New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-16


attending 10 long ourneyseemed TO have created no
50 welded 10 Holland the settlers
OF NewFork that in their opinion a man had no au'
,horitv 70 preacb and had ordination unless ap'
rroved BY the Classes Of Amsterdam. The pastor OF
tho churcb at Albany refused TO allow minister to
n,o.cb thoueh recommended by Sir Edmond
Andross "because he had received Episcopai
ordination and was not approved by the CiasSes
OF Amsterdam" A party arose In the o"uie"
who claimed the right TO ordain ana regulate 'her
ecelesiastical matters to suit themselves luis was
called the Coetus party" the word meaning an assem-
bee O; ministers and elders plan approved ny 'ne
churches was sent to Holland. 1t took nine years 10
get on answer which was friendly TO the paul. '"0
Coetus was constituted 10 lT7. But ordlhat'on "'s
not allowed. The Church must still send TO hoiia"u
for ministers. The proposal was now made l" 'n''"
OF the yoke Of Holland. and let the churches govern
themselves. The matter created great eAcne"en''
Two parties we're formed. about equally divided. Inc
peace VI the churches was destroyed. Neighoo''ns
mir isters and churches were ct variance. one marty
licked the other out Of houses OF worship. Tumults
abont the doors OF churches were frequent on te Lod
Day. Oua5res took place in houses OF worship ABOUT
concluding the service Preachers we're assaulted 10
the pulpit Furious and Incorporate zeal lea 10 OK
ces,es vehement and outrageous. This quarrei rngeu
fifteen years Men who could live longer in strife
left and Joined other denominations The Churen III
New York remained in subcrdnation to the Glasses o'
Amsterdam TIL III. In that year there was Union
which was the foundation OF the CONSTITUTION
general Synod WAS founded some tim" after Which EN-
braced all the Dutch churches in the United state'
TIE MINISTER'S OF Ngw-yoRK SUE THE ooLLh'iA'h
| CnUKCH.
For more than century and half the Collegiate
oniy lint Church in the city. in
1913 the Garden st. Church. which up to that time haa
been psrt OF the Collegiate Church separated from
,hat and divided into two bands, one build
iny church on Murray.st the other building on wash
ingtop SQUARE, adjoining the University. Congrega-
,iops Increased and pastors and houses multiplied.
churches were organized each under the
caro- of single person. and distinguished IRON
the Colleg,ate Church which had it, plurality OF con
crec.ions and minister's The Collegiate Church was
rich and fourishing; Building out of its funds sp.endd
cburche, ard supporting ts ministers in splendid sye
taxing i,s members scarcely dollar for the maihte
nance Of public worship while the separate churche'
were Obliged n bud their own houses OF worship an"
suppor their ministry at gre expense. Many OF fhe
congregations poor and in debt and the ministry
ceby supported 1t was eontended that the tunus III
The bands Of the Coegae Church were placed there
m, a. gif, In, as trust-not for the support OF the
Cocgia,e ministry Only, but for tine support OF the
wlo,e Dutch ministry IN the City OF NewYork for the
supoort OF all the ministers that were on the
I.lend and for all that should be aterward
settled IN New.York and for no other pur'
,o.. whatever. II was con,ended that every dol
lar used r the binding OF churches, or Tor any purpose
other than for the support of tie ministry was Wow
lotion OF the trust The Lafvetteplace Churcn was
bull, on, NJ this fnni. and cost sl7oool Ihs "aro
.e,l w.s hl
church on Twenty .ninthst and fhtha'e' was ou"
on, ~ thu ministerial fund ana cost $4,000. The
Collegiste Church have purchs'ed 10 lois between
ror,y.eghth and Forty u,nth-sts. and Fifth.sve at
cst of $s2 600 and have built lecturesoom costing
s,o 600 more, all gu, Of the same fund. The church
PAYS each OF their four pastors the sum OF per
aunur, and gave each present OF 200 on last New
wears Day The massiy Of the ministers Of the Dutch
Cnurches in the city who Iabo, hard bat successfully
do mt receive ono third Of that amount 1t IL con-
tended thu, that turd being left for the support OF the
,nirs ministry in the city that there Is no reason OF
us,ce In so wing olr ministers 20 be clothed IN nue.
linen and fare sumptuousy every day while the great
MAS Of tho ministers In the city VINO nave m equsi
clam on that fund the income OF which Is enough Tor
ALL should brely exist They don't ask that the Cole
r,te Church a. trustees shall be removed. They don't
ask et the Collegiate ministers shall have one cent lees
Of income but they do ask that after the Collegiate
salaries have been fully paid that portion OF the resi-
dine which /, amply sufficient shall be- according to the
..press will Of the donors applied tho support Of the
| puteh nnisters in the city OF NewYork To compel
the Collegiate Church comply with the terms oil the
trust suit is now pending brought in the name OF tue
Atorney General e1-Re against the Minister'S Elders
aud Deseons Of the Reformed Dutch Church, which
will he argued before the Court OF Appeals IN October
The Collegiate Church il not nggardly In the bestow-
ment of gifs II spends annually on the Futons ST.
mce.ing 81 500 II has donated Dutch churches over
400 90 A mortgage is usually taken In which there
"a clause for nominal interest. The mortgages are
drawn with the condition that they are not to become
n,yab,e as long a. the church remains in connection
,th the Reformed Dutch Church In point OF fact no
interest has ever been demanded the mortgages To
the church Of Dr. Hutton Washington square $500
were given. To DIR. Ganse's on Twenty .third.st
slo 600 70 the Market-st Church $1,000. To the
Seventh.ave. Chnrcl $4,000. To the German Church
Al 600 To the Twenty frst.st. and Fifthave Church
donation was made OF $4,000. with the obligation to
make it s20O 900 when their debt was reduced 70 that
snn Churches have aided largely out OF the city
bile this is all very oers the ministers out OF the
church contend that It Is liberaity &C taeir EXPENSE
TINT the funds so expended were given not to build
churches or pey church debsout to support the entire
J Dutch ministry In the City Of New York.
MINISTRY AND cHUCuEs or THE CoLLBdIArE CHURCH
This church has four Pastors who ooate alternately
In the several Collegiate Parishes. The Rev. DE-
Thomas Dewitt is the Senior Pastor and was settled
in 1921 The Rev Thomas 4. Vermilye was called In
1899 In ls49 the Rev. Talbot w. Chambers was called
IA n colleague and the Rev. Mr.. Duryec. quito young
man com pletes the list Tho first house Of worship.
s,one one buit within the fort at the Battery, WAS