Minutes of the ... annual session of the Synod of New Jersey

BX 8957 .N4 A3
Presbyterian Church in the

U.S.A. Synod of New Jersey.'
Minutes of the . . . annual 'Y •

sessiQi?,.of^,the^,Svnod^ofJe.j

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M I N TT T K S

of the

S ^^ N 0 D OF N E '7 J E R R R 7

for the year ending

October, 1B49.

. I K U T
of the

of the

3YK0D OP KE'.- .T'-'^'^VY
for the ye)*r io49

r.:orrlsto\vn, Kev/ Jersey October IG, 1849
The oynod of iiew Jersey met jiCcordin£; to adjourn-
ment at 7 o'clock p«r;!» tax^ was opened K^lth u. ; ercion from
Jolixi 9th Chupter bjici 30th verse.- hy ti-o i^ev, Julius
Foster, the focerutor.

iifter public v.orsiilt., tiiO ^ynod was constituted
by pri»yer.

Fpoiv. tlie
Ministers

JT,

, i ^Cle

Mr«

, Ujrton

Lir.

'..illianison

I.:r«

Ksilsey

ij?,

► bond

I r.

, Chester

'r,

, luuvelt

- r.

, O^den

Ir,

, -untting

^r.

, imrray

^r,

, Kirtland

I-r,

, J. Cory

^-r,

, b. Cor J

r,

, street

I'x,

► i^ly

ilr,

, iijiijlish

L1X4

, iJenton

i«r

, Kichi.rd

Kr,

, Irudbury

■ r.

, iL'ibrie

UiTi

, iieiniiart

Ur

■ i*omb lower

UTi

» lianlcin

Present
Presbyt' ry of Elizabeth Tovm

Elders Church 03

Hidxaru ^ovnilcy 2nd Gh, Jiliza. lovm

Henry Kedi;e., Chester

Lt, Olive
David li, i^marest 1st v.oodbrid£;e
LUCU.S V. iioagland Pla infield
3, i c Jov/ell Lfcjiiineton

Elias B, cturces Chathj-ci Villa-e
i»in. Clark, «^r, -estfield
Vvni« Urovm 1st Ch, iiliz. lovm

E.J, Cooper 2nd Ch, !,'orriL;tovm

Duskiij.
Jonathan J. '^liver I.ew ii

Saml. E, v.oodbridce Perth -'i.icboy

Connect, Farms
Ellas Brovm. Liberty Comer

Jonf.thun Thompson i^ahway

ixLiaa w^i-rsh
iJt«vid Burnett

ioattiiias 0 shorn
Jolin K, Freeman

Lli^abetli Port
lat Ch. Pater son
.ip * ^leld

evidence
1st i.iorristov/n

Pre:

ibytery of Ilex/ Brunswick

rinlstcrs

Elders

Ghui'c.eo

..r, CoLif'ort

ll'enry Vundyke

. -inc^ton

DTm Janevmy

Abncr -cuuder

iTenton 1st Church

Dr* Cr 11

UT» C' _ .,

Middle tov/n Point

Mr. Henry

1st Cr anbury

jVj*« R«K, iiod^crs

iioundbrook

Lt» iiod£;e

Dr« O.V, KcLean

C* Vanderbeek

Allentovm

r.:r. L.:". Vun Doren

John i'erhune

New -runs\7ick

lir* Hale

ceedsville

ii». Hope

Vill. Ch. i?'reehold

UTm Toy lor

2nd Cranbury

tlr. Hall

Mr. orrel

James iiae

Freehold

iip, vhite

v'a*ml. IliAmlll

Luwrence

l^. Busi-

er. Howell

Perjn.in£;ton

Llr. ochenck

'- -eck

David N. Byran

obury

Isa^o Baker

Princet' n

Sim, Torr'ey

Uancxieiiter

Preabytery of Hev/ton

L Inlstera

i.lder3

Uhurche 3

i/r • ohaf er
!*• Gray
Lt* Conklin
i^Tm Lew era
kTm WC'illiani
13r« Cwrrol
Mr, iully
i<ir, Oakley

l^Tm •iunkin
Mr, Jos. orrel
Ur» Knox
UTm Talma^e
VTm Vanderveor
I'&r, Clark
Mr* KcGee
JSP. Townley

rie\;ton

Joseph -tvosenberry I^anafield
Chus* oitgr eaves 1st Eastern

2nd Easton

ijonville

I.;i( die omitiifleld
Robt, i^eniiedy Green.-ich
Phine»s B. iiennedy iielvidere
Isa^c !<• ^^rpenter ^lusconetong Valley

Peter D« ohafer

Allen Township
Upper ^'t. -ethel
.tiirvVi.ter 1st

StiHsV&ter 2nd

Ilurr.ony

l>:, Gullck .. t, .-■eta el

Jolin Grate ck

Phillip Grater iox iiill
Simon F, yckoff r----i
iXiVld i.eit:- boui' i Valley

Presbytr-r:"^ of R^rltan
Ministers ^

Jr • i..irkpa trick TTv. ■x-^ ^.,, i'ov.r/

Dr. Peter 0, .-tuddifopd
LIT. Porter
'"■r* imnt
La*. -liGi*wood

R,C, ..tevens

Churches

' ell United - j-i-^i,
oil 2nd
1st Gh, iimwell
Flemincton
.-ixth Ch, '^mwell
i'leasimt Grove

Pr

esbytory of jus uehanna

Ministers

Elders

^ urc .OS

l!r« i'oster

1 'ruiiitovvn

IIr« Lunttlng

Rome

LIr* lipomas

Troy
(ells and

Lr« Gump

(Coliiribia

llr» Dronson

1-land

Jolin i-', iiliuiiuij

iouunda

Jus. i-j« Humphrey

• Orv.ell

John ii, -ells

yaluslnr;

Presbyt'.ry of est Jersey

I Inlc-tcrs

i^lJors

Churches

I.r. Janvier

Lie lies Richmond

tittsgrove

'jp. hollock

Greenwich

Uvm Grah&in

Voodbury

Mr. Lawrence

Bla cliv/ooc J t ov»n

I^« rilllaizison

Cold ;.prlng

l«r* iielmo

Henry B, Lupton

3rldt;eton

I.lr. Ford

-ulem

L.r« L:iller

usorflold

Mr« Bro'.vn

Vllliaristov/n

lip. Gattcll

.jitjiiuel I^rtis
Presbytery of Ijizerne

liOunt iiolly

r.'.lnlstcrs

aiders

G::urches

I.j, 'i-'.i'. Ilimt

i.inij ten

tor • i^rr ance

iianover

i.;r« obstcr

fiu oka wanna

otatistickl Reports received from the Presbyteries
of Elizabeth town, Hew i^runswlcV, Hewton, Haritan, -Sus-
quehanna, est Jersey and LAi/.omc.

: r» .utv.ian i'Oator, 1 .or of the church of Lyons
Panas of t^le Presbytery of Elizabeth town, the Kev •
1^, Jolm . kinner and ti^e ilcv, Js^mes -^Ittlo, I...D, of the
Presbytery of i*e\vton, the Kev, Cornelius K. Lne and
Rev. James P". Kennedy of the Presbytery of Luzerne being
present took their seats as members of Synod

Rev« Synanes C« Henry wus urianaiiiously chosen i^odorator,
Rodgera and ^c'illlam chosen Clerks, etc,

Cynod then adjourned to meet tomorrov/ mornlr^,
9 o'clock. Concluded with prayer.

V/ednesday i'Oviiin,; October 17 9 a.L:*

^^ynod met pursuant to adjournment and v/as opened
with prsiyer- present as before v/ith ^r. Condlt and i*,
Harris, Jacob Collyer, D; ' j,e, Presbyt f

Elizabeth town, . m, Jolin.,-.. .. .r, Jw/ln, ^.. ^tcry

of I'e. ton, lUG, Parke, Luxeme.

