The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-20
Especial to s.The Jersey city News"

Presbyterian Synod continued Its session
| here yesterday. The Rev. Albert Erd-
man, d. D., presented the repor Of the
Committee on Work Among Foreign Pop
ulations. In connection with this, Rev.
| Walter A.. Brooks, D. D., called attention
to the Italian work in Trenton Rev.
Charles E. Knox, D. D., of Newark, spoke
upon the encouragement of this work.
The report showed that the Presbytery of
Elizabeth has three German churches,
with a total membership of 297; Sunday
| school membership. Ais. Presbytery Of
Jersey City has three German churches,
with 2l members; Sunday School mem
bership, 1855. Presbytery of Monmouth has
two German churches, with 1889 members
and 252 Sunday school members. Morris
and Orange has four German churches,
with a membership of 415 and a Sunday
school membership of 430. Newark has
six German churches and one Italian
church., with q total membership of over
900, with a large increase in the Sunday
schools. The Presbytery of West Jersey
has two German churches and one Italian
church. This P~resbytery is also at work
among the Jews. Two hundred and seven
ty-four members were added during the
year to the nineteen German and two
Italian churches, and average of thirteen
to each church.
The report of the Committee upon Sab
bath School Work was presented, and SIX
resolutions were adopted: first, commend
ed twentieth century movement; the sec
ond. children's rallying days observance
were recommended; third, calling for re-
newed attention to catechism study;
fourth, approved the new hymnals of the
church; fifth, called attention to the good
work of the Summer School of Primary
Methods conducted by the New Jersey
Sunday School Association; sixth, called
upon the Board to prepare a lesson on
Sabbath observance for the last Sunday
of September.
Rev. Thomas S.. Long presented the re-
port of the Committee on Systematic
Benefcence. The report showed that
three ~Presbyteries had contributed to all
the Boards. They are: Corisco, Mon
mouth and New Brunswick.
Rev. Eben B. Cobb, D. D., presented
the report of the Committee upon Synod
zeal Home Missions. Synod listened
most closely to this the most important
report before Synod. DR.. Cobb presented
the cause clearly and forcibly. He gave
promise of leadership after the manner OF
that of DR.. Dixon. Most complimentary
references were made to the latter. The
following resolution was adopted by a
standing vote:-'sThat, having been noti-
fed of the resignation of Rev. John Dix
on. ID. d., as chairman of the committee,
Synod desires to place on record us pro-
found appreciation Of Inc cohspicHousiy
useful services of DR.. Dixon to tins COM
mtttee. ana through it to the church and
State; to congratulate the Board of Home
Missions upon securing such a Valuable
addition to It's directing force, and to be-
speak for DIR. Dixon the abundant bless
ing of God in his new and important posi-
tion.
The second reaffirmed the confidence OF
Synod in the system of Synodical Home
Missions. There was no opposition Inc
amount asked Tor this year is $ll,545, OF
which amount the Presbytery of New
Brunswick is asked to give S2,osl.SS.
The Presbytery of New Brunswick in
creased its application for aid this year
to $3.50. But the committee did not feel
able to grant more than $1,000.
Or. Cobb made a very strong appeal to
the members of the Synod to send their
contributions early in the fiscal year. a
graphic description was given of the hero
ic efforts OF the committed during tAe last
week. A number OF members of synod
were in favor of ~endeavoring to give more
than the amount asked for blythe commit
tee, thereby enabling them TO 40 away
with the cut Of $1,000. Among those Il
favored the project was DR.. Puryls OF
Princeton. He offered a resolution look
ing IN tina direction. 1t was seconded
by Dr.. Paterson OF Orange, and carried.
The resolution calls for a recaIyaSs Of
the churches OF the Presbyteries by the
Presbyterial committees on home MIS-
sions, 10 see if larger amounts cannot be
raised.
Hon. William NJ. tanning presented the
report of the Committee upon Synodical
| Home Missions. The total receipts Of the
year were SIG, 721. SO, being $693.42 less than
was asked for. OF this amount, the
churches gave So, 440.2S; Sabbath schools,
$651.72 societies, 1926. 52; individuals, $500. a.
The administration expenses were only
$1g2. 10. Three hundred and four of the 34l
churches Of Synod contributed TO the
cause.
The conference on foreign mission work,
held yesterday morning, was a noIapie
ing. and the interest most marked. Rev.
Henry s. Butler, ?. D., presided
rev. George 7 Purvis, DID, Of Prince
ton. was the first speaker. He had FOR
his theme: why a Forward Movement"
He was followed by Mr.. Luther .. Wis
hart, SPECIAL secretary Of the Board Of
Foreign Missions, who explained the mean
ing Of the Forward Movement. Mr.. Wis.
hard, special secretary of the Board of
work. He said that It was not a mere
method; neither was it an innovation;
and It was not a s~eed-sowing enterprise:
It is a permanent movement in behalf of
Bible study. prayer, education and stew
ardsnip in the interest of foreign missions
All these things had been emphasized in
the student volunteer movement. Refer
| ence was made to the wonderful success
| attained by the Church of England since
they had adopted it. That church has
| sent out more missionaries during the last
len years than in the previous fifty.
The aim of the Forward Movement is
| TO create and maintain a feeling of per-
manent obligation. Mr.. Wishard said
that thirteen churches in the Synod had
assumed the support of missionaries on
| the foreign field. The address was a most
| interesting one. At the conclusion of the
| address Messrs. Patton, Caruthefs and
Sidebottom, of Princeton Theological
| Seminary, student volunteers, were intro
! duced, and made a brief statement of the
| object and aims of the student volunteers.
They said that there were nine in the
present graduating class in Princeton
| T~heoIogicalt Seminary who had pledged
| themselves to go to the foreign field.
How to Be Carried On and Carried
| Out was the subject of Rev. j. +. Pat
| terson. d. D. He was followed by a num-
Der Of pastors who also gave accounts
Of how their churches took up the support
Of individual missionaries. Among these
| were.-Rev. Hugh B. MacCauley of Free
hold and Rev. w. w. Casselberry Of