M I N U T E S

O F THE

SYNOD OF NEW JERSEY,

FO R THE Y E A R EN D I N G

O C TO B ER , 1866 .

P u b l i s hed b y O rder o f th e S ynod u nder th e di re c ti on r o f th e S tated C l e k .

N E W B R U N S W I C K

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M I N U T E S .

EL $ B TH N J OCT. 1 GTH 1 866. I A E , . , THE Synod of New Jerseymet agreeablyto adjournment in the and was m First Presbyterian Church , Opened with a Sermon fro 2 4th n 4 n M a d 2 d b RE . JO H T. atthew chapter verse, y the V N FF D D DU IEL , D . ., the Moderator.

A the b . fter public worship , Synod was constituted yprayer P R E S E N T

ROM T E PRES TER O ELI$ A ET TO WN F H BY Y F B H . M E INIST RS .

R E R HY NDS HAW R R EV . S S S . H T O BL V T ED DS M , UN , D WNE , AU EL , WA , C O R Y ENGLI S H S HEDD A N VA N O R RANK IN R H RT , , , D EN, , EIN A , S HE LD O N ED R S O R IB NER C CR KEM P S HA LL PL Y , GA , , LU AS , ANE , , UMLE ,

MOO R TT T C RTER J O HN S V ND R R . E, LI LE, LIGGE , A , , A E VEE E E S LD R .

MES R H HO GL D DAY MO R E R W TER H LL S S . DUN AM, A AN , , S , D INK A , I , S TH CL R E R T P O H T O B O R WOR MI , A K, D MA ES , INNE , UN , S N, KMAN .

ROM T E PRES TER O PA SS C F H BY Y F AI .

MINISTERS .

REV. ME RS . CH ST R O GD B R S DE RE D H RR S SS E E , EN , IN MA , A , A I , K RT D STR T P R Y HO R BLOW ER CR V N J E I LAN , EE , ING E , N , A E , AM S ,

ROBE RT BREW T R P O LL O OK S TH P TTER SON . S, S E , , MI , A S ELDER .

MESSR S R N M GIE CR NE CL R BOY TO N H E . A KIN, A , A , A K, N , AIN S, M FO TER L M LFO RD . S , IL S , U

ROM T E PRES TER O NE NS WI K F H BY Y F W BRU C . N T MI IS ERS . L REV. MESS RS . ROD GER S HOD E H HALL T LY FF ELD , G , A E, , UL , DU I ,

W T R E T GO N S . M . H L W LL BL C B R SY ES ES E V L , SMA , AMI L, A , A K U N, MM , M A R TR O H R LOW BE TTY J ENKS SHR V R H $ RD ANNING, MS NG, A , A , , I E , A A ,

ST DDI FO RD KENNEDY F NNEY CHAPI N . J . ATW TER . U , , I , , D A 4

ELDERS .

M RS F E D EGE DY E S C R COO V CR ER ESS . I L , , , IN LAI , K , DA IS, US , F R M C O LEE B R BO RT T T SH G ULLE , D WELL, , E GEN, GA , I US , AN LE , SC DD R U E .

ROM T E RE TER O NEWTON F H P SBY Y F .

MINISTE RS .

REV . M R . H T H D M C G R Y K R S IM ANTO N ESS S UN , AN , EE , EILE , I K, , B RR T MOTT FO R E R TT C R C O R A E , , ESMAN , VE I , LA K, LINE , D EMUS, R VA N A E LAU IE , LL N .

ELDERS .

ME R JO H O ROB N SH P RY R O SS S . NS N, INS , LA NING , I MAN, E S N , G O Y LA NTz K DY ALL WA , , ENNE .

R R F W J R FROM THE P ESBYTE Y O EST E SEY .

MINISTERS .

W R NA GHY REV. M R . FO RD GR O RY O OD H BB D MC C O U ESS S , EG , , U A , ,

ST R T CO R L W . E . JO . EWA , NEL , NES E ERS LD .

M S R . G BBO WO OD R FF N C O B . E S S I N, U , EW M E

ROM THE PRES TER OF SUS UE A NNA F BY Y $ H .

MINISTERS .

REV . ME R . CO R C R FT MC W H RR . SS S SS , A , ILLIAM, A IS

S $ ELDER None .

OM HE PRES TER OF U$ ERNE FR T BY Y L .

MINISTERS .

M S W H PL R R H REV . R . O D H T T O T ESS S N W EN, UN , I E, UME , SEN AL, CO T H C O P R O R JOH O THO P O L , I K K, A KE, DINSM E, LANE , NS N, M S N,

K N D OD S O DA Y B REU ELLE B . I G , , ALM N, , , ELLVILLE E ERS LD .

M SR F R G L O R W COO ES S . ULLE , I M E , IGGAN, K .

ROM T E PRES TER O RARITA N F H BY Y F .

MINISTERS .

M WI LL O X J ANEW AY G SP YD EV R . R . ESS S , , LEN, A , L V LT O RI HT S T D D FOR D R N DO P H BUR R W . B AU E , WS, G , U I , A L 5

ELDERS . M R F H R T Y C Y R D B N TIN . S R R RA ESS S IS E , KE , N K , A , EA S , SMAN ,

RO SENB UR Y A P R B R B R R T T HO . , GA , A E , I EN USE

FR OM THE PRESBYTERY OF BUR LINGTON .

MINISTERS .

REV M R P R M R R D B R K TCH HOD . ESS S . E KINS, ILLE , EE , AKE , E AM , GE , F GR EENLEA . E ERS LD .

ME R A R M S I P O R OBB M L NOR . SS S . I AN , M S N , INS , I

R H R F OM T E PRESBYTE Y OF MONM OUTH .

M INISTERS .

REV M R M C L N TODD RO R C T COBB CH D R . ESS S . EA , , GE S, LEMEN S , , AN LE , KEHO FR O W . , ELLS, EEMAN E ERS LD . M ONO R C R FOR N B L R . C . ESS S VE , AIG, MA , E L

HE R R F R FROM T P ESBYTE Y O C O ISC O .

MINISTER.

M C E REV M R . Y. . A K

$ ELDERS Non e .

l Rev . m The rol having been called , the Willia H . Hornblower, D n Rev D . ., was chose Moderator, and the . Messrs . Rodgers and

Hale were chosen Clerks .

R eso lved th e of S od , That during present sessions the yn , it be the ’ 9 . M . to d 1 2 M order to meet at o clock , A ; a journ at half past ; M to m 2 . M . 5 . . eet at hal f past P ; to adjourn at P , and meet at 7 half past P . M . The Committee appointed to make arrangements for th e religious of S od t exercises the yn , reported , recommending tha the first half h o f da of S od our on the morning each yduring the sessions the yn , be spent i n devotional exercises . That o ne hour of this Evening be devoted to religious services$ that the narrative o f the State of W o f religion ithin the bounds the Synod for the past year, be read ’ on t of L Wednesday Evening, and that the Sacramen the ord s o n w a Supper be administered the same evening . They ould lso Rev recommend that at the administration of the Sacrament, the . m of Dr. Plu er read the Scriptures and off er the prayer consecration 6

$ Rev d m that the . Dr. Ro gers ake an address and distribute the

$ ev d bread that the R . Dr . Ho ge distribute the wine and make an address, and that the concluding prayer be made by the Moderator. They would further recommend that the following Elders be ap pointed to distribute the Elements

E$ R M . H T E Tow A UN , of the Presbytery of lizabeth n . W M FO R D of o f ILLIAM UL , the Presbytery Passaic.

