Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-05
The Presbytery Of New Brunswick

Convened in the Shrewsbury Presbyterian
Church. on Tuesday evening, the Goth ult.,
ard was opened with a sermon by Rev Joseph
G.. Symmes, from l. Cor. Is: So: Therefore
nv beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmove-
able. always Astounding in the work OF the
Lord. forasmuch as ye know that your labor
is not in vain in the Lord After which the
sessions of PresbyterY were constituted by
prayer. and Rev. RS Manning elected Mod.
orator, and Revss Nessfs. White and Davis,
Clerks.
The Second Church, Princeton, obtained
permission to employ Mr. Charles r. Clark as
the stated supply of their pulpit for the ensu-
ing year.
Rev. Charles w. Gardner was dismissed at
his own request to Join tie Presbytery of Phil
adelphia.
Tie following Commissioners were appoint.
ed 10 attend the Geneal Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in the United States,
which meets in INDIANAPOLIS on the 10th OF
next month, viz
Observation-Disclosures. McGill, D. D., /.
B Davis, and G. f. WGrell, Principals, and
Robert Davidson, D. D, S M. Hammill and
II. B. Chaplin, alternases.
Ruling Etders-Hoa. Stacy G.. Potts, John
Van Doreh, and JosepRGl Brearley. prinei
pals, and A. V. Gulicg B. T. Randolph, and
j. F. H%ageman, alterbtes
1t was resolved, thAt Rev. A. D. White,
the Stated CLERK, be a committee to receive
whatever collections maj hemade for the pur-
pose, and when a suf6eieAt amount is obtained,
purchase a suitablcdreTutpf iron safe for the
preservation OF the Seords and valuable pa
pers Of the P~resbytB, aud that he make a
full report of the sne at the next stated
meeting. THESE yaables which have been
accommodating for me than 100 years have
now become so INJURIOUS that they are no
longer kept in the firrroof yaultsao of the Tren-
f ton Banking Compai, as heretofore, and the
Presbytery deem ithvisable that a suitable
iron safe be procurl for their own USE, in
/ which their recordsad papers may be pre-
served in all future be, so far as possible, be-
5 yond the reach ofhjury or destruction to
which they will evere exposed without some
similar provision.
| Mr.. Alfred Yeorns was received under
| care Of Presbytery @ candidate FOR the Cos
pei ministry, after big examined on expert
mental religion anAotiyes in seeking the
ministry.
An overture of tIlast General Assembly,
sent down to the Rbyteries for their deci-
sion respecting the dission of the ministry
= was answered in theegative.
Resided, That thPreshytery approve OF
{ the organization by mex Synod of a new
Il Presbytery Of Moppth, embracing those
: churches of the Prestery Of New Brunswick,
t lying South of the Csden and Amboy Rail
road, together with church of HightStowu
and its pastor, with p other churches as the
y Synod in their wisdohay think proper to set
u off to the new PresHry y.
? Messrs. j. Addisohenry, Robert S. Feag
Il les and Robert II. A>au having been sus
ia ned in all their t3, were licensed in the
usual form as proboners for the Gospel
Ministry.
Much time was sp in free conversation
! on the state of religi within the bounds o.
? Presbytery, interspeIl with devotional ex
~ereises. and an inteting narrative of the
. state of religion was Own up by Rev S. M
r. Hamill, which, on bel read, was ordered tc
: be forwarded to the beral Assembly.
u After a vote of tHkS to the Pastor anG
people of ShrewsburyNpr their kindness ant
hospitality, Presbyt{ adjourned to meet il
the LawrencevilIe Prlyteriap Church, on the
q FIRST Tuesday in OcrJr next, at IL O'Clock
A. NJ.