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feai1n, or nearest to, and to which they shall
| be ameuah1e Tor the proper discharge OF their
ordination engngenents-
! T. That The pfeshs,e1i.,s and sEnods herr:o-
fore existing, which shall lose their present Or
! ganization By consoli:lasioa under tho.s ar
fangements, shall Ire co2sidered and dss1s-
mated ss continuing tlleir snese5as,n :7,zsz1
nou constituted, which includes the Lar;yodt
portion, counting both ministers and churches
Of eaid body - existing Aa! Is, 1s1n. 70 pro-
serve Its records. md attend. ~ may bs found
rcccssarr, to ita business azd iatesests-
| In or1er, thou, toa fuliao1s Distribution,
reconstruction and defining Of boundaries FOR
when arranged, We recommend the following
plan 70 be adopted by the Assembly. Ti1.-
l. That tie Commissioners within the bounds
| Of each Of their synods 50 established be ap-
! pointed respectively . COMMITTEES, to whom
| ahau be referred tho whole subject OF pzasby-
times and pisces OF the first meeting both OF
the synod md the several pEesbyteries, aud al
ether Arrangements thereto pertaining
2 That as soon as practicable after their ac-
| ton on this part of the-report tho assembly
| adjourn over whole day, I'd give their severn
committees m opportunity to meet and par
| feet their Arrangements and reports within
| that time.
8. That these reports Of such committees,
| when presented To the General Assembly and
accepted tV them, be referred to Special coIa-
| mittee to be arranged and embodied In tho
form Of IN act, to be submitted to the ASSEM-
bly, for their determination
Tie ae1t general subject is that OF repre-
eeutatlon IN tie General Assembly, Aud ;
proper ratio for the same
Your committee, aftcr fun xnd rcpe7ted con-
| aidetntion Of this important 4nd hhculs sub
ject, are of the opinion th,t ch7nsa to
synod1cL representation Is necessary IN ot3c1
/ to bring the numbers IN the assembl: within
due l1Eits and recu1B equal rights to ~ parts
Of the Church But 50 faras wo csu discover
the Church generally iB not yet prepared for
auch change; and tie committed desire
to avoid all occas1ou Of distord in our
unitcd. Church, or uced1css discussions Oh
this subject in this General Assembly There
| fore, no change from presbyterial represents
ton is proposed, but only = change IN the ratio
| great object may be secured to crest degree
L That tho ratio OF representation be 30 Il
tered as to provide for one. conzn,ssiuncc;
minister, OF N elder from each prebyte1y
having twenty ministers Or less, and in Ike
| proportion for Any number Of ministers oyer
| twenty.
q. That wherever tho number Of members
| in any presbyte1y allows double delegation
it be Of ministers and elders equally.
s. That in order TO egualize, as far: as posi-
bic, the number Of ministers and elders IN the
assembly, the presbyte1ies entitled to single
commissioner, or an eqnai number. shall sand
alternately = minister and M elder, and it shall
be the duty Of tho s5nods ut their first meet.
ings to arrange the order in which such pres
byteHes shall send ministers or elders, 80 thst |
tho tTo classes NAY be As ne11!y equal az pos- |
nb1o each year.
For the relief Of tho General Assembly In
the despatch Of business, and to discourage |
pertinaeious litigation IN church courts, the
committee recommend that I'll zppeals, refer !
euces, and complaints terminate 1t the synod,
ayrert in rA1a}inT tn nf1anffppa ~
honal Law or the hial OF minister for heresy
in doctrine.
For the purpose OF securing the necessary
constitutional changes for the foregoing Oh
iects the committee propose that this General
Assembly send down to the presbyteriss tho
following oyertures, viz:
l. In the Form Of Govern1n ent, Chapter 10,
Section q, after the word at rniniste1s," to IN
sert, ia number not leas than Ave"
see n The s5s ES r. q sts1 = 5a csRts5
viz: stThe General Assembly shall consist,
as nearly as practicable, Of an equal de1eSa-
ton Of ninietezs and elders from each preshy-
tery ii the following Proportion, VIZ, each
ministers, shan send q minister or an elder esch
year, altaInsteIy, and each prcsbyte consisting
OF more than twenty ministers aha1l send one
minister and one e1de1, and IN The Ike propor-
ton one minister OR one elder for every
trsnty ministers i any greS;byteg; nd these
1s;es3a,ara =, k Gsnera1 i4I asssmbFra M
fts ~ IL r Fm.ef a4o J GevernTsnt Gb.nte, -
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tno ti 1omnS "uaaa Ao w1leu = ietsa as.A y
gu! ciusneay u Ine cuAsuoSl'oa - VI tue eousn'u-
an. aon 9s a1e oaA1 VI A1t1'seei LUZ nese7s -es
ooIner r+.... rr.,,
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tenGe: EsGfy ~ Ease oa ene u1u o. % nnnsIeF
1o1 e. neless,sni 3n 4ass,.toIs a1s tessa2
70 nc squsts - ~ tae Goaas'tatn =. ths nas
% 9a!nea n appe1r Q. eoupialn. 20 .no Gan-
EN- tasa AseGmnly n ~ otnef eeSea 3 OF questions
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n nc noo1 " 1tnnaPnOe. saapER =,
,, IN i,,,Ts 70 1e1M %1,a n RI inv euFn
1,5;cst.~ - r sTcsnt tha b;ohest n,nT ha ~
.;aTeI ~ x z1nar;or idrsfarv suhiect to the
,To;t si;on ~ apnes1s from ia synoI. - nm
,;Js7 i, 1ha F6tn Of E,YernEnanf and uaaF ba I
.aT1ied hafora Il in one or the otLer Of the
;nnr for1ou;nt, wsvs*n
NnTao1er E = recommended that tha A. !
~mbiT ;nst4nct ali its nresbVteriea. at their
- ay1,n;,ta4 meeting +, rnta directsv Ara, :
- .iSSiTa ~ theae seversI overtnres ind
a,5 for3hw;tb ~ attaste5 RORY ~ t},e;r sefjo1
!, thc s+-ted clcrnT nf t1a asss1nbl 1<,a ahs11