Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-17
SpREADOF GOSPEL
TOPIC OF SYNOD
Episcopalians Discuss Mis-
sions on Opening Day
Of Conference
EARNEST ADDRESSES
John NJ. Glenn Will Speak Tonight in
Mass Meeting at st. Paul'S Church.
Richmond.

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Richmond. Nov. II. Spread OF The
Gospel by mission work featured 'he
first .i;,y OF the first annual synod or
,hc Province of Washington. begu1
here YESTERDAY and in the mass-mee--
ing held last night in st. James EpIs-
copal Church Right Rev. William
LoyallGravatt, d. D., bishop coadJu-
tor of West Virginia. and Rev. Will
liam II. Milton. d. d., Of Whining
ton, n. C.. told of the great need
which had been found by the workers
Of the Church and the way in which
that need was being net.
The morning business program was
confined to the reading and receiving
of reports. and the meeting at nigh:
vas devoted TO speaking Of the nj
gcncy of the appeal which the Er!scn-
Lal churches are now making IN be-
half of the Gospel as it waS j'u%ht
by The First Teacher. and as j; WAS
Carried into new fields by his tw"irc
disciples. The maSS-mceting was pre-
sided over by Right Rev. William Ga
bell Brown, D. D.. bishop coadjutor of
Virginia and chairman of the stand
ing committee on missions. The presi-
dent of the synod is Right Rev. John
Gardner Murray. d. D., bishop il
Maryland. who presided at the busi
ners sessions held during the day.
In introducing the two speakers of
last night, Bishop Brown, said that
tie goal SET by the primary syaod
eld in Pittsburgh last year was 81 =
100000. which had been considerably
passed by the contributions already
received. and in hand. However,
there WAS still much to be done, ard
he expressed the desire of the Church
that the mission spirit be carried
forward until The Christian teachings
were known to all the world. He said
that onc-h half Of the 100000 COM
municants in the Province Of Wash
ingt0n had failed To see the vision Of
a world saved. and that the defects in
the present system of spreading the
Gospel ought to be discussed. He iu-
troduced Bishop Gravatt. as the first
speaker. on the assigned subject Of
"Thc UndcvclopcG Resources Of the
Church.
The Bible, Sunday school teaching
and the proper influence of money
were the cardinal things which BiSh-
op Gravatt thought needed Christian
exploitation. He rccitcd the history
Of the Church, in which its resources
were administered without method,
and said that the need of to-day was
not fully understood or appreciated.
Bishop Gravatt said that one of
the other undcvcIopcd resources was
the Sunday school. Training at home.
he said, was largely neglected, and
it was for the Sunday school to take
the place Of this neglected training,
1t is the duty Of the Sunday school,
he thought to teach the catechism. in
which the fundamentals are found.
and TO keep them in the minds of the
pupils, so that they would form an
anchor for the later period Of life.
The first annual meeting of the
SYNOD of the Province Of Washington
WAS held yesterday afternoon, with
Rt. Rev. Rogers Israel. Bishop of the
diocese Of Erie Pa.). presiding. The
receipts from the eleven dIoceses and
from individuals for the past year.
amounted 10 $2.g2l.5S. and the ex-
penditures for the field secretary. and
for other purposes was :52,S51.3o. leav-
, ing a balance on hand Of S64.2S. Rev,
Stewart l.. Mitman. field secretary,
. delivered MS report.
Re-. William f.. Gardner. D. d.,
general secretary Of the General
Board of Religious Education, EXPIRES
sed his pleasure at the work that was
being done within the province OF
Washington, and thought that through
the work of the field secretary and
through :hat Of summer schools it
was setting high standard for the
other provinces Of the Eplscopa!
church in the United States.
| Rev. Mr.. Diller. presented brlef
!! report of the committee. on Sunday
. school education.