The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-19
PRESBYTERIAN synod
Proceedings of the Second
Days Session at
Bridgeton.
WORK OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.
New Young Peoples Committee
Appointed-Spirited Debate
on Temperance.
Special to the JERSEY Cfty N,,,,.

AoOo oSSolOu "a bAG EE6SDflGE IAN y YDOu
yesterday Rev. DR.. Kempshall presented
the following report, which was en-
Enthusiastically adopted by a rising vote:
Resolved, That the Synod Is In SYM
pathy with the effort now being made to
suppress race track gambling in New
Jersey. The gravity Of the situation eau
hardly be exaggerated. BY the syj-
tematic and persistent efforts of the
abettors of the most demoraliztng vice.
" has come to pass that laws legAtizing
book making AMI pool selling upon race
tracks have been placed upon the statute
books of u State. The law adding
citizens of New jersey feel most deeply
the humiliation and disgrace there
by brought upon the State. while
the resultant evils from this legislation,
accomplished in scornfuI indifference to
the most earnest protests OF the people.
are too apparent to need re~capituiatlon,
The issue at stake in the impending elec>
ton, as affecting the most sacred lutte r
ests of our homes, the communit Y and
the State, are i'll their momentous char.
acter beyond the power of hu man COM
Dutatiop. The question of the hour is
simply Jhis:-"Shall the State OF New
Jersey be permanently surrendered int O
the hands of men, who, for their sell
nsn and mercerary ENDS, will continue to
corrupt our Legislature. debauch
shffrage by the lavish use of money, DEFY
q con rts ana tempt to ruin scores and
hundreds of the citizens of our State?'
The Synod OF New Jersey calls uDon all
ministers and laymen Within its bounds
TO rise In the power Of righteous indIgna>
top and lend their aid III giving answer
at the polls in November next that by the
help of God, this thing shall not be.
Synod urges upon pastors TO endeavor
to Keep the duty of the hour before the
people OF their charge; aud earnestly calls
apo all who have a vote TO cast. to allew
no nEhQr AhliOQf{Nn fn fntErfaro with y.
lag their part in the coming election to-
ward freeing our State from the power of
these couspiratorS againsu its peace and
prosperity, and restoring 1t to it's once
honored position in the sisterhood of
States. by voting for candidates, without
oppose race track gambling in New
Jersey.
DR.. Kempshall supplemented the re.
port by o strong plea for action. especi-
iaily urging Prohibitiouists to fall ia
line with this resolution. The Rev. Mr..
swan OF Lambertville moved the public
reading Of the resolution from every
pulpit.
Synod listened to representatives of the
boards as rollows:-Board of Aid for
Colleges. the Rev. e. q. Ray. DID;
Board of Freedmen, the Rev. Samuel
j. Fisher. DID,; Board of .. S. Work,
the Rev: j. A Worden. ID; American
oioiS oOSACSys VIZ 1bOvs w. W. MO1SGG,
DID,.
In the evening the Rev. D. J. McMlI-
Ian, DID,, spoke for the Home Mission
Board, and the Rev. r. 4. Speer for the
Foreign Board.
ToDAY's SESSION.
This morning the devotional al exercises
were conducted by Rev. Hugh B. Mac
Cauley. of Newark. Rsv. Henry S.
Butler DID,, pres eRted the re-
port of the standing committee
on Foreign Missions. The report showed
great care III preparation and the sub
jec5 was handled In a mastery manner.
The report. briefly stated. says tha in
reviewing the year with this report in
mind, your committee has seen unusual
reasons for thankfnlness aud hope, not
only because the work abroad hal
been crowned as heretofore with evident
establishment and enlargement, and lie
giving promise Of far more rapid de-
yelopment In the near future. but es-
peclatly because the Church at Rome
seems to be responding to the well di-
rected efforts to conform to
the commands Of Christ an to
enphacfse the emphatic appeals to
mankind on the part of It's board and the
various committees and agencies of our
church. courts and congregation. The
su jecC WAS treated topically-
First, finance n management:
Second, Organization and methods. In
this portion of the report the system
adopted by tne Committee of the
Presbytery OF New Brunswick
was commended. The work in
among the members. The Preshytery of
Newton has divided Its churches into
groups, making the pastors of each
group a committee to see to 1t tn ar a pub
lie meeting during the fall or winter is
held. .F
Third, history and progress. Fiftv-six
missionaries were sent from the aChurch
at nome to foreign lands. swelling the
number of warkers in this army of the
Church to 2,270 OIL 90 different mission MS,
10 nations and 4 continents. These la
Dorers have charge of 400 churches, g. 100
communicates aud 3d. 600 pupils of
all grades. including 141 students tor
the ministry.
The Rev. Hugh B. MacCauley offered
the following resolution which was
adopted, and be was made Chairman of
the new committed
NEW COMMITTEE.
Resolved, That Synod appoint a new perma-
nent mi to be called the Committee on
Young Peoples Societies, the object of which
shall be in connection with the Presby-
ter tsrians vo and sessions nsan1s,s to aid and direct
churches to promote unity of aim and harmony
of acton, to collect all taxes of their societies,
and report a summary of the same to SYNOD.
" ACA q
deeper interest in the noble and continued sue
cesses of our young people.
Resolved, that the attention OF all our Pres
byteries be called to the very great advantage
of a Presbyterian on Young Peoples
Societies az a means or furthsring synod iocal
cooperation and Presbyterian oversight of
this grand work and suggest that Presbyte ries
proceed to form such committees.
Resolved, That the committee be composed of
the Chairman of the Presby terian Committee
on Young Peoples Societies.
REPORT ON TEMPERANCE.
The Rev. William E. Houeymsn OF
Plsinfieid presented the report on tam
perance. Considerable discussion was
ELECTED by the radical Recommendation.
The members Of the Synod, as a whole,
were not ready to go so far, DR..
Kempsnall took part in the discussion.
while the speaker believed that the
saloons were in league with raee-track
gamblers and kindred iniquities, and
while he believed that the rights OF the
PEOPLE Of Briigeton u 9th er
places had been violated by
this new licensed law. The
people should rave a chance to have
local option In communities like above
Itrf In Eli1.h Afh us,d n rYur. n.