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 Presbyterian Church in the 
 
 C.S.A. General Assembly. 
 Minutes of the General 
 
 Assembly of the 
 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 PRESBYTEEIAI CHDROH 
 
 IX THE 
 
 UNITED STATES: 
 
 ^]Nr A.PPE]^^]3IX 
 
 Vol. I. 
 
 A. D. 1865. 
 
 AUGUSTA, GA. : 
 
 FEINTED AT THE CONSTITUTIONALIST JOB OFFICE. 
 1865. 
 
mSTITUTIONS AND OFFICERS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 fresbntfriaii €^ml} in tlic IhM States. 
 
 CLERKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 
 
 Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, D. D., Siafecl Clerk, Augusta Ga 
 ivev. ^\M. Brown, D. D., Permanent Clerk, Richmond,' Va. 
 
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF DOMESTIC MISSIONS. 
 Rev. J. Leighton Wilson, D. D., Secretary, Columbia, S. C. 
 ±lev. n-ot. James Woodrow, Treasurer. CoInml);n .^ n 
 
 '•easurer. Columbia, S. C. 
 
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN MISSIONS. 
 
 Rev. J. Leighton Wilson, D. D., Secretary, Columbia, S. C. 
 Jrtev. irot. James Woodrow, Treasurer, Columbia, S. C. 
 
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION. 
 
 Sr""' 5- ^^OMPSON Bxmji, D. D., Secretary, Richmond, V 
 Hm. i^. Taylor, Esq., Treasurer, Richmond, Va. 
 
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. 
 
 w"^" S- Thompson Baird, D. D., Secretary, Richmond, Va. 
 V\ M. i^ . Taylor, Esq., Treasurer, Richmond, Va. 
 
 TREASURER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 
 Jesse A. Ansley, Esq, Augusta, Ga. 
 
MINUTES. 
 
 BIacox, Ga., December 14, 1865; 
 
 The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the (late) 
 Confederate States of America, (liaving been prevented by the con- 
 dition of the cnuntrj' from convening in May last, according to ap- 
 pointment,) met, in pursuance of the call of its Moderator, in the 
 Presbyterian Church at Macon, Ga., on Thursday, the 14th day of 
 December, 1865, and was opened with a sermon by the Rev. John 
 S. Wilson, D. D., Moderator of the last Assembly, on the text, 
 Joshua 13, 1; "There rcmaineth yet very much land to be pos- 
 sessed." 
 
 After the sermon, he proceeded to constitute the sessions with 
 prayer. 
 
 The Permanent Clerk, from the Committee on Commissions, re- 
 ported that the following Commissioners had appeared and been 
 regularly enrolled, viz : 
 
 I. SYNOD OF ALABAMA. 
 
 rr.ESBYTERIES, 
 
 East Alabama, 
 
 Soiclh Alabama, 
 Tuscaloosa, 
 
 Arkansas, 
 Creek Nation, 
 Indian, 
 Ouachita, 
 
 Cherokee, 
 Flint River, 
 Florida, 
 Georgia, 
 Hojoeioell, 
 
 Chickasau', 
 
 Memphis, 
 
 North Mississippi, 
 
 Western District, 
 
 Tuscumhia, 
 
 MINISTERS. 
 
 R. Nail, D. D. 
 James K. Hazen, 
 
 RULING ELDERS. 
 
 N. S. Graham, 
 
 C. A. Stillinan, D. D., 
 
 B. H. Craig, (2) 
 
 II. SYNOD OF ARKANSAS. 
 
 Sam'l AY. Davies, (4) Thos. D. Chunu, (4) 
 
 III. SYNOD OF GEORGIA. 
 
 E. P. Palmer, W. L. Whitman, 
 
 J. C. Patterson, D. D, Ileury H. Jones, 
 A. W. Clisby, 
 
 David Wills, 
 
 W. L. Mitchell, 
 
 IV. SYNOD OF MEMPHIS. 
 
 0. F, Rogers, 
 Philip II. Thompson, 
 A H. Caldwell, (2) 
 J. H. Gillespie. 
 W. H. Mitchell, D. D., 
 
348 
 
 jminutes of the 
 
 [A. D. 
 
 V. SYNOD OF MISSISSIPPI. 
 
 Central Mississippi, E. T. Baiid, D. D., 
 East Mississipjn, Kobert Bell, 
 
 Louisiana, 
 3Iiss'issippi, 
 Neiv Orleans, 
 Red River, 
 
 Tomheckbee, 
 
 A. McCallum. 
 P. Calhoun, 
 
 A. Balrer, • 
 Henry T. Bartlett, 
 
 VI. 
 
 E. S. Gladney, (4) K. A. Minnis, (4^ 
 SYNOD OF NASHVILLE. 
 
 Geo. A. Caldwell, 
 James Park, 
 
 F. A. Boss, D. D., 
 
 Holsto7i, 
 Knoxville, 
 North Alabama, 
 Nasliville, 
 
 VII. SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA. 
 
 J. L. Kirkpatrick, D.D., Daniel H.Hill, (4) 
 B. L. Beall, 
 
 James McQueen, A. J. McQueen, 
 
 J. M. Sherwood, 
 
 II. G. Hill, Charles Phillips, 
 
 Jesse H. Lindsay, 
 
 Vni. SYNOD OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 
 
 Concord, 
 
 Fayettcville, 
 
 Orange, 
 
 Bethd, 
 Charleston, 
 
 Harmony, 
 
 South Carolina, 
 
 Brazos, 
 
 Central Texas, 
 Eastern Texas, 
 Western Texas, 
 
 East Hanover, 
 
 Greenbrier, 
 Lexington, 
 
 Montgomery, 
 
 Roanoke, 
 West Hanover, 
 Wi/ichester, 
 
 Geo. Howe, D. D., 
 
 Thos. Smvthe, D.D,(3) , 
 
 J. L. Wilson, D. D , W. L. T. Prince, (3) 
 
 Donald McQueen. 
 
 S. S. Gaillard, ' A. Walker, 
 
 J. R, Riley, 
 
 IX. SYNOD OF TEXAS. 
 
 Sam'l A. King, (3) 
 
 X. SYNOD OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 Wm. Brown. D D., James Miller, 
 
 John Miller, (3) 
 J. C. Brown, 
 R. C. Walker, 
 F. 11. Bowman, 
 L. II. Blanton, 
 T. W. Hooper, 
 J. D. Mitchell, D. D., 
 Richard Mcllwaine, 
 Robert T. Berry, 
 
 R. F. Lester, (3) 
 J. T. L. Preston, (3) 
 A, G. Matthews, 
 
1865.] GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 349 
 
 The Assembly then prcceecled to the election of officers, which 
 resulted in the choice of the Rev. Geo. Howe, D. D., a Commissioner 
 ffom the Presbytery of Charleston, as Moderator, and of the Rev. 
 H. G. Hill, a Commissioner from the Presbytery of Orange, as 
 Temporary Clerk. 
 
 E T. Baird, D. D., Jacob D. Mitchell, D. D., J. L. Kirkpatrick, 
 D. D.* and Prof. Charles Phillips, were appointed a committee on 
 elections, to whom were referred the cases of persons present 
 without commission or with defective commissions. 
 
 The Rev. Dr. Jno. N. Waddell, through the retiring Moderator, 
 offered his resignation as Stated Clerk ; which, on motion of Dr, 
 Brown, was accepted, and the thanks of the Assembh' accorded to 
 him for his faithful services as an officer of this body. 
 
 On motion of Dr. Nail, it was made the first order of the day for 
 to-morrow morning to proceed to the election of Dr. Waddell's suc- 
 cessor. 
 
 The following- resolutions were presented b}^ the Rev. Dr. Brown, 
 and unanimously adopted ; and the Moderat;,i requested to appoint 
 the committee contemplated therein, at his ^ ouvenience : 
 
 Resolved, 1. That it is proper that a Pastoral Letter shall be ad- 
 dressed by this General Assembly to the several churches under 
 their care, that they may be the more fully re-assured concerning 
 various points of great importance connected with our position, 
 and be counselled in faithful love, concerning the solemn obliga- 
 tions resting upon them. 
 
 2. That, for this purpose, a committee, consisting of one member 
 from each Synod shall be appointed, whose duty it shall be to pre- 
 pare the Letter, and make report as soon as practicable. 
 
 On motioa of Dr. J. L. AVilson, it was made the order of the day ■ 
 for to-morr|nv morning at 11 o'clock to hear the reports of the 
 several executive committees. 
 
 On motion of the Rev. D. Wills, the Assembly resolved to meet 
 every day at 9 o'clock A. M., to adjourn at 2 P. M. ; and to spend 
 the first half hour of each session in devotional exercises. 
 
 The following communication was then read, and accepted as the 
 report of the ccmmittee on the revision of the form of govern- 
 ment, &c. : 
 
 The imdersigned, chairman of the committee on the revision of tlie Form 
 of Government, Book of Discipline, Directory for Worshij) and General Eules 
 for Judicatories, would respectfully represent to tbe General Assembly that 
 the state of the country Las rendered it impossible for the committee to come 
 together since the date of the Assembly's last meeiog, nineteen months ago, 
 at Charlotte, X. C. 
 
 The committee then reported that they had carefully rev'sed tbe general 
 rules of order with JefTt-rson's manual and some other authorities in their 
 hands, adding a few rules to tbe previous collection ; and that they had alpo 
 classified those rults under distinct heads, so that any rule desired might be 
 founcl at a glance. They had also made some few alterations in the Book of 
 Discipline a3 it came to us from the hands of the former chairman, our be- 
 loved and honored Brother Thornwell : the chief of these being 
 
350 MINUTES OF THE [A. D, 
 
 1st. The introduction of a chapter on the Di-cipline of the Church as it is 
 to be administered in regard to her baptized, non-coramunicatiDg members; 
 and 
 
 2d. The more full and complete statement of the Doctrine of Censnre in 
 its various forms of Admonition, Suspension, Excommunication and Deposi- 
 tion. 
 
 The committee still further reported that they had made a beginning in 
 tlie revision of the Form of Government, and had been much impressed 
 with the desirableness of a more scientific statement of the Scripture doctrine 
 of Church Government than is fonud in our present form. The boob is not 
 fully abreast of the doctrine as actually developed amongst u?. For example, 
 it contains no full statement of the radical principles of the system. Kor is 
 there any adequate presentation of our doctrine of the Court?, or of the duties 
 of the different office-bearers. Again, the Evangelist appears nowhere 
 except in a clause appended to the chapter on ordination and the general 
 references of the chapter on Missions. Finally, the method jirescrib d for 
 ordainins: Elders and Deacons without imposition of hands, is clearly un- 
 scriptural, and calls loudly for amendment in that particular. 
 
 This recapitu'atiou is made to let the Assembly understand precisely the 
 present condition of the work. 
 
 The Assembly at Charlotte instruct<'d U9 to complete our work and furnish 
 
 copies for distribution amongst Ministers and Elders as the best way of 
 
 reporting our work so that it may be examined with care. The undersigned 
 Avould state that it was found impossible to obey these last injunctions for the 
 want of funds. With a view to carry through without expense the instruc- 
 tions of the Assembly in their spirit, however, he propose.', as soon as the 
 mails are generally re-establishel throughout our country, to ijrocure the 
 publication of the Rules of Order and of the Book of Discipline in successive 
 portions in our several church papers. 
 
 With reference to the Form of Government, it is to be feared that we 
 shall hardlj^ be able to get the committee together before next summer. 
 But an unavoidable delay in the completion of this part of our work will be 
 of the less con.sequence, if by publifhiug the Rules and Book of Discipline 
 this winter we can succeed in so introducing them to the notice of the Church 
 as that the Assembly next spring can begin to act upon those papers. 
 
 All which is respectfully submitted. 
 
 JNO. B. ADGEK, 
 Chairman of Committee. 
 
 The following letter was received through the Moderator; and 
 on motion of the Rev. Dr. Wilson, the committee named therein 
 was discharged, and the papers referred to were ordered to be re- 
 turned to their respective authors : 
 
 UxiOK Theo. Seminary, Ya., Dec. 4th, 18G5. 
 
 Rev. and Dear Brother : I beg leave to return to the Gen^-ral Assem- 
 bly, through you, the papers of the committee, revised by that body at 
 Charlotte, N. C, in May, 1864, touching the relations of the Church to our 
 slave population. A previous committee, of which Dr. Lyon, of Mississippi, 
 was Chairman, had prepared a report, and this was sul)mitted, with farther 
 instructions, to a committee consisting of Messrs. Dabney, Mclnnis, Kirk- 
 patrick, Mitchell and Bartlett, to report in May, 1865. 
 
 The same public calamiticn which prevented the meethig of t'-e Assembly, 
 has prevented action by this committee. I have not assembled tVem s'nce, 
 because the almost impossibility of travelling made it unreisonable, and the 
 
1S65.] GENEEAL ASSEMBLY. 351 
 
 violent revolution wlucb has since occurred, makes the relations of the 
 Africans to us so different'^ rom the former. As the subject is now totally 
 new, I have judged it best to remit it into the hands of the As?embly, in 
 order that they may be unobstructed in the power of forming a new Commit- 
 tee and of iss;ing new instructions, should they sec proper. 
 
 Prayiu": that your counsels may be guided by the spirit of God, I would 
 humbly subscribe myself, 
 
 Your brother in the Gospel, 
 
 K. L. DABNEY. 
 To the Moderator of the General Assembly, Macon, Ga. 
 
 The committee on Elections reported as follows, and their report 
 was adopted : 
 
 The committee on elections report that ihey have sufficient evidence that 
 the Presbytery of Maury has been merged in the Pre-bytery of North Ala- 
 bama, according to the terms of union with the United Synod ; and that the 
 Piev. F. A. Ross, D. D. is present with a commission from the said Presby- 
 tery. The Committee reccom send that Dr. Ro=s be accordingly enrolled. 
 
 The committee further report that the Rev. James Park, of the Presbytery 
 of Knoxville, is here without a commission ; but, for satisfactory reasons 
 arising out of the jDecuIior circumstances of the case, they recommend that he 
 be admitted to a seat. 
 
 On motion the Assembly adjourned until to-morrow morning' at 
 9 o'clock. Closed with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Ross. 
 
 Friday Morxing, 9 o'clock. 
 
 The Assembly met and spent the first half hour in devotional 
 exercises, according* to appointment. 
 
 The minutes of yesterday were read and approved. 
 
 The Rev. A. H. Caldwell, from the Presbj'tery of North Missis- 
 sippi, and Mr. B. H. Craig, Ruling Elder from the Presbytery of 
 South Alabama, (having mislaid or lost their commissions, and it 
 appearing that they had been regularly chosen by their respective 
 Presbyteries,) were recommended to seats in this body by the com- 
 mittee on elections ; when, on motion, they were enrolled as addi- 
 tional commissioners. 
 
 The Moderator announced the appointment of the following 
 standing committees : 
 
 Oa Bills and Overtures. — Ministers, E. T. Raird, D. D., J. D. 
 Mitchell, D, D., E. P. Palmer, Richard Mcllwaine, Jas. K. Hazeu. 
 Ruling Elders, Charles Phillips. H. T. Bartktt. 
 
 Judicial Committee. — Ministers, R. Nail, D. D., R. C. Walker, 
 James McQueen. Ruling Elders, A . Walker, Jas. Miller- 
 
 On Theological Seminaries. — Ministers, C. A. Stillman, D. D., L. 
 H. Blantou, J. R. Riley, Philip H. Thompson,DonaldMcQueen, 
 Ruling Elders, W. L. Mitchell, A. G. Matthew^s. 
 
 On Domestic Missions. — Ministers, J. L. Kirkpatrick, D. D„ F. A. 
 
352 AtlXrTES OF THE [A. D. 
 
 Ross, D. D., A. W. Clisby. J. H. Gillespie, T. W. Hooper. Eulitg 
 Elders, Jesse H. Lindsay, N. S. Graham. 
 
 On Foreign Missions. — JJinisters, Robert T. Berry. F. H. Bow- 
 maH; George A CaldwelL Ruling Elders,. A. J. 3IcQaeen, H. H. 
 J :ne3. 
 
 On Pitkiication. — Ministers, J. L. "Wilson, D. D., Wm. Bnnrn, 
 D. D., 0. F. Rogers. RnUng Elders, W. L. Whitman, A. Baker. 
 On Education, — ^Ministers, J. M. Sherwood, B. L. Beall, S- S. 
 Gaillard. Ruling Elders, Charles Phillips, James Miller. 
 
 On the yarrative. — Ministers. Wm. H. Mitchell, D. D., Robert 
 Bell. Ruling Elder, H. T- Bartlett. 
 
 On Foreign Correspondence. — Ministers, J. D. Mitchell, D. D., 
 A McCallum, P. Calhoun. Ruling Elders, A. Baker. A. Walker. 
 
 On Leave (^ Absence. — 31 inisters, Donald 3IcQueen, James K. 
 Hazen. Ruling Elder, H. H. Jones 
 
 On Systematic Benevolence. — Ministers, J. C. Patterson, D. I> . 
 J. C. Brown, James Park. 
 
 On Detvtianal Exercises. — 3Iinisters, David Wills, J. R. Eiley, 
 Ruling Elder, Jesse H. Lindsay. 
 
 On Records cf Synod <^ Arkansas. — Ministers, James McQueen, 
 L. H. Blanton. Ruling Elder, X. S. Graham. 
 
 On Records *if Synod of Georgia. — ^Ministers, Richard Mcllwaine, 
 Philip H, Thompson. Ruling Elder, A. J. McQueen. 
 
 On Records cf Synod of Memphis. — ^ilinisters. R. C. Walker, 
 R A«rt H. Berry. Ruling Elder, H. H. Jones. 
 
 On Records rf Synod of y&ississippi. — Ministers, S. S. Gaillard, 
 T. W. Hooper. Ruling Elder, W. L. WTiitman. 
 
 On Records of Synod cf Nashvilie, — ^Ministers, Donald McQueen, 
 F. H. Bowman. Ruling Elder, Cha^. Phillips. 
 
 On Records of Synod cf JSarOt, Carolina. — ^linisters, A. TT. 
 Clisby, George A. Caldwell. Ruling Elder, James Miller. 
 
 On Records of Swiod of South Card :.. — Miuisters, David 
 Wills, 0. F. Rogers. " Ruling Elder, A G. Ma:hew5. 
 
 On Records of Sy-iod of Texas. — 3Iin:sters, Robert Bell, B. L. 
 BealL Ruling Elder, Jesse H. Lindsay. 
 
 On Records cf Synod of Virginia. — 3IinL-ters, Philip H. Thomp- 
 son/ J. M. Sherwood- Ruling Elder, X. S. Graham. 
 
 The 31oderator also annoanced the following committee to pre- 
 pare a Pastoral Letter to the Chur»,iie8, in accordance with the re- 
 solutions of yesterday : Rer. William Brown, D. D.. C. A. Stillman. 
 D. D., J. H. Gillespie, F. A Rok, D. D., J. L. Kirkratrlck, D. D., 
 J. L. Wilson, D. D., W. L. 3Iitcbell, and Henry T. Bartlett, 
 
 The firet order of the day, \a, : the election of a Slated Clerk to 
 fill the vacancy occasionc-d by the resignation of the Rev. Dr 
 Waddel. having been taken up, the Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, D. D., 
 was unanimously electcj^ to this office. His acceptance of the 
 same having vacated the o&ce of Permanent Clerk, the R^-v. Wm. 
 Brown, D. D., was unanimously elected to fill said vacancy. 
 
1865.] GENEKxiL ASSEMBLY. • 353 
 
 The following" letter wJis received and read to the Assembly ; 
 when, on motion of Dr. Wilson, it was ordered that the Rev. R. 
 Morrison named therein, be heard on the floor of this body imme- 
 diately subseqnent to tiie presentation of the reports of the execu- 
 tive committees : 
 
 " Office Board of Aid for Southern Presbyterian Pastors, \ 
 Louisville, Ky., Dec. 12, 1865. J 
 
 To the Moderator of the Gene-al Assembly of the Presbyt'. rian Church, in 
 session at Macon. Ga. : 
 Eev. and Dear Sir — Our Brother, the Uev. R. Morrison, of the Presby- 
 tery of Louisville, bears th's. letter, and the letter of our Boa'd of Aid to 
 your General Assembly. He is authorized to explain to you the plans and 
 purposes and hopes of our organization, more fully than they can be trea'ed 
 in a written communication. Be pleased to receive our brother for the sake 
 of h''s own high worth and for the sake of the mission he bears. 
 
 Very truly and rcspectful'y, 
 Your most ob't servant, 
 
 JAMES H. HUBER, 
 
 Sec'y and Trca.s." 
 
 Reports from the Faculty of Union Theological Seminary, from 
 the Faculty of the Seminary at Columbia, from the chairman of 
 tlie Board of trustees of the latter Seminary, and from its treasu- 
 rer, were read to the Assembly ; whicli, together with the finan- 
 cial statements exhibiting the condition of the funds of Columbia 
 Seminary, were referred to the Standing Committee on Theological 
 Seminaries. 
 
 Various overtures on the Moderator's table were referred to the 
 standing committee on Bills and Overtures. 
 
 A paper from members of the Synod of Nashville, after being 
 read to the Assembly, was, on motion of the Rev. Dr. Mitchell, re- 
 ferred to the committee on Bills and Overtures. 
 
 The following report from the chairman of the committee on 
 the Revision of tlie H3^'^nn Book, was received ; and, oa motion of 
 Prof. Phillips, was referred to the standing committee on Publi- 
 cation : 
 
 New Orleans, Dec. 6, 186.5. 
 
 The undersigned, chairman of the committee on the revision of the Hymn 
 Bo :k, beg-i leave respectfully to i-iibmit the fuUowingstitenieiit to the Gener- 
 al Assembly : 
 
 That no meeting of the committer has been held since t' e s'ssions of the 
 Assembly at Charlotte, in 1864. The extremely agi'atfd ^tate of the coun- 
 try after ihat period, and the rapid rushing of events in the early part of 
 the present yeir, rendeied it impracticable to convene the committee, widely 
 scattered a? it was over the country: and the failure of the Assembly to 
 meet last Spring, cut off tlie last h'jpe of bring' ug it together. Since that 
 time the disorganization of the country ha^ been so entiie a? to restrain the 
 intercourse which m'ght have been held by correspondence. The work of 
 revision stands preci.'-ely as in the last R/port to the Assembly, in May, 18G4. 
 
 It must also be mentioned that the o.igiiial revised copy of the Hymn 
 
35J: MIXUTES OF THE [A. D. 
 
 Book, pr-parecl by the committee, ■n-as destroyed, together with all the pri- 
 vate paprrs, books and household effects oi the under-igucd, in the general 
 conflagration of Cohimbia in Fib'y Last. This, however, is a loPs easily re- 
 paired ; as it will cost little labor to ro-produce the wo;k from the consecu- 
 tive reports of committee, as published in the Appendix to the Assembly's 
 Minutes. 
 
 Having had no conference with the oth'-r members of the Committee, the 
 following suggestion is made with diffidence as resting upon the single judg- 
 ment of the writer. As the A?sembly desires to produce a Hymn Book 
 which shall not soon be disi)laced in the worship of our churchps, it may be 
 well, at this stage of the revision, to commit the work to an entirely new set 
 of men, who shall bring their taste and judgment, reviewing the work of your 
 committee and completing it — thus securing a double goa'aLtee that the 
 book when published will meet the wishes and wants of the who!e Church. 
 This suggestion, made without the knowledge of his colleagues, springs from 
 no desire to throw the labor or the re'ponsibilit}- of this important work upon 
 others : but from a simple wish to add every possible assurance that the work, 
 when accomplished, will be wo thy of acceptance by the Church — and this 
 assurance will at least be doubled if the work passes through the hands of 
 two committees ; the second of which enjoying the fruits of criticism by 
 the first. Should this su'^-gestion commend itself to the judgment of the 
 Assembly, I would strongly urge that the committee be a local one, or at 
 least not so widely scattered as the present committee. The work to be per- 
 formed is simply executive — and one or two weeks, solidly devoted to the 
 business by a committee that can easdy be convened, will finish it in peason 
 to present it complete for adoptioii by the Assembly in the Spring. Hymn 
 Books are now wanted throughout all onr churches, which yet are restrained 
 from the purchase by the expectatiou of the revised book which shall super- 
 sede those now in use. It would have been impossible hitherto to have pub- 
 lished the Hj^mn Book, even if it had been ready for the press — but, as all 
 restriction is now removed, it is imj)ortant to meet promptly the wants and 
 wishes of the Church in this particular. 
 
 Very respectfully, 
 
 B. M. PALMER, 
 
 Chairman. 
 
 Narratives trom the Presbyteries of Fayetteville and South Ala- 
 bamo, and a r eport on systematic benevolence from tlie Presb}'- 
 tery of Fayetteville, were referred to the committees appropriate to 
 these Gubjects. 
 
 The order of the day for 11 o'clock was announced, when the 
 Annual Reports of the Executive Comnuttees of Foreign and Do- 
 mestic Missions were read by the secretary, the llev. Dr. J 
 Leighton Wilson : and respectively referred to the Standing Coat- 
 mittee on those two subjects.* 
 
 The Rev. Dr. William Brown, from the Executive Committees of 
 Publication and Education, i)reseiited the Reports of these Agencies, 
 which were referred to the Standing Committees on Publication 
 and Education.* 
 
 The Rev. Mr. Morrison, from the Board of Aid for Southern 
 Presbyterian Pastors, located at Louisville, Ky., was now intro- 
 
 *yce Appendix for thc-e reporls. 
 
1805.] GENEEAL ASSEMBLY, 355 
 
 duced to the Adsembly, and presented the following salutatoiy letter 
 in explanation of the ae^cncy he represents : 
 
 •' Kentucky Board of Aid for Southern Pastors : To the General 
 
 A?sembly of the Pie^byterian Cliurch, Macon, Ga. : 
 
 Brethren, beloved in the Lord, "grace be to yon, and peace from God our 
 Faiher, and from our Lord Jtsus Christ. Blessed be God, even the Father of 
 onr Lord Jesus Christ, tlio Fatlier of ineredes, and the God of all cooifort ; 
 who comforteth lis in all our liibulation, that we may be ablo to comfort 
 them which are in trouble by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are 
 comforted." 
 
 'rte?e presents are to tell yon that, out of the love we hear for you in our 
 Lord Jesus Christ, and from the belief that if we were in any trouble, j'ou 
 would try to comfort us ; and above jiIl, from the kno^vlcda^e that onr 
 Master's cause demands that His pastors within your bounds should be. -peedi- 
 ly relieved from pressing want, freed from worldly care and avocations, to 
 the end that they may devote their Avhole !a!~or to his bjsiness, your brethren 
 in this city and commonwealth make this overture. 
 
 In forming a plan Avhich the accompanying documents name, to thus 
 build up the Redeemer's kingdom, all parties in our Church have met upon 
 common ground, and such has been their zeal and quick response to this 
 call, that, although but a very few days have elapsed since it was made, j-et 
 already the funds of this Board amount to six thousand dollars, and the Avork, 
 it can be said, has but just begun. Let the hearts of the brethren of your 
 Assembly be joined together with one heart in this work. We a«k of 'yen 
 that you will, in order to effect a prompt and efiicient disbursement of the 
 funds entrusted to our hands, appoint one or more brethren, as may seem 
 good to you, from each of your Presbyteries, whose duty shall )3e to corres- 
 pond with this Board, and indicate to us to whom our offering of love shall 
 be sent. This co-operation on your part will be of great importance to us, 
 as it will insure a speedy and careful discharge of our duty in this atter as 
 stewards of the Lord. We trust, therefore, that you will not deny our request, 
 and that we may quickly hear from you, acquainting us with the names of 
 the brethren you will appoint agreeably thereto. 
 
 Beloved brethren, hope in the Lord, and remember His words un'o His 
 .servants, upon which he has caused us to hope, Avhertiu He saith : *• The 
 Lord shall comfort Z:on. He will comfort all her waste places : And He 
 will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the 
 Lord ; joy and gladness shall be fouud therein. Thanksgiving 1 and the 
 voice of melody." 
 
 •' Brethren, pray for us. Now the God of peace, that brought again from 
 the dead our Lord Jesus, that Great Shepherd of the sheep, ihiough the 
 blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every gnod woik, to 
 do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight, through 
 Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen." ■' Pe^icc be to 
 the brethren, and love with faith from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus 
 Christ. Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. 
 Amen." 
 
 Wri'tenfrora Louisville, Kentucky, December 12th, 1865, in behalf of the 
 Board, by your servant and brother, for Christ's sake, 
 
 JAMES H. HUBER, 
 Secretary and Treasurer. 
 
 After the reading of this letter, the Rev. Mr. Morrison proceeded 
 to address the Assembly in further explanation of the subject of 
 
356 MINUTES OF THE [A. D. 
 
 its contents ; when, on motion of the Rev. Dr. Baird, the following 
 resolutions were unanimously adopted : 
 
 Resolved, 1st, That this Assembly express their great satisfaction at the 
 presence of R<v. Robert Morrison, as the represent itive of the '• Kentucky 
 Board of Aid for Southern Pastors," recputly organized at Louisville, and re- 
 turn him iheir sincere thanks for his able and interesting address. 
 
 Resolved, 2d, That the letter from the Kentucky Aid Association and the 
 subject matter of Mr. Morrison's address, lie referred to the Standing Com- 
 mittee on Domestic Missions, with instructions to j^repare a suitable minute 
 for our adoption. 
 
