New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-09
THE REFORMED CHURCH CONVENTION.


DISCUSSION IN REGARD TO ENDOWMENT FUNDS
CONDITION OF THE DOMESTIC MIssIoNs-REPohr
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTION.
The sessions of the Synod of the Reformed
Church were continued at the Grand street church, ]"
Jersey City, yesterday. The report OF the Com'ee y"
the Board of Direction was presented Inc Comh'''ee
exprcsscd their dsapproval Of using any moneys DE-
oueathed for especial for any other purposes ta
those specficd in the bequest They complained that
money had been taken from the permanent seminar!
fund to repair professional residences, and oush'
the Synod should express its disaprovai OF the
The Rev. Dr. VerTnye said that the finances Oh 'ne
Church had been III a middle because the FUNDS OF inc
Church had not been kept separate ana, III 1885, al
trace of the trust funds was lost lie said the cause OF
the increased debt the Board that the Committee
on Hertzog Hall have expended more money IMAM ""s
collected Dr. vcrmye offered resolution that COM
mttee five be appointed to separate ana arrange Tue
different funds and cndowmens Of the Church. In accord
ance with the intentions the donors Elder John W.
Ferdon of the Hertzog Hall Committee replied that one OF
the of the deficiency was the increase OF PROBES
sors' salaries, upon the representations OF inc CHAIRMAN
of the Board Of Direction Judge Lott Chairman OF the
Committee on the Board of Direction, diselalmed any III
tention on the part of the committee to mpugn the
Hertzog Hall Committee but meant to say that the be-
quests made for special purposes should not be deVocu
TO any other purpose.
In the afternoon the Rev E. W. Bentley, CHAIRMAN vi
the Committee on Domestic Missions reported that there
had been under the care OF the BOARD VI ihssio"' IL
more than last year. The number of missionaries EN-
poyed was &C. one than last year. The number OF
families minstercd to $685. being SCI more than
last year. The addition TO the membership OF missionary
churches 1852. The Trcasnrer's Board re-
pSS1ss 80, the an receipts sSs az ess than last
year and from egaccs $1,000 So or Sl69O2 more
Than last year Ihe as VI ycnr e Tae large sum
received from cSaces was stated to have saved lhe
/ Pm Euud To
promise of 100000 from the centennial chOrt dens
nromise onv oo0 had been received The Commit
tee reported that u new church edDees mad been zen
erected during the year among the missions OF 'he
church, and six aided in paying interest; Six NEW
churches were organized ana recsNsa s maeI
branch of the Board was reported to he in fonrsng
condition The number OF new scoos 1IgaI , M a.,
gaided the Home Missionary work as on the Whole cred
liable and inspiriting Resolutions cang ,ne
of churches classes and consistoes to the necessities OF
the Church Building Fund and requesting them TO adop.
the the an % Of mG G aGopa Rev
Jacob West, Secretary of the Board OF Domestic MIS-
sous referred to the Importance OF ibis branch as auN
The Rev Mr.. Livingston, Superintendent OF Western
Missions pointed out the pressing needs OF the western
field and made an urgent appeal Tor the church at chi
cago. The Rev Mr. Cnlck pastor of that chscn stated
that if the debt could have been paid i'll Janu-
ary the church would have been scfsustaning Or.
Vaudeville thought that by lifting The debt Of mat church
than in any other way Dr. Todd stated that gentleman
Oh the a moor o '1 TS n Rv Dr fnvre c"rrepondng
delegate from the Presbyterian Church souih theh a
dressed the Synod and replied to by the President
remarks of both expressed the cordial and friendly
feeling OF the alliance between the two bodies The Rev
r. W. Chambers presented the report OF the committee
appointed in reference TO the centennial anniversary o
American independence and recommended that the frst
Sunday i'll july 1876 be set apart as day or thanks
giving and that the pastor OF each church deliver ms
tory OF the denomination committee was aIpo,ntc,d
TO prepare have prepared discusses on several sub
jects pertaining to the denomination to be delivered ana
repeated as often convenient in various parts Of the
church.
At the evening session the discussion on the report OF
the Committee the Board of Direction was resumed
and a resolution unanimously adopted. that when
sum has been added and become part of the peina
fund.- and is reported to the Synod and approved
it, the Board of Direction has no authority To Will
draw and appropriate ii TO other purpose except by
direction Of the Synod. The synod then adjourned