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If. .■rr's The General Assembly held in Winnipeg, in June last, adopted the following Resolution : — " Receive the report ; authorize the book to be printed and sent down to Presbyteries for their con- sideration, and instruct Presbyteries to report to the Committee before 1st March next, that the next Assembly may be able to take final action. " The General Assembly also re-appoint the Com- mittee and request Dr= Laing to continue as Convener, I and thank him for the great labor he hi^^J^stowed on this matter. They further empower the Coinmlttee to appoint a sub-committee, who may attend to the printing of the book." In accordance with the above, I now send two copies of the book to each Minister, the second of which he will please give to his Session. Any criticisms from Presbyteries should be sent to me not later than 1st March next, so that the Com- mittee may be able to report to the next Assembly. Regulations for Home Missions, Augmentation and Foreign Missions will be prepared and printed with the book in its final form. JOHN LAING. DuNDAs, Ont., Oct. 25th, 1887. m rrnnf.'^ 1 1 -Ifi t^ii^ 'rtfn^i^lT•^tt^'^^^ f TABLE 01' CONTENTS. / I.— The CHURon. 1. — General Definition. 2. -The Congregation or Particular Church :- -Formatio)-. of Edifice ; MembershiprJ" Meetings ; Management ► " ■ of Affairs ; Property fl 3.— Sabbath School 10 II. — Church Courts. 1. —Deacons' Court :— Duties; Officers; Meetings; Powers; Relation to Session and Presbytery . . . . ' 2. — Board of Managers, Regulations for 3. —Session :— Membership ; Duties and Functions ; Offi- cers ; Meetings ; Relations to Other Sessions ; re- presentation m Superior Courts ; Church Edifice. y: 4.— Presbytery : — Membership; Duties and Functions; Officers; Meetings; Relation to Other Presbyteries. 5.— Synod: — Membership; Duties and Functions; Offi- cers;, Meetings; Reports to General Assembly . 6^**Gfeneral Assembly: — Act Constituting ; Membership ; t Duties and Functions ; Meetings ; Officers ; Com- mittees ; Commissions ; Barrier Act ; Standing Orders of Assembly. 12 14 IG 20 2G 28 III.— General Rules for Church GovKrs—Ancnt Business ; Debate ; Petitions, etc. ; Records ; Remo- ♦' val of Causes to a Higher Court by review, ref- erence, protest 38 IV.— Trk Gospel Ministry. 1.— Students: — Procuringand Supervising; College Course. 50 2.— Licentiates' Requirements: — Procedure by Presbytery, 53 3. — Ministers of the Word :— Calling, Ordination and Induction ; Translation ; Resignation ; Severance of Pastoral Tie ; Death ; Admission from Other '^^^ Churches 56 4. — Elders ; — Election ; Ordination .... OtJ 5.— Deacons :— Election ; Ordination 68 V. — Discipline— Nature and End ; Offences ; Initial Dealings ; Jurisdiction of 'Courts ; Formal Process ; Judicial Records ; Citation ; Evidence ; Libel ; Censures ; Admonition ; Rebuke ; Suspension ; Deposition ; Excommunication ; Restoration. . . . Gfl • VI.— Schemes of the Church 83 ,••' I 'b^' y f RULE S AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. THE CHUECH. The Catholic Invisible, •ift'tnr or Univers 6 RULES 4ND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. as the Session, the Presbytery, the (Districts Synod, the Geii^^r^ A^ssembly. There is also the Deacons' Court,^to"wHich is eil{i*usted the temporal affairs of the congregation. The jurisdiction of the courts extends only to those who are members of the Church ; and their decisions and enactments de- rive their sanction only from the spiritual authority wherewith Christ has invested His Church and its officers. « THE CONGBEGATION, OR PARTICULAR CHURCH. A congregation is formed by a Presbytery either on its own motion or on application made by per- sons residing within the bounds who declare their adherence to the principles of the Church. /fe Before proceeding to organize,^ the Presbytery gives notice to the Session of any congregation which may be affected by the proposed action, so that they may have opportunity of being heard in the matter. The Presbytery also appoints one or 2- r more ' s number to (visit the locality and) meet with persons applying, so as to obtain all necessary information. After the report of these delegates has been considered, and all parties in- terested have been heard, the Presbytery, if it sees fit, resolves to form a congregation. Supply is then granted, and a minister of the Presbytery is appointed to take the necessary steps for or- 4.^ ganization by making up a communion roll, (electing elders^and constituting a Session. When a Session cannot be at once formed, an interiTn Session is appointed by the Presbytery. Before proceeding to erect a place of worship a congregation must obtain the Presbytery's approval of the site. s* . \ #.■1 ■:% i\0 •»' #* '# '"^ ^ f I* I J RULES AND F0UM8 OF PUOCKD UUK. • •• • ■ * ' if l»Mf (>'r'- '"Ih "? n !f t i/ In foiming a mission station, like preliminary enquiries are made by the Presbytery and a like procedure in other respects is observed. The members of a congregation who are entitled to all Church privileges are those who, (m a pro- fession of their faith in Christ and obedience to Him, have been received into full communion. The children of such persons, being within the covenant are members (under the care) of the Church, and it is their duty and privilege, when the); reach the age of discretion, to enter into full connnunion. Members of the Church are under the care and subject to the authority of the Session until they are disjoined by receiving a certificate, or have their names removed in consequence of their voluntary withdrawal from the fellowship of the congregation, or(in the course of)iliscipline Mem- bers in full communion, whose names are on the roll, on applying for a certificate of disjunction are entitled to i-eceive the same without unnecessary delay, unless a charge against them has been laid before the Session. It is also recommended that members of the Church who are not in full com- munion receive commendatory letters when re- moving to a distance. < i A member who has withdrawn irregularly from the Church may, on applying for a certificate, re- ceive it from the Session ; but such certificate shall contain such statement of the facts in the case as the Session may deem for edification. . When a member Cvoluntarily)withdraws from the fellowship of the Church and absents himself from public ordinances, or declines the jurisdiction of the Session, or leaves the bounds of the congregation while under discipline, his name may be removed from the communion roll, cum nota of the cause. 1 ^m 8 nULES AND FOKMS OF PHOCKDUUE. // A mciubcr of the Cluircli who has not a certifi- cate of good standing, or whose name has l)een i-(!- moved from the conuiiunicm roll of another conore- gation, is not received into full conniiunion by any Session without corresoondence with the Session (Vith which^sucK applicaiir formerly was (connected^ If the latter Session consents, the former may deal with the applicant with a view to restoration to full Church privileges. If that consent is i(!l"used the case is referred to the Presbytery. All members in full jnHnunion,(niale and female, irrespective of age]) have ihe right to vote at all congregational meetings, and to them exclusively belongs the right of choosing ministers, elders, and /'''deacons or managers. (Nevertheless) at the dis- cretion of the members ni full communion, present n at any meeting of the congregation Qield to ccmsidei) 1% matters relating to the temporal^ies or secular) att'airs of the congregation, and not affecting the order of worship, tl^ disjcipline ^^f ^the^ Church, or the disposal of properfy, adlToi'ents wh(j contri- bute regularly for the support of the Church and its ordinances may be invited to vote. Members of the Church have access to the Session in reference to any matter affecting themselves, their fellow-members, the congregation, or the Church ; but matters touching the conduct of the minister must, be dealt with Ijy the Presbytery. The Session may be approached by petition, mem- orial, or complaint, made either in writing or by oral statement reduced to writing b>L the Session and approved by the complainant. Members of the Church have y^'cess to the liigher courts only through the Session, which transmits petitions, memorials, or overtures to the Presby- tery. If the Session refuses to transmit any such paper, there is the right of appeal to the Presby- ery, as provided for in Section v/ "P i ^ ik^eUr^'Lt. Kl'LKS AND KOKMH OF I'HOCRDURR, 9 • % iii^i i 1 Tli(3 property of fchr C()ngre;j;ati()n is held l>y trustci'f , app()int(3(l by tlie conj^re^atioii, as may Ic provi(io'«^. rK. r,j . -^ ^ . --.. - '.. rt-/- ru^ I.