 The Rev. Richard Mcllwaine -offered the folhjwing resolution 
 which, on motion of the. Rev. Robert T. Berr}', was laid on the 
 table : 
 
 " Resolved, That when the time for adjournment to-day shall arrive, the 
 Assembly will lake a recess till 7 o'clock P. M., to meet in Ihe Lecture 
 Room of tliis Church ; and that this shall be the order for each day during 
 our sessions." 
 
 The Assembly heard a statement from the Rev. Dr. Kirkpatrick, 
 with reference to the proceedings of the Trustees of the General 
 Assembly, from wiiicli body no report has been received ; when, on 
 motion of the Rev. Dr. Wilson, a committee, consisting of Rev. Dr. 
 Kirkpatrick, Col. Mitchell and N. S.Graham, was appointed to 
 report to tliis Assembly what additional steps, if any, are necessary 
 in order to secure a compcteiit cliarter for tliis body. 
 
 On motion of the Rev. Dr. Wilson, it was made the duty of the 
 Comtnitte" on Bills and Oveiturcs to report at 10 o'clock to-morrow 
 morning on the subject of the name which this Assembly shall 
 hereafter bear. 
 
 Dr. Ross presented a paper on the subject of "social recrea- 
 tions," which was referred to the Committee on Bills and Over- 
 tures, with directions to report to the Assembly to-morrow morning 
 at 1 1 o'clock. 
 
 On motion of the Rev. Dr. Rf)ss, the Rev. Geo. A. Caldwell was 
 added to the Committee on Bills and Overtures. 
 
 On motion the Assembly adjourned until to-morrow morning at 
 9 o'clock. Closed with prayer by Riof. Charles Phillips. 
 
 Saturday Morning, 9 o'clock. 
 
 The Assembly met, and spent the first half hour in devotional 
 exercises. The Minutes of yesterday were read and approved. 
 
 The following membtrs were reported and took their seats, viz : 
 R. E. Lester, Ruling Elder from the Presbytery of East Hanover ; 
 Rev. TJomas Smytho, D. D., from the Presbyterj' of Charleston ; 
 W. L. T. Prince, Ruling Elder from the Presbytery of Harmony ; 
 J. T. L. Preston. Ruling Elder from the Presbytery of Lexington. 
 
 On motion of Dr. J. L. Wilson, it was resolved that when the 
 Committee of Bills and Overtures shall have presented a name for 
 our Church, it shall be in cider for other members to do the same/ 
 
1S65.] GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 357 
 
 the various names shall then be disposed of seriatim ; and speeches 
 on the subject shall be limited to five minutes each. 
 
 An Overture from the Presbytery of East Hanover concerning 
 depositories for religious books, was read and referred to the 
 Standing- Committee on Publication. 
 
 The order of the day was taken up, and the Committee on Bills 
 and Overtures made a report, (Overtures No. 2 and 3,) recom- 
 mending that the name of tlie Churcli shall be The Presbyterian 
 Church in the United States ; after which various other names 
 were proposed by members of the Assembly. 
 
 On motion of Mr. Bowman, the resolution offered by Dr. Wilson 
 •was reconsidered, and then on motion of Dr. Nail was amended by 
 striking out the words, " the various names shall then be dis- 
 posed of 5m«^/»z" and inserting the following : "If on the first 
 vote no name shall have received a majority of the votes, then all 
 the names shall be withdrawn except the four highest, and then 
 continue to drop the name having the smallest vote, until one shall 
 have a majority ; and tliat the vote he taken by calling the roll." 
 
 After considerable discussion on the merits of the names pro- 
 posed, the vote war; taken with the following result : For the 
 name proposed by the committee, 42 ; Presbj-terian Church in the 
 South, 7 ; American Presbyterian Church, 2 ; Protestant Presby- 
 terian Church in the United States, 2. 
 
 The vote was then made unanimous, and the report of the com- 
 mittee was adopted. 
 
 The order of the day for 1 1 o'clock was postponed till 10 o'clock 
 Monday morning. 
 
 The resolution proposing a change in the time of meeting during 
 the present s'^ssions, which had been laid on the table, was taken 
 up, when it was resolved to meet in the Lecture Room to-night, and 
 thereafter, at 7 o'clock. 
 
 The Standing Committee on Finance presented a report, which 
 was adopted, and is as follows : 
 
 The Stand'ng Committee on Finance (corsisUng of the Stated and Perma- 
 nent Clerks and the Treasurer.) be? leave to report that, in order to meet 
 the expenses oi this Assembly, iLey recommend the tollowing fchedule of 
 assessments : The following Presbyteries shall be assessed in tVe sum of 
 twenty-five dollars ($25 00) each, viz : South Alabama, Hopewell, Memphis, 
 Mississippi, New Orleans. Concord, Fayetteville, Orange, Harmony, South 
 Carolina, East Hanover, Lexington, Roanoke, and West Hanover. The fol- 
 lowing in tbe sum of twenty dol'ars (,$20.00) each, viz : East Alaliama, Tus- 
 caloosa, Flint River, Tombeckbee, Nashville, Bethel, Charleston, Greenbrier, 
 Montgomery and Winchester. The following in the sum of ten dollars 
 (810.00) each, viz : Arkansas, Ouachita, Cherokee, Florida, Chicka?aw, North 
 Mississippi. Tuscumbia, WestFrn District, Central Mississippi, Louisiana, 
 Holston and North Alabama. The following iu the sum of five dollars ($5.00) 
 each, viz: Creek Nation, Indian,. Georgia, East Miss's=ippi, Red River, 
 Knoxville, Brazos, Central Texas, East Texas and West Texas. 
 
 The Committee likewise recommend that the published Minutes of lliis 
 AssembTy shall be furnished by tbe Stated Clerk to all who shall desire the 
 same, for the sum of fifty cents a copy. 
 
358 MINUTES OF THE [A. D. 
 
 The Committee on Bills and Overtures reported Overture No. 1, 
 which Tvas adopted, and is as follows : 
 
 Overture No. 1, from a Convention of Ministers and Elders, belonging to 
 the Synod of Nashville, informinct the Assembly that that Synod had not 
 been able to meet since the Fall of 1861 ; declaring their cordial adherence 
 to this bodj^, and their approval of our position and principles ; and request- 
 ing the Assembly to appoint a meeting of Synod at an early day. 
 
 The committee recommend that this request be granted ; and that the 
 Synod of Nashville be directed to meet in the Presbyterian Church of 
 Huntsville, Alabama, on the Thursday before the third Sabbath of January, 
 1866, at half-past six o'clock P. M., and that the sessions be opened with a 
 sermon by the Rev. Robert Hardin, D. D.. or in cash of his absence, then 
 by the oldest minister present, who shall preside until a Moderator be chosen. 
 
 The committee reported also Overture No. 4, which after con- 
 sideration was recommitted ; Messrs. Preston, John Miller and 
 Smythe being meanwhile added to the committee ; also Overtures 
 Nos. 5 and 6, which were placed on the docket. 
 
 A report was received from the Committee on Devotional Exer- 
 cises, which was approved. 
 
 On motion the Assembly adjourned to meet in the Lecture 
 Room at 6 o'clock. Closed with prayer. 
 
 Saturday Ev^ening, T o'clock. 
 
 The Assembly met and was opened with prayer. 
 
 The Rev. Samuel A. King, from the Presbytery of Central 
 Texas, was, upon report of the Committee on Elections, enrolled as 
 a member. 
 
 Overture No, 7 was reported by the committee and adopted, 
 and is as follows : 
 
 Overture No. 7, from the Presbytery of Central Mississippi, representing 
 that under the terms of the union agreed upon with the United Synod, two 
 ministers and at least two churches properly in the bounds of the Synod of 
 Memphis, were transferred to that Presbytcxy. and requesting the Assembly 
 to rectify this matter. 
 
 The committee recommend that the Rev. E. M. Richardson and Rev. 
 George P. Richardson, together with the churches of Granada and Panola, 
 and any other churches formerly connected with the Presbytery of Lexing- 
 ton South, which lie north of the northern boundary of the Synod of Mifsis- 
 sippi, be and hereby are transferred frona the Presbytery of Central Missis- 
 sippi to the Presbytery of North Misgissippi of the Synod of Memphis. 
 
 Also Overture No. 8, which was adopted, and is as follows ; 
 
 Overture No. 8. — From the Synod of South Carolina, declaring in sub- 
 stance its continued approval of the course adopted by the Southern Presby 
 teries, in organizing this General Assembly ; declaring its purpose to adhere 
 with renewed energy and affection to our own cherished denomination '; ex- 
 londicg a welcome to our communion and fellowship, to all who cordially 
 adopt our standards and sympathize with tis in our principles as to the 
 province of the church ; and warning onr churches against all schismatical 
 intruders. 
 
1865.] GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 359 
 
 The comuiittee recommend that the Assembly express its agreement with 
 the Synod in these views. 
 
 Also No. 4, wliich had been recommitted. The report, being 
 adopted, is as follows : 
 
 Overture No. 4. — An inquiry from an Elder of one of our churches as to 
 what is the duty and chtistian course of a Church Sefsion, when a minister 
 or agent of the Ohl School General Assembly (Nonli) presents himself 
 amongst us, wiih a request to labor in our churcte?, or occupy one of our 
 Tacant houses of worsLip. 
 
 The committee recommend that this overtute be answer d by the adop- 
 tion of the following resolutions, viz: 
 
 Eesolvtd, 1st, That the Presbyterian Church of the North (Old School) 
 is to be looked upon simply as a separate and distinct ecclesiastical lody ; 
 and that the ministers and agents ot that church have no lurthtr or higher 
 claims on our courtesy than any other churches of the same secicn of the 
 country, which hold to the same symbols of f .ith and order with ourselves. 
 
 Eesolved, 2d, That this Assembly has no reason for recommeiding any 
 other usages or rules in re-pecc to fur fellowship with other ecclesiusiical 
 bodies than those that have long been familiar in all oar Sessions and Pres- 
 byteries ; and will net attempt to define afresh in what cases and in what 
 degree errors in belief and practice thall exclude from our pulpits, or suspend 
 ecclesiatt'cal communion. 
 
 Resolved, 3d, That our ministtrs and churches be, and hereby are warned 
 against all ministers, or other agents, who maycJme among us to sow the 
 Stcds of division and strife in our congregations, or to cn.ate schism in our 
 beloved Zion. And owing to the peculiar reasons for prudence which now 
 exist, we enjoin it upon our ministers and sessions to exercise special caution 
 as to whom they admit to their pulpits ; and in cases of doubt, to refer to the 
 judgment of the Presbyteries the whole qutstion of the nature and extent of 
 courtesy or cf untenance they may extend. 
 
 Resolved, 4th, That the Assembly would remind sessions "hat in no f-aseis 
 it proper for them to invite ministers of other denominations statedly to 
 occupy any of our pulpits without the consent of the Presbyteries, and the 
 known purpose of f-uch ministrrs, at the earliest suitable opportunity, to 
 unite with us in ecclesiastical relali.ns. 
 
 The meeting of the next General Assembly was appointed to be 
 held in the First Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, on 
 the third Thursday of November, 186G, at 11 o'clock A. M. 
 
 Overtures Nos. 5 and 6 were taken up and adopted^ and the 
 Moderator of the Assembly, together with the Chairman of the 
 Committee on Bills and Overtures, were appointed a committee to 
 explain to the Presbytery of South Alabama the reason for de- 
 clining to accede to the request. The report is as follows : 
 
 Overtures No. 5 and 6. — From the Synod of Alabama and the Presbytery 
 of South Alabima respectively, requesting the Assembly to amend the' rule 
 requiring the examination of ministers on their reception by the Presbyteries, 
 so as to make it optional. 
 
 The committee recommend that as there is no evidence that the rule has 
 not worked well, the Assembly decliLe to make the change requested. 
 
 The committees on the records of the Synods of Arkansas, 
 Georgia, Memphis, Mississippi, Virginia, and Texas, reported 
 2 
 
360 MINUTES OF THE [A. D. 
 
 severally that no records had been placed in their hands, and were 
 discharged. The records of the Synod of South Carolina were, 
 upon the recommeudation of the committee, approved so far as 
 written. 
 
 A letter from Rev. J. E. C. Doremus, in regard to the revised 
 Hymn Book, was read and referred to the Standing Committee on 
 Publication ; also a resolution on the same subject, offered by Rev. 
 Mr. Berry. 
 
 On motion, the Assembly adjourned till Monday morning, 9 
 o'clock. Closed with prayer. 
 
 Monday Morning, 9 o'clock. 
 
 The Assembly met and spent half an hour in devotional exer- 
 cises. The Minutes of Saturda}' were read and approved. 
 
 The following members appeared and their names were enrolled : 
 Rev. R. S. Gladney and R. A. Minnis, from the Presbytery of 
 Tombeckbee ; Rev. Sam'l W. Davics and Thos. D. Chunn, from Pres- 
 bytery of Arkansas, and D. H. Hill, Ruling Elder from the Pres- 
 bytery of Concord. 
 
 On motion the Committee on the Records of the Synodsof North 
 Carolina and Nashville, not having any records to examine, were 
 discharged. 
 
 The Committee on the Records of the Synod of Alabama report- 
 ed, and upon their recommendation they weie approved so far as 
 written. 
 
 The Committee on Bills and Overtures reported on Overtures 
 No. 10, No. 11 and No. 13, and the reports on the same were ac- 
 cepted and adopted, and are as follows : 
 
 Overture No. 10, — From the Presbytery of North Alabama, reqaeiting 
 tills Assembly to re-adjust the boandary between the Synods of Nashvule 
 and of Memphis, so as to tiirow the county of Madisou, in the State of Ala- 
 bama, into the Presbytery of North Alabama and the Synod of Nashville, 
 
 and 
 
 Overture No. 11, from a member of the Synod of Memphis, requesting 
 that in whatever arrangement of the bound iry adopted, the churches aad 
 cburch property w thin the bounds of the Presbytery of Tuscumbia, shall 
 belong siill to the Synod of Memphis. 
 
 The committee recommend the adoption of the following resolution : 
 
 Resolved, That the ministers and churches within the cnunty of Madison, 
 Alabama, form rly connected with the UnHed Synod be adjudged to belorg 
 to the Presbytery of North Alabama for the present ; but that all the inter- 
 ests of the Presbytery of Tusc;imbia and the Synod of Memphis be pre- 
 served intict. This temporary arrangement the Assembly adopts for want 
 of the necessary information ; but it hereby urges the iudica'ories interested 
 to endeavor to agree on a definite boundary line, and to report to the next 
 Assembly, in order that this matter may be conclusively settled. 
 
 Overture No. 13, from the Synod of Mississippi, requesting the Assembly 
 to adjust the matter of conflicting boundaries between that Synod and the 
 Synod of Alabama, arising out of the terms of union with the United Synod. 
 
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 The committ'jc recommend that all tlie minis'ers and churches formerly 
 connected w.th the Presbytf-rios of the United Synod, but which lie within 
 the bomidj of llie Sj-nod of Alabama, be arnl hereby are transferred to the 
 Presbyleri'S within which they are respect' vely located. 
 
 The order of the day (being the Report on P(jpular Amusement.'',) 
 Iiaving arrived, it was further postponed until 12 M., to take up the 
 Report of the Standing Coinniittee on Publication, which coniinittee 
 then proceeded to report respecting that work, and also on the 
 subject of Psalmody. 
 
 The order of the day for 12 o'clock was taken up, (the considera* 
 tion of the report of the ConnniLtoe of Publication having- been sus- 
 pended for that purpose,) and the report of the Committee on Bills 
 and Overtures on Popular Amusements, (Overture No. 9,) was 
 accepted and adopted, and is as follows : 
 
 Overture No. 9. — A paper from the Rev. Dr" Ross on the .s ibject of fash- 
 ionable amusements, containino^ three inquiries, with their proposed answers. 
 The c )mmittee recommend thut the inquiries be answered ad follows, viz : 
 
 1. " Whether every church spssion bus the rifrht to make it a rule that 
 dancing and other amusements arc d sciplinary ?" 
 
 Answer. — No church jndcatory has a right to make any new rules of 
 church membership, different from those (;ouiained in the constitution ; but 
 it lathe undoubted right of the church s ssion and of every oilier judicatory, 
 to make a deliveranc.^, affirming its sen?e of what is '• an offl'nce,'' in the 
 meaning of the Book of Discip ine, ch. 1, sec. 3. 
 
 2. '' Whether such rule commonly ex'sts in Presbyterian Churches ?'' 
 Answer. — Prob ibly n^ne of om- judicatories are as faithful as they ought 
 
 to be ; bu": it i? believed that the chufclies generally do, in some foim, dis- 
 countenance dancing. And the Presbyterian Church, through its supreme 
 judicatory, has repi atedly borne its testimony agaiost dancing, and other 
 worldly amnsements. 
 
 3. " Whether such rule is expedient ; or what should be the m'nd of the 
 wlole body, and what its action ?" 
 
 An-wer. — It is the du'y of every jidicatory to enforce the teachings of our 
 standards on this and other fashionable amusements, such as tlratrical \n'r- 
 formancts. card-playin<jr, (tc. And while the Assembly bel eves that the 
 '• lascivious dancings" declared to be forbidden in the seventh commandment, 
 by the answer to the 139th question of the Larger Ciitech'sm, arc not those 
 usual in our best sjociety, yet it is our belief that the tenor of the teachings of 
 the scriptures and of our standards, is in direet opposition to this sociiil 
 usage. Christ's kingdom is not of this world ; and the Apostle exhorts 
 Chrisiians not to be conformed to tLe world. Though we do not say that 
 all these worldly amusements are " in their own nature f^infu'," it is clear 
 that th^y " may tempt' those who engage in them, and otheis, t» sin : and 
 moreover, the Scriptures condemn them as worldliness. If the practice of 
 the dance in mixed assembl es be not conforming to the world, it is difhcult 
 to name any offence against tie injunction of the Apostle. Nor need the 
 Church of Christ have any hesitancy in announcing its position on this sub- 
 ject ; for the men of the world, with one consent agree that it is inconsistent 
 with the nature of the Christian profession, for members of the church to en- 
 gage in the dance. 
 
 In this connection, the A?s mbly would take occasion to exhort our Chris- 
 tian people to avoid the excesses into which they are in danger of being 
 drawn by the demands of fashion. The scriptures forbid " revellings," and 
 
362 MINUTES OF THE • [A. D. 
 
 all intemperate self-indulgeDce ; with which leachings the prevalent custom 
 of protracting social assemblies, with or without music and dancing, to the 
 hours of the morninjr. but especially when accompanied with drinkirg or 
 card-playing, is manife«tly inconsistent. Moreover, theA?s(mbly, observing 
 that pprties of pleasure are usually composed almost exclusively of unmarried 
 j'oung people, would give it as its earnest advice that the best form of social 
 re-union be made to partake as much as possible of the style and tone of the 
 family circle, in which youthful enjoyment is tempered by the presence of 
 the older and mariicd member-'. 
 
 The Assembly expresses itself with the more earnestcess on this whole sub- 
 ject, because of the disposit'on which is observed in all parts of our borrers 
 to run into the inordinate indulgence of worldlincss at this time, in forgetfui- 
 ne=s of the mighty chastcnings of God which are even \et upon us ; and 
 because we see members of our churchrs and our beloved baptized youth, 
 in forgetfitlness of the covenant of God, which is upon them, carried away 
 with the world's delusions, to the subversion of the divine iijflnences of the 
 sanctuary, and to the neglect of the in1ere?ts of their souls. "Wheiefore, the 
 Assembly wou'd urge our people to take the word of exhortation ; to abstain 
 frcm all forms of evil ; and to s'udy nnd pursue tl:at sobriety which be- 
 cometh the Gospel, so that the Church of Christ f-hall indeed be " a peculiar 
 people.'' And we hereby exhort our ministers and church sessions to a dis- 
 charge of their duties. Let them proceed by affectionate and fiiithful in- 
 struction from thepnipit, as well as in private ; by admonition, and by such 
 other measures as Christian prudence may dictate ; but when all other means 
 fail, then let them proceed to such methods of discipline as shall separate from 
 the Church those who love the w*.rld and practice conformity thereto rather 
 than to the law of Christ. 
 
 The special committee ejn Boneficiaiy Educ:itie)n, appointeei by 
 the Assembly ejf 18(34, to report at tlie next assembly made a report, 
 which was made the order of the day for 7 o'clock. 
 
 As unfinished business, the lieport of the Standing Committee of 
 Publication was then resun.ed, amended and discussed. 
 
 On nK)tion Rev. J. D. Mitchell, D. D., Rev. John Miller, and Rev. 
 R. S. Gladney, were added to the Committee on Foreign Missions. 
 
 The Assembly ^jieii adjourned to 7 o'clock P. M. Closed with 
 prayer. 
 
 Monday Evening, 7 o'clock. 
 
 The Asscmbl}' met and was opened with prayer by Dr. J. L. 
 Kirkpatrick. 
 
 The Committee on Bills and Overtures made reports on Overtures 
 No. 12, 14 and 15 — all of which were accepted and adopted, and 
 are as follows . 
 
 Overture No. 12. — An inquiry from a member of this Assembly, asking 
 whether a I'r* sbyte ry has a right to orduin n liceiit'ate to the work of the 
 Gospel Ministry, i-imply because he desires it, although neither one cr more 
 churches have requeatcel that he should be ordained. 
 
 'I'hc committee lecomme nd the following answer, \iz : Every office in the 
 Chuich af (Jod, accordino; to the Script ure^ and llie standard of our Church, 
 is a definite charge; and heice no man can lawfully be ordained to tho 
 Oofpd Ministry unless it be to the performance of some work appropriate 
 
1865.] GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 363 
 
 to that office according to the constitution. And as one great evidence 
 of a divine vocation is a call from a particular church, do m n ought to 
 be ordained, except in cases extraordinarj', without sucli a call. Monover. 
 as persins aie liable to mi-jtal^e tin ir calling, and as the office of the minis- 
 try is u permanent one, by Divine insii'ulioii, Presi)y cries ought to txer- 
 cise great caution in ordaininir Evangt-li ts, lest the ministry be filled with 
 intruders, and the Church be afflicted with a va'jrant and Fccidirized clergy. 
 Nor ought they ever to do so, until full proof has been made uf the licentiate, 
 by the JPiesbytery which ordains him, and it has received such a favorable 
 report concerning him from the churches, as gives the joromise of wide 
 usefulness. 
 
 The case mentioned in the memorial seems to violate all these principles. 
 If the licentiate be not called to a particular church, and if he be not look- 
 ing to the work of the Evangplist in fronti'^r and des itute settlements, his 
 ordination, sine litulo, would be not only irregular and unconstitutional, but 
 manifestly unscriptural. 
 
 Overture No. 14. — An inquiry from a RulingElder of Flint River Presby- 
 bytery, viz : Can a Ruling Elder who has removed from the bounds of his 
 church, and who fi;r a peril d of eighteen months or two years, has not com- 
 muni d or worshipped with the church, be allowed to resume his seat in the 
 session without returning to rcs'de in the limits of the congregation ? 
 
 The committee recommend the following answer, viz ; The provision of 
 the constitution, th it no man is eligible to the office of Elder unk ss he is a 
 member of the chirrch in wh'ch he is to serve, was evidently des gned to 
 prevent the existence of a non-resideni PJld.rship. And s nee the rights of 
 I) ffiee and the discharge of its duties go together in the ordination tngagc- 
 ^len's, this Afsembly judg' s that when an Elder voluntarily and perma- 
 nently n moves beyond the bounds of a con Tegation, he is tUtrefore disquali- 
 fied from di^■charglng tl e functions of liis office, and is no longer to be con- 
 sidered as an Acting Elder. 
 
 Overture No. 15. — From the Pn sbytery of C.'nlral Mississ ppi,d'ssenting 
 fi'om certain language used in the minutes of the last (jeneral Assembly on 
 the su'-ject of valid and invalid baptism, and rcques'ing this As-.embly to 
 make a new and more satisfactory deliverance. 
 
 The committee recommend the following minute, viz : 
 
 The langua e from which the Pn sbytery dissent, iha'> this is "the true 
 idea of bap ism, viz: that it sets lb th the death of Christ," taken by it- 
 self, is posnbly liable to misappiehension. But ina much as the minute in 
 quest'on, in t^o or three diftVrent forms, does distinctly state the true doc- 
 trine, it is manifest that tlu last As-embly meant to teach that baji'ism '• s ts 
 forth the death of Christ,' by exh'bitii g to us the benefits there if in tluir 
 effectual application to us by th- Holy Ghost. In thes mil ir expre-sion in 
 the same deliverance where it is said that bapt'sm '• sets Him ((Jur st) forth 
 as erne fied for us and raised a'.'ain for ourju tification," it i- evid(Dt that this 
 languiae is used in the sense previously explained in the miiute itsUf, viz : 
 '• that baptism was dcs'gned t'» signily ami seal our fUowship with Chris', 
 in H s death and in His resurrection, with all the beiiefi's thert'c.f." These 
 expressions, thus explained, are as.-uredly in accordance v\i'h our standarJs 
 and wi h the word of God. 
 
 The Committee on the Charter made a report which was accept- 
 ed and adopted, and, on motion of Dr. J. L. Kirkpatrick, tlie Cliair- 
 tnan of this committee was appointed to make known the last re- 
 
364 ' MINUTES OF THE [A. D. 
 
 solution in this report to the gentlemen mentioned in it. The re- 
 port is as follows : 
 
 The Committee on the snbject of the Cliarter would report — 
 
 Trat althcu<>h no official information has been laid be ore the General As- 
 sembly, the following statement of (acts touching tlie nialter of the Char- 
 ter, as provided for by the last Apsembly, may be received as undoubtedly 
 com ct, viz : 
 
 Soon after the adjournment of the last General A?sfmbly, on application 
 was made to the Legislature of the State of North Curolina for an act of 
 incorporation; which a ppication proved succe'slul. and a charter was ob- 
 tained with only one slight and immateriiil modification of the terms proposed 
 by the committee of the Gener d Assembly. As required bj' the Charter, 
 the trusteps assembled in Charlotte, N. C, on day of , 1864, de- 
 clared their acceptance of the Charter, and organized by the appointment of 
 the Hon. 'Ihomas C. Perrin, of Abbeville, South Carolina, President ; the 
 Piev. Dr. B. M. Palmer, of New Orlcars, Secretary ; and John Crawford, 
 Esq., of Columbia, South Ca-olina. Treasurer. 
 
 It is believed that all that is now necessary to be done i.i for the General 
 Assembly to ap])oint a comnittce to make an application to the Legiflati^re 
 of North Carolii a. to change thpiiame ►ind style of the bod}'- to which the 
 Charter has been granted from the " General Assembly of the Presbyterian 
 Church in the C' nfedcra'e States," to " The General As-emhly of the Pres- 
 byterian C 'urch in the Un'ted States." 
 
 We theiefore, recommend that Joseph H. AVilson, James M. Hutchison, 
 A. A. McLean, and Duncan Shaw, Piul'ng Elders of our Chuich, now hold- 
 ing seat"! in the Legislature of North Carolina, be appointed and requested 1o 
 obtain from that body the above change in the ("barter, and do what el^e, if 
 anything, may be necessary to secure to us the full benefits of that instruuicut.'* 
 
 The order of the day, viz : The Keport of the Committee on 
 Beneficiary Education, was then heard, accepted, discussed, and 
 re-committed lo the committee, to report to the next Assembly. 
 
 Nominations for the Executive Committees of Edncation, Publi- 
 cation, Domestic Missions, and Foreign Missions, were announced, 
 and the elections were made the (nxler of the day for 10 o'clock 
 to-moirovv. 
 
 Tlie Committcic on Theological Seminaries made a Report, which 
 was accepted, amended and adopted, and is as fjlhnvs ; 
 
 We have had placed in our hands the following papers, wliich we recom- 
 mend be published in the appendix to tie Minutes of this Assembly, viz ; 
 The Re| ort of ti e Famlty of Un'on Theologir-al Seminary ; the Report of the 
 Faculty of the Theological Seniinhry at Columbia, 8(nitJi Carolina ; the 
 Pioport of the Tre.isnrer, and a S'atpmcnt from the Chairman of the Board 
 of Directo'S of the samp institution. 
 
 'J'!i(se documents brings u"^ painful intelligence in legard to the present 
 condition ot these cheiishcd insiitutions of the Church. The public calami- 
 ties which have d- pressed all the inter' sts of our portion of the land, have 
 fallen with !i(avy weight upon them By the failure of the Confederote Gov- 
 ornnicnt, and the ])artial des'ruction of the rroneyed rorporut'ous in which 
 the funds of those Seminaries were invested, t'li ir 'arge endowmtnts have 
 been reduced to dimensions which are entirely inadequate to their support. 
 But we learn also that in both instances the buildings and libraries, with 
 
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 slight exception?, have be«n fvcserveij intact. The members of the two 
 faculties also retain tbeir chaiis, and continue their labors, sustained, in 
 great measure, by the liberality of the churches within the States in whicti 
 they are located. While then "these heavy looses are a most trying dispensa- 
 tion, we cannot but be encouraired by the indications of the Divine 
 favor, in what i^ still preserved to us, and in the strong hold which 
 these nurseries of the Chiu'ch have upon the hearts of God's people. 
 
