The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-22
WAR HURTS V0Rk
IN MISSION FIELD
MAKES EXTRAORDINARY BFTon11
IN THIS COUNTRY PRESSING
NECESSITY.
SYNOD IN ESSIO N
HAVE STRENUOUS
TIME At FIRST BUSINESS MEET
INes-INsPECr CHURCH on
PHAN ASYLUM.

Especial to The Richmond yirgintar.1
LynchburK, Va. oct. 2l.--Ths Pres
byterian synod of Virginia has had .
busy time today. The morning SEES
sion WAS given up largely to fouelns
business. Reports were received from
the Presbyterians In regard to the
condition and work of the churches.
These REPORTS were In general way
very encouraging.
The afternoon session was held at
the Presbyterian Orphan Home, which
Is "A short distance from this city, Ths
ladies of the city churches served a
delightful lunch. after which the synod
inspected the buildings and work OF
the institution, with both of which
the members Of the synod were very
much pleased. There are 1o2 children
being taken care of and trained at
this home.
The synod heard the report Of the
board of trustees of the home, which
showed that larger contributions are
needed to take care of the larger num-
Der of orphans who are applying for
admission and who cannot now be
taken care of for lack of means.
want New synod.
Or. G.. c. Carson, of Bristol. Tenn,
and Dr. x. F. Campbell of Ashevfllc,
N. C., addressed the synod in the In
terest of a movement to establish
new synod. composed Of the mountain
sections OF Southwest Virginia, Wes-
tern North Carolina and Eastern Ken
lucky and Tennessee. This will In
volve the Virginia synod giving up
Abingdon Presbytery. At a later point
in the session of the synod 1t was an
nounced that Abingdon Prcsbytery had
expressed It's desire to go into this
new synod.
At the night session foreign mis-
sions occupied the attention of tho
synod. The report on this subject was
! presented by Rev. D. j. Woods. of
Blacksburg. This report called attsn-
| tlon to the condition of the foreign
mission work of the church. showing
that IL is in a most successful con-
dtion. that the opportunities for this
work were never so great. nor were
the necessities ever SO pressing. The
necessity for this country to press
forward in this work. especially at
/ this time. Is due to the condition
brought about by the war In Europe.
since the countries engaged in war
have been obliged to curtail their
work.
The Laymen's Movement.
| The first speaker Of the evening
was James Morton, of Richmond. who
told Of the Laymen's Missionary Con-
vention to be held In Charlotte, N. c.,
next February. He spoke OF the great
1 good accomplished by similar con-
ventions In the past and urged that
every church see that some of Its best
men are sent to this gathering of the
| Iaymen of the church
49,. Ffe next speaker was Rev. George
e. Henderiite. missionary to BRAZIL
at home on furlough. who told OF this
wonderful work that Is being accom-
plished In that great republic
| Rev. w. r. McKuglin, who IL under
| appointment to go as missionary to
! China, but who has been prevented
from going by war conditions address,
| ed the synod on the Importance OF
sending the gospel to the heather ma
tons A number OF additional mem
bers were enrolled today, making tha
attendance OF the synod unusually
large.