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SLAVERY

Au overture from the Presbytery of Berwick next came
under consideration. It proposed that the Synod should co-
operate with other bodies of Christians in endeavouring to
put an end to slavery, by issuing remonstrances, when
they were at all likely to be attended to.
The Rev. JOHN GARDNER, of Woodside, said that this
subject was connected with so many political movements,
and as he should strongly condemn any interference with
politics on the part of the synod, he should at once propose
that the overture be not adopted.
The Rev. JOHN WATSON, of Belford, moved the adoption
of the overture, contending that no political feeling whatever
had actuated the members of the Presbytery of Berwick, and
thought they ought to imitate the conduct of the Society of
Friends and other religious bodies, in doing all they could to
put an end to slavery.

The Rev. Dr. Bai)wx seconded the motio■ of Mr. Gard-
ner. He contended that all the great political parties in the
state, as well as the great body of the people, were earnestly
and anxiously desirous to do all they could to put an end to
the abomination of slavery, and that there was, consequently,
no plausible grounds for a religious body like theirs taking a
new movement.

The Rev. Mr. MuNRo said that he also was of opinion
that they should keep themselves free from anything having
the semblance of a political movement. This distinction was
not always obvious ; but one which presented itself to his
mind was this :—Whenever a legislative question directly
affected religion, then they, as courts, had a perfect right to
interfere; but when any piece of legislation, positive or ne-
gative, touched religion only indirectly and inferentially,
he did not conceive that they, as courts, were required to
come in with their particular addresses. They left the ques-
tion, whatever it might be, to the general feelings and senti-
ments of christianity which they diffused amongst their
people, and if the subject was in opposition to those senti-
ments. the people would remonstrate against the evil. For
instance, in the matter of the corn-law. The corn-law, say
the advocates of its repeal, does affect religion, because it
impoverishes the people, and thus prevents them from at-
tending the house of God ; but the fact was, that this effect
was inferential and secondary, and therefore, as a court.
they should do wrong if they interfered in the matter. But
if the question were as to the establishment by Govern-
ment of schools wherein were to be taught religious prin-
ciples directly opposed to what they conceived to be true,
then, as a court, they should have a right to interfere.
He did not know that slavery affected religion directly.
That it did indirectly, was evident from the fact, that
wherever slavery flourished it was hostile to virtue and to
the graces of religion. There was no precept in the gospel
that abolished slavery ; but who imagined for a moment that
the religion of our blessed Saviour intended that the souls
and bodies of men should be bound in chains ? On these
grounds he thought that they should be travelling out of their
way to entertain the question of slavery, more particularly as
it had been removed from their own doors as a nation. In
America, many of their own and of all other communions
were desirous of removing this stain ; but we might be
interfering in a way that would thwart, instead of promoting
the object they had in view. Yet their opposition had this
advantage, that it was guided by a direct and practical know-
ledge of slavery in all its details ; whilst we, coming on with
a clumsy and half-ignorant measure, could do no good,
and would probably do harm. Let them encourage their
brethren in the faith of the Gospel, and round and round the
pendant world, as this Gospel circulated, freedom, valued
freedom, would also circulate, and, as a natural consequence,
the fetters would drop from the hands of the slave.
The Rev. Mr. SAWERS warmly supported the overture.
He observed that many members of their own communion
brandished the whip over the back of the slave, and held to
his lips the bitter cup, and that it was, therefore, incumbent
on them, by earnest remonstrances, to do all they could to
prevent members holding slaves. He contended that legisla-
tive provisions and the force of the law would be utterly in-
efficient for the abolition of slavery, unless there was a moral
preparation to act in conjunction with that law.
The Rev. Mr. WATSON, after some further conversation,
proposed that the motion should be thus worded :—" Where-
as slavery, though opposed to the spirit of the gospel, is still
enforced by professing members of the Church of Christ, it
is humbly overtured that the synod take steps to co-operate
with other religious denominations, both in this country and
in America, to denounce this unchristian practice, by send-
ing remonstrances to those chargeable with the offence, when
this may be expected to be of avail."
The Rev. Mr. WALLACE received the motion thus modi-
fied, and it was put to the vote.

There appeared for this motion, 25; for the amendment o
Mr. Gardner, 8.