*-*, f <:-4-4 «A «^ 'X^ <*«**-^>fc-*^ c^^« Wliere there is a Deacons' Court the UAanagement " of the (temporal aiuj) financial aii'airs of the congre- gation is entrusted to it. In other cases a Board of Managers is appointed by the congregation, who take char<»'e of all such matters. , „^ , /i~ Meetings of the congregation . re(heldjjjy the authority of the Session on it« o\vn motion or on requisition in writing of tlie Dorcons' Court or^ / -J Board of Managers, or of Osome membersj^in full communion, or by mandate of a superior court. Meetings are called by public notice, read before the congregation on the Lord's Day ; such notice specifies the object of the meeting and is given on at least on? Sabbath before the time of meeting, unless otherwise and specially provided.^ All con- ;. '. gregational meetings are opened witirprayer. Every congregation should hold an annual meet- ing for receiving the report of the Managers' or Deacons' Court, and transactiuffaoy other^usiness^. t^f regularly brought before it. ^jThTs Annual report should be printed and circulated among the mem- bers of the congregation. At congregational meetings the minister of the congiegation, or the minister appointed by the Presbytery, presides. But if the minister is absent or declines to preside the meeting appoints one of its number to take the chair. It also appoints its secretary. The minutes of the proceedings of a •' ■'-■•' .-• " " ^^-nK The Sabbath school is under the care and sub- ject to the direction of the Session, and the Super- intendent, teachers, and other officers should be appointed and hold ofifice as the Session may direct. The Session should see that due provision is made by the congregation for procuring whatever accommodation, means, books, etc., may be necessary for the efficient working of the Sabbath school. 3^*2- % V<(|K>«I k. 4 ■-r-- Vii* RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. 11 ■'^' %'f^' I t ■ In appointing teachers great care should be exercised as to their spiritual and other qualitica- tions. And teachers should prepare themselves diligently for the discharge of their duty, and make themselves acquainted with their scholars, visiting them in their homes as far as possible, and seeking their spiritual and temporal welfare. The Presbytery of the bounds should by all suit- able means assist, direct, and encourage Sessions and teachers in their important work. And Sessions are required to report to the Presbytery annually regarding their Sabbath schools ; in par- ticular their statistics, finances, and work, so that material may be provided for the reports to Synods and the General AssemT)ly. The youth attending the schools should be led to feel an interest in the extension and establishment of the kingdom of Christ at home and abroad, and to contribute regularly to the mission schemes of the Church. ,w Besides maintaining congregational Sabbath schools, in many places it is the duty of the Church to establish and aid in the maintenance of Mission schools for youth not enjoying the privilege of religious instruction. ! H >'( I In addition to classes for the young, the catechet- ical instruction of all belonging to the congregation is well entitled to careful consideration from Ses- sions. . ,,. . , ri >(•,■■;-■ ■■ ■* ' •■.^' ' ii ••■/ '• ., , • ■■<■(>. >!-. ■■■■. ;';■■-, • .'ri.fniru, • : t I-, ^'■-•■iv ■\'\ !tf hrh ■■)!•■]■'"'•] / c^ I -.^ y\ V r 5 ^, CHUECH COURTS. DEACONS' COURT AND BOARD OF MANAGERS. ..ft' The Deacons' GMrfc is composed of (1) the minister or ministers of the congregation ; (2) the elders; (3) the deacons. The duties of deacons have special regard to the temporal and financial atfairs of the congregation. More particularly it is their duty to obtain from the people contributions for the sustentation of the ministry and the schemes of the Church, and to disburse all moneys received for these purposes, subject to tlie approval of the congregation ; to attend to the wants of the poo)* ; to take care of the property of the congregation ; to provide for the payment of (the ministers^ stipend and the salaries (of precentor, organist, door-keeper, sexton, etc.,)and generally to administer all matters com- mitted to their charge as the congregation may from time to time direct. Each deacon should have a district of the congre- gation assigned to him, within which he may more particularly discharge his duties, visiting the sev- eral families, cultivating the acquaintance of the people connected with the Church, seeking to stimulate by all proper means the liberality of the people and their interest in the affairs of the Churcl , and caring for the poor. Deacons are appointed from among the members of the Church in full communion, in general accord- ance with the rules and forms observerl in the election and ordination of elders. (See Section ) I '■'•H :y - .'/i,is|?v , I RULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. lij ■i Sl^44 %: t TI ^ deacon holds office until death or removal by deposition, or until his resignation has been ac- cepted by the Session. The minister, when present, is chairman of the Deacons' Court. Where ther*> are more ministers than one they may; presided alternately, or as may be agreed between them. In the absence of the minister any member of the coj^rt may be chosen to preside. The chairman ha^^casting,(^ut not a deliberative) vote. -• / y The clerk (is appointed froiA. among the) member J| of the court. His duty is tojteep an accurate roll of the members and a faithful record of the pro- ceedings in a book provided fo^ the purpose, and to take charge of all raapers belonging to the court. The minute-book shSOl be accessible to the Deacons' Court at all times, and shall be signed by the chair- man and clerk. The treasurer is appointed from among the mem- bers of the court. His duty is to keep the accounts of the congregation and to receive and disburse, all moneys subject to the direction and control of the court. Contribu 1 t^ 14 RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDFRE. ! ' time as the Deacons' Court may determine. Notice of this meeting should be given on two Sabbaths before it is held. .ikmk.i;-^ nit ,.i {> ; ; > At the annual meeting the Deacons' Court shall present a report of their proceedings with an ab-> stract of receipts and ex|)iendituf«$ during the year, and a statement of the financial condition of the congregation and of the estimated outlay for the next year. The treasurer shall also submit his •book of accounts duly audited. i '.ij!. The Deacons' Court has not power to contract debt on the security ^f the property, without the special authorization ^f the congregation. \ / ^ The Deacons' Couffc and Session are (Jo-ordinate courts, each of them subject fe the Presbytery, but having separate jurisdiction And) independent of each other ; there is, therefore, no appeal from the one to the other, nor may the procedure of the ^^^ I'l one be reviewed by the other;^ <«^ -^ ,,t^tj^y xu^^^'^ j — ■ — If . the Deacons' Court exceeds its proper powers, or disregards the instructions ipf a superior court, any member of the Session or (^^^the congregation in full communion may petition*^ the Presbytery, complaining of such action ; and the court is re- quired to furnish dissatisfied parties with extract minutes of the action complained of in the same way as is provided for Sessions. (See Section — ) ^ V \ ' .'•'\ ^oard of Managers, ry f <- ^wn (some) congregations Cthere)^is not a Deacons ^ Court, (tut) the management or the (jbemporal and) financial affairs of the congregation is entrustedjo a 3 2- Board of .Managers. (Where this is the)^casetne following regulations are recommended for the guidance of such Boards : (1.) The managers shall be chosen by the congre- gation from among the members of the Church in ■4* ««k t^*^ . t «*!> ir. 