 Tlie e idowmeiit of Union Seminary is reduced to ninety or one hundred 
 thousand doUar-i, and even that does not yield at present one cent of 
 income. But the Synod of Yircinia, with the co-operation of the Synod 
 of North Carolina, have adopted measures for the temporary support of 
 both professors and students, and for replacing the lost endowment, which 
 have already been attended with encouraging success. The As^emblj' has 
 only an ad\isory control of this Seminary — hut we suggest that they 
 heartily commend the energy and z^'al with whicli its managers have met 
 the emergoncy, and urge upon the Churches such a response to these efforts 
 as sha'l not only su-ta-n it through its present trials, but in due time place 
 it upon a broader foundation than ever. 
 
 The endowment of the Seminary at Columbia has been reduced f om 
 two hundred and seventy thousand to sixty-nine or seventy thoufand 
 dollars — only three thousand of which, or a little hss. yields any cash in- 
 come at pr' sent. Three professors, besides the emeritus professor, retain 
 their position-. No provision has been made for tVeir support, except that 
 the Synod of South Carolina has initiated a system by which contributions 
 in money, clothing and provisions are bein? secured for thesuppoit of both 
 proft-ssors and students — the scholarship's f i r the support of the latter being 
 rednced in value to about five thousand dollars. But it is evident t' at this 
 system, or some similar one, must become general, in order to meet the de- 
 mand. The whole Church mu=t come up to our help in this emergency. 
 Th'S institution must be sustained. In connection with the f-i-ter seminary 
 in Y irginia, it is iudispensub'e as the grand means by which the Church is to 
 extend (t even maintain her strength, and he-r very life. Its past histoiy is 
 full of marks of the Divine recognition and blessing. Its fruits are found 
 throughout all our bounds, and in many other pitrts of the earth. As an ap- 
 proved, Cjtablishcd and successful means of sending forth labe.rers into the 
 harvest, we cannot aflurd to dispense with it, even temporarily. We re- 
 commor.d, thavfore. that the Assembly urge upon all our pastors and stated 
 supplies to take up contributions in me>ney and in other forms, as may be 
 convenient, at the earliest practicable time, for the support of this Seminary, 
 to be forward dtoihe treasurer, Mr. Andrew Crawford, at Columbia, South 
 Carolina, to be applied by the board of directors to the support of tlie pro- 
 fess rs — and upon the Presbyteries to give special attention to this call. 
 
 Two chairs in this Semina'y are now vacant, viz: that of Pastor d Theob- 
 gy and Sacred Rhetoric, and that of Didactic and Polemic Theol )gy. In the 
 pve-oat condition of the endowment, and the s'ateofthe whole Chtirch, we 
 <\o not deem it expedi nt to attempt, at present, to fill these chairs. We 
 lament f^e necessity for d' lay, but as the constitution of the Seminary pro- 
 vide? that the duties of all vie mt pro'es'orships shall be performed by the 
 members of the exi-iting faculty ; as these members are already engaged in 
 these duties, and as they are fa ly competent to discharge them to the satis- 
 faction of the Church, we feel assured that the Semhiary will go forward effi- 
 -ciently and su 'cc s'ully in its great work ; and that it wi'l continue to enjoy 
 the confldence and support of the Church. 
 
 The committee nominate for re election all the members of the existing 
 Board of Directors, and Mr. Andrew Crawford as Treasurer. 
 Respejtfully submitted by order of the commit' ee. 
 
 C. A. STILLMAN, Chairman. 
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366 MINUTES OF THE [A. D. 
 
 On motion, the hearing of the Pastoral ^Letter was made the 
 order of the day for to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock. 
 
 The Assembly then adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 
 o'clock. Closed with prayer. 
 
 TcESDAY Morning, 9 o'clock. 
 The Assembly met and spent half an hour in devotional exercises. 
 The Minutes of yesterday were read and approved. 
 The Standing Committee on Education made a report, which 
 was accepted and adopted, and is as follows : 
 
 The Standing Conimitlee on Education report that tlify have examin'^d 
 the papers submitted to them. These papers contain nothing, as far as they 
 relate to the past operat ons of the j^ssembly's committee, that reqflire notice. 
 Up to the c'ose of the war, our young men were in the army, and the amount 
 of lunds collected was small ; and this amount became worthless when tLe 
 Confederate Government was overlhr own. Since the close of the war, no- 
 thing has been done by the committee — no beneficiaries assisted, no funds 
 collected. 
 
 There are two thoughts suggested, however, in tie brief report of the 
 Executive Commiitee, tliat deserve ihe earnest attention of this Assembly, 
 connected as they are with the future of our Church. 
 
 (1.) The first ol' thfse is " the increasing need of ministers of the Gospel 
 to enter upon the labors of our vast field." During the last four years, very 
 few ha\e entered the ministry Nearly the whole of those who were in the 
 various stag's of prejiaration for the sarred work, were called into the 
 field of civil strife and forced to suspend their studies. Not a few of these 
 gave up their bves in the conflict ; others had their health so permanently 
 broken that they have been comiDcUed to aba* don their clierished hope of 
 preaching the Gospel; and siill others perhaps by the delay thus incurred, 
 and from other causes, have ent-red into secular pursuits for life. An inter- 
 ruption of four years in all preparation for the regular supply of ministers 
 lor our churches, is a serious matter. It creates a gap not easly filled ; and 
 unless the church shall use extra exert'on to supp'y this want, very sad in- 
 deed may be the consequences to oitr Zion. Ministers with us are not made 
 in a day. It requires time to fit th( m lor their holy woik. And by the 
 time that those who now enter upon their coiu-se of preparation, even under 
 the most favorable circumstances shall be able actually to commence their 
 labors, the w-ant of ministers will be far greater than now. 'J'he prosperity 
 of the country, it is hoped, will' be lapidly returning. Our i»re.sent feeble 
 churches, crushed under the weight of accumulated misfortune, will be placed 
 in a condition to sustain again the Gospel among them. New and imi^or- 
 tant fields, in the increasing population and prosperity of the coimtry, will 
 open to us and invite us to occupy. Wiih this prospect in vicT, can we be 
 indiflfL-rent to tlie subjeC bjlore Ui ? Arc we not bound to labor as God may 
 give us ability, and to pray with our whole heart, that the number of minis- 
 ters may be greatly increased throughout our holders ? Next to tlie placing 
 upon their feet our overthrown and crippled congregations, is the sujiply of 
 faithful and devoted men to break to them the bread of life. The number of 
 these is at present inadequate to the demand, shoidd our Domestic Missionary 
 operations be bUstcd to the sustentation of feeble churclies ; while the vast 
 field that, in human jtrobabiiity, will soon- open to us in the regions beyond, 
 will requ're irany, many more. 
 
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 (2.) The otber tbonght suggested in the committee's report is, the greatly 
 diminished means of those seeking the holy office. Many who, a short time 
 since, were abundantly able to pursue their course of preparation for the 
 ministry, independent of aid from the funds of the church, have suffered the 
 loss of all worldly substance. 'I'hey arc poor indeed ; and unless assistance 
 shall be rendered them, they will necessarily be driven to other pursuits for a 
 time — perhaps permanently. It is important that many of thoi^e at least 
 who are now hoping to preach the Gospel, should meet with no unneces- 
 sary delay in preparation for the sacred Avork. An interruption already of 
 four or five years has interfered seriously with their studies. Noav that 
 the way is open for a resumption of these sludie=, let not a further inter- 
 ruption be fore d upon them from a want of means to support themselves 
 at Co lege, or at the Seminary. But unless our churches come up with a 
 hearty good will to the help of these young men, this must inevitably be the 
 result. Years must elapse — years of comparatively little profit to themselves, 
 or the church — before they shall be able to enter the minis'ry ; if, indeed, 
 many of them shall not be so discouraged as to abandon all thought of en- 
 tering upon the holy work. 
 
 With these thoughts before us, your committee would submit the following 
 resolutions : 
 
 Resolved, 1st. Tiiat our present condition as a Church demands special 
 attention to the subject of ministerial eduratiou, both from our Presbyl erics 
 and our people, that worthy young men, desiring to enter the ministry, may 
 not lack the necessary means of prosecuting their studies. 
 
 2d. That our churches be urged to contribute to this cause as God shall 
 prosper them, recognizing the fact that it is a duty they owe to the Great 
 Head of the Church, to assist tho=e whom He has chosen to the holy work 
 of the ministry, to secure that intellectual preparation necessary to efficiency 
 in their work. 
 
 3d. That, while the need of niiristers is great and pressing, Presbyteries 
 should relax none of their vigilance in selecting those upon whom the 
 charities of the church are to be bestowed. Let thim be very careful on 
 this particular point. The experience of the past shows the necessity for 
 double diligence here. One unworthy snbject ivceiving aid from the funds of 
 the church, may do an injury to the cause that scores of worthy lecipienta 
 will not be able to repair. 
 
 4th. That Presbyteries be urge! to carefulness in observing the require- 
 ments of our standards in regard to education. Under present circumstances, 
 there is a strong temptation to depart from these rccjuirements. Bat let 
 them be fully maintained. 
 
 5th. That ministers and people be urged to remember in all their ap- 
 proaches to the throne of the heavenly grace, that injunction of the blessed 
 Saviour, " Pray ye the L ird of the harve-^t, that He would send forth labor- 
 ers into His harvest." Let parents dedicate their sons to the blessed work of 
 preaching Christ ; and let all God's people seek out tho^e who may esteem it 
 a duty and a privilege t(" point sinners to " the Lamb ot God that taketh 
 away the sin of the world." 
 
 In conclusion, the committee nominate, as members of the Executive Com- 
 mittee for the ensuing year, the same persons selected as members of the 
 Executive Committee of Publication, viz : 
 
 Secretary— Rev. E. T. Baird, D. D. 
 
 Treasurer — Wm. F. Tavlor. 
 
 Members— T. V. Moore, 'D D., C. H. R«^ad, D. D.. M. D. Hoge, D. D. 
 Wm. Brown, D. D., W. H. White, P. F. Howard, Roger Martin, W. D. 
 Cooke, James Gordon. 
 
368 MIKUTES OF THE [A. D, 
 
 The following resolution respecting a day of player for the youth 
 of our land, was adopted : 
 
 Resolved, That the General Assembly appoiut the last Thursduy of 
 February as a day to be observed in special pi aver, on behalf of the you'h 
 of our country, w-thavitw to the increase of the ministry, and that the 
 Sabbath preceding be appointed as a da}' of special instruction from the 
 pulpit on that subject. 
 
 The Committee on Systematic Benevolence made a report which 
 was accepted and adopted, and is as follows : 
 
 The Committee on Systematic Benevolence, beg have to report, that al- 
 most nothing has hern placed in their liands for consideration. 
 
 The Presbytery rf Fayetteville alone hns made a report, and that nport 
 merely states that it is believed that tl e churches contributed liberally du- 
 ring the past year, but their contributions became worthless by the fall of 
 the Confederacy. 
 
 The subject of Systematic Benevolence hss long been felt 1o be one of 
 •vital importance in connection with the Kingdom of Christ. The great 
 work given to the visible church, in its organized capacity is to evangelize 
 the na inns of the earth — to convert the world that licth in wicljedncss 
 — from Satan to Christ — from sin to holiness. The irstrumentality to be 
 usf d is the truth of God, as revealed in the holy SMipiure?. That truth is 
 to be communicated by the dissemination of the Bible — by the circulation of 
 religious 'racts and books, and e?pecially the preaching of the Gospel by the 
 living ministry. The oljeot aimed at in Systematic Benevolence i?, to bring 
 tbe re.-ourccs of the whole Church to bear upon the grand and glorious en- 
 terprize. The best method of accomplishing this, perl aps, r mains to be 
 developed. That which seems to be most needed now is to have the people 
 instructed in the grace of giving and brought up to the proper standard of 
 Christian liberality. 
 
 Tc this end the committee recommend that the Presbyteries be urged to see 
 to it, that their ministers chligrntly leach the people thiir duty ai:d their in- 
 terest ton upon this subject. Thi y should be made to feel and to believe 
 that the Christian character carnot be complete unless the grace of lihcialily 
 is prominently elevi loped, and that the surest way to secure food and raiment, 
 and the comforts f^f life for tlemselves is 10 seek first the Kingdom of God. 
 The Kingdom of Christ first — should be inscribed, as the m.tto, on every 
 heart. 
 
 It is suggested to the Editors of religious papers that they keep this subject 
 constantly before their readers — and to the Committee of Publication, that 
 they issue as soon as practicable, a large number of tracts aid small books, 
 upon the subje-ct. suitab'e for ea:}' and wide-spread circu'ati<'-n. 
 
 The committee further recommend that it bo enjoined upon 'he church 
 sessions to adopt some plan by which every member of their congregations 
 may have an opportunity and be appealed to, whether poor or rich, young or 
 old, even in these times eif ti iul, to contribute sometliinsT to the various objects 
 of benevolence, which demand th'-irbcnefnciions. Tliat the s?'s-ions report 
 to the Presbyteries, and that the I^resbyteries report to the Assembly the plan 
 they have adopted and their results. 
 
 All which is rcsp'"clfully submitted. 
 
 JAMES C. PATTERSON, Chairman. 
 
1865.] GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 369 
 
 The Committee on Leave of Absence reported that they had 
 granted leave of absence to B. H. Craig-, after Saturda}' evening's 
 session, and to Geo. A. Caldvvell and H. H. Jones from Monday 
 evening". 
 
 The reading of the Narrative was made the third order of the day, 
 aft(!r the Pastoral Letter is considered. 
 
 The Committee on Domestic Missions made a report, which was 
 accepted. 
 
 While this report was pending-, the Assembly took a recess for 
 five minutes to allow the members of the Synods to consult re- 
 specting the appointment of Commissioners from each Synod to 
 co-operate M'ith the Central Executive Committee. Tliese commis- 
 sioners were appointed and their names inserted in the report of 
 the Committee on Domestic Missions, which was then adopted, and 
 is as follows : 
 
 The Standing Commiltre, to whom have been r' ferrcd the reports of the 
 Execntive Committee of Domestiv Missions, aud certain matters relating to 
 be pame general cau e, recoiiim-nd to the General Assembly : 
 
 1. That the proceedings of the Ex'^cutive Committee since the meeting of 
 t'.-.o las-t General Assembly, and thtnr diligence in the prosecution of the work 
 assigned them, also the report of the Trc'asnrer, oe npjjroved ; and that these 
 papers be published in the appendix to the Minutes of the Assembly. 
 
 2. That for the nfxt year the Executive Committee consist (f Rev. Drs. 
 George Howe, J. B.Adger, J. Ii. Wilson, Revs. A. W. MiUci, and J. L. 
 Giranlpaa ; Prof. Joseph LeConie. Andrew Crawford, Henry Miller, and 
 Pi. L. Bt}an, E-qs. Th it Rev. .J. Lf^ighton Wilson, D. D., be the Secretary, 
 and Rev. Prof. James Woodrow, Treasnrrr. 
 
 o. That the General Assembly rem'nd the Executive Committee and_ all 
 our minis' ers and churches as well, that the work of Domestic Missions 
 which has ever stood among the Christian enterpris's of our age and country 
 as one of unsurpassed imporlance, has wiihin the'ast twelve months assumed 
 a magnitude and an urgrncy v/bich n quires a large and instant incnase of 
 zeal, energy and self-.=ai-rifice. Never since the planting of the church on 
 thi^ western continent, has a more pressing and auth'r-tative call been ad- 
 dressed to the people of God to arise and build the walls and repair the 
 w.iste places of Zion. 
 
 4. Tiiat the General Assembly so'emnlj' admoni-h all our m'nisters, 
 clmrehcs and people, and do ei.jo'n upon them not in anywise to intermit 
 their labors for the re igious inslructioa of the colored people in our land. 
 AVliilst the change in the le2ral and domestic relations of this class does not 
 release the church from its obligation to 8(ek thdr moral and spiritual wel- 
 fare, by all the means which it is eonipet' nt to the church to imploy. their 
 he'plcj's condition and their gi eat r (xposure to temptation, and leading to 
 vice, irrelig'on and ruin, both tempor.d and eternal, which result from that 
 change, n^ake the strongest appeal to our Christian sympathies on their be- 
 hair.in their spiritual destitutions, and demand ol us. whether we are office- 
 bearers or private miembiTs of the church, redoubled diligence in supplying 
 them with the f aving o'dinances of the Gospel. 
 
 5. That there be a committee to prepare and submit to the next General 
 Assembly, for review and approval, a practical scheme or plan f.,r the reli- 
 yiuus instruction (f t' e co'o-ed people adapted to their now altered civil and 
 social condition, and that 'his commitlee be carnest'y desired to give to this 
 task tbeir best attention a- d efforts. 
 
370 MINUTES OF THE [A. D. 
 
 6. That the General Assembly adopt the suggestions of the Executive 
 Committee in relation to the raising of a " sustentation fund" for the exist- 
 ing exigencies of our churches, but assign the conduct of this agency to the 
 Executive Commit' ce of Domestic Mission?, a'so that a member from each 
 Synod be appointed to co-operate with the general scheme set forth in their 
 report. 
 
 7. That liev. T. R. Welch, Li itle Rock, Arl^ansas, be the commissioner 
 from ihe Synod of Arkansas ; Rtv. R. Nail, D. D., Tuskegee. Ala., from 
 the Synod of Alabama ; Rev. D. Wills. Macon, iJa., from the Synod of 
 Georgia ; Rev. J. O. S eadmm, Memphis, Tenn., from Memphis; Rev. J. A. 
 Lyou, D. D., Columbus, Miss., fiom Mississippi ; Rev. W. P]. Caldwell, 
 Palaski, Tenn., from Nashville; Rev. .J. Rumple, Salisbury, N. C, from 
 North Carolina ; Rev. S. A. King, Milford, Texas, from Texas; and Rev. 
 J. D. Mitchell, D. D., Ltnchburg, Va., from Virg nia. 
 
 8. That the General Assembly order collections in behalf of the sustenta- 
 tion fund, to be made in all our churches on the second Sabbath of February 
 next, or as soon thereafter as practicable ; and that the proceeds be forwarded 
 immediately to the Trea?urer of the Executive Conmiitt e, Professor James 
 Woodrow, at Columbia, S. C. or to the Synodical Commissioners. 
 
 9. That the General As-embly express their profound gratification at the 
 manifestation of Christian sympathy and kindness on the pa't of our brethren 
 in Kentucky, as exhibited in their iVaternal let'er to this body, and in the 
 came of the great Master, theirs and ours, accept their generous tender of 
 aid in ministering to the necessities of our impoverished churches. Further 
 — that the Moderator of the Assembly address a communication to these 
 brethren, expressive of our feelings in this regard. 
 
 10. Tbat the General Assembly appoint the Executive Committee O'u* 
 agent for receiving and disbursing such aid as may be forwarded to them by 
 the Kentucky Boa'^d of Aid for Southern Pastor.^, and enjoin upon the com- 
 mittee promptness in distributing ihe benefaction according to the urgency of 
 the necessities existing in the various portions of the country. 
 
 The Committee od Bills and Overtures reported respecting the 
 relig'ious education of Ihe colored people. This report wa» adopted, 
 and is as follows : 
 
 Overture No. 16. — What is the ourse to be pursued towards the colored 
 people wi'hia O'n bounds ? 
 
 On this subject your committee recommend the following action : 
 
 Whe-eas, the colored people never stood in any other relation to the Church 
 tlian that of Iniman beings lost with us in the fall of Adam ; and redeemed 
 with U3 by the infinitely meritorious death and sacrifice of i hrist, and par- 
 ticipants with us in all the benefits and blessings of the Gospel ; and whereas, 
 our churches, pistors, and people have always lecognz 'd this claim to Chris- 
 tian equality and brotherhood, and have rejoiced to have t^iem associated in 
 Christian union and CO nmun on in the public services and precious sacra- 
 ments of the snnctuary : 
 
 Resolved, 1-t, That the abolition of .slavery by the civil and military pow- 
 c'S, has not altered the rela'ion^as above defined, in which our Church stand,<; 
 to the colored people, nor in any degree lessened the debt of love and service 
 which we owe to them, nor the interest with which we would still de-ire to 
 be associated with them in all the })r.vileges of our connnon Christianity'. 
 
 Ke'olved, 2d, That whereas experience has invariably proved llie advan- 
 tages of the colored people and ihe white being unHed together in the wor- 
 ship of God, we see no reason why it should be otherwise, now that they are 
 frtcdm' n and not slaves. Shoul l our colored friends think it best to separa'e 
 
1865.] GENEEAL ASSEMBLY. 371 
 
 from u«, and organize themselves into distinct consregaticns under white 
 ^Pastors and Elders for the present, or under colored Elders and Pa^^tors as 
 soon as God, in his provideKce shall raise, up men suitably q';aiified for 
 those offices, this Church will do all in its power to encourage, foster 
 and assist them. 
 
 Resolved, od. That the Piev. J. L. Gh-ardenu, of Chaihston Presbytery, 
 IJev. D.ivid Wills, of Hopewell Presbytery, Rev. H. C. Alexander and Rtv. 
 Al xander Martin, of Roanoke Presbjtery, and Dr. J. L. Wilson, be appoint- 
 ed a committee to report on this whole subject, and to recommend aciion to 
 the next Crc-neral Assembly. 
 
 Resolved, 4th, That the cnmrnittce appointed in the above resolution, be 
 also the committee provided for in the Report on Domestic Missions. 
 
 The order of the day, the election of the members of the Execu- 
 tive Committees, nominated yesterday, was postponed to hear the 
 Pastoral Letter ; which letter was then read and unanimously 
 adopted* 
 
 It was requested by tlie Assembly that this letter sliail be printed 
 by the religious papers of our Church, and that the Committee of 
 Publication vas directed to furnish five thousand copies in pam- 
 phlet form for circulation, and the letter was recommended to be 
 read in all our churches on the second Sabbath in February next. 
 
 The Rev. Dr Ross obtained leave to enter the following dissent 
 on the Minutes : 
 
 '• I regret that I must dissent from that part of this admirab'e paper, 
 which declares that the Church has no right to ojve its deUverances on 
 political questions arising either in the Slate or Federal legislatures, or 
 couits of justice. Becaus'? the Church is two-fuld — the Church spiritual, 
 and the Chm-ch as organized. 
 
 " In it5 fir?t idea, it is not of this wor'd. In its second, it is of the 
 world in manifold relations. For lUustrat'on : it may be united to the 
 .State, and if rot, it may decide what is the power over it. (.?ee Rem xii : 
 1 — 4.) And it may declare when the power has ceased to be God's min- 
 istry for good. The on'y limitation to its action is Christian wisdom, 
 and love. 
 
 •' There are two ideas on this great and delicate subject. The commit- 
 tee represents the one — I believe the other. I know, too, that this General 
 A=3emb]y feels itself committed to the position taken in the Pastoral 
 Leltfr. 
 
 " I thu? de=ire to express my di?sent, in a manner most delicate, from 
 the opinions of brethren I ?o highly honor — while to every thing else in 
 the letter I give my cordial assent. F. A. ROSS." 
 
 The Committee on Foreign Missions made a Report, which was 
 adopted, as follows : 
 
 The committee to whoTO was referred the annual report of the Executive 
 Committee on Foreign Missions, submit the following report : 
 
 The Presbyterian Church in the United States, now met in General 
 Assembly, fully recognise the fundaiiental principle, that oar Lord Jesus 
 Christ constitufcd in this world a Kingdom, which is His Church, which 
 is not of this woild, and of wh'ch He is the only Head and King. It is 
 limited by its constitution to no particular territory or locality, nor con- 
 
 *Se3 Appendix. 
 
372 MINUTES OF THE [A. D. 
 
 fined to any particular nation or State, but was designed to be, and is, tae 
 Chnrch of oil ages, and of all rations, kindred, tongues and peoples. 
 
 To this C'Uirch He committed His word and or.linances. and commis-' 
 ^oned it to go ioto all the woild and preafh the Go-pel to every creature. 
 
 Accordingly, we acknowl> dge ourselves debtor to both the Greeks and 
 to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise, so a? much as in us 
 lay, Me are ready to preach the Gosjcl eve) ywh« re, audio all n:eD, know- 
 ing no differecce in our ministrations between the Jew and the Grefk, 
 the Barbarian and Scythian, the bond and the free ; " for the same Lord 
 over all is rich unto all that call upon Him." 
 
 AVc acknowledge that to all tha' believe in Him, there is one L^rd. one 
 faith, one baptism, one God aud Father of all, who is in all, and through 
 all, and over all. 
 
 We need no other argument for the work of Foreign Missions, than that 
 which sat'slied the mind of the great Apostle of the Gentih s, and the Church 
 in his day, viz : " How then shall they call on Hira in whom they have net 
 believed ? And how shall they believe in Him of whom ihey have not 
 heaid ? Aud how shall they hrar without a preacher? And how fcha'.l 
 they preach except thf^y be sent ?" 
 
 The Church of God is one, and her work is ore, whether at home or 
 abroad. Tlerefore. 
 
 Rtsolved, 1st, That our Foreign Missionary organization be continued, 
 and that the P^xecutive Committee is authorised to 20 forward with their 
 work, and occupy, as far as 2:)racticable, whatever openings may present 
 themselves in the providence of God in any part of the world ; and espe- 
 cially to direct their attention to Africa as a field of missionary labor pecu- 
 liarly appropriate to this Church, and with this view to s(cure as scon as 
 practicable Missionaries from among the African race on this continent who 
 may bear the Gospel of the grace of God to the homes of their ancestors. 
 
 2d. To sustain and carry forward thi^ work, this Assembly solemnly and 
 earnestly exhorts all our people to make liberal contributions to this object, 
 according to thdr ability, to offer their fervent prayers for God's blessing 
 upon our efforts, and to consecrate their sons to the service of Him wtic 
 counted not His own life dear unto Him, but g'adly gave it ap for us all. 
 
 3d. That an opportunitj^ may be f-tatcdly offered for special prayer tVr 
 Foreign Missions, this Assemblj^ recommends the observance of the monthly 
 concert of prayer in ali our congregations, and thit contributions be made at 
 the same time to this object , 
 
 4tli. That this Assembly tendc'S to our Missionarirs among the Indians, 
 and those among whom they labor, our hearty affection and sympathy in all 
 their dis're-ses and desolations, and pledges the churches to an earnest effort 
 as soon as practicable, to rai.sc the amount stated by the Secretary to be 
 necessary to their support, and the relief of their present distress. 
 
 .5th. That in our Colleges, Theological Seminaries, and Sunday Schools, 
 this subject be brought to the notice ot our children and youth, and an effort 
 be made to interest them in behalf of this, cause. 
 
 Gth. That the report of ihe Executive Committee be approved and printed 
 in the api^endix to the Minutes, and that our religious newspapers be re- 
 quested to publ'sh the ?ame. Also, that the Treasurer's report be approved 
 and printed in the appendix to the Minutes. 
 
 The committee unite in the nomination of the same officers nominated by 
 the Committee on Domestic Mis;ions. 
 
 The following: persons were elected members of the Executive 
 Committees of Publication and Education : 
 
 Secretary, Rev. E. T, Baird, D D-, Treasurer, Wm, F. Taylor ; Com. 
 
1865.] GEJSERAL ASSEMBLY. 373 
 
 mittee, Rev. E. T. Baivd, D. D , Rev. T, V. Moore, D. D., Rev, 
 C. H. Read, D. D , Rev. M.D.Hoge, D. D., Rev. Wm. Brown, D. D., 
 Wm. F. Taylor, W. H. White, P. F. Howard, Roger Martin, 
 W. D. Cooke and James Gordon. 
 
 The following were elected members of the Executive Commit- 
 tees of Domestic Missions and Foreifjn Missions : 
 
 George Howe, D.D., J. B.Adger, b. D., J. R. Wilson, D. D., 
 Rev. A. W. Miller, Rev. J. L. Girardeau, Prof. Joseph LcConte, 
 Andrew Crawford, Esq., Henry Muller, Esq., and R. L, Bryan, 
 Esq., with J. Leighton Wilson, D. D., Secretary, and Prof. James 
 Woodrow, Treasurer. 
 
 The following persons were appointed Directors of the Theologi- 
 cal Seminary at Columbia : 
 
 Andrew Crawford, Treasurer. Ministers-Rev. John Douglas, Rev 
 J. R. Wilson, D. D., Rev. J. Leighton Wilson, D D., Rev. S. H. 
 Hay, Rev. E. P. Palmer, Rev. Rufus K. Porter, Rev. Wm. Banks. 
 Ruling Elders — Hon. T. C. Perrin, Hon. J. A.. Inglis, J. A. Ansley, 
 Esq. 
 
 The folloM'ing' resolutions were adopted respecting the endow- 
 ments of Professorships in this Seminary : 
 
 Resclved, That, in the judgment of this General Assembly, it is very im- 
 portant that the Directors ( f the Theological Seminaiy at Columbia shall at 
 once enter upon the work of re-endowing the Proiessorships of that institution. 
 
 Resolved, That the Churchcs^ind Presbyteries be urged to sustain this 
 prime interest of our Stm iiary and that their gifts and contributions be 
 prompt and liberal. 
 
 Eesolved, That the Assembly commend the promptness and zeal of the 
 Synods of Norh Carolina and Virginia, in their effoits to resuscitate Union 
 Theological Seminary in its endowment. 
 