. . F R New w E B ULLE , of the Presbytery of Bruns ick .

ROB ERT L . C O O of Lu K, the Presbytery of zerne . THO RY R O MAS E S N , of the Presbytery of Newton .

. . STR Y R of o f J D KE , the Presbytery Raritan . d 7 ’ Synod then a journed to meet at half past O clock, this evening . w h Concluded it prayer .

’ T D Y E 7 1 - 2 UES A VENING, O clock . Synod met according to adjournment and was opened with 3ra 1 er . S w ynod spent an hour in devotional exercises , during hich the f Rev . . o t Cyrus Dixon , D D the Synod of Bal imore, addressed the ’ on o f w Synod behalf of the Assembly s Committee Freedmen , ith o f reference to the condition and prospects the Freedmen .

o f Rev . A Committee three, consisting of . Messrs Hunt and Park, m M . w i n inisters , and r Haines, elder, ere appointed to bring a re of m port with reference to the claims the freed en . Satisfactory reasons were assigned for the absence from this m n in f Rev . Hu t o W . t o f r meeting of the Synod , the g, the Presbyte y of E Tow Rev . . of lizabeth n , the Dr Irving of the Presbytery

Rev . . o f of Passaic, and the Dr Mann , the Presbytery New w Bruns ick . f The Minutes o the last meeting of the Synod were read . ’ It was made the order of the day for 1 0 o clock to- morrow morn ing, to hand in the Presbyterial Records . f n f The Rev . . o o A Rev . Henry F Hickok, the Sy od lbany, the ’ f of . D . o Rev . Cyrus Dixon , D , the Synod Baltimore , and the Tho s no f M as A . Ogde the Synod of ississippi , were invited to sit corre n sp ondi g members . ’ m - m w Synod then adj ourned to eet to orro morning at 9 o clock . l h Conc uded wit prayer.

’ W D D Y MO R 9 . E NES A NING, o clock

n met d w Sy od pursuant to adjournment , and was opene ith

rayer.

Synod then spent half an hour in devotional exercises . ’ of The Minutes of yesterday s Sessions Synod were read . f o v .M essrs. o f The Re Bond and Cornell , the Presbytery Elizabeth

Rev. . r o f Town ; the Dr Macdonald , of the Presbyte y New Bruns B W f m l st wick ; M r. Joseph . right, elder, ro the church ofPrinceton , M L L 2 nd h B and r . . . Chester, elder, from the churc , of New runs

o f $ Rev wick, the same Presbytery the . Thaddeus Wilson , of the ' o f Wikofi m Presbytery Monmouth , and Benjamin , elder, fro the

$ h o f w of Rev . churc Shre sbury, the same Presbytery the James

o f Rev M . a w Petrie , the Presbytery of Newton ; the . essrs Br ce , Bro n , M C m th e J Mullen and Willia son , of Presbytery of West ersey ; and f n Rev . L w o L i the . Mr o rie, the Presbytery of uzerne , appeared

Synod and assigned satisfactory reasons for late attendance .

The usual committees were then appointed .

O rdered e , That the Committee of bills and overtures me t imme m diatelyin the Lecture Roo o f this Church .

Ordered t l m m n , Tha the Judicia Co mittee eet upo the call of the Chairman .

m Rev d . . M Rev . . . The I H Spill an of the Syno of Wheeling, G . v F a s B d t o f Re . . . e b d lo ge of the Synod Albany , R S g of the Syno

New . B . . of of York and New Jersey, Rev T Phillips the Synod of

w k the Rev. . D . Ne Yor , and Jonas King, D , Missionary to Greece, being present, were invited to sit as corresponding members .

esolved R , That so much of the rul e of Synod as pertains to the publication of the names o f the Elders and Deacons of the several

in . churches the printed minutes, be, and it is hereby rescinded

n D . Rev. . d The Jonas Ki g, D , was invited to address the Syno ’ l 3 . at ha f past o clock, this afternoon mm ev . M . M d The R r ott, from the Co ittee appointe to draft the l md w t d Synodica Narrative, a e the follo ing repor which was a opt u ed and ordered to be read at the religio s service this evening .

W o ne a o O hen this Synod assembled year g , deep solicitude p of pressed every serious mind . The bloody strife four years of civil war was Closed ; but the menwho had lived so long away from the humanizing influences of home and fromthe purifying po wer of the Sanctuary were returning to the places whence they had gone out; and it could not be foretold how o urcommunities would be aff ected cor thereby. Indeed , already there was seen to be an alarming m l i ruption of public ora s . Cr me was fearfully prevalent ; atrocious murders were daily committed ; gigantic frauds were perpetrated by men of high position ; suddenly acquired wealth had begotten luxurious and profiigate manners hitherto unknowni nourrepublic mammon and fashion . w ere leading the peOple in a carnival of un godliness ; and the piety o f the church did not seem v igorous

' m flo o 'of an nl ho ef ul enough to ste this d irreligion d vice . The o y p ’ S n m d ig was that God s children recognized the peril , and be oane t o wn h . heir supineness . The churc throughout the land felt that i n a and r $ r help was God lone ; the prayer eve ywhere was, Tu n us $ a 0 God and e e and ed . gain , , caus thy face to shin we shall be sav hi s s n s a l ana ff e in the L rd T ighi g of I r e arose as . cceptable o r g ; o 8

$ w d out $ o f heard and ans ere , of ion the perfection beauty, God hath shined and this Synod has largely shared in the general w w w w o f 1 866 ~ religious a akening, hich ill render the inter , memora ble in the annal s of the church . Eight of our Presbyteries rejoice over more or less extended re $ v i v als . r 0 m The Presbytery of Bu lington reports , that most of congregations have received a l arger increase than usual and C h w w n particularly mentions the first hurc of Camden , to hich bet ee 4 0 50 o f and have been added . The Presbytery Monmouth records C o f S uan a special interest i n the hurches q Vill ge, Toms River, Red

M . Bank , illstone and Tennent The narrative of Susquehanna a w w w o f w Presbytery is glo ith the record Of a ork grace , hich w w began at To anda during the eek of prayer , and progressed there w h w n it great po er, and then spread to other places . The co grega m w w n w tions ost abundantly blessed , ere To a da, Monroeto n , Wysox , w l w Or e l , Rome , Terryto n and Wyalusing .

