The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-13
TIE NEW YORK PREsEYTERY.

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Meeting Yesterday-Three Of Its Churches In
TroubIs-Dr. Hall on the Warpath.
An adjourned meeting OF the New York Presby-
terry was held yesterday In the University place
chapel The great purpose Of the body was to hear
report OF special committee appointed at pre-
vious meeting to inquire into the condition ana pros
poets OF the Alexander Presbyterian church, III
Seventh avenue, near Nineteenth street, formerly
the mission OF the Fifth avenue Presbyterian chdrch,
OF which DR.. Alexander was formerly and DR.. Jonn
Hall now is the pastor. But previous TO call
ing up that business Rev. Or. Hastings re-
ported for the Committee on Hamilton college,
recommending that institution to the sympathy
and aid of the several churches within the jurisdc-
ton OF the body. The college Is located in thor
oughly Presbyterian district Of this State and FUR
nishes more students for the Presbyterian ministry
to Auburn theological Seminary than any other
college in the East and more to the Union Seminary
in thus CITY than any other except Amherst. The
State OF New York, the report said, contains
PRESBYTERIAN POPULATION OF Os,993 SOULS.
The report, alter some verbal explanations, was
adopted.
large number OF visiting brethren from other
Presbyteries and OF other denominations, who had
attracted by the interest OF the cases involved
In this meeting, were present, and, on NOTION were
invited 10 sit as corresponding members.
The Committee on BenevOlence and Finance re.
ported resolutions regretting that the General AS
semoly Committee OF the same name had refused to
allow Its treasurer, Mr.. ]. A. stuart, TO receive the
several church subscriptions and disburse the same
to the different boards ana objects for which the
same might DE designed. Hence systematic be-
nevolence and collections would prove failure.
The report was adopted
A favorable time for the report Of the special COM
| NIT taaO Alay dar CHI N uUa rriv
Aiken reported for that committee. From this pa
! per aud the consequent debates It appeared that
this mission was organized III March, 1865, but 1t
has not had q very turllty existence ever since,
| anu last summer the church applied to the Pres
| bytery lor pecunary aid. the iresbytery's church
| pay $500 to The church TO hquidate It's debt and
thereafter the congregation were to be dissolved
ana Drs. Maclise and Burcnard-the former being
then, as now, lis pastOr-were appointed TO give
letters OF dismissal to the members. Ihereupon as
Dir. Hall showed ny documentary evidence, the trus-
tees Of
THE FIFTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
who owned and held the Mlssl0n building and pro-
perry, LOOK steps TO obtain possession OF the same
Tney mad leased the building, or a poruOn thereof
to the Alexander church. from year to year, at the
tenp.ed, upon the prospec i've dissolution Of the
Mission church, 10 gain possession OF their property,
han9hy seS to ' The @ uea se
trustees which letter DR.. Hail notwithstanding o
properly right IN the lots, the building and the fur
nlture OF the Alexander cnurcn. IL then became q
matter OF law ana justice Tor the Filth avenue
church trustees to dlspOsseSs the trespaSiers WHO
had thus turned privilege into right The Alex
ander church people were therefore notified that at
the expiration OF their annual lease, III March,
lnev would nave to get out. Last week the dim
Guilty came up before the PresDylery, and DR..
Maclise read paper, containing very coarse III
situations and atLrIDutng base motives to the
FlItn avenue churcn and the Presbytery appointed
SPECIAL c0nllitee 10 Inquire into and report the
facts. That committee reported that it met the
Alexander emu en- people on the 9th ins and ascer.
tanned that the cnurch contains fifty two members
ana an average attendance OF $50 persons at every
Snh nd fnrf of
the prayer meetings.; that its Sabbath collections
amount to 81; that 1t called Dr. Macse at a salary
| oil 1000 per annum, toward which the church can
raise only $500, and that the church Is opposed
It's own dissolution or that OF the pastoral relation
lore, made no recommendation, but simply reerred
the Presbytery to chapter 10. section s. form OF
government" Of the church, for guidance.
| DR.. John Hall TOOK the warpaLn IN defence OF his
own church. he was not pastor here
WHEN THE ALEXANDER MISSION WAS ORGANIZED,
| nor did he know on what conditions that society
held the building until this controversy called his
stteatlon to It. Yet last week he ana his brethren
! In the ministry VINO have established missions IN
the city were accused OF seeking diocesan powers
aud Oh doing this work from base motives. And the
Presbytery mad no more respect Tor itself OF It's
memoirs than to allow these remarks TO pass un-
rebuked. lie hoped 1t would be more careful in fu.
ture and not allow sucn spirit as was rnen mani
fes, ed 10 enter anu divide the Church here. Inc
Doctor got quite warmed mp III his speech and EVIL
denty had tine sympathy Of the house with him.
Dir. Macise wished to reply, but the Presbytery re-
fused, considering That his remarks last week were
out vi order. The matter was disposed Of so far as
the PresDytery Is concerned, by accepting special
committees report ana laying the resolution LOOK
lug 10 dissolution OF the society on the table In
definitely.
Another ''rumpus,n connected with the Harlem
PresOyter church, came before the Presoytery.
There are Two bodies there. one OF which rents a
chnrcn edince and the other rents q han over the
market, block or Two away The seceders TOOK the
| pastor Off with them, aud the Church EXtenslO
| committee had pledged the United cnurcn $l0, QUO
towards the erection oil new edince but the pastor
| Jailed to apprise them OF the TACT until he und
| twenty eIgnI members mad gOle. Then the Church
| Extension Committee Withdrew It's promised AID and
| the old church went ahead building u lecture room,
| which Will be completed about May, Dut without
| this aid 1t cannot proceed further
THE EXTENSION COMMITTEE WERE ACCUSED
by Dr. Reld. the delegate from the old church,
with being COLLISION with the seceders, to the n
Jury oil the former. This was denied by Dr. Hastings
on behalf OF the cOmmltiee. Delegates from the
cedng body were pr 4ent and presented their side
and The maacer was reierred to u committee to har.
monize the factions II possible.
But still another church difficulty came up before
the Presbyiery Tor redress Under Its auspices the
Rev. a. Gore mas for some time past been conduct
ing religious services In the Union Theological Semi
| nary for French people. The enterprise was known
| as the "French Evangelical church" short time
| charges or the delay OF trla-indced, without
| assigning any reason whatever-dismissed Mr..
| Gore and very c0Olly nanded him notice to read
on Sabbath morning to the cnubcn announcing that
| Rev. would preach there thereafter. This
being so Irregular, Mr.. Gore appealed to the Pres
| bytery, when appointed DIS. Hail and Adams and
Ejer Glatz To inquire into the lacts and the eXpe-
diency OF sustaining The French mission any longer
| And thus were three church lights partly disposed
| Of-enOugh Tor one day.
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