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DY 1uVooation OY gf. otf1Dtfng, ana
sermon by the Retiring. Moderator. DR..
Frank McFaden. followed by Prayer by
Rev. A. {. Hopkins, and Benediction
by Rev. James r. Grahm. "Kipiings
Recessional" was rendered by a full
Choir with Baritone Solo. well sus-
tanned by Mr.. David Fulton with Miss
Francis Campbell at the Organ. An in
teresting feature Of the Evening was
that rs years ago the Ministers in the
Pulpit had been ordained
After the Benediction Synod was called
Ate order by DR.. McFaden and DIR. James
P. Smith, of Richmond. Clerk. Rev.
James R. Grahm was unanimously elect
ed Moderator and DR., McFaden said. it
gave him great pleasure to hand the
"Gavel" over to his Comrade, Friend
and Colleague,
After which the Program of each day
was read by Rev. H. M. Moffett.
WEDNESDAY
The standing COMMITTEES of the Synod
were appointed today. and DR.. McFaden
was made Chairman of the Committee
on bills and overtures.
The reports outhe narrative submitted
show the spiritual state of the church in
the several Presbyterles to have made
marked progress during the past year.
Rev. M. B. Lambdin delivered mes.
sage OF greeting from the Synod of West
Virginia.
Rev. Egbert w. Smith, the assembly's
secretary of Foreign Missions, addressed
the Synod an that subject. and, empha-
sizing its Importance. he said: ITO plant
and propagate Christianity in foreign
land requires all the forces of effort and
expense used in the home land, with
medical work in addition. Foreign
missions is not one cause, but all the
causes in one"
Rev. S. L. Morris, the assembly sec.
rotary of Home Missions, also addressed
the Synod, and emphasized the various
phases If THIS work. One item of the
report of the Synod's Committee on
HI me Missions recommended that con
tributions to. Home Missions from
Churches and Societies which use the
per cent system be so divided as to give
81 per cent to the assemblys home mis-
sions. This recommendation provoked
discussion, and a substitute was adopted
which recommended that no division o.
the amount be made with any other
branch of home mission
Christian educatIonsclaimed theSynod's
attentionin the afternoon. Rev. H. T.,
Graht8 and Rev. A. G. Bridgman repre-
sented the campaign for endowment Of
Hampden-Sydney College, which has
now reached $4,000.
Rev, Henry H. Sweets. the assembly'>
secretary of education, was the principal
speaker of the afternoon. The marked
awakening on education throughout the
church at this time was his theme He
showed that Southern Presbyterianism
now has almost SIS. 900. 600 invested in
educational institutions, andalmost IS,
900 900 in endowment. The report OF
the committee on Sabbath Schools was
adopted at the AFTERNOON session.
The evening meeting was in the inter-
est of foreign missions.
THURSDAY.
Among the most important acts oil
this session of the Presbyterian Synod of
Virginia is the adoption of the recon.
mendation of the committee on educa.
ton that permanent synodlcal advisory
committee on schools and colleges be
constituted. This committee will con
sist of one representative from each OF
the ten presbyteries IN the synod and
one representative from each of the
Presbyterian schools in the synod. The
work of this committee will be similar to
that of the permanent advisory commit
tee on education of the general assem-
bly, in the assembly.
The Synod appointed Rev. H. T.
Grahm, a member of the assembly's
permanent advisory committee on edu-
cation. with Rev P. C. Clark, alternate.
The first two items of the report of the
committee on systematic beleAcence
were adopted, and the remainder of the
report was placed on the docket until
Friday The first item adopted reduces
the superintendent of the general assem-
bly, upon the Presbyteries of this synod
$2o, 900 from $4,000 to $4,000, the re-.
duction being made on appropriations
for home missions aud Christian educa-
ton aud ministerial relief.
The report on the Union Theological
Seminary, at Richmond. was adopted.
its work commended and the nomina.
ton of trustees confirmed. W.fR. Miller,
secretary and treasurer of the seminary,
addressed the synod.
The report of the COMMITTEES on bills
and overtures, recommending the in
dorsement by this synod and other syn.
DDS of the establishment of Presbyterian
normal college at Montreal. was adopted
with thelexplicit understanding that the
synod Be not involved in any financial
Obligations. :
Another report of the committee on
bills and overtures adopted recommends
the appointment of a representative of
this Synod to the Synod of Appalachia,
at the erection of the latter Synod, and
that this Synod meet the expenses of the