2 ud . w The additions ere largely from the youth , especially of th e . has of New w Sabbath Schools Nor the Presbytery Bruns ick, two of so often blessed , been passed by . The churches Princeton 1 1 0 have received during the year members . In other churches there have been special tokens of the presence of the Spirit. The college o f New Jersey has been again visited w ith a precious work of w h a of f o r grace , hic first ppeared after the day prayer colleges ; 6 about 0 students expressed a hope in Christ . The High School at Lawrenceville has also beensignally favored ; 3 0 appear to have n f w l passed from death u to li e . In this religious a akening the Fema e

. o f Seminary at the same place , has shared In the Presbytery 3 rd w 1 st w and Passaic, the church of Ne ark, church Morristo n ’ L . of yon s Farms, report large additions The Presbytery West J ersey has w itnessed the converting power o f the Holy Ghost in m o f w any its churches , but more prominently in Green ich , Cape 1 st d n Island , Salem , Cold Spring, and church Bri geton ; more tha w o ne half of the additions are from Sabbath Schools . There ere l m 1 4 w a so any heads of families , and in one church ere recei ved f w l t over sixty years o age . The Presbytery of Ne ton reported as w r o f L has year, a blessed o k grace in several churches . The ord returned and visited other portions of that field , and Yellow Frame, r t w 2 nd S troudsbur h re Ma ksboro , S e artsville, Oxford and g , are n th j oi ci g over e conversion of sinners . While there has been no general visitation o f the Spirit in his converting power in the Pres $ b ter y yof Raritan , several churches have received larger additions M usconetcon e the than usual ; Milford and g Valley , have receiv d largest accessions . Fromthis narration we shall look for certain results and these ' ’ i n the s i ri tuali t o God eo le o f we find p y f s p p . One the Presby $ teri es w revived reports, the tone of piety seems to be marked ith $ $ m . l ore than ordinaryhealth and vigor Another dec ares, new 9 vigor is infused into churches as a result of the revival ; and a desire d d to occupy waste places . Yet another recor s the cheering wor s , $ over the whole ground there is the commencement of a new w $ state of things in prayer meetings and public orship . The Pres b ter of New w at y y Bruns ick thus expresses its hope , the devout nto W tention give the preaching of the ord , the willingness of the n unconverted to converse upo the subj ect of personal religion , the m n arked interest manifested by the you g in this momentous subject, and the increased attendance at our weekly prayer meetings , the ’ gro wing disposition of God s people to labor and pray f or the con o f version souls, are al l indications that the Holy Spirit is moving $ uponthe hearts of the people . It is gratifying to learn that Sabbath Schools are receiving that the care w hich their importance demands . All Presbyteries make fl in special mention Of these, as ourishing, and in manyinstances creasing i nvigor and efficiency . The study of the shorter Cate o ur chism receives attention in Presbyteries, and yet its importance of w requires evengreater consideration . The Presbytery Ne ton has a committee to whom reports are ordered to be sent fromthe Sabbath Schools of the churches ; and by answers to a schedule of m of of questions , Presbytery is infor ed the condition the schools . ’ Thus this branch o f the churches operations passes under the su of p ervi si o nof Presbytery . This plan is well worthy universal i mitation . The attendance upon the preached Word is reported as encour a ging, improving, and in many instances the attention is marked , t l serious, and prayerful . A spiri of iberality is manifested in the ’ w increase of pastors salaries, and in some hat enlarged contributions

B . w of to the oards of our church Very few ho ever have, in either w these respects, attained the measure, hich the indispensable needs or of n of the ministry require, the wants of a race dying si ners call for. ' The Presbytery of Susquehanna deplores an indiflerence to th e pastoral relation and a disposition among their churches, to rest

a m of . 1 5 s tisfied with the inistration stated supplies Of churches, 9 w e are served by six stated supplies, hich is one half the activ m of embers that Presbytery. n s in The educatio al in titutions within the bounds of Synod , are fl i a ourishing cond tion , so far as reported . our t of Lu In regard to m issionary fields, the Presby ery zerne of new c of speaks pla es for churches, some them very important, and pressing in their demands for supplies ; others equally promis i n for g in their prospective positions, which have to be neglected f men en want o and means . Presbytery of Monmouth is greatly $ r e not o cou ag d. There is one of ur missionary churches which min $ i n does not see some way, to have increased strength , or to $ have some mark of the divine blessing impressed upon it. S us 1 0

uehanna q Presbytery refers to indications of openings , to which e t they are directing attention . A fi ld of great impor ance , and a e e daily assuming a missionary ch racter, is occupi d by the Pr sby ter a a . New e e rfl w yof P ss ic Contiguous to York , it r ceiv s an ove o of m f whi h d h o c . t at City . so e is goo and some very bad This Presbytery d w a i o u is recognizing the ar uous task, hich this r p dly increasing p p n I e latio , m pos s upon its christian effort . t r From Africa, the Presby e y of Corisco sends a very interesting the w l n f narrative to Synod . Our space il permit o ly a ew state Two u ments to be inserted . ch rches under their care have had ’ a 1 1 w e one and 1 3 signs of God s f vor ; re added to the , to the other . o f the and two t t n da At each three stations subs a io s, ily instruction

. At r o h is given in the schools Alongo Station , eligi us services ave been attended with interest and solemnity ; weekly prayers have d m t been eeply interesting, both as to nu bers and atten ion . There is a slight advance among the people o nthe subj ect of slavery and n n e . w i temta temp rance The ative brethren , not ithstand g severe p t n e d em ion , have obly adher d to their stan ard of t perance . The a w was establishment of Sp nish authority on the island , hich , it feared rer w would be disastrous, has not seriously inte f ed ith the mission $ reli i ous fl e o ur m work . And the g in u nce of Ro an Catholic neigh n h w f b a . ors is small , less i j urious t an ould be a rum ctory At least, w a a h tever success they have in m king converts, enlightens the $ as d f r w l people to the i fe ence bet een professed and rea religion . $ $ e yet he w Thes brethren faint pursuing, close t ir report ith this M acedo neancry $ we are only three on the ground no w we must h . d w ave help We have appealed to our Boar , and they illing to i n e no . w commission endorsed appl ca ts, ref r us to the church We t and e e e appeal to our fa hers br thr n of our Synod , and ask th m to e o f e L and direct the ey s th ir icentiates Candidates, and pious Medi

La mcn o ur w . W but cal y , to field of ork We ish to progress ; this the r o r present supplication is not based on inte est of progress, ex p ansio nof work ; no revenfor the sustentation of present Operations $ r ani li e W e plead for o g c f . t The Head of the church his year has summ oned to His presence, t - of 2 ud a a th e e . d M v teran s andard bearers Synod On the yof y, KP A TR l K w n J C OB KI R C . D . e du A , D , gently passed a ay , havi g fail d gra w d a 81 st a o f NO ally , and almost ithout ise se , in the ye r his age . pen canwrite the record O f his ministry of 5 6 years spent among m e 1 50 the sa e people , and spread over an ar a of square miles . His pop ularity as a preacher caused his services to be in constant de e a l a w mand i n the arlier p rt of his ministeria l ife . He h d a arm and was w and generous heart ever ready for any good ork . Blessed i a with remarkable health , he continued preach ng until the l st five a was - months of his life . His funer l sermon preached by his life long

- co P T R . S TUD DI P O RD . D . n friend and presbyter E E O , D ; and the m r m da on 5th of M e one onth f o that very y, the June, the aster cam 1 1

f orhim d e i n d m to rejoin his eparted broth r the King o above , and m h of once ore they were uni ted , not i n labors, but i n the wors ip n 4 5 d the upper sanctuary . For early years Dr . Stud iford had w preached the gospel to the same people , among hom he was greatly was blessed . He a thorough scholar and theologian and full of H 68th zeal and o f the oly Ghost . He entered into rest in the year h i n was of his age. T us one month the Presbytery Of Raritan r call ed to mou n these revered fathers .

1 7 . J O C O B TEN EYC F D o f the On the th of May, the Rev K IEL , w o was w 80 th e Presbytery of Ne t n , cal led to his re ard in the y ar 1 83 9 was o f his age . In he smitten by paralysis from which he never sufli ci entlyrecovered to resume the ministerial work ; and w w yet his heart as ith his brethren in their toils and successes .

