The New York herald., 1876-09-27
REFORMED CHURCH CHASSIS.

sExI-AxHuAL MEETING or THE SOUTH CHASSIS
OF LONG IsLAND-DR. cAERoLL's CALL TO
oRaNaE--THx EAST REFoRxxD DUTCH
CHURCH
This body convened yesterday morning In tho Re
formed church. City Hail. Brooklyn. and, after
organizing religious services held and the retiring
moderator, Rev. H. v. s. Myers, delivered discourse,
whcn, without seeming to be So was refuation Of
Professor Huxley's theory OF evolution. Mr.. Myers
considered the omn potent In hs threeold relation TO
tho world Creator. King and father OF mankind,
and took tho orthodox ground in hts treatment Of the
subject throughout In the business sessions which
followed the Church Building Committee reported
that the treasury for this interest $1,000 in
debt aud this Chassis has not up to the measure
OF its duty and responsibility in this direction. Dur
ing the past years tho collections OF the
South Long Island Chassis have averaged only
$l476 year; and last year they fell below $780, The
General Synod has recommended that nd OF $50, 900
be raised this centennial year for missions, ana the
second Sabbath In October has been appointed the
time when pastors shall plead this cause from their
puipits aud when collections shall be taken up Any
surplus over the $50. 900 Will be sent TO the church
erection fund. Since 1870 thirty churches have been
built aided OF this fund, while the fund itself has
been turned and until II represents $1,000
During the last $50 900 have Decn given to IT,
"A special committee OF which DR.. lneiis is
chairman, reported briefly ON question sub
mitted to them at the spring meeting as
TO what entertainments should be excluded IRON
church buildings, lecture and Sunday school rooms.
Such temperance meetings no thought might well
be admitted, but iars, festivals &c, ought to be pro-
hbited And yet 1t was important matter to
sidcr how far Chassis should interfere with entertain
nents to which sstories had gwen assent and tho
proceeds OF which devoted to religious or benevo-
lent objects The committee VIII give another hall
years consideration to tho subject and to the kindred
one, How best moneys be raised for benevolent
Objectsy
THE cANARsIE REFORMED CHURCH
have Piven call to the Rev Mr.. Deckhout, OF East
New York, and offer him $500 year; but as the
clergyman named Is not u member OF tho Chassis the
call could not be placed in his hands Mr..
Deckhout has been temporary supply Of this
church for time past An independent
Lutheran church in jamaica asked to be admitted to
the Classis rs a reformed church, butthere
many legal and ecclesiastical difficulties IN the way that
a committee was appointed to confer with the Church
report a subsequent meeting OF the Classs DIR.
Carroll, late pastor OF the East Reformed church,
asked for letters dim to the Chassis OF Orange N
j., which place he has received pastoral call The
delegates IRON that church reported their present con-
dition After existence OF twenty years and very
great uuder Dr. Carro's ministry since 1871,
and with a membership nominal OF 400 and actual OF
about 230 they fnd themselves now without n pastor
and without church building, with a mortgage OF
$400 900 their building, and member Of the
consistory exhibited papers IN suit in which he is
personally conformity held responsible for $40 O00
AT present the building, ono OF the handsomest In
Brooklyn, rs occupied by Jeffrey Baptist church,
but the second Sabbath evening in October the Chassis
has to supply the pulpit and IT'S committee,
consisting OF Drs. lnglis and Alexander Thompson
Elder Sturges authorized to hold prayer and
conference meeting there ing the week following.
and make arrang tor such further supply
the circumstances OF the congregation developed at
that time may warrant. The Sunday school will also
open next sunday week. The no ders OF the mort
cages agreed to receive the church 5000 month
In payment OF the Indebtedness, but the heart OF the
people broken by their long and severe struggles
ana they could not accept that proposition. The
ClassIs very that this church shall be pre-
served to the denomination II possible.