Ihe ' Inutes of tlic last session cr '-vno'. vif^yf. read,

. ati: ffjctory reasons were assltined Tor tho absence
from this meeting of ^yno.:; of r, Liavidson, I'.I.', Alex-
ander, ^^r, ililler and ^'r. lythe of the Presbytery of
:;[ 3k, ^r, > t of the Treab^^tery of i^ewton

a..v. x, ..^x.,s of the -...„bytery of 'est Jersey and
Lir# McCandlep of the Freabytory of iiev/ton.

The i-inute:; of t:;e I'^st meetinii of Synod v;ere re ad«
The members now present who were absent from that meet-
ing soicned satisfactory i- for .';uch abac nee In
part- and it was on motion -ww^-..c'd, tiiy. t the Standing;;
HulR requirintj abd.ent members to aasii^pa reasons for
their absence ..ere suspended,

The Rev. Laf, .llliam i^, iic-^ov/ell of ti.e :^ynod of

jrhi' hla and the Kev, I. Prime of tiio ^: r liew

Yoi'l, ,....-G present '«ere invited to sit -.^ ct. ..end-
ing members.

IL :. ... on motion -esolved, th-.t immediately after
the re-xdint;, of the I/inutes of the last stated ir.eetinfi
ar; opportunity be afforded to the Kev, l'r» rrir-.e,
Corr-e:,pcndir^ Secretary of the /uncricun Bible -ociety,
to pr sent the cL-ims of the -moiety iJid after LJr,
.rl 11 h I'-^t un OT ' ' J be af-

foi'.,'^^ ..o Cr, .. o... .^i^, -c.i^esj-ondinc -^ .7 of t e

Boi.rd of I-issions, to present the cause and claims of
home ^i^i£.ion£,

The following committees v;ere appointed (1),

The •stated CJl ve notice th^t tliore i.ad been

laid on the tuble c^ ,,-Ou by the ot,slon of trie i Irst
Glmrch of L.aston u coiiipluint und uppeal against the <le-
cislon of t::e P; of ^♦ev/ton for ik recent decision

of Presbyteries — . ,, the records of suid session us

also i^ complaint by the Uev, .v«G, i-'razer nguin.it the
Pretjbytery of ..llijabeth town. The s v;ere rcferr-ed

to the Judicli.1 Co!:i:it;tee ijad the c. tee had leuvc

to vvithdruv.,

JTs. Janoway innd ilagie and i^. Cooley were ap-
pointed a conmiittee on the '^ahbath,

Iir» *»eiloy of the I'l'O-.bytGry of Nowton appo**reJ
in ynou and c«3bigned satisfactory reasons for his
late attendarxe,

Mr» Prime was hoard in an address on the claiiris
and operations of the /uaerican '-^ible ociety; and
ijr. Iviagie and I^Jr* Ilalsey were appointed a committee
to draft resolutloAs In reference to this very im-
portant object.

Dr. Lc-^/Owell was heard in an interesting address
on the cause of **oi.ie iisslons in connection with the
Board of Domestic ^'issions.

The couiKiitteo on iieli(_;iou3 i-^c ted

the follov/in£; report x/hich .vas accc ^^ .««.,, :ted

(2).

The ixev. ..r. .xo t of the Particuli^r -ynod of
New York of the I ef orned Protestant JUtch ohurch, the
Kov, -T« i^oyburn of the .iynod of Virginia ana the i\ov,
I..r. Painey of tiie . ynod of hew iork und the ^^ev. Levi
S. Beebee of the oynod of Georgia being present i.cre
invited to sit as coi'respondint^ luenibers.

The liCv, "^r. Gob and Ladd of the Presbytery of
oUsfiUehanna ana the i'iev. *"r. J« Osmund of the Pres-
bytery of iiU-ox*ne appeared in oynoU und i;, signed
satisfactory reasons for l-^te ; ttend.*nce«

The coiimiittee on a^se-isment presented tiie fol-
lowing rorort v.'h.icji v.. accepted and adopted (parcrs
No. o)«

iJr, Leybum the Corresrondlnij ecrotiii^ und General
' ; of the -o^rd of Publlc:;tlon, .m.<3 ho;jr in & stato-
. t of fleets und princiylcd in connection with the op-
eration of the iiourd of Iiiblic;. tlon and particularly on
the claims of the Colportfi{;;e Iriiterprlae; unc the subject
wus referred to a corru ittco coii::i-tlnr of l.e.r- r,vr , Hale
and Janvier,

The narratives of tie tate of ueligion from the
Presbyteries v.'ere culled for and presented, deferred
to the committee on the nerrative,

1 r» Aoron olomon, an i-lder from the l^hurch of *^t«
Olive of the i'resbytery of i-ll?.abeth tovm &rpe»r€d in
Synod snd assigned s6tl:;factory reasons for not coming
sooner,

wr, I iniiey, ecretury of the -^-ew York Colonization
oociety, was heurd on the subject of Colonization und
the subject v;as referred to c co: ndttee consistin^^ of
13r» Ilo^e '^v.d i..r, R, Taylor,

iiu uxun -ynod hbtd u i^ecess until 2 o'clock,

' fter recess the conanittee on the irresbytcrlul

xioc;oi'ds of the ^Tetbytery of i^ew : -■— -*-■- reported
that ti ey find tiiC rocordi v/eil at tely kept
and recommend their approvul. The report was accei ted
and adopted,

'ihe cor:i.ndttce on the Treasurer's accounts precented
the follo\'lni^ rorort v.'hich accepted as satisfactory
(papers To, 4 ),

i.oports or: ^••ole^t oontributions vere received
from the Pre:,by of est Jeri-^^y und i-aritun. The
other Presbyteries huvin-^ reported on this subjrct in
their "Statistical r^eports (papers Ko, 5),

The Judicial Gommlttec presented the following re-
port. The Judicial v." ''tee report f "- '■' n corrplaint
of tiie a'ev, i. ,G, Fra:< ^^iinat the ^ .y of I'lis-

abeth town i? 3.n order and they recoim rena the following
or'f^r of proce< In : in the consideration of the sj*rr:e

1. Tltat the cor.plaint be re^id

2. "Ahe proceedincs of the Prec-bytery in the c«se

3, The cr-- ■» ^- ;nt be ^'- -d in suprort cf the corripl::^inti

4, Tlie . rj be ..In dcf < nee of the decision.
The repoi*t was accepted and the subject placed on the •
docket ,

i.:'. rulm LuVsh, -^n Elder from the Church of
li - , of the Pro:; on ana -r,

j^L. ,.^. .>.... . w.. r^:, an :j.lUer ^.«.... -. .w^.. ^. :.:o\ant i-'ree-
doEi of tho Pre;;bytery cf r.ll;,abeth town tnd Lr, Mc-
yurray of tho :.umo i'reshytery and ^r, mes
from summit IIlll of iresbytery of jlaizci... .,j.. . red In
. ^j.T.od and assit^ned satlafactory rea.ions for l^-te at-
tendsince*

It was ii^esolved, th t when the Synod shall udjourn
It adjourn to meot in -econd Church of -llzabeth town
on the third 'iuesduy of October 1050 ut 3 o'clock p.m.
and iJrs. luarie and ^'urray, Uiniaters and F^r. iovmley.
Elder were aj^ointcd a comi.ilttee on the ^^eligious l-X-
erclses of the Jynod,

The i^ev. Iv'r. lieldon of the ircabytery of Churles-
town Union »and tho -t^ev. ^-r. i^mlth of the -association
of Middlesex Lortia appeared in '->;vTiod and v/orc invited
to sit us corresponding memberu.

Ut* iorranc© preaentod u resolution of overtures
to the General ..ssenibly to transfer a certain portion of
the territory of the ^ynod within the bounds of the
Presbytery of i.ewton to the :-ynod of rhlladelphla.
After- considerable discussion the resolution was laid
on tho table.

'ihe ivev, . r. Van nensellaer of tho Presbytery of
.C3t Jersey appeared in ^ynod und assigned s'^^' 'actory
reasons for late ut tendance.

'ihe comr/iittee on the 'lecords of the Presbytery cf
liarltan reporteci rcc or ir ending their approval and the re-
port was accepted and a ucpted»

Th© Rev. Levi Christian of the Gynod of liuffalo
appeared in "^od and was invited to sit as a corres-
ponding member.

