The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-21
REFORMED CHURCH CHASSIS.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOL QUESTION DIscUssED-AN
OUTRAGE ON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 70
THE GENERAL SYNOD.
The Reformed churches in this city and vicnify
are represented IN two ecclesiastical bodies
known rs CHASSIS. one Is known as the New Yora
Chassis and the other as the south Chassis o.
New YORK. Both OF these bodies met yesterday Ia
their semI-annual session, the former IN the COL
legiaie cAurcn on Fun avenue and Twenty ninth
street ana the latter III the Union Reformed
church in sixth avenue.
THE SCHOOL QUESTION DISCUSSED
A committee, which had been appointed TO pre-
pare a minute expression on the sense ofthe Classm
on the school question, now agItatng tins co.'s
munity, or which Or. Rogers and Judge ID. p. In
graham we're members, reported that II vas nos
expedlent at this time TO take any 2ctloni
thereon. DR.. Ganse thought 1t was the moss
important question that could come before Church
bodies this time, and he advocated some ex-
preston being given. DR.. Rogers considered the
Board oil Education competent body or men,
and he thought we should all be satisfied with the
result OF their action, aud it would lie hardly
proper or respectful TO remind them OF duty.
the action proposed by the Catholics is an outrage
on the people OF New YORK but IL IS the laIter's
duty 10 oppose it as citizens and taxpayers, ana
not as ministers or ecclesiastical bodies Dr.
Ruey deemed II legitimate and proper for Classls
70 state respectfully AM Kindly tnat they snoul1
CONSIDER IL an INVASION oi the rights OF their de-
NOMINATIONS Tor the Board OF Education TO take
the une OF action proposed oy the Catholics. il
Will lead TO terrible conflict and opposition II
adopted. Dr.. Cnamoers remarked tnat II TINS aid
granted 10 konaa Catholics It viii oe asked or
tue SCHOOLS oil otner denominations also, aud
would do ms best To get IL iol tue schools st.
tacned to his cnurcn. lie had heard men well IN.
formed express great deal OF doubt as To tns
Immediate issue oi tnIs Application. II the resulr
SHAH provoke fight IL will DC BIZ light, anu ne
believed it oetter 10 lei the Board Know wnat
hey lltn
pass. DR.. o. mis- on thought the Board should oe
told plainly anu promptly tnat Il II granted thus
aud 10 the Roman Cdtn0lc schools it must 40 the
same TO others. Judge lngranam remlrSed rhas
the law me Board snail not 40 certain thugs,
and yet here Is an application 10 them 10 Violate
this law. now II they are competent enough TO
know that tney can't do this thlng, and W. dc
our own influence by and by / would not (sJid
tne judge ask them TO violate the law Tor "a,
even il tney 10 it Tor the Roman Catholics.
AN OUTRAGE on CATHOLICS.
Elder William Wood remar ed tnat when ne
was "a member or the Board OF Education thera
We're three Romdn Catholics IN ~; but now, oat
oil the Lwenty-uae members Of that Bo I'd, there "a
but one Roman Catnolc. lie considered Inis an
outrage when the appointments were made, and
he considers II so nov. IN Tue schooi boards Oh
trus their rights are ignored In Ike manner.
and he was not surprised that they make delndnus
now winch they never would have thought oil mad
their rights been respected. me Cataol,cs, IN
ms oplnlon, erred IN tuelr method o. getting as
the end tney seek. Had they closed their SCHOOLS
and thrown tn. 1000 children which tney say
they nave In charge tue nands o. the Board OF
Education. tnat Board would be obliged 10 lease
those schools; Tor 1t could not oula schools
enough lor y dozen years 10 come To meer
TINS want. Another elder remarked tnat
tue Catholics know very wei what they
are ABOUT IL is their trace to Try ana
break up Whatever stands IN the way OF heir de-
signs as a cnurcn, aud tnls l. but Lne entering
wedge. and 1t Is tine general impression OF tna
pubic tnat this application VIII be granted even
IN VIOLATION OF the law. The committee were ais
charged, and the CIasss adopted a resolution Of
It's own motion on this subject.
A cali OF the Avenue church on the Rev. N NJ.
Ste1ens, OF llnnois, was reserved and placed 10
his hands and arrangements maue Tor mis- lnstall2-
ton next month.
Drs. Vaudeville, Ormiston, Chambers and
Geyer were elected delegates TO tne General
Synod, winch meets Jersey city the "a OF
June. Elders ~ :. King, u. p. lngraham, James
Wood aud Cameron were also elected. TO Par
tlcuar synod Drs Riley. DuDose DE Hart and
carroll were chosen, and Elders Bogardus Allen.
Miller ana De Breese. Some otner business OF
MINOR Importance was transacted and the Chassis
adjourned.