The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-17

the situation. But the church is UNI
equal herself to the situation OF con-
yerting the world; and yet she is ap-
plying herself to that duty. Blu even
the closing of liquor saloons we believe
not to be so hopeless an undertaking as
it is generally supposed. The fact is
that many saloon keepers have de-
clared that they would c~heerfully close
their saloons could such a closing be
made general.
The Presbytery of Newton issued q
letter last April to the churches under
its care, calling especial attention to
Sunday visiting, Sunday newspapers ana
Sunday travelling"
The remainder of the afternoon ses-
ports of various committees, a synopsis
of which was published in THE Jersey
City News" yesterday;
EVENING MEETING.
A public meeting was held in the Third
Church in the evening and the large
ediice was crowded. Thu Rev. Dr.. Geo;
L. Spinning, D. D, of Orange, told OF
VI #es experiences among the Indians of the
In speaking of Indian Schools he said:
TIL Photestants cannot AFFORD to
~sectarian appropriation of money. We
want no Protestant hand in the Treas
ury at Washington. The Roman Cath
oiics are in the ~ascendancy in the In.
earnest warfare against the public
school. More has been done for the
Indian in the past ten years than in the
hundred years before. There are now
5000 Christians there. Yet no tele-
graph or civilization has seemed to dis
pose of the travelling liar who says,
Indian The Bible, in the hands of the
priest, gives US the civilization OF South
America, but In the hands OF the Puri-
tans, gives us the brightest and best
Rev. William R. Richards, D.. D., fol-
lowed with a brief description of life
among the native Christians in Mexico.
His description was interesting and was
ToDAY'S SESSION.
The second day of the annual meeting
o'clock this morning with a discussion
of a resolution recommending the AS
sembly Herald" to all the people of the
Presbyterian Church. It was objected
lishment of an official paper which one
of the speakers said the church would
never tolerate. Many brief but strong
per for the SAKE of helping the cause
were made and the resolution was finally
adopted by a unanimous vote. The Com
mittee on Historical materials submit
led a resolution for the appointment
# a committee to report h shall be
lone to commemorate the old Scotch
ourying ground in Monmouth, and the
events connected with the beginning OF
he Presbyterian Church in this country.
The resolution was adopted and a COM
mite of seven appointed.
The Womans' Synodical Society of
Home Missions reported receipts from
the Presbyterian Secretaries amounting
to $35, 902. "a. The foreign missions So
clety reported receipts ,-aggregating $751;
ITS. rs.
A communication was presented from
the Congregational Association of New
Jersey to cooperate with a committee
CT that Association and other religious
bodies to work together in opposition to
and other forms of gambling. The Synod
voted to appoint a committee of Min
listers and Elders.
BRIGGS MATTER REFERRED.
The Judicial Committee reported what
has come to be known as the Briggs
the Newark Presbytery by the Rev.
Charles T. Haley of the Roseville Pres
byterian Church for adopting resolu-
ions which did not heartily endorse
the action of the General Assembly i'll
the Briggs case. The Rev. DR.. Kemp
sideration of the subject by the Synod
on the ground that 1T would interfere
with the transaction of the regular bust
ness and lead to bitterness and acrimony
unnecessarily. He moved that the mat
ter be referred to a special judicial COM
although he thought the whole Synod
should hear the matter and determine
it. 1t Was not a personal question, he
said, and should not create feeling. 1t
was a question of church doctrine ano
constitution of the church. The motion
to refer to a Judicial Commission was
not opposed. The Commission was APP
pointed this noun and will probably take
the subject up and dispose of 1t before
the adjournment Of the Synod.