 The report of the Committee on the Narrative was read and 
 adopted.*' 
 
 The Rev. Drs. J. N. Waddell and C. A. Stillman, were added to 
 the committee to report respecting- the religious instruction of the 
 colored population to the next General Assembly. 
 
 A resolution was adopted as an addition to the report of the 
 Standing Committee on Publication, and then the report was 
 adopted as a whole, and is as follows : 
 
 The committee to whom was referred the report of the Publication Com- 
 mittee, would respectfully report that they have examined the same with 
 care, and would embody their views in the following statements and resolutions : 
 
 That in view of the great need of rchgions literature among us, both for 
 Sabbath schools and general reading; in view of the difiSculty of publishing 
 anything like an adequate supply for some time to come ; and also in view 
 of the advantages to be derived Irom a judicious selection of suitable books, 
 both in ihis country and in Europe, the following resolutions are offered : 
 
 1st. Resolved, Thut the Publication Committee be r^harged with the duty 
 *See Appendix. 
 
374 MINUTES OF THE [A. D. 
 
 of most carefullj' selecting from every available' source, whether in Europe or 
 America, the very best tracts and books suited for Sabbath schools and 
 general reading, and have these books stamped with their imprimatur, !>o 
 that they may be known to our people as bearing their endorsement. 
 
 2d. That the Executive Committee be directed to establish depositories for 
 these books at such points as, in the juflgmett of the committee, may best 
 facilitate their circulation. That these books be sold at a email advance on 
 the cot, and the proceeds of the san^e be re-invested in other books that may 
 be in demand. 
 
 3d. That an effort be made to raise S50,000 (as soon as practicable) for the 
 purpose of setting this scheme in operation, to supply the destitute with 
 books and tracts, and to print such books and tracts as may be in special de- 
 mand ;aud further, that annual collections be taken up in all our churches 
 for sustaining this general cause. 
 
 4th. That the committee be further instructed to rec mmeace, as soon as 
 practicable, and under such arrangements as they may think best, the publi- 
 cation of a newspaper tor the use of our children and Sabbath schools ; and 
 that it be recommended to all our churches and Sabbath schools to give this 
 paper as w de a circulation as possible. 
 
 5th. That the thanks of the Assembly be tendered to Dr. Leyburn for his 
 past and very effective services as Secretary, and that Rev. E. T. Baird, D. D., 
 be selected to fill that place. 
 
 The o'her members of the committee elected, were : 
 
 Wm. F.Ta\ lor, Treasurer ; Rev. T. V. Moore, D. 1).. Rev. C. H. Read, 
 D. D., Rev. M. D. Hoge, D. D., Rev. Wm. Brown, D. D., Messrs. W. H. 
 White, P. F. Howard, Roger Martin, W,D. Cooke, James Gordon. 
 
 The Committee on Public tion would further report, in relation to the 
 letter of the chairman of the Committee on Psalmody, that the suggestion 
 in relation 1o a new committee, be adopted in part, so as to include a part of 
 the old in the new. That, according to this trrangement, the following be 
 the committee, viz : Drs. T. V. Moore, Moses Hoge, C. H. Read, William 
 Brown, J. L. Kirkpatrick, Thos. Smythe, J. D. xMitchell, R. L. Dabney, and 
 B. M. Pnlmer ; Rev. Mes-rs. Dod and J. L. Girardeau. 
 
 l^t. That this committee be instructed to complete their work as soon as 
 possible, consistently with its great importance, and report to the next 
 Assembly, 
 
 2d. 1 hat the paper pres3nted to the Assembly by Mr. Berry, be referred 
 to this committee. 
 
 3d. That this committee be instructed to initiate measures for the compila- 
 tion of suitable music for the Hymn Book, which will be adapted alike for 
 social and public worship, and for the use of Sabbath schools 
 
 4 h. That the Committee on Psalmody be instructed to select from the 
 book which they may compile, such hymns as may be especially adapted to 
 the use of Sabbath Schools, wh'ch, with such other hymns as the committee 
 may deem suitable, shall be printed in a separate volume. 
 
 The Assembly then adjoiirued till half-past 3 o'clock. Closed 
 with prayer. 
 
 Tuesday Afternoon, o| o'clock. 
 
 The Assembly met and was opened with prayer. 
 On motion of Eev. Mr. Walker, the following resolution was 
 adopted : 
 
1865.] GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 375 
 
 KeFolved, That the thanks of this Assembly be and are hereby tendered to 
 Mr. James Miller for the fidelity and diligence with which he has discharged 
 the duties of Treasurer of the committees of Educa'ion and Publication, and 
 also to the other members of these committeea who have so zealously labored 
 to make these institutions a blessing to our Zion. 
 
 The Committee on Foreign Correspondence, and the Judicial 
 Committee, reported that no business had come before them, and 
 were discharged. 
 
 The committee appointed last year to report to this Assembly 
 on the subject of Voluntary Societies operating in our congrega- 
 tions, having failed to make a report, was continued, and directed 
 to report to the next General Assembly. 
 
 On motion of Dr. Kirkpatrick, the thanks of the General Assem- 
 bly were returned to the citizens of Macon, to the authorities of 
 the several churches ofTeredfor the use of the body, to the railroads 
 offering facilities of travel to members, and to the public press of 
 the city ; and the pastor of the church is requested to make known 
 this resolution in such manner as may be deemed best. 
 
 A motion was made by Col. Preston to take up a resolution- in 
 regard to liturgies, which had been laid on the table at the last 
 General Assembly, which motion was lost. 
 
 The Minutes of to-day were then read and approved. 
 
 It was then moved and adopted, that this General Assembly be 
 dissolved, and that another General Assembly constituted in a sim- 
 ilar manner, be required to meet in the First Presbyterian Church 
 in the city of Memphis, on the third Thursday (l5th) of November, 
 1866, at 11 o'clock A. M. 
 
 The Assembly was dissolved accordingly. Closed with singing. 
 prayer, and the Apostolic bencdictiun. 
 
 WILLIAM BROWN, ^ 
 Permanent Clerk. 
 
 JOSEPH R. WILSON, Stated Clerk 
 
APPEjSDIX. 
 
 -:o:- 
 
 NARRATIVE OF THE STATE OF RELIGION. 
 
 THE GENKKAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PKESBVTICRIAX CIIURCII IX THE 
 UNITED STATES TO THE CHUUCTIES UXDEIl TIIEIU (ARE : 
 
 Beloved Brethren : — " Grace be unto you, and peace from 
 God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ."' Since the 
 meeting of our last Assenibl}', the clangor of war has ceased to re- 
 verberate through our beloved country. The black cloud -which 
 lowered so portentou.sly in the political horizon, has burst, and left 
 behind it deplorable evidences of the tornado of which it was the 
 harbinger. To-day, hovrever, as the supreme judicatory of our 
 Church, we are permitted to send you our fraternal and atfectionate 
 salutations amid comparative peace and quietude. 
 
 Although the untoward termination of the sanguinary conflict 
 has blighted the hopes and disappointed the expectations of thou-, 
 sands, we deem it our duty, as part of the people of (!od, to tliank 
 and praise His holy name, because the sword has been sheatlicd, 
 and the precious lives of multitudes of our valuable citizens have 
 been spared. 
 
 Whili^t we mourn over the sad scenes which we arc compelled to 
 contemplate, it is exceedingly gratifying to cnuraeratt^ some of the 
 tokens of God's goodness and grace wliich lie has vouchsafed to us 
 as a Church. 
 
 From the reports of the Presbyteries presented to the Assembly, 
 we learn tliat, notwithstanding the terrible trials and tribulationji 
 through which our people have passed ; notwithstanding the la- 
 mentable fact that some of our churches have to gaze, with rivcu 
 hearts, on the sanctuaries ol the living God demolished, and others 
 on their houses of worship desecrated and delapidated, still we 
 have much cause for praise and gratitude to our covcnantdc(;eping- 
 God, who has fulfilled to us the promise that " though He may visit 
 the iniquities of Israel with a rod and their transgressions with 
 stripes, yet His loving kindness will He not utterly take from them, 
 nor suffer His faithfulness to fail." 
 
 We are happy to inform you that the reports from the Presbyte- 
 ries of Cherokee, Montgomery, Florida, Fayetteville and South 
 Alabama, communicate the pleasing intelligence that some of their 
 churches have enjoyed seasons of refreshing from the presence of 
 
378 NAKKATivE OF THE [Appendix, 
 
 the Lord. And the last named Presl);ytery also reports that, at its 
 last meeting, two candidates for the Gospel ministry were taken 
 under its care. The Presbj'ter^' of Tuscaloosa, also, has been most 
 signally blessed by a gracious and extensive revival in four of its 
 churches ; the result of which was the reception of one hundred 
 members on profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. And 
 these glorious results have been induced by protracted and perse- 
 vering etforls. on the part of Christ's ministers, in the pulj^it from 
 day to day, and by the fervent prayers of God's people. 
 
 In the important field of Domestic Missions, also, the laborers 
 have reaped a rich harvest. In the army, hundreds, perhaps thou- 
 sands of gallant soldiers, have, we trust, believed to the saving of 
 their souls, and put on " the whole armor of God, that they may be 
 able to withstand in the evil day." 
 
 It also aifords subject matter for thankfulness, that, in almost all 
 our churches, the people enjoy the inestimable privilege of having 
 the glorious Gospel of God's dear Son statedly and faithfully 
 preached ; that the congregations arc, very generally, large, atten- 
 tive and interesting ; and that in many places where there have 
 been no special manifestations of the influences of God's Spirit, 
 many have, we believe, been effectually called, and adopted into 
 the family of God. 
 
 Another indication of the presence and power of God's grace in 
 our midst, we derive from the fact that, although the property of 
 our people has been devastated, and their homes desolated, seve- 
 ral of our churches express a laudable determination to support 
 those iaithfnl ministers of Christ who have sympathized with them 
 ill their sorrows, comforted their hearts in the dark night of afflic- 
 tions, and jjarticipated in their privations and perils. The duty of 
 sustaining the laborers in the Lord's vineyard, wc would earnestly 
 urge on all our churciies, especially at the present time, lest, owing 
 to the high price of provisions and ol the other necessaries of life, 
 they may be constrained to turn aside to secular avocations, in 
 order to obtain a comfortable support for their families, which the 
 scanty salaries they generally receive, as ministers, do not afford. 
 And should thc}' he compelled, from necessity, to pursue other em- 
 ployments, you well know that their spirituality would be injured, 
 their })ulpit ministrations would become less edifying, the piety of 
 our communicants would be diminished, and the spread of the 
 Gospel retarded. 
 
 Several (;f the Preshyterial reports present another encouraging- 
 item. They iiiHjrm us tiiat the youth of our churches continuo, regu- 
 larly, to receive instruction in our Sabl)ath Schools. Wc have 
 always attached the seal of our approbation to these institutions, 
 and fully recognized their beneficial influence in the moral and re- 
 ligious culture of the young ; but, we fear, it not unfrequently 
 happens that parents depute to Sunday School teachers the import- 
 ant duty, and di'lightfui privilege, which appertain to themselves, 
 of training up their children " in the nurture and admonition of the 
 
A. D. 1865.] STATE or RELiGioisr. 379 
 
 Lord." We would, therefore, caution those of you who are heads 
 of families, against the sin of violating^ your baptismal vow, by 
 substituting- the teachings of the Sabbath School for that catecheti- 
 cal instruction and those lessons of piety which should be imparted 
 by Christian parents to their children in the family circle, and 
 from the performance of which no earthly institution can absolve 
 you. And we v/ould remind you, that our Church has always re- 
 garded and recommended tlie Sliorter Catechism of the Westminster 
 Assembly, as a most excellent compend of the fundamental doc- 
 trines of our holy religion. 
 
 In view of tliese evidences of the gracious presence of Crod in 
 our Zion, with devout gratitude we would exclaim : " Bless the 
 Lord, 0, our souls, and all that is within us, ble?s His holy name- 
 Bless the Lord, our souls, and forget not all His benefits, who 
 forgiveth all our iniquities, who healeth all our diseases I" But 
 there are other facts related in the Narratives which are well cal- 
 culated to ^voke from the heart of each of us the lamentation of 
 the prophet : " that my head were waters and mine eyes a foun- 
 tain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the 
 daughter of my people!" 
 
 It causes surprise and sorrow to learn that so very many of our 
 churches have neglected to make any, even the smallest, contribu- 
 tions to the support of the committees which the Assembly has 
 elected to carry on the benevolent operations of the Church. These 
 committees need additional funds to give greater efficiency to their 
 important work ; and the Committee on Theological Seminaries, at 
 the present meeting, reports the painful intelligence that " the 
 public calamities have tallen so disastrously on these cherished in- 
 stitutions as to reduce their endowments to dimensions wholly in- 
 adequate to their support." 
 
 That giving is a means of grace, is a doctrine which lias long 
 been taught by our Church, Ixit it seems that many of our churches 
 have practically ignored this truth, and have forgotten " the words 
 of our Lord Jesus Ciirist — tiuit it is more blessed to give than to 
 receive." It is true, that the impoverished condition of our people 
 vviU not justify the expectation of contributions as large and liber- 
 al as those which were bestowed in former years; but, neither will 
 our present poverty warrant the manifest indifference and delin- 
 quency which most of our churches exhibit. The degree of respon- 
 sibility is, " according to that a man hatlt, and not according to 
 that a man hath not ;" and on this principle the contribution of 
 the tW3 mites of tiie poor widow was lauded by our Lord above all 
 the costly offerings of the affluent. 
 
 We would thus earnestly impress on every member of the Church, 
 the duty of making self-denjMug effoi ts to sustain these benevolent en- 
 terprises. Until we endeavor to attain to the measure of duty in 
 this regard, it would, be presumption to expect that copious 
 showers of Divine grace shall be affused on our churches. God 
 says : " Bring ye all the tithes into the store-house, tiiat there may 
 
380 NAERATIVE OF THE [AppClldlx, 
 
 be meat in my house, and prove me now lierewith — if I will not 
 tipen you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessiug" that 
 there "shall not be room enoiigli to receive it." 
 
 We have also to express our deep sorrow that the vice of intem- 
 perance, which so frequently cuuses the ruiu of families, the loss 
 of health, fortune and character, and the damnation of immortal 
 souls, prevails, not, indeed, among' our members, but within the 
 bounds of several of our congregations ; and that in other parts 
 of our Zion there is apparent among our communicants an apathy 
 in regard to spiritual things, and a sinful conformity to the plea- 
 sures and fashions of the world, which tend to obliterate that 
 plain line of demarcation which should ever exist between the 
 Church and those who possess no love for the Saviour, and make 
 no professions of piety. 
 
 In regard to the instruction of the colored population, a field 
 once so faithful!}' cultivated, and so fruitful, the reports narrate that 
 there is, of late, a marked change in their religious deportment. 
 Instead of crowding the courts of the Lord, as formerly, and making 
 the churches resound with their hymns of praise, and listening 
 with tearful eyes to the glad tidings of salvation, comparatively 
 but few of them are seen in the assemblies of the saints. This 
 change, it is believed, is to be attributed to the insinuations of de- 
 signing men, who, for sinister purposes, have sought to alienate 
 their affecti(.>ns from those ministers whom they once delighted to 
 honor, and whose preaching was blest t(; their salvation and edifi- 
 cation ; and to a Uiisconception of the relations which we sustain 
 towards them as a Church, and a misapprehension of the feelings 
 we entertain for them as a people. We have, however, evidences 
 recently, of an improvement among them, and a desire to seek the 
 good old path.s, and ag lin to listen to the proclamation of the great 
 truths of religion. 
 
 But there is another topic to which we desire particularly to call 
 your attention. Most of the uavrativerf make the painful and hu- 
 miliating statement that prayer meetings arc sadly neglected iu 
 ,our churche.-". I'rethren, if there ever was a time in our history 
 when faithful, fervent, wrestling prayer was needed, that time is 
 the present. Now, when vice in its various forms is rampant ; 
 now, when iniidelity is raising its hydra head ; now, when a spirit 
 uf fanaticism prevails; when v.c have melancholy proof that pride, 
 covetousness, worldly-iuindedm^ss and Inkewarmness are among the 
 sins of many who profess to have devoted themselves to God ; now 
 is the time when it is especially incumbent on us all — ministers 
 and people — to cry mightily to the Hearer of Prayer, who says to 
 us: " Call upon me in the day of trouble ; I will deliver thee; 
 and thou shalt glorify me. Ask and yc shall receive ; seek and ye 
 :jha!l find ; knock and it shall he. opeiu'd unto you." 
 
 Our national sins have aroused (iod's wrath, and caused Uim to 
 visit us with sore national calamities and bereavements. Instead 
 ijf looking, as we have reason to believe some do, to human wisdom 
 
A. D. 1865.] STATE OF RELIGION. 381 
 
 and an arm of flesh for our deliverance, let us recognize Jehovah as 
 the King of Nations as well as King of Saints. Let us cordially 
 acquiesce in the dispensations of his inscrutable Providence, re- 
 membering that His divine supervision extenda over peoples and 
 nations, and that His all-seeing eye beholds, and His omnipotent 
 arm over-rules, for His own glory and their good, the most minute 
 events in the lives of His saints. " The hairs of your head are all 
 numbered." We exhort you, therefore, brethren, to humble your- 
 selves under the mighty hand of God, and with contrition confess 
 that *' He has punished us less than our iniquities deserve." If, 
 with meekness and penitence we confess our sins, we have the 
 sweet assurances of God's word, that incalculable temporal benefits 
 and ineffable spiritual blessings shall be granted to us as a nation 
 and as a Church. " Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye 
 even unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weep- 
 ing, and with mourning : And rend your heart, and not your gar- 
 ments, and turn unto the Lord your God : for He is gracious and 
 merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness, and repenteth Him 
 of the evil. Who knoweth if He will return and repent, and leave 
 a blessing behind Him ; even a meat offering and a drink offering 
 unto the Lord your God. Gather the people, sanctify the con- 
 gregation, assemble the elders, gather the children. Let the 
 priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between tlie porch and the 
 altar, and let them say, spare thy people, Lord, and give not 
 thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them; 
 wherefore should they say among the people, where is their God ? 
 Then will the Lord be jealous for His laud, and pity His people. 
 Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto His people, Behold I will 
 send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied there- 
 with: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen. 
 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my 
 Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall 
 prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men 
 shall see visions. And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall 
 call on the name of the Lord, shall b3 delivered; for in Mount 
 Zion ^nd Jerusalem shall be deliverance. Fear not, Jacob, 
 my servant ; and thou, Jerusalem, whom I have chosen. For I 
 will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry 
 ground ; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing 
 uptjn th}' offspring, and they shall spring up as among the grass, as 
 willows among the water courses." 
 
 " Now, the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our 
 Lord Jesus Christ, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the 
 blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good 
 work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in 
 His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and 
 ever." 
 
 GEO. HOWE, 
 
 Moderator. 
 
382 PASTORAL LETTER. [Appendix, 
 
 A PASTOKAL LETTER FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
 TO THE CHURCHES UNDER THEIR CARE. 
 
 Beloved Brethren in the Lord : — Such were tlie convulsions of 
 the country and interruptions of travel last Spring', that a meeting 
 of the General Assembly of our Church at the time appointed, was 
 impracticable. It has been now convened under circumstances 
 of peculiar interest, involving the gravest responsibility. From 
 this fact arises the special duty of addressing a pastoral letter 
 to the churches under our care, by which they may be the more 
 comfortably re-assured concerning various points of great impor- 
 tance connected with our position, and be counselled in faithful 
 love concerning the solemn obligations resting upon them. 
 
 That these weighty matters may be the more distinctly set in 
 order before you, let the following points, concisely presented, be 
 brought under your prayerful consideration : 
 
 I. Our Relation to the Civil Governments of the Country. — 
 The storm of war has, during the four years past, swept over 
 nearly every part of our bounds ; a war so vast in its proportions, 
 so bitter in its animositieri, so desolating in its effects, as to make 
 it an astonishment to the nations. Its sacrifices in treasure and in 
 blood, its public losses and private griefs, swell beyond all calcula- 
 tion. As to its particular causes, or upon which party rests the 
 blame, chiefly or wholly — these are questions which the Church of 
 Christ has no commission to decide. Beyond a doubt, however, its 
 great root is to be found in those lusts which war in the members . 
 Of these it becomes us to own our full share, and because of them 
 to humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God. 
 
 During the prevalence of this war, " the higher powers" actual- 
 ly bearing rule over most of our bounds, and to which under the 
 word of God we were required to be " subject," were the Govern- 
 ment of the Confederate States, and those of the fieveral States 
 constituting it. By the event of the war, the first has been over- 
 thrown, and the second, as constituents thereof, are changed. The 
 " higher powers," now bearing rule over us, are confessedly the 
 Government of the United States, and those existing in the States 
 wherein we reside. The rightfulness of these several authorities, 
 or to which of them the allegiance of our people, as citizens, was, 
 or is primarily due, are matters upon which a judicatory of the 
 Church has no right to pronounce judgment. The relation of the 
 Church of Ch'-ist to civil governments is not one dejure but de facto. 
 As right and good, or wrong and wicked, they rise and fall by the 
 agency or permission of God's providence. In either case, the at- 
 titude of the Church towards them is essentially the same. As 
 long as they stand and are acknowledged, obedience is to be en- 
 joined as a duty, factious resistance condemned as a sin. But in 
 regard to conflicts between existing governments, or as to move- 
 inentg in society, peaceful or otherwise, to effect political changes, 
 
A. D. 1865.] PASTOEAL LETTEK, 383 
 
 the Church as such has no more control over them, than it has over 
 the polls of the countr}^ If it has authority to uphold on the one 
 side, it has equal power to condemn on the other ; if to suppress 
 a political movement, theis also to instigate it. In truth it has 
 neither ; and to assert the contrary is to corrupt the Church in its 
 principles, forever embroil it with the strifes of the world, and 
 plunge it headlong- into ruin. 
 
 Under these views, and considering the extraordinary conflict 
 through which the country has passed, as well as the extraordinary 
 circumstances in which it is now placed, it is incumbent upon us to 
 exhort you, brethren, to " obey them that have the rule over you, 
 and submit yourselves." Fulfil with scrupulous fidelity all your 
 obligations to the governments of the land ; remembering the duty 
 of this compliance, " not only for wrath, but also for conscience 
 sake." " For so is the will ot God, that with well doing ye may 
 put to silence the ignorance of foolish men," 
 
 II. Our Relation to the Church. — It is not necessary we should 
 here minutely define the nature of the Church. It is enough to 
 say that it is a kingdom, though in the world yet not of it ; that 
 it is a body of which Christ is the sole Head; purchased by His 
 blood, to the exclusion of all other merit, and renewed by His Spirit, 
 to the exclusion of all other power ; and that it is united to Him 
 by the bond of faith. From this living Head the members re- 
 ceive all their vitality, control and protection. It is therefore a 
 spiritual body. Its sole commission is to preach the Gospel to 
 every creature, and it is called to that holy living which the 
 gospel enforces. 
 
 It follows from this, according to the admirable statement of 
 our Confession of Faith, chap. 31, sec. 4, that — "Synods and Coun- 
 cils are to handle or conclude nothing but that which is ecclesiasti- 
 cal ; and are not to intermeddle with civil affairs, which concern 
 the Commonwealth, unless by way of humble petition in cases ex- 
 traordinary, or by way of advice, for satisfaction of conscience, if 
 they be thereunto required by the civil magistrate." 
 
 It is equally clear from this and from what was before observed, 
 that the civil magistrate or military ruler has not the shadow of a 
 right to restrain the freedom of the Church, by excluding its own 
 chosen pastors and imposing others, or closing its houses cf wor- 
 ship, or visiting pains and penalties upon its ministers or members, 
 for using the privilege of worship. 
 
 How often both of these great principles have been trampled into 
 the dust within a tew years past, melancholy facts most fully attest. 
 Of all such utter confusion of the things of Caesar with the things 
 of God, it becomes our people to beware, and against it faithfully 
 to bear witness. 
 
 The events passing before us bring np with fresh power the im- 
 portance of keeping in mind this very point, this vital truth, that 
 the Church of Christ is indeed a Hjnrilual kingdom, and is therefore 
 like Mount Zion. that abideth forever. The Church is safe through 
 
384 PASTORAL LETTER. [Appendix, 
 
 the deluge, but only in her ark, not in the ark of the State. It in 
 owing to this fact, and to this only, that she can ride out the storms 
 that leave the shores of this world strewn with the wreck of 
 everything which the hand of man has constructed. 
 
 But it is our desir(>, brethren, to counsel you at present concern- 
 ing the special relation you sustain to this part of the Church with 
 which you are more immediately connected. Four years ago we 
 were constrained to organize a separate General Assembly. This 
 was done because of an attempt by a part of the Church to im- 
 pose a yoke upon our consciences, " which neither we nor our 
 fathers were able to bear." Our testimony upon this and other 
 points of great interest, is before the Christian Churches of the 
 world, in the address made to them by the General Assembly of 
 1861 ; and if any schism e.xists, we are willing the impartial judg- 
 ment of men should be passed upon the question, as to where the 
 sin of it lies. This organization was formed out of elements among 
 the oldest in the history of the Presbyterian Church in this coun- 
 try. It carries with it nearly one-third of the whole original 
 Cliurch. It includes a territory of twelve States. It embraces 
 ten Synods, forty-six Presbyteries, one thousand ministers, and 
 about seventy thousand church members, and was effected and has 
 been continuod with a unanimity which has hardly a parallel in 
 the history of such movements. It was not made to subserve any 
 political or secular interest whatsoever. The reasons for its contin- 
 uance not only remain as conclusive as at first, but have been exceed- 
 ingly strengthened by events of public notoriety, occurring each 
 succeeding year. 
 
 It may be proper at this point to declare concerning other churches 
 in the most explicit manner, that, in the true idea of "the communion 
 of saints," we would willingly hold fellowship with all who love our 
 Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity ; and especially do we signify to all 
 bodies, ministers, and people of the Presbyterian Church struggling 
 to maintain the true principles of the same time-honored Confession, 
 our desire to establish the most intimate relations with them which 
 may be found mutually edifying and for the glory of God. 
 
 But, whilst earnestly exhorting j^ou to walk in love towards all 
 your feUow-Christians, peculiar circumstances, well known, make it 
 our plain duty tc pnt you on your guard against attempts to disturb 
 and divide your congregations. We are a branch of the Church as 
 complete in our organizaticm, as thoroughly distinct and harmoni- 
 ous, and as secure in our prospects as any other in the land. Ap- 
 preciating this fact, we are sure common self-respect, to say no- 
 thing of a jealous care for the honor of your Church will repel all 
 unworthy attempts of men who may lie in wait to deceive, and to 
 cause you to fall from your own steadfastness. 
 
 III. Our Relationn to the Negro rojndation. — The extraordi- 
 nary circumstances iu which, by recent events, this people arc 
 now placed, and our relations to them is a subject too immense 
 
A. D, 1865.] PASTOKAL LiTTElt. 385 
 
 to be passed over in silence. Tlia former relation between our 
 citizens and most of this population, was that of master and 
 servant. The adaress of our General i^ssembly before referred to, 
 contains the only full, unambiguous, and deliberate, and authorita- 
 tive exposition of our views in regard to tin's matter. We here 
 rc-affirm lis whole doctrine to be that of Scripture and reason. 
 It is the old doctrine of the Church, and the only one which 
 keeps its foundations secure. That address contains, among other 
 Btatements, the following : 
 
 " We would have it distinctly understood that in our ecclesiasti- 
 cal capacity', we are neither tlie friends nor the foes of slavery ; 
 tliat is to say, we have no commission either to propagates oi abolish 
 it. The policy of its existence, or non-existence, is a question 
 which exclusively belongs to the State. We have no right, as a 
 Church, to enjoin it as a duty or condemn it as a sin. Our 
 business is with the duties which spring from the relation ; the 
 duties of the masters on the one hand, and of their slaves on the 
 other. These duties we are to proclaim and enforce with spiritual 
 sanctions. The social, civil, political problems connected with 
 this great subject transcend .our sphere, as God has not entrusted 
 to His Church the organization of society, the construction of 
 government, nor the allotment of individuals to their various 
 stations. The Church has as much right to preach to the monarch- 
 ies of Europe, and the despotisms of Asia, the doctrines of 
 "republican equality, as to preach to the governments of the South 
 the extirpation of s'avery." 
 
 This relation is now overthrown, suddenly and violently ; whether 
 justly or uujustl}', in wrath or in mercy, for weal or for woe, let 
 iiistory and the Judge of all the earth decide. But there are two 
 considerations of vital interest which still remain. 
 
 One is. that while the existence of slavery may, in its civil aspects, 
 be regarded as a settled question, an issue now gone, yet the law- 
 fulness of the relation as a question of social mo-alit}-, and of scrip- 
 tural truth, has lost nothing of its importance. When we solemnly 
 declare to you, brethren, that the dogma which asserts the inhe- 
 icnt sinfulness of this relation is unscriptural and fanatical ; that it 
 :.« condemned not only by the word of God, but by the voice of the 
 church in all ages ; that it is one of the most pernicious heresies of 
 iiiuderu times ; that its countenance by any church, is a just cause 
 of separaiion from it, (1 Tim. 6, 1 — 5) we have surely said enough 
 to warn you away from this insidious error, as from a fatal shore. 
 
