The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-11
SOUTH BERGEN CHASSIS.
Proceedings of the Spring Session
of the Reformed Church.

The spring session OF the South Bergen
Chassis of the Reformed Church IS now
being held at the Bergen Reformed
Church. This mornings session was
opened at half past ten o'clock by the
Rev. B. D. Van Cleef, of the Wayne
street Reformed Church with prayer.
The Rev. Cornelius Brett, d. D.. was
elected Chairman pro. tenn. and the Rev.
w. P. Bruce, of the GIeenville Reformed
Church. was appointed Secretary.
The thirteen churches of the Chassis
were represented as foliows:-
Bergen Reformed, Rev. Cornelius Brett. D..
D.; First Bayonne, Rev. W. w. Knox; Wayne
street this city, Rev z D Van L Clee and R. K.
Hudson City, Rev. e.. A. Meury; Lafayette,
Rev. T. j. Kommers; Free Reformed. this city,
Charles L. CIist; Greenville, VIM. T. Bruce;
Third Bayonne, g. Andraea, S. s.; South
Bergen VIM L. Grant; First German Evan
gelical, this city, M. Miller; st. Johns Evan
gelcal, G. Andraea.
Tne minutes of previous meetings were
read, and was followed by the reading OF
the bequest of the Ke7. Elias Van BEN
schoten, which was made about twenty
five years ago, and which. according TO
the terms OF the bequest, is read at every
church meeting of the Reformed church,
so that others may De moved by his ex-
ample to make similar bequests.
A communication was next read from
the First Evangelical Church, relieving
the board on church erection, of the one
hundred aud fifty dollars which they
have been furnish ing towards thepastor's 5
saiaryand asking it to help them bypaying
the interest of Ine church debt OF $1,000
for the next three years. The communf-
cation was referred to the Committee on
Church Erection. Other reports were
read by Stated Clerk r. K. WicK and re-
ferred to committees. The reports of the
various churches were read by their rep
resentatives, and for the most part were
very encouraging.
The Chairman announced the standing
committees as follows:-
Minutes of General and Particular Synod
Rev. T. ]. Kommers, III. Miller, Elder w. M.
Imbre.
Committee on State Of Churches-Rev. W.
D. Grant, Rev. G.. Andraea and Elder Jas. Van
Horne.
Accounts Elders George Corrigan and
James Van Horne.
Education-Rev. T. E. Inglis, Rev P. D. Van
Cieaf and Elder ]. T. Toffey.
Credentials-Rev. G. Andraea, Rev. T. j.
Kommers and Elder Tunis Vanderveer.
Mission and Church Extension Rev. W. w.
Knox, W. p. Bruce and Elder ] Guyer.
Nomination-Rev. z. d. Van Cleef, Rev. +, A.
Meury and Elder W. N. Imbrle.
Disabled Ministers Fund-Rev. w. P, Bruce,
r. K. Wick and Elder D. w. Oliver.
An interesting discussion arose as to
what constitutes family. 1t was de-
cided that In making reports OF families
attending church, bachelors and maiden
Indies be counted as families. The con-
stituEionai questions were next put TO the
ministers OF the different churches in
turn.
A reeess.was taken at fifteen minutes
to Que until half past TWO T. M. and
dinner was served by the ladies in the
Sement OF the church.
The principal question which Is to come
vi before the afternoon session is the fed
eral union of the Reformed churches OF
America and the United States, that is,
the Dutch Reformed and the German Re-
formed. The CANA Sigma OF the Pastor.
ial Association will meet at the house OF
DIR. Brefts at O'Clock this evening. The
wives will meet in social session at the
safna time.