The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-22

R~s.sN-Rsva David oarr's. J. N. nch; Elders J. l.
ne Grammar announced thaa bosh seller haA present
Cd each minister Of the synod copy Of the Me Of Dr.
Jon, sOe a. c woe So s ssrs ccaa 80 40 %s%
when they had 70 be thankful fo QAughssr)
ne ve.s Il thanks was passed.
port, which read by the Rev. j. q. Harper. The
Of money exi< nded 70 aid tha various home mig
sious was about the usual amount Tue report recon
mepded The establishment Of missns Kansas and Ne
braska and designated several sergymen 70 operate a.
ternaiely in that hed The report no. baug complete,
ment of missionaries was postponed
resolution providing Tor the alteration d the com
mencemest Of The synocA year from June to the LIST Of
Upon the Question Of establishing missions 10
Kansas the srst resolution was 70, the appoint,
Of Springfield, TO make explorations In Kansas In the
months Of July aud August, with r. A. Brown as alter
Upon motion. tho name Of Mr.. Brown withdrawn
IRON the solution motion was then made to recon
init The report 60 de committee.
Eder CAR1Hux though they were not able TO do
justice 10 the missions now in operation.
Elder T Nsls thought the resolution very crude,
and po specific enough and upou tho question being taken
subject
Of the Heme Missionary Co nmitsee.
Elder huEY, Of Philadelphia, thought that larger
amount should be raised His Presbytery could NOT get as
much as they desired though they were willing to raise
more missionary money.
lev d. SOOU1lER thought thai they nad nOt aoWcrs
enough 70 the 81 000 He liked to large demands
made The Scriptures said, open wide your Mouths,
and some ofthe presbyters ooeyed that command.
Rev. ALEXANDER BLAKE, OF Boston, thought tnat me
amount ought To be IN creased.
Elder CARaHIs said there something Of promise
added 70 the command, open your mouths, which was
ths they should be GiIed abundanty. Qaughter) He
therefore intended 70 remember that when the report
Mr. Soou1xs said that the aporoument Of missionaries
bad postponed decision Of the amount TO be raised
should also be postponed 30 as TO see now much was
Rev wx Lor1xKR said that the q 900 would exceed
| the present superintendent by about 81 400
Mr.. SCouzIER very sorry that the brother had
| that the churches had been assessed.
the table
By request of Mr. D. HARrER the appointment Of his
the Second Advent OF Christi WAS changed
from Friday Saturday evening by large vote Of the
synod riua neoe Upon DIVISION however, that decision
Mr. HARTR then stated aner long and tedious discus-
sion al he was unp-epared 70 deliver the sermon, and
begged TO be excused.
The whole subject then, upon notion laid upon the
table. The will not therefore be preached.
Upon motion Of Mr.. NJ NEv1s, it decided that half
hour each morning OF the session should be appropr
ed to devotional exercises
Rev JOHN PRSsSsIy from the committee appointed 10
report az TO the of the churches proposed
basis Of union reported that six presbyteres opposed
to the contamination Of the union on the present basis
eight preshyeres express willingness TO adopt the basis
is and six presbyteres specify certain amendments
which woud render the basis acceptable TO them but
regard the nnon of great Importance that they would
IL
presbyteres would adopt the basis with certain amend
mcnts.
After very long discussion the report ,mmtted
with instructions TO report the punercal votes OF the
presbyteries.
The synod then adjourned, with prayer by Rev. Alex.
| Young.
In the notice Of the meeting Of the synod yesterday 1t
spoken Of the "Scotch'' Presbyterian church.
There l. and has been such church in Scotland
known as the associate Reformed" church. This Is
purely American church. though among its ministers
and elders there are individuals of Scottish birth de-
scent The associate Reformed church had its origin in
this country, three fourths Of century by
union OF the Associate Presbyterian and Reformed rcb
terrain churches hence the name The church Is that
church In which such tho Rev. Doctors W. w.
Phillips JOSEPH Ncfroy and Robert McCartee, and many
others of the Presbyterian clergy educated spent the
earlier days Of their ministry an American church
EVENING Session.
The evening session opened with prayer by the
Moderator which the synod resolved itself into Oom
mittes Of the Whole the subject of foreign missions
Rev 8 ,hn in the char and took up the report Of the
committee presented In the morning Dr. Pressly, chair
OF the committee, made statement with reference
principally the condition OF the missions al Cairo and
Damascus.
Dr. KERR, Of Pteburg, and Rev AixI You've Of Ohio,
spoke the subject OF foreign missions, and eoquenuy
Rev J. & BEowN, OF Pitsburg, nAde an energetic and
stirring appeal 10 the synod To be jealous In this
branch Of Gods work lie considered that the churches
kxy In this respect owing IN great measure 10 the
lack OF proper effort the part Of the minister's and
that the not sufficiently encouraged he
follow by several others in the same stran making
altogether very interesting meeting