riod when believers of every name shall agree to act together upon the great principles of our common salvation. "Finally, dear brethren, be UNITED AMONG YOURSELVES. If you desire to profit by your spiritual privileges; if you hope to be instrumental in promoting the cause of Christ, or to be honoured with his blessing; cherish harmony of affection, and union of effort.-Besides the common bonds of christian love, which unite the great family of believers; the ministers and members of the Presbyterian Church are cemented by a compact which every honest man cannot fail to appreciate. We mean the "Confession of Faith" of our church. While we believe the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the only infallible rule of faith and practice, we do also, if we deal faithfully with God and man, sincerely receive and adopt this Confession, as containing the system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures. Let us adhere to this standard with fidelity; and endeavour to transmit to our children pure and undefiled, a treasure, which our fathers at great expense have, under God, bequeathed to us. But while we hold fast the form of sound words which we have received, let us guard against indulging a spirit of controversy, than which few things are more unfriendly to the life and power of godliness. It is never necessary to sacrifice charity, in order to maintain faith and hope. That differences of opinion, acknowledged on all hands, to be of the minor class, may and ought to be tolerated, among those who are agreed in great and leading views of Divine truth, is a principle on which the godly have so long and so generally acted, that it seems unnecessary, at the present day, to seek arguments for its support. Our Fathers, in early periods of the history of our church, had their peculiarities and diversities of opinion; which yet, however, did not prevent them from loving one another, from cordially acting together; and by their united prayers and exertions, transmitting to us a goodly inheritance. Let us emulate their moderation and forbearance, and we may hope to be favoured with more than their success. "The great adversary will, no doubt, be disposed to sow the seeds of discord and division among you. But resist him in this, as well as all his other insidious efforts. Surely those who can come together on the great principles of our public Standards, however they may differ on non-essential points, ought not to separate, or to indulge bitterness or prejudice against each other. Dear brethren, let there be no divisions among you;—but be perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment. Follow the things which make for peace, and the things whereby ye may edify one another. Behold how good, and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Brethren, farewell, love one another, for love is of God, and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. Be of one mind; live in peace, and the God of love and of peace shall be with you. AMEN! 66 Signed by order of the General Assembly, "JONAS COE, Moderator." Ordered, That 2000 copies of the above letter be printed for the use of our congregations. The following persons were chosen and appointed a Board of Missions for the ensuing year, viz. Of Philadelphia and its vicinity, the Rev. Drs. Green, Alexander, Wilson, Miller, Janeway, and Neill; the Rev. Messrs. Potts and Skinner, and Messrs. Boudinot, Hazard, Connelly, Haslett, R. Smith, Ralston, and S. Bayard. Of New York, Rev. Dr. Romeyn, and Messrs. Lenox, Rogers, Bethune, Caldwell, and Lewis. Of the Synod of Geneva, Rev. D. Higgins. of Albany, Rev. Jonas Coe, D. D. of N. York and N. Jersey, Rev. James Richards, D. D. of Philadelphia, Rev. Robert Cathcart, D. D. of Pittsburgh, Rev. Elisha M'Curdy. Of the Synod of Ohio, Rev. Robert G. Wilson. of North Carolina, Rev. James Hall, D.D. of South Carolina and Georgia, Rev. An The unfinished business of last evening was resumed, viz. the consideration of an appeal of Mr. John Todd from a decision of the Synod of Kentucky, affirming a decision of the Presbytery of Transylvania, by which Mr. Todd was suspended from the gospel ministry.After considerable discussion, the following resolution was adopted, viz. The Assembly having heard the documents in this case, are of opinion that the way is not clear, at present, for the reversal of the sentence of suspension; but as it appears to the Assembly, that Mr. Todd's opinions have not been perfectly understood; and whereas, there appears to have been some irregularity as to the nature of the testimony admitted on the trial before the Presbytery; therefore, Resolved, That the Presbytery of Transylvania be directed to re-consider the case of Mr. Todd, to afford him another opportunity of explaining himself, and, if they should be satisfied, to restore him to his former standing. The committee appointed to make a statement of monies collected by the agents for the Theological Seminary, during the past year, presented the following, which was adopted, viz. Rev. Jonathan Freeman collected in the congre- $116 13 Rev. John E. Latta, within the bounds of the 39 00 Do. Do. new subscriptions, 81 00 Rev. Dr. Neill, new subscriptions, in Albany, 14 00 Rey. T. C. Searle, Presbytery of Baltimore, 379 22 Rev. Mr. Dunham, Presbytery of Northumberland, Rev. Colin M'Iver, do. Fayettville, Rev. Dr. Miller, do. Jersey, old subscriptions, Rev. J. McDowell, old subscriptions, 346 00 106 65 59 50 609 00 15 00 5 00 21 45 325 54 Rev. Mr. M'Campbell, Presbytery of Union, Rev. Mr. Galbraith, congregation of Redstone, 17 50 Rev. J. McDowell, old sub. in Philadelphia, Expenses of agents to be deducted. Mr. Freeman, Dunham, Comfort, former year, 122 00 75 00 $ 7 87 50 00 55 00 25 00 Searle, The following agents were appointed to solicit contributions to the funds of the Seminary, for the ensuing year, viz. In the Presbytery of Champlain, Rev. James Johnston, Onondaga, Rev. Elnathan Walker, Oneida, Rev. Noah Coe, Albany, Rev. H. A. Wood, Columbia, Rev. David Porter, Londonderry, Rev. Messrs. G. B. Perry, and E. P. Bradford, Long Island, Rev. Lathrop Thompson, Hudson, Rev. John Johnston, New York, Rev. Henry Blatchford, Jersey, Rev. William M'Dowell, New Brunswick, Rev. Messrs. L. I. F. Hunting ton and J. F. Clark, Philadelphia, Rev. Dr. J. J. Janeway, New Castle, Rev. J. E. Latta, Huntingdon and Northumberland, Rev. Asa Dun ham, In the Presbytery of Carlisle, Rev. George Duffield, with Rev. J. Pat- Washington, Rev. James Hoge, Muhlenberg, Rev. William Dickey, W. Tennessee, Rev. Dr. J. W. Stephenson, Hanover, Special Agents. Western and northern parts of New York state, at discretion, Rev. Dr. Fitch, and Rev. D. O. Griswold. City of New York, Rev. Dr. Blatchford, and Rev. J. Chester. State of Ohio, at discretion, Mr. Gilbert. Trenton, New Brunswick, Newark, and Elizabethtown, in New Jersey, Rev. Ezra Fisk. The city of Philadelphia, Rev. Dr. Green and S. Bayard, Esq. |