The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-06
THE NEW JERUSALEM.
CONTINUATION OF THE swEDENDoRoIASs' CON-
vENTIoN.

dE NEW JEhUSALEM.
CONTINUATION OF THE swEDENDoRdIASs' con-
vENTIoN.
The General Convention OF the New Jerusalem
continued IN session yesterday, beginning at ten
O'Clock A. NJ, MIR. 7. A. Plantz chairman Re-
ligious exercises we're conducted by the Rev. w.
II. Benade, and then the roll of the Convention
was called. The Rev. Jonn Doughty, of san Frau
cisco, was ADDED to the lis; OF ministers, ana the
san Francisco society was accepted by the Con-
ventlon, the Chairman extending the right hand
OF fellowship TO Mr.. Doughty ana all the members
rising.
The Convention PROCEEDED 10 the election OF
officers. the telers being Messrs. Cotton and Ho-
bart, and Rev. Cnauncey Giles was elected Prest-
dent, Mr. 1. A. Piantz Wee President, Rev. W. II.
Huxley ana Francs A. benson Secretaries and
Nathan Hobart Treasurer. The report OF the Com
mittee on thc Distribution OF Swedenbora's
Works among the Protestant cergymen OF the
country was read ana accepted Affer snort adj
dresses Dy toe Rev. IneOphlus Persons, the Rev.
mr. Agar and Others. recess was takea.
After recess tire report oT a committee having
cnarge Of suggestions Tor the iurtnerance OF tile
IDEAS OF The new Church was presented. The
greater part OF TINS had reference 10 the workings
OF the associations IN connection with the super
intendents and pastors Unner TINS head several
addresses were made. The Rev. Mr.. WALTON from
virginia, said tlat he was favor OF church mis-
sions independent OF the Convention. In England
tue mission WORK vas success, as conducted
work oeng done exclusively by ministers. The
Rev. T. T. Wright also spoke against plan which
would exclude Jay peopie from participating Ia
tue advancement OF the doctrines oil the
Organization. The Rev. Mr. Agar said
OF The mission work. and II was never contem.
plated not TO use the influences Of the laify. Mr.
fsndent MISSIONARY who would 90 nere ana
there 10 disseminate Toe OelIei OF toe Churcn ana
70 secure the sustaining ald OF toe dalIy press
Toe Rev. A. &. Mitchell IN orlef address saIl that
the very purposc sought 10 oe gained Was 10 adj
vance missionary worN, Just az u VAS done ~
Massachusetts. The Rev. ), NJ. Warren sustained
the report. lie SAID lhaE there seemed to lie
some little jealousy toward Inc ministers. Year
after year members had got almost 20 deIend
IN worldly sense, for tne ministers
VINO belonged 10 the new religion The honor pe
louged to the once aud not 10 the Individual and
there ougat to DO UNITY IN supporting the minis
tiers anu the cause. You coulu not get body OF
this religious work o. negecung everything else.
Mr. Pratt, Of KentucKy, believed in the plan OF
having the ministers take charge OF this work,
and did not thluK that he new Church should ex
pect such extraordinary successes every year Gs
the older religious denominations could roll IN.
mr.. olyer Dyer spoSs very pleasantly
and believed in every man being mis-
sionary ~ toe influences OF his uaiy life.
Rev. Mr.. silver, or Boston, alluded 70 missionary
work m general. Remarks were als0 made by the
Rev. James Reed, Of Boston; Rev. FRANK Sewen,
OF OHIO; Rev. ". b. HAYDEN, or Portland. Me.
Rev. Mt. Reyes, Rev. Mr. Sterns Mr.. thompson,
Rev. Mr.. Cues, Rev. Mr. rettee ana others. Tne
main TOPIC at issue before toe convention was not
hinged altogether upon the question whether the
MINISTERS, 10 the exclusion Of laymsn, should con-
sutute the Clmmltiee on Ecclesiastical AnsIrs.
and so, az the opposition would nave H. COM
peely control all the religious work 81 toe ds-
Nomination.
The Convention adjourned. 60 meet tomorrow
morning at ten O'Clock.
THIRTY-FOURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE.
AN AUSTRALIAN RABBI PLEADING FOR A
sTRIcTER ADHERENCE TO THE Law or
SINAI
Nearly q year ago the Rev. Dr. vldaver left the
Congregation B'nai Jcshurun, Ia West Thirty
iourth street, without a raoot preacher. nc went
10 san Francisco, and the congregation here have
Deeu LOOKING around for his successor ever since.
Every tine tnat rsboi resigns mere the lack or
Engsh-s akIng Jewish preachers is felt, and tne
want, lying beyond thar, or an American rab
biuical college is also made patent. And vet
nothing practically IS done In that direction. The
congregations OF the West are moving for the es-
tabshment OF such college IN Cincinnati or
that ncignoorhood, out these places are yet in
their incipiency. Eastern congregations have
very feeble Institution In Philadelphia Mamo-
hides College, which, however, they do not
avail themselves or either by endowments
or by sending students thIther. Hence
the dlniculty OF nndlng Englisn-speaking
preachers for Enoish-speakIng congregations.
The Thrty-fourth street synagogue has been pas
torIess nearly twelve months, aud two parties,
which had previously existed, have increased and
become embtttered against eacn other so that the
reformers and the conservatives have ned for
refuge ana protection to the civil courts. The
former, being in the majority, wished to intro