 Whatever therefore we may have to lament before God, either 
 for neglect of duty or for actual wrong towards our servants, while 
 the relation lasted, we are not called, now that it has been abolished, 
 t) bow the head in humiliation before men, or admit that the memo- 
 ry of many of our dear kindred is to be covered with shame because, 
 h"ke Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, they had bond-servants born in their 
 liouse, or bought with' their money ; and wlio now, redeemed by the 
 same precious blood, sit down together in the kingdom of God. 
 
 The other consideration connected with this subject is thepresent 
 
386 PASTOi'.AL LETTER. [Appendix, 
 
 condition of this people. We may righteously protest that with 
 their wretchedness, already incalculably great, that with their 
 prospects, to human view dismal as the grave, our church is not 
 chargeable ; that it may hold up its hands before heaven and earth, 
 washed of the tremendous responsibility involved in this change in 
 the condition of nearly four million of bond-servants, and for which it 
 has hitherto been generally conceded thej' were unprepared. 
 
 But in this dispensation of Providence which lias befallen the ne- 
 groes of the Southern States, and mainly without their agency, your 
 obligations to promote their welfare, though diminished, have not 
 ceased. Debtors before to them when bound, you are still debtors 
 to them free. You are bound to them not only by the ties of a 
 common nature, a common sin, but a common redemption also. 
 They have grown up around and in your households, have toiled for 
 your benefit, ministered to j'our comforts and wants, and have often 
 tenderly, faithfully nursed you in sickness. Tliey are still around 
 your doors, in the bosom of your community. Many of them are 
 your fellow-heirs of salvation. Together with you, they all need 
 it ; greatl}^ need it for time — for eternity. We are persuaded you 
 will not turn away from them in this day of their imagined 
 millenium — we fear of terrible calamity. Do all you can for their 
 best welfare, and do it quickly, for they already begin to pass 
 rapidly away. " By pureness, by knowledg-e, by long- suffering-, 
 by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word 
 of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on 
 the left, by honor and dishonor, by evil report and .s^ood report," 
 let it be shown to all men that nothing shall withdraw the sympathy 
 of your heart or the labor of your hand from a work which must of 
 necessity and ever rest chiefly upon those who dwell in the land, not 
 upon the strangers whu visit it. If their condition is made better, if 
 souls are plucked as brands from the burning, you will have the 
 comfort of knowing that you were, under God, instrumental in such 
 happy results. Should our worst fears be realized, and their doom 
 be sealed, you will have a pure conscience at the bar of the final 
 Judge. 
 
 We have thought it important to restate the general principles 
 here presented, not because your faithful devotion to them isdoubt- 
 ed, but because, as those who watch for your souls, we " would not 
 be negligent, putting you always in remembrance of these things, 
 though you know them, and be established in the present truth," and 
 because, to the reproach of religion in many places, thej'' have sunk 
 out of view, and the Church of God has been thereby brought into 
 perilous times 
 
 Bear with us now while we would, in faithful love, coun.sel 
 you concerning the solemn responsibilities resting upon you. 
 
 Think, first, of the magnitude of the work tlnoum upon our 
 hands. 
 
 We find ourselves with our two theological seminaries much 
 shattered in their resources. Most of our colleges are financially 
 
A. D. 1865.] PASTOKAL LETTER. 387 
 
 disabled, many almost ruined. Many of our houses of worship arc 
 despoiled or laid in ashes, our people impoverished, our ministers 
 scantily supported. We are indeed deeply afflicted. But shall we 
 therefore draw back, sink down into despair, leave our beloved 
 Church to sit in sackcloth, and gross darkness to cover the people? 
 Every heart cries out — " This must never be I" On the contrary, 
 our Church must invigorate and extend all her present schemes of 
 action, as well as embrace new ones as they offer themselves. ■ If 
 so, then she must address herself to this work with an energy 
 she has never yet known. But how shall she be strengthened for 
 it .' Allow us, in a few words, to remind you of old, well-tried 
 principles; for our rules and plans need keeping rather than 
 mending, and there is ample room prepared within the scope of 
 our cherished schemes, for bringing out of the grave an untold 
 treasure of buried talent, and making it useful in the Master's 
 cause. To effect this, 
 
 We must have a supreme consecration to God. "Ye are not 
 3'oar own, ye are bought with a price," must be engraven more 
 deeply upon our hearts. The great practical drawback in the 
 Church is not that the consecration of its members is insincere, 
 but that it is not habitually supreme. It does not subordinate 
 everything else to the cause of Christ. Is it any wonder, then, that 
 %\\Q aim of life is so earthly, and the work of life so feebly 
 grasped ? If ever ourZion shall arise and shine, it will be under 
 the light of a people intensely, constantly devoted to doirgthe will 
 of God. " Wherefore we beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of 
 God, that ye present 3'our bodies a living sacrifice, holy, accepta- 
 ble unto God, which is your reasonable service.'' 
 
 Remember that there is Work for All. — One infallible sign of a 
 redeemed heart is a desire to know and obey God. Its very birth- 
 cry is: "Lord, what wilt thou have mo to do ?" When you be- 
 came members of the church, from the very nature of the transac- 
 tion, some of its interest was transferred to your keeping ; you as- 
 sumed a part of its responsibility. In your profession you identi- 
 fied yourself with the Lord Jesus, with his cause and kingdom. 
 
 Is this, however, a deep, or a very general impression ? Is it not 
 manifest that multitudes come into the Church with the feeblest 
 conviction of duty in view ? They seem hardh^ to know or to care 
 whether the Master has done sucii a thing as to give to " every 
 man his own work." ^Ve entreat you to remember that He has 
 omitted none of His servants in the great command, "occupy till 
 I come." And it is only when in Him the whole body is fitly 
 framed together, and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, 
 according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, 
 that it maketh increase to the edifying of itself in love. 
 
 If, then, contemplating the magnitude of our work, we shall con- 
 secrate ourselves supremely to Him who gave himself for us, and 
 then remember that there is a work for all to do, whiit will be the 
 result ? 
 
388 PASTOEAL, LETTER. [Appcndix, 
 
 The treasur}' of the Lord will be full, Tliero will be such an 
 outpouring by our people as has never been known in ouv history. 
 " All experience shows that the Church has never been replenished 
 in her operations by the ample bounty of a few men, so much as 
 by the collected mites of her innumerable poor disciples." In thi.s. 
 as in other respects, the history of the Free Church of Scotland is 
 full of instruction for us. Are we poor ? So were they. But 
 nobly did they bear out with them, not only their grand testimony 
 to the supremo Fleadship of Christ as King- in Zion, but tlie burden 
 also of sustaining every scheme of benevolence necessary to the 
 complete equipment of their organization. Are we afflicted as well 
 as poor ? ,So were the churches in Macedonia ; yet, " in the great 
 trial of their affliction, their deep poverty abounded unto the riches 
 of their liberality." Let but tin's spirit thoroughly pervade our 
 people, and what shall we sooii witness ? You will educate your 
 ministry, and then ampl}'^ support them ; and to do this you will 
 give a generous support to your colleges and theological seminaries. 
 You will supply your people with the printed truth in every proper 
 form of it, and therefore you will give them the Bible, the tract, 
 and the religious volume. You will plant churches where they are 
 needed ; you will push church enterprise into every accessible part 
 of the land. The Holy Spirit will be poured out from on high. 
 Our desolations shall be repaired, until " streams shall break out- 
 in the desert, and the wilderness shall blossom as the rose '' 
 
 And now, brethren, " whatsoever things are true, whatsoever 
 things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things 
 are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of 
 good report ; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, 
 think on these things." '" Con.sider what we say, and the Lord give 
 you understanding in all things." Strive to '■ stand complete in 
 , all the will of G(jd." Strive to be " living epistles known and 
 read of all men." Serve the Lord in cheerfulness, llefrain from 
 murmuring ; pray for a meek and submissive spirit. Desire more 
 that your trials should be sanctified than removed. So forgive 
 your enemies that you may be able to " lift up holy hands without 
 wrath or doubting." Be humble, watchful, praj-erful and useful. 
 Do all in your power to minister to the comfort of those who minis- 
 ter to you in holy things. Try to do good in a Saviour's church 
 and a world of sin. Let piety be shown at home ; let the Holy 
 Sabbath be indeed a da^ for Grod, and let your cidldren be trained 
 up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Live daily near to 
 the Cross of the Saviour, and then will all these fruitsof righteous- 
 ness abound through Jesus Christ, to the praise of the glory of his 
 grace. 
 
 You have been called to pass through deep waters; you have 
 had sorrow upon sorrow. It was the })ath your Saviour trod, and 
 He will grant you in it Ihe comfort of His love, and the fellowship 
 of His Spirit. Some of our dear brethren in Christ, and some of 
 them in the ministry, have had cruel mockings and scourginga, 
 
A. D, 1865.] DOMESTIC MISSIONS. 389 
 
 have suffered stripes and imprisonments, and the loss of all things. 
 Our prayer has been with you in 3'our calamiiy. Cast your burden 
 on the Lord, and He will sustain you. Remember that the Church 
 of God has often passed through the heated turnace, but the form 
 of the Son of God has been seen with her, and she is still uncon- 
 sumed. "The bush" — said Rutherford, thatgreat light of the 
 Church of Scotland — " the bush has been burning these four 
 thousand years, but no man hath seen the ashes of that fire to this 
 day." Be faithful unto death. Very soon will all these troubles 
 end, and your home bs reached, into which no enemy shall ever 
 enter, and from which no friend shall ever depart. 
 
 We desire to tell you, dear bretliren, and with thankful, joyful 
 hearts, how good we have felt it to be here. We have taken sweet 
 counsel together, and gone to the house of God in company. We 
 are in peace and love one with another. No strife distracts our 
 beloved Zion. We depart to our homes thanking God and taking 
 courage, resolved to stand in our lot and labor with a more unre- 
 fie?'ved devotion for the upbuilding of that only Kingdom which 
 cannot be moved. 
 
 Receive these words of instruction and exhortation, which in the 
 fulness of our hearts we send to you, greeting. 
 
 " And now, brethren, we commend you to God, and to the word 
 of His grace which is able to build you up, and to give you an in- 
 heritance among all them that are sanctified." 
 
 " The God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal 
 glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered awhile, make you 
 perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you." 
 
 " The grace of the Lcid Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the 
 communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen." 
 
 GEORGE HOWE, 
 
 Moderator. 
 Macon, Ga., Dec. 19th, 1865. 
 
 FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COM- 
 MITTEE OF DOMESTIC MISSIONS. 
 
 The Executive Committee of Domestic Missions respectfully re- 
 port, that duiing the ecclesiastical j^ear, commencing May, 1864, 
 and terminating May, 1865, they have prosecuted the work entrust- 
 ed to their care, with all the energy and wisdom they possessed,^ 
 and, as they trust, not without tokens of the Divine favor. 
 
 Very little was done, or attempted, in the way of promoting 
 evangelical religion in the more destitute and frontier regions 
 of the country, owing to the unsettled state of public affairs, 
 and the want of suitable missionary laborers. Only one missiona- 
 ry was commissioned during that period, and it is not certainly 
 known that he ever entered upon the work assigned him. 
 
390 DOMESTIC MISSIONS. [Appendix, 
 
 The work in the army, to which the attention of the committee 
 was mainly directed, was carried on with systematic efficiency, 
 and perhaps with as important results as those of any previous 
 year. More than one hundred missionary laborers were commis- 
 sioned during the year, nine-tenths of whom were in active service 
 for longer or shorter periods, and all whom received their support, 
 in part or whole, from the contributions of the churches. What 
 number were in actual serv'ce at the time of the surrender of our 
 two main armies, is not certainly known, but perhaps more than 
 fifty. A large proportion of these brethren had been connected 
 with the army for periods varying from two to four years, and per- 
 formed labors, and endured hardships, wliich perhaps will never be 
 fully understood in this present life. The churches, to the last, 
 were excecding"ly g-enerous in their contributions, and at no time 
 was the work retarded for the want of funds. Thousands of our 
 beloved soldiers were converted through the instrumentality of 
 these labors, some of whom are gone to rest, whilst others have been 
 spared to beautify and uphold the Church of Christ on earth. What- 
 ever disappointment may have been experienced by us as a people, 
 in relation to the establishment of our independence, as a Church 
 we should ever be grateful to Almighty God for the repeated and 
 abundant outpouring of His Holy Spirit upon our armies during the 
 progress of the bloody conflict. That our camps should have been 
 made nurseries of piety, is something not only new and unprece- 
 dented in warfare, but may be regarded as an encouraging token 
 of God's purpose to favor and bless our future Z ion. If these rich 
 and spiritual fruits are carefully gathered and husbanded for the 
 Master's use, we maj' soon have occasion to forget our temporal 
 sorrows in tne abundance of our spiritual joys. 
 
 The failure of the Assembly to metit last May, left the committee 
 without instructions as to their duties in the new state of things 
 brought about by the providence of God. They have regarded 
 themselves, liowevcr, as constructively in office, but have been able 
 to accomplish very little from the want of mails and the facilities of 
 railroad travel. These difficulties are now passing away, and the 
 Assembly, in the good providence of God, is met to deliberate on 
 these great matters. 
 
 As the clouds that have so long overspread the country are 
 gradually being lifted up, we liave revealed to us a work of immense 
 proportions to be done in healing the wounds, restoring the desola- 
 tions, and building up the broken down walls of Zion, as well as 
 extending her borders to the more remote and frontier regions of 
 the country. 
 
 In the judgment of 3^our committee, three departments of mis- 
 sionary labor claim the attention of tlie Assembly at the present 
 time, viz : 1st. The building uj) of our crippled and broken down 
 churches. 2d. The extfmding of the knowledge of the Gospel to the 
 destitute and frontier regions of the country. 3d. Providing reli- 
 gious instruction for the colored people among us. 
 
A. D. 1865.] DOMESTIC MISSIONS. 391 
 
 The first of these is undoubtedly the most urgent, but, it is hoped, 
 will claim the attention of the Assembly only for a limited period. 
 The second is a permanent work, and must come up for considera- 
 tion from year to year. The third has claims of the most weighty 
 and serious character, and like tlie second, will come up for conside- 
 ration as often as the Assembly sliall meet. In the present unde- 
 veloped state of feeling among the negro population, it is impossible 
 to decide -what general course of instruction would be best suited 
 to their circumstances. Perhaps the best course for the Assembly, 
 at its present session, will be to remind the churches under their 
 care of their duty to instruct these people in the way of salvation 
 — leaving it for each church to pursue that course which in its 
 judgment will seem best — and appoint a committee to report to the 
 next Assembly'' some general plan to be adopted by all our churches. 
 It would be well for that committee to be composed of individuals 
 from the diflerent sections of the country, so Uiat all the varied 
 asptjcts of the subject may be before their minds in preparing the 
 report. 
 
 The restoration of our crippled and broken down churches is 
 undoubtedly the object which claims the immediate and earnest 
 attention of this Assembly. These churches are to be found in every 
 section of our country that has been occupied for any length of 
 time by Northern soldiers, and especially along the broad track of 
 those desolating- njarches that were made through most of the 
 central Southern States. "Wherever the armies have gone, the 
 country has been desolated, the people have been impoverished, 
 and in the great majority of cases, the sanctuaries of the living God 
 have either been entirely destro3'ed, or so much injured as to be 
 unfit fo- use. In many places our people are not only without 
 houses in which to worship, but are without ministers to break to 
 them the bread of life. Some of our ablest and most earnest minis- 
 ters have been compelled to betake themselves to school-keeping, 
 or some other secular employment, in order to provide their families 
 with the means of subsistence. Worse than all, in the very midst of 
 this distress and prostration, an em^my threatens to invade our 
 borders, sow dis.sensions among our people, and gather our flocks 
 into folds which they have not known. If ever there was occasion 
 for the people of God to r;illy as one man, and put forth all their 
 energies with united front against those who are seeking to divide 
 and destroy, the present is that occasion. If we would be true to 
 the great Head of the Church, or would be faithful to those spiritual 
 flocks of which He hath given us the care, we must defend them 
 from all these insidious encroachments iu whatever name or garb 
 they may come. 
 
 No doubt all our churches are suffering, to a greater or less 
 extent, from the effects of the terrible conflict through which we 
 have just passed But some have not suffered to the same extent 
 with others, and such would no doubt be glad to testify their 
 gratitude to God, as well as their love to the brethren, by con- 
 4 
 
392 DOMESTIC ^nssioxs. [Appendix, 
 
 tributing of their substance to the general welfare of all tlie suffer- 
 ing churches. May not God have permitted these great calamities 
 tcj overtake us for the purpose of developing' among us that spirit 
 of liberality which distinguished the primitive churches, in like 
 poverty, and which may be the means of uniting us as one common 
 brotherhood for any trials or triumphs He may have in reserve fox 
 us ? 
 
 "What seems especially necessary at the present time, in the judg- 
 ment of your committee, to rally the whole Southern church, and 
 bring out all her disposable resources, is to bring forward some 
 feasible plan by which their gifts may be brought togetlier and be 
 laid out wisely and judiciously in relieving the distresses of the suf- 
 fering churches. The committee, tlierefore, would recommend the 
 appointment of what may be called a Sustentation Committee, 
 somewhat after the plan of the Free Ciiurch of Scotland, whose duty 
 it shall be to raise and disburse funds in connection with this great 
 object. That committee need consist only of a chairman, a secre- 
 tary, and one commissioner from each Synod. Let it be the duty 
 of the chairman, or secretary, to occupy some central position in the 
 country, f: om which he can have easy access to the churches and 
 the commissioners, and, for the time being, have the general 
 direction of affairs. Let it be the duty of the commissioners to 
 canvass their respective Synods, ascertain what churches are 
 neediag help, what ones are able to contribute, and do all they 
 can by correspondence and visitation to ccdlect funds for thi - general 
 object. At the expiration of three months, or as soon after as 
 practicable, the secretary and the commissioners shall meet to- 
 gether, and with all the facts they have gathered, proceed to 
 disburse the iunds according to their best judgment. It would be 
 also well for the Assembly to designate a day when collections 
 should be taken up in all the churches for this object. It is not 
 proposed that the commissioners should receive any compensation 
 for their services further than have their traveling expenses paid. 
 It is coiifid<,'ntly believed, that (here are brethren in all our Synods 
 who, if called b}"- the Assembly to this work, would cheerfully 
 devote three months to this purpose without any pay, further than 
 the satistactiou of knowing that they are engaged in a work of 
 mercy. 
 
 It is confidently believed, also, that by this pl.m, all our crippLd 
 churches ma\ be placed on their feet, at least so far as the support 
 of their pastors is concerned, before tlie meeting of the next Assem- 
 bly. The question of aiding these churches in rebuilding their 
 houses of worship iiad better be deferred until that time. The As- 
 sembly will then lie in posses-ion of facts that will enable them to 
 act wisely and efficiently in relation to whatever course it may then 
 be thought best to pursue. 
 
 If objection is felt to the multiplication of agencies under the 
 directi(jn of the Assembly, then the same olijeet may be attained 
 simply by uniting the commissioners above mentioned to the Ex- 
 
A. D. 1865.] DOMESTIC MISSIONS. 393 
 
 ecntive Committee of Domestic Missions, and giving tbem the 
 power of committeemen, so far as this particular enterprise is con- 
 cerned. 
 
 All of which is respectfully submitted, on behalf of the committee. 
 
 J. LEIGHTON WILSON, 
 
 Secretart/i 
 
394 
 
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A. D. 1865.] FOREIGN MISSIONS. 395 
 
 FOURTH AT^NUAL EEPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE 
 COMMITTEE OF FOllEIGN MISSIONS. 
 
 Tlie Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, in present- 
 ing their fourth annual report, iiave to himent that their 
 labors are still restricted to a narrow sphere, and even in 
 relation to this they cannot render a very satisfactory account, 
 owing to their very restricted intercourse \vith the missiona- 
 ries during the last eighteen months. No letters at all have 
 been received from Southern missionaries laboring in foreign 
 lands ; and none from missionary brethren in the Indian 
 country, except such as have been brought by casual travel- 
 ers from that region. One was received from the venerable 
 Dr. Kingsbury, of June last, in which it was stated that the 
 missionary work was going on as usual, and the inquiry was 
 made, whether, in the prostrated condition of the country, 
 any further pecuniary aid could be expected from the South- 
 ern churches. The Executive Committee responded by for- 
 warding $1,300 to New Orleans, of funds that were provi- 
 dentially on hand, for their use. At the same time, they were 
 assured that as soon as our religious newspapers and railroads 
 were established, their wants would be brought to the notice 
 of the churches. That pledge as yet has only been partially 
 redeemed. 
 
 More recently fuller communications liave been received 
 from the missionaries, several of whom were at Little Rock, 
 in attendance upon the Synod of Arkansas, to which they 
 belong, and which met there in October last. There was 
 some sickness among the missionaries at that time, and a 
 good deal of distress among the Indians, owing to desolations 
 occasioned by the war and misunderstanding with the gov- 
 ernment in the settlement of their affairs. The missionaries 
 seemed to be deeply impressed with the importance and the 
 duty of continuing their labors among the people, but could 
 not do so unless sustained by help from abroad. According 
 to their estimates, it will' require about $6,000 for their sup- 
 port. This sum, in former times, could easily have been 
 raised, and the committee are of the opinion that it can be 
 done the coming year, unless there is more distress and pros- 
 tration in general affairs than is hoped will be the case. What 
 changes are to be made in the general condition of the Indian 
 country cannot be foreseen, and therefore it is impossible to 
 determine what plan of missionary operation should be 
 adopted for that field at the present time. It would seem to 
 be the duty of the Church to go forward on the same general 
 
396 FOREIGN MISSIONS. [Appendix, 
 
 plan lieretofore pursued, committiiig the wliole to the great 
 Head of the Church, and wait for clearer light to guide us in 
 the future. 
 
 But, whatever course may be adopted in relation to this 
 particular matter, the committee earnestly recommend the 
 continuance of your Foreign Missionary organization. Much 
 may be done, even in our crippled condition, to carry on this 
 great work. We can scarcely set up a claim to be regarded 
 as a true branch of ihe Church of Christ, or take an honorable 
 place in the sisterho(5d of evangelical churches, unless we 
 keep this object constantly and distinctly before our minds. 
 
 It should ever be made the controlling principle of all our 
 movements. The command to go into all the world and 
 preach the Gospel to every creature, is in fact the only com- 
 mission which the Lord Jesus has given to his Church on 
 earth : and any branch of that Church that disregards this 
 command, imperils its own spiritual life. 
 
 In setting out in this great work, we sliall find that other 
 branches of the Church are greatly in the advance of us. 
 Many of tliem have made progress in the establishment of 
 Christian churches among the heathen, in the acquisition of 
 their languages and the translation of the Word of God into 
 those languages, in the establishment of Christian institutions, 
 and the training of young men in those institutions to preach 
 the Gospel, which we may not attain for a half century. But 
 what of that ? If it is not too late for us to commence our 
 career as a separate and independent Church, surely it is 
 not too late to commence the faithful discharge of those 
 functions which are the inseparable attributes of every true 
 Church of Christ. The same providence which forced us to 
 take one step, requires us to take the other. That we are few 
 and feeble, is no sufficient reason for withholding our hands 
 from the work. With God there is no constraint to work by 
 few or many. In tlie course of His providence, many that are 
 first sliall be last, and tlie last the first. He may, in the 
 exercise of His sovereign pleasure, crown our feeble effortis 
 with his richest blessings, and hasten the time when our 
 Southern Zion shall occupy a prominent and leading position 
 in the prosecution of this great undertaking. 
 
 We are not to suppose, for one moment, that the great work 
 of evangelizing the heathen nations of the earth is drawing 
 to a close. All that has already been achieved by mission- 
 ary effort, important as those achievements are, can scarcely 
 admit of comparison with what remains to be done. As 
 yet, only the outposts of the kingdom of darkness have been 
 assailed. The surface of heathendom has scarcely been 
 
A. D. 1S05.] FOREIGN MISSIONS. 397 
 
 ruffled. If lliousands and liundreds of thousands of benighted 
 licathen men have been made to rejoice in the light of the 
 Gospel, millions and hundreds of millions remain in all the 
 darkness of unmitigated paganism. Isot to make particular 
 mention of the ndllion^s in Europe and South America who 
 are enveloped in papal darkness, the great pagan nations 
 of Africa, India, China, Northern Asia and Japan, have as 
 jet scarcely felt the first glow of that Christian love that 
 is to transform their whole moral character, or caught the 
 first gleam of tliat glorious Gospel day that is to chase away 
 all their darkness. Your missionaries, in the inscrutable 
 providence of God, may have reserved for them the great 
 honor of being the first to carry the light of the Gospel 
 into the deepest recesses of this darkness ; and though last 
 in the field, may be the first in the rich harvest that is to 
 be reaped by the combined labors of the whole Church. 
 
 Before entering largely upon this undertaking, however, 
 we have an important work of preparation to be done at home. 
 Our j^eople, it is true, are not strangers to the work of For- 
 eign Missions. In former years they have borne an honora- 
 ble share in carrying it on. They have contributed of their 
 substance to its support ; they have prayed earnestly for 
 its success ; and, in many cases, they have cheerfully given 
 up their sons and daughters to labor in it. But, after all. 
 Southern Christians have only been co-operators in the work. 
 The chief agency and chief responsibility have heretofore been 
 with the Northern Church, by whom we are now excluded 
 from even an honorable co-operation. If, therefore, we would 
 continue to have a share in it, we must carry on the indepen- 
 dent work which has already been commenced, the chief re- 
 sponsibility of which, under God, must rest upon oui own 
 shoulders. Hereafter, our contributions, our prayers, and 
 the consecration of our children, must be made under a more 
 direct sense of our responsibility to the great Head of the 
 Church. Onr people must be made familiar with this great 
 idea, and they must be trained to all that benevolence, self- 
 denial, energy and self-reliance which is necessary for the 
 successful prosecution of so great a work. The rising gene- 
 ration must be made to appreciate the greatness of the cause, 
 and that no sublimer object can possibly challenge their per- 
 sonal devotement. The children and youths in our sabbath 
 schools and in our seminaries of learning, must be instructed, 
 not only in relation to the general claims of this cause, but 
 they must be made familiar with the actual facts and results 
 that attend the prosecution of it by other branches of the 
 Church. But all this can be accomplished only by an agency 
 
398 FOREIGN MISSIONS. [Appendix, 
 
 appointed by the Church for this express purpose. Besides 
 which, we know not liow soon we may be called, in the 
 providence of God, to take an active part in the prosecution 
 of it. It is believed that there are young men in the Church, 
 at the present time, who are looking forward to engaging in 
 it, and are only waiting for the Church to bid them go for- 
 ward. Let us then be prepared for any duty to which the 
 great Head of the Church may call us, feeling assured that 
 He will give us grace and necessary resources to accomplish 
 any task He may assign us. 
 
 All of which is respectfully submitted. 
 
 On behalf of the Executive Committee. 
 
 J. LEIGHTON WILSON, 
 
 Secretary. 
 
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400 PDBLicATioN. [Appendix, 
 
 FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE 
 COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION. 
 
 The Committee of Publication, in presenting to tlie Gener- 
 al Assembly the report here submitted, have to regret that, 
 nnder existing circumstances, the materials for preparing it 
 were so defective. By the fire which on tlie 3d of April last 
 laid in ashes so much of the city of Richmon^, our office, 
 with all its contents, was entirely consumed. Not even the 
 ofiice books were saved, from which various items of interest 
 might have been embodied in this report. Your Secretary, 
 the Rev. Dr. Leyburn, finding his work suspended for the 
 time, and no longer the means from it of a pecuniary support, 
 withdrew to another part of the country. In the absence, 
 therefore, of the usnal sources of information, nothing definite 
 can be produced in the document here ottered. It may, how- 
 ever, be stated, in general, that the operations of the commit- 
 tee continued to be prosecnted with increasing energy and 
 success. 
 
 The report of the Treasurer, herewith submitted, shows that 
 the whole amount of receipts for the year ending March 31, 
 1865, was $93,555 42, and the expenditures 1^60,124 72, leav- 
 ing a balance of §14,430 71, in Coniederatc money, the receipts 
 and vouchers tor wliich were consumed in the bank whore 
 they were deposited. 
 
 A very large amount of reading matter, consisting of Bibles, 
 New Testaments, and otherrcligious books and tracts obtained 
 from England, as well as valuable tracts of our own publica- 
 tion, was put into circulation, most of it in the Confederate 
 army. Of the " Soldiers' Visitor" a large edition continued 
 to be published, and the demand tor it, as well as for all other 
 gospel truth we could supply, showed how eager were our 
 soldiers for whatever would teach them the way of salvation, 
 and strengthen them in the trials through which they were 
 passing. 
 
 The " Children's Friend" was ke])t alive, but with an issue 
 greatly diminished. Its highest circulation (in the Spring of 
 1863) was about twelve thousand ; at the time our o])erations 
 were suspended, it was only about three thousand. This was 
 owing, in a large degree, to the disturbed state of the country, 
 and to the very imperfect facilities for its distribution through 
 the mails. 
 
 In reviewing our operations for a period of {^bout three 
 years, we find cause for both humiliation and gratitude. 
 Our Church has certainly not rendered to the Lord according 
 
A. D. 1865.] PUBLICATION. 401 
 
 to all His benefits. To reflect liow mncli more might have 
 been accomplished had we possessed more ample means, and 
 been moved by a supreme consecration to God, should iill ns 
 with sorrow. Wlien, on the other hand, we bring to view the 
 undoubted fact that, through the agency of the committee, a 
 great multitude have been brought nearer to the Saviom-, we 
 And cause to bless His holy name. 
 