Tccv, T.P. Ifunt, »-halnnfen of the corrsiittoe on chris-
tian -^duc 'tion, prcsente;! a report and proceeded with
the reading of it, which was arrested by a motion for a
recess. ::.ynod had u recess until the hour of public
worship thi.; evening.

iifter : . ^ynou convened und the i.ev. Cht-rlos ir^.
Imbrle preac-v.^. ...i© Annual :. i :; a ionj^ry ^ernon from
Dan XXL 4.

.2', -4int resumed and completed th© reading of the
repoi't on Education and the report v/as laid or\ the table.

T-.e coEmilttee on the subject of La?. Leybum^s ad-
dress presented ^ refort w)ilch was ucceptod, araenfied
and adopted l.j follows (i;o, 6).

The comnltteo on the -ecorJs of tlie Presbytery
of est Jersey re ' their approval.

The repcit s sc^ ,- _ .

Synod udjournc'i till toraorx'ov. laorninij t ^ o'clock.
Concluded with pruy^^r.

T}iiu'3di<y i.oriiln^:; uctober 18, 9 o'clock

Synod convened according; to &dJoumr.ent opened with
prayer- present ;«s before tc ' iti'i i<ov. Is; c Todd

of tiie iVeabytery of -JUs^iUCi. : v a^slijied satis-

factory reasons ; or not coming sooner.

The Linutes of the If-st ^ slon of oynod v.ero re jd
and approved,

Lr. i^i-lrkpatrlc): &nd I^-r. Torrey were appointed a
comihlttee on the iinutoa of General i^isembly.

It was made the order of tiie day for 10 o'clock
to take up the coniplalrit of the ;:ev, /-.G. Frazer.

The Rev. James Glark v.a8 appointed to preach the
Annual ^-issionary oermon and the aev. -^Vm Ilod^je his
alternate.

The Presbytery of Kewton had leave to retire from
the Synod.

The Presbytery of ^JUiiCi^e had leave to take under
their care -r. -.ic. .Sanl. luorrison a Licentiate from the
Presbytery of Kewsy in •'-r eland,

1 .e stated Clerk \;as directed to for atisicul

Rei'ort of the Synod to the next General _ ly.

The coLii:ilttce on leave of absence reported (lio. V),

The unfinished business vvaa then taken, viz., overture
to the General AsHembly in re, ax-d to Lafayette College
■ nd it v;as movca to refer to a coimnittee to prepfc-re a

orltil to the General /ssembly to erect u ucv/ ynod on
tile tex-ritory on the i stem bor jer of this . f ter

dii,cu.:-,slCT 1"'^ -subject viuti indefinitely po^ ..

The Judicial OomiTilttee had leave to v/ithdruw.

The order of the day w&s taken up, viz., the com-
plaint of the -iov, A.G. Frsi? ••■ "" ;t the Presbytery
of hlizabeth tOwti, The Llodci ___ .nounced to the ^^y-
nod, th t they wore about to pass to the consideration
of ♦'Udicisil bu " i and ' ed on the members to

recollect tmd _ ,^ i thei:. -— ^ . ch-iracter as judges of

a court of Jesus Uhriat and the solenm duty in which
they were about to act.

The sentences compluined of sne'. the coriplaint nd
the reasons of complaint v/cro read. The v/hole record
of tdie proceedin l- f tho i^resbytery in the case wore

then re ■:;,

Thr oo'?>rlainant v/as hoard in support of his con-
plaint, ,' court rose md the Synod resumed its bus-
iness cXid ^r» ' y, ^! ' ' he coir^iittee on

Sabbath presents- _ rcpoi-. _- acc rted und laid

on the table for the present,

., , :iope, Chairman of committee to whom was re-
ferred the subject of Colonization presented a rerort
which was accepted and adopted and Is aa follows.

Synod had a recess until 2 o'clock,

After rocos. Synod convened, Tiie committee on
the liccords of the r; esbytery of uiiiome, reported re-
c line their aprroval- the report v/as accepted and

au^ ■■«

it v/as made tiio order of y after iissuln^j

the complaint of tho r-:ev, A.G, . . ,,;jr to talre up thc-
report of the ccwnmittee on wij:»istian ■'.due:. t ion.

-ynod uf^ain sat in a Judicial capacity and re-
sumed the con.jiderstion of t}je unfinished business.

The Presbytery of Elizabeth tov/n were heard
throu{^ their comrniysion'^rs, lion, Ira C, 'hitehead.
Elder and Jrs. ' and i^urray and i&r» Ogcien in de-

fence of their ...,-^ion,

".^r, I'"raser n- ! card in reply and then tho paz^ties
withdrew from tl:c ::ou:;e. The roll v/as called to afford
tho members of the Synod an opportunity of expressinj;
their opinions, ihc calling of the roll v/aa arrested
by a motion for a rccoa;;.

The Rev, Joim ii, uondit of the Synod of uf falo
arpeared in Lynod In the pro^jrcs = of the judicial bus-
Ifiess uiid was Invitf-d to sit as corresponding rieiriber.

'Ihe coiirt rose ynJ the Synod hud h recess until
7 o'clock t; is evening,

/.fter recess the :>ynod ed and attended the

iiellGious i%x0rcl3e o" ^ ' < • ..^^ j.Cvl i-rayer ^oetlng,

wjynod ujjtiln s;it iix u judicia.1 capacity
suuied ti.e unfiniahed business, Ahe C£»illn£:; <x v,..o roll
\vu3 proceeded with in furt and the Eiombera of ynoci
expressed their opinion on the cuse»

'^ynod then adjourned to meet tomoirov; morning iit
8:30 o'clock, Concluded with prayer,

Fi'iday October 19, 1S49 8;o0 o'clock a,n:.

.'jynod met pursuant to adjournment and -as opened
v/ith prayer- present as before.

jiit i..inutGs of the lu.o .. ,jlon of omod Vvcr

read.

«/'

ii.e ccsniTilttee on It^ ^v,: vx' .iK^.ence pr©;;ented the
following report (No, 9),

The c" • ' ttee on the narrative of the State of
Religion i ted tiio followint:; v/Iiich fv?is accepted

and adopted (i:o, 10),

Benevolent Contribution (• o, 5),

TJ " -^ ted Clerk v;as cirec'ed to procure a suitable
box in to prebcrve the x^ougii ^-inuteb and riles of

the Synou and to iiave thea deposited for so-fe V-cei-lxiij,
at some place seper te from the place at which the records
of the .ynod ure usually kept. The place of deposit to
be chosen by the oti.ted Clerk,

Synod spt in a judicial capacity and resumed the
judicial unflnisiiod, Ihe calling of the roll

v/as procet^A^i-. - iu.^ ;»nd completed and the ineinbcrs of
the oyno^ expresses, their opinions.

The quejtlon v/rs then taken en the complaint of
th-^ Rev. A.G, l-'razer .t a decision of the Pres-
bytery of -i-llsubeth to .. .ad the result vms -.s follows.
'I'o sustain the complaint, 9, not to i;ustuln35. To
sustuin in part 18, and the complaint was accordingly
not sustained.

The order of the dixy v;as postponed <ind tlTc comi-ittee
on Bills and Overtures rerorted an overture proposing
the erection of a new i^rejbytcry on u portion of the
territory of the ic'resbyterles of est Jersey and Nev/
Brunswick. The report v^a^ iicccntea anc\ the further
ccnsideration of the overture indefinletely roKtpono ;,

A resolut ioii w. o offered in r
which may be r.^de to i lace ■'-•■fuyetl. . the

care of thia tJynod and ^ftcr discussion tne resolution

,. , , |.^ receive t: '^ llov;iiajj oUbstitute which

v.;o. 11). 'ihc >tor v/txc directed to
appoint u corik:J.ttoe of five laccioers on the subject
according to the resolution.

The comnilttee on the Presbyterial ^'^ecords of I<ev?tcn
and '-" "^ reportesl r-econiiending their

appro

The ic ■ od the followi . .♦^^. - 3_j^

regard to , jj, irs. -^,V. . ruy

and L.essra. l.P. Hunt, iinlsters and Ira C, hlteneud

and John !i. herrerd. Elder.

