New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-12
cuINAMEN ON AN EXCURSION.

One of the most curious excursions that nave
been made up the HqasOn Of as edS Yesterday
morning. when the pupils of the Chinese sabbath
schools of this city took large pary hoard oa the
boat Long Branch. There were 500 C PdSssn-
gers. of whom 800 were Cninese;;
Among the company was Chihese oIch asoII out
nine musicians and soon as the boat got wei ou f
they settled themselves down on the after part 4a
the saloon deck, and proceeded 10 snow ,b o
the astonishsd gaze Of t,s sns on row
of benches all round, their store OF strange a6
ments These gave the idea OF having pesn strings
that happened to come handy. The musicians mem,
selves called their weapons samhisenssI owsn and
neS SaS5 names Ss to the unUtated they looked
very like incomplete banjOs, primitive clarlnets;
drum that had been made out OF an old barrei am
sheepskin. gong or two ana traVesy Oh oronne
mallet. The entertainment was portion Oi m @
opera, but one man sang all the parts. Inc per
the island. only interrupted by the unreaeaIIs sS
breaking of afddlestrngwhlch could be lil.anorde1'
seeing that the instrument had only two TO start WIZ.
1t was a wonderfully orderly party for an excur,
sion steamer and what noise there was ON board
was made entirely by the American passengers, LOT
the Chinese took their pleasure sadly, ana eltner
listened quietly to the music or looked at the view
in a mild-eyed melancholy way. But as soon as
the destination was reached they woke up:
Before the whole OF tine p bsS Scattered
themselves among the trees, taking vloient posses
sion of the tables and benches when
were immediately covered TING wlt off dr recacGsfs
and living kites in every direction.
The party stayed on the island for i've hours, and
the whole time until o'clock u was one
and the shouts and laughter OF those VINO were
playing football and flying kites. In the middle Oh
the afternoon some hymns were sung ana prayer
SAID by the Rev. w. II. Pendleton.
MEETING OF THE NETWORK PREsBYTERY
The New-York Presbytery met yesterday after
noon in the Scotch Church. and two OF the oides;
settled pastors asked to have dissolved the pastoral
relations existing between them and their respec-
tive churches. The Rev. Dr. Robert X. Booth re-
University Place Church, because, he said, that
while his church was willing he should go abroad
for year or more he did not feel that u was rgnt
for him TO do So Then he added: II do not believe
that the church exists for the PASTOR but the pastor
for the church, Stephed A. Walker, president OF
the Board of Education. member OF Dr. Booths
church, was one of the commissioners appointed Dy
the church to unite with DR.. Booth IN making MS
request for a, separation. Mr.: Walker men men
had on his church.. and said that it
submitted to what seemed to be inevitable. Dr.
Crosby in moving that the request OF Dr. Booth be
granted, spoke or the good work which he had done
in the church and i'll the city. The ReY. w. W.
Page the Rev. Drs. Hall, Vincent Murphy, Hopper
W. NJ Taylor and Others also made brief addresses
expressing regret at the loss which the Presbytery
would sustain. The request Of DR.. Booth was then
granted and DR.. Vincent was appointed to declare
his pulpit vacant on next sunday morning. Inc
Rev DR.. Paxton then and asked that his pas
tora relations with the First Church might also DO
dissolved. This request was also granted. and an
appropriate resolution was presented by Dr. Hall
regarding the designations OF tue pastors OF two I'M
pOrtant neghboring congregations.
Two members of the PIesbytery, the Rev
Thomas j. May and the Rev.. A. X.
| Bicbenbgch, were dismissed to the Presbytery
OF Oregon. Two young men were licensed
70 preach and two churches presented calls TO min
| listers to become their pastors. John Hall Ma
goWan a nephew of the Rev. Dr. John Hall. was
| licensed and accepted call from the Canal Street
Church at salary OF 81. 600. lie Will be ordained
and installed on the evening of June "a. Walter
ID. Buchanan, graduate of the Union Theological
Seminary was also hcensed. Shiloh Church, OF
which the late DR.. Garnet was pastor for many
wears. has called the Rev b. r. Johns from OHIO, at
a salary of $1,000. He will be installed on Sunday
evening.