2 4th o f . D EL ST R TTO o f On the August, Rev ANI A N, the Presby ter 52 nd of yof West Jersey, in the year his age, laid aside his ’ of body well worn i n the Lord s service . The earlier years his n ministry were spent in North Carolina . Fourtee years ago he returned to his native state , and became the pastor of the church a u o f at S lem , where he died going p to hear the rejoicings the ha ust t angels over the souls he d j ga hered into the fold . To know m w tem hi mwas hi . to l ove His hole demeanor, conversation and w per ere saintly .

Rev . JOH N B RT of l f The U the same Presbytery, departed this i e o n 2 4 th 77 th o f . the of March , in the year his age He was the $ $ wa first Editor of The Presbyterian , and after rds had charge of

. 1 842 of the Standard , published at Cincinnati In he took charge B w w w i the church at lack ood To n , here he remained until the fa lure o f Of his health , when he removed to Salem , the scene his first pastoral labors . These have passed away leaving us a blessed example of godly

w . l ives, and untiring devotion to the ork of the ministry W i h rrs h ei names s hall li v e t t r , Through l o ng succeed ing years Embalmed with all ourheats can i e r g v , $ O ur aises and our ea s pr t r . d d The Presbyterial Records having been called fomr, were han e in , and referred to the committees appointed to exa ine them . It ’ da - w 1 0 was then made the order of the yfor to morro at O clock, i M . m A . , to rece ve reports fro these committees .

. . . d o f E The Rev S W Hilliard , Presiding El er the lizabeth dis

re of . . o f . t i t the N J Conference the M E, Church being present, was invited to sit as a correspondent . The Statistical Reports fromthe Presbyteries composing the w $ Synod ere read and accepted , and are as follows The Presbyteryof Elizabeth Town report to the Synod of New o f 3 0 M Jersey that they consist inisters , and have under their care n 6 1 6 2 L a d d t . Churches, icentiates Candi a es 1 2

1 7 1 866 The Presbytery further report, that on the th of April , , they dismissed Mr . Reuben H . Van Pelt a licentiate, to put himself under the care of the Presbytery of Winnebago, and the Rev .

to of $ Charles D . Roberts join the Presbytery West Virginia that o n . e the same day, they received Mr Reading B . Johns, a licentiat from the Presbytery of New Bruns wick$ and on the 1 8th o f the m o f r same onth , they ordained him to the work the gospel minist y

$ o n da as an Evangelist that the same ythey received Mr. James

M cC o M . . S . yand r Theodore W Hunt under their care as candi

$ 2 nd o f dates for the gospel ministry that on the October, they o f of E received under their care the Siloam church the city lizabeth ,

$ n and l icensed Mr. William H . Littell to preach th e gospel that o M r the follo wing day they received . John Ludlow Kendal l as a y candidate for the gospel ministr , and restored the name of James s f o . R . Campbell to their li t candidates u Presbytery further report, that all the churches nder their care have contributed to the various Boards $ to the fund for Disabled M inisters and to the Bible Society $ excep tthat the church o f New Providence has failed to contri bute to the Board of Church Exten of L sion , and the churches amington and Elizabethport to the B f oard o Publication . B y order of Presbytery , JAMES ENG ISH T. L , Stated Clerk .

The Presbytery of Passaic report to the Synod of New Jersey s of 24 1 6 that they con ist Ministers , and have under their care

2 L 3 . Churches, icentiates and Candidates 1 8 The Presbytery further report, that on the th day of October,

65 . L . 1 8 , they received under their care Mr George Smith , a liceu o n the 2 5th of ti s te from the Presbytery of New York , and the w m same month ordained him to the ork of the gospel inistry, and installed him pastor of the church o f Boiling Spring $ that o nthe a 2 9th of November they received the Rev . Jacob W hrenberger o f New o f from the Presbytery York, and installed him pastor the

C $ o n 2 8th e 1 866 German hurch of Paterson that the of F bruary, , they enroll ed the ne wly organized Westminster church of Elizabeth

$ and o nthe same day dissolved the pastoral relation bet ween the

o f E $ Rev . Wm . C . Roberts and the Second Church lizabeth that W a the m. . o nthe 7th d yof March they installed Rev . C Roberts pastor of the Westminster Church of Elizabeth $ that onthe 1 7 th of April they received the Rev . Al len T . Graves from the Presby teryo f Elizabeth Town $ that onthe same day they dismissed the

n . . . to e Rev . Joseph Alde , D D LL D . the Pr sbytery of New York

n 2 5 th A L . a u d that o the of pril Robert Smythe , a licenti te n er their care departed this life $ that on the 1 7 th of July they received un M G nL m der their care r. avi ang uir, a licentiate from the Presbytery 1 3

o f i of Rochester C ty, and ordained him to the work the gospel hi rri o f M ministry , and installed pastor the First Church , orristown

o n 4 th t . es that the of August hey dismissed Mr . William H Jam of of a licentiate, $ to put himself under the care the Presbytery

$ n f o 1 6 o . Cincinnati that the th August they received the Rev J. B 2 1 st da . Patterson from the Presbytery of Ohio , and on the yof August installed him pastor of the Second Church of Elizabeth 2 nd t e and that on the day of October hey licens d Mr . Walter e Condict as a probationer to pr ach the gospel .

Respectfully submitted ,

W M . HORNB OWER l . H L , Stated C erk .

The Presbytery of New Brunswick report to the Synod of New of 50 Jersey, that they consist Ministers, and have under their care 1 1 L and 1 2 2 2 h . C urches, icentiates Candidates The u o n 1 8 Oct 1 865 Presbytery f rther report that the th of ., , they

i 0 . . rece ved the Rev . H Hazard from the Presbytery of Burlington , 2 6th of n 2 nd and on the the same mo th , installed him pastor of the

of w $ $ o n 8th church New Bruns ick that the of November, they re

E . of ceived the Rev . William Westervelt fro m the Presbytery

him of $ Iowa, and installed pastor of the church South Amboy that 2 1 st O f m be on the Dece ber, they dissolved the pastoral rel ation

B. 3 rd h o f tweenthe Rev . Henry Chapin and the Churc Trenton h 1 866 o n 6t . that the of February , they dismissed the Rev John

$ Wylie to join the Presbytery of Oregon dismissed Mr . R . B . Johns, a licentiate to put himself under the care of the Presbyteryof

E $ o E w lizabeth Town and revoked the license f Mr . d ard H . Spooner - on 7th o f that the February, they licensed Salem C . Faris to preach the gospel $ that onthe 2 otb of February they dissolved the 2 nd pastoral relation between the Rev. George S . Bishop and the c h of hi m n hurc Trenton , and dismissed to joi the Presbytery of

$ 1 7 m North River that on the th of April , they dis issed the Rev . y o f Joseph Mahon to join the Presb tery Carlisle , and received the

m M of $ Rev . Sa uel . Studdiford from the Presbytery Newton that o n 1 8th M r . . B the of April , they licensed ess s Henry S utler, W n ho . l M ela ct n . Hughes, John D Stokes, illiam H Hersman , Danie B Leutzin er . Jackson , Alexander S . Thompson , Henry g and George

$ . Bo utrlli er 2 5th T , to preach the gospel that on the of April , they i 3 of . . M . rd nstalled the Rev S Studdiford , pastor Of the church

o n . . Trenton , and the same day ordained Mr Charles P Glover, a the licentiate , under their care to work of the gospel ministry as an

