The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-17
synod OF NEW JERSEY
SeventY-First Annual Meet
ing Begins this Evening
in Bridgetoa.
sYNoDICAL HOME MISSIONS.
Rev. Dr.. DiXon's Report Awaited
With lnterrst--heports of
Permanent Committees.
SYNoDICAL HOME MISSIONS.
Special 10 The Jersey CITY Ne,cs.

Special TO The JERSEY City Ne,cs.
B~RIDGEToN, Oct. II, 1S93.-The seventy
first annual meeting Of the Synod of New
Jersey will begin its sessions this even
ing in the First Presbyterian Church.
Usually two days are required for the
transaction of the business
The first session will be occupied with
the Moderator's sermon, the celebration
OF the Lords Supper; the completion of
the roll; the election of Moderator, and
The report of the Committees of Arrange
ments.
TIE last Moderator. Rev. r. Hami II
Nassau, DID,, OF the Presbyt sry of Co =
risco, Africa, having returned to his
field of labor, the sermon will be
preached by the Rev. Henry F. Hickok,
DID,, of the P~resoytery of Morris aud
Orange.
Ia calling for nominations for Modera-
tor. it is customary TO commence with
The Pres5yuery longest without a Moder-
ator. The Presbytery of New Brunswick
will have the opportunity, according TO
the rue, of making the nomination. The
Rev. Aoram Gosman, D.. D.. Of Law
renee, was Moderator in 1873. when Synod
last met in Trenton. The Rev. 5. NJ.
Hamili, D. D., was moderator of Synod
IN 1884. The Rev. Walter A. Brooks. D.
D., is the Stated Clerk of Synod. Upon
the morning OF the second day the Mod
orator viii name the Standing Commits
tees on Bills aud O%verGures, Judicial.
Presbyterial Records. Minutes of the
General Assembly, Narrative. Finance
THESE committees are made up of both.
ministers and elders.
sYNoDICAL HOME MISSIONS.
The most important report will be that
of the Committee upon Syuodical Home
Missions, the Rev. John Dixon. D. D.,
fNf,trn,on. ~ ~ nr Ltruinn Nrnnn Ean
Treasurer. Seven years ago the Synod
set on foot a plan for the care of
feeble churches within its bounds, thus
relieving the Board of Home Missions.
There were many forebodings as TO what
the outcome woul be. Some said that
in pl .ce of assisting the Home Board
the plan would I more money
from its treasury than il would savs.
Others maintained hat 1t was too COM
plicated IN undertaking for the SyEod
Committee to handle. The first year
passed. aud the seconi and third. The
reports were encouraging. But still, as
the matter came mp on the floor OF the
Synod there were those who Critics ed
the scheme, and som Ell mes it seemed
as though the 'pessimists would overturn
all. But DR.. Dixon. who had given his
hand aud heart to the cause, by his
matchless ability in debate aud su pc rb
management, was always able to tn IN
dsA0S ObICIbSAos gOAA v
was raised on the floor of the Synod
against the present plan.
According to last report the committee
aided Seventy-three churches auu MIS-
sion stations. A number of churches b E.
came self-supportiug during the year. 1t
is expected that the COMMITTEES viii be
asked this year to make some provision
Tor the work among the foreign popula-
ton In the cities.
The chairman of the committee has
been in demand to explain the scbe me in
other Synods. notably those of New
York and Maryland. So the Synod of
New Jersey has provided for itself a plan
for the management and extern sion of
of the Home Mission work, aud besides
has assisted other Synods to fol low the
same footsteps. DR.. Dixon's report, this
year. will be awaited with interest.
The narrative Of the state of religion
within the bounds Of Synod will be read
terry of Newark.
PERMANENT COMMITTEE.
Reports Of permanent committees will
be presented: Forsi9n Missions, Rev.
Henry S. Butler, D. D.; Work Among
Foreign Populations. Rev. Albert Erd,
George S. Mott, D. D.; Sunday School
Work. Rev. George H. Ingram; Temper
ance, Rev. William E. Honeyman; Uuem-
ployed Ministers aud Vacant Churches,
Rev. john r Fisher; Historical Mate
rials, Rev. A. H. Brown. Tue rep ort of
the Committee upon Systematic Benei-
cence also receives careful consideration,
Rev. Theo. H. White. Chairman.
Synod in the Presbyterian Church is
the third court. First is the Church Ses-
sion, mex above the latter is Presbyst Try,
and above Synod.is the General Assem-
bly,. There are 81 synods in the Presby>
terrain Church in the United States. The
Synod of New Jersey has niue Presby-
teries. Geographically it covers the
State and a small portion of Africa-the
PresbYtery of Corlsco. There are All
ministers In this Synod, 3l9 churches.
LAP ruling elders, 474 deacons, SO. 651
church members, 6S.206 Sunday
school members. The Contributions
of the Synod FIR p~eaevoleuce.
last year were as foliows:-Home Mis-.
sions, SOL, 139; FOREIGN Missions, S10S,-
2l2; Education. $l4.55s; Sabbath Scnooi
work, l 1856; Cnurca Election. SIS. 1893;
Ralief fluid, $11 ,957; Freedmen. So, 514.
Synodical Home Missions, $14. 007; Aid
for Colleges, S., 106; General As>e nblv,
s6,702; Congregational expenses. S938 ,240;
miscellaneous. S67. 832; American b bic
Society, s., $3.50; total Tor Synoi, $l,314..
848.
The value of the church property in the
Synod Of New Jersey, according to The
last census. is S. 500, 100.