New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-13
A Snual Session Of the General synod Of
the T. crmed q atch Church.
From Our Specii correspondent.
WILLIAM EoTsI, SEwBRuvswIcK !. j.,
90

est 10 the straDg J, growing out Of - antiquy-ita
pleasant position upon the banks Of the picturesque
y Ii,an-the memories OF tic olden tne associated
with its history-the presence of the, cradle nstu
tons Of learning which ere rr ornan NJ and PRIDE
and its intelligent aud tn yo llat,n and the order
and osiet whioa mark The Il. Oral character Of its
people
Az present il hos an additional attraction in the as
semhlacc Of ths General = nod Of .he venerable Re
,o,med Datcb Chus hin first and Oldest house Of
worship in the town
Organization or THE SYNOD.
The Synod met according to appointment nj 10
O'Clock on Wednesday las. The Rev. Philip fhsp
D. D.. Principal 6 the Holland Academy in Michigan
and President OF re last Synod. took 'he char. and
or,ned the Synod with prayer The r,l Wa called ny
lie stated clcrs, the Roy. David d. ncmarcst ID. d..
Of Hudson n Y. About $50 menber e thus far
appeared. TIE I:ev. Arson Dubois, Z TIE sec
ona Reformed puich Church OF ssldy was
chosen Preside the Rev. David CD, Vi Rutgers
College. Assess and the Rev. Benjamin e. hgren
colt and The q Cornelius l.. Wells were chosen
Clerks
Tho Afternoon session pas occupied during TIE first
one and half hours with dcyo onn exercises. iteE'7
D.. VIM Reilly and the'Rey Dr. John T. Deroaros'
making appropriate oddresscs.
rro. the resumption u bGs css Tia annual re- )rt OF
M ard II ,rporstion and tho IreaIurers stat enent
oe.e onditor Of the Educational Missionary fnd re
20 !-uds Of the Synod were read. The Treasurer 9.
ter's Cole,c john c. ElmenI,rf esq. also read Lis
ort Of the e ndiOn OF the funds nirusied 10 his care
committee Appointed 20 arrange with The Theological
Professors FOR the transfer -. their resicnSes IA The
Wings Of tue College building reported thst they hrd
made q satisfactory arrangement Ancth1r eomuiitee
reported their success IN raising : 80 10 80 divided
arecnc tie Theological II 'essvrsto supplement- their
saarics Various COMMIT 'ications wee received a1d
referred. Among these one non the CLASSES 81
Schenectady p-ay.ng Tor amendmt n ~ 'he form 81
orlainBr Elders ard Ds,,ous so that 10 shall be done
WIFI thc imposition Of lI u.s. and asI that BE ordino-
ton be- omitted ~ case EdeJ or Delcon be reelected
TIN. n likely 70 c,eaie somc A;ca sion Wien Il comes
before the Synod.
The annual synod icel sermon VA preaoacd IN TIE
evening pef)!e p LARGE audience ~ 80 Rev. ID.
Ihelps, from Ron. All. Il The kingdom Il God Is
not meat aud d. uF outright BUSINESS and peace and
oy in tho Holy Ghost
The sermon sas "a ab'. ezI tlon and pertinent n
plcation 81 The text.
AN,r openr synod %. Tn saa1 moruirs The Pres
idCat anuouac tie names 1. .te twelve ssIalinE
committees, ara 'he p,pers ALREADY referred were
placed IN Their landr.
REPORTS OF Tia roA9Ds.
The 33d Animal Rep - O., the IOlrd q Foreign
Mis.oas was PRESENTED through t'e.r ecr-'arr thc
Rev. pillip Pc Il. aud lucid -urvey %. .Ac hoo
4 operations ami the fU - Of its labor.
Tlo Rrror' e the -. "a Of Domestic NJ .s'o.s VIZ
read hy a.. Secretary e =, :. Gc0ryo ILuslgt. ami
also the reports %. The ioirls - Ilu'4tI.u, hy the
Rev. Iotn l. lee and e the Board Of Publication hy
the Rev. Z. C. Strong tier respective seontafies all
giving inil -. i,menis thCif oN Iaiiols
The appended rrror,s Z tie rcislfer slowed hat
their finances were 10 ilihv c,ut lion Thin Wis
followed by speci- 'niatioa %, TIE subject Of
E0mGniGm hr the E.y C. Siron; VIII q C'ah
Of the action - the &c A. 's-emby %. TIE Pes 30
r.an Church speeding the s-.'eci. ll.s W. reif.d
vous reports we're referred ~ the proper o,m ttrcs
The Lords supper observed by tto synod accord.
by S tie iS ' Kew Sr r"riineni sdicse.
we're delivered hY ROY y ON Steele AMI The Rev. IT.