ELDERS AND DEACONS

The clerk of the court next read an overture from the Pres-
bytery of Lancashire, that a law should be passed that in fu-
ture all ruling elders and deacons should, in accordance with
the original practice of the Church of Scotland, be set apart
to their work by the laying on of hands.
The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL proposed the adoption of the
overture.
The Rev. Dr. Baovvrq asked whether Mr. Campbell con-
sidered this essential to the validity of the office of deacon
and elder.
The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL said that he did not consider it
essential ; but, at the same time, he should not like to take
upon himself to say what was essential to the constitution of
a church. He thought that the proposed form was a better
form than the present one, inasmuch as it was the Scriptural
form.
The Rev. Dr. BROWN observed that Mr. Campbell had
failed to point out any good result which would follow for
the adoption of the overture.
The Rev. Mr. HAMILTON proposed that, as the overture
was a very important one, it should be printed, and lie over
for consideration at the next meeting of Synod.
The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL pointed out that the laying on
of bands was only departed from, at the period of the Re-
formation, with the intention that it should be temporary,
and said that there were many passages of Scripture showing
that, in the time of the Apostles, deacons and elders were
appointed to their work by the laying on of hands. He said
it had been cast against them that they had laymen officia-
ting in a ministerial capacity; but such was not the fact.
The elders were really ministers—men set apart for the mi-
nisterial work.

After some further conversation, the motion of Mr. Ha•
milton was agreed to.
The business of the day concluded at a few minutes before
five o'clock.

A public meeting was held in the Music-hall, on Wednes-
day evening, to receive an explanation of the principles and
proceedings of the Church of Scotland. The business com-
menced precisely at seven o'clock, at which time the large
room was densely filled with a very respectable auditory.
On the platform there were a 'considerable number of the
ministers at present in Liverpool, in attendance at the Synod.
The Rev. ALEXANDER MURDOCU, moderator, was called

upon to preside.
The CHAIRMAN returned his acknowledgments for the
honour they had done him in electing him to preside over a
meeting of such respectability, assembled for the object of
meeting a deputation to explain to them matters connected
with the interests of civil and religious liberty. They were
all aware that the liberties which had been enjoyed by
the church, and enjoyed by the church of their father
land, and which were supposed to be inalienable from
that church, and inseparable from the existence of any inde-
pendent church, presumed to be a church of Christ, had been
called in question ; but the Church of Scotland had made a
noble, high-principled, and vigorous stand in defence of the
liberties of her Christian people, and of the gteat principles
of her own government and discipline, and for the good and
salvation of souls. (Cheers.) All this they were well aware
of, and that the church now stood in the same appearance as
did the burning bush in the wilderness before Moses, when
it appeared to be enveloped in flames, and yet to stand
without being consumed. The Church of Scotland, he trusted,
appeared to the eyes of that great and important meeting in
the same light, though enveloped in the flames of persecu-
tion; for that she was so, was not now a matter of question.
They believed that—her principles being founded on the
Word of God, and her rest being on her great head, the
Rock of Ages—she would come out of the flames unscathed
in principles; and that whatever might be the result in regard
to her mere temporal interests, her spiritual interests would
flourish, and that she would yet be honoured in her father
land to be the instrument of good to the souls of men.
The Rev. Mr. HAMILTON offered up prayer.
The Rev. Dr. CUNNINGHAM, of Trinity College Church,
Edinburgh, having been introduced by the Chairman, stepped
forward amidst applause. He said he had the honour
of appearing before them as one of a deputation of the
Church of Scotland, whose duty it was in the peculiarly