'A A. , » RULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. l^ full communion, at the annual meeting of the con- \ gregation or a meeting duly called for this purpose (2.) One-third of the Board shall retire each year by rotation, and their places, as also the places of any who die or vacate their office during the year, shall be filled at the annual meeting. The re- tiring managers may be re-elected. (3.) If any manager is cut off from Church privileges by process of discipline or leaves the con- gregation, he shall forthwith cease to act as mana- ger, and another shall, as soon as convenient, be appointed in his place. (4.) The duties of the managers are substantially the same as those of deacons. (See Section ) (5.) Meetings of the Board should be held at stated times, at least once in three months, for the /^ $ J^ , ^ transaction of business ; but a meeting may be held at any time on the call of the chairman, by notice given from the pulpit or addressed per- sonally to the members of the Board. (6.) Three members present constitu^ a quorum. * ^ Every meeting should be opened with prayer. (7.) The chairman, secretary and treasurer are >-v 'ii I appointed by the congrega^9. ation from amon^f the ..It this IS not done the i^^the members of the Board. ^ J, t Board appoints them at the first meeting held^^after i7^e annual meeting of the congregation?) Their duties are the sam^ as set forth in Section . 1-^ The chairman ha^ casting,(but not a deliberative^ vote. (8.) Any other regulations which may be adopted should be in harmony with the general procedure of the Church, and should have the approval of the congregation and the sanction of the Presbytery of the bounds. "^ y, -^ > 1(1. ■ -'*'^' - C4/T'^lit^,*-*'-»-v. C^' h' i 'MiUv t>H H-i iVt^" %■♦• \:/\ A yM««-^" ; • THE SESSION. The Session consists of the minister, or ministers, and elders of a congregation. The duty of the Session is to watch over and V promote in every Scriptural way the spiritual interest^ ^^i^the congregation : more particularly,^ '^ v^ '*^'^to acImit3|baptized(persons)into full communion, and '^ to receive persons bringing certificates of member- ship from other congregations ; to grant certificates to members leaving the congregation ; to watch over the Christian deportment of the members of the congregation ; to exercise discipline by admoni- tion, rebuke, suspension, or exclusion ; to restore to privileges ; to care for the religious instruction of the young, including the oversight of Sabbath schools ; to determine all matters touching the order of public worship, including the service of praise ; / , to arrange for the dispensation of the sacraments ; to appoint congregational fasts or thanksgivings ; to appoint the times and modes of making special collections, and where there are no deacons, to pro- vide for the necessities of the poor ; to call congre- gational meetings; to examine and judge of the qualifications of persons elected to the eldership and " the deaconship ; to receive and judge of petitions ; to transmit papers to the Presbytery, and to do whatever else may, in their opinion, promote the religious interests of the congregation. Each elder should have a district assigned to him. He should keep a list of the communicants and adherents residing within the same, and should cultivate special acquaintance with them, visiting, counselling, and encouraging or warning them, as may be required. (ci i'^jt" J I - ■'■h \^ \ \ A J^ A RULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. 17 ,i The minister is moderator of the Session. Where there are two ministers they preside alternately, or as may be agreed between them. The duty of the moderator is to preside ; to preserve order ; to take the vote ; to announce the decisions of the courts and to pronounce censures. The moderator may introduce any competent busi- ness; he may express his viewsupon any matter under consideration ; and he has^a casting, (^ut not a deliberative) vote. In the absence of the moderator, or when, for prudential reasons, he deems it better not to preside, another minister of the Church, having authority from him, may act as moderator pro tempore. Also when the minister has been removed by death or otherwise, or is under suspension, a moderator pro tempore is appointed by the Presby- tery. The Session appoints its clerk, whose duty is to keep a record of the proceedino-s ; to preserve all papers, and, when instructed, to give certified ex- tracts from the minutes. Tlie record is transmitted annually to the Presbytery for review. The Session also may appoint a treasurer to take charge of any funds at its disposal. The Session, as far as practicable, holds stated meetings for the transaction of business ; it may also hold meetings for devotional exercises and religious conference. Meetings of Session are not usually open to the congregation ; but the Session may hold open meetings when deemed advisable. The moderator has power to convene the Session when he sees fit ; and he is bound to do so when enjoined by a superior court or requested by one- third of the elders. Meetings are called on the authority of the moderator, either by notice from the pulpit or by personal notice to the members. I 18 nULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. The moderator and two other members constitute a quorum. When, from any cause, the number of elders is not sufficient to form a quorum, application is made to the Presbytery for assessors to act with the other members until new elders have been elected and inducted. All meetings are opened and closed with prayer, which fact is recorded in the minutes. When the Session has been constituted, the names ■V . of the members present are recorded. The minates of last stated meeting and of any other meetings which have intervened, are then read, and when sustained, are signed by the moderator and clerk. The Session keeps a roll of the numbers in full communion, and, with as much accuracy as possible, /(. a roll containing the names of all persons(^ot in full communion) who are connected with the con- gregation. The roll of communicants is revised at least • once a year, and more especially before application is made for moderation in a call to a minister. The Session should also keep a register of baptisms. Persons desiring to be received into full com- ;tj munion, (jfirst) converse with the minister, and, if, (^circumstances allo\^ with the elder of the district in which he resides. The application is then re- ported to the Session, and, when satisfied of the applicants' knowledge of Divine truth, and of their Christian character and deportment, the Session receives them to full membership (see Appendix), and their names are added to the roll of communi- it cants. (If deemed for edification") the persons who have thus been admitted may be publicly asked to profess their faith. (See Appendix.) Persons not baptized in infancy are baptized before their names are added to the roll. Members of the Church who present certificates of good standing fitr*** ^^--vf t* t # '? ••^^•'-vf. RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. 