 The past, with its scenes of strife and bloodshed, its convul- 
 sions and changes, its public calamities, its private sorrows 
 and desolations, has now vanished beyond our reach, and gone 
 to make its record for history and for the final judgment. 
 Praying to be instructed by its awful voice, we find ourselves 
 called now to reach forth unto the things which are before. 
 
 The question presents itself, how can we best supply our 
 people with religious literature under the circumstances in 
 which we are now placed ? After much deliberation, the 
 committee would recommend to the attention of the General 
 Assembly a scheme of which the following is the outline : 
 
 The Committee of Publication shall be charged with the 
 duty of most carefully selecting from every available quarter, 
 whether in Europe or America, the very best tracts and books 
 suited for Sabbath schools, and other religious reading. Let 
 a descriptive catalogue of these publications be prepared and 
 distributed among our churches. From this list let them 
 make selections, and send orders accordingly. The proceeds 
 of sales to be re-invested. A small profit to be laid upon 
 purchases — which would be at wholesale — so as to cover ex- 
 penses. Annual collections to be taken in our churches, as 
 heretofore, from which donations can be made to the desti- 
 tute, and for publishing such books and tracts, original and 
 selected, as may be specially demanded. 
 
 The necessity and usefulness of some plan of this kind, and 
 also its practicability, need not be here presented, especially 
 as the General Assembly has already given the scheme, in its 
 essential parts, a hearty approval. See minutes for 1863. 
 
 Should it still thus receive the sanction of the Church, it 
 will be necessary for the General Assembly to provide for the 
 details required to carry it into j^ractical eifect. 
 
 The Synod of Yirginia having, at its last meeting, requested 
 the committee to take immediate steps to meet the pressing 
 wants of its churches for Sabbath School books, and having 
 raised on the spot |1 1,000 for defraying the expenses connected 
 with a beginning of the work, we are gratified to report that 
 some valuable results have been already reached. An agent 
 was sent, as soon as practicable, to visit various houses of 
 publication in the Northern cities, and make such selections 
 
402 PUBLICATION. [Appendix, ' 
 
 as were judged suitable. Ilis report is herewith submittei 
 for inspection. It will show that he was very courteously re- 
 ceived, and that very generous terms were offered in many 
 cases. 
 
 To the house of Robert Carter & Son, of New York, we arc 
 indebted for a reduction of one-half the usual price upon all 
 books which our agent selected as specimens from their cata- 
 logue. The Presbyterian Board of Publication in Philadel- 
 phia were so kind as to present to us all the books selected 
 for the same purpose from their large and valuable list. 
 
 Your committee cannot doubt that, should some scheme of 
 this kind be entered upon and prosecuted with energy, it will 
 meet the hearty approbation of our people, and grow into 
 wide usefulness in the diffusion of the truth as it is in Jesus. 
 
 The publication of the " Children's Friend" has not been 
 resumed, for two reasons. One is that the means of circu- 
 lating it over the country have been too limited. This hin- 
 drance, it is expected, will soon be removed by the re-estab- 
 lishment of the mails and postoffices throughout the land. 
 Another serious difficulty .arises from the limited circulation 
 which the paper had when suspended, and the apprehension 
 that it is not practicable to sustain a paper of this kind by 
 our denomination alone. Without entering into this subject 
 more minutely, the committee would refer the Assembly to 
 such of its members as may be in attendance u])on its ap- 
 proaching sessions, for any explanations that may be needed. 
 A thoroughly good paper for the children of the Church is an 
 enterprise of unspeakable importance, and the best way, all 
 things considered, for securing such an agency for those com- 
 mitted to our care, merits the most careful consideration of 
 her highest judicatory. 
 
 Undismayed by any trials and toils through which we may 
 be called to pass ; cheerfully trusting in the merciful and 
 almighty guidance and protection of Him who was with Ilis 
 Church in the wilderness, we desire to go forth sowing the 
 precious seed by the side of all waters, assured of the joyful 
 harvest in God's own good time, and to the praise of the glory 
 of His grace. 
 
 T. T. MOORE, 
 
 President. 
 
 WILLIAM BPOWN, See'y. Pro Tern. 
 Pichmond, Dec. 6ih, 1865. 
 
A. D. 1865.] EDUCATION. 403 
 
 STATEMENT OF THE TEEASURER'S ACCOUNT OF 
 PUBLICATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st 
 MARCH, 1865. 
 
 RECEIPTS. 
 
 By balance on hand 1st jVpril, 1S64 $27,001 61 
 
 By contributions to publication f 54,166 83 
 
 By contributions to " Soldiers' Visitor" 1,091 70 
 
 By subscriptions to " Children's Fiicnd" 5,281 18 
 
 By sales at Depository 5,810 21 
 
 By profit on Confederate Bonds 148 89 
 
 60,498 81 
 
 By remittances for " Pliiladelpliia Board" 55 00 
 
 $93,555 42 
 
 DISBURSEMENTS. 
 
 To cost of paper $39,277 10 
 
 To composition, press work and binding 19,867 42 
 
 To officers' ealaries.' 13,700 00 
 
 To incidental expenses 5,689 69 
 
 Tooffice furniture 323 00 
 
 To type and fixtures '. 267 50 
 
 To balance on hand in bonds and notes of Confederate States 14,430 71 
 
 $93,555 42 
 
 THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIYE 
 COMMITTEE OF EDUCATION. 
 
 The Committee of Education submit the following report : 
 
 Your committee have had no beneficiaries receiving aid 
 since the last report. 
 
 The statement of the Treasurer, accompanying this report, 
 will show that the contributions have been $2,552 80, which, 
 together with a balance on hand March 31, 1866, makes the 
 whole amount in his hands in Confederate money, (now worth- 
 less) to be $7,802 41. 
 
 All that the committee deem it necessary to say farther, is 
 that during the war this part of our benevolent operations, 
 was suspended. Nearly all of our young men receiving aid 
 were called into the army, or were, by causes connected with 
 the war, interrupted in their studies. 
 
 In the present changed condition of affairs, this great work 
 is opened to us with new interest, not only because of the 
 increasing need of Ministers of the Gospel to enter upon the 
 labors of our vast field, but also because, for reasons well 
 known, the means of those seeking the holy office are generally 
 so greatly diminished. 
 
 This subject, in all the magnitude of its interests, is, under 
 God, in tlie hands of our General Assembly, for such advice 
 
404 THEOLOGICAL SEMINAUY. [Appendix, 
 
 and control as, in their wisdom, may be judged best in the 
 circumstances. 
 
 T. Y. moore; 
 
 WILLIAM BROWIi, Sec'y Pro Tern. 
 
 statement of the. Treasurer's account of Education for the year ending 31s< March, I860. 
 
 By balance on hand 1st April, 1864. 
 By contributions to Education 
 
 To balance on hand in Confederate States bonds and notes. 
 
 $7,802 51 
 
 15,249 61 
 2,552 80 
 
 $7,802 41 
 
 STATEMENT SHOWING THE CONDITION OF THE 
 THEOLOGICAL SEMINATIY AT COLUMBIA. FROM 
 THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
 
 To the General Assemhly of the Presbyterian Churchy in 
 session at M%con, Georgia : 
 
 As Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Theological 
 Seminary of the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia, now 
 under the care of the General Assembly, I beg leave to 
 submit this brief statement with the view of bringing the 
 Seminary to your attention. 
 
 Owing to the derangement of all business, and the break- 
 ing down of all public transportation, consequent upon the 
 fall of the Confederate Government, no meeting of the Board 
 of Directors of the Seminary has been held during the pre- 
 sent year, and no official report can be made. 
 
 The undersigned, deeming it matter of great importance 
 that the General Assembly should have before it the subject 
 •matter of the Seminary, has thought it not improper to submit 
 this statement with the reports of the Treasurer and Faculty, 
 for your consideration. 
 
 The report of the Treasurer containing his account of re- 
 ceipts and expenditures u]) to the first of May last, the end 
 of the fiscal year, is complete, and believed to be correct. 
 His letter, sent in with the report, shows the loss to the Semi- 
 nary, by the overthrow of the Southern Government, to be 
 very large. Of the investments, wlii(;h amounted at the last 
 annual report to over two hundred and sixty thousand dollars, 
 he tliinks now that not more than sixty-nine tliousand dollars 
 can be regarded as solvent. This heavy loss, it is feared, will 
 seriously embarrass the General Assembly in its expectations 
 
A. D. 1865,] THEOLOGICAL SEMINAEY. 4:05 
 
 as to the operations of tlie Seminary. We have, however, 
 abundant canse to be thankful that the buildings and Library 
 of the Seminary have been saved. 
 
 Believing that it is very important that the Seminary should 
 still be kept open, for the reception and instruction of candi- 
 dates for the ministry, the Faculty, with commendable zeal, 
 have consented to continue their labors in the Seminary. It 
 is hoped that some arrangement will be made for their sup- 
 port at least. 
 
 For the particulai-s, as to the investments, you are referred 
 to the Appendix of the Minutes of the General Assembly of 
 1864. 
 
 The Professorship of Didactic and Polemic Theology is 
 vacant. 
 
 The report of the Faculty, herewith submitted, will give 
 you the state of the Seminary and its prospects. 
 
 Hoping that this school of the prophets may survive the 
 shock that it has received, and that it may soon be restored 
 to its former power and usefulness, 
 
 I am, respectfully, yours, 
 
 THOS. C. PERRIN, 
 
 Chairman. 
 
 REPORT OF THE FACULTY OF THE THEOLOGICAL 
 SEMINARY AT COLUMBIA. 
 
 The Faculty of the Theological Seminary at Columbia, 
 under the care of the General Assembly, in making their annual 
 report, have to lament over the disasters Which have befallen, 
 this beloved institution, in connection with the general ruin 
 which surrouTids us on every side. During the occupation of 
 Columbia by the forces of General Sherman, when he laid 
 two-thirds of the city in ashes, the buildings of the Seminary 
 were saved from conflagration, through the good providence 
 of God, by the vigilance, intercessions and representations, 
 chiefly, of the refugee families Avhich had sought shelter with- 
 in them. The valuable Library is intact, with the exception 
 of some volumes which were loaned out, and perished in the 
 dwellings of those Avlio had them in possession. The fences, 
 too, were in great part destroyed, and some of the furniture 
 has disappeared, but otherwise the premises have sustained 
 no permanent injury. The funds of the institution, however, 
 which, according to the tabular statement in the Appendix 
 to your last Minutes, amounted to $270,224, have been in a 
 
406 THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. [AppOndlX, 
 
 good measure lost in the general crash and ruin of all invest- 
 ments. Only one item of the whole, amounting to less than 
 $3,000, yields any immediate cash income. For a particular 
 statement of the funded condition of the Seminary, we must 
 refer you to the report of the Treasurer and Board of Direc- 
 tors. Under these circumstances, it has been a question 
 among those most immediately connected with the institution, 
 whether the Seminary should temporaribly suspend its opera- 
 tions, or be continued without interruption. We have regarded 
 it worthy of the utmost eiforts of the Church to sustain it. 
 The number of students educated within its walls, is 364, of 
 whom 67 have departed tliis life. Of the remainder, 83 are 
 laboring in South Carolina, 38 in Georgia. 28 in Alabama, 35 
 in North Carolina, 28 in Mississi])pi, 8 in Tennessee, 5 in 
 Louisiana, 6 in Arkansas, 6 in Virginia, 6 in Florida, 4 in 
 Kentucky. It has its representatives too in New York, Penn- 
 sylvana, JSTew Jersey, Illinois, California, Yermont, New 
 Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Texas, Minnesota, 
 Oregon, Missouri, Ohio, India and China, and has had ite 
 missionaries in the Indian Territory and Western Africa. An 
 institution yielding such fruits should not be abandoned, and 
 its temporary suspension would be a great evil, both because 
 the attention of students would bo diverted from it, and the 
 affection of the churches would become cooled towards it. 
 The Professors feel it their duty, therefore, to re-open the 
 Seminary to such students as may resort to it, and to appeal 
 to the generosity of the Church to sustain it by their contri- 
 butions, as was done before the invested foundations were es- 
 tablished. As the scholarships for the support of beneficiary 
 students have shared the same fate with other funds, jjrovision 
 should be made also Tor them. The Synod of South Carolina 
 has already initiated a system by which it is hoped contribu- 
 tions in money, clothing, and provisions may be obtained, 
 and, if other Synods, Presbyteries and Churches, will follow 
 this example, the Seminary may still be carried forward in 
 these times of public and private calamity. 
 • There are two professorships vacant in the Faculty : tliat 
 of Pastoral Theology and Sacred Rhetoric, formerly occupied 
 by the Rev. Dr. Leland, now Professor Emeritus, and the 
 chair of Didactic and Polemic Theology, occupied provisionally 
 by Kev. Dr. Palmer, whose time of office has expired, and 
 who has resumed his post as pastor of the First Presbyterian 
 Church in New Orleans. The duties of these departments of 
 instruction will be assumed, as far as practicable, by the ex- 
 isting Faculty, in accordance with the requirements of the 
 Constitution. But this arrangement cannot loner continue. 
 
A. D. 1865.] THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. 407 
 
 The prosperity of the Seminary demands that these chairs be 
 tilled by judicious and able divines, who can bestow upon 
 them their entire labors. There have been but three students 
 connected with the Seminary the last year, and its exercises 
 were wholly suspended after the burning of Columbia by the 
 Federal army on the 17th of February last. 
 In behalf of the Faculty. 
 
 GEORGE HOWE, 
 
 Chairman. 
 
 Theological Seminwry^ Columbia^ Dec. 4, 1865. 
 
408 
 
 REPORT OF 
 
 [Appendix, 
 
 REPOET OF TREASURER OF THE THEOLOGICAL 
 SEMIKARY AT COLUMBIA. 
 
 Andrew Crawford, Treamrtr, in account with the Theological Seminary of the Synod of South 
 
 Carolina and Gdorgia^— South Carolina Professorship. 
 
 1865. Dr. Cr. 
 
 To Ijalance due May 2d, 1S64 | |620 11 
 
 To interest on 2 Confederate Repstered Boudi= | 16 00 
 
 To interest on $10,300 7 per cent Confederate Bonds 721 00 
 
 Tointerefit on ?2»100 S percent Confederate Bonds I 168 OOi 
 
 To dividends on 80 shares Bank Cliarleston I 960 00 
 
 To dividends on 9 shares Bank of Charleston (new stock) I 54 00 
 
 To di\idends on 26 shares Farmers' <fc Exchange Bank, Charieaton I 52 00 
 
 To dividends on 100 shares CokimMa Bridge I 2,000 00 
 
 To dividends on 202 shares Commercial Bank, Columbia | 404 00 
 
 To dividends on 52 shares Exchanse Bank, Columbia 104 00 
 
 To balance due Treasurer this vear. 
 
 By Dr. Leland's salarj- to 1st April, 1865. 
 By Treasurer's salary'to 1st April, 1865. . 
 
 $5,099 111 
 900 89; 
 
 $6,000 00 
 
 $6,000 00 
 
 Andrew Craviford, Trea.<urer, in account tvith the. Theological Siiminary of tlu Synod of South 
 Carolina and Georgia — Georgia Professorship. 
 
 To interest on .J11,000 7 per cent Confederate Boiyis 
 To Geo. M. Tliew, agent, (interest) 
 
 By Dr. Howe's salarj- to 1st April, 1865. 
 By balance in hands of Treasurer 
 
 $770 00 
 2,403 65 
 
 $3,173 65 
 
 $3,000 00 
 173 65 
 
 $3,173 65 
 
 Andrew Crawford, Treasurer, in account with the Theological Seminary of the Synod of South 
 Carolina and Georgia — Perkins Professwship. 
 
 To interest on $10,000 7 per cent Confederate Bonds I $700 001 
 
 To balance due Treasurer 2,821 4o| 
 
 By balance due Treasurer last vear 
 
 By Dr. Woodrow's salary to 1st April, 1865. 
 By Dr. 'Woodrow recording deeds, &c., 
 
 $491 40 
 
 3,000 00» 
 
 30 00 
 
 $3,521 40 
 
 Andrtiu Crawford, Treasurer, in account with the Theological Seminary of the Synod of South 
 Carolina ami Georgia — Third Professorship. 
 
 To interest on $6,500 7 per cent Confederate Bonds \ $4.55 00 
 
 To interest on John and Hairiel Inglis' Bond of $6,000. 
 
 To dividends on 256 shares Bank of Camilen 
 
 To dividends on 32 shares Bank of Charleston 
 
 To dividends on 297 shares Commercial Bank of Columbia. 
 To balance due Treasurer 
 
 By Dr. Adger's salary to Ist April. 
 
 $3,000 00 
 
 $3,000 00 
 
A. D. 1865.] TREASUEER OF SEMINARY. 
 
 409 
 
 Amlrew Crawford, Treasurer, in account with the Jlieologieal Seminary of the Syiwd of South 
 Carolina and Georgia — Fourth Professorship. 
 
 1865. 
 
 To interest on $7,500 7 percent Confederate Bonds 
 
 To interest on $1,000 8 per cent Confederate Bonds 
 
 To dividends on 32 Bhares Bank of Georgetown ^ 
 
 To dividands on 254 shares Farmers' & Exchanffe Bank, Charleston. . . . 
 To dividends on 15 shares Washington and N. O. Telegraph Comp'y. . 
 To dividends on 213 shares People's Bank 
 
 To balance due Treasurer. 
 
 By balance due Treasurer last year , 
 
 By Dr. Palmer's salary to 1st April, 1SC5. 
 
 Dr. 
 
 ^525 00 
 
 80 00 
 
 64 00 
 
 508 00 
 
 45 00 
 
 426 00 
 
 $1,648 00 
 
 3,160 44 
 
 |4,808 44 
 
 Cr. 
 
 $1,808 44 
 3,000 00 
 
 $4,808 44 
 
 Andrew Crawford, Treasurer, in account with the Theological Seminary of tlte Synod of South 
 Carolina and Georgia — Library Fund. 
 
 To balance in hands of Treasurer last year 
 
 To interest on $2,000 7 per cent Confederate Bonds this yc 
 
 $238 12 
 140 00 
 
 $378 12 
 
 Andrew Crawford, Treasurer, in account luith the Theological Seminary of the Synod of South 
 Carolina and Georgia — Ferlnns Fund for Disabled Ministers o.nd their Families. 
 
 To balance in hands of Treasurer last year 
 
 To interest on $10,000 7 per cent Confederate Bonds 
 
 i«805 001 
 700 00 
 
 $1,505 00 
 
 Andrew Crawford, Treasurer, in account with the Theological Seminary ofVve Synod of South 
 Carolina and Georgia — Perkins Fund for Educating Pious Young Men for the Ministry. 
 
 To balance in hands of Treasiu-er last year 
 
 To interest on $10,000 7 per cent Confederate Bonds. 
 
 $569 70] 
 700 00 
 
 $1,269 70 f 
 
 CONTIXGEXT FUND. 
 
 To cash received from Dr. Howe, room rent 
 
 To interest on $7,000 7 per cent Confederate Bonds. 
 To interest on $4,000 8 per cent Confederate Bonds. 
 
 By Revs. 8. H. Hay, $15, E. P. Palmer «S6 
 
 By Revs. John Douglas $20, R. K. Porter $22 
 
 By Dr. J. K. Wilson 
 
 By half quire paper for Directors and Secretarj- 
 
 By repairs on buildings paid Dr. Woodrow 
 
 By printing 500 copies of the Constitution 
 
 By insurance on Buildings and Librarj- 
 
 By Treasurer's expenses 
 
 By balan«e in hands of Treasurer r. 
 
 $257 40 
 
 
 490 00 
 
 
 320 00 
 
 
 $1,067,40 
 
 
 
 $51 00 
 
 
 42 00 
 
 
 30 00 
 
 
 1 50 
 
 
 111 45 
 
 
 97 CO 
 
 
 450 00 
 
 
 110 00 
 
 
 174 45 
 
 
 $1,067 40 
 
410 
 
 EEPOET OF TREASURER. 
 
 [Appendix, 
 
 Andreio Crawford, Treasurer, in account with the Education Committee of the Hynod of South 
 Carolina and Georgia. 
 
 1865. 
 
 To balance due by Treasurer last year, per account 
 
 To interest on $8,000 7 per cent Confederate Bonds 
 
 To interest on $260 8 per cent Confedtrate Bonds 
 
 To interest on 2 7-30 Tieasury Notes 
 
 To dividends on 44 shares Union Bank, Congregational and Presbyterian 
 To dividends on 20 shares Fanners' & Exchange Bank, Charleston. . . . 
 To dividends on 20 shares So. Ca. Railroad Bank and 20 shares new 
 
 Fabien scholarship 
 
 To di\idendB on 50 shares Bank of South Carolina, Launeau scholarship 
 To dividends on 100 shares People's Bank, Telfair Timothy scholarship 
 
 To dividends on 92 shares Commercial Bank, Ellison scholarship 
 
 To James T. Latta, annual donation 
 
 By Arbuthnot, Jacobs, Gaston and Chandler, for Sustentation 
 
 By balance in hands of Treasurer in Confederate currency 
 
 The balance due Treasurer from the within balance, is $1,175 43 in Confederate cuiTency. 
 
 Ko change has been made in the investments since last year. See minutes of the General 
 Assembly. 
 
 ANDREW CRAWFORD, Treasurer. 
 Columbia, S. C, May 1st, 1865. 
 
 Dr. 
 
 Ck. 
 
 $166 09 
 
 
 560 00 
 
 
 20 00 
 
 
 29 20 
 
 
 351 34 
 
 
 40 00 
 
 
 515 00 
 
 
 139 75 
 
 
 200 00 
 
 
 184 00 
 
 
 200 00 
 
 
 $2,405 38 
 
 
 
 $140 00 
 
 
 2,265 38 
 
 
 $2,405 38 
 
A. D. 1865,] UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. 411 
 
 REPOET OF THE FxiCULTY OF UmO:N' THEOLOGI- 
 CAL SEMINAEY. 
 
 To the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian 
 Church in the Southern States : 
 
 Rev. and Deak Sik : — Owing to the state of the country, 
 tlie Board of Directors of Union Tlieological Seminary held 
 no meeting during the past year ; consequently, there will be 
 no report from that body to the General Assembly. 
 
 The Faculty of the Seminary conceive that they will be 
 rendering an acceptable service to the Assembly, and a useful 
 one to the Seminary, by presenting a brief statement of the 
 condition and prospects of the institution. During the session 
 closing on the 2d Monday of May last, there was only one 
 student, an exempt from military service for physical infirmi- 
 ty, attending the instructions of the Seminary. About the 
 close of the session, one who had been in service, a resident 
 of the vicinity, and former student, Mr. P. P. Flournoy, re- 
 sumed his studies, which he continued to prosecute till this 
 session, when he was joined by seven others of the former 
 students : Messrs, Barnett, Brown, Bailey, Hitner, Greenlee, 
 M'Intyre, and Martin. Besides these, the following young 
 gentlemen have matriculated this session : 
 
 Mr. Geo. L. Leyburn, graduate of Washington College, Va., 
 and licentiate of Roanoke Presbytery. 
 
 Mr. Francis M'F. Swoope, member of Hebron Church, 
 Lexington Presbytery, and student of the University of 
 Virginia. 
 
 Mr. Edward Lane, member of the Second Church, Rich- 
 mond, and student of Oglethorpe University, Geo. 
 
 Mr. John Silas Young, member of the Cumberland Pres- 
 byterian Church, Lebanon, Tenn,, and graduate of Cumber- 
 land University. 
 
 Mr. Matthew Hale Houston, member of the Waynesboro' 
 Church in Lexington Presbytery, and graduate of Washington 
 College, Ya. 
 
 Mr. William U. Murkland, member of the College Church, 
 in West Hanover Presbytery, and graduate of Hampden 
 Sidney College, Va. 
 
 Mr. Robert H. Nail, candidate of the Presbytery of East 
 Alabama, and graduate of Oglethorpe LTniversity, Geo. 
 
 During the four years, in the generally thinly occupied 
 condition of the building, and the want of means for proper 
 repairs, by the ordinary course of decay in such circumstances, 
 
412 TNiON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. [Appendix, 
 
 both the buildings and enclosures have become considerably 
 dilapidated. Lawless persons have taken advantage of the 
 times to depredate on the contents of the rooms, to some 
 extent, and some articles of furniture have suifered for want 
 of the attention which constant use supplies. The Library is 
 in good condition, though a few books have been misplaced, 
 probably through the negligence of persons who had the use 
 of them sometimes without the Librarian's knowledge. 
 
 Lentil last July, the funds of the institution continued, 
 to yield the usual income, and they had considerably in- 
 creased nominally, though the depreciation of the currency of 
 the country greatly reduced their real value. By the generosity 
 of the friends of the Seminary, by other than professional 
 labors, and by a very stringent economy, the professors con- 
 tinued at their posts with the single exception that one of 
 their number was employed for some months in the army as a 
 a chaplain or an officer, with the approval of the Board. In July, 
 however, there was no income from the funds. So much of the 
 funds of the institution as was invested in Bank stocks is totally 
 lost ; the amount is from sixteen to twenty thousand dollars. 
 Tlie remaining funds, amounting^ to the best of our knowledge, 
 to ninety or one hundred thousand dollars, consist of State 
 and other securities, which may ultimately be available as 
 sources of income. For the i3resent, and we know not how 
 much longer, the institution has not a cent of income from 
 any source. During the last summer, some benevolent persons 
 of the Presbyterian churches in Baltimore, understanding the 
 straightened condition of the Seminary, and the prospective 
 difficulty of keeping it open, conceived the idea of offering 
 aid. They made contributions in money and goods, and sent 
 them by one of their number, who, on ascertaining more fully 
 the condition of the institution, pro])Osed that one of the pro- 
 fessors should visit Baltimore to make further collections for 
 the temporary support of the Seminary. This was done. 'On 
 reaching Baltimore, he was most cordially welcomed by those 
 whose friendly and sympathizing sentiments for Southern 
 people, had, for years, endeared them to thousands of sufferers 
 by wounds and disease and imprisonment. He ap])lied to no 
 others. After spending two weeks in Baltimore, he was en- 
 couraged to extend his visit to New York. After spending 
 about three weeks in all, in the prosecution of his object, it 
 was left for farther effort in the hands of a most efficient and 
 zealous clergyman of Baltimore. It has been since ascertained 
 that six thousand dollars have been raised, nearly two-thirds 
 of which have been paid. Part of these funds are to be 
 applied for necessary repairs, and part for the aid of indigent 
 
A. D. 1865.] UNIOX THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. 413 
 
 students. Doubtless, 1)ut for pecuniaiy difficulties, more of 
 tlieui would now be at the Seminary. It is important they 
 should be. Having lost their means, often injured their health, 
 and expended four years in military service, they have not 
 the funds for supporting themselves while studying, and have 
 not the time, even if the few and thronged avenues for gain 
 afforded the opportunity for engaging in remunerative labors. 
 Under these circumstances, the Faculty recommended to 
 the Synod of Virginia that measures should be promptly 
 adopted, for securing such aid that no student need hesitate 
 in pursuing his theological studies. They felt that this was 
 not only an act of justice to these young men, but one of the 
 soundest policy on the part of the Church. There may be, for 
 reasons of temporary force, and in special localities, a redun- 
 dancy of ministers, but a few years of the ordinary ravages of 
 death, and of the natural increase of population, not to mention 
 what may accrue by immigration, will effect great changes in 
 the aspect of the Church. It is therefore believed that prompt 
 and zealous efforts should be made»to sustain the means for 
 furnishino- our people increasing numbers of able and faithful 
 ministers of the gospel. In compliance with these views, the 
 Synod of Yirginia adopted means for raising contributions 
 for the support of both professors and students ; and directed 
 a member of the Faculty to resume the agency for the col- 
 lection of funds in Baltimore and at other points Korth, 
 among persons favorable to Southern interests, both for tem- 
 porary sustentation and for replacing the lost endowmciit. 
 This has been begun with encouraging ])rospects of success. 
 These plans having been reported to the Synod of ISTorth 
 Carolina, were also heartily approved by that body. 
 
 The undersigned beg leave to conclude this report by an 
 earnest appeal, through the Assembly, to the churches and 
 the people for their renewed and fervent prayers for the 
 school of the prophets over which the Head of the Church has 
 called them to preside. 
 
 [Signed! SAMUEL B. WILSOX, 
 
 B. M. SMITH, 
 THOMAS E. PECK, 
 R. L. DABXEY, 
 Faculty of Union SeminarV- 
 
 Union Th-io. 8em.^ Prince Edward co.^ Va., Dec. 5, 1865, 
 
ALPHABETICAL LIST 
 
 OF 
 
 MINISTERS AiND LICENTIATES. 
 
