The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-03
PARTICULAR SYNOD.
Proceedings Of That Of the
Reformed Church Held
in Paterson.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
Reports of Representatives Of the
Foreign and Domestic Mission
Boards.
Special to the Jersey CitU Meas.

PATERSON, May s, 1S94.-The Particular
Synod of New Brunswick, of the Reformed
Churches. began its annual session Tuesday
afternoon in the Broadway Church. There
are about 200 churches in the bounds OF this
Synod, and nine Glasses, and it includes all
the churches in New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and in New York State this side OF the
Hudson River. The pastor and one elder
from each church is the representation. At
the commencement yesterday the Glasses of
Bergen, South Bergen, Monmouth, Newark,
New Brunswick, Paramus, Passaic and
Philadelphia wererepresented. The Jersey
City churches were well represented. The
following officers were elected:-Rev. w. d.
DeHarto of Raritan; President; hev: Il,
Pockman of New Brunswick. Vice Presf-
dent: Rev. /. P. Brokaw Of Freehold,
Stated Clerk; Revs. Theodore Shafer and
Carrot Wyckoff, Temporary Clerks, The
organization and appointment of commit
tees consumed the afternoon session. In the
evening the retiring. president Rev. J.B.
Thomson, DID,, of New Brunswick, deliv-
cred the synodieaI sermon from st. John,
iii. IL, For God so loved the world that ne
gave his only begotten son. etc. 1t was q
fine discourse.
REPORTS OF MISSION WORK
At yesterday mornings session the regular
business was resumed. The report on the
state of religion consumed most of the time
until the hour set for the hearing OF the
representatives from the Foreign n Do
nestle Mission Boards. This occurred at
eleven o'clock, when Rev. DR.. G. 1. Welles,
of the Foreign Board, made an address
telling of the work in the missionary
fields occupied by the Reformed Church.
Much good had been accomplished this
year Notwithstanding the hard times. The
society found itself burdened with q debt,
however, Of close on to $35 1000, and the
speaker said if he could only speak to the
elders representing all the churches In this
SYNOD, instead of TO the ministers who knew
of the Importance of the work, he felt that
the people would gladly give the money
necessary to carry on this important work.
DR.. Welles thought that his denomination
ought to raise $4,000 a year for foreign mis-
sion work, and he believed it could II the
people would wake up q little on this subject.
The doctor said:-"We have prayed ourselves
into difficulty; let US stop praying, or give
more. Prayer is all right; it is inspiring and
beautiful, and we all believe in it, bu6 there
must be more of an endeavor to answer our
prayers by the willing spirit in contributing
to carry on this great work. At the conclu-
sion of the address Rev. B. G. Reed offered
the prayer of conservation for foreign mis-
sions. ~
PROGRESS IN THE VEST.
The Rev. Jesse Brookes, Phi. D., repre-
senting the Domestic Board of Home Mis-
sions, was the next speaker. He told of the
progress that had been made in the West in
the erection of new churches and the occu-
Lying of new fields. If great. efforts are
needed to push forward the foreign work
there should be greater work accomplished
in the home work. DR.. Brookes spoke of
city evangelization, and urged upon the
members the necessity of taking advantage
of every point of usefulness in the large
cities of the establishment of a house of wor-
ship. The past year had been as successful
in a financial way as the year before, but
the receipts for the past month had fallen
behind. The Rev. Isaac Gowen followed
with the prayer Of conservation for home
mission work.
The Rev. DIR. David Waters of Newark
offered a resolution of thanks to Drs. Welles
and Brookes for their speeches, and express
ing the interest of the Synod in the work.
At the assembling of the body In the after
noon the Lords Supper was celebrated,
after which the regular business of the
Synod was continued. In the evening Prof.
J.. F.. Riggs of the theological seminary at
New Brunswick delivered an address on ga
Minister'S Place in Complex Civilization"