Year: 1879

PREPARATIONS FOR GREETING AND FOR RE-


TRIAL BEFORE THE SYNOD OF LONG ISLAND


JAMAICA PREsByTERIANs AsTIR.


Tomorrow. or Tuesday possibly at the outside.
Dr. Talmage will tread the soil of his native land
again. The Tabernacle people are busy preparing
for his reception Should they receive word in
time boat will be chartered to 90 down the bay
and meet him; but in any he will receive o
greeting In his church possibly at the close Of
the Friday evening service. Next Sunday he will
occupy the Tabernacle pulpit and say u welcome
word to the large congregations that bade him God
speed few months ago. 1t is well that the Doctor
gets home before General Grants arrival here, SO
that the public attention may no. be too much
diverted. The great tramp will have closed. and
nothing but politics. for which the Doctor cares
very little, will occupy the public mind
with himself. The Synod of Long Island
will hold its annual meeting in Jamaica
on the 2Oth of October. that the Doctor will have


couple Of weeks rest before his brethren of Brook
lyn. who have appealed from the Presbyte trial
and verdict put him the rack again. The Synod
will consist of 121 ministers and 142 elders, but no
doubt twice many Of both orders will be present
besides the usual quota of q curious public. The
Presbyterian Church of Jamaica will hold about
1000 PERSONS and is IN every respect well appointed
for the Synodical session. Drs s. d. Spear aud
Rockwell will defenc the action of the Presbytery
before the Synod. inasmuch as by the appeal the
Presbytery body, except the appellants, becomes
defendant in the case so that it no longer trial
OF DR.. Talmage, though the matters involved in the
trial before the Presbytery OF Brooklyn will
be reviewed. 1t is believed that the appeal
and the Presbytery's defence will be referred
to committee who will report
promise resolution which, without censuring
DIR. Tamage the Presbytery, will be acceptable to
the appellants. The latter feel very much aggreved
by the verdict Of the Presbytery because under the
book of discipline they are placed in the light Of
slanderers OF brother minister's character, and II
the Synod should indorse the Presbytery's action
and they should not care to carry the to the
General Assembly the Presbytery OF Brooklyn would
then be required to administer discipline to those
good brethren who in their zeal, not according to
knowledge, tried to cripple the usefulness Of DIR.
Ialmage or drive him out of the denomination. But
they only increased his popularity at home and
abroad. And, Notwithstanding the alleged breaking
familiar face from his large congregation next Sun
day.


CANON wILpERFonCE's OPINION


During the Doctors visit to England his move.
ments been duly noted and the character Of his
reception on the other side is familiar to readers
here. The Rev. Canon Wilberiorce, Vicar OF South
ampton, and grandson OF Wberforco, the celebrated
emancipator, presided ut DR.. Talmage's lecture a.
Gently at southampton, and expressed his unquali-
fed pleasure in meeting him Us an American of
whom, and OF whose grand country Englshmen
aud originality OF his Gospel presentations, and their
power to move the hearts and consciences OF man.
kind The effect Of reading DR.. Talmsge's sermons
almost irresistible inclination to reproduce
them in his own pulpit.


The deacons and trustees Of the Jamaica Church
busy arranging for the entertainment of the Synod.
The church will furnish dinner aud tea in the
hall in the lecture room, 1t Is not yet decided
which, and the families of the church will give lodg-
ing and breakfast to such remain night with
The choir gallery Is to be devoted to the
of the press and the other galleries to the public.
while the main loor will be reserved for the men,
bers of the Synod.