$ n 1 4th E o . vangelist that the of August, they received the Rev m L . of Spencer Finney, fro the Northern Presbytery the Reformed on 3 1 st of n d Presbyterian Church , and the the same mo th installe himpastor of the 2nd church of Princeton$ that o nthe 2 nd of m s O b ed . . cto er, they receiv the Rev Charles S Schenck fro the Pre 1 4

r . r 2 n e L . b t . d y yof St ouis, and the Rev James B Kennedy f om the of t 1 1 th Presbytery Philadelphia, and hat on the of October , they

2 nd . installed Mr. Kennedy pastor of the church of Trenton e o wn Presbyteryfurth r report, that they dismissed at their re o w L a quest the f llo ing icentiates, to pl ce themselves under the care e w i t$ Of the Presbyteri s respectively named , to W n e l 5 th 1 866 C . Maurice i es, F bruary , , to the presbytery of

Rochester City . B n 2 9 th 1 866 of L Daniel er elle, March , , to the presbytery uzerne . l 6th of New Henry M . Baird , April , to the presbytery York . 7 of t w w . 1 L S . Ne ton I Conklin , April th , to the presbytery a rence . 1 7 John C . Elliot, April th , to the presbytery of Missouri River .

. 1 7 of John G Cameron , April th , to the presbytery Pictou , L o wer Province of Canada . 1 8 o f Alexander S . Thompson , April th , to the presbytery Carlisle . l 6th O f John F . Martin , June , to the presbytery Western Texas . 1 9 r Salmon C . Faris, June th , to the presbytery of West Vi ginia . A 2 nd Samuel R . nderson , July , to the second presbytery of

Philadelphia . f 4 th Of Wallace Radclif e, July , to the presbytery Philadelphia . Leutzin er 7 th Henry g , September , to the presbytery of Guelph ,

Canada West . 1 3 to Henry S . Butler, September th , the presbytery of Burlington . 2 7 th William Alexander Holliday , September , to the presbytery of North River . 2 nd the of John K . Demarest, October , to presbytery New York .

Respectfully submitted . GEORGE HA E L , Stated Clerk.

The Presbytery of Newton report to the Synod of New Jersey 2 9 that they consist of Ministers , and have under their care 2 7

l L a 1 . churches, icenti te and Candidate u 3 1 st 1 865 The Presbytery f rther report that on the of October ,

r . they received under thei care , Mr Charles Van Allen a licentiate, of from the Presbyte ry Albany, and on the same day ordained him to the work o f the gospel ministry and installed him pastor of the S mithfield $ 3 l st 1 866 church of Middle that on the of January , they instal led the Rev . E . Clark Cline pastor of the 2 nd Oxford

$ t 2 4 th church tha on the of February, they dissolved the pastoral 2 n o f . L d M relation the Rev Gilbert ane to the ansfield church , m hi m o f and dis issed to the classis of Montgomery , the Reformed

$ o n 2 2 nd Dutch Church that the Of March , they dissolved the pastoral relation of the Rev. Samuel M . Studdiford to the church of o f New S tewartsville , and dismissed him to the Presbytery Bruns

$ on 2 5th wick that the of April , they received under their care M D ms m s r. Joseph H. ore u a licentiate, fro the classes of Pa saic, of 1 5

n w w m a d . the Refor ed Dutch Church , the Rev Ed in To n from the t and d n i Presbytery of Rari an , ropped from their list of ca d dates th n M r t $ l 7 th M av e ame o f . Nelson Eas on that on the of they r f he e M r . w o t ordained . Joseph H Doremus to the o k gosp l minis

as an e i nch d th e t a r a of th e . try evang l st, a issolved pas or l el tion Rev

e to $ a o n 5 th o f J une Robert H . R eves the church of Hope th t the , a r th e e of L n they received the Rev . Thom s G ay from Presbyt ry o g

o f 2 ud a $ Island , and installed him pastor the M nsfield church that u c M r m o n 6lb e . the of June , they receiv d nder their are Willia L n de a and o r aurie a lice tiate , from the Presbytery of Phila lphi , th e w m dained him to ork of the gospel inistry, and installed him pastor of the church of S tewartsv rlle$ that on the same daythey a r $ r f ennessee r e . o G eceiv d the Rev . John I C r el f om the Presbytery

$ o n 1 0 th t th e a re River that the of August, hey dissolved p storal K r o f d f . lation o the Rev . William H i k to the church Belvi ere

o n 2 otb d . . that the of August, they ismissed Mr Arthur H Somes e o f Brookfield a licentiate , to put hims lf under the care the Associa

a a $ 2 nd tion of Congreg tion l churches that on the of October, they

th . h dissolved the pastoral relation of e Rev . George C Bus to the r of a w d 2 nd r chu ch H ckettsto n , and ismissed him to the P esbytery S an f of Philadelphia ; and on the same day dismissed the Rev . I . d ford Smith to the Presbytery of Detroit . n y the . Te E Presb tery also report, that Rev Jacob yck Field de n 1 7 o f M a 1 866 f o . parted this li e the th y, r o f By orde Presbytery , ORESM AV R . B . F Stated Clerk

The Presbytery of West Jersey report to the Synod o f New Jersey o f 2 1 2 3 that they consist Ministers, and have under their care 2 d t Churches and Candi a es . y r onthe 2 nd of 1 866 The Presb tery also eport that April , , the

. d r Rev . John P Conkeywas ismissed to join the Cent al Presbytery

f a $ n 1 8 of a o t o . Phil delphia hat the th April , the Rev S muel J .

B D. D . was of aird , , dismissed to join the Presbytery Potomac , and the Rev . Walter S . Drysdale to join the Presbytery of Baltimore, and the was that on same day , the Rev . F . R . Brace instal led pastor o f $ o n 1 9 of the church of Hammonton that the th June, the pasto

t w . 1 s ral rela ions bet een the Rev John A . Annin and the t church n u h f o f da Rev . . C o a o Ce rville , and the N Mc g yand the Church

$ M w day . illville ere dissolved that on the same Mr Heber H . Beadle w as d received un er the care of Presbytery as a licentiate, from the d w Free Church Presbytery of Edinburgh , Scotlan , and on the follo was w o f l m in~ ing day ordained to the ork the gospe inistry , and stalled pastor of the 2 nd Church of Bri dgeton $ that on the 1 st of

M a Rev. H was t o f y . , the Joseph W ubbard installed pas or the

$ 3 r Wm$ d t . church at Cape Island that on the of Oc ober, the Rev 1 6

n s E . wa Gennessee and Jo es received from the Presbytery of River, fi the Rev . Alexander P roud t from the Presbytery of New York n o da . . and that the same yMr Robert R Westcott a licentiate , was dismissed to put himself under the care o f the Presbytery o f Dane

$ 6th o f m s n . wa i that on the October, the Rev Willia E . Jones s a l st talled p stor of the church of Cedarville . e b t 2 5th of h The Pr s y ery also report that on the April , a c urch w as 2 4 th h organized at Waterford and further, that on the ofMarc , the . f o n 2 4th Rev John Burtt departed this li e , and that the of u u A g st, the Rev . Daniel Stratton entered into rest .