 Adams, "Wm. H., Eufaula, Ala. 
 Adger, D. D., J. B., Columbia, S. C. 
 Alexander, Henry C., Charlotte C. H., Va. 
 Alexander, James C, Greenesboro', N. C. 
 Alexander, J. C, Milton, Tenn. 
 Alexander, J. H. Kosciusko, Miss. 
 Alexander, .J. H., Quitman, Ga. 
 Alexander, S. C, White Hall, N. C. 
 Alexander, S. C, Black River Chapel, N. C 
 Alexander, Thomas, Cotton Gin, Texas. 
 Anderson, E., Summerfield, Al.-i. 
 Anderson, .John, .Jacksonport, Miss. 
 Anderson, .J., Clarkesville, Texas. 
 Anderson, .J. Monroe, Yorkville, S. C. 
 Anderson, Rotit. C, Martinsville, Va. 
 Anderson, Robt. B., York\ille, S. C. 
 ^Vnderson, Robert N., Cairo, Va. 
 Anderson, W. A., Newbem, Tenn. 
 Arbuthiiot, J. S. 
 
 Armistead, D. D., Jesse S., Farmville, Va. 
 Armistead, C. J. 
 
 Armstrong, D. D., G. D., Norfolk, Va. 
 Atkinson, C. M., Canton, Miss. 
 Atkinson, .Joseph M., Raleigh, JT. C. 
 Atkinson, D. D., J. M. P. Hampden Sidney, Va. 
 Axson, D. D., I. S. K., Savannah, Ga. 
 Axson, Samuel E., Rome, Ga. 
 
 Backman, N., Kingsport, Tenn. 
 
 Bailey, J. S., McConnellsville, S. C. 
 
 Bain, John R., Ivashville, Tenn. 
 
 Baird, D. D., E. T., Richmond, Va. 
 
 Baird, J.ames R., Yorkville, S. C. 
 
 Baird, Washington. 
 
 Baker, Archibald, Madison, Fla. 
 
 Baker, C. A., Louisville, Ala. 
 
 Baker, D. S., Port Gibson, Miss. 
 
 Baker, John F., Holcombe's Rock, Va. 
 
 Baker, .John W., Augusta, Ga. 
 
 Baker, R. M., Buena Vista, Ga. 
 
 Baker, William E., Staunton, Va. 
 
 Baker, William M. 
 
 Balch, li. T., Mindcn, La. 
 
 Balentine, II., Hoggy Ilepot, C. N., Ark. 
 
 Jianks, Alexander R., Tulip, Ark. 
 
 Banks, H. H., Ifazlewood, S. C. 
 
 Banks, William, Hazh-wood, S. C. 
 
 Bard, Sam'l, Monroe, I^a. 
 
 Bardwell, .J., Hhumilak, Miss. 
 
 Barkl(-v', Andrew H., Crawfordsville, Miss. 
 
 Barr, .1. Calvin, Jjcwisburg, Va. 
 
 Barr, James S., Fancy Hill, N. C. 
 
 Bartlett, J. L., .Sumter, S. C. 
 
 Bartlettc, W. F. V., Natchez, Miss. 
 
 Beach, Charles, Cbarlottesville, Va. 
 
 Beall, B. L., Charlotte, N. C. 
 Beattie, Alexander, Arkadelphia, Ark. 
 Beattie, James, New Orleans, La. 
 Bell, .John, Greenville, Tenn. 
 Bell, Robert, Erata, Miss. 
 Bell, Robert S., Washington, Va. 
 Bell, T. D., Harrisonburg, Va. 
 Beman, D. D., C. P., Mount Zion, Ga. 
 Benton, Thomas H., SkuUyville, Ark. 
 Berry, Robert T. 
 
 Bertron, Samuel R., Port Gibson, Miss. 
 BUlings, Silas, Duflield's, Va. 
 Bingham, Sam'l J., Gainesville Junction, Miss. 
 Bittenger, E. C. 
 
 Black, Duncan B., Burgaw, N. C. 
 Blackburn, John N., Boston, Tenn. 
 Blackburn, .J. N., Camp Creek, Tenn. 
 Blain, John S., Deei-field, V<i. 
 Blain, Samuel W., Greenwood Depot, Va. 
 Blair, Alexander A. 
 Blair, B. B. 
 
 Blair, William C, Goliad, Texas. 
 Blanton, Ijindsaj' H., Salem, Va. 
 Bocock, D. D., John H., Halifax C. H., Va. 
 Boggs, D. C„ Winnsboro', S. C. 
 Boggs, G. "\\ ., Camden, Ala. 
 Boggs, George W., Winnsboro', S. C. 
 Boggs, W. E., Winnsboro', S. C. 
 Boone, Joseph, Round Top, Texas, 
 j Boozer, John I., I'ine Blult', Ark. 
 Boude, Heniy B., Forsyth, Ga. 
 Bowden, Nathan T., I'owelton, N. C. 
 Bow-man, D. D., Francis, Farmville, Va. 
 Bowman, F. H., Mount Sidney, Va. 
 j Bowman, J. Rice, Buckingham C. H., Va. 
 jBoyd, C. L. R., Cross Keys, Ala. 
 I Boyd, T. M. 
 
 iBrackett, G. R., Rowan Mills, N. C. 
 Bradk^y, Robert, Kingstrec, S. C. 
 Bradshaw, .James N., Chattanooga, Tenn. 
 Bradshaw, T. li., Sweetwater, Tenn. 
 Brearley, II. M., Clio, S. C. 
 Brearly, William, Darlington, S. C. 
 Briscoe, John P., Blountville, Tenn. 
 Bright, J. E., Minden, La. 
 Brooks, W. C. 
 
 Brown, Henry, Richmond, Va. 
 Brown, H. C. 
 
 Brown, Hugh A., Mossing Ford, Va. 
 Brown, J. D. A., Mars' Bluft, 8. C. 
 Brown, John Calvin, Fr;inkfort, West Va. 
 Brown, .Joseph, Amelia C. H., Va. 
 Brown, Lee C, Hillsvllle, Va. 
 Brown, Samuel, Lexington, Va. 
 Brown, S. S., SliongJUo, Miss. 
 
A. D. 1865.] MINISTEES AXD LICENTIATES. 
 
 415 
 
 Brown, Thomas, AViingdon, Va. 
 
 Brown, Thomas, Philadelphia, Tenn. 
 
 Brown, 1>. I)., "\Villiam, Hlchmond, Va. 
 
 Brown, B., Sprins; Place, Ga. 
 
 Buist, E. H., Xewberry, S. C. 
 
 Buisl, D. 1)., Edward T., Greenville, S. C. 
 
 Bunting, K. V., Xashville, Tcnn. 
 
 Burgett, .7. R., Mobile, Alu. 
 
 Biirkhead, J. D. W., Lowndcsville, S. C. 
 
 Burwell, Koliert, Charlotte, N. C. 
 
 Butler, G. W., Skipperville, Ala. 
 
 Buttolph, D. L., Kiceboro', Ga. 
 
 Byers, R. II., Waverly, Texas. 
 
 Byington, Cyrus, Eagle Town, C. N., Ark. 
 
 Caldwell, A. H., Sardis, Miss. 
 
 Caldwell, C. K., Pittsboro', N. C. 
 
 Caldwell, George A., Athens, Ga. 
 
 Caldwell, J. M.' M., 8tatesville, X. C. 
 
 Caldwell, John M., Rockford, Teun. 
 
 Caldwell, O. B. 
 
 Caldwell, Robert, Pulaiiki, Tenn. 
 
 Caldwell, R. H., Query's Turn-Out, X. C. 
 
 Caldwell, W. E., Elklon, Tenn. 
 
 Calhoun, X. W., Harrison bui-g, Va. 
 
 Calhoun, P., Xew Orleans, La. 
 
 Calvin, Jo!=eph IL, Oakland College, Miss. 
 
 Campbell, A. D., Clayton, Ala. 
 
 Campbell, Duncan A'., Brandon, Miss. 
 
 Campbell, E. 8., Humboldt, Teun. 
 
 Campbell, R. B., Canton, Miss. 
 
 Campbell, S. B., Henderson's Mills, Tenn. 
 
 Campbell, William A., Powhatan C. H., Va. 
 
 Campbell, ^\'m. G., t^taunton, Va. 
 
 Carlile, William, Anderson C. IL, S. C. 
 
 Carothers, .T. X., Houston, Miss. 
 
 Carothers, W. W., Yorkville, S. C. 
 
 Carrington, Alexander B., Abingdon, Va. 
 
 CaiToll, J. Halsted, Xew Haven, Ct. 
 
 Carruth, T. A., Micanopy, Fla. 
 
 Carson, John C, Mills River, X. C. 
 
 Carter, H. C. 
 
 Carter, Thomas X., Fincastle, Texas. 
 
 Carter, W. A., Mobile, Ala. 
 
 Carter, William B., Elizabetlitown, Tenn. 
 
 Cartledge, Groves H., Bold .Spring, Ga. 
 
 C-iruthers, D. I)., Eli W., Gilmer's Store, X. C. 
 
 Case, Joel T., Victoria, Texas. 
 
 Castleton, Thomas. 
 
 Cater, Edwin, Sumnierville, Tenn. •« 
 
 C^hamberlain, Hiram, Brownsville, Texas. 
 
 t;hambcrlain, X. P., Thibodeaux, La. 
 
 Chandler, A. E., Madison, Fla. 
 
 Chiipmau, J. B. 
 
 Ch^ipman, D. D., R. Hett, Hcndeigon, X. C. 
 
 Chase, D. 1)., Benjamin, Xatchez, Miss. 
 
 Chevalier, Xicholas, Gonzales, Texas. 
 
 Cleghorn, Elisha B., Xew York. 
 
 Cleland, Thomas H., LTnion Church, Miss. 
 
 Cleveland, T. P., Danielsville, Ga. 
 
 Cli8l)y, A. W., Thomasville, Ga. 
 
 Clymer, John W., Woodstock, Va. 
 
 Coble, John H., Gilopolis, X. C, 
 
 Cochran, Isaac, Darlington Heights, Va. 
 
 Cochran, John M., Victoria, Texas. 
 
 Cochran, David, Jackson, Tenn. 
 
 Coit, George H., Americus, Ga. 
 
 Colton, D. D., Simeon, Asheboro', X. C. 
 
 Colton, J. H., Jackson's Spring, X. C. 
 
 Comfort, David. 
 
 Connelly, J. M., Columbus, Texas. 
 
 Connolly, Malcolm, C, Bronham, Texas. 
 
 Converse, D. D., A., Richmond, Va. 
 
 Converse, F. B., Richmond, Va. 
 
 Cooper, R. E. 
 
 Copeland, Charles C, Wheelock, C. X., Ark. 
 
 Corbett, William B., Cheraw, S. C. 
 
 Cozby, J. S., Bryan C. H., Ga. 
 
 6 
 
 I Couaar, James A., Selkirk, 8. C. 
 I Craig, John X., Lancaster, S. C. 
 \ Crane, Edward P., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
 j Crane, William H., (^uincy, Fla. 
 
 (;rawford, A\'. A., SVinchester, Va. 
 ! Crawford, A. L., Warren, Ark. 
 ! Crawford, T. C, Dirt Town, Ga. 
 |CuniminH, D. H., Covington, Tenn. 
 jCJumpston, E. IL, Tennellytown, D. C. 
 , Cunningham, A. X., Montgomery, Ala. 
 I Cunningham, liavid IL, Mountain Cove, Va. 
 
 Cunningham, D. I)., IL B., Columbia, S. C. 
 j Cunningham, William M., Lagrange, Ga. 
 jCuriie, Archibald, Hillsboi'o',"X. C. 
 
 Curr(Jj-, R. O., Knoxville, Tenn. 
 
 Curtis, L. W. 
 
 Custer, Philander M., Mt. Meridian, Va. 
 
 Dabncy, D. D., R. L., Hampden Sidney, Va. 
 
 Dalton, P. H., High Point, X. C. 
 
 Dana, William C, Charleston, S. C. 
 
 Daniels, J. .T., Auburn, Miss. 
 
 Davidson, E. C, Water Valley, Miss. 
 
 Da%idson, Joseph T., Homer, La. 
 
 Davies, J. A., Yorkville, S. C. 
 IDavies, S. TV'., Augusta, Ark. 
 
 Davis, John IL, Charlotte, C. H., Va. 
 IDavis, Robert X., Lincolnton, X. C. 
 I Davis, D. D., 8. S., Augusta, Ga. 
 
 Da%-i8, Thomas E., Davidson College, X. C. 
 
 Davis, William IL, Mount Carmel, S. C. 
 
 Deane, Henry L., Griffin, Ga. 
 
 Denny, John C, Monticello, X. C. 
 
 Denny, G. H. 
 
 DeVeaux, T. L., Lowndcsboro', Ala. 
 
 Dickson, A. F... Orangeburg, S. C. 
 
 Dickson, 11. R.; Rockhill, S.C. 
 
 Dickson, Michael, Milford, Texas. 
 
 Dinwiddle, Wm. M., Boston, Ga. 
 
 Doak, D.*D., Alexander A., Knoxville, Tenn. 
 
 Doak, Daniel G., Oxford, Miss. 
 
 Doak, J. W. K., Greenville, Tenn. 
 
 Doak, D. D., Samuel W., Greenville, Tenn. 
 
 Dobbs, C. H., Durant, Miss. 
 
 Dod, C. S., Plaquemine, La. 
 
 Doll, J., Yanceyville, X. C. 
 
 Donnelly, S., Greenwood, S. C. 
 
 Doremus, D. D., J. E. C, Rosedale, La. 
 
 Douglas, James, Blackstocks, S. C. 
 
 Douglas, John, Charlotte, X. C. 
 
 Douglas, R. L., Unionville, S; C. 
 
 Dow, elohn R., Aiken, S. C. 
 
 Downing, J. G., Lawrence\-ille, Ga. 
 
 DuBose, John E., Tallahassee, Fla. 
 
 Dudley, Jacob D., Dover Mills, Va. 
 
 Dunlap, Mitchell D., Academy, Va. 
 
 Dunlop, James E., Bainbridge, Ga. 
 
 Dunlop, William C., Marshall, Texas. 
 
 Dunwody, James B., M.anetta, Ga. 
 
 Dutton, b. D., Warren B., Charlestown, Va. 
 
 Eagleton, George E., Concord P. O., X. O. 
 
 Eagleton, D. D., Wm., Mui-freesboro', Tenn. 
 
 Edwards, John, Wheelock, C. X., Ark. 
 
 Eells, Edward, Keachl, La. 
 
 Eldridge, E. D. 
 
 Emerson, Luther, Middlebrook, Va. 
 
 Emerson, W. C, Meridian, Miss. 
 
 English, Thomas R., Mayesville, S. C. 
 
 Enloe, Asahel, Springport, Miss. 
 
 EiTvin, T. W., Blackstocks, S. C. 
 
 ICvans, R. R., Germantown, Tenn. 
 
 Ewing, Daniel B., Dublin, Va. 
 
 Ewing, F. L. 
 
 Ewing, John D., Lisbon, Va. 
 
 Fairley, David, Manchester, N. C. 
 Farnham, Baldwin. 
 
416 
 
 ALPnABETICAL LIST OF 
 
 [Appendix, 
 
 Farrow, W. T. 
 
 Faucette, Thomas U., Oxford, N. C. 
 
 Ferguson, A. N., Crane's Creek, N. C. 
 
 Ferrill, George W., Tally Ho, N. C. 
 
 Finnev, E. 1)., "Washington, Miss. 
 
 Fisk, Pliny, DoaksviUe, N. C. 
 
 Fitzgerald, James H., Buckingham C. H., Va. 
 
 Flanagan, .Tames H., Kingswood, Va. 
 
 Fletcher, P., Richmond, Va. 
 
 Flinn, William, Milledgeville. Ga. 
 
 Foote, D. I)., AVilliam 11., Komuey, Va. 
 
 Ford, J. Franklin, Mindeii, La. 
 
 Foremen, Stephen, Tahlequah, Ark. 
 
 Forrest, D. D., John, Charleston, y. C. 
 
 Foster, G. R., Wgtumpka, Ala. 
 
 Frary, J. L., Shepherdstown, Va. 
 
 Fraser, Donald, Madison, Fla. 
 
 Freeman, .J. F. W., Richmond, Va. 
 
 Frierson, D. E., Jewries' Creek, 8. C. 
 
 Frierson, Edward O., Gourdin's Depot, S. C. 
 
 Frierson, J. Simpson, Ashwood, Tenn. 
 
 Frierson, J. Stephenson, Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. 
 
 Frierson, S. R., Starkville, Miss. 
 
 Frontis, Stephen, Deep Well, N. C. 
 
 Frost, J. H., Corpus Christi, Texas. 
 
 FuUinwider, P. H., Huntsville, Texas. 
 
 Gaillard, J. H., Tupelo, Miss. 
 Gaillard, 8. S., Greenville, C. IL, S. C. 
 Galloway, S., Midyille, Ga. 
 Gamhle, James. 
 
 Garrison, R. C, Woodville, Tenn. 
 Gaston, LeRoy B., Enterprise, Miss. 
 Geary, John M., Plain's Store, La. 
 Gibhs, George M., Clinton, N. C. 
 Gihert, .Joseph, Mount Olive, Miss. 
 Gihert, J. F., Abbeville C. H., S. C. 
 Gildersleeve, Benjamin, Al)ingdon, Va. 
 Gill, Sidney S., Hickory Withe, Tenn. 
 Gilland, James R., Indian Town, S.. C. 
 Gillespie, James H., Denmark, Tenn. 
 Gillespie, W. F., Liberty, Miss. 
 Gilmer, George H., Farmville, Va. 
 Gilmer, T. Walker. 
 Gilmore, J. H., Kerr's Creek, Va. 
 Girardeau, J. L., Charleston, S. O. 
 Gladney, R. S., Aberdeen, Miss. 
 Goulding, Francis R., Macon, Ga. 
 Graham, James R., Winchester, Va. 
 Graham, John C, Moscow, Texas. 
 
 (iraham, , Covington, La. 
 
 Graham, Robert C, Mack's Meadows, Va. 
 (irasty, John S., Fincastle, Va. 
 (Iraves, A. R., Zion Seminary, Miss, 
 (i raves, Kli, Quitman, Ga. 
 Graves, E., San Antonio, Texas. 
 Graves, Joel S., Greenfield, Ga. 
 Graves, K. Z., Little Rock, Ark. 
 Graves, Robert J., Oaks, N. C. 
 Graves, William, Mills iiiver, N. C. 
 Gray, D. D., J. II., Memijhis, Teim. 
 Gray, Robert, Sydnersville, Va. 
 Gray, William A., Rij)lev, Miss. 
 Gready, AVilliam P., Wa'lhalla, S. C. 
 Green, E. H., Mount Pleasant, Texas, 
 (ireen, E. M., Washington, Ga. 
 Greer, James, Covington, Ga. 
 Gregg, W. A., Mar's Blufj; S. C. 
 
 Hagaman, Abraham, Lake Providence, La. 
 
 Hall, Georg(^ Fayette, Miss. 
 
 Hall, James D., Woodlawn, N. < '. 
 
 Hall, J. M., Vienna, La. 
 
 Hall, Samuel B., Centreville, Miss. 
 
 Hall, W. A., New Orieans, La., 
 
 Hall, William A., Eaton, Tenn. 
 
 7I.dl, William T. 
 
 JIall, William, Oxford, Ala. 
 
 llalliday, H. F. 
 
 Halloway, A. H. 
 
 Hamilton, William E., Monticello, Fla. 
 Handy, I. W. K., Portsmouth, Va. 
 Hardie, Henry, Woodstock, Va. 
 Hardin, 1). D., Robert. 
 Harding, E. H. 
 
 Harris, .John K., Lynchbnrg, Va. 
 Harris, .John M., Romney, Va. 
 Harris, -J. L., Somerville, Va. 
 Harrison, 1)., Liberty Hill, S. C. 
 Harrison, I'eyton, Baltimore, Md. 
 Harrison, William, New Market, Tenn. 
 Harrison, W. A., Courtland, Ala. 
 Harrison, W. P., Knox Hill, Fla. 
 Hart, Andrew, Pattonsburg, Va. 
 Hart, Edson, New Oilcans, La. 
 Harvey, Holmes L., Alpine, Ala. 
 Hatch, L. D., Greensboro', Ala. 
 Hawes, H. H., Ford's, Va. 
 Hay, S. H., Camden, S. C. 
 Haynes, James, Indian Creek, Va. 
 Hazen, James K., Prattville, Ala. 
 Hendec, Homer, Macon, Ga. 
 Henderson, I. J. 
 
 Henderson, D. C, Wynnesboro', La. 
 Henderson, R., Danville, Miss. 
 IIcMdrick, C. S. 
 
 Hepburn, A. 1)., Wilmington, N. C. 
 Herring, Ncedham W., Kenansville, N. C. 
 Higgins, 1). D., Samuel Hall. 
 Hill, H. G., Hillsboro', N. C. 
 Hillhouse, J. B., Steele's, B. C. 
 Hines, Edwa.id, Sassafras Fork, N. C. 
 Hodge, Samuel, Broylesville, Tenn. 
 Hodgman, S. A., Hempstead, Texas. 
 Hoge, .John M., Johnsonville, Ark. 
 Hoge, D. D., Moses D., Richmond, Va. 
 Hogshead, Alexander L., CoUierstown, Va. 
 Hollander, J., New Orleans, La. 
 Holmes, D. D., James, Covington, Tenn. 
 Holmes, Z. L., Laurens C. H.,' S. C. 
 Hood, Jacob, Mills River, N. C. 
 Hood, Nathaniel, Dandridge, Tenn. 
 Hooper, T. W., Christiansburg, Va. 
 Hopkins, A. C. 
 
 Hotclikin, Ebenezer, DoaksviUe, N. C. 
 Houston, R. A., Greenesboro', Ga. 
 Houston, Samuel R., Union, Va. 
 Houston, R. R., Rocky Point, Va. 
 Houston, W. W., New Hamjjden, Va. 
 Howe, 1>» D., {ieorgc, Columbia, 8. C. 
 Hoyt, D. D., Nathan, Athens, Ga. 
 Hoyt, J. W., Nashville, Tenn. 
 Hughes, A. G., Mebanesville, N.' C. 
 Humphreys, David, Itock Mills, S. C. 
 Humphreys, D. W., Sardis, Miss. . 
 
 Humphreys, .Tames M., Newbern, Va. 
 Hunter, .Tohii, .Jackson, Miss. 
 Huntington, .J., Nashville,. Tenn. 
 Hutchison, D. I)., .T. R., Houston, Texas. 
 Hutton, C. M., Sumtervlllo, Ala. 
 Hyde, E. F., Scutlletown, S. C. 
 Hyde, G. C, Atchafalaya, Ala. 
 
 Ii-win, David C, Harrisonburg, Va. 
 Itfler, 8. H., Burgaw, N. C. 
 
 Jackson, IMatlbcw W., Rough Creek, Va» 
 .Jacobs, Ferdinand, Washington, Ga. 
 Jacobs, W. P., Clinton, S. (_!. 
 .lames, Alliert A., .lonesville, S. C. 
 .Teiniings, .Tames H., ISIoomery, Va. 
 .Johnson, Angus, liyhalia, Miss. 
 Johnson, A. (J., Mruiassas, Ga. 
 Johnson, Daniel, Ciilo])()lis, N. C. 
 .Tolinson, T. P., liatesville, Miss. 
 i. Johnson, William. 
 (Johnston, F. H., I>exington, N. C. 
 'Joliiiston, R. Z., Providence, N. C. 
 
A. D. 1865.] MINISTERS AND LICENTIATES. 
 
 417 
 
 Jones, John, Griffin, Ga. 
 Jordan, D. E., Manison, N. C. 
 Junkin, E. D., Brownsburg, Va. 
 Junkin, William F., Fancy Hill, Va. 
 
 Kalopothakes, M. D., Athens, Greece. 
 
 Kaunnan, J. Henry, IJaltimore, Md. 
 
 Keith, William J., Griffin, Ga. 
 
 Kelly, J. 
 
 Kenmore, Charles, Augusta, Ga. 
 
 Kennedy, James C., Statesville, N. C. 
 
 Kennedy, J. C, Ridgeway, S. O. 
 
 Kennedy, J. L., Williams'ton, S. C. 
 
 Kennedy, R. P., Highland, Va. 
 
 Kennedy, R. W. B.^Pleaeant Ridge, Ala. 
 
 Kenned}-, W. L., Pleasant Ridge, Ala. 
 
 Kerr, D. I)., A. H., Delta, Tenn. 
 
 Ken-, H. M., Water Valley, Miss. 
 
 Kerr, J. W., Columbus, Miss. 
 
 Ketchum, R. C, Clarksville, Ga. 
 
 Kilpatrick, W. M., Mocksville, N. C. 
 
 Kimmons, John A., Saltillo, Miss. 
 
 King, Charles B., Savannah, Ga. 
 
 King, James, Bristol, Tenn. 
 
 King, J. L., Perrj-, Ga. 
 
 King, John R., Holston Valley, Tenn. 
 
 King, W. M., Garden Valley, Texas. 
 
 King, 8. A., Melford, Texas. 
 
 Kingsbury, D. D., C, Doaksville, C. N., Ark: 
 
 Kirkland, A., Raleigh, N. C. 
 
 Kirkpatrlck,D. D.,J. L., Da\idson Col., N. C. 
 
 Kirkpatrick, John M., Danville, Va. 
 
 Kline, A. L., Columbia, Tenn. 
 
 Krider, B. Scott, Ro-wan Mills, N. C. 
 
 Lacy, Beverly T., Wytheville, Va. 
 
 Lacy, D. D., Drury, Wilson, N. C. 
 
 Lacy, M. L., Charlotte C. H., Va. 
 
 Lacy, William S., El Dorado, Ark. 
 
 Lacy, William 8. 
 
 Lafar, D. X., Anderson C. H., 8. C. 
 
 Ijiflerty, R. H., Charlotte, N. C. 
 
 Lamar, T. J., M.srj-A-ille, Tenn. 
 
 Lambe, H. B., Natchez, Miss. 
 
 Lane, Charles W., Greenesboro', Ga. 
 
 Lanneau, John F., Marietta, Ga. 
 
 I>ap8lfey, D. D., R. A., Shelby Springs, Ala. 
 
 Larkin, , McLeod, Miss. 
 
 Law, T. H., Florence, S. C. 
 
 Lawrence, A. B., Bo\ina, Miss. 
 
 Lea, T. D., Paulding, Miss. 
 
 Leach, D. D., J. H. C!., Farmville, Va. 
 
 Leavenworth, A. J., Petersburg, Va. 
 
 Lee, Edmund, Savannah, Ga. 
 
 Lee, William States, Graniteville, 8. C 
 
 Leftwich, J. T., Wytheville, Va. 
 
 Legare, I. ?. K.. Ort'.ngeburtr, 8. C. 
 
 Legare, T. 11., Or.iiiifi;burg, S. C. 
 
 Leland, D. D , .1. Y,'., Columbia, S. C. 
 
 Leps, James H. 
 
 Lewis, J. N., Richmond, Ala. 
 
 Le-wis, Reuben, Holcombe's Rock. Va. 
 
 Leyburn, George W.; Liberty, Va. 
 
 Leyburn, D. D., John, New York. 
 
 Lilley, John, Micco, Ark. 
 
 Ijndley, Daniel, Port Natal, South Africa. 
 
 Lindsay, J. O., Mount Carmel, 8. C. 
 
 Lindsley, D. D., J. B., Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Little, James, Gainesville, Fla. 
 
 Lockridge, A. Y., Ringgold, Ga. 
 
 Long, I. J., Sumter, 8. C. 
 
 I.ove, 8. J., Natchez, Miss. 
 
 Loughridge, A. J., Alta Springs, Texas. 
 
 Loughridge, R. M., Alta Springs, Texas. 
 
 Lupton, Jonah W., Winchester, Va. 
 
 Lynch, Thomas, MebanesviHe, N. C. 
 
 Lyon, D. D., James A., Columbus, Miss. 
 
 Lyons, J., Jetlersonville, Va. 
 
 Mack, J. B., Mayesville, S. C. 
 
 Mack, D. D., William, Columbia, Tenn. 
 
 Mallard, Robert Q., Atlanta, Ga. 
 
 Marablc, B. F., Warsaw, N. C. 
 
 Markham, Thomas R., Now Orleans. 
 
 Marks,'Richard T., White Sulphur Springs, Va. 
 
 Marshall, D. D., M. M., Vaiden, Miss. 
 
 Marshall, D. D., Wm. K., Henderson, Texas. 
 
 Martin, Alexander, Aspenwall, Va. 
 
 Martin, C. P. B., Augusta, Ga. 
 
 Martin, Edward, Nottoway C. H., Va. 
 
 Martin, James, Little Rock, Ark. 
 
 Martin, Joseph H., Guthriesville, S. C. 
 
 Mathes, A. H., Graysburg, Tenn. 
 
 Matthews, Wm. H., Pittsylvania C. H., Va. 
 
 Mecklin, A. H., Poplar Creek, Miss. 
 
 Meredith, J. D., Cuba, Tenn. 
 
 Mickle, Robert A., Marion, Ala. 
 
 Millen, 8. C, Taylorsvillc, N. C. 
 
 MiUer, Arnold W., Charlotte, N. C. 
 
 Miller, Charles A., Christiarsburg, Va. 
 
 Miller, John, Petersburi;, \:i. 
 
 Miller, J. W., Gay Hiii, T.xi.s. 
 
 Miller, Willis L., Greenesboro', N. C. 
 
 Milner, R. W., Acworth, Ga. 
 
 Mitchell, J. C, Mobile, Ala. 
 
 Mitchell, D. D., J. D., Lynchburg, Va. 
 
 Mitchell, D. D^ Wm. H., Florence, Ala. 
 
