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| pRESBYTERIAN1SM.
The Repert Of the Joint Committed
on lsecsnsxructfon-
From. tAs Patlodelphsa Tesegraph, Hay n.
Below ws give the report in full Rsdo to tn
General Assembly Of tho Presbyterian Church
thin morning, by Rer, deorgn VI Ausg1sre,
D.. Chairman OF tho Joint Committee on Re
construction It il the most inpoHsut docu
mant that will bs considered by tho assembly
as il provides fot the entire reartangement o.
committee entrusted with the duty Of framing
it consisted Of the following gentlemen:
Old 5chooLRAvs- G. ". 4usgrAve, D. D.
Gh,5ls. e Ds.!ty, p p, md 8 G71qs Dickson
- F,s W ssos1Re4s Ss5s lew M Is fshsr @ ; ) D. iP
Robert " Patterson, D. D., aud Edwin +
Hatfield, D. D.; Elders A. NJ Wing, and Josepl
F. Tuttle.
The report re4dE - follows:
10 The General Assensdly IN sessio1, Philadelphia
Your committee have held three sersra
meetings in the city Of Philadelphia. One Il
| January, another IN Mzrch, and the final oae
the present month, just before the assembly
| The second, and most important Of al or1
| meetings, hsd the presence Of every member
I We have endeavored diligently and faithfully
to attend to the buamess' OF reconstruction,
l which had heeu Anfr1E}af1 fn TN.
Our duties, Is described IN the Concurrent
resolutions Of tho two assemblies fpr our ap-
pointmeut, were-t'to prepare and propose to
| The General Assembly Of the United Church =
presbyterieB and eynods, and tho ratio repro
sentation; and any amendments Of the consti-
I tuition which they msy think necessary to secure
| efficiency and harmony in the administration OF
the Church, 30 greatly increased and 80 rapidly
extending" Under this minute, especially the
| latter part, many supposed our powers very
extensive, md onr range Of subjects almost
| unrestricted. We have not go judged, but
| preferred 10 keep closely to Whist is more spe-
| cially mentioned, or clearly implied
Numerous communications on these INST
! te1s have reached us; = few from ccclesias-
| chiefly from indinduals-An which have been
respectfully and patiently considered, though
| The suggestions contained in SOHO OF them We
| m4y have failed to adopt Many Of them either
fellin with our own convictions or tended some
whit to modify them; feT recommended
changes 60 great and radical in the conshtu-
ton OF presbJteri4s, sJnods, and the assembly
that VIC could not approve them; 6ome wa
thought might better come before Jour body
from another quarter, while others, though
tation and opposition, If proposed as might
seriously disturb the peace and harmony Of
Cur go happi1y united church We have
thought proper only to recommend measures
which we're Of immediate and pressing neces-
sisy. leaving other matters to future and fuller
Development.
First, then, is to the consolidation, aajust-
ment, aud defining the boundaries OF synois,
VIC recommend the following, VIZ:
l. The Synod OF Long Island, to comprise
the counties of King, Queen, Suffolk, and
q. That Of New Fork, to comprise the coun-
ties Of New York, Westchester, Putnam,
Duchess, Rock1and, Orange. Ulster, and Sl1ii-
van, with our ministers and churches in Con-
necticut.
s, That of Albany, to include north Of the
line OF New York Synod, snd east Of the vest
ern line Of the counties Of Delaware, Sclo-
ha1ie, Montgomery, Fulton, Hamilton, and
Ftanllin, with New England north and east OF
i. That Of Utica extends west Of the Synod
OF Albany to the weatern line of Broome, Cort-
lind, OnondAga, and Oswego Counties, and to
the State line on the north.
ves. Of Utica to Tho west line Of steuben, On
tario, and Wayne Countless
G. That OF Geneaee, to embrace all tho coun-
ties OF New York west Of the Synod OF Geneva.
T. The Synod Of New Jersey is contermi-
nous NTH that State, End has also attached to
it the Presbytery Of Corisco.