Hinton Of thus city io,l IF WHOM a.i..ed 70 lren,inc
the elements. Are. q ererc e many " thc ,nen n.
attended the ignoial Of st!lcnt OF TIE f..snnian
class in coll'rc Who accdcnt-lly dot himself While
handling piftoi the Day before III" event ~ 80
warning ~ al is n careless AID unnecessary handling
OF uc'1slS.
ColRTsT oypL.'cr.
The Rev. Theodore Monod appeared and W's we'
ooI.ca by the synod thg Rep ,sontatfe o. to' tro
Eyqnrcical CfIrcie' q France. u" ~ son ~ i'c
Late NV "A ,olc 4, noi - P.ris-viicly known ~
high character nd 9, ang'.i. u hho.s .s Ie41.'h 10
his h0aoied father. end his own a0ics' yet garrett
and Impressive manner won hm great itsnr VIII re
synod whom he addressed 2 1harstay AID llfl with
H. pronisculns audience De addressed NE s'oo9d
Reformed D1ich q urch 80 'he evening. Aher he
opening % Synod on Friday noruinR ne Rev i. J..
Stanton, ID -. presented hl crcdcrta a. DELEGATE
20 represent the General Asf"nhyot ihnfe a. me
Svpot He conveyed Their hrisilsl sa iai0o. Ia On
effective manner. and was oag.y welcomed ~ TIC
President 81 the Synod.
TIE Rev John ;. Fouk de'or..e RON a." Synod
(rsaternj - the German Reformed '4ufc.. Was nlso
welcomed 10 the floor II Tie ynJi. The Etf d. ter
hard Pres lent 81 FIauLlil AID VI IsiaH ''i'e,,
Leicester Pa Was also nCcrcd cd the i..Yrs,er.a
| -. al 81 q IN
| Church &C. ayo.cd %. the IA EN- and Ncsiern sub
oiliulis Synodt. ne Couu..,co On Syn'di,a lilo.
uiCs reported va4ioDs items recurring "a, attention u
the Synod, which we're referrcd. Tie met iolt 81
/ the afterroon session " Frldy was devoted 30
special prayer for The youag Ecn in Che insutons %
tic church
Tho Special COMMITTEE app,igtoa on iht subject.
consisting a the Rev i. =. ZaD.iskie, the Rev. VIM
Rely DID the Rev. i. {. Taylor. ID. with the IL.
ders Peter Crspeli aud John !. Brow through their
Chairman presented lie following ilauics which vas
unanimously adopted without debate.
The Committee appointed to dram rasont.1ns secog
pizing tho irOv.den Of Sod IL our recent nationa
history. respectfully beg Naye 10 report r the ooasd
Grafton OF the Synod the wing resolutions:
lPlb..hei o. .as Siath Page
The order Of the Ray was here resumed. which
short aud Interesting statements by tbs Secretaries VI
the various Boards % matters connected with their ie
partment 81 The worl pf.ire church.
The Rev , 1sgrU SCIDD y Secretary u tho Amer
lean and 70 gn Christia Union, called the attention
Of the Syno, 10 the impori worn 81 this Society 20
which the Synod responde, ccmmcrdins TIE eGvse
| TO their churches.
In tie afternoon the lersiicn % The bencvolcnt
operations vi lie Clrch resumed. Rev Mr. SCuP.
DIR bore BIZ testimony - "a good work done % a. )
Board Of Publication n, army. AID though. some
thing might be done Tor n, Freedmen b. Of IL
publications. Rev CEAELzs ROCKWELL who had IA.
bored in the South represented the condition o. The
| whole population deplorlblo indeed
! The Res. John 6 Eblugn thought the condition Of
u people " the Shenandoah N'loy 10Y 20 surer.
atiyey I'd though like oti ers they needed tha gospe
The Re-. Leopold Moher Ylet att nt.on Nc ces
sites Of = g. rmgn porulaii ion.
The Rev. Mir Wilson adv ised the Church 10 make