New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-13
THE PRESBYTERY'S SESSION.
DIR. BUCHANAN CHOSEN MODERATOR
ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS TO THE GENERAL
AssrMn1r-A WARM DEBATE OVER THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A CHURCH

AssEMBI;Y-A WARM DEBATE OVER THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF CHURCH
IN KINGsBRrpGE
Tho sen,,-anouaI meeting Of the New-York Pres
bytery was held yesterday in the First Preshy-
ter,an Church and an election for moderator and
fourteen commissioners TO the General Assembly
took place. The Rev. James Chambers. On Cat
vary Presbyterian church. was In the moderators
chair when the meeting was opened with devotion-
al exercises DR.. Chambers invited general re-
marks by members OF the Presbytery on the re-
reious state of the city The Rev. F. c. Mutually
IN response said that he a comparative
stranger in New-York. but that he had been sur
prsed at the charitable character of Its citizens
He thought the saying that New-York was WICK
ed city not true.
The Rev Andrew A. schiland who sat next to
him replied: mo doubt there is a great deal or
Heaven in New-York but I fear that there
Is not n little Of the other place. IL my orother
lived near the boulevard and could see the s"ernis
Of bicyclists flying up and down on the Sabbath ne
might change his opinion.
The election OF a moderator resulted In the choce
Of the Rev DR. Walter d. Buchanan. Of the Thir-
teenth Street Presbyterian Church. by unanimous
vote Commissioners to the General Assembly were
chosen as follows: Mnisters-The Rev Messrs. H.
F Sample G. w. F. Birch J. G. Patterson, W. d.
Buchanan. d. S. Gregory. A. J. Kerr, H. q. Miller
elders-H w Jessup. James Yereance, j. r. BOYD
and r. Beggs.
DIR. James Chambers Of Calvary Church. read
report of the Sabbath-school Committee IN resaru
10 a proposed organization of church IN Nhss-
bridge in which he favored new church lhere
was some discussion by several ministers over this
Dr. Atterbury wanted TO know If there was not
some friction with the Kingsbrdse Methodists over
the proposal TO found new church because the
latter are afraid the founding will weaken their
church DR.. Chambers said there was not Ut
Payson, of the lnwood Presbyterian Church. de-
clared that he knew there friction. He took
the list Of persons who had signed the petition for
n new church. and pointed out some who had be-
longed to other churches. including the Methodist
and said that he knew that the Presoyterians had
been PROSECUTING among the neighboring churches'
DR.. Chambers said that he was amazed at Dr
Payson's statement He did not mean TO insnuate
that Or. Payson was not sincere In all he said nut
he wanted TO say that the representations he made
were not true. He had probably been misinforrned
Dr. John Hall wanted TO change DR.. Chambers's
resolution. which promised the Kings bridge pe'
1OnerS church organization as soon as prdctlcaDIe
TO read that when the growth OF population ah1
number of applicants warrant the ORGANIZATION mo, 1l
considered" This. he thought would do away with
any reasonable objection by anybody Dr. cham
beers opposed the substitute.
The debate became hotter and more general DIT
Chembers produced two witnesses to sLew that the
not caused warfare between Kings 9rldge LIesDS
the slgDers of the Klngsbrdge petition was contra
dicted at several points. In reply DR.. Payson SAID
that he was going ecquaint the Presbytery win
serious fact in relation 70 that petition He then
announced that two OF the signatures on the paper
asking the Presbytery 10 found the church had been
written by some person other than the persons VINO
bore those names. -.
'NNho are they?" asked DR.. Grant, jumping TO his
feet GIVE us the names If YOU are going TO MAKE
such a statement as thai cried half dozen per-
sons. DR.. Payson then read off the names OF the
TWO. In one instance the name of the husband OF
one of the signers appeared the paper following
her name evidently TO give the Impression that he
had Joined with his wife when he really had not II
nd hat tic ma M
intention Of joining the church when il was started
and his name was nut the roll. Dr. John Hail
pr David c. Wyle James Yereance and others also
Joined in the discussion. A vote was taken on Or
Halls amendment, and & was defeated and Dr
Chambers's resolution was passed.
No action was taken the case of Herman
warszavyiak. whose case is being investigated
BY the Fifth Avenue Church's session.