New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-26
SYNOD oFNEW: YORK AND NEWJERSEY
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.

Correspordence Of The ~ Y. Tribune.
MlDDLErowS, n. Y, Oct. q, 1857.
The Annual Session of this body is row being held
in this village. As your readers may be aware, it is
the ecclesiastical representative of the Presbyterian
Chmch n. S over territory extending from the
eastern End of Lorg Island TO the western borders Of
Su queharns County in Pennsylvania. Northward, /;
eyteros up the Hudson % far as Newburgh and souta
wsrd meets dividing line from the Synod of Phia.
dephis, cuttirg oif the northeastern pars of New
jersey The churches II Us represented are numerous
ard some Of the most wealthy and efficient IN the de-
nomination, ard the Synod Is justly regarded as the
lesdir zstion of the kind 10 the country Iheo-
reticay every mister should be present. sud each
church be represent ted by Ruling Elder About two
thirds of the former may be pesentsay one hundred
IN sll-and about eighth OF the latser-'ay iity-
making We velerGble. e.loOkrg and certainly tsented
b0oy.
The SyIod was opered last evening, according to
rule with e. sermon by the last years Moderator the
Rev. jos. r. Tuttle of Rockawsy PIesbytery, from
Ephes SLAMS iv., IL and 49, Subject Working Church,
which ably and practically handled. Then fol-
lowed the organization for business for the coming
year. The Rev. Henry A Ring, of the PTesbytery OF
Montrose was chosen Moderator, and the Rev. O. Ii.
johnson and John Crowell, Clerks. The docket was
then pre- sened, and Comm tees appointed preparatory
TO busiLess, when an adjournment was had TILL this
MON III at O'Clock.
The fst hsf hour was spent in devotional exercises,
which large number OF the people OF the place at
tenc.d. The business hss consisted mainly, as yet
Of the rout1e Of the year. The principal topics OF
inferes having been addresses on the subject OF Edu-
cation for the Ministry, under the divisions of their
designation AMI their tfaining.
The fo,ner was presented by the Rev. DIR. I. A.
Mills ,f tw.York recently desgnated TO a LABOR IN
this depai tine 1t by the General Assembly. Dr. Mills
is Western nah by birth, education ana Iaoors uil
recently He is man of mark IN the denonina ion,
and rever peaches OF makes an ADDRESS without
effect. His views If the way and means OF p:rpetuat'
irg iLiry are, IN sense, novel though no claims
they are ole fashioned and ScrpturL lie repudstes
the uee Of hunting up pous young men anu tuen beg
eipg q support fol- them from the CHURCHES through
sp acsdeuliosl and professional course. hs pretty
plsiply ipiimsted, not only the impohcy oui tne
II eficiercy of the course pracced extensively for
the past - or 80 year, lie stated 1t aB aa axiom IN
religious affairs that the ministry is the outgrowth OF
the normal condition of the Church; that NO church
would ever want ELI ent ministry that had and ex-
ercsed the Spirit of the Churchs Head-that was
spiritual paying working church. The main point to
secure is such church The ministry that Is snould
eim TO promote q style CT Christian living IN the
family in business, which should honor religion, aid
iuuress upon the youth idea Of the soundGess and
high npoitance of the Christian calling, and especial
ly Of the dignity OF the ministerial once one point
he presented very impresslvely-that Tie Churcn
sbo ud have ministry raised up from every rack OF
social positiGn embraced in the same lit would not
only work heavily but mischievously to select minis
,ers iron the rch the poor, from the rehaed or the
uIcUlhva.ed.
Dr Mills said also some telling things to the minis
teis themselves. Anciently the tioe of Lew per
peiua,ed itself by Latura generation. Now 1t l.
baruy seen that the Of mlnsters take the Office
Of tleir tathers. This is attributed to double causo
too little ccntentedne5s in the mUsry with the social
position il ecued and the temporal support Afforded
las if il not meet the servant should be as his
LoId y aid TOO little care 10 honor their Office BY a
Christian Zeel and manly, earnest dis barge OF 1t
D. eular duties. lie thought defect 10 this last thing
went far to explain the present dearh OF can hdaes
for the sacred calling His remarks were listened to
at.ertyely ard with frequert 1timatons OF assent to
Their propriety.
The sLdred subject of training or the ministry was
prest nted by the Rev. j. s. Gallagher, Financial Sec
retary of the Union Theological Seminary, New York
Nj. Galaghers principal object was to lay before
the connT ministers and churches the crippled state
of the Seminary fer funds. The Seminary was the
proetge OF this Synod and ordinarily it hsd called on
few churches out Of New-York, Brooklyn aud Newark
for funds But for two mouths past had been out OF
the stion to approach their best and most liberal
fri. Les in behalf the nstitaton and The consequence
is there is deficiency Of some - 900 in the means OF
sustaining the professors and stucents de SAID the
professors would manage to get along for toe present
but What would poor students do, who found all their
ordinary resources fsihugi Formerly the Sunday
School Union employed many during vacation, and
thus contributed something to their support but this
recourse was cut off by well-knOwn circumstance.
MANY had foznd employment a. private tators,
but the hard times had led to economy in expenses,
which cut of this supply. He knew not wha. at
east half their students would do uness the country
churches now took the matter in hand.
The subject il to be further considered this afler
neon, "'