New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-19
CONSCIENCE MUST DIRECT.
no RULE CAN BIND 4 DUTCH PREACHER.
THE cLAssI S NAY ADVISE. But THE DELEG ATE
WILL. ACT As INDIVIDUALS.

TIE tlsASSl = MAY ADhlSi- bS ! AAi''
WILL ACT As INDIVIDUALS.
The annual meeting Of the New-iork CAsS.s oI
the Reformed Church in America. Which was heu !'S
tcrday in the Marble Collegiate 'hnrch III fl''"' .
and Twenty nintll-st. was lively one. The pflh-
cipn bu .nnss was the election Of officers for E" com
ing wear and the election Of delegates to III" par
tlcular and general synods. These elections p''s'u Oh
quietly and everything was calm uh'l II WAS INV
that steps be- taken to have the method OF ''ci"s
delegates to the synodS changed THIS caused e"o"
deal OF discussion. After that matter had been as
posed Of the Rev. Dr. T. W. Cham"rs moN'u ''"
the delegates be- instructed TO vote In favor OF the
nronoscd nlon OF federal union between the Dutch
and German Reformed Churches some of III" mem
bcrs apparently lost their temper In III" discN'ioh
which resulted from this notion
Tlcrc was Il general feeling in favor Of chance
I'm, no one seemed To know exactly how to DIM
+, ohout After a good deal Of time had been sprhl
in lively discussion rc-olulion was madn ara carr II
TO table the motion to effect change until the i'i'
meeting OF the Chassis
This matter had hardly been dispensed win Wh'"
the Rev DR.. T. W. Chambers moved INN '"'
-atcs 70 the synod, b. Instructed To VOC lo' INV
prcuo,cd plan Of federal union between 'h' "'""'
and Dutch Reformed churches ii" said 'hll '' i''''
,or. .boud vote to carry his motion. ~ The cl'''N
nj II p,e,iou, meeting declared it'"ii by !; "'H'
majority 70 be- I'm favor OF the plan scNc'ai mem
hor spol. ogain, the motion. saying thai 1t s"'
never have been made ,,,,
Gerard Bcckman then made Ion. M" 'p''
u,rch against Dr. ChamLerss motion' saying ,''''
v.,. moi ln acco dance with the old Dn,c" SPIN "
unfct,alci action and free speech. Every u'' 7'',
h, aid should 20 to the synod' and vol" IL III
,ucirnce directed him and not ~ the cAS'S u"''''"
him Mr. Ec,Kmar went on to show that u" mobo'
u, impractlcallc ~ some OF the delegates "'i' W
ro.,d to thc plan and would not obc' t'' i"Su''''0
If Dr. ChambrIs's motion was passed
w ycrndlyc said tina, he accepted the honor Oh
holm, = delegate thinking that he would b. allowed
ma ~, or, Judgment nl the synod which he was
g. ,tt.nd Tn. Rev Dr. Hurc finally succeeded
-, amending the motion, which WAS adopted n
follows .,..,. am,
rho delegates from the Chassis Of Ncw-Iork ana
,bc general synod bc Instructed to state clearly anu
,i,i,cuv to tlc synod the vote OF this chassis IN
regard TO the proposed plan OF federal Union VII"
thc Reformed Church In the United States
The meeting was opened at 10 O'Clock with de-
,otional cx,rci,cs The Rev. DR.. joachim ElT'ndoii'
the outgoing president. delivered an address l''
also presided until his successor was cho'ch' AZ
II O'Clock tac business Of the day was begun i"o
committee on the state Of religion rcah ''"'"o''
which tcld Of the condition OF affairs In ea'h ohu''
I'm the cli.~i-. The general report about ''oh "a" "
YEA, flat the attendance had increased in the Ia''
,o,r and that steady progress Wa. being made Inc
u,di.on \yenuc Church tDr kitrcdg"'O reported
that owing to tie Htcnlity of Isaac v hio"""
will be- able 10 build church al fH''"''' '"'
r<,ictn-,t. Mr. Bolnw furnished The S1oo'o he'"'
AIRY 4, build the chapel and the conEr's"t"" '''
30 600 20 buy Oh" lana.
The Collegiate Church corporation report 'h'' J.
lad adoptcl a definite and deliberate policy 81 retain
iua, clurch,, In the low and most d'Hs'lH pnIi''
paris Of TN, clty and IT with that 'nd in We"
hat il erected the connexions church ai s'''ni'N''
md s,vcnth.,t To mo- The want uptown Tho CT
poritlon ais, built church at seventy 's'''hth
and W..t Fuaavo. II Wal. announced that the in
crease I'm membership in the cias-- Last Year ""-
no: he oacln-, for benevolent pun o--, increased
.i2.7ce. The Offering, for n-re-atlpnai p1p, a.
.r-a 81 s3I-7 There Was pert fcr d.n,mi."t rna
purpo-,.. SG75-, for other object. s.ir7j, Tor en-
.,rea,.nnl purpl, ISL. sioo.75-. Ihc total number Of
commitment, /. -i5j, and there are lV,7'l 'm"i
in the sunday is.
Tho elections followed the rcadiu- ~ ih. port t
TIE. Rev JOlu Iluichn- wa, elected pr,Nid hl I. '
Rcy: William Vaughan. si,tcd com. 'hr iS' W., N
+. JUNIOR, Temporary clerk. ana iu~ Fh l.. IHiN'
Uuc,t r The delegate, elected I, ih' Cen i1i -
we're: Mni,tcr~-i rm"di. "a" Roy. Drr; y. C., W.
mil m'" ,n. f' kew. 'GiyA"r Tilnas' 'cund.
III E,v. John Huichlr,. nhc Rev. DR.
a. Y. b. Nycr-. tic Rev. i. /. D1itca rnd t't E'N.
J ~cllceI. El1cr~-Irim-.l. Peter Donald ". s
Noo.c. r.. Hodiu. ana Dr. y. II flroy. .''uhiit
Jrdgc H. w. IcohsiaScr. u. i. Johnston. -. !. -i'"
r' And f. y p.rl,. Tho. elected 20 the PM culfr
synod wcr,: Mn-torv-Prinarii. tee K'y. william
Vaughan, the Rev. Dr. j"a'him iIn'nnorl. ur ~
T. a. Ocrtc and iuc Row .. =. Hubert sccuutl III
Rev Or. \. f.. Kiur.dec. and thc Rev. Mr., y.
" Gcycr H. J.. Cobb and j. !. Palmer. Elder ri
nari. r.. y. IIi,,. Il. tout. !. T. Ma,tin and ''cr
I'D l;e-lmnn -tcuudl. :. J.. hWovc, -. knight.
Inc Particular synod viii moG In M a. o.,
lloom.ngdale Reformed church, and The General
ynod win meet Ia jun al A'bnry lark.