The order of the day, viz., the report of the som-

Tilttee en Christian rducet^-- - •-■•-- ej^^j^ it v/as on

motion ueaolved, that the :. _ In the hands

of Dp. \!un Rsnssolaer to be used at his discretion.

It was Resolved, to reconsider the resolution to
postpone indefinitely the consideration of the overtu_re

to erect u new tresbytery. The Kotior withdrawn

and the re-.ucot of tiic overture v;.s ^^ i^ anu it was
Resolved, (see overture I.o. 12).

.^"Tnod had a recess until 1:30 o'clock,

t zuc cxoo oi rr^cess -ynO'JL aet.

The conmiltte^ ..-^.'. .-.^ ^^ exaralne the iinutos
cf the General Ac onted i* re] ort. The re-

port was liccopted i.a put on tiic docket.

The committee to whom vvaa referred the subject
of tiie address of the ..ev. . I, irlme presented, which
was accepted ^jaa adopted a 8 follov.s (pupor 13).

The Janitor's i^ill arnountinf™ to v5«00 and u bill
for ;:tationary amoiuitinc to i30 cents ere ordered to be
paid,

Tli-r i c. o.i-'6 <yi' i,..o cornr;:i\. tee on the " .L.. .vl.s

taken up and it was Resolved, that ;.. cc .oe be raisicd

by the :: ynou to prer^re u r.emcrlal to the Legislature
of IJrv/ Jersey on the '-> - - tion of ttae Gabb.th by the
Canal and r.oilrcaci c - the memorial to be sent

to the ocvral ii'inisters of this ynod and othexs v.ith
the view of obtaining ~* ~ tures in their - -^ctive
con^_;rcL>itions. :.l?s, J. - ,■ anci 'iuj^^le, C' '.?e,

TliQ committee on the iiecor - -"' the i^Tc;.b;rtcry
of Elizabeth tovvn reported rccc in<;- their lipprovai.

The report was accepted and adopted.

It 'wa* ftesolvsd, that the thanks of this Synod
bo tendered to the inixabitaiits of .''Orri-tovifn and vicinity
for their kindnesr " ' r —itulity to the members of
Synod dur-inj^ the .jion.

The ':ynod hc; x-a -r. Glen, a I.i, ■" --y hi t.e ^'r s-
bytea^y of Luacnie,on the subject of >. . . extenaion and
the missionary work in the Schuylkill valley and sol-
licited ti'-'- --' *-.ance when 5^ .... . .^ fy,. t -V.

Glen be r to tho f&vc , iT.tion of

the churches.

Report of the committee on ..Inutes tr.lren up and
the iterv3, etc, etc., were referred to the several
^resbytorle.; for their c on i.i deration and itction (I:o, 14),

Calling of the roll dispersed v/ith,

'ihe stated Clerk nnd ]3r* i^avidson, corirr:itt e to
publish extracts In i<ew York Observer and i'resbyterian.

Adjourned, etc,, etc., ^ryyer and l^ncdiction, uon-
cluded with pri-yer.

APPENDIX

1. RE.'^-OyjrTIONS ANT^ If PORTrllT ACTIONS.

2. NARRATIVE OP THE STATE OP PT'lLiaiON.
7>, PKKSBYTERIAL STATISTICAL REPORTS.

1849

!lo. 1 Synod having heard an address from the Kev. Lr. Leybrun

on behnlf of the claims of the 3oard of Publication, and fcGllnf?

the vital importance of that establishment to uhe purity and

prosperity of the Presbyterian Church, present the follov.lng

resolutions to be submitted to all the churches under tiieir

care.

1. "'e solved. That the Board of ublicatlon of our church
deserves the v.arm syopathles of our v.holG body, and that its
efriclency for j:ood greatly depends upon the iictive co-operation
of the churches.

2. Pesolved, That it be recoioraended to all our congregations
to encourage the circulation of the books of our board, by
Colporteurs and otherwise.

3. '^e solved. That it is recommended to Pastors and churches
to raise a collection annually to f. id In the sup. or t of Col-
porteurs employed by the 3oard of for the sale of their ublica-
tlons.

4. Resolved. That It be recommended to our pr.stors, sessions
and c on^re r?'- 1 i o?i s , tc receive cordially the agents .vi o may In
future visit them to present the claims of said Board.

NO. 2 The committee appointed to bring In a minute exprcrrlvc
of the views of the Synod In regard to the subject of African
Colon iza'x ion, as presentf.d to their notice by the Rev. J. B.
Finney, would respectfully propose for the adoption of the Sy
nod the folloving, viz:

The Synod has heard v-ith very rreat Interest the st te-
ments made b.v ¥x. Plnney and feel a sincere anxiety to do
every thing in their power to promote the objects to -ffhlch
their at teat Ion has been called.

The r-asons v:hlch In their view are instant and urgent
for thia purpose, are such as the following, viz;

<^v-

1, The Colonization Society having now been relieved from
the burden of saporting thn colonies In Liberia, (thcFe colonies
having been orcanlzed Into an Indp-panQcnt and relf-sustnininfr
republic,) the society Is thus- left free to devote Itr energies
and Its resources mainly to >,h£ work of scndinc out and esta-
bllfhlnj; in their nev? heme such persons of color as may bo v^re-
pared to araierate to Liberia '2h6 society has thus sent out

a much larger number of emigrants during the present year than
before, and they desire and hope to send forth a still larger
number before the year shall cloFe.

2, A lar^ve number of raEnunitted slavec probably not less
than 500 in all, are now prcselnf anxiously i'or a pasEa;ve to
Liberia; and It is very desirable on account of the high
character of the Great naes of theia, jind also because sorae cf
then are liable to return into bcnda^ie for life, unless
speedily removed , that the aefins should be provided for thpir
rerioval v/lthout any delay. The Sj/nod arc deex>ly pained to
Xnow that some tc v*ott> liberty was o:'fered on condition of
their ri-!raovnl, have reverted Into hopslesr slavery merely
foi- the vant cf .Tiet.ns on the part cf the society to fulfill
the condition. And as fifty dollars a piece vlll cover the
entire c.cpense of their re'ioval the Synod would express the
hope that in no future cases v;lll the priceless boon cf fr^je-
dcm be lost for the want of so comparatively triflinf-- a
pittance.

3, The bearing of the Llbcrlon Colonies upon the suppres-
sion of the slave trade, constitute" '.n irresistible ctpu-
raent for the support of the scheme* It Is a fact now abun-
dantly in evidence before the civlllaed worl4 find tidmltted

by the British Gcverunent lts'::;lf that the proceeds of voluntarj'
christian benevolence In aid of these colonies has acccmpllBhed
far niore for tFie extinction of the slave trade than the fifty
ralllions already expended by the English Goverroent alone in
the futile attenipt to stop this diabolical tr:-x'flc.

4. Another reason for the liberal support of this pohene is
to be found in Its tendency to furnish an adequate christian
afency to pustr.in tne Institutions of the ^'ospel among the colo-
nists and to byinc the native frican tribes under the power of
Christian truth, rhe delotrioue character of the climate so
fatal to white nen ssf^rns to point out the schene of colonisa-
tion as the onJ.y possible present .neans of repcuing that dark
sind depraded continent from the most debatinf^ coclatjry.

5. The cause of colonization has a claim upon the sjrmpathiep
of our people t because it offers a door of relief to those
hiomojie nasters who are anxious to be relieved frorn the evile
and responsibilities of slaver;/, and who are prevented by the
sieve laws of some of the states from seelcinf; relief in any
other forr',. There are fev-' persons who deserve our christian
and humane pyripathies more th n those anxious masters who are
def irous of the rrlief which can reach them from no other
source.