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placed,
aVali 011Melf06 Of fsay ppputlMlty which tnrcnigh
God's providence they might enjoy of explaining the prin-
ciples for which that church had been led to contend, and
the position in which she was now placed in consequence of
her contending for those principles, in the hope and with the
expectation that those principles, based as they were on
the word of God and the ancient constructions of the
church, and in substance the same as their forefathers
laid down their lives for, would generally meet with cor-
dial acceptance from Scotchmen arid Presbyterians, and
make them feel that in the present position in which they
were called on to declare their concurrence in those prin-
ciples, and give their aid, countenance, and assistance to
those who had been contending for them. He regretted ex-
ceedingly that one or two of his esteemed friends, who were
expected to be present, were not there, and that lie had con-
sequently, instead of having only a portion of the subject to
deal with, to take up the whole of it, and thus make a larger
demand upon their patience, Ile presumed lie might take it
for granted that a large portion of the audience were not very
familiar with the controversy in which the Church of Scot-
land had been recently engaged, and that they still needed to
have this subject brought in a plain and simple way before
them. He presumed he might take it for granted that they
had all heard something of the disputes in which the church
had been involued, and thought many of them had heard a
great deal of what had been said and written against them—
against those men who had been taking an active part in this
important controversy. The periodical press and conversa-
tion teemed with misrepresentations of their character and
conduct. He presumed he might also take it for granted
what the leading charges against them were, that they were
very seditious and rebellious men, who would not obey the
law of the land, and who were set in opposition to that
law, and who had declared that no decision of the courts
of law, nor acts of parliament, would bind them, and
that they would pay no attention to them whatever.
Another notion :was, that they were a set of turbulent agita-
tors, who were turning the world upside down, and keeping
the country in commotion, in order to enforce views of their
own, and get a large share of power into their own hands.
He wished to remove the prejudices thus occasioned, by ad-
verting to the circumstance that there were the identical
charges which in every age and every country had been
brought against all men who were labouring for the promo-
tion of what they conceived to be truth, and for the advance-
ment of the kingdom of God and of his Christ, and that there
were charges which had been brought against our Lord and
Master himself, and his inspired Apostles. This coincidence
in the representation given of their conduct was singularly
alike, and, though of course no proof that they (the speaker
and his associates) were right, was yet sufficient, he hoped,
to secure for them a fair and impartial hearing. Having re-
ferred at length to the passages in which Jesus Christ was
represented by his enemies as one who forbade the people to
pay tribute to Cmsar, " saying that he himself was Christ a
King," and that they had found him " stiring up the nation,
teaching all the way from Galilee to this place," he briefly
dwelt upon the unbounded nature of the accusations, and
then showed that precisely the same process was pur-
sued with respect to the Apostles. Now, the head
and front of their offending was just that they said,
as Paul and Silas had said, that there was no other
king than Jesus ; and they had asserted no principles
and adopted no course of proceedure, which they did not
think that they could prove to be a legitimate and logical re-
sult of those very principles ; and for that reason, and that
only, was the accusation commonly adduced against them
that was adduced against the apostles, when they were repre-
sented as men that were turning the world upside down, and
doing contrary to the decrees" of Cmsar. They had always
been willing to render to the civil powers all the submission
to which they were legally entitled. It had been stated that
no controversy was to be allowed at that meeting; but he
was not sure that they could explain and illustrate those
principles without something like controversy. They were
in the position that a large number of ministers of the Church
of Scotland had resolved, within a very brief period, to re-
nounce their connection with that establishment, to abandon
all the privileges and emoluments they enjoyed as ministers
of the established church, in a thorough belief that while
they retained their present convictions as to the duties of the
civil rulers, they could not honestly remain in that position,
consistently with the principles for which they had resolved to
contend. This was an important decision, and one likely to
exercise an important influence ou the Christian world; and
it had not been come to without care and deliberation, and
strong and stringent grounds. He must remind the meeting
of the leading outlines of the controversy in which, for the
last few years, the Church had been engaged. This was the
origin of it all, that in 1834 the General Assembly of the
Church of Scotland adopted a solemn resolution that they
would never again intrude a minister on a reclaiming congre-
gation; that was to say, whatever man might be appointed
by a patron, and whateuer qualification he might have for the
ministry, or other office, that in the event of the congrega-
tion coming forward and decidedly declaring that they would
not have that man for their minister, that man should not be
settled amongst them. (Cheers.) They thought that reso-
lution was a right one,—a resolution which they could fully
defend. It was first of all demanded by consistency. Dur-
ing the reign of the moderate party violent settlements were
common things. No regard was had to the popular voice ;
that was entirely trampled under foot ; and on several occa-
sions ministers were settled by the moderate party at the
point of the bayonet. The evangelical party had always op-
posed this, as contrary to Scripture and the doctrines of the
Church. They were then a small party. At length they
came to have the ascendancy in the Church courts, and then,
in accordance with the principles they had always professed,
they declared that principle to which he had referred, and took
means to have it carried into effect. They thought they could
unanswerably defend their conduct. They said that no patron,
nor no presbytery, had a right to thrust a minister on a re-
claiming congregation, on a body of Christian men who had
souls to save, consciences to exercise, faculties which they
were bound to employ, and who were the parties mainly in-
terested in the formation of the pastoral relation. They held
that this was Popish tyranny, lording it over the heritage of
God, an interference with the discharge of duties which
Christ had given to the members of his church. It was the
duty of each man to say whether he would enter into pastoral
relations with an individual ; and as that was the duty of a
single man, it was the duty of a body of men—of a congre-
gational union. They must form an opinion of the man, for
the sake of their own consciences ; and for the discharge of
this office they must have the right of private judgment, of
making up their minds, calmly and deliberately, whether this
was a man under whose pastoral care they could rightly place
