Excerpt from Extracts From the Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America: A. D. 1804 Leaving. Then, the Conrsssron of faith and Caracmsms of our Church untouched; your committee took into confideration the Form of Government, directory for worfhip and forms of pro cess. Thefe (as has already been hinted) were confidered as {land ing on other ground than our creeds. The word of Goo in regard to thefe, IS much leis fpecific and particular, than in articles offaith. Many things in this part ofa church organization, are, and muff be, left to chriiiian prudence, and modified by the peculiar circum iiauces of religious focieties, guided by the general lights which the fcripture holds forth - Here churches in one country, may, and perhaps ought, to differ from thofe of another. We have already differed very confiderably From the church of Scotland, from which We derived om origin. And as it is difficult, perhaps impoilible, for any man, or body ofmen to anticipate all the circumliances or cafes which may turn up in practice, under a general rule or law, which is framed to provide for them, experience will point out fome errors and many deficiencies; and thus may fuggefi many real amend ments Amendments too, not liable to the molt material objections that have been ared in the former cafe On this part of our ecclefia ical polity then, the work in fome meafure of our own bands, the committee have ventured to propofe a confiderable num ber of amendments; remarking, however, and begging that the te mark may be particularly regarded, that the alterations propofed, are of fuch a nature, that if the whole of them ihould be adopted they would not alter, but only explain, render more practicable, and bring nearer to perfection, the general fyfiem which has already gone into ufe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Excerpt from Extracts From the Minutes of the General Assembly, of the Presbyterian Church, in the United States of America: A. D. 1816 At a meeting of the General Assembly of the Presby terian Church in the United S tates of America, held in Philadelphia, in May, 1816. The Stated and Permanent Clerks, and the Rev. George C. Potts, were appointed a committee to select the extracts of the minutes of this Assembly, proper to be printed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.