New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-15


and for years be called the word msmsfaHs. When at
last he was informed Of the error which he had fallen
into he refused to make the correction saying that he
liked his old mamsimus better than their ner sum
sisnus. However long association and attachment
may be argued it is fact that not three ministers IN
hundred read the form from beginning to end. II
has been cut and carved TO suit the taste and ludg
ment of the mnister-aDd this, too, In the highest
places in the land In the Collegiate Church of New
York IL was never read entire up 10 the time OF Dr.
DE Wits connection with the church.
ELDER MILLER-I desire to correct the speaker on
that point. / heard the Rev. DIR. Cooper read the
form in full many years ago during his connection
with the church.
DIR. BETHUSE-I may be wrong as respects Dr.
Cooper. But know that black lines were drawn
across The forms in the books-as black as those
which expelled Gen. Jackson from tho floor of the
Senate. The sainted DR.. Livingston, against whom
no man would dare to say one word, never read the
form in lite integrity. He did not want in respect for
the forms Of the Church. Under these circumstances
desire to know II this argument OF old association is
to 90 down.. Uniformity of practice in the form of
the Liturgy is important and if cannot have that
then desire to have no Liturgy at all In doctrine,
thought and feeling there is uniformity and the dis
crepancy only appears in the forms used in service.
should like 10 call upon every minister here and ask
him what The practice OF each one is The result
would show that but very few read the form through
without alteration or omission. If alterations there
are to be, the General Synod should make them, and
10. every minister for himself. For myself, l read
the form and every part of it, and have always done
So The Aposolical bepedicton, too, is seldom read
it appears in the book. Nearly every minister acts
as if he thought be could improve the words of the
Apostle Paul. A Committee of ten revised the Lit
urgy, and then did the work again. 1t took them two
wears TO accomplish what they have. II is now pro-
posed to lay the result Of their abors aside and TO
refer the subject of revision to Committee who are
to report upon the subject by tomorrow morning.
was a member of that Committee, and know who
the nen were with whom l associated. / have
only this to say--that if Special Committee can do
better work by tomorrow morning than the other
Line members Of the Committee to whom belonged
have been able to do in two years. they must be mighty
clever Ii has been suggested that In order to shorten
the exercises on the occasion of administering the
Lords Supper that ministers cut down their sermons
The occasion liz one that is of such Understanding
out the feelings Of the minister rs ID dOes-that so far
from cutting down bis sermon in length, he feels like
speaking at greater length. ! ask, then, that no
man vote for the retention of the old form unless he
honestly intends to use il in the future from beginning
to end-ibat he vote as he intends to act.
The speaker then proceeded to examine certain
parts of the two forms in connection with one another,
and argued TO prove that the new form was superior
to the old He argued in conclusion that the Church
could make no effective appeal 10 the ministers to
make use of the old form in all its parts it had been
little used without abridgement; but If they n!oPt
ed new FORM and particularly if it was abridged,
the Synod had moral right to urge its use upon the
ministry.
The Rev. Dr. How said he desired to state that he
favored the old form the ground of its intrinsic SUI
inc at some length the comparative merits OF the two
forms. He said he feared that the clamor for the
abridgement of the church service was an indication
of decay in the love of the service ITSELF Men and
women passed hours at the OPERA theater political
gatherings without becoming weary; but when 1t
came TO a communion with God they suddenly be-
came fatgued with the length of the service. He
feared becoming the fact that sermons and SER
vices characterized as excellent accordingly as
they were brief in their duration
The Rev. Mr.. CANS, the mover of the resolution TO
appoint Special Committee, said that the work which
il proposed to he done by the Special Committee
not difficult That Committee would have but little to
do They would have to assist them the results OF the
labors of the excellent Committee on the Liturgy.
Elder MILLER desired to know if the revision were
adopted what security they had that ii would be read
fully. The old form was cut up and clipped, and he
did not soc that they had any security that like out
rage would not befa the new form if adopted.
lie Rev. Mr. IlURLBUT said that the use of form
should be made obligatory and in order TO make it OBJ
ligatory it should be made practicable. Now, SO far
from uniformity we have many liturgical composers
as we have ministers in the Dutch Church.
After some further discussion in which the Rev. d.
d. DEMAREsT and Elders WALDRoS, Cook and JERE-
MIAH participated, the resolution of Mr.. Cans was
adopted.
The CHAIR constituted the Revs III. d. Cans, ID. d.
Dcmarest and Isaac n. Wyckof, DID,, and Elders
VIM. c. Miller and f. Jeremiah Special Committee
in accordance with the action contempatedin the reso-
luton adopted
The General Synod then took till 2lo'cock.
SERMON ON FOREIGN MISSIONS
The Annual Sermon before the General Synod on
the subject of Foreign Missions delivered on Mon
day evening in the First Reformed Dutch the Rev.
DR.. Howes) Church. by the Rev. DIR. VERMILYE OF
New-York. The church Yves filed by large and at
tentive audience The text OF the discourse was from
John Sd chapter and 18th verse; For this purpose
the Son of God was manifested that he might destroy
the works of the devil"
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho SYNOD reassembled at 81 o'clock. The proceed
ngs were opened by prayer by the Rev. Mr.. SEE
After the usual prcllmnaries, motion, the special
erder-the revision of the Liturgy-was laid on the
table and the reports of Committees heard
The Rev. DIR. VAN DYKE, Chairman of the Com
mittee, submitted their
REPORT on FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The Report commences by stating the severe losses
which the missionary cause has sustained during the
past wear in the persons of the Rev. DIR. Scudder,
Mr.. William Scudder, the Rev. Dr. Poor, Mr. Hume,
Mr.. Benjamin, and others, by death, and pronounces
appropriate euogies on the characters oil the deceased
Ii expresses regret that so little had been done by the
Churches in aid of the during the past year. and
states further that only seventeen missionaries have
been furnished by the Dutch Church for the missionary
service. The Report then recounts with pleasure the
prosperity of the missions at the stations already es
iabshed. AT Arcott in Hindostan, classs had been
formed Three gentlemen now in the theological
Seminary had consecrsed themselves 10 the mission
airy service during the past year: They were two sons
of Dr. Scudder who were to join their brothers in the
East Indies, and Mr. j. S. Jerooman, who was to JOIN
the mission at Annoy. Attached to the Report were the
following esoutions which were, motion, adopted:
Rored That in view of the urgent demand existing for
greatly in order to occupy In tbs most ecent
the fields of usefulness already entered into By the
American Board Commissioners Foreign Missions and also
10 occupy fields continually inviting entrance be
urged upon churches increase The smornt con-
trbutos the Of Foreign Missions during the coming
year. =, ,..,.. 4. ,,...,,,, -.
10 exert their upon youth in view OF the
demands which God making upon them to eoneerae them
selves o the Missionary work -. =
BSsoed That the Introduction Of copy Of the Journal of
Missions and Youths DaySpng into every family OF our