The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-13
JERSEY CITY PBEsBYTERY
Interesting Meeting at the second
PresbYterlan Church Yesterday.

Interesting Meeting at the second
Presbyterian Church Yesterday.
The regular meeting of the Presbytery
of Jersey City was held yesterday
afternoon at the Second Presbyterian
Church on Third street. The session
was opened with prayer by the Moderator,
Rev. Adolphus E. Wanderer of the First
German Church, Paterson. Representa-,
tives were present from the churches OF
this city, Hoboken, Newark, Paterson,
Harrison gand Kearny and North Hudson
and participated in the discussions that FOL
lowed the reading Of the reports. The most
encouraging report was made by the Rev
W. Garretson, of the Claremont Presby-
terian Church, Greenville, who is Chair
man of the Committee on Sab
bath Schools. He reported as follows:-
Number of schools, 80; increase, one; 944
officers and teachers and S,751 schoiors. The
total number of officers teachers and
scholars is 9,7Sl; increase, |, 14S The
average attendance was 6,377; increase,
292; scholars in full membership,
l. ,202;; increase, $50; scholars baptised, 1,606
decreafe, 534; received into the church from
the schools, 1886; increase, 80. The number
of books in the libraries is Il, ,492, increase OF
209. The amount contributed by the schools
to the board of publication was $40, 81 less
than last year. The sum given to other boards
lences there was appropriated 81 ,S72, in
crease OF S156. To the support OF Sunday
schools there was contributed S5,498, de-
crease of 1853. He also announced that the
New Jersey Synod's appropriation to the
Board of Publication is $4,000 The Presby-
terry of Jersey City is asked to give 1872.
The Rev. Mr. Buckley of Paterson, the
Stated Clerk, read the annual report as fol
lows:-There are a minister's increase of
over last year; number of churches, 81,
same as last year; number OF elders, l39,
decrease of q; 60 deacons, decrease of 3:
number of persons received into the chuach
by examination during the year 474, gain of
sixty-three; by certificate 264, loss of thirty
eight; total membership is 6, 772; gain of 23S.
There were ninety-seven adults baptized, in
crease of twenty-one, and 400 infants, de-
crease of forty-nlne. There was contributed
for home missions the sum of S8,709, i'll
crease of $780, for foreign missions, 50, ,060, de-
crease of 81 $40; the educational fund $509,
decrease of 1889; to the public fund, S640,
decrease of S3S7; church erection fund $493,
decrease OF S532; relief fund 1864. decrease OF
S26. The sum of S458 was subscribed to the
freeddman's fnnd, SIP less than last year.
The aid collections aggregated 1860, decrease
of S22 The contributions to the general as
sembly amounted to $780,. Is, decrease of
S53 H. For congregational purposes, S135,
402 was given, the decrease being S23948.
For miscellaneous purposes, $6,l97 was
given, decrease os S3, $40.
Mrs. s. MeNulty President of the Ladies'
Temperance Commistee last year requested
each of the thirty-two chueches to
appoint members of a cooperating
committee but only eight responded.
A discussion on the value of the committee
followed, and Rev. DR.. Herr of the First
Church, this city, said that he did not place
much value on the committee. Rev.
Mr.. Galloway of the Third Presby-
terian Church, Paterson, and Rev. DR..
Herr, who represented the Presbytery in the
General Assembly, gave report of the do
ings of that body. The session closed with
prayer by the Rev. Thomas Houston, the
blind pastor of the John Knox Presbyterian
Church, this city.