New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-21
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
MEETING OF THE SYNOD OF EEwYoRK (oLD
SCHOOL, AT SING SING.

0eneral Assembly on systematic Denencence WAS to
seved assessing the amount to be raised by the Synod
$4,000. committee appointed by the Moderator 70
Apporton the amount be raised by each Presbytery
reported 1t as follows: To the Foreign Missions ses4oc
AppOrtioned to the different PTesbyteries as iolows
SssssS G F HSd'S SswYO O soc second
New.YOrk, A,4A North River, tllSz no Dot ~ cox
Hudson, $50 Long Island, $685. Nassau a ssG:
S224O; First New-York $4,000 Second New-York $3.50
S SSte IS Of which the PreSbyery Connecticut
Z % raise 1850 Hudson s22S Long IsaRG ssa
North River $500 For publication the sum 0 s] so Is
aRpT0RattSeas GE o6s Island sc Nassau $500 First
Hew.YOrk, $9,l55 Second New YORK t4oI nOrtn RIVER
portioned as follows Connecticut, t245 Hudson $500
long Island s76 Nassau, $500; First New York Sl7EO
disabled ministers fund, $4,000 is appropriated
OS a as iSq Nassau @ fTst
Second New York g. 965; North River $47S The amount
advance OF the appropriation of last year, OF which
amount the Presbytery OF Connecticut IS to raise SOO
Ysrk ss9Ss Second New-York 81 $50; North River $3.50
The total amount TO be raised by each PresDytey Is:
Nassau, 1854; First NewYork, sl56S3 Second New
York $4,000 North River 1885. The reporto the Com
Rord That he stated Clerk Of the SYNOD send to each of the
and desire that the PiSyteTies m attendance
The Rev. Judson Hopkins then offered the following
report, which ehcited considerable debate and was
nnaiy referred Committee who reported IN favor OF
its adoption ana IL Was ~ 9 sS Ssss nre D,
syegb and secure Church and growing
% . hereby sHjoned on the Sessions this
member Of their churches shall tafe his or her residence
within the bounds o. s no,s Fe o. @ pG tb Bse, and
NORTH 10 9 te Seeps when 1eS members shall take
their letters Of dsgnon TO PTeshtrSn hah WITHIN he oouus
sfe and residences thus communicated and inform their fIes
their rolls members living within the
bounds Of ne,hs VINO are no, 70 s S5 members
their connection to PRESBYTERIAN Church vtha the
Pssb CuIeh accessible their place Of residence then
e directed to inform che Stated CLERKS Of such fr''s'
Td The Sessions Of Churches are directed 70 request e mem
Pb,u Church to esl and use letters Of Introduction to
hs people Of God where they may o temporarily residing o
lions 70 Their respective churches
sftS PiesbJy be asked whether they complied
requirements hs Sessions Of eli Churches are directed to inform
the Stated Clerks Of Pbytees Of omission Of the above require
by any church within their Presbyteria jurisdiction go
thanks of the Synod TO VISIT the prison during the recess
The synod then took recess until p m: During the
many Of the delegates ayaed themselves or the
invitation 70 visit the prison Upon reassembng the
Ors OF the different Presbyeres reported favor of
their adoption and they were accordingly adopted and
appointed principal aud the Rev. Israel w COchrane as
alternate to prepare the narrative OF the ensuing year.
On motion committee was appointed 10 prepare and
transmit message Of fraternal greeting to the New
School Presbyterian Synod in session al POughkeepse.
The committee sent the following message:
me TIE G ,S at sss ss S
e and takes occasion to express its hearty Cngrstusion on the
Ssn Church ia the United States and It's desire that God may follow
ts eh shall bring the members Of these two SynOds
on notion the Rev. DR. Charles X Imbre Stated Clerk
Unanimously reelected. The Rev Mr. Wilson. a home
missionary, aboring Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska,
airy work the West urged upon the Synod of New
York the Importance of sustaining more literally the
bytheRev Dr. stephenson of the American Tract Society
who gave an interesting account Of their operations
during the last year He stated that there about
S0o00000 Spanishspeaking people on this continent and
To provide religious reading for these people the Board
printed already publications and they
desired that the means be furnished to give them wide
circulation. The Board have several Chinese colpOr-
teurs labOTing in California, and are also having
several books printed in the, Chinese language. on
adjourn they adjourn TO meet in the First Presbyterian
Church OF NewYOrk City, the time Of meeting to be the
rs Tuesday the second Monday in October next
The Synod then took recess until 1870 p NJ The even
ing session was Of religious character, consisting Of
by the Rev Mr. Bishops and remarks by the Rey
DR. Mccarthy, a foreign missionary and the Rev. Shell
don Jackson, missionary labOring in the West The
bynOd then adjourned
THE SYNOD AT POUGHKEEPsIE.
The members IN attendance at the New
York and NewJersey Presbyterian synod Ct PSaghkeep
Ecasd Thstt6e Rev d. Hsed and Prra Kingsley be com
proceed Sing Sing and express synod q The
Cl5,ta9 ard i'Stena salqta,ions Of this Synod
byered tie SynOdical sermon.
THE SYNOD OF NEw-JERsEY.
The Presbyterian Synod of New-Jersey %.
~ its yesterday morning the Second
Presbyterian Church at Railway. A larger number Of
members present, ana the attendance visitors
much advance Of that OF Tuesday. The first half
hour succeeding the assembling Of the members was
spent in devotional exercises, and the Conven.
ton then proceeded the transaction Of bun-
Resolutions expressing pleasure over the
cal between the divided branches Of the .Church
adopted and ordered to be sent TO the New School
Synod in session at Poughkeepsie this State Az
ter the Committee on Systematic BenevOence had re-
ported, the Rev Casper r. Gregory read interesting
report behalf Of the Committee the State OF Rel
ion The report stated that the regular ana puncual
of the OF the religion throughout the State though
thought that increase In these would bespeak
but two members by death during the past year These
the Rev. Abraham Williamson, known a " Father
of the Church." who died the 18th of June,
and the Rev. j. X. Mariner, younger man,
who died on the 9Th Of September. The narratives
from the several Presbyteres showed liberal cOntribu
1ous toward defayng the expenses Of carrying the
work Of the church That from the PresDytery Of New
Brunswick announced that of the Elders had
20 sustain at his personal expense, missionary
the foreign field. That from Monmouth announced even
more liberal prOvEiOn-the Rev. WIN. McChesney and
AlgernOn Marcelus with their wives had agreed 10 de-
vote themselves TO the service OF the Church China
The number Of conversions during the past year had
reached 120 It sad fact that tins equaed scarce
ly threequarters Of the number effected during the
last year, and far below the number made
during the four preceding years The report closed with
suggestion OF the prOprety Of looking into the OF
tins decline, and advised the adoption of
which should promise recuperatOn After the report
had adopted, the Rev Dr. Hedding offered
resolution declaring the duty every minister
view OF tine political corruption OF these days, 10 ad
wise his congregation as to their vote upon political
the gift OF the people they should lend their support
This resolution ELECTED warm discussOn-not
spirit but 10 It's fOrm-which not concluded when
the Convention. adjourned until this morning.
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