The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-16
SYNOD In SESSION.
Great Gathering of PresbY-
terrain Divines at New
Brunswick Yesterday
STANDING COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Committee Appointed to Prepare
an Issuance Of Action Against
the Rev. Il. P. Widdemer.
Suecial to the jersey Cstv Ns1rs.

AS0W &(ARSS 49, "a
in the FIRST Church. There was a goou
attendance of commissioners. especlally
from North Jersey. Rev. Eben Copp anu
Rev. S. M. Studdiford. d. D.. TOOK part
In the opening exercises. The Moderator,
Rev. F.. r. Brace, D. D., was unaoie ~
he present on account of illness. he
was taken down with pneumonia ON the
way to Palestine last winter ana mas
not been himself since. A letler was
read from him expressing his regret al
not being able to fulfil his part, ana
wished all blessing upon the work OF
Synod.
Rev. George Swan. D. D., preachea
the sermon from the text, l Tim. liz.
At its conclusion, the sacrament OF the
| Lords supper was celebrated. Among
the elders who assisted were Homes y
Ely and Henry D. ohphant'
Clerk Everitt completed the roll anu
| then came the nominal. on or Moaeratof.
according to custom the name OF Inc
Presbytery longest without a Moaeralos
was called. Newton. thefeupon. plaeea
in nomination Henry s. Butler. D.. D, OF
Blairstown. The Nomination was SOC
onded and DR.. Butler was elected by
| acciamation. In taking the gavel he SAD
| that his one wish was that LIS eno
be a spiritual Synod.
THE WIDDEMER CASE.
Stated Clerk Brooks presented a paper
| from the Presbytery of Monmouth, re-
aarding Howard T. W~iddemer, a mem
| her of the Presbytery of Newark, seek
ing to become a member of Monmouth
presbvtery in order to become pastor or
| the Presbyterian Church Of Aspury
| Park. The paper recited the fact OF the
| same PERSONS application for admission
| some years previous, but he mad peen
ra,eotad because he had been censured
IN, the Protestant Episcopal Church On
| account of the gravest lacks In morality
The paper also went on to say that II
was not the intention of throwing any
| asnersions upon the Presbytery OF New
ark nv supposing that that Presbytery
| had known of these charges against
Mr.. W%iddemer. The only solution OF
The question seemed to be in Synod, ana
| therefore this paper.
Rev. A. Nelson Hollifeld endeaVored
to have the paper rejected. on the GROUND
that the Presbytery had not opserVeu
the forums prescribed by the BOOK OF
Discipline. After debate the paper
was received and a committee of ten was
ordered to take the paper ana prepare
an issuance for action by SYNOD.
Rev George D.. Null, l.. ~
his twelfth annual report upon Sabbath
ohsarvance. He asked to be released
from future service. Synod granted his
request.
The Rev. w. w. Knox, D. D., pre-
scented the report of the Committee OF
Arrangements-a popular meeting LOT
tuesday evening and foreign missions on
wear IS to be a most encouraging one:
This is the most important subject tnal
comes before Synod;
In the evening. the church was com
fortably filled. There. was by no means
as large attendance Of the ya people oW of I sne
The Rev. D. J.; Mcmillan. Secretary OF
the Board of Home Missions, was the
a aese I9iioner the i harpdships in the West
during the seasons of drouth, and also
the meagerness of the supply of Gospel
After Secretary Mcmillan came the
Rev. F B. Eyeritt, who sought TO aus
Of his department for NEXT February.
The Rev. John z; Kerr followed in the
expect Gods blessing upon such an eff
fort. The Rev. Ford c. Gilman spoke
u ugo,, the r5 prep nroblsm and n Power goW a for t 1oa
going to reach the converted people
We need a revival of the church mem
Bower a APART FRI from mt The eo Moiy G hasas : no
AT the close of the evening meeting
the Moderator announced the following
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Bills and Observation-Disclosures, George
Swain p p; I, Gsrla JNi, Hamner, 3 P;
sop; PAiiip poTsmas, f #: Halsey,
Cline, Henry A Reeves. Ph. p; Charles
Elders Cornelius +. Clark ne: Hep
Minutes Of General Assembiy@Minis-
tiers. Maitland Alexander, Charles P.
Gi S 6 Elder f 5amSs s5sgnj STEERS .rtarr
". spooner. John g, Clyde. D. D.; Elder
F~IpaneeaElde,rg Charles 2, Hall MD,
SON, David Z. Smyth,
Records Of Presbyterries-corrsgico, Rev.
Es1ers Arthur s i0' ". Ma Marshall shall '" DuoNie'
Frank +. symmies. Elder ii. ?. camp
Baker smith. D. p. Elder Jospeh' Web
Mo4mouts-Rsv; Edwin A, Buckley, ?.
Samuel Stewart.
MSrrl5 and 3. o. oraP Rss. James Is9 W.. van 3;
Dyke. Elder william +. smock.
Newark-Rev. James Roberts. d. D.,
Rev. VIM. H. Wcolverton. Elder David
New Brunswick-Rev. Alfred p. Bots
ford, Rev. Lewis Lampman, d. D.. Elder
e. H. Freeman.
VIM. +. Cunningham, D. D., Elder ). s.
Biddell.
Rev, samuel /. Rowland. Elder ". W.
Davidson.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the paper from Monmouth Pres
bytery in the case Of Howard 7. Wilde
mer:-
Ministers-John A. Liggett, d. D.. AL
bert Erdn1an, D.. D., Charles d. Shaw,
.. D.. Samuel Garlic, D. d. James
Roberts,, d. D.
H Eaqyhs 5. oiip9hant. R. q Babb diTae1 Her,
bert G. Campbell, Charles H. Langdon.
GOLD BADGE FOR MR.. HOGAN.