The Synod deen] it unnecessary tc attempt to add anythlnfr
to the weij^ht and cogency of the testimony already repeatedly
given by this ^^/nod and by the General Arserably in favour of
this great scheme of humanity. It Is destined as they belidve
to take an high rank not only amonf: the enter prises of Chris-
tian benevolence, but tvftoni" the ccntrcilinf:; iTational Develcpe-
inents of that Providence which worketh all things after the
counsel of his oym will. There are fer events even in this
stir-^Jnf? a.^Tfl more frau^rht with conmiinding and absorbing human
interest than the foundation of an independent nation of free-
men amonr a race namberirp' not less than 150,000,000 human
beings a race '/hose phy?ical x^eculi^-rities, tc say nothing? of
their intellectual, mora? and social position make it impossi-
ble t*;at they should tie absorbed into or blended v/lth any
other~a race heretofore (rroaninf": undi-r a curs« so dark and so
portentous, whose only hope of sAclal and political happiness
like that of all other hunan bclnrs eprinpcs out of the pospel
of Christ and in rvhose moral, social and political elevation
some of the brierhtest trlunphs of the fospel are yet to be
achieved.

On every account the ^:,-nod would erpress the earnest hope
that all its churches and all who are within its ecclesiatica.!
control v/ill be forwara at this intertrtinf: and hcj:)eful crisis
to lend prorapc and efficient aid to chie f-^rent scheme of humanity
and benevolence.

For the accompli rhinent of this objftct the Synod would hereby
direct the statied clorlc to ^^ubllph this minute, and they would
further reconmend to ail the pastors connected wit;, the T-iynod
to lay the subject before their respective conrre^ations either
by read in/* this 'ilnutc, by inviting,' the labors of an arent, cr
by such other means as th-^y may deem best ind to rfford to such
of them as have not already done so, an opportunity to con-
tribute to the funds of the Colonization Society.

No. 3 Pssclved. That a co.-.mittee be appointed tc receivr and
conrider ny profiosals which may be made b the -rustee? of
La Fayette Collere for the plaoinf?; said College under the care
of this Synod, and that said coraaittee report at the next
stated neetinf of Synod.

It was then Tieaolved, that the oomittee consist of 5 members
viz; three '3inister« and two elders, to be appointed by the
moderator.

no. 4 An application having been made to the S;mod, (the Pres-
byteries of Nev,' BrunswiC': and 'est Jersey ccncurrinf?, ! to de-
tach from said Presbyteries respectively, the churches of Borden-
tow»i, pluiostead and Plattsb-jrf^, with the P.ev. Alden Hco/ell,
the ^.^v, Georf-e C. Bush and the ReV. Johji C. DePew, now belonf,-
ine to the former pre?bytery, and the churches of 3urlinf:ton,
Mount ''oily, ond Columbuf v/lth the '^ev. '"ortlandt 7an Henssalaer
D. D. and the Kev. Samuel Miller Jr., now belon^ring to the pres-
bytery of ""'est Jersey, and the same to consitltute a Pr'^sbytery
to be called the Presbytery of Burlington.

Resolved. That this application be referred to the committee
on Bills and Overtures.

The committee on Billa and Overtures reported the applicatl on
in relation to a nev; presbytery and laid it before the Synod.
'Thereupon, It was Resolved, ?hat the request of :.e applicants
be grjintcd.

■'esolved. That the meeting tc organize S5sid Prestytery be
held on the third "hursday of Kovemher neat at the city of
Burlington, at 7 o'clock in the Weninj-r in the Presbyterian
Charch, and ihat the .'ev. Ccrtlsr.dt "'an Kenssalcar , D. or
in hie sbse.nce, the oldest fsinister present, preach a cermon,
and preside until a raoderator be chopen.

NO. 5 ?he J^ynod cl' New Jersey having her rd the f la'-ensnts
made by the Ilev* ^» J» Prine ^"ecret&ry of the .Iraerlcfm Bible
society are painfully unprersed with the facts that fee .-nnny
ars yet d'-stitute of the 'acred frcriptaren in our O'f.m country,
but at the sane tline are rejoiced to hoar that the demand for
the Bible in incrs.';Pin(: at horae and abroad in a manner wholly
linprecedented and reuuirinj? the most active and constant exer-
tion to n":et the calls that are made. And in viev/ of the vast
increcvGC of our population by Lnrnigratlon, the eiitenslcn of our
territory, o.nd the fcrrnatlon of new states, which snust be pujiplied
with the vrord of f^od — In view of the f^reat fact that Bod has
recently removed all obstacles, sc that his word nay have free
course and be t:lorifled a7iCn/r th Papal and the Papan nations
of the "nst — In vlevr of the f-ct thr.t the Araerlcan Biblo
Society is in -lOPt urrent need of funds to enable it to furnish
tho bread cfllfs to perlrhinf: millionp, its Dex-'Ository beinf:
reduced and it? "'reasury exhausted, while from all partp of

the world, th« cry is corrtintj for the word of salvrtion And

b'"lieving that One prent duty of the church Is to (;lve the
B iV- le to thos^ who have it not, and that the circulation of
the printed Bible Is one of the mcst rapid econinical and effi-
cient -nodes of inpartinf the '^nowled^^e of rod to the distant
and destitute. Therefore,

Resolved, ?hat the Pynod do rc^mestly and arfectlcnately
reco.'^.nend it to the churches, and to e ach member of the churches
under its care to contribute to the Bible cause with a libera-
lity conreenpurnte v.'ith the marniitude and im^ortrjioe of tnis work,
and their own individual indebtedness to the word of Cod.

1049

The Synod of Nev; Jereey havin,; received the usual re-
ports fron the presLyt.rrlcs conriected v,i!;h it, would r,c-
loaowledpe the r.cod hard of CrOd, L which it htis been
brought to i.his tirae in its pres*-nt state cf peace, i^rosperity,
aiid usefulness.

The Si/nod has much cause for thaxikfulnesF in the tenerc:!
deooruin, size and attention of the audiences which in all
its bounds, attend u^-^on the preaching of the ro^pel, and the
Oralnaricos of God's house. It aisso rejoices to hscir that an
increusiny attention is {-iven b;v' nora of itf? pastors to the
subject of Christ irjp 'f^ducf tion, thst the;; Fhcrter Catechism
appearr to be very {'■enerrllj, tuu^-ht, arid that the stbb.. th
Schools of nearly all its churches are repc ted to be in a
flourishing condition.

The Fiibj'jct of parochial schoolr. rippearf; to pngfif-e more
and more of che tittentlon of its i'&stors and conj r6{;f-tions3,
and it hr.lls it ae cnn of the haxi>i-*-st omens of the i^rrmrinens e
and continued ^utity of tha churchen that there is so strong
a desire evidently increasinf: fron year to yetr, that the
children of Lhe ch.urch should be subjected to f thoi'QQ(;hly
Christian and Presbyterian ''Iduoation. It i? a x-i^Gcious
indication of the ra^jidly a_>pro&ching {cloi-y cf the church,
that the hfearts of the f.'^thers and more tmc more luraed
to the children, and the hefirtp of the children to the
fathers.

Its hip-ber seminaries of le.'-rning appear to be in their
usually flourishini; sta^e. The nurnbGr of studc-ats in the
College of ITa'.' Jersey is a littl-/ lar^jer than at anji previous
time. 7he tone cf piat^r ir the "heolof;ical Seminary at
Princeton, is reported to be of a more elevated and spirltoal
kind than ordinary..

The Synod has learned with crert. s-:tisf.'ictic3i th'it the
various undertakings of the church for ths Extension and
estsbllphneTit of true rslifilon, have received increasecl
contributions from the churches of the :3ynod.-?he Synod
is obliged to confess hov/ever that many of it" churches
have not a? yot come v;p to the full ne* sure of duty in
thi? respect, nnd it would axprnsn the€<irnest hope, that
the dfty is not far distant when every one of its churches
frca ths rtrongsst to the. woakest shall rise to a far
hit'rher straidard of effort and libernllty than the present.

It is e;;i.'3cialiy ple^sinf; tc the Synod to learn fron the
reports of its Presbyteries th!?t the 3oards of rorcif^ and
Domestic .Vir-sions, of education, and of Publlcaticn, the
conjitltuted agencies of our ovn beloved church, c^ve steadily
Raining; the more affectionate c:,TOpathies and vrsitier co-opera-
tion of its churches.