 Monroe, HughTA., Fayetteville, N. C. 
 
 Montgomery, A. D., 
 
 Montgomery, James 8., Yazoo City, Miss. 
 
 Montgomery, John W., Lawsonville, N. C. 
 
 Montgomei-y, 8. M. 
 
 Montgomery, T. F., Hogansville, Ga. 
 
 Mobney, A. M., Pontotoc, Miss. 
 
 Moore, J. W., Austin, Ark. 
 
 Moore, D. D., Thomas V., Richmond, Va. 
 
 Moore, Wm. D., Port Gibson, Miss. 
 
 Moore, William S., Franklin, N. C. 
 
 More, Gaylord L., Fort Gaines, Ga. 
 
 Morey, I., Franklin, Tenn. 
 
 Morgan, Gilbert, Sumter, 8. C. 
 
 Morgan, N. R., Eutaw, Ala. 
 
 Moms, F. C, Osceola, Ark. 
 
 Morrison, H. M. 
 
 Morrison, James, Brownsburg, Va. 
 
 Morrison, James E., Morven, N. C. 
 
 Morrison, L. R., Cross Timbers, Mo. 
 
 Morrison, D. D., R. H., Cottage Home, N. C. 
 
 Momson, William N., Asheville, N. C. 
 
 Morrison, W. W., New Harmony, Ala. 
 
 Mon-ow, C. N., Asheboro', N. C. 
 
 Morrow, Thomas, Somerville, Ala. 
 
 Morse, A. A., Due West, S. C. 
 
 Moseley, Bennett W., Oaklej-, Va. 
 
 Moscsley, H., Palestme, Texas. 
 
 Moselej', J. W., Richmond, Va. 
 
 Mullaly, F. P., Pendleton, S. C. 
 
 Murkland, 8. 8., Bethany Church, N. C. 
 
 Murray, James, Portsmouth, Va. 
 
 Murray, L., Monticello, Ark. 
 
 Myers, D. D., Joseph H. 
 
 McAllister, Hector, Kyle's Landing, N. C. 
 
 McAUister, R. 8., Fort Mill, 8. C. 
 
 McAuley, W. H., Uniontown, Ala. 
 
 McBryde, Duncan Daniel, Averasboro' N. C. 
 
 McCallie, T. H., Chattanooga, Tenn. 
 
 McC.-»llum, Angus, Union Cliurch, Miss. 
 
 McCampbell, J., Lexington, Miss. 
 
 McChaui, James, Abingdon, Va. 
 
 McCombs, G. B., Beech Grove, Tenn. 
 
 McConnell, J. A., Camden, Miss. 
 
 McConnell, William, Houma, La. 
 
 McCord, J. W., Walnut Grove, Ark. 
 
 McCorkle, A. B., Talladega, Ala. 
 
 McCorkle, F. A., Greenville, Tenn. 
 
 McCormick, William J., Gainesville, Fla. 
 
 McCoy, H. P. R., Charlottesville, Va. / 
 
 McCoy, Robert. 
 
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 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF 
 
 [Appendix, 
 
 McDcarmon, .Tumes, E\ergreen, Va. 
 Mo.Doiiald, lleniy. Port Gibson, Miss. 
 McDonald, Neill, Fayctteville, X. C. 
 McDonald, AV. A., Morrison's Tan Yard, Jf. C. 
 McDowell, Janu's, Manning, S. C. 
 McDuffie, D.. Lynchw-ood, S. C. 
 McElheuny, D. D., Jobn, Lewisburg, Va. 
 McKarland, D. D., Francis, Mint Spring, Va. 
 McFt'.Htters, Matthew, Texana, Texas. 
 McGuttcy, D. D., LL.I)., \V. A., Univ. of Va. 
 Mcllwaine, Ru-hard, Farnivillc, Va. 
 Mclnuis, K., Entcriirise, Miss. 
 Mcintosh, John K., Eufaula, Ala. 
 Mclntyrc, K. 
 
 Mclver, John L., Butfalo, N. C. 
 McKay, Ncill, 8uinmur\'ille, N. C. 
 McKec, James M., Orion, Ala. 
 McKinney, C, Entei-prise, Miss. 
 McKinney, D. D., Samuel, New River, La. 
 McKinuon, L., Gilopolis, N. C. 
 McKiltriclv, John, Oak Hill, Oa. 
 MeLees, II. W., Sadler's Creek, S. C. 
 McLees, John, Greenwood, S. C. 
 McLees, Robert, Seneca, S. C: 
 McLean, Hector, Malta, N". C. 
 McLean, M. J., Bridge\illc, Ala. 
 McLean, J. M., Mobfle, Ala. 
 McLure, D. M., Kingstree, S. C. 
 McMartin, P. A. 
 
 McMillan, Andrew, Springfield, K. C. 
 McMillan, John. Cross Timbers, Mo. 
 McMullen, D. D., R. B., Clarksville, Tenn. 
 McMun-an, J. W., Pine View, Va. 
 McMurran, R. S., Glade Springs, Va. 
 McMm-r.-iy, P'rane.is, Union Springs, Ala. 
 McN'air, i)aiiiel, Galveston, Texas. 
 McNair, E., Williamsport, La. 
 McNair, Evamler, Euliuila, Ala. 
 McN'air, Malcolm, Gilopolis, N. C. 
 McNecley, L.,«llillsboro', Ark. 
 MclSTeiley, J. H. 
 
 McNeill, Hector, Montpelier, N. C. 
 McPherson, Jaracs P., Montpelier, N". C. 
 McQueen, Archibald, (^ueensdale, N. C. 
 McQueen, Donald, Sumter, S. C. 
 McQueen, J.-imes, Fiyetteville, N. C. 
 McQueen, Martin, Crane's Creek, N. C. 
 McWhorter, William, Bachelor's Retreat, S. C, 
 
 Naff, Lsaac N., Dublin, Va. 
 
 Nail, James H., Tuskegee, Ala. 
 
 Nail, D. D., Roberi, 'J'alladesfa, Ala. 
 
 Naylor, James, Middleton, Miss. 
 
 Neil, J. W., Mol)ilc, Ala. 
 
 Neill, Thomas B., Pair\'iew, S. C. 
 
 Neil, William, Gallatin, Miss. 
 
 Newm.m, Charles C, Talladega, Ala. 
 
 Newton, Henry, Jetterson, (.ra. 
 
 Niven, T. M. 
 
 Nourse, Charles H., Leesburg, Va. 
 
 Ogden, Thomas A., Natchez, Miss. 
 Orr, Samuel 
 
 Osborn, liobert, Fairton, N. J. 
 Oscar, Newton, Crystal Springs, Miss. 
 Ostrom, V. (;., New Orleans, La. 
 Otts, J. M. P., Greensboro', Ala. 
 Overstreet, R. M., Georgetown, Texas. 
 
 Paine, llenr>' H., Holly Springs, iriss. 
 Palmer, D. 1)., B. M., New Orleans, La. 
 Palmer, D. F., M.irlon, Va. 
 Palmer, E. P., Marietta, Ga. 
 Palmer, Edward, Walterboro', S. C. 
 I'arisli, Consider, (Minton, Miss. 
 Park, J.'imes, Knoxvillc, Tenn. 
 Park, John S., Memphis, Tenn. 
 Parks,. G. D., Enola, N. <;. 
 Parsons, L. II., Tallahassee, Fla. 
 
 Patterson, D. D., James C, Griffin, Ga. 
 
 Patterson, M. A., Mount Holly, Ark. 
 
 Patton, F., Oxford, Miss. 
 
 Paxton, Thomas N., Marion, N. C. 
 
 I'ayne, A. G., Comite, La. 
 
 Pearson, W. F., Temple of Health, S. C. 
 
 Peck, Thomas E., Hampden Sichiey, Va. 
 
 Peden, A. G., Griffln, Ga. 
 
 Pedeu, Mitchell, New Prospect, Miss. 
 
 Penick, Daniel A., Pioneer Mills, N. C. 
 
 Penick, Jr., Daniel A., Concord, N. C. 
 
 Penick, P. Tinsley, Liberty, Va. 
 
 Penland, Alexander, Redman, Ala. 
 
 Ferryman, J. M., Creek Agency, Ark. 
 
 Peters, B. F., Favetteville, Ala. 
 
 Petrie, D. D., Geo. H. W., Montgomery, Ala. 
 
 Petrie, G. L., Montgomery, Ala. 
 
 PhaiT, D. D., Samuel C. Alexandriana, N. C 
 
 Pharr, Walter W., Statesville, N.' C. 
 
 Pharr, Walter S., Park's Store, N. C. 
 
 Pharr, William W., Coddle Creek, N. C 
 
 Phillips, Charies, Chapel Hill, N. C. 
 
 Phillips, D. D., James, Chapel Hill, N. C. 
 
 Phillips, John, Glade Mills, Md. 
 
 Phillips, J. W., Marion Miss. 
 
 I'ickens, A. M., Centre Point, Tenn. 
 
 Pickens, John A., Brownsville, Tenn. 
 
 Piorson, Phillip, New Zion, S. C. 
 
 Pinkerton, John, Mount Solon, Va. 
 
 Pinkerton, William, Steel's Tavern, Va. 
 
 Pitzer, A. "W., Liberty, Va. 
 
 Pope, Fielding, Maryville, Tenn. 
 
 Porter, Abner A., New House, 8. C. 
 
 Porter, David H , Savannah, Ga. 
 
 Porter, Edward E. 
 
 Porter, G. J., Hendersonville, N. C. 
 
 Porter, J. D., Stockton, Ala. 
 
 Porter, R. K., Berzelia, Ga. 
 
 Powers, Urias, Big Lick, Va. 
 
 Pratt, H. B., Charlotte, N. C. 
 
 Pratt, John W., Tuscaloosa, Ala. 
 
 Pratt, D . D., N. A., Roswell, Ga. 
 
 Preston, Thonuis L., Westview, Va. 
 
 Price, Philip B., Richmond, Va. 
 
 Price, Robert, Rodney, Miss. 
 
 Price, Samuel J., Yanceyville, N. C. 
 
 Price, AVilliam T., McDowell, ^'a 
 
 Proctor, John O., Gerardstown, "Va. 
 
 Pryor, D. D., Theodorick, Nottoway C. H. Va. 
 
 Pugh, John W., Warrenton, Va. 
 
 Purviance, D. D., James, Natchez, Miss. 
 
 Quarterman, N. P., Walthourville, Ga. 
 
 Ramsey, D. D., James B., Lynchburg, Va. 
 
 Rankiii, Jesse, Lenoir, N. C. 
 
 Ratehlord, W. W. 
 
 Raymond, H. R., Marion, Ala. 
 
 Read, 1). ])., C. H., Richmond, Va. 
 
 Reece, R. S., Lexington, Va. 
 
 Reid, Alexander, Doaksville, C. N. 
 
 Reid, J. W., Philomath, Ga. 
 
 Reid, R. II., Reidville, S. C. 
 
 Reid, S., Irvine, Hi'niando, Miss. 
 
 Reid, W. M., Mayesville, S. C. 
 
 Rice, James M., Covington, Va. 
 
 Rice, D. D., John II., Mobile, Ala. 
 
 Richard.s, J. G., Liberty Hill, S. C. 
 
 Richardson, J. M., Flowers' Place, Miss. 
 
 Richardson, E. M., Grenada, Miss. 
 
 Richardson, G. P.; Grenada, Miss. 
 
 Ric'hardson, William T., Waynesboro', Va. 
 
 Ricketts, J. 1!. 
 
 Riddle, William, Sidon, Miss. 
 
 Riley, J. R., Laurens C. II., S. O. 
 
 Robinson, John J., Lexington, Ga. 
 
 Robinson, .John M., Jackson Hill, 8. C. 
 
 Rockwell, E. F., J)a\-idson College, N. C. 
 
 Rogan, Daniel, Kingsport, Tenn. 
 
 Rogan, F. A., Brookham, Miss. 
 
A. D. 1865.] MINISTEKS AND LICENTIATES. 
 
 419 
 
 Rogers, .1. L. 
 
 Kogeiis, O. F., Verona, Miss. 
 Root, Timothy, OuntL-rsvilk-, Ala. 
 RoKamond, .T., Fnyetteville, Ala. 
 RosL', Henry R., dap Mills, Va. 
 Koss, D. D., F. A., Huntsville, Ala. 
 Roiuiobush, IS. G., Woodville, Mibs. 
 Uoyston, C. A., Hhcatown, Tenn. 
 Rnlfner, William H., Lexington, Va. 
 Hunipk', Jethro, Salisbury, N. C. 
 Russell, (ieorge A., Summerville, N. C. 
 Russell, K. 1)., Nanafalia, Ala. 
 Russell, li. Y., Blairsville, >S. C. 
 Rutherford, E. II., Enterprise, Miss. 
 
 Saftord, Heni-y, Greenesboro', Ga. 
 
 Salter, I. H., Monroeville, Ala. 
 
 Sample, W. A., Fort Smith, Ark. 
 
 Sanderson, D. I)., Eutaw, Ala. 
 
 Savage, William T., Grenada, Miss. 
 
 Sawtelle, 13. N., Tusctimbia, Ala. 
 
 Sawtell, Eli N., Tyrrer's Station, Tenn. 
 
 riaye, .Tames II., Lowisville, 8. O. 
 
 Scott, G. K., Ixiekhart, Texas. 
 
 Scott, .John A., Halifax C. H., Va." 
 
 See, Charles S. M., Fishersville, Va. 
 
 Sellar8, Duncan, Black River Ch.apel, N. C. 
 
 Shanks, I). W., Amelia C. H., Va. 
 
 Sharp, J. D., Alto, Texas. 
 
 Sharpe, W. W., Due West, S. C. 
 
 Shaw, Colin, Black River Chapel, N. C. 
 
 Shearer, .TOhn B., Black Walnut, Va. 
 
 Shcetz, William C, Morgantown, N. C. 
 
 Shepperson, John G., Otter Bridge, Va. 
 
 Shepperson, C. M. 
 
 Sherrill, R. E., Forest Grove, Miss. 
 
 Sherwood, John M., Fayette\il!e, N. C. 
 
 Shields, H. K., Lynnville, Tenn. 
 
 Shive, Rufus W., Pontotoc, Miss. 
 
 Shotwell, Nathan, Ruthcrfordton, N. C. 
 
 Silliman, A. P., Clinton, Ala. 
 
 Simpson, F. T., WasliSigton, Ga. 
 
 Sinclair, Alexander, Charlotte, N. C. 
 
 Sinclair, -Tames, Lumberton, N. C. 
 
 Sinclair, John C, F.iyetteville, N. C. 
 
 SingletBry, W. H., Singletaryville, S. C. 
 
 Smith, Alexander, Fayetteville, Tenn. 
 
 Smith, A. I\, Spartanburg, S. C. 
 
 Smith, K. J., Au.nin, Texas. 
 
 Smith, I). D., B.'nj. M., Hampden Sidney, Va. 
 
 Smith, Charles R., Scotland, Ark. 
 
 Smith, D. F., .Tacksonville, Ala. 
 
 Smith, H. P., Rocky Mount, Va. 
 
 Smith, H. A., Centreville, Ala. 
 
 Smith, H. C, Shubuta, Miss. 
 
 Smith, Henry 
 
 Smith, Henry M., New Orleans, La. 
 
 Smith, J. Henry, Greenesboro', N. C. 
 
 Smith, Henry R., Leosburg, Va. 
 
 Smith, Robert C, Talmage, Ga. 
 
 Smith, T. E., Reidville, 8. C. 
 
 Smith, W. H., Newport, Tenn. 
 
 Sraoot, R. K. 
 
 Smylie, .Tohn A., Livonia, La. 
 
 Smyth, D. D., Thomas, Charleston, S. C. 
 
 Smythe, O. H. P., Louisville, Miss. 
 
 Smythe, R. L. 
 
 Somerville, -Tames, Bridgeville, Ala. 
 
 SomerNlUe, W. C, Columbia, Tex.as. 
 
 Sparrow, D. D., P. J., Cahaba, Ala. 
 
 Sprunt, -Tames M., Kenansville, N. C. 
 
 Stacy, James, Newnan, Ga. 
 
 Stanfield, S. A., Milton, N. C. 
 
 Stark, Oliver P., Doaksville, C. N., Ark. 
 
 Stedman, D. D.. James O., Memphis, Tenn. 
 
 Sti'wart, C B., Faiiview, S. C. 
 
 Stewart, .1. Curtis, Murphy, N. C. 
 
 Stewart, Leander L., Asheville, N. C. 
 
 StilcB, D. D., Joseph C. 
 
 Stillman, D. D.. C. A., GainesviUe, Ala. 
 
 Stoddard, William 
 
 Stoddard, W. R. 
 
 Stratton, -Tames, Jack.son, La. 
 
 Stratton, I). D., Joseph B., Natchez. Miss. 
 
 Strother, James W., Brow-nsviUe, Texas. 
 
 Stuart, Samuel D., Staunton, Va. 
 
 Stuart, Thomas C, Pontotoc, Mise. 
 
 Sturgeon, .1. C. 
 
 Sullivan, J. O., Elkton, Tenn. 
 
 Sutton, William C, Pee Dec, S. C. 
 
 Swift, William, Fort Deposit, Ala. 
 
 Tadlock, -James D., Jonesboi-o', Teun. 
 
 Tate, Robert, SiU's Creek, N. C. 
 
 Taylor, R. F. 
 
 Taylor, A. G., Walnut Grove, Ark. 
 
 Taylor, Robert -T., Lexington, Va. 
 
 Tedford, Ralf E., Marvville, Tenn. 
 
 Telford, WilUam B., llouston, Fla. 
 
 Tenney, Levi, Solado, Texas. 
 
 Thomas, Enoch, Churchville, Vu. 
 
 Thomas, -J. D., Richmond, Va. 
 
 Thompson, Philip H., Mason's Dc-pot, Tcnu. 
 
 Thompson, William H., Bolivar, Tenn. 
 
 Tliompsou, William S., New Canton, Va. 
 
 Thomson, -T. U., McLeod's, Miss, 
 
 'i'idball, William B., Concord Depot, Va. 
 
 Todd, David A.. Strother's Depot, S. C. 
 
 Towles, Daniel T., Teachey's, N. C. 
 
 Trimble, E. C, -Jaekson, Tenn. 
 
 Trimble, William W., Brownsbm-g, Va. 
 
 Turner, D.D., D. McNeill, Abbeville C. H., S. C. 
 
 Vance, D. D., Andrew, Cloyd's Creek, Tenn. 
 Vass, Lachlan C, Amher.st'C. H., Va. 
 Vaughan, Clement R., Cole's Feriy, Va. 
 Vedder, C. 8., Summerville, S. C. 
 Vernon, W. H., Lewisburg, Temi. 
 
 Waddel, D. D., -John N., Oxford, Miss. 
 Wailes, Benjamin M., Greenfield, Va. 
 Walker, J. A., McKinlcy, Ala. 
 Walker, Robert C, Chul-chvillo, Va. 
 Walkup, -T. W., Spout Spring, Va. 
 ! Walton, R. IL, Broadway, Va. 
 AVallace, .James A., Fort Gaines, Ga. 
 Wallace, -Tohn H., Clear l?ranch, Va. 
 Wallace, M. J., Marlbrook, Ark. 
 Wallace, -Tames, Concrete, Texas. 
 Warden, William, Wardensville, Va. 
 Wardlaw, T. DeLacy, Clarksville, Teun. 
 Warren, W. H. 
 
 Warrener, P. W., New Danville, Texas. 
 Watkins, Samuel W., Farmville, Va. 
 Watson, A. M., Bridgeville, Ala. 
 Watson, -Tames, Selma, Ala. 
 Watson, J. F. , Yorkville, S. C . 
 Watson, Samuel L., Yorkville, 8. C. 
 Watt, J. S., Mansboro', Va. 
 Watts, W. B., Miranda, N. C. 
 Waugh, Joseph. 
 
 Way, Richard Q., Riceboro', Ga. 
 Wayne, Benjamin, New Orleans, La. 
 Weeks, .Joseph, Niitchez, Miss. 
 Wells, Shepherd, Columbia, Tenn. 
 Welch, Thomas R., Little Rock, Ark. 
 Whaley, F. N., Clarkesville, Va. 
 Wharey, .Tames M., Wytheville, Va. 
 Wharey, Thomas, Kej'sville, Va. 
 White, Charles, Berryville, Va. 
 White, George William, San Marino, Va. 
 White, Henry M., Glade Spring, Va. 
 White, James E., Chester, S. C. 
 White, D. D., R. B., Tuscaloos.a, Ala. 
 White, T. W., McFariand's,'Va. 
 White, D. D., William S., Lexington, Va. 
 Wiley, Calvin H., Greensboro', N. C. 
 Wilhelm, W. F., Blacksburg, Va. 
 
420 
 
 ALPHABETICAL LIST. 
 
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 WiUbunks, J. S., Cross Hill, S. C. 
 WilUams, C. Foster, Ashwood, Term. 
 Williamp, Edwin T., Quincy, Fla. 
 Williams, John C, Ookesbury, S. C. 
 Williams, William G., LaGrange, Ala. 
 Williamson, Robert B.. Macon, Miss. 
 Williamson, D. D;, S., Washington, Ark. 
 Wills Dand, Macon, Ga. 
 Wils , D. B., Alexander, Melville, X. C. 
 AVilscn, Hugh, Lexington, Texas. 
 Wilson, James, Wheelock, Texas. 
 Wilson, James, Knoxville, Tenn. 
 AVilson, James M., RogersviUe, Tenn. 
 Wilson, D. D., John 8., Atlanta, Ga. 
 Wilson, John Davies, Wilkesboro', N. C. 
 Wilson, D. D., J. Leighton, Columbia, S. C. 
 Wilson, J. M., Seguin, Texas. 
 Wilson, D. D., Joseph R., Augusta, Ga. 
 Wilson, Lewis F., Hedgesville, Va. 
 Wilson, D. D., Sam'l B., Hampden Sidney, Va. 
 Wilson, 8. B. O., Mountain, Tenn. 
 Wilson, William V., LjTichburg, Va. 
 Wilson, W. W., BishopvUlo, S. C. 
 
 Wimpy, Jesse, Marion, Ark. 
 
 Winford, J. 8., Mason's Depot, Tenn. 
 
 Winn, T. 8., Havana, Ala. 
 
 Witherspoon, A. J., Linden, Ala. 
 
 Withe rspoon, T. D., Memphis, Tenn. 
 
 Witherow, T. 8., HoUombc's Rock, Va. 
 
 Wood, M. D., Yorkville, 8. C. 
 
 Wood, WiUiam A., Ashevillo, N. C. 
 
 Woods, Harvey, Wahalak, Miss. 
 
 Wood burn, .J. A. 
 
 WoodhuU, George 8., Point Pleasant, Va. 
 
 Woodrow, James, Columbia, 8. C. 
 
 Woodruff, John, Quincy, Fla. 
 
 Woodworth, M. W., Thompson's X Roads, Va. 
 
 Wnght, Allen, Boggy Depot, C. N. 
 
 Wright, A. H., Liberty, Texas. 
 
 Tandell, L. P., Mason's Depot, Tenn. 
 Yates, WilUam B., Charleston, 8. C. 
 Young, A. W., Memphis, Tenn. 
 Young, Henry P., Galveston, Texas. 
 
 Zivley, John H., Austin, Texas. 
 
 NoTB BY THB STATED Clerk.— I havc employed everj- mcfens for making the above list as 
 nearly complete as possible. The almost entire absence, however, of Presbyterial Statistical 
 Reports, has rendered the existence of some errors unavoidable, especially in post office ad- 
 dresses. The names of members of the former " United Sj7iod" have been printed in their 
 alphabetical places, with their poet office directions, so far as these could be ascertained. 
 
 I take this occasion, also, to deplore the late appearance of the Minutes ; which is due to 
 eauees over which I had no control. 
 
 J. R. W. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 :o:- 
 
 ASSEMBLY met, 347 ; liours for se s'ons, 349, 35fi, 357 ; pL^ce and trnvj of , 
 next, 369 ; dissolved, 375. 
 
 BAPTISM, report of committee on overtures concfrning, 363. 
 
 BENEFICIARY EDUCATION, report of committee on off red, 362; report 
 re-comni'tted and committee continiieil, 364. 
 
 BILLS AND OVERTURES, addition to committee on, 358. 
 
 CHARTER, report on, 364. 
 
 COLORED PEOPLE, report of comnoittee on overtures concerning proper 
 treatirent of, 370; committee appointed, Ic report to next Assembly 
 touching religious instruction of, 871 ; tliis committee addeil to, 373. 
 
 COMMISSIONERS ENROLLED, 347 ; additio al, 351, 356, 358, 360. 
 
 DABNEY, Rev. Dr. R. L., letter from returning certain papers, &c., 350. 
 
 DOMESTIC MISSIONS, report of Executive Committee of, 354. 389; 
 treasurer's report, 394 ; report of Standing Committe on, 369 ; Ex- 
 ecutive Committee nominated. 364 ; elected, 373. 
 
 DOREMUS. Rev. J. E. C, Letter frc m referred, 360. 
 
 EDUCATION, report of Executive Committee of, 354, 403 ; treasurer's 
 statement 404 ; report of Standing Crmmiitee on, 366 ; Executive 
 Comndttee nominated, 364 ; elected, 372. 
 
 ELECTIONS, Committee on, 349 ; reports of Committee, 351, 358. 
 
 EXAMINATION of MINISTERS, overtures to alter rules for, refused, 359. 
 
 FINANCE, report of Standing Committee of, 357. 
 
 FOREIGN MISSIONS, report of Executive Commit'ee of, 354, 395 ; treas- 
 urer's reporf, 399 ; Standing Committee on added to, 362 and report 
 of, 371 ; Executive Committee nominated, 364 ; eleited, 373. 
 
 HUBER, James H., letter from introducing Rev. R. Morrison, 353. 
 
 LEAVE of ABSENCE, report ( f Stimding Committee on, 369. 
 
 KENIUCKY^ BOARD OF AID FOR SOUTHERN PASTORS, falutatory 
 letter from, 355 ; Hetter tefirred to Standing Committee on Domestic 
 Missions, 356 ; tlianks to for generous sympathy, 870 ; Executive Com- 
 mittee of Domestic Missions appointed agt nt for disbursing funds re- 
 ceived from, 370. 
 
 LEYBURN, Rev. Dr. John, thanks of Assembly tendered to, 374. 
 
 LICENTIATES, overture on ordination of under certain circumstances an- 
 swered, 362, 
 
 MINISTERS & LICENTI ATES, alphabetical list of, 414. 
 
 MORRISON, Rev. R., addressee A«s-emb!y in beha'f of Kentucky Board of 
 A'd for Southern P^iptors, 355 ; thanks to, 356. v 
 
 NAME OF THE CHURCR. mode of selecting, 358 ; selection of, 357. 
 
 NARRATIVE OP RELIGION, 376. 
 
 NASHVILLE, meeting of ~!ynod of appointed, 358. 
 
 NORTHERN GENER.lL ASSEMBLY, agentt- and ministers of, how to be 
 rece ved, 359 
 
 OFFICERS, elected, 349. 
 
 OVERTURES' requesting change of certain boundary line?, 360. 
 
4'J-2 INDEX. 
 
 PASTORAL LETTER, committee apjjointed to prepare, 352 ; report of com- 
 ^ mittce, 371 ; disposition to be made of, 371; letter, 882; Dr. ''"j 
 
 pr'i'Pt to poition of, 371. 
 P?:Ri5,«ANENT CLERK, Dr. Brown elected, 352. 
 POPULAR AMUSEMENTS, report-adopted concerning, 361. 
 PRPSB\ TERY OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, overture from and action 
 
 on, 3r)8. 
 PIBLICA.TION, report of Executive Committee of, 3.54, 400 ; treasurer's 
 
 statement, 403; report of Standino: Committee en, 373; Executive 
 
 Committee nominated, 364: elected. 372. 
 REVISION ol FORM of GOVERNMENT, &c., Ict'er from chairman of 
 
 Committee on, 349. 
 TiULTNG ELDERS, non-resid. nee of disallowed, 368. 
 STANDING COMMIT I'EES appointed, 351. 
 
 STATED CLERK, resignation of Dr. Waddel, 349 ; Dr. Wilson elected, 352. 
 SUSTENTA'ITON FUND, comn issioners appointed to aid Executive Com- 
 mit" ee of Domestic Missions in superintending, 370; collections lor 
 
 required, 370. 
 SYNODICAL RECORDS, Committees on. 352 ; report? on, 359, 360. 
 SYNOD OF -OU I'll CAIiOLlNA, overture from and action on, 358.' ?r.9 
 SYSTEMATIC BENEVOLENCE, report of Standing Committee on, 368. 
 THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, at Columbia, letter Irom chairman of BoB^d 
 
 of Dinctors, 404 ; report of faculty of, 405; treasurer's report, 40^ ; 
 
 re-olution? concerning endowment of Professorships in, 373; election 
 
 of Director?, 373. 
 
 Union ''Jlieological Sen;inary, report of, 411. 
 
 Repoit of Standing Committee. 364. 
 TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY, statement of proceeding** of, S-'^O. 
 VOLUNTARY SOCIEI'IE ', Committee to report on cont nucd, 375. 
 WADDEL. Rev. Dr. John N., thanks to, 349. 
 YOUTH, day of prayer appointed for, 368. 
 
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