The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-16
PRBSBYTERY MEETS
Spring Gathering of Minis
tiers in Paterson This
Morning.
COMMISSIONERS FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Jersey City's Stated Clerk Resigns
- Interesting Addresses by
Well Known Pastors.
COMMISSIONERS TOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The Semi-annual meeting OIL tue 1iee
bytery of Jersey City held today IN the
second Presbyterian Church OF Paterson.
At $3.50 the first train arrived from Jer-
sey City and brought with 1T d deie-
CATION and from that time until eleven
O'Clock the ministers and delegates We're
continually coming.
The Second Presbyterian Church is q
large one, having the main church room
upstairs and the Sunday school room,
where the collation. was served, down
stairs. In the main room the Easter
decorations were still on the PLATFORM
and the Easter lilies n palms peauu-
fed the church. Owing to the deten-
ton of a train carrying some important
delegates the opening of the morning
session was delayed until eleven O'CLOCK.
The Rev. DIR. Schumacher was eiectea
Moderator, and the Rev MT. founk
temporary clerk. To the roll call all
but one of the Jersey City churches re-
sponded as being fully represented
MINISTER'S DELAY A REPORT.
The dilatoriness of the ministers OF
the Presbytery prevented the clerk from
making a report. His details. were all
81 his report. but as some of the min
isters sent in their reports very late
me CLERK WIS ultd04G ~ SoA
different parts. Some little difference OF
opinion existed among the ministers as
10 whether the clerks remarks were or
were not a report. For a while the as
cussion was very hot, but 1t was finally
ended by the Rev. Mr.. Garretson OF
Jersey City, who moved that L
lowing to the delinquencies OF the
members the stated clerks report be de-
ferred till June" p
The discussion was principally between
DR.. Herr, who believed that not having
heard anything there was no report TO
accept, and DR.. MCGEE. who believed
that the details being written. though
unheard, the P~resbytery should Indy
be accepted
DR.. Bulkely resigned the office OF stat
ed clerk. having held the office in the
Jersey City Presbytery for fifteen years
and in the Champlain Presbytery ten
years. The resignation was accepted,
and the thanks of the P~resbytery given
to Dr. Bulkely for the courtesy. fidelity.
zeal and skill with which he performed
the duties of his Office. Many speeches
in eulogy of DR.. Bulkely We're made;
King is dead; long live the King" The
Rev. Mr.. Garretson was then elected
rta1as alsrk cle aaa IN The f Rev. Mi Nj. Niles lille
was then elected temporary clerk.
COMMISSIONERS NOMINATED.
The nominees for commissioners to
the General Assembly were:--The~ Rev.
Messrs. McClelland, Erls. Schumacher.
Houston, and elders from the churches
of Hackensack. Paterson and Jersey
City. Mr.. James Mckinney of Jersey
City was nominated. Mr.. Bogart of
Hackensack and Mr.. Randall of Patef-
son. The election was deferred until
2.30 this afternoon.
The luncheon was served downstairs
jathe Sunday school room by the ladies
the Second Presbyterian Church.
severe was a number of small tables,
En decorated with flowers, In the centre
AFTERNooN SESSION.
The reports of all the standing com
mIttees were heard in the afternoon
session, which opened at 2 o'clock. Each
committee told of its work during the
year and of what was necessary to help
the work during the coming year.
Home Missions" were discussed by
the Rev. DR.. Shaw and the Rev. Mr..
Carroll. DR.. Shaw taking the Synod
ica1 and Mr.. Carroll the general, include
ing the Woman's Society.
Dr. l. W. Hathaway of Jersey City
discussed Foreign Missions" Including
the Woman's Society. Addresses were
delivered by the Rev. Mr.. Magic on
ministerial Relief" the Rev. Mr.. Nc
Clelland on Education" and the Rev.
Mr.. Garretson on Publication and SUM-
day School Work"