The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-05
PISYOR SEE or NEpARK.
his Case Again Before Presbytery-An Ap-
peal to synod.

The proceedings yesterday Of the Newark
Presbytery were interesting. The ease Of the
Rev. Isaac NJ. See. pastor Of the Wickline
Street Presbyterian Church. was considered.
Mr.. See was complained of last winter by one
OF his elders, L. s. Cone, for permitting women
90 preach In his pulpit and for teaching doe
tr.ncs not strictly in accordance with Preshy
tor.an ideas inasmurh as he had proiess'
That hst mad personal communication with
IArist. The Presnytery Investigated the charges.
and on ine 9TH OF last July adopted the following
resolution:
N,.. -i rhat enloin upon Mr. See to cease at
90 direct communication from God. AMI ne absolute
70 f AnI those pfacuces ~ cnnutcunn wltl the special
i."'iiu-, drnoninai'd Meetings Tor he promotion nt
- grown. ana which Mr. see avo~od m the presence
or thr Pre- shy terry. id IRON which IN previous commu'
r,l4..u
After the above action Of the Prcsbytery. Mr.,
So Irepred an appeal e the synod OF New
J' r-ey; which meets in Newark on the 10Th
inst. Mt Soc lD Knitted a SuS reporter to read
ihe appNl Yesterday. In it bee Holds that the
and he people oi Wirklihe church. ana was
not ~uI ID o. %" in any ru-r of IN" nature OF
% tlcrr'.'. ur judicial ISSUE hut merely L. obtain
advice: That AN in.u-,lr" had then been done 10
Oh" app" liant. the session which WIS in sym
putiy with nim having been unanimously re-
terry had incorrectly given his views aud tea III
luss with reference 10 direct communication
from fod, Is making him an on ,nder
l.r world: That he never. rs they ull"ge.
taught the abs dilute keeping Of the believer
from -in.' that they hat cnlOined him from
reading their acts ~ lli, pulpit yet always per,
them. vet they have convicted him Of former
IN noes, without trial. aud had to shut his
mouth; that all TINS WAS done IN secret ana
Tat ho was not allowed 70 properly present his
defence. and that he has been much injured in
ih" ministry by tie condemnation oil tho Pros
The discussion in the preshytery yesterday
WIS caused ny me ,rcpprt oi 4 committee on
40 which Il resolution WAS adopted SUSTAINING
Mr.. Soc. The committee held that the action
then taken WIS not used for the church On
MDtlOu the minutes were read IN iull. They
consisted of "a communication from Mr. See. in
winch lac pronunred this trial by the Presby-
tory "a conformation without trial, and he
rnolos d l,iter from Mr. Rankin. once mem
! h,ro Wioklhe Church. but one Of the number
Nro has %"IS5ta"n o,s srncT Nf; ScHs pms
/ that has parents gave 10 the church
/ tne ground On which It is built that the
! hIllus was erected hy subscriptions from the
| Iuird Church, and that he had built the par
/ SlhHsr h!msell ANA made lta GIT To the parish.
/ lir h.t t4k"n mortgage Of 81 300 Tor money
tlNHn'"d 10 ,lle church 20 pay me pastors sal
/ i!t. hui, ~ Wow ul MS relations 10 the church
uaI n'uell ug the action of tho Presbytcry cor
/ %, ir ular'd. ih the interest of peace to as
SUM" th" INDEBTEDNESS OF the church and pay
~" salary Of Nlr. See ~ 10 Oct. |, provided Mr.
- woud quietly withdraw from the pastoral,
'Ir liAuE,ni letter had been submitted to tn,
parish mrotin, hy the Sessions. and that ih,
congregation refused 10 aca ut MIR, kankin's
ol'r | poh HEptr aS 10 whether MIR. See SHOULD
remain cor lnaYe. Of 90 vote cast 6s were in favor
OF hi, r"mQihing Mr.. Cone alone voting for his
withdrawal.
Tne prshytry patiently listened TO the read
Ink Of thr minutes ana then pr. knON contend
cd they should not hs Adopted hcrausr in tnrn
the Proslyt"ry was driied 10y MIR, See and hi
church. Alr. See s. action was, in his opinion
pure characterization.
The minutes OF the Wicklihe Session wor
turn approved. with the exception of the Sc
ing to express positive opinion Of the merit
of the business transacted at the meeting II
which Nj. kankin's Offer WAS rejected.