The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-05-26


But very few, we presume, know tia
there was ever German Reformed Church a
Larison's, near Ripgoes. Previous to the or
ganization Of the Presbyterian Church a
Larison's, which was presided over fol forty
six years by the Rev. jacob Kirkpatrick, anc
which is now under the pastoral care Of Rev
Mr.. Converse, German Reformed Church
existed there The building at that time wal
inside Of the grave yard. The following his.
torioal facts and comments respecting the old
church aud one Of its pastors have been hand
ed to us for publication BY friend
The " Newly erected church for the Ger
man Reformed 10 Amwyl" New Jersey, was
consecrated by the Revds. Weisz and Leidich,
Officially Reformed Cotus Minister'S Dec.
LIST, 1749. At q meeting of the Congregation,
ON the I'd, articles of order and discipline
were adopted, to this effect No minister
shall preach there who does not belong to Co
tus no one shall be member who is not de-
voted, with mouth and hear" TO the doc-
trines of the Heidelberg Catechism no 9th
or formula shall be used, in the administra.
ton of Baptism and tho Lords Supper, than
the one 10 general use, rs appended to the
Heidelberg Catechism no child, except in
cases of sickness, shall be baptized unless 1t
be bought into the Church, and ouly the par
ents, and they, If confirmed, shall present it
the dead shall be buried with approp riate SOL
emnities the members shall contribute TO
the support of the Church.
Signed by Revds. Weisz and Leidich, and
twenty. three male members.
July IL, 1862, under the ministry of the
Rev. Casper Michael Staple, more extensive
series of rules were adopted, In addition to
those of 1749.
Nov. 10, 1853, these rules were again con-
firmed by the congregation. At that time the
congregation was vacant. We find the Rev.
Casper Michael Staple, Pastor at Amwyl, July
IL, 1863 he is spoken Of as 4" Ordentlicher
Predeger." Oct. 20, 1762, the Consistory of
the Church at Amwyl, in New Jersey, wrote
to the Synods of North and South Holland,
in regard to Mr.. Stapel. They praise him,
and gratefully rejoice in his success among
them. They say he instructed and confirmed
in short time, eiRhty.four persons, and
thus he has destroyed the thought that, in a
short time, New Jersey must acknowledge
the English Presbyterian Church as their
Church. There are, they say, two school,
masters laboring under his direction they
stand fully under the Cotus his ill-natured
wife refuses to come to this country they
desire them to call upon her, in the Hamburg
papers, to come to her husband, and, If she
divorced, that he may marry again "as it is
necessary for minister, in this country, to be
married." They say seven years, the legal
time, has transpired since she abandoned him.
They praise him as an eminent Chemist.
It does not appear that the Fathers &C
knowledged the legal right to obtain q di-
vorce as the same with the Scripture right.
Mr.. Stapel signs himself President of the
Cotus of Pennsylvania, in Letter to the
Fathers. May II, 1853. We fnd that he vas
President of Special Meeting of Cotus,
which met at Philadelphia, Oct. "a, 1893
From this, it appears that he was, at that
time at least, a regular member of Cotus.
1.-THE above mentioned facts and quotations
were obtained from book entitled THE
Fathers of the Reformed Church, by Rev. H.
Harbaugh, A. MI Us.