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minis,ars eoa ehsrrleTl sni 1900 somnsssi-
esa,a These naHabsrt psr.sied before the
pnhlie, sgssa aud sgsir, With the siew &C Hrsr.-
'si'ng the guilt oi.thr As.rn5i, is sisnis.isg
,bem. Nav. u % believed. not on fame,
bot ON testimony Furnished by th~nssises s.i
'heirhiessis, ihss large m.jorl,y w these S..
""ds ps.ter rh-' form "f go,er"ment eo..t.inssl
IA The plan ~ u''ion 10 thst contained in thu con-
s,uuiioa The language of the Assembly 10
These S!nods. - 10 this amonnt. We arr not y, Ill
'"s To be governed by Ps'ne'ples not contained iu
our constitution, ahd by pee Sons not qoaiird 10
rule Ia our siur.h; Ne. thercfary, dismiss YOU
That You may enjoy the privilege OF governing
Nontsel, according 10 such pfineilles, and la
such agents, a. on prefer. We claim 40 author
~ oNvr you; Will not i.t-'f.,r With your self
go'srnme". We -ii pray tor. aud r,jnirr la
y our prosperity R.d US ful.css. But these So
"ods and their fri-,ds -, NAY, We ~iIi not
govern o"i iyr,, nnlcs, Ne ,-n also go,rr, YOU,
80 -,lI "oi leave ,ous ~e viii c,vntrbI aes i.,,
.Cur act Of d,snis sion. Which of ia. -. ',..,,
proves most ci'stiy the love OF po~erp n Prrs-
bit'i'sns iric poser. " IL the power &c govern
,'I ihems-l'vs sSeor''1g 20 t,c true spirit aud
HITTER &C ,heir o~n eon.t,tution. Tb,. po~rr
rhty do iose, aud will Defend BY all Law ful
nl,snA
tno,her plea u-red s.sinN the Assembly i,
'h's-la' the four ~ uO,is lad not enrr into the
cl"yVh uh'lcr thr pl-" ot wpioa-ils rsf,.r- th,.
sh'"gston OF ih's plai, ''rvtts,,iy rann, ear,
then c,it''-thst It cannot ae,ct itir relation a.,
ihr GeaVr.l Assembly,. Ihisli u.us, he tried
Hnd th'S glc,lIna s,Ilicl bN = reference 1, ,L,
i1'm,t'on ct 'n,i',.dal ehuysles. 1ht ei,ureI.r,
tor ned sndcu tbs J. ~ at urinn Nre ut Pr,sb, =
terrain oLurshes. The is CAilrnt Gom ,h,. bro-
VISIONS ct tlir plan u..if The coassitw,n,. con-
t'ius dircti'O's Tor the formation OF presh,te-
r'an ehurChrs UnlcsS the plan authnr,s,.l tie
,Nistenec OF ehhtChrs not Prrsb, lvr,an. twas
unnecessary a"d TVS, ls,N How f.r. or in Via,
"'re''4n, are p.feS'i'r. snoi ippori~lt to it,-
fnire. The Tact that they srS not PrysS, tsr,su
ehusciSs, ~ sufficient iar our purpose. Tbfc,.
or more churches, with their psstoss may be
uniied'b. ~ actOi synod sud be called ~ Prs
hNiriy. bat this at OF synod canpot suppl,
'hc.e dtirsis tor change the ,haractcr of these
churches Three or more Pr, ,h, tories Tins
Harmed. msl &C an act Of tie Ge,crAi Assembly,
and bc taiIed synod Hut this at never ca,
reach AMI remove these radical jrfr.Is The
nsne, SNuo', las no more tendency TO tIn this
ti'an th't al Conference or tssooi-tioA. If thea
lhe ehnrShcs, OF large u-ior,iy OF them, have
hren tnrnicd. snd stall rNist tsilcr tbs llan ri
un'on snd thiS1s AL ni,ted by those Who opposr
the Assembly these SynOds did come la u",Ier
ihe I"st. vt unsl &C course. their relation 60 ,i,e
assembly ccsscs uitirihe Sbros.tion OF tha, t,lsn
I'll the clcmcnts-thst ~. the churches Of Whiel,
tte Sc ;! mods aud 'resiy are composed be-
come PTe.bttcTian by s,uccrcly .sdnutils;. tile.
t-nnicss'dn of Faith. aud Conslitutiod al the
Chursh land the Assembly, will retain and che
rish ia Va tn th-enjD urnt vi all the ccs
and ~ the exercise Of ~ the rights peculiar To
Irrtb!it Iians
Your aaeCtionste father.
JOHN MATTHEWS.