New-York tribune., 1877-06-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE REFORMED CHURCH SYNOD.

SUCCESSFUL WORK IN DOMESTIC MIssIoNs-ApPEAiS
FOR AID PROM FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The first business of the Synod of the Dutch
Reformed Church yesterday morning was the honn'''
ton OF the Veddcr lecturer. Among the nominees VINO
secured the highest votes were: the Rev. DIS W. u
uartranft r. W. Clark, Van Glenn, and v NJ Hubbard
The election will place to-day, and Dr. Hartrsnft is
regarded as the successful candidate The report OF the
Committee on the Board OF Domestic Missions speaks
encouragngy Of the work Of the Church in this deouoh
ak hundred and seyentyf additional families are TO
ported In hs church and 50 additional members oVer
all losses Two churches have been organlHou'
Though the contributions TO this board have been less
this year than formerly, the deficiency has been rcee
by special legacies amounting to Sl4266 81, ana at
preseut the balance is S!.2jS The board asked Tor
larger contributions and the Synod resolved to authorize
aspcal collection for this purpose In all churches ana
also other collections the first Sunday OF eaeh month";
The General synod aud the General Assembly "t inc
Southern Presbyterans have enored into scheme ior
eyangehzng coored people in the South, and commit
Tee had been appointed by the last Synod TO raise
for this object Only small part of the sum was raised
and sent TO Tuscaloosa, Ala, for the support OF 'he
preachers to the colorod people. Tbs necessity OF Keep
ING up this mission urged by several memDcIs anu
t was stated that the Roman Catholics were stralnnS
oycry effort gain over the oolored race III lhs HOIi
The committee on the fund FOR widows and disabled
ministers reported that it Lad fund of S]63i9 Inc
Chassis Oi Holland proposed that certain ,
be made tho Beard OF Domestic MISSIONS lof us ~ et'o
apation 10 tho needs Of the Reformed chuichcS IN lbe
West Tho proposal was regarded as mpfac'ie@De' a'o
In the afternoon tho Rev. George 5. bishop Of The
Classis O Bergen read on the part OF tc bo"iu % Vi
ne Reformed Church in Asia. These were three IN
number aud were IN Annoy ihGla, ahc Japau, - "a" 90
sionary Held IN Annoy mciuded 3OjoDOJ peopie, %.
whom 59l had been converted, and ho during 'hc pIa'
year There were only two ordained mssio'i rs - o '' T
ana they were discouraged ior want of support l0 l0
mission al ArcOt India abO.ed Ia the midst OF loUVVVy
heather Nearly 5000 had been cOnVcrtcd ana 'ooO
them were e1nnuneanis nc niS5os ,1. St ~
with 20 pupils. and received from tie Bril
an annliiy OF 800 rupees, about 800 lhs SfhIn'ly
had no American teacher al present, the hi'"Oh n..
three uuOrdaincd missionaries anIin c"hsrlath.e
OF the Rcy H. {. Scudor. la the japanese gGso ncli
the mis- iouarcs had 100 converts ana seminary "l
Zoe Foreign Board has been compelled to rcauce tho
number oi their missionaries on account OF acN W us
or ibo S5 contributed last Only T2a aOpo came
the churches and out ~ AIS chucncs 70 ,iu 30
contribute ono cent, while 10 offers IdScu , oi
concerts M which collections will be taken up, and also
the appointment Of standing committee 70 hoiu MS
sionaTy mertinas in various churches l., ,.... 81
foreign missions IL had bccm said that II cost = % TO
send II 10 Chna He desired TO correct such statements
and added that the Gully expense IN The oi
expsr.es which amounted 10 IA cents on tue dollar.
ioachcr at the seminary at vcilore, in India. ..
A missionary meeting was held IN the evening AT
whch the tov Dr. " H. Steele President OF the Bo3rd
Of FOREIGN Missions p,es0 ,o III 1 nTcd bat II
be relieved OF its embarrassment by moro gehcioas
contributions On the part oi the ehi1encs, emu, t 3nu
,s0nld relieve The board of all financial difficulty.
Dr Clark explained the method OF systematic elyhE 10y
weekly instalmcnts aOpiod by his church, whereby me
combinations were cOnsde ably increased ana advised
all ministers present 10 secure III tner chGIGnts ue
adopti,u ol similar PLAN Dr. Clark introduced DIS SON.
L. W Clark who been FOR four years IN Le employ
OF tlc Japanese Government, and VIII" save 'h
interesting account OF the religious movements
of Jalan in the past, ana OF the present con
dition and prospects OF missionary WORK uielc g.
The Pev Dr T.. G. Scudder gave "a graphic account ol
thr p0gress OF eyangeizati0n IN the Arcot mission I'D
India. citing tho testimony of Lord Lawrence Lore
Ncfy ucrceptibe progress, had been made. The rev.
DIS Jacob Chalupln amt Jared W Scud1er Oi tAe SAINT
mission briegy described their abOrs n India In an
swer To the charge that Tie cast ol eonVcflhE tns
bcathcu was eXurDliat Dr ScuddeG stated tat II hd0
cost less 10 support all TIE machinery 0t lhe Afc"'
mission schools the work Of translation, preaching &C.
t. was required sustain any OF the principal uptown
ClurclDs OF tiis CITY.