The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-17
New Jersey Synod Opened
It's Annual Convention
Last Night at Cape May.
ELECTION or A MODERATOR
REV. DIR. GEORGE W. SWAIN
OF ALLENTOWN CHOSEN
ofnSING SERMON BY REV.
JAMES DE HART BRUEN, D. D.
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CAPE MAY. Oct II. 19o5.-The del
egates TO the meeting of the Presbyterian
synod of New Jersey arrived here yes
terday for the opening session, which
was held last evening at o'clock in the
First Presbyterian Church, at Decatur
and Hughes streets. While the Presby-
terians have frequently met al Asbury
Park and at Atlantic City, this is the
first time they have come to Cape May
reason the attendance is large. as many
members of the synod have taken advan-
tage of this opportunity 10 visit this cd
| and wel-known resort. In 1899 the pres
bytery of West Jersey came here for
meeting. and at that time the church
where the synod convened last night was
just completed
The election of a new moderator was
one of the principal items of business last
night. The names of DR.. Alexander
Young, of Matawan. DIR. Edward B.
Hodge. of Philadelphia, secretary of the
Board of Education, and DR.. George
Swain, of Allentown, were yroached at
the caucus DIR. Swain was elected,
Since the reunion of the old and new
school branches of the church in 1870.
Monmouth Presbytery has supplied four
moderators to the synodr-Dr. Samuel
Miller. 1872; DR.. Joseph G. Symmes.
1881; DR. Frank Chandler. 1887, a2d DR..
Benjamin S Everitt. 1896.
The retiring moderator, DR.. James De
Hart Bruen, of Belvidere, preached the
usual sermon at the opening of the ser
vice this evening DR.. Bruen was for
many years the chairman of the synod's
committee on temperance but last year
he declined the office Rev julius H.
/ Wolff, pastor Of the Third German
church, of Newark, who was last year
elected permanent clerk, called the roll
of delegates tonight.
It has been the custom of Rev DR.. Al
len H. Brown, the veteran chairman of
the historical committee, to call the mem
| bers of that committee together before
each meeting of the synod, but this year,
on account of illness, he is not present.
Rev Frank R. Symes, of the old Ten
nant Church. took DR. Browns place at
the meeting last night. DIR. Brown was
for many years the superintendent of
missions in the West Jersey Presbytery,
i and it was at a meeting of that presby-
i terry in Cape May, six years ago, that
the presbytery passed a resolution which
provided for the publication of a memor-
/ ia volume containing a history of DR..
Browns life and services.
The announcement of names of mem
bers of the following standing commit
tees were made last evening after the eel
ebration of the Lords Supper Bills and
overtures, judicial business, Presbyter
ian records, minutes Of general assem-
bly,, narrative for 1906. finance, synodical
home mission accounts for 1906, revision
/ of permanent committees.
The neurological report was read by
/ Rev. Frank R. Symmes. of Tenant AS
the synod meets right on the eve of the
contemplated revival movement of the
/ general assembly's committee this fall
4 throughout the State. it is expected that
/ evangelistic work will occupy much of
the attention of the members. Rev. Rob-
ert S. Inglis, of Newark. will be among
the members of the synod's evangelistie
committee who will be called upon to
speak
The Cape May church where the meet
ings will be held is new stone edihce,
costing $4,000, which was finished in
1899. 1t is the outgrowth of sixty-two
years of Presbyterian effort in this neigh
borhood. The original edifce of this or
ganization was built in 1874 in Washing
ton street, and was called 'grhe Visitors
Church, The erection of this edi6ce
was made possible largely through the
contributions of strangers and visitors
here during the summer months. Out of
this enterprise sprang the First Presby-
terian Church, which was organized by
the presbytery on June 25, 1851. with
twenty-three members. In 1883 another
building was erected ia Lafayette street.
and dedicated on July II. In this second
building the services We're held unit! the
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