A deep aiid incrc slnf: interert has been av/akeneO amcng
the p sx;ors and churches of the Synod, respecting the v.lde
and lonp ne{-;lected ciiscitutlons within its bounds, esi-ecl^^lly
those lylnf-7 in Itp. isorth-wastem part urion^. the rricurtains
of Penns-'lvrinla, and those in its south-eastern parts in Test
Jersey and upon the v'lejiboard, The Presbyteries report that
increased efforts have in ths 1; rtt year been made in these
destitutions, a considerable number of additional missionaries
sent thereto, rivi^c several ne\? find prc-ilslnp churchep -'Isnted
or cortraencsd therein; and the -J^/nod hopes and pi'ays thst the
time may not be fr.r dist,'j-.t v;her every portion of its terri-
toi'y may be nwierously dotted over with churches of itr own
faith and order, and when the pure t^-orpel cf our Lord Jesus
Christ may be so proclaimed that every human beinj,- within
itr liraits may be enabled to hear it.

The Synod would also acknowledge vith hurablr- fcrntitude
the poodnesE and marcy of God in having riven to its churches
some tokens of his presence and his favour. The Presbytcrie-
have p.iOBt of thera reported, thai one or more of their churcte s
have, in gji unusual derree been vifited durinf: the past year
by the reviving influences of the ^Toly Spir.Vt, v,'hlle the preat

body of the churches have received lOre oi- fev'er hopeful
converts during; the oast Synouical year. IleverthelGSs
the r^^yTiod v/ould acteO'.''ledf;e -^Ith rrief and humiliation a
stats of spiritual coldness as prevalent in rr^ny of Its
churches, perhaps it njay bs said throujjh its bounds t^Frierally,

It is not to be denied notwlthstanUinf; the tokens of
God's ccntinut'.d fjoodness already refsrred to that the candle
of the Lord don? not s?hine upon our heads, ar in dayc that
are past. And "he 3;';noO would express its earner.t hci)e that
the ministers, elders and coranuni cants every v/here throunhoat
its borders will a'.Ta'iG to more importunate and fervent prayer,
that the ^rect TTead of cbo church would K(xx.& oompasricn on cur
low astate-v.'ould pour out upon us abunu.'int showers of rc-viving
and convert in 7 influence and v.'culd {-l.idden our hearts by ;jiv-
ing us to see more abundant fruits of our labours.

PR5S3Y7ERIAL
1G49

I* -'^^g pre p by t<!r.-.' of "linnbe ■;} tovr. report -o the r'-jTiod
of !?e'.r .fj'rrfly th-'it the^/ cc?)?'l.'»t of r^3 ''inirtrrp, oi-id have
ttn(-cr their care ?A concrepr t irnr, -' Tlcontlfite? and 2

Ti.!? .'"'rertbytftr.v alro r'^^-'ort to the n^mori thr.t on the i8th
of October, l.irt« thfly diFr^lPsed the 'cv. *^enr;/ ", '.':;nkln
to ,^oir) the •'repbytfiry of ITinf-po In China-thnt on the tfth
Of ''arch IS'i?, they dlr-iIsReci :jr» ''iliiatn rrurth'-TDlte, a 11-
centin've unrifir thf'ir cart-, to -ut hhipelf unrier the c-re cf
the Prerbytery of ?eorla, Illlnols-that or the ISth of April,
the.y received ihe '«.7. Luther fnig^sy d. j;, from the prcs-
byter;, of ^hlo-that on the s/i'ne cTay th'-y rcc*=. Ired under
their care tha 1st PresL^r'tnrlcin Church oi Lycn." /arms-ll-
cer.sed 'T. Laclas J. '".oot to ^^re' ch the rorpel, nnd di«'<'0lved
the iv-.pLoral relfitlcns of the Rev. /hrshfim "■Ullr.nsrn to the
church and conf.refc&tlonp of "onnt i^llve-thfit on the S5th of
i'ebruary, the T ev. Thomes Cochrjin dei>5irt>:d tMp lifc-that
on the l-3th cf r.epteraber thai- d l-rTiisscd ?>■!•. Lucius J. noot
a llcentl.'te under their cnre to ^-ut M-if^elf un>36r the cr.re
of the prcFbytery of ".isconpln-th-it en the .';-rd of rctobar,
they received .IT. Jc-hi-. Xirby isvis, £ licentiate frcr the
Prepbytsry of Troy 'indsr tfcclr cars» on'5 on the 4th of
tha s.-;;ie nonth, licensed "r. T.uther Mttel to »^re'ich the

£Ospcl.

■'11 -^tlch Is respectfjllj PSib'-^ltted.
3y order of :^r»;rbytery,

rtated Cler'^.

2. "'he rrerbytcr:^ of ITe^^- 3ru:^is^rlc>^ report to the "ynod of
'Jew Jersey that they ccnrlRt of 4;* "Inlstcrs, and h?ivc under
their care "1 ^or4're{;.--tlon6, l^-i Llcentintef! and 5 rrjidldaler.

?ha;7 farther re^iort that on the r>th of October 184C, ihsy
dismissed :!r, "llllaT T'. .Jalcer n llc^nclnta to ."uc hlr;self
under the cars cf the prssb^tery of .'.rkansas-that on the 6th
of Febraary, 1649, thsy received the T'.gy. Charles *', 'Gardiner
from the .-re.shjtnry of Philadslphla-the Hev, '.^illla.'n ?. "'an
Doran, from the Presbytery of 'i.euben, and dlnrcinsed "r. %.
H. riiiffner a llcentl: te, to j-ut hlnisslf under the care of the
?resbj't6ry of Vest fancver, Kid "r ThoraGs I'arphy, a licentiate
to put hl'osclf under the care of the 2nd presbytery cf Phila-
delphia-th<'»t on she 7th of the saiaG nonth, they licensed "ersrs,
Charles T.. Ualdron, David G. Sanderson. "llliaR '", ::ciralr,
Thoraas T. L. Tardlow, .Tcfil ;c. L:/le, 'ir.d ';'ecrt:a Gocdhae to j^roftch
the corpel-tiu-': on the 15th of i-'ebraary they d if^nissed '3r« A.
p. [;llllr.an, g llcentlnte to x:>ut hlnself under the care of the
?refbytcry of ChlclCiiJin.^'J-th.'^.t en the C-th of April, they dip-
ralBsed ;Tr« Alflxandar jjicKson a licentiate to put hl'-jpclf under
the care of the ciasniF of """titervliet of the reformed ;:uitch
Chu'-ch-that on the 2'ith of the sans month they reoelved Sfessrc.
TVllllam C. iavls, Janes C. Fletcher, and i:llha Locsis on triair
for the focpel "ilnistry-and dlj-missed Ur» John 3. r;hi»'e, a
candidate to put hinself under the care of the Presbytery cf
Sra206-thu r.cv, V.illiara ", Grsen to ,'oir. the ?reRbytei*y of ^hila-
delphla-iiiG :.:r. V.llllan n» Ziric, a licentiate to put hu3?olf
ucdtr the sare of the ?r-3?byterj/ of r.aritan-and thaL on the
sane dr.y they disrolved the pascoral relaclon of the T'ev,
Charles "ebster to the charch :ind conftrsftatlan of ''Idcletown
?oiat-that on she ::5th of April they received •,'r, J, T, Duffle Id
ft can^-i'iatc from the i^ecbytery of Csriinle, ."r. '..iilia-n B.
Stewart a Cimdidate from the Prerbytery cf Allephariy, rjjd
Ls.-'STQnce G. Fay, a cimdidate fror, the Frenbytery of Trld-inapcllp,
and licenced r.!eBsrs. Jane"? C« i'letohcr, '''enry J. Coc, J.a'.>rreac6
0. Hay, ',7illlsro 3» Stewart and Ja-'seB C. lOiajsp to prerich the
gOPpel-that <jn the 17th of "ay they ord; ined I'.erere, '.V. 'fcITair,
and Bradley Phillips to the v.ork of the ro^pcl rilnir.try, as
■Evanfillsts, and ca the roine day i'.isaisseu then to Join the
Preybytery of TTlsconsln-that on the 25th of /.pi^ll they received
^T, liathanlcl K» illenk 4n trial for the fOEpel nlnistry-that
on the 17th of vay they received ?homas S. C, Snith on trials
for the if orpel :-ilnlrtry-that on the 2'lth of the srane nrnth
they licensed hi'n to i)recch the f0?p6l«that on the suae day
they dlsnlnsed ^T. Henry L. Coa a licentiate to put himself