8. That OF Philadelphia, to comprise the
counties OF Fhi1adeiphiz, Bucks, Nurth.mp-
ton, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, Lancas-
ter, York, Lebanon, and BeTks, IN Fennsyiva-
MIA. and to it 10 also attached the PtesbJte1y
of Western Africa.
9. That OF Scranton, to comprise the coun-
ties OF Mexican, Potter, Toga, Bradford sus-
ouehanna, Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Lehigh, Car
bon, schuylkill, Luzerne, Wyoming, and sulli-
van
10 That of Hauisbnrgh, to comprise the re-
raalnder Of the State OK Pennsyivania east OF
the west line Of ELI, C1eazdeld, Blair, and Bed
ii. That q Pittsburgh, to comprise the
Fayette, Grsen, Washington, Allegheny. and
Beaver, south OF the Ohio River; and all West
Virginia west Of the Allegheny ridge
u. That Of Erle, to comprise the counties
bounded On the east BY the west lines Of Nc |
keaa, Elk, Cleardeld, and Cambria Counties, |
aud the aonth lines OF the counties Of Indiana,
Armstrong, Butler, and Beaver, north OF the !
Il. That OF Baltimore contains Delaware,
the District Of Columbia, our minis
IGfa A4u CuulEuCt3 Ill tAkl4h 6kA " dSss fA~ /
ginia, east Of the Allegheny Ridge. To Il is
also attached the Preabytey Of Rio Janeiro-
Il. That Of Atlantic, embracing tho States
Of North shd South Carolina, Geosgis, and
Florids- ,*..
OHIO State lines on tbs east, to the west and
south lines Of tho counties OF Cuyahoga, Sum-
nit, Stark, Tuscarawas, Guernsey, Noble, and
Monroe -
1G. That of Toledo, to comprise the counties
bounded BY the east and south lines Of the
counties OF Lorain, Medina, Huron. Crawford,
Wyandot, Hardin, Logan, Champaign, sholby,
II. That Of Cincinnati to comprise the coun-
ties bo9aaa b The aosh and estta est hPo Ross ef
Yinton, and Gallia.
Is. That Of Columbus to comprise the re-
mining, being the central counties Of the
Stnte of Ohio.
Is. Ihat Of Michigan embraces the whole
20. That Of Kentucky Is cnnte1minons with
that State.
q: That Of Tennessee embraces the States
OF Tennessee, Louisians, and Ts1as, with all
our ministers and churches In the States IN
p. That OF Indiana South extends to the
northern line Of the counties OF Wayne, Henry,
Hancock, Marion, Hend1cks, Putnam, Clay,
and vjgo- II
~. 1Q4t OF 4u0l41E HOILH 6lQuEdEt3 all VI
the State north OF this Line.
a. That Of Illinois South to comprise al OF
the State euuth OF the north lines Of Edgar,
Douglas, Moultrie,> Shelby, Christian. Mont |
gonery, Mseoupin, Green, and Calhoun Coun-
Is. That Of Illinois Central, to comprise the
counties north OF Tho above Line TO the south
lines Of Knnkakee, Grundy, LaSa11e, Putnam,
Bureau, Henry, and Mercer Counties.
&c. That Of Illinois North, to comprise the
remaining counties, bounded on the south by
Tie north line of Illinois Central
q. That Of Wisconsin takes in I'll that State,
and the part OF Michigan lying on Lake Sd
rs. That Of Minnesota comprises the state
and also Dakota Territory.
20. That Of Iowa North, to comprise su the
State north Of the south lines ct Clinton,
Jones, Linn, Benton, TAm1, Marshall, Story,
Goone, Greene, Carroll, Crawford, and Manona
Counties.
50. That Of Iowa South, to comp1isa the
remainder Of the State, NTH Nebrask. and
Wyoming Territory.
81. Tie Synod Of Missouri Is con.erninnua
Will, the State.
81 That Of Kansas extends over the State,
Colorado, and New Me1,co and the 1ndisn Ter
ntones.
the Rocky Mountains
81 That Of India comprises all our mIsAou-
aries and churches in that country
IS. That of ChIna comprises al our mission
aries and churches in China, Siam and Japan.
IN regard to fixing the boundaries Of tho
rfnciDM preabyteriea which BeemAH "A dis