Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-06
GENERAL SYNOD
Of THE REFORMED
CHURCH To MEET
Hundred and Fifth Annual Con-
clave Will Be at .Asbury
Park.

Another momentous church denomi-
sembly session of the Presbyterian
Church, on May Is, will be the n hum
dred n fifth annual conclave of the
general synod of the Reformed Church
Of America, which will be held in AS
bury Park the first week in June, and
continue in session for seven days.
AS the Reformed church as a denom-
ination is closely allied with the Pres
byterian creed. it is believed that many
of the alleged heresy features will be
considered during the executive ses-
sions, as the church possesses many
progressive thought theologians. 1t is
not thought. however, that the discus
sions will be of a radical nature as the
synod, as a body, is considered eXcep-
tionally conservative.
The delegates to the convention will
com from every section of the country
and at least $50 will be in attendance.
Then, again, as scores of visiting
~clergynien and friends of the synod Will
join the party. it is expected that at
least 500 will visit the park during con-
ference week.
DIR. Vance, e~x-Nerarkcr, 10 Preside.
The Rev. DR.. James I. Vance, OF
Nashville. Tenn, the former pastor of
the North Reformed Church in this
city, who is president of the synod. Will
preside, 1t is understood that the Hotel
Bristol will be the synod headquarters,
and thai the business sessions will be
conducted in Library Hall. The reli-
gious services will be held in the Grand
Avenue Reformed Church.
The program will include two eXecu-
tive sessions on each day, except Satur-
day and Sunday. The order of BUSH
ness will comprise the reading of re-
ports by the various committees; the
discussions on schools, educational work
of the church. including eatechetieal in
struction, n the scope of the foreign
and domestic missionary work.
Prominent clergymen will deliver adj
dresses touching upon the work of the
synod. Sunday will be given over to
devotional services and several of the
clergymen will fill brother denomina-
tional pulpits.
Nothing definite has been given out
regarding who will be named to succeed
the Rev. DIR. Vance as president. 1t
would not surprise local churchmen to
see him unanimously reelected
The districts in New Jersey that will
be represented al the sessions will in
clude the synod of New Brunswick. the
South Chassis of Bergen. the Chassis of
Newark. Passaic. Monmouth and Para
mus. Delegates will be present from
Jersey City. H~ackensack. West Hobo
ken. Weehawken. Paterson, Asbury
Park, Long Branch, Ocean Grove. East
Orange. Plainfield. Milestone, Ridge
wood, Somerville and Raritan.
The local clergymen interested in the
meet are the Rev. Lucas Boeve, of the
North Reformed Church: the Rev. AL
bertus T. Brock. of the Clinton Avenue
Reformed; the Rev. Otis Nj. Trousdale,
ofNthe First Reformed; the Rev. Edwin
Emerson Davis, of the New York Ave-
Reformed: the Rev. Henry Merle
Mellen. of the Christ Reformed, and the
Rev. Charles r. Condit. of the Trinity
Reformed Church.
Many local divines of other Protest
ant denominations will also take a deep
interest in the discussions that will fea-
ture the coming session.