, 1876-04-12
The Overture Concerning Synodica1
Representation Negatived.
appointment OF Standing Commtttces'.'
Election Of Delegates.
PRESBYTERY.
eEcoyu pAx'A aEaHtux.

member, on motion OF Or. Elliott.
Tho Rev. slr. Dutleld movod to reconsider thu
vote Of tho previous day, making tho icenae Of
candidates tue special order o! the day, as moro
lime WAS needed and trlf!o moro golomnty than
had been given. 4 long discussion followed on
Tho subjcct.
The Rev. W. r. Wood offered resolution to
the effect that q special meeting bo f1oa for
March In each year for examination Of licensed |
and ministerial candidates.
Tic motion to reconsider Was tabled. Car |
rieI
Tho hvo voting mon mentioned In yesterdays |
TntBrxE were thon brought Ia And dnly granted
temporary licenses to preach during tlie semi 3!
nnty vacation. !
A RESOLUTION. . ..
Tic Rcv. C. l.. Thompson offered the follow
Ing,
it~o.r-d Tint tho General Assembly b memorial.
ise 70 rtpea' tho order Of Last rear requlftng that
III The statistical report which have passed through
the Itoarts Of the Church for which rccetrta from
the Boards bs held.
Tho resolution vnH adopted. ....
Tic hour Of II o'clock having arrived thn Or
dor OF tho day was taken ny. md thu election OF
Commissioners to Tho General Assembly gono
into. Previous to tue balloting. the -lsev. Ar
thur Mitchell wGs allowed to tnhlto
TIFF REPORT Oh fonElas A1ss1oSs1
as follows:
Tho Committee Of rrestyters on Foreign Missions
you'd oe ns ,ooxs sa, hs W R ~ TO-
rseshytery hnve during tho past year conts!one 70
tho tfcnsuES q tae fofeaRn noasa nc eay
ust, .nsa % ~ M ~ tho n1Ice IN Nav YurE tIst nm
Ia that time there were i'o lesa than twenty churches
lection to tbs Doard. We hare lesrted thit Ho1ue Of
Them had At that date sent forward their coutrib.
tious, bnt for sone reaaou these had escaped OUT
nu,nhrr of tho churches which have given nothing "a
she Tress,Fy OF tho ForeIau 1oard il in saslly ON
hsrrssscd o9nditiol.. letter received few daya nKo
By tho churches Of your cnumi,see, from tte l4r.
Dr. Enwood, states that at least mo Of dcl 17t
be sslortcd 10 tae aen;,a A,ts'anly M ~ G' ,,u M,ea
7nu .. ~ n,'r .,snttnn - tv1 f.cts commits
/. ,,ow IN Sess1on il New Yak for ths sad, snd W.
,naS .,r rrrI xork ri cm,,u9 down ynpdtu5o4 on
every u1,tsIcn field No advance uhateyer In
nsssonnry laoors l. tn 10 made this year md MT
ouly So but our nssionnres' hesrfn 1t " liesctl
by ths Intelligence thas fs'fraenh'sht 'ssa" 10 TX
ma1S Thsre I, re. time enough fur many currhc, In thu
lions to Tia Foreion Hoard befuru the fiscal yesr stall
close o VI earnestly nrgs every Church net hayinH
| Jet contributed to .lo 10 without Delay. Your
co.nms!oo would ins'rm tho I rfe4otets' t',, en- s,
safs anu of H. ou.ns M.ss,onars e:,ics Of hn Pres
eu e nsr M
ha rsst t,cs Tnar. ~ fnpTs: flvvD an
Ts';s s ~ e. sss,t snd hs1ls ss
won,on without whose extraordinary aua wonderfully
| facing u deat OF not Iess tnah *Io9'un'
| Tho report was racoived and dockc,od.
The I.cv. r. r. Young, Of b!oonanGson, vas
invited to ait as corresponding member.
Judge Barber, from tho Committee on Nec-
ords and 0vcrtures, made report, which "na
received aud adopted.
srAsp1sn COMMITTEES. -.,,
Tbs Rev; O. L. Thompson. from tho Commit
TOO On Selection OF 6taul'nE Committees, TO-
ported rs follows: '.. .-....
Foreign ..en.-Ths lsrs Arhar i MITCHELL 'a1e'
Mcleod; Elder F: 4. Riddic, = T. D; Garter Carter; ,o,.
,on; J; iysoa II nson Elders II. W. nE' o. h'a'''
u cnursn X msise; Hses.ten-rho ev. n. W burrows. D. D.
II iJoIlinesTorthts i v 49, '''' '''eS'' - @''
Ed.eat.on-The Rcvz. !. II. Taylor, Charles El'Ic:s
Elders Walter Fessy.ho, l. r. 1iedgcs Z Il n; More.
Ilalsey: y, W. oniAela' I1aess 1nona-a oea' 't'
James ~ p++crba R,x. Miller A.,hur v,z.y
F.. X VIII: EIIey, ]. j. nohsid, y, 4. Turrln.
ssobaia. St hoo,t-Ths l.evs, G. L. Thompson, j. II
Walker. 4. II. Dean Elders ., II. 11n md J. + Fay
tn'a:,o.-rho Ress. A. c. fouus' L. ~ h4sset'