New-York tribune., 1903-06-03
GENERAL SYNOD MEETS.
Record attendance Of Reformed
Church People Erpected.
TO CONSIDER CHURCH UNION.

TO CONSIDER CHURCH UNION.
Asbury Park, n J.. June ? (speciaD.-For the
twelfth time in thirteen years Asbury Park VIII be
the meeting place Of the regular session Of the
General Synod of the Reformed Church IN Amer
lea. the Oldest individual church Of which was or
ganzed on Manhattan Island in 1923. Up to 1857 IL
was known as the Reformed Protestant Dutch
Church President Roosevelt is member OF the
Reformed Church.
The opening session Of the General Synod will be
held IN the Reformed Church in Grand-ave- to-
morrow afternoon The Rev Willard Conger is
pastor Of the local church. After Wednesday the
sessions will probably be held in the Beach Audi
torun which is especially adapted for large gath
ertngs-
There are several extremely important questions
to discussed by the General Synod and It is ex-
pected that in point OF numbers the attendance will
eclipse that at any heretofore held The officers Of
the General Synod are:
President the Rev. Dr. Abbott Z Kittredge. pas
tor OF the Madison Avenue Reformed Church,
New-York City: vice-president the Rev. DR.. James
n. Farrar, Of Brooklyn; stated clerk. the Rev Dr.
clerk the Rev Dr. William H. Ten Eyck OF New
York City; treasurer Frank R Van Nest. OF New
New officers viii be elected at the initial session
Rev. Dr.. c. L. Wells. pastor Of the old Flatbush
redge as president Then will follow the annual
synodical sermon by the retiring president The
the evening of Thursday. the second day OF the
the f7rst order for Friday afternoon and Friday
educational work Of the Church There Will be
popular meeting in the interest Of foreign missions
on Monday evening, and in the interest OF domes-
Board Of Foreign Missions viii be the frst order for
Domestic Missions the first order for Tuesday after
tons not directly connected with the Church will
have opportunity 10 address the General Synod
Friday morning and afternoon and Saturday morn
- ,..-
Synod This question was discussed at length at
committee which vas insfructed to prepare
amended forms. conforming as nearly as may be to
discussion also will doubtless occur when the ques-
Presbyterian faith and form Of worship is pre-
sented. The proposed malganatto1 scheme comes
up at every session Of the General Synod defin-
The Reformed Church IN America consists Of 4
York, Albany New-Brunswick and Chicago and
CbTrsfes So: 9iniserz III candigs+gs iis
les 61.775: communicates received confession,
5000; certificate. 3034; dismissed, 2782; suspended
145 died 1784; total. 112s s98 Baptisn1s-Ad 1278
catechurens 95,42L Sunday schools 921 with
total enrolment Of 124 ST. Contributtons- Denomi-
national S276o28; other objects, E5,2o3 congrega-
The Board o. Foreign Missions. OF the Reformed
istence has sent out 2O3 missionaries The missions
the annoy mission Is the Oldest having been begun
IN ls42 The other missions are at Arcot, India;
Y West sTS so,itbygesf PTi TacsIJz 80 m III bog-5 @ a
maintained for years a thriving mission for the
Indians at Colony, Oklaho1oa~ or the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservation, Wautan. the chief OF the
Arapahoes, is the elder in the Colony Reformed
Church, and is faithful worker among the red
men.
The delegates to the General Synod from the par
ticular synod Of Nev-York are as follows:
Chassis Of Hudson-Prirnarn: The Revs. George z.
Collier. E L McCuly and z. "; Greene; Elders
W. Moore. Secundi: The Revs. G. ". Burrlll. F. Y.
Van yranken ard Charles Gorwn EIdeTS a. 4
Classs of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Revs. c L
Ts 2a d5Rs soss R9 % & 5as and dYs }5ssRa
s9GunG G t6d RR e Dr. eYs fr efl Elders Henr9 En- Abbey
R B Dunn and A. NJ Hasbrouck-
Charles K. clearW9tsr. ts Robert X Wick. Frank
Maivin Alexander shaw. and Frederick Stoebener
fred H schiestnger.S Thomas s PaynseT and FRED
Wsek Sisa Ws knnss 3 Ward fhe + shoof Wam
Il. P6rauer and 2. S. schtlstra- Elders John 4
Moore, and Nicholas vanden. BsTG. Ser,
South cagsis OF Long islaGdIPFmaTi sg The
Gardner, the Rev. Dr., James Demarest Elders W;
George W Pool secdndi: The Rey- Dr. ]. n;
a46 DekS9n ts scudde dsss Elders eoge ohenck + r
Gray. H. D. Van orden and John c Bergen
H e s Meyers and D. J. -Burrei. the Rey. A E
Myers the Rey Qr . , E. n KifrsdS e g 5he Ei5sys 6sy
nTz Il 6PtT[ B0PfT f5a B. b 5is Bssnan t an x Gree
secund gsIl3f The Rev DP e l. Mandevils the Res
Aaron Lloyd. Jacob Schlegel and J. F. Berg. the
Rev. Drs ]. w. Geyer and J. H. oe5teE, Elders E
a DfenDeck c. n Brown. r. J. McCracken. Z
l. Francisco, J. D Shipman and c. A. Runk-
Chassis OF Orange-Primarii The Reys j. G.
Forbes J Z. Crane. 3. F Statesir and G. ;. Gar
retson Elders ". H. wintermutss. Charles D I'm
mans ] x. StiIlwen and William Deusenoury.
SaCTIT, Al, The Revs H UugIaub J. Wander Meulen.
Andrew ] Never and T. O Mofett Elders Frank
Brew Joseph Evans. Jacob McCarty and B. T. God
frey. ,-,. ,,, ~. ~
n Suvdam the Rev. Ernest Clapp and the Rev
DR. A + Huizinga. Elders Benson Van Ylet A.
NJ Traver and Stephen Van Wyck. Secundl: Ihe
Revs E A McCul1um, H: T. Hamlin and william william
3. Hill. Elders A Ea1 a., W ageher' george iiiusi
SIsssis NJ Observation-Disclosures: The Revs VIII
lam p Pruce c. II. Tyndall and J. A Harper
FIjers r P Dewitt. y. P. Hunter and j. n Lent
Secundi: The Revs F NJ. Bosardus. h De ETles
and " s c Webster Elders George Dingledine,
= L Garrison and A W Newman
TROUBLES OF ARMY LIEUTENANTS.
Washington. June 2-Secretary Root to-day a.
ec5ed the arrest and trial OF Lieutenant Joseph w