19 from other congregations are received by the Session, unless good cause can be shown for refus- ing them Church privileges. Persons thus received // (]by the Session^are entitled to all the privileges of the Church in connection with the congregation. .» Certificates of disjunction from the congregation are granted by the Session ; but between meetings of Session, the moderator may grant certificates to members in good standing, which action he reports to the Session, The Session cannot entertain a complaint against its moderator ; such complaint is transmitted through the Sessions to the Presbytery ; and a copy of the complaint must be given to the minis- ter before it is presented to the Presbytery. ,( . , -i One Session cannot interfere with or review the proceedings of another. When a Session feels aggrieved by the proceedings of another Session, it many remonstrate with it or ask for explanation ; if not satisfied it may bring the matter before its Presbytery. This must be done by a written state- ment, a copy of which must be tirst furnished to the Session whose proceedings are calh d in question. It is the right and duty of every Session, whether of a settled or a vacant congregation, to appoint one of its elders to represent it in Presbytery and X 7 Synod. The appointment is made^once a year, and holds good for two months after the close of the annual meeting of the General Assembly, unless within that time a new election has been made. In the event of death, resignation, or removal, a new election is made without delay. The elder appointed should be punctual in his attendance at these courts, and his expenses, as well as those of the minister, ought to be defrayed by the congrega- tion. When the congregation is vacant, it is the duty of the representative elder, where no com- i 20 KULE8 AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. * I missioners are specially appointed for the purpose, to apply to the Presbytery for supply of ordinances. An extract of the appointment of the representa- tive elder by the Session is presented to the Presby- tery, and his name is then put on the roll ; and the roll of Presbytery, certified by its clerk, is sufficient evidence of the elder's right to sit in the Synod. When a charge consists of two or more congrega- tions having separate Sessions, such Sessions shall be regarded as one for the purpose of representation in the Church courts. An elder comino- from another cong-reoation does not hold office as a member of Session until he has been duly elected by the congregation to which he has come and has been inducted in the usual way. The Session has the right of petition and over- ture to the Presbytery, the Synod and General Assembly. Petitions, memorials and overtures must be in writing, and if addressed to the Synod or Assembly are presented to the Presbytery for transmission. The Session is responsible to the Presbytery for the use made of the church edifice, and it is there- fore entitled to the control thereof and to the custody of the key. (See Section .) Due provision should be made by the congrega- tion for the service of praise, under the direction of the Session and subject to its control. Jhejpre- ■ lo centor or conductor of the service of praise may^lBe chosen by the congregation, but his appointment must, in all cases, be approved by the Session to whose authority he is subject and whose orders he 5 3 is bound to obey ; (and he must be fitted by his character tor the service, which he renders in the House of God. ) i- .- fi-. ti/f^^ l i»m mt. ^-ft.f'ir-yy^^ ' p-UL^.^, ^ >*»>y *^ fc. V* tv^^K *** / ">*» t V * * * »-K.'««|^ Jt^^^O. Cf~tM^ } THE PHEHBYTEHY. "'* z ^ The Presbytery consists of — (1.) Ordained ministers within the bounds (), ^ho are pro- fessors of theology in tlie Church, or professors in colleges connected with the Church ; (a), who are . employed by appointment of the General Assembly in some department of the work of the Church ; i(-(d), who (by special enactment of the Assembly have their names placed on the roiP; (e), who are engaged in mission Helds for a lengthened term with the sanction of the Assembly's Home Mission Committee. (2.) An elder from each pastoral charge. The duties of the Pi:esbytery are : to receive and dispose of petitions, references, complaints, and appeals from Sessions ; to transmit petitions and /v overtures (addressed j jtcr the. Synod or General / "i Assembly ; to (see toj^ie supply of ordinances in congregations ; to form mission stations and new congregations ; (to unite or divide existing congre- gations so as to form distinct charges^^, to certify students for admission to the theological halls ; to superintend the education of students having the ministry in view ; (to try candidates ^and license^ those who are found qualified to^pi^acliJthe'O^spel ; to moderate in calls given to ministers, and to re- ceive, sustain, or set aside the same ; to try candi- dates for the ministry and ordain them when found qualified ; to induct into the pastoral office ; to judge of matters affecting the characters of ministers and licentiates ; to admonish, rebuke, suspend, depose, or excommunicate offenders ; i. I i 22 RULES AND FORMS OF PROOEDURB. i to receive demissions, and to loose ministers Prom their charges ; to review the records of Sessions ; to adopt measures for promoting the the religious life of the several congregations within the bounds, and to visit them for the pur- pose of enquiring into their state and redressing evils that may arise ; to deal with matters sent down by the superior courts ; and in general to superintend the congregations and Sessions within the bounds. New Presbyteries are formed by the General Assembly, which fixes their bounds and appoints the time and place of their first meeting and their first moderator. After being constituted by the moderator thus appointed the Presbytery elects its own moderator. » , , The moderator is a minister and is generally aj^pointed for six or twelve months. The duty of the moderator is to constitute the court and preside ; to open and close the meetings with prayer ; to preserve order ; to take the vote ; to announce decisions ; to pronounce censures ; to sign the minutes when sustained ; to instruct parties at the bar; to sign all documents having Presby- terial authority ; to call meetings for emergent business ; and generally to direct the business of the court. The moderator may express his views on any matter under discussion, but if he wishes to take part in any debate or to submit a motion he leaves the chair and calls another memb^^of court to iz take his place. The moderator has]^ casting, (but not a deliberative^ vote. r - 1 . - - < ; / n , . 1 1 : i . ,'t ■>.,:m > In the absence of the moderator, his predecessor in office or any other minister chosen by the court may preside. Also when the moderator is a party concerned in any case before the court the Presby- « « ^ t^ RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. 25 ■i--'^ tcry appoints another to take his place. This officer, for the time being, has all the rights and functions of moderator, but in signing documents adds to his signature pro temjwre. '•<: 'iwiu " The Presbytery appoints a clerk whose duty is to keep the record of proceedings and to transmit the same annually to the Synod for review ; to keep an accurate roll of the members ; to pre- serve all papers belonging to the court ; and, when instructed, to give certified extracts from the minutes. The Presbytery also appoints a treasurer to receive and disburse any moneys belonging to the court, subject to instruction given by it. Three members, two of whom are ministers, form a quorum. ' . ^ ' . ' . .. I li,. .>.:; *;. . •' After the Presbytery has been constituted the /v roll is (fcalled^and any alterations that may be necessary are made in it. The names of represent- ative elders are put on the roll, on presentation of extract minutes of their appointment; and it is competent for the Presbytery at any meeting, ordinary, s]pecial, or pro re nata, to put the names of elders on the roll. ' The Presbytery should conduct its business according to the rules of order laid down for the Supreme Court, so far as these may be applicable (See Standing Orders.) (Devotional exercises should have such time devoted to them)asl3ircuntsBances call for or admit. ^ The Presbytery meets at stated intervals, and at other times as frequently as its business demands. It is the duty of every member to attend the meet- ings, and absentees may be called to account. The time and place* of next meeting are fixed and re- corded before adjournment. No meeting of Presby- 24 RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. next -, t- tery can be held while tlie G«3noml Assembly is in Session. If a Presbytery has neglected to appoint its next ordinary meeting, or if no nieeting has been held on the day appointed, it shall be the duty of the moderator, or, in his necessary absence, of the clerk, to convene a meeting for the resumptii u of business, by letter addressed to every member on the roll of the Presbytery at the time of last meeting, and despatched at least ten days before the time fixed for the meeting ; and if a (quorum of members is present on the day named it shall be competent for them to proceed to business as at an ordinary meeting. At the stated meeting of tlu^ P^ ' c^jk^'^uy, ^^ preceding the meeting of Synod, o ccrtinM^'cb'py of ^hc roll is^ ei^orod ta~bo--ti .'ftn Li mittud to the clerk of Synod, at least eight days before the meeting of The Presbytery, besides the ordinary meetings, may hold speci(t? meetings for transacting particular business. But no business other than that for which they were appointed can be entered upon at such meetings. If, during the interval between stated meetings of Presbytery, business should arise re(|uiring im- mediate attention the moderator has power to appoint a meeting pro re nata, either on his own motion or upon ret^uisition by three or more mem- bers of the court. Such meeting is called by letter addressed to all the members of the court, issued either by the moderator or by the clerk on his authority. In these letters the time and place of meeting and the business to be taken up are specified. They should be despatched at least ten days before the time fixed for the meeting. When the Presbytery meets, it first considers the conduct .