missions. an advance of more than
$1,000 over previous years. Several
Richmond churches are among those
overpaying the home mission assess
ment They are the Second Church,
GiEter PARK, Mizpah and Porter street.
while the First Church is among those
paying the assessment in full. The
home mission assessm, MT for the COM
ing year is $4,000, with $1,000 to aid
home mission work in the Synod OF
West Virginia. The synod gave about
100000 to foreign missions last year.
Rev. Egbert w. Smith, the assembly's
executive secretary OF foreign mission
work, addressed the synod in that In
tercst
That item of the report of the com :
mittec on bills and overturcS recon-
! ncutiing that the synod overture the
next General Assembly to erect the APP
palachian Synod was adopted.
The report OF the committee on the
assembly's home and school occupied
most of the afternoon session., but was
left over rs unfinished business to be
considered on Friday morning.
EARNEST PLEAS MADE FOR -
HAMPDEN-SIDNEI COLLEGE,
The evening session was devoted 10
the consideration OF home missions and
Hampden- Sidney College. Rev. Homer
Mcmillan, the Assemblies executive
secretary of home missions si:c,,c IA
that interest. and especially OF the
Ellen Arson Wilson memorial fund for
the education OF poor boys and girls.
The first speaker in tile interest of
the 100000 campaign for Iiampdcn-
Sidney was Rev II. Tucker Graham,
president, who told OF its progress,
showing $4,000 subscribed by less
than one-third of the synod's church
canvass with Stonewall Jackson and
King College and Grundy school.
Other speakers were Rev. a. NJ.
Fraser. of Staunton, and Rev. +. I. Nc
Faden, of Richmond. the latter an
alumnus OF the college. Both speakers
emphasized the Importance OF the
church college.
a feature of special interest at the
evening session was the presentation
OF silver service to DIR. James Power
Smith, for forty-five years stated clerk,
as token of appreciation of his SER
vice. During these years he has
missed no session of the synod.