Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-10-24
Record for Rapid and Eff
ficient Dispatch Of Busi-
ness Established.
PRAYERS FOR PEACE.
Three Recent Gifts Of Money to Union
Theological Seminary. Amounting
to $66,600 Announced.

Lynchburg Va, October ga re-
cord for the rapid and efficient dis
patch Of business having been establi-
shed. the Synod of Virginia, Of the
Presbyterian Church, in the United
States adjourned the one hundred and
twenty-seventh annual session at i
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rev. F.
I. McFadden, moderator, declared
the body adjourned after the closing
prayer.led by Rev. T. II. Fleming,
which followed the clearing Of the
docket. Seldom, if ever, during recent
years has the synod completed its
business in so short a time, and to
the promptness and executive ability
of the moderator is due much Of the
credit for the early adjournment.
Through the report of the trustees
o. Union Theological Seminary, an
rouncement was made Of three recent
gifts of money to the seminary, one
81 $1,000, to establish a student loan
fund in memory of the late Rev. G.
b. Strickler long member of the
faculty; another of $4,000 to pay the
salary of registrar and professor
and the other of S5O,0GO to bc added
to the endowment fund.
The consideration of the Assembly's
Home and School was resumed, and
the terms of transfer of the property
ircm the general assembly as named
~ the assembly not being satisfac-
tory, the synod adopted tie following
overture:
''Therefore we. the remaining men,
hers of the board Of directors and
managers Of the female orphanage Of
Fredericksburg. Va, do hereby over
lure the general assembly Of 1915 to
return the property at Fredericks-
burg, known locally as "Smithsonia," :"
and $4,000 in synod to the new Synod
oi West Virginia money to such trus
tees or receivers as we shall here
after have locally appointed, and we
assure the assembly that all such pro-
ucrty value shall be used in no other
way than in the interests Of educa-
tional and religious benefits Of the
Southern Presbyterian Church.
"And we also overture tho Synod of
Virginia to join with US in this over
ture to the assembly and to appoint
Rev. r. C. Gilmore to represent us and
The synod before the assembly Of
1915"
The synod adopted a resolution ex-
pressing appreciation to c. ".
Somerville a layman. who has been
closely associated with the home and
school from the beginning,
Accompanying the letter from this
synod to the new Synod of West Vir-
cinia. when it shall have been erected
next week, was resolution recon-
mendinc that Rev. James Power
Smith. D. D. bear the greetings Of
the older synod to the younger in
person, if convenient and that he do
50 in letter if not in person.
A resolution was adopted recon-
mcndinc the payment OF 500 annual
X 10 q. worker who shall devote him
self to Presbyterian students in State
schools not in touch with local pas
;orates these workers to he paid from
the home mission treasury.
Rev. ]. E. Booker, Of Lexington, was
unanimously reelected superinten-
dent of home missions.
Rev. W. r. Laird, of Danville, was
elected 2 member Of the advisory COM
n,ittee Of the women's synodical in
The place of Rev. D. P. McGeachy,
who will be a member of the Synod
Of West Virginia. The women's syno
dical, including the children's socle-
lies, contributed S50,56G to the as
scnibly causes last year.
! During the afternoon session the
synod united in prayer for peace tc
10 established among the nations now
! al war.
Rev. NJ. B. Porter. of Richmond. pre-
/ sented the report of the permanent
committee on Bible cause.