themselves, and with whom they could cordially enter into
this important and interesting relaiton. The substance of
the whole matter, so far as concerned the expediency, and
its bearing on religion, had been expressed in a single word
by one of the old worthies, Dr. Witherspoon. He said that
" a minister will do a people little good if they don't like
him, and no good at all if they won't come and hear him."
(Laughter and applause.) And the truth of this position
had been fully tested by the violent settlements which took
place in the course of the last century. Parish churches had
been dissolved, the people having been driven from them by
having thrust upon them a man to whom they could not
confide the care of their souls. And then they (the speaker
and his friends) had proved, again and again, that this prin-
ciple was clearly contained in the constitutional standards of
the Church of Scotland—the first and second Books of Dis-
cipline. There the principle of non-intrusion was laid down,
and, as they had said long ago, the only ground that could
in consistency have been taken up by the moderate party in
the church would have been to have met the motion for
non-intrusion by a motion for the repeal of that part of the
second Book of Discipline in which this principle was clearly
and distinctly asserted. This they had not ventured to do,
and there it stood yet. The reverend gentleman then referred
to some of the authorities on which the evangelical party
based their opinions on this subject. He contended that this
was the practice of the apostolical and primitive churches.
Clements said that the apostles always settled a minister
with the consent of the whole church. That this was
the doctrine and practice of the primitive church was
admitted by many who did not approve of the princi-
ple itself. He quoted, to this effect, the testimony of
several distinguished authorities of the Church of England—
Bishop Bilsoni Dr. Field, and the venerable Hooker. The
testimony of the latter might be considered as the testimony
of one who, if not opposed to the principle, was very willing
to find an excuse for its non-observance. Hooker, after
announcing the principle, went on to say that it was, in
effect, carried out in the Church of England, inasmuch as,
where a minister was nominated•by a patron, the people
might be considered to have delegated the power of choosing
the patron. (Laughter.) Hooker, however, was not here
so satisfactory in his reasoning as he generally was, or he
would not be entitled to the estimation in which he was held.
The same principle was distinctly laid down by the whole
body of reformers. It was no objection to this principle to
say that it interfered with the right of patronage. A mere
argument from existing law and practice was no proof de jury
that the thing was wrong. Even although it overturned
patronage from the foundation, that would prove nothing.
It must prove it to be illegal, and attended with some diffi-
culty in the enforcement; but it was no proof whatever that
the thing was wrong and inexpedient. They contended that
the principle of non-intrusion, acted on properly by the
courts, was not inconsistent with patronage, or with anything
that by th 3 law of Scotland patrons had a right to. This
would not however, affect the question whether it was a good
rule or not. By the statutes of the land, the Church was en-
titled to put order to all matters ecclesiastical, according to
the discipline of the kirk, it being a matter of unquestionable
certainty that at the time this principle of non-intrusion was
in constant and vigorous operation. His objection to it was
that it did not give to the people all the power they ought to
have,—that it did not exclude patronage altogether. The
virtual consent of three parties was required before a minis-
ter could be settled,—that of the patron, the presbytery, and
the people,—and he said that the people and the presbytery
ought alone to have anything to do with it. (Cheers.) The
one single object of the veto law was to secure that in all
time coming this principle of non-intrusion should be acted
on. It brought out this principle from the neglect with
which it had been involved by the moderate party. By pas-
sing the veto act, the Assembly pledged itself never to intrude
a minister again on a congregation. That pledge had been
honestly redeemed, and hence all their difficulties. The
celebrated Strathbogie case, of which the audience must
have heard much, resolved itself into this, that as the
Church could not honestly and consistently intrude a
minister herself, so she was equally bound, in honesty
and consistency, to see that her servants should not intrude
ministers—that none subject to her controul should act
contrary to the feelings and principles of christian con-
gregations. In the Auchterardar case, the church refused
to intrude Mr. Young on a reclaiming congregation ; in
the case of Marnoch, she would not intrude Mr. Edwards
on a reclaiming parish ; and in the Strathbogie case, she
would not consent to let the presbytery intrude a minister
on the reclaiming parish. If she bad been willing to settle
those men, her present difficulties would have been re-
moved, and her danger averted ; and even now she might
escape from them, if she would just consent to the in-
trusion of those men, and reverse the proceedure required
in consequence of that determination. The question of
Arclitarardar was brought into the civil courts by the pre-
sentee. Of course he was actuated by the best of motives,
and was perfectly prepared to say, if he could succeed in
making the presbytery ordain him, that zeal for the honour
of God and desire for the salvation of souls was his chief in-
ducement to enter on the ministry. It had been objected
to them that they pleaded in the court, and that then they
refused to accede to the sentence, Even one of the judges
accused them of profligacy, and of thimble-rigging tricks.
Now, the fact was that they obeyed the court so far as thez
ever admitted its jurisdiction. They admitted the right
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the courts to say whether the parish was vacant; and thatwhether
presentee;theysaid
so far as this action might be directed to the object of finding
denied the right of
minister of Auchterardar, they openly hreeamsonnatfhoer
rejection,wlether t haen t h oppositionnot notwithstanding htshtea peoplendi g w
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carried out the principle which they had avowed from the
first, viz., so far as they
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1839 she resolved, nothwithstanding the decisions ofr
civil courts, to act on the principle of never again thrusting
the
sttihnigs
a minister on a reclaiming parish. Her grounds for
were-Ist, the supremacy of the divine law ; and secondly,
of
ly,
that the law of the land ought not to regulate the business
Christ's kingdom, and that, as far as regarded that, they
were under no obligation to obey the law of the land. They
were bound thoroughly to disregard it, and to look ot aos
t.
the mere opinion of certain parties. They were a branch
the Church of Christ, notwithstanding their connection
with the state ; and if so, then they were bound to
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expect and demand that all who regarded them in that igh
should also feel called upon to apply to them the principle,'
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understood and properly applied, settle,
and made it manifest that they could n
they had done. On these grounds, ii
courts had been in accordance with law