#' "■> <7i'»»-v »; = RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. 25 U^' ~S.^vV 'u y* # of the moderator in appointing the meeting, and, if that is approved, proceeds to business, and the moderator's circular letter is entered in the minutes. No business other than that specified in the letter can be taken up. If the moderator, when a requisition has been presented to him, declines to ' call a meeting his conduct may be considered at the next ordinary meeting. Special and pro re nata meetings may be ad- journed if necessary to complete the business for which they have been called ; but it is not com- petent to adjourn to a date beyond that of the next ordinary meeting of the court. The Presbytery should visit the congregations under its care ; call the Sessions and the office- bearers before it; enquire into the state of congre- gation and its affairs generally, and deal with all parties as may be deemed for edification. (For questions, -see^Appendix .) A meeting of Presbytery may be held during the meeting of the Synod, with leave of that court, when any competent business may be transacted ; pro- vided that the Synod is not sitting at the same time, and that notice of the meeting has been given in open Synod specifying the time and place of meeting by authority of the moderator of Presby- . terj' or by requisition of two members of Presby- . tery given in writing to the clerk of Synod. Members of other Presbyteries when present may be invited to sit ^\•ith the Presbytery, and may take part in the deliberations of the court, but they have not the right of voting. One Presbytery may not interfere with or review the proceedings of another Presbytery. If a Presbytery considers itself aggrieved by the pro- ceedings of another Presbytery it may remonstrate with it, or ask explanation. If not satisfied, it mav 26 RULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. bring the matter before the Synod to which the Presbytery complained of belongs. This must be done by written statement, a copy being fur- nished to the Presbytery whose proceedings are called in question. In the event of not obtaining satisfaction, the Presbytery which deems itself aggrieved may complain to its own Synod, but the complaint must be in writing. Leave of the Presbytery must be obtained by any minister desiring to be absent from his charge longer than two months. THE SYNOD. ' The Synod is composed of all the ministers and elders on the rolls of the Presbyteries within its bounds. It pertains to the Synod to take the oversight of Presbyteries ; to review their records ; to consider references and to give advice and instruction when * deemed necessary ; to judge and dispose of com- plaints or appeals ; to dispose of overtures ; to grant leave to Presbyteries to take students on public trials for license ; to receive the reports of ^ "^ Presbyteries Concerning the state of religion^nd to consider all matters connected therewith ; and to attend to all matters assigned to it by the General Assembly. The moderator s duty is to preside at the meet- ings ; to open and close them with prayer ; to pre- serve order ; take the vote ; announce decisions and iu) pronounce censures. The moderator is^cKosen at each ordix^ary meeting by open vote. The Synod appoints a clerk, whose duty it is to keep the record of proceedings, which record is .>j.v'; W .*,)■; .*■■'" RULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. 27 *■ p .*.-i- ' transmitted annually lo the General Assembly for review ; to preserve its papers ; and, when in- structed by the Synod, to give certified extracts of minutes. The Synod also appoints a treasurer and defines his duties. The ordinary meetings of the Synod are held ■ annually and may be adjourned when necessary. A special meeting, or a meeting pro re nata may be called by the moderator on his own motion or by requisition of at least fifteen members. The procedure in the case of such meetings is the same as in similar meetings of Presbytery. (See Section /^ (Seveiumembers, of whom at least^ouiiare minis- ters, constitute a quorum, provided daid quorum consists of members from more than one Presby- tery. \ The clerk of each Presbytery sends to the clerk of Synod, at least eight days before each ordinary meeting, a certified roll of his Presbytery, together with all particulars respecting the licensing of students, the ordination, induction, admission, translation, demission, suspension, deposition and death of ministers, and changes made in congrega- tions during the year. These particulars are then reported to the General Assembly. . • .,.. ih.i^ In special cases the Synod may appoint assessors with any Presbytery from members belonging to j^ any other Presbytery. *^- ^ '^- C«>T.-. /- *l .' I..' n>; 'w . 1;., ; / !• '.li" .- <. I M fill' '/-'y.'iiii! . "• ■■ ' i - VHJl uJ ■i!lil;;lfM['t, ! ijjii^ m /iifiif..--/ '.■•,|'.!-t-«-« - tt- :i&r a. -yytf. >."' - \ V— -^'» '^^ sembly shall be made up from the rolls of the sev-^^;;;^^^ ^te^i eral Presbyteries, as transmitted to the Clerk of i>- ^ Assembly, containing the^ames of commissioners appointed at lcast(thirtyj^days before. And at its first session the Assembly shall appoint a " Commit- tee on Commissions," to which shall be referred the ^n'eports of Presbyteries fof alDTOmmissiona^'iven at ^^, ^ subsequent meetings): ana on the report oi the Committee the AsseniTbly shall order such changes to be made in the roll as may be required. The roll thus amended shall be the permanent roll of the General Assembly. Forty commissions, of whom^hirty^qne are min- /^ 3 3 isters, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. But twenty commissioners, who were V appointed twenty^^days before, being met at the place and time appointed, may constitute a court, and adjourn from time to time until a full quorum is present. / 30 RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. Presbyteries should make suitable provision for defraying the expenses of commissioners when at- tending the General Assembly, it)-!.? - y ' The General Assembly receives and disposes of petitions, overtures, references, complaints, and ap- peals from inferior courts, and all other matters regu- larly brought before it; reviews the records of Synods ; deals with matters respecting doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the Church ; / prescribes and regulates the course of study for ' students having the ministry in view ; admits min- isters and licentiates from other Churches ; forms / 3 new Synods and Presbyteries ;(^uthorizes Synods and Presbyteries to unite or sub-divide} corre- sponds with other Churches ; conducts the mission- ary operations of the Church ; receives and disposes / 7 of reports from the collegesTfrom the committees / -r (on missions, and other committee^ charged with the care of the different departments of the work of the Church ; and in general a^pts such measures i-/ as may tend to promote (VitalJ^laliness ; to repress error and immorality ; to preserve the unity of the Church, and to advance the kingdom of Christ throughout the world. ^j^yThe General AssenVbly meets once a year. a)n ' 1. <- tliejappointed ^ay of)meeting a diet of public wor- '^'ship is held, when a sermon is preached by the moderator of the last Assembly or, in -his abeonce, by ^jiormer moderator. Immediately thereafter the Assembly is constituted with prayer, the roll is called, and^ ^thejuames of^thc^ present marked. A new mo'clerator jfs then elected and takes the chair. /\ u^ hi r<.