New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-22
Aesp21ork Daily Gribnlre
SYNOD OFNEu.YORK AND NhYJERSEY

Correspondence Of The n. y Tribune.
ORANGE, y. j., Oct. 20 1853.
This large body Of Pesbyterians met in the Second
Church Rev. M. Croweli- last evening, and was
opened with a sermon by the Rev. Mr. Riley Of Mon
trose Pa the last Moderator. His text was, " One
soweth and another respeth.' It a very plain,
clear and pleasing discussion Of the succession Of in
"fuences which usually are Deces aryin the produc
"tion ,f important moral results The preacher
Illustrated his idea by references TO facts in the phys
ca and intellectual world In the religions world one
eows the seed and often does not see 1t vegetaie
Often a Winter lnteryenes before the harvest Is
reached, when perhaps the sower gone and another
has come 10 reap that which he did not SOW. This
shows how some should be comOred who are dlscour
agcd al the apparent fruitlessncss Of their abor,.
Their sowing necessary 70 the rcapng o another,
and the latter could not have reaped but for the faith
full work of tho former. The reward OF the sower and
reaper vas also well set forth by the preacher in few
admirable sentences.
After The sermon, the Synod was constituted with
prayer and the roll call. large number Of ministers
ana elders was pres, nt compared with smaller Synods,
but not e-af of the Uber Of this large Synod,
which has 10 churches and 90 ministers ON it, roll.
II is disparity between the two. is owing TO the fact,
that a large number of the ministers are not IN the
pastoral Office but pTocs sOrs, editors secretaries,
foreign missionaries, or supernumerles.
The Rev. Edwin +. Hatfield, ID. d., Of New-iork
City, was elected Moderator and on taking the char
for the honor conferred aud throwing himself on thei
courtesy for help in the discharge OF his duties.
The Rev. John y. Lewis, for several years The
stated clerk of the SYNOD has recently received call
10 an Old Sci DOL church in Orange County, and has
been installed pastor of it. So that have the Gu
rious anomaly of an Oh School minister acting clerk
for New Nchool synod He viii to-day 1der his re-
siguaton. Mr.. Lewis has filed this important post
with great ability and precision, and as an officer his
resigIa ION Is matter OF regret.
According to a suggestion published in The Ncr-
YOTk OJserrer originally, the pastors OF the Orange
churches invited the Members If Synod 70 meet in the
First Church ON Monday evening, day previous TO
the opening for the purpose of prayer and conference
in reference 10 the "great awakening of the last
year. large audience was convened IN the FIRST
Church in accordance with this suggestion. and the
Rev. DIR. Adams of NewlOrk preached noble SER
mon on "the lntercessi0n Of Christ Tuesday morn
ing and afternoon devoted To- prayer and confer
eLce meetings, which were largely attended by the
people Of Orange although not large number 0 the
Members Of Synod was present.
Gordon in his Gazetteer OF New-Jersey, describes
Orange as struggling lilage, III when " Il large
trade is carried on in the manufacture OF leather
" shoes and hats" The description of It's " srag-
Cling looks is quite in keeping with facts as they
now exist Our main street, nearly or quite Two miles
long is loosely built up with great variety of dwell
ings The shoe business Is not carried on to the same
oxten, as III former days. In fact. but very little is
done in comparison with old times when nearly every
other house the village had shoe-shop attached to
it. In place of this the hat business Is carried on To
while here may collect some facts pertaining to the
matter.
Orange has been settled for $50 years at least and
It's church, in the lay of President Edwards, was
known as "The Mountains. In l'32, one Rev. John
Cross, u Scoichman. preaching here with such
success that revival in his church is mentioned by
Edwards in hi. Narrative of Surprising CoDver-
sons" One of its Ioblest ministers was the late Rev.
Dr. IIillyer one of the most lovely and loved minis
tiers Of the Presbyterian Church, contemporary of
McWborter, John NJ. Mason Romeyn Richards, Grit
fin, Fisher, PerIine, and such men.
Whether any special business viii come up before
the SYNOD durng It's present sessions am not able 10
say, but if there be any Will inform you.
ORANGE, n. j., Oct. Il, 1853.
The Synod spends nearly an hour in tie morning in
devotional exercises under the direction of the Mode
rator. Yesterday morning the exercises were very
like to those every day witnessed in the Fultcnsreet
prayer-meetDg Short prayers, addresses and singing
filed M the hour Oae thing noticed which grstiiied
me. 1t is very common TO see members OF SO large IN
ecclesiastical body during devotional exercises congre-
gated about the door having pleasant time, which
fact is apt TO suggest unpleasant reflections III the
minds Of outsiders. But yesterday morning at clock
the greater portion of the Synod were in attendance on
the PRAYER meeting, and none remained outside. The
meeting was also largely attended by citizens OF the
place that the church presented very interesting
spectacle.
MANY ministers and elders not in attendance the
first night arrived in this morning trains The Mod
orator announced the various Standing Committees
Aside from the ordinary business IN the morning ses-
sion the narratives Of the state of religion In tue sew
era Presbytories and the statistical narratives were
read by the stated Clerks of the Presbyterles. This
was one Of the most deeply interesting exercises OF
the day. 1t appeared from these narratives that dur
ing the past year great many churches III the Synod
have eniuved revvac Of more or less power ara that
many hundred persons have been added to the CON-
muuion of the Church. More than thousand per-
sons were added L. the Churches IN the Prcsbyery OF
VlN "a. q Churches the
Third Presbytery of Newlork, 800 10 those IN Rock
away, and large number to the Churches IN the
other Presbytercs. Judge that since the LIST of Jan
uary between 5000 and 1000 persons have been added
To the Churches Of this Synod. Tue church IN which
the Synod is holding lis sessions the Second Church OF
Orange the Rev John Crowells, has been a large
sharcr in the work. On one Saboaih 10y persons
occupied the as!eS at one tne making puOAc pro-
fession of religion. One hundred ana thirty in all
have been received This is Ike the old times, when
in the old churches Of Newark, Bloomfield. Orange,
ROckaway. " autagc, Nc, II was no uncommon event
TO receive 100 or $50 single communion sabbath.
The afternoon session was specially Interesting ON
account of the statements made by the Kew. Dir.
Dulles the excellent Secretary of the General Assem-
by's Publication Committee. Tnls cause has been
uaugurated fairy but fceb.y. The last Assembly re-
soy ed 10 raise 600 for the cause, and Mr.. Dues
visits this Synod this business and after hearing
him. IA Special Committee appointed 10 determine
the this Synod ought to raise, and to apporion
anorg the prsbyteries in connection with this body
The Rev. j.. r. futile of Rockawsy is Chairman of
that Committee, and will probably make his report to-
day.
The Presbytery Of Rockaway has had perpexing
case before them IN the division of feeling among the
neonle of one of their churches that Of Parcippany,
In reference to a candidate for the pastorship. This
has resulted in no transferable estrangemept of feel
inc and to the attempt 10 organize new church.
TIE Presbytery Yesterday resolved TO grant the
Quest of the scceders TO be organized into separate
church. There is wealth enough IN that nch farm
ing REGION Ia sustain the two churches, provided