The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1878-10-19
The New Jersey Presbyterian Synod.


The meeting oi this body, on Tuesday
last brought to our midst some four or
five hundred clergymen from all sections
of the State, who were mostly doniiclled
beneath the roofs of our generous and
warm. hearted citizens.
The sessions were held at the South
Street Presbyterian Church, and ON
Tuesday the exercises commenced at
8 O'Clock, P. NJ, with religious services.
The Rev. Alfred Yeomans gave out the
hymns; the Rev. Mr.. Booth of Jersey City
read passages of Scripture, singing foi.
lowed and the Rev. DR.. Kempshal OF
Elizabeth, the retiring Moderator of the
Synod, delivered the usual sermon. from
the text q In Thy light shall we see light. :
The Rev. DIR. Ogden of Chatham offered
prayer. Singing again followed, and the
benediction closed the service.
The session was then formally opened
by prayer, and the Synod was ready Tor
business. After the roll call of minutes
and elders, the Synod proceeded to the
election OF a Moderator to preside at Its
deliberations, which resulted in the Sc
lection of Rev. DIR. Barnard of the West
Jersey Presbytery.
After the presentation of report by
Rev. Mr.. Erdman. Chairman, which was
adopted, the Synod adjourned.
The evening session opened with the
Communion Service, DR.. Barnard presl-
ding, Addresses were made by Rev. Drs
German and Allen, and Rev. Messrs.
Proudfit and Warren-the latter the Su,
perintendeut of Sabbath Schools. Adj
iourned.
On Wednesday morning, Synod met at
Cookbook. Appeals were made for con-
tributions for several objects, by Rev. Drs.
Green, Wilson, and Irving. Rev. Dr.
Aiken of Madison and Rev. A. Il. Brown
gave an account of the progress OF the
Church. The Rev. DIR. Gregory followed,
After some routine business the Synod
adjourned.
In the afternoon it was recommended
that the complaint against the Newton
Presbytery be tried by a commission.
Rev. Mr. Cochrane read report on Syste-
matte Beneficence. The Synod ordered
no State aid to be received for denoml,
national schools. The church of LowerV Val
ley was transferred from the Presbytery OF
Morris and Orange to the Presbytery of
Elizabeth. The subject of Temperance
was presented by Rev. Robert All<man,
D. D., President of the State Temperance
Alliance, and further discussed by Rev.
DR.. McIlvaine, Rev. S. Everitt, Dir Blau-
welt, DR.. VIM C. Roberts. Rev. P. DeVeive,
Rev. VIM. Swan, DR.. Geo. S. Mott and Rev.
j. L. Wells, and resolutions recommen-
ding Temperance sermons be preached
in every pulpit on the second Sunday In
November.
At the evening session the report of
Synodical Society for Woman's Work in
Foreign Missions was read, showing con-
tributions from women of Synod, of $751;
1913, from. seven Presbyterian societies.
These gifts are supporting l9 Missions
aries, 7 Bible Readers, 81 Schools, and
SO Scholarships in foreign lands. The
Committees report of Women's Work
ON Home Missions, show that forty
churches in the.Synod had sent boxes
valued at ST ,006O7, and fifty-six churches
gave in cash, $9,92R72 Rev. DR.. Bevan
of New York addressed the Synod on
general work of Foreign Missions.
On Thursday morning thesSynod en-
tertained the report of the German The
illogical Seminary at Bloomfield, which
was commended. Revs. |. w. Cochran
and A. Erdman were appointed to se~
cure and have printed an account of the
work of the women of the churches of
the Presbytery of Morris and Orange,
which had not appeared in the regular re-
port. After reports were offered in re-
gard to Home Missions and Church ex-
tension, and the appeal case of Judge
Robert s. Kennedy from action of Pres
bytery of Newton, was sustained by the
Synod, and the Presbytery directed to
attend to the case in due order, the
Synod adjourned sine die, about o'clock
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