By order of Presbytery,

JOSEPH HUB BAR . W . D, Stated Clerk

The Presbytery of Susquehanna report to the Synod of New o f 1 4 Jersey, that they consist Ministers , and have under their care

2 0 1 L t 3 d . Churches, icen iate and Candi ates n 66 o 2 6th J an. 1 8 The Presbytery further report that the , of , , they 2 nd received Mr . Clark Salmon a licentiate , from the Presbytery of o n 2 8th of am Phil adelphia, and the the s e month ordained him to the work of the gospel ministry as an evangelist$ that on the 2 7th a w o f January they dissolved the pastoral rel tion bet een the Rev . C arnochan James G . and the church of Troy, and that on the same w b day they dismissed the Rev . John Cald el l to join the Pres ytery o f Pennsylvania $ that onthe 2 8th of February they installed the t o f 2 nd on Rev . David Craft pas or of the church Wyalusing , and the next day pastor of the church of Terrytow n $ that o nthe 4 th nfi l o f . . Ca e d April , they received under their care Mr Charles K as

$ o n sth o f a candidate for the gospel ministry that the April , they n w w dissolved the pastoral relatio bet een the Rev . Dar in Cook and

$ o n l st of M a the church of Stevensville that the y, they dissolved w w nd the pastoral relation bet een the Rev . Ed ard Ken e yand the n d da . church of Elklan , and on the same yreceived the Rev Joh U of u D . Garretson , D . , from the classes of lster, the Reformed D tch him o f of L w Church , and installed pastor the church a renceville ; and o n the same daydissolved the churches of Bro okfield and

$ on the 2 nd . Knoxville and that of August, they ordained Mr $

of . Stephen P. Gates to the work the gospel ministry as an evangelist B y order of Presbytery,

CHAR ES . CORSS . L C , Stated Clerk

of L The Presbytery uzerne report to the Synod of New Jersey , o f 3 0 n 3 0 that they consist Mi isters, and have under their care n 2 1 L a d . Churches, icentiate Candidates r r on 2 nd The Presbytery further epo t that the of November,

1 65 . E . . . D . of the 8 , they installed the Rev I Newlin D , pastor

1 8

- a . AC B I RKP ATRI C K . D. fift tes, the Rev J O K , D , for ysix years pastor

of w U 1 st ETE R . of the church Am ell nited , and the Rev . P O

- TUDD I F RD . D . five S O , D , for forty years pastor of the church of L ambertsville, have been removed by death , the former departing t 2ud o f M 1 866 5th o f his life on the ay, , and the latter on the

1 866. of June, By order Presbytery,

L . ANEWAY . JOHN J , Stated Clerk

of The Presbytery Burlington report to the Synod of New Jersey, t of 1 2 1 3 hat they consist Ministers, and have under their care 2 L 1 Churches, icentiates and Candidate . n 65 o l 6th . 1 8 The Presbytery further report that the of Oct , they e organiz d a church at Bustleton , known as the Providence Presby

$ t 1 7th of . 0 . . erian Church that on the October, the Rev H Hazard was dismissed to join the Presbytery of New Brunswick $ that on 1 1 th of 1 866 the April , , the Presbytery received under their care M o f r. P . B . Van Syckel, a licentiate from the Presbytery Raritan

$ n r o . . that the same day they received the Rev Joseph Greenleaf, J , of New o n 8th d from the Presbytery York , and the of May installe him pastor of the church of Bordentown $ that on the 3 rd of October

M . . . m they received under their care r H S Butler, a licentiate fro the Presbytery of New Brunswick $ that on the same day they l l l w . . . M disso ved the pastora re ation bet een the Rev J E iller, and h of M M the churc es Plumstead and Plattsburg, and dismissed r. iller to the 2nd Presbytery of Philadelphia . t By order of Presby ery, A E EDW RD B . HODG , Stated Clerk.

M d The Presbytery of onmouth report to the Syno of New Jersey, of 1 3 1 3 that they consist Ministers, and have under their care

Churches and four Candidates . on 1 8 1 865 The Presbytery further report that the th of October, , m t they received the Rev . Alexander Clements fro the Nor hern r and on 1 7th Presbytery of the Reformed Presbyte ian Church , the of November installed himpastor o f the Port Washington Church

$ 1 1 th 1 866 that on the of September, , they dissolved the pastoral ’ r w the . . . elation bet een Rev J H Frazee and the Toms River Church , and onthe same day dismissed himto the classis o f Orange of the

$ 2 md Reformed Dutch Church that on the of October, they dis u missed the Rev. D . D . Sahler, to the Berkshire So th Association

of Massachusetts . A w They further report that on the 8th of ugust Mr. Le is Holman

o n 3 oth u . . . d and the of A gust, Mr Wm E Mc Chesney were receive l m under the care of Presbytery, as candidates for the gospe inistry . B y order of Presbytery,

W. . WELL d . M S, State Clerk

No report was received fromthe Presbytery of Corisco. 1 9

Rev W ahrenbur er of s and The . Jacob g of the Presbytery Pa saic, h w D D . t L n a . . . e . . a e . Rev T. J y, D , the Rev John Maclean, D , the

D . . . of Rev. A . T . Mc Gill , D . ., and the Rev T D Hoover the Presby ter of New n i n and y Bru swick, appeared Synod assigned satisfactory r easons for late attendance . The committee appointed to make a report with reference to the

o f $ condition the Freedmen , made a report pending the discussion m n u of said report, the hour for adjourn ent arrived whe the r le was 1 5 suspended for minutes .

. D . of The Rev Joseph Holdich , D . , one of the Secretaries the A merican Bible Society being present, was invited to sit as a cor t responden ; and was upon invitation , heard with reference to the condition and claims of the Institution which he represented. was 2 nd o f for It made the order the day, this afternoon to hear nw u a D . on of h . . L e a . the Rev T . J y, D , behalf the Boards of the ch rc n ’ d M. Synod the a journed to meet at half past two o clock, P.

Concluded with prayer. ’ ALF P A S T 2 . M 1 H o clock, P met nd Synod a was opened with prayer. ’ of i was The minutes the morn ng s Session read . The committee onleave o f absence reported that they had given w of wi t leave of absence to the follo ing members the Synod , to

. . w w . Rev J C Ed ards, Presbytery of Elizabeth To n

. do . H W . Hunt, do. do . w Edwin Do ner, do . do. do . h sborh M . M O . . do r att ias , do do Wahrenbe1 er P1 esb ter Rev. J . g , y yof Passaic .

G L . do . Smith , . do . do .

B . B i . H . Chapin , Presbytery of New runsw ck

. do o. . Dr Hall , . d do M E do r. . W . Scudder, . do . do.

S . Shangle , do. do . do.

Rev . J. H . Clark, Presbyteryof Newton .

. . do. H W Hunt, do .

. . m J H Dore us, do . do .

M . . r Ryerson , do . do

Re . n v . . M cM ulle W erse J C T , Presbyteryof est J y

M . 0 . . . r Gibbon, do do do wcombe Ne , do. do. do .

. W . E . Rev Jones, do . do. do.

. . Dod L S B Presbytery of uzerne . S tu if . . dd ord Presb te1 o f a . P A , y y Rarit n

J . D . Randolph , do . do .

. B n Dr Perkins, Presbyteryof urli gton .

. M. M m J Rogers, Presbyteryof on outh .

