The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-10-13

PREsBYTERY OF NEW BRUNSWICK. The
Presbytery Of New Brunswick held its late
meeting in Pennington, on the 9th and 9th
instants. Thirty-two ministers in attendance
and twenty-five elders. Rev. DR.. George
Hale was chosen Moderator. The beautiful
new church where the sessions were held oc-
cupies the site Of the one in which DR.. Hale
had preached for more than IS years. The
Sabbath School and Missionary Meeting of the
first evening was unusually interesting as the
large audience in attendance till 10 o'clock
testified. Addresses were made by DR.. Mott,
of Pennington, Chairman of the Sunday
School Committee of the Presbytery, giving
the statistics of the Sunday School work
throughout our bounds The third annual
report of the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society, shows increased zeal and progress,
and was admirably written. The ladies Of
our churches and the mission bands in the
Sabbath Schools seem fairly aroused to the
importance of. the work. We welcomed a
new church to our care, in the Prospect Street
Church of Trenton, and the Pastor elect Mr..
Walter A. Brooks, having passed thorough
tAdulltlstbtOu W buC CubifC Sd1hStdcniVh Va bhc
Presbytery, they resolved to adjourn at the
close of this meeting to meet in the Prospect
Street Church, Trenton, onsThursday next at
II o'clock Ga, to proceed to his Ordination
and Installation as Pastor of said church, and
made the following appointment for this pur-
I pose y 9''.
That DIR. Gosman of Lawrenceville preside
| .
E. P. Rogers of New Yorkscity be invited to
preach the sermon, Dr. John Hall to make the
Ordination Prayer and giysthe charge to the
people, and Rev. S. M. Studdiford to give the
charge to the Pastor.
An adjourned meeting was also appointed
to be held in the First Church. Trenton, on
the Goth instant, to consider the overture sent
down from the General Assembly The even
ing of the second day was occupied with the
ordination of Mr.. WalterfR Frame as an
evangelist. DIR. Hale presided, proposed the
constitutional questions, and made the or
daining prayer.
DIR. McCorkle of Princeton preached the
sermon, and DIR. p. A. Studdiford gave the
charge.
The addresses of DIR. McCorkle of Prince
ton and Rev. Theodore s. Wynkoop, a re-
turned missionary from India, on the evening
of the first day, were especially worthy of
note, and held the large audience in fixed at
tention to the close.
the following resolutions were adopted:
The committee on the observance of the
Sabbath would report, calling the attention
of the Presbytery to the action of the last
General Assembly on the general subject of
Sabbath observance, as found on pages 518
and $40 of the minutes. And in view Of the
growing insensibility to the sanctity OF the
Sabbath which is permeating all our commu-
mites, would recommend that our ministers
preach and our Sabbath School teachers give
instruction on the subject and that all the in
fluences of the Church be brought to bear to
counteract the prevalent evil of Sabbath desc
Grafton. r4s
Your committee would also recommend the
adoption of the following paper to meet
present emergency:
The Presbytery of New Brunswick, COM
prising the Presbyterian Churches lying in the
ceanties Of Middlesex, 1Iunterdon and Mercer,
profoundly Impressed with the Importance of
preserving the sanctity of the Christian Sab
bath, have observed with deep concern the in
creased running of railroad trains on that day.
While it is in violation of the laws of God and
of our State and interferes with the quiet of
Christian worship, they believe that it is de-
moralizing the employees and the public at
large. They further believe that the institu-
ton of the Sabbath is of vital Importance to
the well being of our country and its free in
situations, and to the maintenance of the re-
ligious character of its citizens.
RssoIced, therefore, That this Presbytery re-
spectfully and earnestly request the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, along whose lines
the most of their churches lie, to discontinue
| the running upon the Christian Sabbath of
excursion and of such freight and other trains
as are not absolutely necessary, and that our
stated clerk is hereby directed to forward a
copy of this paper TO the President OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Also the following:
In view of the intimate relations which the
| Lincoln University sustains to the General
Assembly of our Church in view also of the
importance and necessity of the work it is do
| ing for the Freemen of our land, and for ma
tive Africans in view also of it's present
| financial necessities and its dependence for
support ON the voluntary contributions of the
churches of our own denomination there
| fore,
| Resoloed, That this Presbytery commends
the canse of Lincoln University to the chur-
ches within it's bounds. and recommends that
every proper facility be given Rev. E. Webb,
Financial Secretary of the University, to Sc
cure contributions for its support and enlarge