The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-21

General Synod - the Associate Reformed
seesch Prssbytsrf~n Church.
The annual general synod Of this church commenced
last evening the Jane street Presbyterian church. There
was very fair aendsnoe II delegates from al parts Of
the country, there bong about hundred and twenty
members Of the synod. The exercises Of hss evening
were purely devotional, and formal organization Of the
body.
Rev Prof RSplxY, Of Westminster College, Western
Pennsylvania after preliminary exercise proceeded to
deliver the sermon DE his rom Ephesians
chap, 10Th, 10Th and 27th verses -
Husbands love yon wives even as Christ also loved the
a. that he NIGH, sanctfy and cleanse with washing
Tbaa be ashi present, to himself glorious church.
having spot MIinai or any such thing, but that
The reverend gentleman depicted In glowing terms
the love Christ for the church. spoken OF ia tue
What better comparison, or rather model could be given
Inc for 70 hs churc T~ S owe ws
generous, noble and complete "Chrht gave himself for
the church" his most complete manner OF evno-
Ing bis leye for her. There stronger affection
the female breast than the love OF onpng yet Christ had
said that for the church greater
that il was love which would not, like the limited love
OF human beings, ever become changeable would
endure forever, until he had made "gorous church
10 order do this three things must be accomplished
Firt All false hearted members shoad be finally and
forever separated her pale like the tares In field Of
wheat the false heated members Of the church
the fritfumess Of real Christians marred by their
presence Second Before the church could be presented
70 Christ glorious church, her true hearted members
must be perfectly saDcthed in their seulsan deceitf al
ness dstrust Of God and evils Of the world must be
dcaed every word and ball agree with the will
Of In third place. before the church be presen
toChrs the bodies OF her true members must raised
from the graves and changed into the likeness OF his
body reunited b their souls and those who have
experienced the stroke Of death be changed What
spectacle would be presented TO admiring world
when these three conditions complied with In
clusion, the reverend gentleman morased that this
church portion Of the church of Christ which it
their especial honor promote and which they
bound by every tie implicitly 70 sustain, extend and pre-
pare to be glorious church Of Christ
Rev. Dr. DAIRs, Of Philadelphia, offered appropriate
prayer, hymn sung and the benedcon pronounced,
after which the audience retired.
Rev. JAMES PRIEsuIY, of A. r. p. church, corner Of
Houston and Thompson streets, the stated clerk Of the
synod, moved informal adjournment until Thursday
morning nine o'clock, which agreed TO- and the
membe proceeded 10 hand in their commissions to the
clerk Mr. Presy informed the dele gates that after the
close of the meeting arrangements would be made TO &C
cOmmOdaie the brethren from abroad.
This Is, we believe, the first time that this synod has
convened in this city having last year met in Psburg,
Pa The delegates represent constituency scattered
from Boston Louis, and there some antislavery
sentiment among them which expected to deveope sef
before the close of the session The brethren generally
think earnestly and the slavery question does up
q lively time may be expected.