New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-22


The proceed Dgs Of this body commenced on
Mon day evening in the Pre- b. teTi>n Church. Eighty.
slIth street ana Third avenue, with q serDOn by thj
last Moderator, the Rev. JoHs NJ. SrEvEssos, ID. ID.
After perm, n, the Pferb ytsry organized and sp-
pointed the Rev. FREDERICK G. CLARK, late Of tn5
New School Presbyterian Cnurch, sod pastor OF tbs
wes; gently toirs street Presbyterian Church, Mod
orator for the present sitting
On Tueac ey morning the Pfesbytery met in ths
lecture.room Of the Rsv. DR.. Potts's Chorch Tenth
sueet the Moderator, the Rev. +. G. CLARK, pre-
sidiDg.
Commissioners. n the next General Assembly, which
meetd this year ludisT apols, lnd appointed.
Toe PresbJ.ry then listened TO reports of the st,s
Of religion from the various ministers and elders pres
ent. Most OF the reports were Of caeeuGg oaarac-
ter.
TIE Rev DR. KREBBs drov most deplorsble pic
tuTe Of The state Of religion Ia the Seventh Ward,
where bis church is located lie referred % Ghe Dutel
Church, the Msriiers Church, snd other churches on
the side Of the city, and .sd that atho1g1 ons
OF them was agita,og the question OF removal up
Town. yet there really vas more accommodation than
was needed by the population. None OF the churches
were full ana III did not believe word Of tins gresr
QUERY for the need Of new churches Already Tiers
was more church accommodation throughout the city
than was adequate 10 the wants Of the people.
The Rev. DR.. PORTS desired to correct sn impress
sion which be thought vas liable - be received from
the remarks Of DR.. Krebe. There WAS " no means
adequate provision DOW ia existscce, by way Oi chlfcn
accommodation, for o. people of Nes. York. lie bs1
no doubt whatever that the pressn, deficiency OF
conrch accommodation woul1 amount 10 tas; f1r W.
600 persOns.
Tie PresbyteJ7 proceeded to make sandry sppro-
pristOls to feeble Churches from the funds under tas
cor tIol of the Cbucb Extension Committee.
Tie case Of the Colored Church in Seventh syenas
coming up, -.
The Rty II. NJ WmsoY, its pastor advocated liz
interests very tlOquentlyi sskipg that IN SfoiIon 70
the eA its Of pecsl committee, tie PfesOytery sp-
propriae 81 600 To place the Church on clear ground
he Rev. DR. PHILLIPS objected TO snco peryer
siCn Of q fords 81 the commsni OF TIE Chuich EA
Ter SIGN Committee Such moneys were lnisniea iot
feeble Churches in the West ard not a. home Ia 'N'
city. ..h
The Rev. Dr. PoTrs responded in lengthy spsscn,
taking The GROUND III. toe first duty OF the Cnacnss
was 70 begin az home. He could not see toe cossh'
tency Of overlooking our own immediate wsntt. lo'
West at the prese,t time, was not aware o. ~ osu
repeth and pc trusted that it might be left some
Tat 70 lts own resources. a. al events, H sss not
the thing 10 forget home. ...;,
DR. PHmLPs explained that the people gave thef
col ectobs for tne West and they heard OF ihh par
We, zion trey might cut OF the supplies. .,1
DR. POTTs maintained his former groesd'
thou ht that the CITY Of Ne~ York was NOT % Eo'
oognly provided with tie Gospel a. 10 Ss"'
mission Of Dnus interests. ,,1
The Rev. II. N. Wmsos (cooredD then sna'e $50
the PfesDyteTy at some leDg0, asserting lDe' -,
il 20 The coiored people Of toe Seventh syenIe ~
10 place item on permanent bsss N tosH 49,,
worship TIE Newt School h1d proSMsu ~
people, and bad large au1 HOurishng cnnfcl; o1
MoDREAroE-" Bot tney stoIe it fen tae Va
School" ,
Mr.. Wnsos-Chrsti.ns might DO tkese Thugs u .
good cause, ssd no. err. c..c;J
a resolution was then passed directing the S2ech
Comm tee upon the property Of the Co!ofeo ON'''1
70 report at TIE neHt Session OF the PfesoJsV.
A iorg discussion then ensued upon the sppiGs. 49,
az vsriou, Scotch ard IRISH bretheren ifon JsI'II
City 10 the Prssbytery for organization as Ca0.
They faid tina. about seventy geailspen hsi s2as
the cOrcueon that they could rsi'e 500 year 'o'
.nppoIt Of Minister and the Gospel gerers.y. ~
application referred % Special n1aitDse- fh.
one ysanr maj prsserted himself ~ tie Gaze " -