Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-22
PRESBYTER|ANs WILL BUY
MARY BALDWIN SEMINARY
Will Establish There an CA"
Grade College for Women
of Church.
ADOPT REPORT UNANIMOUSLY
Committee on Educntion VIII Nom
inntc Trustees and These Arc 10
he Confirmed by Syrod-Dr. Frank
7. McFndcn Makes Address.

Mary Baldwin Seminary. as rec
commended by the general education
committee. was accepted last night
by the Synod OF Virginia as the plant
upon which the synod will establish
Presbyterian a. grade college for
women. 10 he owned and controlled
by the synod.
All of the terms in connection with
the offer of the college to the synod.
as outlined in the report OF the COM
mittoe were accepted, and upon the
motion OF DR.. James Lewis Howe, the
vote adopting the report was made
unanimous.
on motion OF Rev. Walter w.
Moore. II. D., chairman OF the COM
mittee. the committee on education
was granted the right TO nominate,
instead OF appoint. the board of trus-
tees OF the new school and tho NOM
:nations have been made and con-
firined by the synod. Steps will he
taken Immediately TO transfer the
property from the board OF trustees
now controlling it to the synod
Dr. McTndcn Speaks.
Tho other feature of interest dur
ing the evening session of tho synod
was the address of Rev. Frank L.
McFaden. d. D.. president Of the AS
sembly's Training School for Lay
Workers. Dr. McFaden spoke of the
large. opportunity for usefulness to
the church which rests in the train
ing school and of his expectation for
the success which il has attained
already TO be exceeded as each year
passes
Rev, L. 7. McFadcn. d. H.. sub
nlitted tho report of the Womane
Synodical of Virginia. This synod
ical has an enrolment OF more than
5000 members at this time and CON
trihuted the past year SI1S.576, an
average OF more than $40 per mem
her
The report OF the committee rep
resentinC tho conference on terri
;orial lines between the synod Of
Virginia and the synod of West Vir-
Sin!a was submitted by Rev. w. II.
Hudson. u. D., and was adopted.
IhiS report recommended tina, none
"i the territory of tho Synod of Vir- !
sinia BE- transferred to that of tho
synod Of West Virginia at this time !,
Rev. II. w. DuBosc. d. D., of Dan. :
VILE, represented the Danville Mill
tary Academy. and spoke OF the work
being done by that institution and
Of his work as pastor of many OF the
students
1t is probable that tho synod will
adjourn this annual session with tina
session To he held this morning
mr.. Melvin Talks.
The Presbyterian progressive
program is y method, and back Of
IT al! is the desire to follow the
scriptural idea OF stepardship." de-
c!ared Rev. VI. L. Melvin u. D.. gem
eral secretary OF the General As
On ,,,,S.
in addressing the Synod of Virginia
yesterday in the interest OF the
work OF the stewardship committee,
and the Presbyterian progressive
program which IL promotes
Regarding tho financial goal of
the church. DIR. Melvin said he could
not hope that the money raised
through the channel of the progress
siNe program for IA number OF years
40 come would do more than furnish
The bread and meat" for the causes
OF the church, and that 81 will be
necessary Tor the special needs such
as the building OF new churches new
schoo! houses and other aids TO the
workers OF the church. TO be me.
by means of securing special funds
for these purposes. lie called at
tcntion TO the missionaries on IN.
foreign fields o: - Southern Pres
hyterian Church...tn,- said that those
OF no other church were superior TO
these. but that this church makes
the poorcs; provision for the mis-
hionaries in the way OF equipment
for their work.
Elect sSnndicnI Secretary
Rev. X c. BrIdEman, OF Newport
News, was elected synodical secre-
tary for the coming year. Rev. W.
L. Hudson. OF Lexington. synod!cai
manager for the past three years.
havin- resigned and the name
secretary having been substituted
Tor that OF manager Mr.. Bridgman
Will receive a salary OF $500 Tor one
fourth OF his time during the pres
ent year in connection with this
work.
Regarding the coming campaign
FOR oenevolcnccs. the synod au,ho-
rized that request for 1920 be made
OF the asscmuly's Stewardship com
m'ttee. and that the synod meet
5si2 OF the same
On motion. an overture requesting
The ssSemblys s,ewardsh,, commit.
tee 70 place tho Mon,rca; Normal
School, at Montreal. \. G.. on Tho