-/C ^j^jui^'^^ *{-»5vIt is the duty'pf the moderatorto constitute the o^^.--^^ ' Assembly); to open and close each sederunt with prayer ; to preserve order ; to see that the business is properly conducted, and that the minutes are cor- ». m ■it vT'., \ RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. 31 fi ) /« ■r^ :.■ rectly taken ; to take the vote ; to announce deci- sions ; to sign all documents having the authority of the Assembly, and to perform any other func- tions assigned to him by the fcourt. ,; .» n/.i. The moderator (has a casting, but not a deliber- ative vote.')rHe}may^ot, while in the chair, take part in discussing the merits of any motion before the court. He may, notvvitlistandjnf:f,)express his6pin- , ^ ._ ... 10^^ on any (inattei^ but (peiore taKmgJjjart m^he '^ JX^U-^-^t. i-M*/^-^ '«, U^ f^^ «* « ) the Presbytery or Synod to which he belongs i" a party, he leaves the chair. (The chair is then taken by some commissioner named by the moderator ^^^^ «^,>,.^-*/^ with the approval of the Assembly, who^ :^ t!ie^^^:j:ifnil^fc- time being, has all the powef^s^nd responsibilities ^tx^a^rijuC!^!^ of the office as moderator yiro tempore. The Assembly appoints two or more clerks, whose duty it is to take minutes of the proceedings ; keep ti>e records ; preserve all papers ; give, when in- » structed, certified extracts of decisions, and conduct the correspondence of the court. , , .,, After the Assembly has been constituted, and the new moderator has been appointed, the first busiress is the reviewing of the Synodical Rolls with the ac- companying reports of changes during the year. Su£^tim£Js spent in devotional exercises as may be ^uage3'pr^er)by the court. The Assembly appoints a Committee on Bills and Overtures, which also arranges the order of busi- ness, and other committees to consider matters specially referred to them. Further, the Assembly appoints standing committees, which are entrusted with conducting the business of the Church in its several departments during the year, and which re- • port annually to the General Assembly. : t" > _ I- Rl m v-3 32 RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. V- ^■ Act constitiUing the General Assembly. (1.) The General Assembly shaii consist of one- sixth of the whole number of ministers whose names are on the rolls of the several Presbyteries of the Church and an equal number of elders. (2.) When the number of names on the roll of a Presbytery is not divisible by six ; if the excess above a multiple of six is three or more, the sixth shall be reckoned from the next higher multiple of six. (3.) Each Presbytery shall elect its representa- tives at an ordinary meeting, held at least thirty days before the meeting of the General Assembly If any one thus elected resigns his commission, the Presbytery may at any subsequent meeting, held not less than eight days before the meeting of the General Assembly, appoint another in his stead. -?i; J ' (4.) A Presbytery may appoint as its com- missioner to the General Assembly an elder belong- ing to any other Presbytery of the Church ; pro- vided always that the person so appointed is at the time an acting member of some Session. (5.) Ministers whose names are on the roll of a Presbytery as ministers shall not be eligible to hold commissions as elders from their own or any other Presbytery. (6.) Each Presbytery shall, through its clerk, transmit to the Clerk of Assembly, at least ten days before the Assembly meets, a certified i*ull of the commissioners appointed by it at its ordinary meeting. A separate report of any commissions •- afterwards given to ministers or elders, in place of i;- such as may have resigned their commissions, shall - be presented to the General Assembly by the •-3».,. ..<1 y f / -/ IIULES AND FORMS OF PilOCEDURE. 33 fe^ ^ i / y Presbyteries as soon as convenient after the Assembly has been constituted. (7.) The roll to be called at tlie opening of the Assembly shall be made up from the rolls of the several Presbyteries, as transmitted to the clerk of Assembly, containing the names of commissioners appointed at least thirty days before. And at its first Session the Assembly shall appoint a " Com- mittee on Commissions," to which shall be leferred the reports from Presbyteries of all commissions given at sul>sc;[uent meetings ; and on the report of tho conniiittee the Assembly shall order such ' changes to be made in the roll as may be re(|uired. . The roll tlins amended shall be the permanent roll i>f the General Assembly. ((S.) Forty commissioners, of wlu)m twenty-one are ministers, shall constitute a quorum for the . transaction of business. . But twi-nty commissioners wfio were appointed thirty days before, being met at the place and time appointed, may constitute the court and adjourn -from time to time until a full quorum is present. '~ . (9.) Presbyteries should make suit^ible provision for defraying the expenses of connnissioners when attending the General Assembly. The General Assem]>ly may pas.s a Declaratory Act, affirming what it understands tlie law of ^h^_ _ J^ Church to be. Such Act^nay*' be^)f{ssetr^itiiout J<< transmission to Presbyteries ; but yt(;ries, who may he connnissioners, constitute a conunittee to prepare the business for the first sederunt of the Assembly, and they meet on the call of the Senior Clerk of Assernbly, some time before the hour when the Assembly meets. The Assembly appoints, as soon as possible, the following connnittees : Conunittee on Bills and Overtures, which also acts as the Committee on Business. It consists of the Clerks ol: Assembly, Clerks of Synods and Presbyteries, who are commissioners, together with one member nominated by each Presbytery, and such other ministers and elders as the Assembly may see fit to appoint. ... Committees on the Records of Synod and As- sembly. Committee on Classifying Returns to Remits. • ' Committee on the Nomination of Standing Com- mittees. This committee consists of not less than two from each Synod, and not moi'e than four from any one Synod. Committee on Commissions. Committee on Applications to be Received as Ministers into the Church. Committee on Applications for Leave to Retire from the A.ctive Duties of the Ministry. Committee on Special Application on Behalf of Students, Committees of Assembly may tender their reports from time to time at any sederunt, immediately after V. UULKM ANli FOUMH OK I'ltOCKDUUK. 37 As- • V the niinutcH luivi? Ih'oii sustairu'd, Imt Mu-ir tiiial nt- jM)rt must l>c i^ivon in l»otoi*o tlw Assi'inl>ly t:l(»ses. Kvery CoiiiiiiitkM', it' tin; AsHoiiildy lias not done HO, appoints its own convener and clerk. Minutes of prociMMlinos sliouM ho made, and tlie report shouM always he presented in writinj^. No connnittee can meet wliile the Assembly is sittinj^, or continue in session without leave ot* the court. • The Committee on Bills and Overtures receives all papers intended for tlie Assembly, considers whether they are in proper form, expressed in pro- per language, and reajularly transmitted ; and whether they are part of the legitimate business of the Assembly, and transmits them or refuses to do so. Appeals and complaints against the decisions of the committee may be brought directly befoye the Assembly and be disposed of in regular foriri. This connnittee also arranges the business for the As- sembly, and reports from time to time. It appoints its own convener and clerk. As soon as the report of the Committee on Bills and Overtures, providing for the order in which business is to be taken up, is approved by the As- sembly, it is printed for the information of mem- bers. This report should be submitted not later than the fourth sederunt. ^ •' Such portions of each sederunt as the moderator may deem ])rt)per are spent in devotional exercises. 11 ""-y SC^SaCi-.^; GENERAL KULES FOK CHUKCII C^OURTS. > The moderator takes the chair at the hour ap- pointed, calls the members to order, and constitutes the court with prayer. At the iirst assemhling of the court the roll is called and the sederunt recoixled. Members coming ;"^ in afterwards have tht;ii' names entered on reporting themselves to the clerk. / The minutes of last ordinary meeting (are then read and sustained, also the minuted of all special nieetnigs hel^ m^heinterval.