New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-30
SYNOD OPNE WYORK AND NE W-JERSEY.
Core spordss ,e of The n. Y. Tribune.


The meeting Of Synod at Middleton closed on
Thursday mornirv. after session Of t~o days The
natter Of candidates for the Ministry OF the speeches.
Oh which gave sou a sketch, was disposed OF oy
resolutions providing both Tor compliance with the
Assembly plan and for special collection IN bshai
Of The students in the Ubion Theological Seminary.
The orly other matter of an eccesias.ical pature
tia, excited particular interest WAS tina. OF Church
Fx,e1s,tp through the Assembly, Permanent Com
uittee thus derominsted. A significant change has
come over the New School Presby teran Church since
the Excson. 1, is TO be eenied that the popuar-
" of Voluntary Societies 20 years ago, si:h aarge
pat of tie Presbyterian CLuich Was made the occs-
sion Of the rally Of nearly the half of the Church to re-
sist the Act Of 1897 to synpathizs with the three
Svbods thereby exscirded and to maintain the pnoc-
ole of freedom as regards benevolent enterprises To-
coed. il NAV be coubted whether tue Ne~ School As
.embly would ever have been orgarized, but Tor
the strcTg affection pervsding the Church Tor
the American Board for Foreign Missions
enc the American Home Missionary Society
Ncr again, can It be doubted that much OF this at
tachmt ut was Of personal character-perhaps even
of tributary nature toward tne Iaien'e1 "
beae Societies Peters Of the latter and Cornelius OF
the former were the &c esiastica Nspoieons OF the
day ard for the sake of Anticipated future adyan-
taees, quite Is much ont of principle the suoordl
csve work Of declaring independence OF ecclesiastical
cnntrol But after all, the effect was nothing more
than the successiu inauguration OF the d: >. DIVISION
OF the Church. Organized and efficient, 1t became In
mani er recess8ry to have work OF its own 70 40,
and to lay plans for its prosecution. This was the
work of full fifteen years to perfect The result Is,
not Ecclesiastical Boards, Ike the o. ST., and what
was reppdiated by the coup detst Of lS5S but FER
tons, &C.. contemplating only the management OF
so much of the work of each department az either
capIot be undertaken By Voluntary Societies, or s
preferred to be undertaken by such part the Church
az choose the ecclesiastical form OF prosecuting II.
The principle involved is more vitality affecting
TIE determination than may be apprehended by out
side observers. The exclusive adoption OF either
course would probably prove ultimately osestIGC,
boards would Symbolic much with the d. 5. tina,
common sepse would lead sooner or later to uolon
On the other if the division be IN favor OF Voluntary
inn exclusively, the denomnalona cncfure Thi os 50
ooseped tha. the parts would hardly long hold to
gttter.
1t g not surprising therefore, that whenever either
item Ct "tbe Assembly plan is introduced IN anyo
The Churchs judicstories, the debate WAKES warm.
Od1 ary the striking horse Of either party for enun
c;atng its principles and mauifeshng its atdor Is The
Plan for Cburch Extension, ioasInuch as this has
by a foreign body, been characterized as ilicitl,
sectarsn, ard the inao.y step to an entire rupture
with that body, IS regards tme-honoreo cooperation
in the work OF benevolence. The General Ass-mb y
has for six or eight years debated this matter With
gree of partianshp ard feeling second only TO that
manifested When Slavery has BEEN the theme. The
Synods and Presbyteres, also, have as regularly cis
cusseu the . plan which the Assembly adopted some
four wears since with clearly prevalence
Of a majority in It's favor. The plan may, toere-
fore, be considered as neugurated; though ~tn tns
cahelicm and nepressibe freedom characteristic OF
the denomination. may expect 1t to remain open 70
both critical remark and attempted change. Inc
Synod voted largely to sustain the Assembly.
There matters OF routine seldom attract many listen
els although is generally announced that the meet
ipes are open. There is class of exercises however
for outsiders which in the late meeiog WAS
attended by O large audience and with deep interest
There are preaching and hotatory addresses on sob
iecs Of practical religious interest! or the former Is
tie regular Syncdicai sermon, in which the " last
Moderator" lie expected ito use significant slang
Ibrsse TO "spread himself" Ii taste be not utterly
rampant this is an exercise that contributes not a
little 10 the favorable reputation OF the preacher, ~
well az TO an intelligent apprehension OF the doctrns
views of the denominstos. OF late, this Synod has
AFRO designated special preacher asd subject for
him. to occupy an evesiig Ims year me preaoaer
New-York, ard bis subject was 1.-The Life OF the
Church" Most ably was it handled, as an uuwearied
attention for an hour aud third gave testimony.
Choosing "a a suggestive text the parable Of
the mustard seed Prof II said the true life Of the
Church is the development of The divine wisdom and
glory and grace in the truth believed and holiness ex
tmplfed by the body Of hts true people. This. he
said, is middle position between the Paps
scgna Of perfect Apostclical Church aud
riallbe in its Pspsl form, aud the sectaran
oogma of a perfected church by reformation
He defined development it ia not predcated OF dead
matter; il is an attribute Of lfe-seen 6rst 10 the my
ferrous process Of crystalizstor, then in vegetable
life, then 10 animal organizanon-perfectly IN mans
moral and spiritual progress ard perfection. As spP
cabe to the Church It expresses the fulfill OF the
divine purposes in the mutation OF his grace. ~ a.
not perfected. He rapidly sketched the life OF the
Church, IS history Las developed It, maintaining that
change has been progre.she revolutions that seemed
10 have returned upon thu mseyes showing to the phi
LOSE phc observer movement that was "eucuisr, lu-
deed but spiral This is the meres birt at the plan
and exhibition of profound and mastery discourse.
II served the desirable purpose OF mvor4be intro
erection of the Professor Ecclesiastical History TO
the assembled Church, whom ne serves in response
bic position. There il a commendsble solicitude 10
the denomination that the training Of their candidates
ior The ministry shall be coniced only to cafe well
ia competent hands.
Of bortstory addresses it is worth while to notice
Only the speech Of the Rev. III. II. Jes-up mis- onary
in Turkey and q foster child If the Synod, who was
beard with much satisfaction the civil and moral
con6i.on Of the Empire Of the Sultan. HE exposition
Of the Mohsnmedan faith and ntolerspcs, with the
practical moral Influence Of the sane, instructive
ard amusing.
The meeting CT any ecclesiastical body /. in i.selfs
matter Of interest TO every serious The Synods
ard Associations and Conferences If different deuom
Istions Of Christians are opponents alike OF the doc
ipe. snd order Of each ard oftee amount aud char
scter Of the religious ruer pervading the couutry
These repress NATIVE bodies are, moreover, a
mower in the State that not the politician
can ignore Probably there is grounds Of the sus-
rc;on tia. any one Of them either aims a. or could
Re- use for any united pol'ics action ye, 1t an in
,,uc,ixe fact that the different denonin atoms are
largely composed Of individuals who svmpahiEe poll
,rsy and vote TIE ticket. while It il uudenisby
tue ,hst The prevailing iosaence OF al OF them
IS on he soc Of an enhRbteoed policy and Of moral
prircple IT, ,be practical affairs OF state Il is the
t.Is5 ru,tcu IN mary Ct the ecclesiastical gatherings