The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-22
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
Doings at Atlantic Yester
day Jersey City's
Delegates.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.
The Jersey City Presbytery Urges
Movement to Evangelist
Cities.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.
Special to the Jerey ctr Ns,us.

second Gay IS session OF the EreSDyberldu
Synod Of New Jersey. now holding its
annual meeting in this city, opened yes
terday morning at 9 o'clock with prayer
by Rev. DR.. Teal, of Elizabeth.
The roll call showed an additional
number of ministers and elders present,
and an increased attendance of iaymen
from this city. The morning trains also
brought down NUMBER of members or
Synod from the Presbyteries in the lower
cad of the State.
The following representing the New
Brunswick Presbytery were present at
the session to-day:
NEW BRUNSWICK.
Presbyters-A. Gossman. D. D.; A. Il.
Armstrong, w. J. Mcknight, d. d. s.
Ne. Studdiford ID. D.; j. B. Kuegler, G.
P. Glover, ID. r. Foster, T. S. Long, w.
Swad J. w. Vandyke, William H. Fell
son, John Dixon, d. D.; H. G. Sossamap,
w. A. Brooks, I. E. Davis and ID. STUART
Moore.
w. Larlson. 2. J. StaaKes, p. HendTick-
son, J. l.. Comet, Q. A. Skiilman, f. Dye,
J. j. Janeway. J. D. Blackwell, J. =. Van
Doren, w. j. Owens aud b. Evans.
VICE MODERATOR AND STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Moderator announced the Kew.
Henry W. Baliautyne as Vice Moderator
and the following standing com mittees:--
On Bills and Overtures-R Rev. Henry NJ. E
Storrs, ID. D., Rev. William J. Mcknight.
d. D., Rev. Alexander Mcl&elvey, Rev J
De Hart Bowen, and Elders A. B. Twit-
chell, E. w. Barnes ana James S. Jessup.
Judicial Committee-Rev. Lewis Lamp
man. Rev. George Swain, D. D., Rev. Wil-
liam Swan, Rev. Heber H. Beadie, and
Elders G. II. Genung, John y. Pndney
and Philip Doremus.
On Minutes of General Assem- bly, Rev.
Tr1r n
and Elder r. B. Stevenson.
On the Narrative of the State of Relig-
ion for 1Sg0-Rev. J. G.. Hammer, Rev. IS
rael w. Hathaway and Elder jeremiah
Baker.
Finance Committee-Elder Frederick
w. Baldwin and John ID. Rue.
ON PRESBYTERIAN RECORDS.
The following committees were ap-
pointed on Presbyterian records:-
Corisco-Rev William w. EDDY, d. d.,
Rev. ]; Thompson Osler, and Elder
Jacob Wilson.
Elizabeth-Rev Thomas l. Long. Rev.
Robert ]. Burtt and Elder Robert s.
Grlmmon.
Jersey City-Rev. James A. Ferguson,
Rev. Alfred P. Bottsford and Elder JohT
Woodruff.
Monmouth Rev Kneeland 2. Ketchani.
D. d., Rev. D. Il. Foster and Elder w. r.
Coursen.
Morris and Orange-The Rev. E. B.
Hodge. the Rev. Samuel Perry and Elder
E. r. Kelly.
Newark The Rev. William J. Bridge,
the Rev. Henry r. Hall and Elder James
A. Bell.
New Brunswick The Rev. F. Il.
Brace, the Rev. James III. Owens and Ell
der Hudson Muchmore
Newton-The Rev. Pleasant Hunter,
the Rev. Charles A. Mcclellan and Elder
A. S. Doughty.
West Jersey-The Rev. Henry G..
Smith, the Rev. Theodore E. Chambers
and Elder William j. Owens.
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Rev. Henry G. Cameron. ID. D.,
presented the report of the Special Com-
mittee on Gathering and Preserving His
torical Materials. DIR. Cameron resigned
from the chairmansh1p of this committee,
and the Rev. Allen H. Brown. OF Cam.
den, was appointed to fill the vacancy.
CUSToDIANS OF BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS.
A resolution offered in the report was
adopted as follows:-
Resolved, That the Rev Walter A
Brooks, the stated Clerk of Synod, aud
the Rev. JOS. III. Dullis, the Librarian of
the Princeton Theological Seminary, BIS
appointed Custodians of all books and
documents presented or committed to the
care of the Synod; that they be authorized
to provide pasteboard cases for the pres
ervation of pamphlets and manuscripts.
The custodians appointed were author
lied to procure tue minutes of the laEe
COMMITTEES on Church Extension, and
place them in the e.proof vault.
ON BILLS AND OvERTURES.
The Committee on Bills and Overtures
reported request from the Presbytery
of New Brunswick for the sanction of the
Synod of The action of the Presbytery In
holding a pro-re-rata meeting only nine
days after the issue of the call Upon
the committees recommendation the re-
quest was granted.
The committee also reported an over
ture from the Presbytery of Newton. con
cerning the Presbytery Ministers' Fund
of 81, 757 and recommended reference to
the Special Committee on this fund. This
recommendation was adopted.
An overture was also reported from
the Presbytery of Jersey City, calling for
earnest efforts in city eyangelization The
overture was referred to the Committee
on Synodical Home Missions.
In accordance with changes made In
the standing rules at the present Synod,
the Rev Benjamin S. Eyeritt was elected
permanent clerk and the Rev. William
F.. Whitaker was elected recording
clerk.
sYNoDICAL HOME MISSIONS REPORT.
Elder Ewing Green, treasurer of tha
Committee on SynodicaI Home Missions,
presented his annual report. of which the
following is synopsis.-The receipts dur
ing the year from congregations were
81, $40 b0, IfOni sunday ScnoOlS, S04v. 9o{
from societies aud bands, $3.50; from in
diyiduals, $5U2.
The payments made for the relief OF
ministers ana missionaries in needy fields
wers s13 $50. "a, and for the expenses OF
administration, S115.54. The report OF the
treasurer showed that the financial condis
tion of the work connected with synodi-
cal missions was in a hourishing conGi-
tion, and success was crowning the efforts
OF this branch cf the work Of The New
Jersey Synod.
FREEDMENS' AID.
The Committee on Freedmen reported
the following collections from the differ
ent Presbyteries, as follows:-Co Corisco, SIS;
Elizabeth, 81, lis; Jersey City. 1924: Mon.
mouth, $663; Morris and Orange, 81. g12;
Newark, S1,056; New Brunswick, $l,9s0;
Newton, SS11; West Jersey, 1852, making
a total of $1005S
After The presentation of the report the
Rev. DR.. Gibson made an eloquent address
on this branch of church work, explain
ing the way the church maps out the work
and where and how the money is spens
among the African and other races, and
the success attending all such efforts.
Policeman Gallagher Gives BAH.
Policeman Gallagher was tins morning
admitted TO bail on a charge OF assault
and battery preferred by Kate Harris.