The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-30

s,727 members. These gave to home and
| foreign missions. 1851.
The total number OF all the young peo-
pies societies, junior and senior. is $50,
| With l6,I15 active members. of whom IL
4 Az are communicates, 81 societies have
some form of training course.
The committee asked for a Thanksgiv-
1 ing Offering.
The report Of the committee on foreign
missions was presented by Rev. H.. S.
\ Butler, d. D.
The resolutions adopted by Synod were
| as follows:-
1. The Synod Of New Jersey records its
Endorsement of the General Assemblyss
action as to the protection of American
citizens engaged in missionary labor
pathy with both missionaries and adher-
ents under stress of special bereavement
or danger, OF confronted with the dis
neartening alternative of r-etrenchment;
and with the board in its present per-
plexities.
2. Thankful hat the past years record
SHOWS increase of gifts for foreign mis-
do much more, we win make 1t our aim
to still enlarge our contribution and es-
pecialiy to procure ar annual offering from
each member Of every congregation.
2. AS heretofore, we approve the dill
gence of our societies OF women and young
people; commencing to the latter the
boards plan for supporting individual
4. We urge our Sabbath schools to re-
member the Christmas Offering for foreign
missions.
5. We adopt the plan Of the synod's
committee for the itineration of DIR.
Hunter Corbett among our churches,
pledging him cordial welcome and prayer
full support.
ing session, Rev. s. w. Beech presented
the report of the committee on neurology.
There were two deaths in the Presbytery
OF Elizabeth; Jersey City, /; New Bruins
Jersey, /.
Rev. George Swan. D. D., presented
the report of the committe on Sabbath
observation.
l. That we cali on our ministers. elders
ana people to renew their diligence in
defense OF Gods sacred day. SO vitality
important to religion and morality; and
to show such loyalty as win make them
foes of the Sunday secular paper, the
Sunday bicycle runs and meets" the
excursion, and all other ways and means
by wh.ch Gods law in the case is dis
honored and set aside.
The second resolution commended the
stand Of the young peoples societies.
The third resolution appointed the last
Sunday Of October to a consideration of
the obligations of Sabbath observance.
An overture was received from the Pres
bytery of Newton asking that an effort
now held, in many places, on Monday
to some other day, for the reason tina
the present arrangement recessita ties more
or less Sabbath Dissertation, Synod or
dered the appointment of the following
committee to endeavor to have the next
Legislature make the change:-Rev. D.
HeHart Bruen, Rev. F. B.. Everitt, Rev.
E. B. Cobb. D. D., Rev. G. s. Mott, D. d.
Elders q. S. Shipman and W. NJ. Lam
ming.
The report Of the committee on tenn
peranee was presented by Rev. =. De
giyen:-"The products of Industry, the
care of the machine, the safety of other
werkmen and often the lifts of other
operators depends upen his perfect So
briefly. The large and increasing use OF
electricity has been OF great aid to tenn
perance. The army of men managing
eur electric plants know that they may
hours Indulgence in liquor. The brilliant
illumination of our streets has removed
that cloak of darkness under which
drunkenness found protection. The bicycle
is a reform agency in the same direction.
The bicycle has yet to be made that win
carry a runken man. Prohibition As
written on every handlebar. The penalty
for violation is a broken arm and a
smashed head"
The following resolutions were adopted:
The first resolution called for the broad
est charity toward one another among
those who differ as to remedies.
The second resolution called for the sup
port of the candidates Of known morality
and temperance, regardless Of party ties
ne jnirQ called Tor special care III the
election of sheriffs. The ONCE should be
kept free from party politics and men
should be placed IN the office who can be
trusted to be faithful in the execution of
law. The fourth was in favor of a prog
ressive penalty for drunkenness, a pen
atty increasing with each repetition of the
offense.
The fifth disapproved OF the association
of the saloon business with the inn for
the accommodation of the travelling pub
lie. The association of these was termed
~ - - 1T
who disapproye of the 1.quor business.
The sixth resolution was an approval
of the local vote and held that every town
and county should be granted this right.
The seventh recommended the setting
apart of the third Sabbath of November
as temperance Sabbath.
The eighth Instructed the temperance
committee to bring so much of the above
action to the attention of the next Legis-
lature by the Anti-Liquor League as called
for legislation.
Rev. A. w. spooner, D. D.-Attention
was called to the growth of the Synod
during the twenty-five years since the re-
sars IN IN III inara the puInoe r,o Of the go minis Is
number of churches has increased from :
2S7 to $50. During these twenty-five years
q, 728 persons nave been gathered into the
church from the world; the Sunday school
membership has grown from 81 .804 to Y, $50.
During the quarter of a century the aver
age contribution per member for con-
gregational purposes has ranged from SIS
to $27 for work outside the congregation.
from 50 to Sc.
Rev. Allan H. Brown, who has interested
himself in getting a proper memorial
erected at the Old Scots Burying Ground
made a report upon a plan for the cree
tion of a suitable monument. The esti-
mated cost was $1,000. No action was
called for.
The report of the permanent clerk
showed the attendance of 11S ministers. Is
elders and II corresponding members. a
total membership of 205.
The business of the Synod was complet-
ed shortly before noon. The closing half
hour was spent in devotional exercises
under the leadership of Rev. Thomas
Tyack, d. d.
The choice OF the next meeting place
was left TO the Moderator and State
Clerk.