M . . . o r G P Conover, do. d . The re t a por was ccepted . 2 0 a m n M . A . d n i r H . Reeves , el er fro the church of Cold Spri g the

. . . s Presbytery of West Jersey, the Rev R H Davis of the same Pre b ter ev . . . Ne w w y y, the R A D White of the Presbytery of Bruns ick ,

. . . w . . e of L and the Rev E J Ne lin , D D of the Presbyt ry uzerne , w J . of ith Mr. ohn W Hollenback , elder from the church Wilkes d d barre, appeare in Synod , and assigne satisfactory reasons for late attendance . The report of the committee o nthe condition o f the Freedmen was taken up, and after some discussion was adopted , and is as follows The committee to take into consideration the subject o f the ’ u ff General Assembly s Board of Freedmen, respectf lly o er the fol lowing as their report

By the overrulings of God , nearly four millions of persons, a as d formerly sl aves , have been dded freemen to perform the uties and to enjoy the p ri v1 leges of the S tate and Church in the United o f new m d o ur States . The condition this and re arkable ad ition to population is one of deep interest to the church as well as to th e

S . w w tate If a little leaven leavens the hole lump, what ill be the resul t of this new element must depend upon its moral and intel at lectual qualifications . What these are present furnishes but little o r l a to encourage hope to cal for rejoicing, except the f ct, that i whatever may be ts concep tion , there is nothing in it to prevent b the hope that by proper attention and la or , great rejoicing may be heard on earth and in h eaven that the Lord has blessed the ’ l i n hi m who s ave making free , and greatly blessed those for Jesus w m sake, cared for the souls of those for ho Jesus died , and cheer fully and fai thfully used the means which God has ordain ed to m w w w d ake all ise unto salvation , ithout hich wis om and liberty, u an are nder yname , but a curse to any people ; therefore Resolved , 1 i mm u of d . That every min ster and e ber nder the care the Syno be enjoined to meet the emergency now pressing upon the people t of of God i n the condi ion the Freedmen of this country , just as t r w are w m hey believe Ch ist himself, hose stewards they , ould eet had of it, if he not delegated to them the duty and the right doing it in his name and for his sake . l e 2 . as c o ctio s o rthe That soon as practicable , special l nf Freed ’ m a u o f and w en s Board be t ken p i n all our churches, for arded w d of d ithout elay to the committee Free men , and that collections be annually taken i nall of our churches in behalf of this important n of object, and report the same to the next meeti g Synod . ’ th e ffi Freedmens r t 3 . That o cers of the Boa d ake into consider ation the appointment of special agents to bring this s ubject before who l c m the churches, if appointed wil be wel o ed into our churches . The committee appointed to examine the minutes o f the General A ma and a o te nd s as ssembly de report, which was accepted . d p d, a i follows 2 1

The committee appointed to examine the minutes of the last m o recommenda General Asse bly respectfully rep rt, that the various tions for the action o f o ur congregations and churches being to r y generally directed the P esb teries or to Sessions, it is supposed they wil l be taken up by the Presby teri es fo r such action as they

l or . cal f , and need not be brought before Synod The committee ho wever think that the Synod should call attention of al l the Sessions to the facts stated in regard to the incompleteness as well as inefficiency of the system of systematic w contribution , as adopted by the church . This is sho n by the statem ents made i n regard to two of the most prominent objects $ of 263 0 1 24 9 m no of the church , viz that our congregations, ade M g collection last year for the Board of Foreign issions, $pa e an 1 20 8 n d made one for the Board of Domestic Missions . $page If the repeated injunctions of the Assembly in regard to an annual collection for each Board of the church canbe thus widely diere e m d s far gard d , i t see s to be the uty of the Synod to clear it elf as as possible from the imputation of neglect byenforcing th e direction $ $ en ui re n . on Presbyteries, to q i to the cause of such delinquencies $page The memorials fromthis Synod and otherjudicatories on the sus tentati on of ministers were referred to a special committee of which

Dr. E . a lliott is chairman , to report to the next Assembly $p ge The overture from this Synod asking whether it is the intent of 1 7 m n Chap . Form of Govern ent, that a minister desiring to resig his pastoral charge shall in all cases first make his request known w he n to the Presbytery, was ans ered by the Assembly in t egative , n 1 6 fo r . . 2 the reaso that Chap , Sec provides that where the parties fo r n a ma are prepared the dissolutio of a p storal relation, it ybe d m issolved at the first eeting of Presbytery . $page The memorials of this and other bodies in reference to the de liverances of the Assembly for the last five years onthe rebellion of the and slavery . are disposed by adoption of a report of the m o f for 80 81 co mittee bills and overtures, which see pages , Ki n ' n m . D . . i The Rev Jonas g, D was heard regard to his ission ary labors in Palestine and Greece .

. . L anwa w . e . . as t ea d the The Rev T J y, D D hen h r in behalf of n B a d d the . oard of Domestic Missions, the other Boar s of church ’ t the s The committee appoin ed to examine Trea urer s accounts, r and eported that they have examined the same , with the vouchers, 1 of find a balance due the Treasurer four 30 dollars.

$

E . S U E ' DWARD W C DD R, C0 mmttee' . A J G. SHIPM N, w a The report as dopted . The s ame c ommittee having been appointed to make an assess ment on the several Presbyteries to meet the contingent expenses 2 2

d $ 1 2 5 mm d of the Syno , report that will be needed , and theyreco en that the Presbyteries be assessed as follows

Presbytery of Elizabethtown ,

Passaic , New Brunswick w Ne ton ,

Raritan , L uzerne .

Susquehanna,

West Jersey,

Burlington , M onmouth ,

2 5 0 0 The report was adopted . $ 1

w ff DrM ill rwas The follo ing resolution o ered by . e laid on the tabl e R esolved recom , That we regard it as our duty as a Synod , and m our to end to al l the Presbyteries under care , to yield obedience

1 865 . 562 3 4 the directions of the General Assembly of , pp , , , of the Minutes in respect to Presbyteries and Ministers from Ecclesi as tical bodies i nthe states lately in rebellion ; and to the directions o f 1 866 60 61 Of the General Assembly , pp . , , in respect to the $ n $ Signers of the Declaratio and Testimony, adopted and issued L by the Presbytery of ouisville . R esol ved in , That the next stated meeting of the Synod be held the w o f Presbyterian Church at To anda, in the State Pennsylvania , ’ 3 rd o f 1 A n 867 1 0 . M . a d on the Thursday October, , at o clock, , t of the S no d of hat the Moderator y , the Rev . Mr. Harris , the pastor the church , and Mr. A . Wickham , elder, be a committee to make arrangements for the religious exercises of the S nod . R esolved f n o w L . a ewa , That a committee three, of hich Dr. T . J y n a d . r. l be a m Wm Rankin, J , shal members, be appointed to prepare inute for the consideration of the Synod , in regard to the financial n o f ecessities the Boards of the Church . d m 7 ’ l M A journed to eet at half past o c ock, P. . w Concluded ith prayer. ’ AL F P A S T 7 . . H o clock, P M ottrnment Synod met according to adj , and was Opened with prayer. The narrative of the state of religion within the bounds of the ’ Synod was read ; after which the Sacrament of the Lord s Supper was administered agreeably to the recommendation of the commit-a on tee devotional exercises . ’ - l Synod then adjourned to meet to morrow morning at 9 o c ock. n u h Co cl ded wit prayer. ’ HUR S DAY M RNI NG 9 . T O , o clock

$ nd met to d men Sy o according a journ t, and was opened with prayer. 23

i nd n Synod spent half an hour evotio al exercises. ’ The minutes of yesterday s sessions o f Synod were read.