come to any other conclusion in I/
Their opponents were not in the hag
they seemed to think that an establisT
submissive to the state, and that an eQ
little more than a municip:•'
the law of the land. They (the
" Is this established church of will,.
Christ, or not ?" Their opponents, heir),
a church of Christ, were obliged to say
said, " If this is so, this is the aspect in
regarded, and these the principles by wiii
gulated." Then, again, their opponents
lished church could not be independent
that was quite true in a certain sense ;
never dealt in express and categoric r
dependent on the state for all that made
from any other church. Their depend,
and no further; they should remain
taken away all that formed that d
admitted the extreme of Era
voluntaryism on the other. 1 li.
They did not admit that the state s
over, ecclesiastical things ; but they. n.
ought to be the object of the magistras
attention.) (It was erastianism to ascrib.
jurisdiction in ecclesiastical matters; it
to say that he should exercise jurisdiction
the honour of the welfare of Christ's church. 'l.
distinction. Those who held the authority of the
find it difficult to explain what precise degree of
of authority in ecclesiastical matters the sect
rity of the crown implied. The better po
of the Church of England honestly and c
plained it away, whilst the more secular an
were very willing to admit that it did involl
of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the manag.
Church. There were three grounds on wh
selves warranted to disregard the de,
in so far as it said that they were bound 1
Young on the reclaiming parish of Auchtc
first place, they said that the law of the lan
between the Church and the State_
not impose, or profess to impose,
intrude ministers on reclaiming con
no such obligation. They said tha,
foundation, and that they knew of no,
treat it as a right one. They were not
They knew of no law that obliged t
of the Court of Session in this matte.
elusively final, and of course the House of
of appeal, could have no higher power than
mon. In civil matters the courts of lax
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inmost opinion,
and
denounced the decision of their brethren to their far
opposition to the spirit and letter of the law, and '
violation of the constitution of the kingdom.
quoted, in support of his statement, the stroll,
by Lord Moncrief. After some further ohs
part of the subject, the rev. gentleman bega
the attention of the audience the importam—
question, and spoke of the careful and deliberate cons
tion which it required from them. It had, he observed'
beautifully said that the ministers of the Scottish Church t.
taken up a position on the well-trodden battle-field of,
saints and martyrs. This was quite true, and the quest
for the consideration of the meeti.ig was, whether thosetp,
ciples were true, and whether they had, in the main,.
asserted in a proper manner., The rev. gentleman conch]
a speech of two hours duration, amidst loud and long.
tinned bursts of applause.
The meeting was
afterwards briefly y the
W. B. Kirkpatrick, of Dublin, the Rev. npbell
Rev. Mr. Gardner, and the Rev. Mr. Run's. A vol
thanks was passed to the Rev. Dr. Cunningham, and a
lar compliment was passed to the chairman. rt'
the 124th Psalm was sung, the benediction was pronou
and the meeting separated at a quarter past ten o'clock

