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 An overture from the presbytery of Paris, protesting against the action of the last assembly in sustaining the complaint against the action of the synod of Texas and asking that this assembly remedy the injustice done by the said action. It is recommended that this assembly tal1o no action. Adopted.
 An overture from the presbytery of Sa- vannah, asking for an additional column In the statistical blank headed Min isters otherwise paid" It Is recom- mended that this be answered in the nega- tive. Adopted.
 An overture from the presbytery of Arkansas asking that the mode of enter taining the commissioners to the assem- bly, be so changed as to require the eX- pense of such entertainment to be borne by the presbyterles IL Is recommended that this be answered In the negative Adopted.
 An overture from the presbytery of Florida, asking for an interpretation of the word "eontributed' in statistical blank. It Is recommended that the an- swer be, that contributed" means all funds collected in the congregation for the work of the Lord Adopted.
 An overture from the presbytery of East Hanover, asking for an interpre- tation of paragraph 262, section s, and paragraph 270, section f, as to the method of taking and counting the vote. It is recommended that the following answer be made: There Is no authority In either of these sections for a vote mot to sus- tain in part "A vote to sustain in part should ordinarily be counted as a vote to sustain" Adopted.
 Change In Book Order. Overtures from the presbyteries of Gen. tral Texas Fort Worth, Roanoke, Win chester and West Hanover, asking for a change in the book of church order, para graph 70, so as to require two-thirds or a three -fourths vote to receive into a presbytery a minister coming from an other denomination. It is recommended that this be answered in the negative. Adopted.
 An overture from the presbytery of Abingdon, asking that the book of church order be so amended as to insert a chap ter on church property" It Is recom- mended that an ad-interim committee of five be appointed to prepare form of law as to church property and report upon same to the next assembly Adopted.
 overtures from the Presbyteries of West Hanover, Ark, Louisville, Transyl- vanla, Ebenezer, East Hanover, St. Johns, Suwanee, Ouachita, Cherokee and from the synou ol Aldpeiiha- eA'hi.'S tiie "P pointment of a permanent committee on temperance. It is recommended that this be answered in the negative for the req sons CD that the position of our church is sufficiently well known on this sub ject, and @ such a measure would add indefinitely to the machinery of our church and would involve the possibility of political entanglements. Adopted.
 An overture from the Presbytery of Bethel asking tc amend the book of church orders Clapter xiii, section iv., by inserting fiY~ additional sections upon the method o' ne taking and counting the vote 1t is recommended that this he answered in the negative. Adopted.
 An overture from the Rev. F. J. Brooke in re. exception of foreign missions and with reference to polygamy in the for eign field, and the reception of such ones into the church. In response to this over