The Classis have under their care four candidates, viz. John T. Maybon, James Romeyn, John A. Smaltz, and Isaac A. Van Hook; and one Minister without a charge, viz. Cornelius Bogardus.

Rev. John Duryea and Rev. Peter Stryker, without charges.

CLASSIS OF PARAMUS.

No Report.

CLASSIS OF LONG-ISLAND.

The Classis of Long-Island presented no statistical table, but reported that the Rev. Walter Monteith, having accepted a call from the Presbyterian Church in Schenectady, has been dismissed by the Classis.

The following appeal from the decision of the Particular Synod of Albany, in the case of the Rev. Mr. Palmer, was received.

"The undersigned acting on behalf of those who have remonstrated against the proceedings of the Classis of Montgomery, in the suspension of the Rev. S. Palmer, and of Mr. Palmer in particular, appeal from the decision of the Particular Synod, sustaining the decision of the Classis in that case, to the General Synod, at their next meeting to be held on the first Wednesday of June, in New-York, for the following reasons, viz.

1st.

Because Mr. Palmer had no citation to appear before the Classis, in order to answer to any specific charges which being substantiated, would render him a proper subject of discipline.

"2d. Because the Classis proceeded to try Mr. Palmer in his absence.

"3d. Because, on the face of the ex-parte testimony itself, considering the ambiguity of some expressions, the evident probability of the misinterpretation of some expressions which he may have used, and the fact that most, if not all, the witnesses were persons who, through feelings of opposition to Mr. Palmer, had petitioned the Consistories to apply for his discharge, for reasons which the Consistories had decided to be insufficient, and who may therefore be well supposed to have been so biassed as to give an incorrect representation of the meaning of Mr. Palmer in the matters testified against him, there does not appear satisfactory reason to conclude that Mr. Palmer ought to be suspended from the exercise of his ministerial functions.

JOHN C. TOLL,

ALBERT AMMERMAN."

Resolved, That this Synod do now proceed to consider the said appeal; and the Rev. Albert Ammerman having produced testimonials of his appointment by Mr. Palmer, was accredited as a commissioner to prosecute the said appeal.

Resolved, That all those members of the Classis of Montgomery, and of the Particular Synod of Albany, who have already voted on the subject under consideration, be excluded from the privilege of voting on it now.

The Minutes of the proceedings of a joint Committee of the Consistories of Union and New Harlaem, of the Classis of Montgomery, of the Particular Synod of Albany, in the case of Mr. Palmer, and other documents on the subject, were read.

The Synod then heard Mr. Ammerman in favour of the appeal, and also Mr. Van Horne, a member of the Particular Synod of Albany, from the Classis of Montgomery, in support of the decision of Classis and Particular Synod.

It was then moved and seconded, "Resolved, That the appeal from the decision of the Particular Synod of Albany before this Synod, be, and hereby is sustained."

The question being taken on the resolution, it was decided in the affirmative.

ARTICLE VIII.

Synodical References.

The Committee on Synodical Minutes reported, and their report was accepted, and is as follows:

The Committee on Synodical Minutes report

That in the Minutes of the Synod of New-York, at their meeting in May last, they find reasons assigned for the suspension of the correspondence with the Synod of North Holland, referred to by General Synod at their meeting of June la st. (Art. IV. Correspondence, see Minutes of Particular Synod, Art. III. page 6.)

Also a recommendation to their Delegates to General Synod, to endeavour to prevail with them to require the statistical accounts of the congregations to be given in once in three years, instead of annually.

In the Minutes of the Particular Synod of Albany, at their session in October last, they find a statement of the decisions of several Classes on the subject of an amendment to the Constitution of the Church. (See Art. IX. page 4.)

Also in the same article, a recommendation to abolish the Particular Synods, for certain reasons therein assigned.