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THURSDAY.
The Synod resumed its sittings this morning,
the Rev. William Murdoch, moderator.
The Court was opened, in the usual manner,
Y Pres iNt
w-th
and prayer; after which the Synod took into considersl'pi
the best means of increasing the Mission Fund : and
agreed that the ministers and elders of ever
a viewr- to
increasingshould be t urgentlyhe s
yd recommended Fund, the ultimate
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maadtoepatntdh beste
great
which is the advantage of the Mission Cause. o meanobjet
e.
On the suggestion of Mr. BARRON, of Manchester,
, spoke strongly in favour of it, it was resolved that
Moderator and ex-Moderator, with a lay assistant,
be respectfully requested to visit the several Presbyters,
enquire enquire into the state of the various Missions, with
increasing their efficiency.
REPORT ON BILLS.
The Report on Bills, by the Rev. Mr.
read and agreed to ; after which it was
Synod should adjourn at half-past five o'clocir.
THE FACTORY BILL.
Mr. LAMB laid upon the Synod the following
tions on the Factory Bill now before Parliament :
I. That the Synod view with alarm and sor f row tI
ranee which prevails among a large proportion o the
in classes of this country, and would cheerfully c
any legislative measure calculated to remedy ,-
evil.
no measure can be adequate to t
11. That
which does not provide a Scriptural as well as i
cation,whilst, at the same time, in respect to sp
instruction, due regard must be had to the civil
liberties of all the subjects of this realm.
111. That the synod having had its attention direct,.
educational provisions contained in the bill
of now befo,
liament for regulating the employmen t children i
tories, is compelled to declare its disapprobation of the s,
embodied in those provisions, but especially in regard
the following particulars :-
Ist. The constitution of the Board of Management.
2d. The irresponsible power vested in the Clerical Truster
as to the selection of books for religions instruction.
3d. The privilege conceded to the Clerical Ttustee, a'
not to the minister of d any f other communion of
giouseon&
ting divine service, an o communing reli
competent
struction in the school-room to the adherents of his
ein°glnto tl t
church.
4th. The power of charging the cost of books fo,
instruction selected by the Clerical Trustee, :don,
the ordinary expenses of the school, upon the po,
tot
other any correspondent privilege being cones,
to other bodies of Christians, nen• even to the °the.
schools whose certificates of attendance, are proposed te
be admitted as legal.
air enqnui
ci raj
tueg
roe fl i
gt
ihoeu schoolmasteriiis
tr ucti
o n atcoc
nbred
sth.
Tcohme
catechism and liturgy of the Church of England, and'e
subsequently his appointment to the veto of the bishop,
by which it is in effect declared that none but a member
of the Church ofEngland can be eligible to that °file,
6th. The non-adurssion of certificates of attendance .•
schools conducted by Protestant dissenters. upon
ith. The injurious effects likely to be produced upon t'
Sabbath-schools of all classes of dissenters,
„:-_
which, during more tban half a century, have
prods
the best effects upon society, and have tended greatly
the lack of education among the poorer classes
,
supplyrer elasse •
which have been carried on with a zeal and disinterested-
nesss '
worthy of the highest commendation, but broposed bill w which b -
the regulations of the p
.1
favour
of mild be ah„ 3
not entirelyodestroyed, destroyed,i i
glect of this important duty has until very recentl ---
- y been
almost inexcusable.
t th
Iv. That, in order to mee e exigencies of the
liberal and comprehensive scheme of education case, a
after due deliberation, to be established underthought,
trol of the government; and, in the opinion of thee eon-
nod, the plan recently a opted in Ireland, w.th Sy.,
modification,
would be best adapted to the I ' son'e
and circumstances of this country. necessities
V. That the Synod petition parliament in terms of these
resolutions, and recommend it to their congregations se
forward petitions as speedily as possible. to
These resolutions were laid on the table, ordered to
and
be taken into consideration at a future sitting.
DEPUTATION FROM THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.
The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL, one of the deputation from the
Church of Scotland in England to the General Assembly
of
the Church of Scotland, was then called upon ; and
he
that the deputation had been received with the great stated
diality and kindness. The General Assembly had apest cor-
a deputation to represent her at this session, cons; pointed
Dr. Cunningham, who was present, and several others, who.
from various causes, had been unable to attend. _ who,
gentleman concluded by introducing to the Synod
The rev
The Rev. Dr. CUNNINGHAM, who der ivered a
able speech explanatory of the exact position of the'
country In
Church of Scotland and the ••1 - q"--
civi courts
country. In elucidation of this question, he l • of that
Synod a variety of documents, historical and laid before the
the pm
• ileges of the church ; and he forcibly urged 'hewing,
, undert
civil courts could not, according to the• • that the
Union, iuterpose between the church andspirit of the Act of
lie concluded by announcing that, her ancient rights.
all the circum-
stances, a separation had been determined
ma-
jority of the General Assembly. upon by the
The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL then moved, and it was second-
ed,the Synod, having heard
from
a resolution to the effect that .
the statement of the deputation the '
and the documents being laid „ Church of Scotland,
deepest sympathy with the present the
the table, expressed the
and resolved that that feeling lent condition of the church,
ration from the Synod to the Generalswuld be expressed by a clepu-
Dr. BROWN, of London, in Assembly.
expressed opposite views to ti a speech of much length,
and made an earnest appeal those of the General Assembly,
to the Synod not to consent to a
separation.
After some discu • ssion, the motion was agreed to, and the
paders were ordered to lie on the table for a report thereon
by the committee ; and, in
Synod were voted to D the meantime, the thanks of the
r. Cunningham.

