The New York herald., 1869-05-29
Reception of Assemblies Mt Five Points Hous
of Industry.
REFORMED PREsBYrERny SYNOD 60. S.
Second Dny-Afternoon Session.


The Synod renewed business at three =. NJ The
reading of presbyterial reports was made the order
OF the day for Friday morning.
A paper said to be memorial from Princeton,
Ind, was laid on the table by some unknown per-
The Moderator stated that the paper bore no
evidence of transference by the presbytery and
hence could not be received read, unless some
satisfactory explanation could be given.
member OF the Illinois Presbytery said that the
reason that the paper was not transferred was be-
cause 1t purported to be signed by members Of q
congregation whose alleged pastor Is not known to
the Presbytery or Synod. The paper had been trans
ferred to the Presbytery by session whose Mode
rator had been suspended by the Synod year ago.
ON motion the mysterious document was ordered
to be returned to him who had tabled it.
sUPERANNUATED FUND.
The committee to whom had been recommitted the
report with reference TO the superannuated fund
the modified plan are free from the objections
raised against the previous report. The new
Rapsa nSe Character the %SSie
is indicated by the folowing-The fund is to be for
families Of deceased ministers. Congregations are
to raise collections for the fund.- The principal s to be
moneys until the next meeting Of the synod Pres
byteries to decide who shall be the recipients.
Commended to insure the lives Of their pastors. The
motion. he said was made on the condition that 1t
utes' discussion Objection being made the motion
was withdrawn.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION REJECTED.
The following resolutions, previously offered by
Rev. II. N. Johnston, were taken up for disposion-
Resolved That the time has when there should be
the Of ~ The Reformed Church. Oh
Resolved That hereafter unit. Otherwise ordered tho
sentative delegated synods and that the meeting every
Resolved That the representative synods shah
be q delegates sent from the several
appoint onehird ministers run: elders repre-
Resolved That the annual or dsesa.ed synod. shall have
no power to change the law Of the Church and
be taken TO the Quadrennal or General Assembly.
The mover of these resolutions advocated their
passage, on the ground that the ends OF Church
legislation can be promoted as well and with far
less friction by body much smaller than the 0rdi-
nary synods since these have now grown very large,
and as much time Is spent In unimportant discus
sion; that such is now the prosperous condition
OF the Church, and her boards and other machinery
are IN such fine working order enjoying the entire
confidence Of the Church. tnat there Il speciaI
urgent need for the assembling Of SO large body as
expenses incurred annually are very great and too
great u unnecessary, SINCE the money Is greatly
needed for the treasures OF the benevolent schemes
OF the Church.
Rev. JOHN WALLACE objected to delegated synods,
on the ground that tney had not worked very
smoothly In former times.
Rev. Dr. SPRoULE said that there was something
Man h e M yrrx 1 se o S Inc
said that "a change In the organization OF synod
must be made soon, and he thought the Church was
REV. W. GRAHAM thought that the objection against
q large annual synod that the travelling expenses
their attendance, and that 1t was good for all to come
together.
OF the benevolent schemes Of the Church demand
full annual meetings OF synod In Its present form,
and hoped that, as these schemes are now prosper
ing, no change would be made. "Let well enough
alone.n
After brief remarks by others the vote being taken
on the first resolution, 1t was lost by an almost
unanimous negative. The others were then with
drawn.
The vote OF the morning session locating the next
synod at Northwood, Ohio, was reconsidered
several other places g, s were proposed Tne synod
Oakdale, Ill, un Elkhorn churchl commencing ON
the Thursday after the fourth Tuesday OF May, 1s7o
Evening session.
Pursuant TO previous order the evening was spent
In DEVOTIONAL exercises Professor Sloane presided
and opened the exercises with singing. Scripture
reading and PRAYER and then called for voluntary
The subject OF discussion being ''The Revival OF
Religion Rev. A. M. MILLIaAN spoke Of the nature
subjects. Religion is our obligation TO God-the
discharge OF the duties we owe. synod
%Sy Church eSy elsewhere fyy II reaon is pHcsca revvs
In synod would excite TO more active efforts in the
work OF the Church. II we can arouse 70 more ar
dor IN the cause OF missions and all the great be-
nevolent work OF the Church. We are revived. Re-
vival not mere ideal and indennable something,
but IT that which excites TO renewed enors. IL
Rev. JAMES WALLACE said that the times are char.
acterized by very little life In spiritual religion.
There 10 great need OF effort TO counteract the infu
cnces producing this result Our chief aim should
be to have the power Of religion.
Rev, Mr.. HASNAY said that religion consisted In,
or is evnced by, four things-rgnt thinking, right
feeling, right speaking and right acting. First,
there must be knowledge Of the truth-a thinking
according TO the Word Of Cod. This is followed by
right feeling-love. Then We can speak right not
against but for the truth Then there Will be right
action--practlcal love TO God and man.
The discussion was also participated in by Rev.
Messrs. stephenson, Armour, Crozier George and
Beattie. Voluntary prayers were also offered by
several ministers. The meeting was very largely
attended, and considerable earnestness was mani.
tested In the exercises.
The departure OF the German expedition TO the
North Pole Is fixed for June 7. The Germania and
the steamer Harmonic will proceed direct to the
Island Jan-Mazen, and then 20 northward aud en-
deav0r to discover an opening in the Ice between the
seventyfourth and seventysxth degrees OF latitude
N nv the end OF August The nAnelIilnn shnud moi