^ In the ca^e oi the ' Geneiy AssemBly^^^J^ minutcs^Vre reaSat the be- • ginning of ^ftSj^^sederunir^^'^imediately after being ,• sustained they are signed by the moderator then presiding^) \i All reports and other papers intended to be brought before the court are called for and are re- ceived by the clerk. A docket of business is then prepared, consisting (1) of business arising out of . the minutes ; (2) of new business ; and the order in which the several matters shall he taken up is de- termined. In the Synods and General Assembly the papers are given by the clerks to the Commit- tee on Bills and Overtures, ^vho arrange the docket and prepare an order of business for the approval of the court. . - The moderator nominates all committees of the court, unless they liave been appointed by special rule or resolution of the court. If the convener is not named, the first-named member of committee is convener and, in his absence, the second named. ^9- RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. 39 IS 'N II Committees may not meet nor continue in session while the court is sitting, unless leave has been granted by the court. The courts o£ the Cliurch, except the Session are open courts ; but on motion made any court may sit with closed doors. This is commonly done when matters affecting character, which should not be made public, are under consideration. For greater freedom of discussion a court may resolve itself into a Coiinnittee of the Whole. On motion, duly made, a chairman is appointed, and the moderator leaves the chair. A separate minute of the proceedings is taken. When the court resumes business the moderator takes the chair, and the chairman of the committee reports progress and the decisions arrived at, and, if necessary, asks leave to sit again. A member of the court ought not to withdraw from attendance without leave. If he does so he cannot dissent from any decisions of the court arrived at in his absence. The moderator is charged with seeing that the minutes record correctly the proceedings of the court. The clerk of a superior court, on the receipt of papers from a lower court, endorses on them the date of reception, numbers the papers, and authen- ticates them by his signature, or initials. Clerks of the courts are entitled to receive pay- ment for extracts from the records and copies of papers furnished to individuals, at the rate of ten cents for everv hun(U"cd words or fraction thereof. GENERAL RULES FOR DEBATE. I i\ \ I It is desirable when any business has been intro- duced, and is before a court, that no other business be taken up until that business has been issued. No discussion is in order until a motion is before the court. Speakers should confine themselves to the matter referred to in the motion, and if they depart therefrom they may be called to order. Every motion or amendment shall be given in to the clerk in writing as soon as it has been made, and it cannot be discussed until it has been duly seconded. After a motion or amendment is in the clerk's hand and discussion has commenced, it cannot he. withdrawn or altered without leave of the Court, When a question is under discussion, the motiv a before the court must be disposed of, and no other motion can be entertained unless to adjourn the court, to adjourn the debate, to lay on the table, to commit, to amend, or to take an immediate vote ; and these several motions have precedence in the order in which they are herein arranged. A Motion to adjourn the court is always in or- ' der, and is voted on without debate. A motion to lay on the table is voted on without debate. If carried in the affii'mative tlie subject to which it refers, together with the motion and pend- ing amendments, remains on the docket and may be taken up at a subsequent sederunt, but only by resolution adopted })y a majority of the m(;ml)ers of ^ the court present. . ■ . Any subject with the motion anrl pending amend- ments may be referreeal ilLjainst a decision. Such protest and complaint, or ju'otest mtkI appeal, must be made wlien tlie decision is announced. Extracts are ci'aved at tlie same time. Complainant or appellant nnjst give in reasons to the clerk of the court within ten days, otherwise the ccmiplaint or appeal is held to l)e fallen fmm. The court may pi-tpare answei-s to leasons of complaint or appeal, and apjioint some of its mem- liers to defend its action befoiui the hiiihc.M- court. The complainant or appellant having obtained certified extracts of nn'nntesand relative documents as craved brino-s the cause before the hioher court. If when the case is called he does not appear, or fails to assign a suflicieiit reason for his absence the complaint or appeal is held as fallen from ; and at the last sedeiunt protestation is to that ettect taken by the opposite party. In cases of sickness, unavoi>^ ^C shall not take place until after the close of the Ses- sion, and the pi-oduction of the re([iisite certificate. Leave having- been obtained from the Synod, the Presbytery proceeds with the student's public "trials on the subjects previously prescribed.^ xliese shall embrace a Greek or Hebrew critical exercise ; an expository lecture ; a popular sermon ; an ex- amination in Theology and Church History. ^^^^^- ^ The members of court have then an opportunity of expressing their opinions, and the Presbytery. if satis- fied, sustains the trials. If the trials are not sustained, the Presbytery may prescribe new trials or other- wise dispose of the case as it sees fit. For the pur- pose of efficiently conducting these examinations it is recommended that Presbyteries assign particular subjects to particular members, who shall be a standing committee of examination for the year ; but no member of Presbytery shall by this arrange- ment be deprived of the right of putting questions in open court should he deem it proper to do so. If the trials are sustained, the Presbytery pro- ceeds to license the student in the manner following : — (1.) The questions prescribed for license are put to the candidate ; he is asked if he is prepared to sign the formula when called upo o do so. Satisfactory answers being given (2.) The moderator engages in pvuyer, and then addresses the candidate in words to tl <» follow ig e'i'ect: — "In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the only King and Head of the Church, and by the authority of this Presbytery, I license you to preach the Gospel within its bounds, or wherever God in His providence may order your lot." The moderator then counsels himinsuitable terms,and tlie clerk is instructed to give him an extract of lie .ise. - ■ V i; ,' 56 RULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. i I >' A student, under trials for license, may, for goo' good tery, rl by d to Pres- d ap- Itis )rma- the 3ility and bf tlie duly bssure m the pend. , . id the , 't- s tne meet- ) hold loder- behig loder- Qi the ■^' e call, ; min- lold a . d no- ascer- RULE8 AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. 