under the care of the presbytery of Indlanaj>olis-that on the
22nd of June, they discniBsad LT. Muj'h J. ('ardlner a licentiate
to put hlnsfli' umier the care of the ."Tc-Buytery of I'kOcTc !. Iver-
that on the Inth of .Utf-ust, tho; d israissed L*» Thcwias ],'. L.
""ardlow, a licsn'. l;H!-e to /.at, hlr.iE.jlf under the care cf the
?rcshyter.7 c.f Lusonie-that on tnfi 4th of GepttnLer, !'r. George
C» CrcKT, ri licentiate was dirrilssed to put hlrasclf under the
cai'? of the "^r«ebyt(3ry cf Baltimore- that on ths Cth of "vi^t-'
enbfsr '*• charloB [,'■ 'Vjiiclron a lic';ntir-to wme clpa3l?Fed to
put hip^clf undet- the c&ra of the d.-isgis of ^Tritorvllct of the
?,efor-n<:d ".".itch nhurch-Jtnd that on I'l-c, sasie day, *!r. ■".'"orf-e
V/, Schenic, .-i llc^nti.'sce, lieunrted tl-is? lii's-that on the i!Jtb
of Septehbar, Mr. isorge P. Bercjen a licentiate «e.5! dls-.issed
to ->ut hir^Fflf ijnder uhe oJire of the Pref'byten/ of rinclnnnti-
tb;.t on the .?nd of Oetcbar, tb<;y vect;lv«d tl.o P.cv. T'-i-o.-'cre
L« Cayler irois the Presbytery of '".-•• st Jersey- th^- „ '.I'lrn
ficovell from the i^'rcr^bytery of nclarnbla, find the ..cv, Jarne?
■.V. Als-iander D. D. from the pre^bytrry of y.ev: Vorlt-that en the
same day, they recnived under their csire the Cnd Presbyter inn
Church In the '"ity of 'Tentcn 7.'hich i.as ort-iinized in "ay ifSJt,
and fl ipr.irsed >'r. Charier "., Shielut. a iicentiste '-.o jul J it-
self under the esrs of the ?re?by'tery of Lonf: Isliind-tfcct en
th<5 cme dry, they restored the license to "r. f^enry T, Bov.'cn
from whOTC It vft-s v.lthdrqv/n, at his cv/n re-,,ue8t in ocn^tcjucr.ce
of protracted 111 healtl>-and received under their cfxre the
church cf '"oshon, ^-Jhich \7ct3 cr^aniced in June Ir.st, thf-t they
also on ths rans dty disrolvc-c the pnrtcrsl rnli^ticn oi the
Rev. John C. De ?cw to the ."ind church and ccneTee"fttlon of iTew
BraTiP'-lcVr-and rc<celved !>!r. Josirh L'llllt:un on ti'iril for the
ecspel ->^ir)iPLry-and uhat on the 10th day cf i^ctcbor, they in-
8tr-iled the Uev. ?heordor6 1. Cylsr pr.stor cf the "^nd pras-
byterlsn church in the city cf 'renton.

All which If respoctfnlly sub.T.ltted.

By crdcr of prcrbyter;'.

^LI K. r'^^L'^v, '>.-ted Clorlc.

«5, ?he prsgbvtcry cf jTeti'ton report to t)je ^ynod of irew
Jersey tlmt th'-y conpist cf 26 "InlDters, and br-ve under thtlr
care 28 nonnrej-atlons, 5 Licentiates v.nd & Cfsnc- Idatee,

1'he ?re?bytery farther report that on the 19th or October
lastt they (!l!»7il!?s6d T.Tr. Georjije C» Haclcnaii, a llcentip.te
a-nder their cjxre to put hi-ipclf undor the cnre of thp Pr*-:E-
bytpr^ of rteiib«3n-that on tha 7th cf March 1649, th'2y re-
cftlvsd :the *:ev. John skinner 1), 0, fron tha Piresbyter;/ of
Lexlncton -.md the Hgv. Ja^es Lilllc "?. D. frors the Presby-
tery ot Oil rl isle- that en the sa-ne day they inGinilsd ir.
Skinner pastor of the church of rarrnony for one half cf his
tlme-thst on the ?th of yarch, the.v installed the Lev, Jusms
Lillie '.!. D. prtftor of the church of r/aasfield-that on the
letn cf .March, they installc-Q Dr. Sklrmer pastor cf tha Sa..
church of -'aFton, for cnc- liBlf of his tlu'^e, thtiu en tha 24th
of April, they dissolved the r>.B-.ornl r«i£tlon fcetv-ccn the
r.„v, "'.'illlaa ;^:^crlbr.er, ano ths chorch cf Ctroiidsbur, .

'^'hey furthor report thr.t on the jrd day of July the Txe?*
Jfrifin C> I'ovce der:-rlcd this llfe-and that on the Cth of
Aufur.t, Prrsbytt-ry Olp.T.irBad !'r. John cl£-^-£Xt a llcentl;:tc

to ;;ijt 'r'iT'lf r^^i'i^r (.>■<' , - -rf. of }-». Tj-f <?f.-.-t (tv Of ' iFCOnsln*

presbytery vould farther rei-ort thi^t in IG cf the churches
under the care of the presbytery the j^lan of beEcvolRnt ccn-
triboticKs enjointid by the fynotl liap been lictrd uficn durinfr
tho j''.st year, and contributions rnade to the '.hrcp Bcurdc
acoording to the crder of the r>;'r.od» 'iThlle ".■recbytery are
able to report an Incretse in the ntunber of ccniributinK
churches, sn inprovenr-r.t to b< tttributed to the opcratlcn
of the .-^.-nod'?. plan, ptiil th*-::, c)-.nnot but think thnt In
sorae instancer, the contrlbuticnss are snail In proportion
to the Tvcflth and size of the churchco-rroa the iinicn church
the Mansfield ciiurch, 3cottp .'fountain and :;tillwater 2nd
Presbytery have- received no re^">ort, and the follov.-inf churchec
ITepbytory vrould r^rcrt as delinquent, viz; the .'hid church
of r.Aston &ad !Tarraony wliich v-rri^ vacant at the tine appointed
by rjyaod for t?^ of the collfctions.-l'iddle Hnithfield of
w)ich j,^. Johnscn is ji r;tor-:'u:^ccnetGcnc "rlley of rhlch :fr.
Le-wers is pr^stor and otroudsbur h lately under the p; storal
care of I^"* Scribncr.

All which Is respectfully submitted*

By order of Presbytery.

J.\:jnS L^ ^LLIA.V, Stated Clerk.

