New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-07

This servile dependence upon foreign judcatory-the
great trouble and expense inconvenience and suffering
attending long journeyseemed to have created nc
dissatisfaction SO welded to Holland were the settlers
Of Ncv.York. that in their opinion man had no au
thority to preach and had no ordination unless ap
proved by the Glasses Of Amsterdam. The pastor OF
the church at Albany refused TO allow o minister to
preach, though recommended by Sir Edmond
Andross, because 10 had received Episcopal
ordination and was not approved by the Glasses
of Amsterdam" A party arose in the church
who claimed the right to ordan and regulate theiI
ecclesiastical matters to suit themselves This was
called 1.-THE Coeus party" the word meaning an assem-
blage OF ministers and elders plan approved by the
churches was sent TO Holland 1t took nine years to
get an answer which was friendly to the plan, and
Coetus wes constituted in l7i7. But ordination was
not allowed. The Church must still send TO Holland
FOR ministers The proposal was now made to throw
off the woke Of Holland and let the churches govern
themselves. The matter created great excitement.
Two parties were formed about equally divided The
peace Of the churches WAS destroyed. Neighborng
ministers and churches were at variance. One party
locked the other out Of houses Of worship Tumults
abont the doors of churches frequent on the Lords
Day. Quarels took place in houses Of worship about
concluding the service. PREACHERS were assaulted IN
the pulpit Furious and Incorporate zeal hd TO ex-
cesses vehement and outrageous. This quarrel ragged
fifteen years. Men who could not live longer in strife
left and Joined other denominations. The Church In
New York remained in subordnaton TO the Glasses OF
Amsterdam till l77l In that year there was union'
which was the foundation OF the Constitution.
general Synod was founded some time after which en-
braced all the Dutch churches in the United States.
CHURCH.
For more than q century and hall the Collegiate
Church was the only Dutch Church in the city. In
1918 the Garden st. Church. which up to that time had
been part of the Collegiate Church separated from
that connection and divided into two bands. one build
ing church on Murrny.st the other building Wash.
ington.s square, adjoining the University. Congrega.
tions increased and pastors and houses multiplied.
Independent churches organized each under the
care Of single person. and were so distinguished from
the Collegiate Church. which had lis plurality OF con-
gregations and ministers. The Collegiate Church was
rich and fourishipg; building out of its funds splendid
ohurhces and supporting its ministers in splendid style;
taxing It's members scarcely dollar for the mainte
nance of public worship while the separate churches
obliged build their own houses Of worship and
support their ministry at great expense Many OF the
congregations were poor and in debt and the ministry
feeby supported. 1t oon,ended that the funds in
the hands Of the Coegiae Church were placed there
not as gift but Gs rust-not for the support Of the
Collegiate ministry only bat for the support OF the
whole Dutch ministry in tie City Of New.fork for the
support Of all the ministers that were on the
Island and for all that should DO nfterward
settled in New.York and for no other pur'
pose whatever 1t was con,ended that every dol
used for the building OF churches or for any purpose
other than for the support Of the ministry was viola
lotion OF the trust. The Lafayette place Church was
built out OF this fund. and cost el7OO0O The mar bio
church on Twenty .ninih.st, and Fifhavc was built
ont Of the ministerial fund.- ana cost sl15,0O Tho
Collegiate Church have purchased 10 lots between
Forty eighth and Forty nlnhsts. and Fiithave at a
cost Of $50 CO., and have built lecure.room costing
t40 90 more. all out Of the same fund. The church
pays each Of their four pastors the Of e. 900 pr
annun. and gave each present OF 81 900 last New.
Years Day The majority OF the ministers Of the Dutch
Churches in the city. who labor hard but successfully,
DO not receive third OF that amount II is
tended that that fuld being o for tie support Of the
entire ministry in the city ths. there is
Justice in allowing four ministers DO clothed In Emo
linen and fare sumptuousy every day while the great
mass Of the ministers ia the city who have equal
claim that fund.- the income Of which Is enough for
al should barely exist They don't ask that the Cole
gate Church as trustees shall be removed. They don't
ask that the Collegiate ministers shall have less
Of income, bat they do ask that after the Collegiate
salaries have been fully paid, that portion Of the re
due which amply sufficient shall be, according to Nc
express will Of the donors applied to the support OF the
Dutch ministers in the city OF New-York To compel
the Collegiate Church comply with the terms Of the
trust suit is now pending brought in the name Of the
Attorney General ex.Rc against the Minister'S Elders
and Deacons Of the Reformed Daich Church, which
will be argned before the Court Of Appeals in October
The Collegiate Church is not niggardly in the bestow.
ment Of gihs. IT spends annually on the Fnlton.st
meeting So 900 1t has donated to Dutch churches
s00 900. mortgage ia usually taken in which there
is clause for nominal interest. The mortgages are
drawn with the condition that they are not to become
payable long rs the church remains in connection
with the Reformed Dntch Church. In point OF fact no
interest has ever been demanded the mortgages To
the church Of Dr. Hutton Washington square SIS 900
were given. To DR.. Ganse's on Twenty .thrd.st
$1,000 To the Market-st. Church 5000. To tho
Seventh.aye Church sl2 900. To the German Church
sOoo. To the Twenty hrst-st and Fifth-ave. Church
donation was made OF $1,000 with the obligation to
make 1t s20O when their debt reduced To that
sum. Churches have been aided largely out of the city,
While this is all very liberal the ministers out Of the
church contend that it is beralty at their expene
that the funds expended were given not to build
churches OF pay church debtsbut to support the entire
Dutch ministry in the City OF New.York.
MINISTRY AND CHUCHEs or THE COLLECT ATE CHURCH
This church has four Pastors who oiicate alternately
in the several Collegiate Parishes. The Rev. DIR.
Thomas Dewitt is the Senior Pastor, and settled
in 1877. The Rev. Thomas +. yermiye was called in
1889. In le49 the Rev. Talbot w Chambers was calee
as colleague and the Rev. Mr. Duryce, quite young
man completes the list The first house OF worship a