resolved that

) great

special

utions

REPORTmOuF THE IRISH DEPUTATION.
in:
Church
Rev. Mr.
rhioafs t t
h•
in Ireland
satisfaction
eTpt euhrsteipaaitßuri
in
eita Dr ot
oc H.t h
ebirigo(e,unggeahr,at,
el
,utaspspeltnelall
hes
li
pleasing
geopfaoctrhctoe of the
rttel
,oe_f
stating
upon the darkness
. k lionsnTt
Anti-Christ.
-
eCRh rei
Is, ethsacsthauitrch, and said he had the greatest
h dwasdestitutionmaking t
ofe greatesttheregai ea
sreos f-
.t .Jos i A s WILSON, from the Presbyterian t
Churthe
ch
in Belfast, then addressed the Synod, on the par of
deputation of which he was a member, and said that he should
go back warmed and refreshed with Godly edification by the
proceedings of this Synod. He menaned that the mission
aries sent forth by the Belfast Synod had met with the
greatest success in 3he South and West of Ireland; and they
had in many places established churches for the worship of
the living God.
The Rev. Mr. KIRKPATRICK, a member of the same de-
putation, stationed in Dublin, next addressed the synod in
an encouraging speech, and mentioned several facts, showing
the extension of the Presbyterian Church in the south of
Ireland.
The Rev. Mr. PATTERSON, of the Irish deputation, next
addressed the synod,after which the deputation were formally
thanked by the Moderator for the information they had coup
municated.
THE DEPUTATION FROM THE WELSH AND
nEronT OF

CALVINISTIC METHODISTS.
The Rev. JAMES HAMILTON presented this ref
which the Rev. Mr. EDWARDS, and two other //-
made each a suitable relply.
The Synod adjourned at half-past five o'cloc'
In the evening a meeting on missions was
which the Synod resumed, and remained sitting %vim, wt
went to press.

with prave
h n 1 A .-.e..

seems. making considerable progress.
what is denominated in Scotland " the Dis-
.a? 1 comm►ttee sits at N 0.7, North-street,
weekly apaper, which is •
Edinburgh, and issues is circulated
axf3.reoeo,oPdorpe.shyTtehreiapnlaCnshuforrelbi
Erdajtjulitously.among the friends of the church. The eighth
communication is now before us : it proposes to erect forth-
with tTsetbhaineidcia,:s cease fo v
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showsct o directions
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