The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-06
BROOKLYN PRESBYTERY.
THE ROTARY Observation-Disclosures TO
THE AssEMBLY-THE ToMPKNs AVENUE

THE ROTARY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO
THE AssEsDLY-THE ToMPKNs AVENUE
CHURCH TROUBLE
the semi-annusl meeting or the Brooklyn Pres
bytery met yesterday In Clinton street church.
The Rev. W. Howell Taylor was CHOSEN Moderator.
The Rev. J. Milton Greene Is the stated Clerk OF
the Presbyrery. Dr. Wells selected the studies
upon which the ministerial candidates, Lloyd
and Allen shan be examined. Mr.. Bridges, a
student IN Princeton, iron the Baltimore Presby-
terry, having received a call to Greene avenue
church, Brooklyn, Will be examined this morn
ing and arrangements made Tor mis- ordination.
Reports OF committees o. visitation TO cnuicnes
were presented. The reports OF the Home and
Foreign Mission committees and the Womens
Foreign Missionary SOCIETY or Brooklyn were pre-
sented. Tney show that the Gener il Assembly au-
tnorlzed the expenditure Of 900 Tor mission
work at home and abroad. The mission commit
tees, however, Kept down the DISTRIBUTION to
s5OO0o0. Tue receipts up 70 this time have only
been 1851. 000 and unless the boards will receive
$780, within the next three months the treasury
Will come out with debt or at least $4,000. The
contributions or the Presbytery TINS year TO the
cause OF foreign missions Is only 5000 For the
same period last year the contributions for foreign
missions by TINS Presby sery was 81 $40 while for
nome missions the church spends sscO0,OOO. Tie
islands o. the sea receive less tnan $780, 900 or MS
slOns. Toe Nomens society about 20 Outfd three
hOuses on Mount Lebanon, 10 be used mission
houses. me Brooklyn branch Of tAls society mas
o girls school Ia frlpoll whlcn Is la very pros
porous condition, but the people now wish 10 nave
IL ted mo a boarding school, so as 10 save
its pupils from the contamination OF MOhamfncd-
anism ana heatneni-m. The cost oi the school Is
5000. There Is balance ~ sne 80ciety's treas
ury OF $780,
4 CHURCH DEEPLY m DBBr.
communication was received from the Temp
erfy. wnch Is neld by the Globe Insurance COM
pany, and beside TINS there IS nOating deOt or
35Ol0J, and the interest amounts 70 $500. inc
oflicials Of the CHURCH have called Or. Mott, OF
Onio, 70 be their pastor, and they expect him TO
give them sucn au impulse That, together with the
increase 81 population ia that neIgnDornOod. they
snail nc able 10 get along. Their creditors are will
ing 10 extend the time 81 payment as long as they
can. Tue Globe Insut ance Company nave done so,
but there Is q legal limit beyond Nnicn they can
not 90, ana unless something IS done within our
teen 0ays THIS property Will be SOLD at auction.
what they want Just now is that the PresDylery
should toe them over Tor TWO or three years DY
assuming the interest on this great debt, aud
thus give them opportunity to nep them.
good policy to build churcnes with other peoples
money aud tubs PresDytery should not ndOrse
any such policy b. assuming tIis burden waite az
tue same TIME " - trying 10 get ltseH out
or debt already pressing upon H. DR..
Van Dyke believed that it would be
well % save tns property to PfesDy tcfiansm.
church bullolng IN the city o. Brooklyn, or, per-
hap, In any city IN the land. Mr.. FOOte, or
TnrOOp avenue churcn, suggested that II WOud be
q great los. u that church MAS let 10. The result
with the cnurcn ana 10 ADVISE II under The cir
cumstances. DR.. Breed, Of Philadelphia, Rd-
dressed the Presbytery on the importance or
erecting centennial monument 70 III. Witner'