•^^ hg Preab.ytei:^ of Farltar; report; to the Synoc of :;«w
J«r?«y thet they ccri)»i?t of l;:', ''inlfters, and hftve ancar their
core IS Confrreg-'itions, i; j lctT.ti--ite' , and b Cants ici.^tcs,

They further rs'pcrt tf.tt on the 22nd cf Kov«.mbGr 164*-,
th«y (5 iFHC^vd the T)fcpt,or-J relfiicn ci the ; ev, .illicrt
iTlllJnTCF ic the ocnfTerAtion of Clintrn-thiit on ths l£th of
April 1C49, thf^y licensed KeeBi-s. Andrew 3arr find .'^e-TiCS L,
Tedlcot? to -prfifcY: 'he fOFjel as rrcbfj>t loners for th-. ChriRtian
S'lrsirtery-thnt on the 6th cf !'B.y, the;j retelveo under their
cars »T. •illlsBj ^\ Xirif n licentiate from ths Prestytciy of
Rew BruMFivlck, Mid cr. the pr-'iie nay foilcv-ltii;, ord.-ined bin \c
the work of the ro^pel .r.lnictry, ana InFtniied Mr^ ^evfcor of
the church srirl conrreKt-tioD of foiebury-thttt on the icth cf
I'&y thfi? orpfoixled a pref-l-jfterinn church at i'rcnchtow., oiic
on thf? l:.st ?nt=r.df.t,-/ In July, (:;lpt of the '-onth,) Inccs-llcd
the ''9f» "^amjp.l K. porter, sf postor over the BSize-tLnx. ou
the 22id of October, th£y rf:o»lvcd the :;sv, .'aae? C, ".i.tson
D. D» b;/ certif i-cfite from th« JTssbytery ci f^urllrie, us a
'nlnifiter In f?ood str-.r!d ln.;>-thcy further rti^ort tha>t tLc last
Cerj«:rnl Asseafclv (i6t&eh<c tho ■^:,;V'. -.lliert ' iiliarns frora trie
Presbytery to thfi rrcr-lytery cf Callfo:Tiia, and transferred
the Conrrref: tlon cf Tinlcnrn frof^ ths care of the 2nd presby-
tery of Philadelphia, to the cRre cf thi? ^'resbytFi^r.

All ^Mch Is rcrpeotfnlly uuteittetu
By order of prppbytsry.

•''• ''he presbytery of HtiSjUehatma rfincrt to thfi Sjiiod cf
Kew -Jersey that, they cnrlst of IS "inUterp, nrsd have under
their care 19 ■''onjrreK'^tlcne, snd Z CrdjciidnteB,

The Pr«=sbytery further reoort thrtt on the 2Sth of Aof^upt
1G4?, they received undoT their cr.re th«? church of Ferric>:-
wllle which hiid been orf^inlr-ed by a oomittee durinf tho
recess of Prepbyter^.-thf t on the 2- th of :-eptember they re-
ceived the r;ev, '"bcncser ^. ^"^rowden from the Prerbytt-ry of
Luzerne, fu«l that on tho next day, they lns:;alled hir^ p.stor
cf the church and confrrefri^tlcn of 'irren.

The presbytery also report that contributlonf; to :;he
different Boards of our charoh have been recsivsd as follows
towit;

Prom the chui'ch of warren, i or I/omestic fissions.
From the church of ?roy, for Laiestie and i''orei{;;n 'Missions,
Education, church extension rjid puolica;; ion.
From the churclj of 7ow&nda, Joirestic and roreifm '^isflons,
■Educ.-tion, Church Tactsnsion and Publicaticn.
From the church of Vi'yKOx, Domestic and i'oreic-n "issicn!',
i'rorn the church of .'.'valusincV, and the church of nilfrer Lake
for dcnepcic rjid foreign missticns, education, publication
and c hurch •. ex t en s i on «

Prom the (hurch of Orwcll, for dotuastic and x'orci{?n liissions.
From the iVelsh Church, for jonertLc and ^oreif;:n ralssicna,
Edacfition ajid church extension.

From the church of Cnnton, for domestic rairsion?.
i'rota the church of i-riondsville, for :'ublic£t ion.

All which ip respectfully subrailtei?.
By order of prepbycery.

ij. 'he presbytercy of ''eci. JnT^.riy report to ".he fjynod of
New Jer^TiV tha- they con? is t of 18 "inif;tcrf>, .ino have under
thPir care 17 Oon^regationfi, ^ :,icentintes, and * CajJd id.-tes.

The Preshytory further report that on the Ist of November
1840, they ordained ?!r. T^obinson Dunn to the wortc of the Kospel
ministry rmd insT;alled hira pas;;or of 'ohe church at Cerjdeti-
that on the 14th of December 164L-, they received unccr their
care ?^'. David n. Uc Coy, a licentiate from the Prerbyter.v of
Philadelphia, and on the sane (tay, ordained him to the work
of the rorpel ministry, as rai 'ivnnf.':^ list-that on che If^th of
December, they dis.iissed the jev. -.ichard iJurran to connect
himself v/ith the iTssbytery of Hun t in f^ ton- that on the 18th of
April lb49, thf-:/ licensed r^essrs. Henry Heeves and nobert F.
Reeves to preach the pospel at? probationers for the .^unistry-
that on the 7tfc of June 16'i9, they lost by death their oldest
menber the Kev. Buckley C^rll, in the BOth yec.r of his age-
that on the iSth of September 1649, they dipmissed the Hev.
Theordore L. Cuyler to connect himself with the Presbytery of
New Brunswlc'iC-and that on Ihe 3rd of October, they licensed
Nathnniel Burt to preach the gospel as a probationer fee the
Ministry.

"•hey also rt^port that thslr churchan Inolude IGOC 'coia-
munlcants, m\d have contributed r^s follows v/ithln the j?oar.
To Domestic T'issicns 0'30''^~rorsii;n J)o. '^l.")56— Boerd of ■
Education C420--Boarcl of "Publication ^85— and to I'.iscellansous
objects "5:C0.

All "hich is resj'ectfully submitted.
3y order of Prer.bytery,

"nniCTi, stated Clerr..

7. The Presbi/t^r.v of Lr>zern« re.^crt to the ^ynod cf IIcy.'
Jsrs".-/ that the;/ con?irt of 14 llinisters, iinc have under their
care 18 Congretrations, 5 LlcGntir^te? and 3 Candid.. tec-.

And the prcrb^/ter^ further rrnort that on the ."^Oth day of
November 1840, thay ordained ''r. Ccrneiiue R. Lane, a licen-
tiate under their cnre, to the v;or1c of the ^joppel ninistry,
as an ■^vani:Qlist-£t TunkhJvni:oc'- — that on .he 12th day cf
December, they ord:..lnGd 'Tr. J.i."ies F. Kennedy n licentifite
under thei? care to che worl: of ihe £-osp;l ministry f-nd in-
stalled M}Ti pastor of the church cf Bcrv.-ick-that on the 16th
of April 1049, the-y received under their care !*r, Jcnathen
Osmond, c licentiatP from ths prc.-bytery of IJe'-v Castle —
that on the sjjne day they cited tho r>Gv. TTenry J. David
to appear and ansv/er to the char^rcs luid aruinsl him b;.
coraTicn i'line-that on the 4t}i of "ay, they ordained l!r. Jcnathon
Osmond to the vork of the fosptl nlnistry snd infit£.lied hl.-n
paster cf the church cf Newton-tfe^t on the Icth cf "ay, they
licensed !!r. Edward Xecnedy to preach the rorpel-that on the
17th of Ji>ly» they issued the case of the he"-'* TTcnry K. Ds^/id
and unanimcurly declared him guilty of i'raud and Talcif ication,
and on t} e 19th of Sept raber granted hira a nev.- trial, and un-
ari;ncuslv affirmed the decision nnd rebulced him. roraln
Presbyterio, s'lspended Lir:: from the Pi"lvcle£;es of the church
until repcnt?;nce, and on his engarrlng to denit the miniFtry
during: cur pleasure, the formal eentcnce of suspenrion was
not passed, but his narae is dropped from the roll for the

present- — that on the 19th of '"eptember they dlsr.irsed the
Rev. "'bensser H« 'jncv.oen to join the PresLyter;; of ■'usque-
hnnna, r:.nd on the snine day, received ander their «ore !!r. ?,
De Lacey "ardiav.-, a liccntlatG from the Prcbytcry of Kev/
BransvlCiC, tmc on Lhe 20th of the pnne tionth, dirrairred
the ■'lev. '/. ' ilson Bonnell to join the Presbytery of Phila-
delphia.

/-jxd the presbytery further report that en the 16th cf
October, they receivecl under their care 'T. V.m. "ranuc-1 yorrl-
son, a licentiate of ITe-<?i'y presbytery In Connection with the
General Assembly of the church cf Ireland, an(5 his credentials
are herewith laid before the Synod.

All '.^hich i? respectfully submitted.
By order of ?r€r>ytery.
^.T:^-nx> ■■'"Br.?':-, ''tatGd clerk.