New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-25
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD OF NETWORK
SECOND DAY

The Synod met yesterday, and elected the Rev.
j. l. Clark Moderator The Clark presented the reports
OF various Boards aid Presbyeres ofthe synod The
Board Of Home Missions reported that Importance
home missions second TO other. The synod was
urged TO give attention to this subject. For the
year ending June go lO2 stations have been established
Number OF persons attending worship at these Stations
lOl4 number OF members 1920; increase by profess
sOn 1872 increase by certificate 405 number of Sabbath
school scholars 522 The report for the year
shows that "A missions have been aided 10 the amount OF
ElS5 one yer ar ago tIe & oi te as'0ca
nearly paid OFF, ana most Of the missionaries have re
ceived the amounts due them. One thousand dollars Will
Board trust that the collections which the churches
taking up IN their behalf will be forwarded 10 the
treasurer as soon as possIeIe IIe cohgrega
tons in Kansas City, In San Francisco and in
report from the Board Of Foreign Missions IN Pbladel
pha said that they prosperous and that they found
much IN the result OF the abOs ior me
past year However, there is great need OF money for
the missionaries. IN many instances they have been
forced 10 borrow from the heather at high rates Of inter
est. The demands for more money" constantly in
creasug The Board OF Education also in want OF
the General Assembly found them in debt TO the amount
OF $4,000 Only 1857 IS was received by the Board
during the year large part of this sum came in
the close OF the year. consequently previous to this they
obliged to borrow Ten thousand dollars was ap
poprated to the Board by the General Assembly Of 1867
each year in aid OF the Westminster and Monmouth Col
eges Al present there is but 500 in the treasury there
fore the Board declines TO incur further debt. The
remedy Tor this state Of affairs is for the churches TO send
in their contributions promptly Seven thousand dollars
is the amount appropriated 10 the Board by the General
Assembly this year.
AT the afternoon session the following standing com
mittees were announced:
Bills and oNeuresDr Cooper. the ReyL D. NJ. IRE j. A. William.
son John Harper John k.ppey Messrs Samuel TempeOn,
Irving NJ Hall H. Armstrong D. Patterson James Grove WIN.
Walker j. McNAb On COMPREHENSIVE ID. williamson
H. Gordon r. A. Hill J. r. Fisher j. w. Walker On and
Of RegOnIhe McCuloeh. John
Stewart g. Spyth, G. Van Psen On Rev,onThe Reys p
Sauke John Krskne r. T. Deg A. T. Alexander NJ McLaury
On Fuanee-Ibe ReyE Vac Eaton X Grove James Price
MeEins topeH Harper or Boards Of the ohqIch-lh key D.
Dr. Samuel Harper, NJ. L. Ross WIN. Bruce, john Harper
The Board OF Missions TO the Freedmen reported that
they had exhausted their money and had been compelled
70 borrow $500 in order 20 meet the outstanding claims
that the schools in Nashville had been opened and
IN Vcksburg will be opened the first Monday in Octo-
Der that they now IN great need OF funds and finally
that they have the promise OF from the Freedmen
Bureau, for the establishment Of Normal School, d.
rected by the last General Assembly The Committee
Devotional Exercises handed In the following programme
for supplying the pups OF this MORO
with the visiting clergymen:
Twenty 6thst CbarchFOsnoon Rev william Bruce Baltimore
afternoon Hogg Lawrence senhye CburcbFonoon George
Wiley West Hebron afternoon williamson Johno~B; Janet
CbuhForeuooD, w j. Robinson BeuAh; afternoon K Grove.
Walton evening Rev Dr. Daley Pory fourh
g. NJ Hall TbomsonVe followed By spton Of the Lords Sup
per evening Harper Lisbon Centre Charlestt Church-Fo
per; evening CLARK Brosdslb Jersey CITY Cburh-Porepoon
Jas Crow Philadelphia; afternoon River Hudson
Barr Philadelphia Harlem Cbureh-Forepoon D. NJ Ur. Argye
afternoon, H. hcAdam Troy; evening" r. SteSAr
Brooklyn First Cbuch-Forenoon D. McHen; sierpoon b. A.
Duh Geneva BROOKLYN Second ChurehPorenoon Rppy
Gtlan. CoybgtOB Patterson Chureh-for.Ioop Ciappsr
tor ShusaB.
The session adjourned at 5. O'clock to meet this morn
ing at Q in the Jane.st Church.