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WiiKUEAs, tlio Cliin'cli. ii-^ III!' iliviiii'ly cimstitiiti'il ili'|x>siiiiry nml ■iiuiiiliaii <>l ri'vciiK'il triitli, is s|H'riiilly ImhiihI to lil'i up Iht ti'siiiiiDiiy tin- iIiom' pai'ticiilai' tnillis uliicli ;ii"«' at any lime I'iKlaiiijcrcil or overlioi'iio hy llio aiitaf;imist powi'i-s ot tin- worlil. And, \vliei't'a<, tlioso irrcat ainl t'lindaiiii'iital truths wliich n'*\wi • the su])ri'- iniicy of Christ in His Ciinri'li, the spiritual inih'pi'n(U'n<(' of licr riilors, their oxfiiisivc ri'spoiisiliijity to hor (Jrcat I load, t lie i-ii;lils and privilo^^t's of His |)oo|ili>. and the proper rohitioii which sliould siihsist hotwoun thu Clmreli ami llio Stato, iiiv at the pri'spnt liay oiKhinjioriMl, and liave actually liccn ovcrlK>rno in the Kstahlishcil < 'hiirch of Scotland thronj;li recent ciicroachincnts of thi- Slate iliion the spiritual province siiliinitleil to liv he And, wheri'as, in riifhteons testitnonv airainst these encroach- ments, Ki'eat nmnlpersof otiice hearers and iiihers of the saiil Church liav esoleinnlv and doliherately come out from her, ami are now torinally constituted into the I'rc I'rolestiiiic Church ol Scotland — a Church which has, durinu; the lust twelve niontlr enjoyed miiny une(piivocal tokens of tln^ appro halion of her n with the Church of .Scotland, apart ffoni all rniiniiliiiitiiins nf n ijeitinil kiiiil, irhirh ithniilil hiirr Itil thi'iii til tiKtiti/ iiijaiii.st thv ilffii'tiim.t iiiiil I'lirrK/itiom '71 tlw siiiil intnliliahnl t'lmrili irrrr es|)ecially hoinid to c|o so. hecuusc of their connection with said Church, and hecailse also, of reiterated testimonies solemnly and deliheralely litled up liy the Synod in (i>rim'r years in hehalf of the ccmlendini;s of those who have heen com- pelleil to secede. ,\nd, whereas, tliiiliir iiml /irnpfr testimnni/ iitjuiitut thr lU'drtiimn nml mrnipliuits of tlif siiiil H.stuhli.s/ii'l ('Imi'li nj Sinthiixil iriia n tiriuimiliim nf tin iieeul'iirUi ilmf anil intiiiiiitf rDiiinrtiim in iiiiirli llii. Si/iiml nlm/il to Inr. .\ui\, whereas, it Iiiih heen in an orderly and eoiistitiilional way, proiHistNJ to this SvikmI. Imvint; Ik-cii made the suhjeet of petitions anil overtures of clUlJl:re^;aliolls anil I'reshytorles, wliilst it iia s lieeii ailvoca till Ic iiy of the mendicrs, that the SvuimI should ternilnale its eoiinecliou with said Church, iind alter its ilesiynntion aecordinuly. And. whereiiM, the SvuikI, hy the vole of a majorily of I'm inemhers, came to the decision that it shall not terminate saiil connection, nor taUe other such action as was rcH| uii'CHl. Wheroliire, we, the uiidersi;;ueil .Ministers and Klders, meiuhers of the Syninl of tlie I'resliyleri HI Church of Canada in conneeliori with the Church of Siothind. do, in our owi I ame, as well iis in the name of all who adhere to u«. herehy dissent and protest aicainsi said decision tiu' the lollowiii); reasons: — '■if%3ii> at issiK' llt'tWl ill till' iri'cat tlio Clmrrli ami till' !•' I'l'iitc^tiii;; Cliiiri'li lit" Si'Dtlaiid, anil liiiilin;/ the ifinilit 'if tin Httuiifi'. (T.'i (/ <'liiir''h. til till "W ,rl ■ /" riifi/ilfx vhii'li iiniiiiiiiiijiiitilili' iritli tlif /iiiriti/ iiinl lUierti/ ';'"".'/ ''Ii'ii'''li 'ii/ i''l>'''li tlni/ iirr iillmt-i'il — iiiiil irhii'h iirr fittiJ (It thr .•:iimi- tiiili' tn il'i ■jriii-inK injiiri/ ^' tif .•.(.