New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-17
MEETINGS OF RELIGIOUS BODIES
SERMONS, ADDRESSES AND BUsINEss-THE LUTHEl
CELEBRATION.

SERMONS, ADDRESSES AND BUsINESs-THE LUTHER
CELEBRATION
The Long Island Baptist Association composed of
representatives of all the churches of the demon ma
ton in Brooklyn and suburbs and Queens and
Suffolk Counties began its seventeenth annual
session in the Central Baptist Church Of the East
ern District at South Fifth and Eighth ss yester-
day George b. Forester presided. and the annual
sermon was preached by the Rev. David E. Hughes
The SOuth Chassis of Long Island of the Reformed
Church held its fall meeting yesterday III me llst
Reformed Church i'll yoralemon-St, Bro3kIyh' me
Rev A. F. StOckwell, Of GraveScnd, presiding Inc
semi-annual sermon was preached by the Rev. a. l..
Stockwell 1t was announced that the Kew W. l.
Griffin. of the Bedford Reformed Church, was dan
QerOuSly i'll with typhoid fever.
The North Chassis of Long Island Of the Reformed
Church met Yesterday i'll the South BushWick Re
formed Church; in BushwickIaye" BROOKLYN. ne
Rev. Andrew Hagcman presided. Addresses were
made by the Rev. DR.. Els. Porter ana the hey "
ii. DelIaTt. Arrangements were made To lhStali Ile
Rev Robert II. Barr, of OwaScO, y. u, as pastor OF
the Old Bushwick Reformed Church. resolution
was adopted calling attention 70 the approaching
four huHdredth anniversary OF the hFtn OF Ln'h'T
and recommending the churches 10 hoIu, Np,V;"I
services in honor Of it. sermon was preached Oy
the Rev. O. L. Cobb. Of Flushing, l.. l.
The Chassis of New-IOTk of the Reformed Dutch
Church held its stated meeting yesterday IN the
lecture-rOOm Of the Collegiate Reformed DuiCh
Church, at Fifth-ave and Iwenty-nlHth-ot. IHe
Rev. DR.. A. G.. Neumlyc presided. Ii was agreed
10 ask all ministers 10 preach upon the ii" ana
work of Martin Luther on sunday, November /,
in honor of the four hundTcdtA anniversary "l MS
Iirth 10 request members of the CIa~~l, 10 refrain
from Masonic orders that IL was the duty Of the
Classls to discOuntcnauce the Sunday newspaper
press; that disabled ministers and their EinillcN
Should be supported: that young men should De
encouraged 10 enter the ministry; ana lnat the
General synod should be requested 10 hand down 10
the Chassis the resolutions touching upon the form
of BAPTISM i'm use in the Reformed Church.
The thiTty-thIrd anniversary Of the East jersey
Baptist Sunday school Convention began m the
Fifth BAPTIST Church of Newark yesterday. w. h.
PooleT of Elizabeth presided, and Henry b; Narug
made the address of welcome. The work OF the
wear was detailed by the secretary, and the work OF
The wear to come was set forth in a paper read by
the Rev. Dr. NasseT. ce-prcsidcnt Briagmah Teau
an address on " How to Secure Practical Teachers
in the Sunday -schooln
The SYNOD of the Presbyterian Church Of New
York comprising the 500 churches of that denon-
nation in This State, began its annual meeting yes
terdav In the Madison Square Church AT Twenty
fourth-st There were $40 delegates present III
Guiding nearly all the ministers in Newly UTk and
BROOKLYN several professors OF the Union aud
Auburn Theological Semuaries and HAMPTON Col
lcge and the leading pastors throughout the
State The visitors entertained III private
honscs and al the Park Avenue and st. Nicholas
Hotels and the Sturtevant House. The Rev. Dr..
Howard Crosby the retiring moderator, preached a
sermon last evening and then the Rev James
Mel cod. of Buffalo. was elected 10 succeed DT.
Crosby. ,
The General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in North America will begin It's sixteenth
annual convention in St. Peters Church, LeAlng-
tou-ayc and FOrty-siXth-st. tomorrow.