The New York herald., 1874-10-07
THE JERSEY CHURCH SCANDAL.
Glendenning Before the Ecclesiastical Court
The Investigation to Commence To-Day.

The Jersey city Presbytery met in the Second
Presbyterian church yesterday. The assembly
comprised delegates from Hudson, Essex and
Passaic counties. Rev. Mr.. Wall was elected
Moderator, Rev. Mr.. Moore permanent clerk, Rev.
Mr.. French stated clerk and Rev. Mr.. Stearns
temporary clerk.
The programme for the exercises OF the session
having beeh arranged Rev. Mr.. Booth moved that
the letter Of Rev. John s. Gendenning In the
hands OF the clerk be read.
Rev. Mr.. Hardness objected. He moved as an
amendment tnat the Presbyte alone hear it
read. He thought the afrar had already received
too much publicity.
The motion to appoint committee of six-three
clergymen and three elders-was adopted, and the
following were appointed:-Rev Messrs. lmbrie,
Magee and Riggs, aud Messrs. Stewart, Dewitt
and Meigs.
Rev. Mr.. Imbrle said that as the case was a yery
important one notice should be given through the
SO that all concerned could come forward. The
would be their duty to ascertain nrst ol all II
there were suficient grounds for case
posed, strenuously opposed bitterly opposed, to
the papers so far as the Glendenning case was
concerned. The publication Of the notice called
for would be unprecedented. He thought that the
committee should not allow more than certain
number OF witnesses to testify.
Rev. Mr.. tmbrle replied TO this suggestion
sharply. He said that the committee there and
then would give notice to all persons having COM
plants to make to come forward and that q
committee had been appointed to hear them The
case was very grave one, and demanded
SO conducted that no person could come forward
hereafter and say with truth that 1t partial or
One-slded, or that any attempt was made TO sup
press the facts or shield the guilty. For his own
part, as chairman OF the committee he would take
the responsibility OF giving the notice. unless the
Presbytery should pass resolution to the con-
trary.
The committee retired to deliberate, and soon
afterwards issued the Following norice:-
The been appoin ted by the Pres
bytery Of Jersey City as judicial committee to
slider and report the Presbytery what action any,
John S Gendenning who has applied to the Presbyery
for thorough investigation OF certain charges alleged
against his moral character and current in this commu
meet the prospeet avenue Presbyterian church Jer
sey City Heights on tomorrow "wednesday afternoon,
At tour O'clock and in the evening Of the same day at
persons who have charges to prefer against said Rev.
John s. endenning in this case with evidence
pertaining to thee the case viii Be- any
DAVID MAGEE.
HERMAN G. RIGGS.
TYBUS G. MEfGS
ROBERT STEWARE
CHARLES A. DEWITT.
As this committee VIII act simply as grand
jury their session will De secret II they report
true bill OF Indictment against Gendenning 1t will
be Tor the Presbytery TO decide whether the trial
shall be made public or not The committee have
nothing to do with the case during the trial be-
yond any other member Of the Presbytery.
Glendennng was present during the entire pro-
ceedinge. In the afternoon an address was deliv-
cred by the Moderator on divine revelation. His
audience comprised about sixty persons i've OF