L . . D. The Rev. yman H Atwater, D , of the Presmbytery of New B w . . of runs ick , and the Rev Elias S Schenck, the sa e Presbytery, n w h . 2 d and Mr. T omas H Shafer, elder, from the church of Rah ay of the Presbytery of Elizabeth Town, appeared in Synod and assigned satisfactory reasons for late attendance . ff n n d . M The following resolution o ere by the Rev. Dr Joh aclea was adopted

R esolved m , That in view of the great work achieved by the A eri S ocit L in can Colonization y, in establishing the Republic of iberia, suppressing the Slave Trade and in facilitating the introduction M on e n of e of Christian issions the West r coast Africa, and mor especially in view of the large numbers of the negro race i nthis desi ri ous m L i d country, who are to e igrate to iber a, this Syno cheerfully rene ws its former recommendations of the American n mm Colonizatio Society, and urges upon the e bers of the churches u o f nder the care this body , to aid the society with their prayers and their liberal contributions .

D . The Rev . Job F. Halsey, D . , of the Synod of Philadelphia n being present, was i vited to sit as a correspondent. The committees appointed to examine the records of the Presby teries E w w of lizabeth To n, Passaic, New Bruns ick, Newton , West L Jersey, Susquehanna, uzerne , Raritan , Burlington and Monmouth , and severallyreported that the books had been kept with care, recommended that theybe approved$ and theywere approved accordingly . The committee appointed to examine the minutes of the Pres b ter ri y yof Co sco, stated that the book had not been brought to d and the Synod , and requested to be discharge , their request was granted. A communication was received from the officers of the General A m imformin of ha sse bly g the Synod , that the Synod New Jersey d i n 2 60 for i n been assessed the sum of $ , to provide the deficiency the u A w contingent f nd of the General ssembly, hich communication ’ was mm i n referred to the co ittee on the Treasurer s account, with structio ns to make anassessment on the several Presbyteries of the the sum 2 60 Synod, for the purpose of raising said of $ .

. . M of The Rev William T orrison , the Synod of New York, and

. . o f of e the Rev S Welles, the Synod Missouri being present, wer

invited to sit as correspondents . mm of B an 1 T d d v ur . he co ittee m ills Overtures reporte O ert e No , being a request fro the Presbytery of Burlington , that the Synod would consider the expediency of henceforth commencing the sess its re ular anna meetn a an ions of g u l i g upon the l st, rather th 2 4

it n and n the first of the week, and that co tinue its session over, duri g w the Sabbath . The committee beg leave to state that hile they o f n n entirely approve the object, which it is the desig of the cha ge w f proposed in the overture to accomplish , yet in vie of the size o t his Synod , the fact that if the change proposed be adopted , so m of o ur w on n any pulpits ould be vacant the Sabbath , occurri g w of during the meeting of Synod , and in vie further the experience e are of of the Synod on the subject in question , the committ e the n w opinio that the change proposed ould be inexpedient, and there a fore recommend that the overture be nswered in the negative .

The report was adopted. of O r No 2 The committee bills and vertures eported overture . in the words following l A Whereas, The Genera ssembly has by the extent of the country od and the increase of the church , become a very large b y, and is c n n n onstantly increasing, and by its ecessarily increasi g busi ess is e greatly pr ssed for time , especially for the due consideration of judicial cases therefore in order the better to provide fo r a court resortin e d of final which such cases may be prop rly isposed of, be it R esolved of New do e , That the Synod Jersey h reby request the

A m c wn$ sse bly, to take into onsideration the proposition to send do to the Presbyteries an overture for such a modification of the Con

$ sti tuti on as shall requi re the Assembly to be composed of two o o ne be i s the $ H uses ; to const tuted as Commis ioners from Synods ,

’ to e dis o Sal of u c w u con have exclusiv charge and p J di ial, ith s ch current jurisdictionin other matters as maybe prescribed in the $ ' proposed change the otherto be constituted as at present of Commissioners from the Presbyteries.

' r c s e the C tee mr With eferen e to thi pap r, ommit beg leave to re a k, That inasmuch as the growth of ourchurch since the adoption of mof ernmnand of ren our present For Gov e t Book Discipline , has and dered some change in our Judicial system absolutely necessary, inasmuch as the proposition on the subject lately submitted to the ' Presbyteries has beenrejected mainly o nthe ground that the refera ence of judicial cases to acommission app ointed by the Assembly was regarded as inconsistent with the fundamental principles of m m Presbyterianis , and inasmuch as this overture suggests a ethod

' for constituting a judicial court, no t liabl e to the objection menti on m i i t n a ed , the co m ttee regard as e titled to respectful consider tion , and would therefore submi t it witho ut recommendationto the Synod to take such action in regard to it as to the Synod mayseem

advi sable . The report was accepted . a m m Pending the discussion of , otion to ake this subject the m on order of the day for a certain hour, a motion was ade to lay it m e and ad on a e the table, which otion prevail d, it was l i the t bl a d ccor ingly.

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off th in the contributions to this Board during e past year, the

present indebtedness of the Board , and the fact that so large a h w portion of the church has given not ing at all , hile the ability u w to contrib te has been greater, o ing to the return of peace and n d ge eral prosperity to the land , and the iscontinuance of those calls for the gifts of the people which were so numerous during war and of the , are cause for deep humility searching heart ; therefore the General Assembly commends this subject to the

l and them. ain prayerfu consideration of the churches, reminds . ag of her oft repeated inj unctions that each church shall take up l w t annua col lections for the Boards, and here here is a failure to w comply ith this inj unction , Presbyteries are directed to enquire into the cause of such delinquency and they would recommend 1 st , That every church within our bounds be expected to make , u witho t fail , an annual contribution to each of these Boards of a o ne sum averaging at least dollar for each member, and that the more wealthy churches be urged to give a much larger average and that the respective sessions be directed to take measures to n . 2 d Presb tei carry out this numeration , That each y ybe requested to designate some member thereof who will give himsel f to the h by oversig t of this matter, either correspondence or what is better re ues by personal visitation , and the Boards above mentioned are q ted to pay their necessary travelling expenses .

R esolved we w , That have observed ith great satisfaction the w o f gro ing interest on the subject Temperance , which has been springing up within the bounds of this Synod during the past year ; w and the Synod commends this subject ane to the sympathy , pray f w ers and ef orts of our ministers and congregations , that rene ed exertions may be made to arrest the wide - spread influence of m inte perance . i . n of The Rev Mr. Keyser was heard behalf the American

Sunday School Union . of Rev . William E. Schenck, D . D . the Synod of Philadelphia as being present, was invited to sit a correspondent. O rdered w , That the Stated Clerk for ard the Statistical Report of to d of l the Synod , the State Clerk the Genera Assembly .

R esolved , That the thanks of the Synod be and they are hereby tendered to the citizens of Elizabeth for the kind and abundant w a d of hospitality hich they h ve extende to the members the Synod , of during the sessions the body in this city . l o f w The ca ling the rol l was dispensed i th . The Synod then adjourned to meet in the Presbyterian Ch urch w of n on in To anda, in the State Pennsylva ia, the third Thursday ’ o f 1 867 at 1 0 . . October, o clock, A M

u e . Concl d d with singing, prayer and the benediction

RAVAUD E . K . RODG RS, Stated Clerk M I N U T E S

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SYNOD OF NEW JERSEY ,

FO R T HE Y E A R E N D I N G

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P u b l i s hed b y orde r o f th e S ynod u nder th e di re c ti on f th e S tat C l rk o ed e .

B R U N S W I K N . N E W C , J .

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