<. .if' tli-' Fii-ln'iinr tlirnuillniut till' iriirlil. Soi'iiiicl. — Tliat in a raii>i' I'riatiiii; tn a ('liiinli in wliidi tlicy liavi' tiiaiiy and (ilividiis I'l'a'iciiis II ir fi'i'linir a vi'i'yilt'i'|iani| s|n'(ial inti'i'o^l — a i iiii«i', ton, in wliiih till' liiiiioiif 1)1' Clirist's ( Tiiwii ami iIr- inli'ffst'. of His kiiii;iloMi an' intiniati'ly inn- ri'fiii'il — tlii'V liiive ivfnsi'il to iliM-liar/ri' llie olivioiis iliily of littin;r ii|i a full ami iiiianiliii:iioiis ti'>tiin'piiy fortlio triilli. ami tlit'i-i'liv strciiiillion tlif liamls of iIiom' who ai'i' witnossini; for Clirist ami suHVriiij; tor His saki'. Tliiril, — That afti'r sok'innly [ili'dirini,' thi'iii^olvcs, in various tonus and at ditti'ii'iit tiiiu's, to iiiaiiitaiii tin' ;;ri'al prini'ipU's for whii'li tin' Fivr I'roli'slini: ( 'hiiri-li is now coiitomliiiir. and whiidi tin' Chiirch of Scotlaiil ha- |iractically ro- iiiidiatod. and I'spoiially aftor tin' import and tin; -I'lurity ot'-inli pli- li;i'> had Ihtii liroiiiilit into {|in'siioii liy till' artioii- of various niinisicrs. and I'von of oiii- of tlu' inli'rior Chun h Coiirt.s, thoy liavi- virtually ri'ci'di' I from tlioir scdi'iiiii pli'd:;i's. and di'-tmyi'd till' woiirht of ovi-ry i'Spiv--ioii of thi'ir opinions in tiivoiir of iho aloro-aid prini'iiili's oinlKHlii'il in thi'ir loioiils. [•"■iiirlh. — That hy li-iiriinj mi njiiii ilunr fur tlif iiilini.s< lii'i II I'liiilnri'iU Fifth. — That thi'V liavo ri'iidi'i'e I tin' roliitioii in wliirli tln'V -lairl towards iho l>tal)lis|K'd ('hiirt'li of Si-otlaiid so doiililfiil ami i"|uivoi'al. that I'von thoir d.'rlaration of spiritual indopi'iidoin-i' is iii'('i'-.saril\- drprivi'd of all si:;-nilii'aiifi' and wi'iirhl, that till' ti'i'iiis on wliii-li tlit'ir oiidownii'iils urr hi'ld. havi' Im'cii in I'tl'i'rt di'i'lari' I !•> ho such as rrt' iinonipalihh' with tlii' pi'opi'i' ri'iruhition of thi'ii' inlerioiirsi' with oihi'r ( 'liurrln's, and I'Vi'n wi'li fri'i' arlion in many otlu'r inatti'r- of i^ivati'i' iiiiportaini'. and that mon'ovi'r. tlii'V havi' vast awav the oii|iiirliiiiit\' of iilariiiL' this ( 'hiirrli on a I'l" ia~is whiidi niiirht havf i;athi'nid around hi'r all tin 'ouii'l-ln'ai ti'd I'ri'-livti'riaii- in I'roviiH'i'. SiNth.— That thi'V In idditional wi'ii;ht to tlir prai'tiral ar;:unirnt- against I'-ttihlishmi'iits. funii>lii>l ov lla' pr I'si'lll p >»i ifSi'otland — itioii, is-ihle I ileeplv di-lre— I'd ill the e results, we snlBiiinly protest to this venerahio eoui . of Christ ami the world, that it is our loiisiii'utiuuJ In finmiiifs sill in tiuittirs fuinliiiniiitnl Inix In \ lew ol the It, lii'liiie liol, the (;hiinli I'f iliiii ill risjii.-t ui^ihi same time we eontiiiiie to adi; lere to tin' ilmii' III/ tliix rniirt. ami that wliih' ('onlessioii of Faith and 'itlier siand.'irds this Cliuri'li, ifi' I'lUi i/it iin lim/iT, with ii I'A I'll/' I'lmsi'ii II, r. h'llil iiiHi- till ot >•(•,«'/ 1/^ mill t'liiiri'lt nf fiiiiiiilii ill inniii'i-tlnn iritli till ('hiiri'h nf Smttiiinl. And further, we protect that the ituill of-ihi-m lie- not with it-, hut with llio-e who have atted in a wav wliieh eompels ii- to depart. .Viid further, aUo.|wt' protes'.iti helialf of our-t'lvi- and tlio-e of the people of this i hiinh, who may now or hereafter a llieri' to u-. thai we hold oiir-elves entitled to all the property and emoluments, of whatever kiml, now in our poNscssion, £ ^b. I rr^' J9 v^, i5 yu^i^Mpl ^^^-C^ \ *»&;»• »T-'i-- «i^*^. «•**!-**«** 4«K_., /i^.-' €■? f »iii • ""--^-rr- \