67 fcained that due notice has been given, he asks the congregation if they are now prepared to proceed with the call. If the congregation is not prepared, procedure is sisted, and report is made of the facts to the Presbytery. If the majority decide to proceed, the call is produced and read (Appendix, C, D), also the guarantee for stipend, "^''he con- gregation then, by regular nomination and voting, determine what name shall be inserted in the call. The minister or licentiate who has the greatest number of votes is declared elected and his name is inserted in the call, which is then read again. Thereafter it is signed and attested by the moderator. (Appendix E.) No one is eligible for a call but a minister or li- centiate of this Church, in good standing ; or a set- tled pastor of another Church which holds the same doctrine, government and discipline as this Chuich. Communicants in good standing, whose names are on the comniunion roll of the congregation, alone have the right to vote and to sign the call, but adherents of the congregation, being of the age of discretion, may concur in the call. (Appendix F.) The call and concurrence may be entrusted to the elders that other members and adherents who have not subscribed may add their signatures, which must be attested by at least one elder. (Appendix G.) If the call is addressed to a minister in charge, Ti^iisons for translation are prepared by the congre- gation to be presented to the Presbytery before which the call comes. The congregation then appoint commissioners to appear before the Presbytery when the call is to be considoj'od. At the first meeting of Presbytery after modera- tion, at which it is competent to take up the mat- i u ( i il ii i I f 58 RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. ter, the minister who presided at the moderation reports fulfilment of his appointment, and lays upon the table the call, guarantee of stipend and other relative documents, and the Presbytery procfeeds to consider the conduct of the moderator and deal with the call. When the Presbytery itself moderates in a call, it may at once consider and dispose thereof. If the court is satisfied the call is sustiiined, and in the case of a licentiate or an ordained minister without charge, is presented or sent direct to him, and he is required to give his decision to the Presbytery within one month. . If the call is not sustained the congregation, if prepared, is permitted again to take steps towards settlement. If the person called is present, and when the call is put in his hand accepts it, then, in the case of a licentiate, an extract of licensure is required, and the Presbytery prescribes his trial discourses, name- ly : a Lecture, a Popular Sermon, and a Greek or Hebrew Critical Exercise. At a subsequent meeting these discourses are heard, and the candidate is exam- ined in Biblical Greek and Hebrew, Theology and Church History. If these trials are sustained, the Presbytery fixes the time for ordination and induc- tion, appoints one of its number to serve the edict (Appendix K), and arranges for the ordination ser- vices. If the person called is a minister without charge,' on accepting the call he is required to produce a Presbyterial certificate, and the Presbytery fixes the time and makes arrangement for the induction, as in the preceding section. (Appendix L.) The edict is read before the congregation on two Sabbaths before the ordination or induction take place. • - ■ ' ' ; , ,,,:-|--',.^ .,•.,,.,. RULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. 59 2. — SETTLEMENT. On tlie day appointed tlie congregation having assembled, and the Presbytery having been consti- tuted, the edict is returned, with attestation that it was duly served, and proclamation is publicly made in these terms : "If any person has objections to offer against the life or doctrine of (A.B.) let him appear before the Presbytery and lodge certification thereof with proof." If objections are offered, proceedings are stayed until they are disposed of. If no objector appears, the minister appointed proceeds with pub- lic worship. After sermon and prayer, the moder- ator for the time being narrates the principal steps which have been taken towards filling the vacancy, and calls on the minister-elect to answer the ques- ^ tions appointed to be put to candidates for ordina- tion. When satisfactory answers have been given the candidate for ordination kneels, and the presiding minister engages in prayer, during which, by the laying on of the hands of the Presbytery, the can- ' didate is solemnly set apart to the office of the holy ministry, and committed for guidance and success therein to the grace of God. The moderator then gives him the right hand of fellowship, saying : — " In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the only King and Head of the Church, and by the authority of the Presbytery of , I invite you to take part of this ministry with us, induct you to the pas- toral charge of this congregation, and admit you to all the rights and privileges thereto pertaining." The other members of Presbytery also give the right hand of fellowship. The minister and the people are then exhorted as to their respective duties by brethren appointed to that service. The elders, trustees and managers or 60 RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. I deacons, are requested to remain with tlie Presby- tery. The congregation is tlien dismissed with the blessing, and (me of the members of f*>*f sh,^;jter^ou^^ ^ ducts the newly-inducted minister to(|]ie* looO^wnere the people have an opportunity of welccmiing their pastor as they retire from the church. ^ y The minister ordained is ref|uired tc)^subscribe the formula of adherence to the Confession of Faith (Appendix M), after which his name is added to the Roll of Presbytery. The Presbytery then consults with the office- bearers respecting the affairs of the congregation, and give such advice and direction as may be called for. It is desirable that the managers or deacons be prepared to make the first payment of the stipulat- ■ ed stipend on the day of induction. When the person called is an ordained minister, - trials are not prescribed, nor is the act of ordination repeated. In other respects the procedure is the same as in the case of a licentiate ; and the minister is inducted, after prayer, by the moderator giving him the right hand of fellowship, and saying : — " In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the only King and Head of the Church, and by the authority of the Presbytery of , I induct you to the pas- toral charge of this congregation, and admit you to all the rights arid privileges thereto pertaining." . When the minister called is the pastor of another ' congregation, all the steps for calling and inducting are taken, as prescribed in the foregoing sections, except that the production of documents mentioned in Section is unnecessary. When the congregation cailingf is in the Presby- tery to which the minister called belongs, as so«m as the call has been sustained the minister, if pre- 1/ . ■ -'■'.- ■■ ■ • • ( ! RULES AND FOHMS OP PROCEDURE. 61 sent, is cited, apud bytery, with certifi- cation that if they fail to do so they shall be held as consenting to the translation of their minister. When the minister called belongs to another Pres- bytery, the call is transmitted to the Presbytejy of which he is a member, with extract minutes of the proceedings, reasons for translation, and a certified copy of the guarantee for payment of stipend. Commissioners for prosecuting the call are appoint- ed both by the Presbytery and the congregation. Intimation is given by the clerk to the minister to! whom the call is addressed, and a copy of the rea- sons for translation is sent to him. Unless the minister called intimate to his Presby- tery his intention not to accept the call, the Presby- tery, at least ten days before it adjudicates therein, cites his congregation to appear in their own inter- ests and show cause if so advised against the trans- latioji. (Appendix N.) If more than two Sabbaths intervene between the time when the clerk receives a call addressed to a minister belonging to his Presbytery and the next meeting of the court, the clerk sends notice that he has received the call, to the minister and the clerk of Session of his congregation, and on some Sabbath following, either personally or by substitute, cites the congregation (see Section N) to appear for its interests before the Presbytery at its next meeting. 62 RULES AND FORMS OF I'ROCEDUKE. and leaves witli them reasons for translation. li' tlie time intervening be .ong and tlie case urj^ent, a meeting, j»)/'o re luita, may be called l>y the moderator. At the meeting of Presbytery at wliich the call is dealt with, all parties duly cited are expected to appear. They are heard in the following order : First, the commissioners from the Presl)ytery, if there be such, and the commissioiiers from the con- gregation calling ; secondly, the commissioners from f the congregation of the minister who is called ; thirdly, the commissioners prosecuting the call in reply. The minister is then asked to state his mind ' on the subject ; and the Presbytery, if it sees fit, puts the call into the hand of the minister who then declares his acceptance of the call, or declines it, or asks time to consider. If the call is declined, y it is then set aside ; if time is asked, the period of one month is allowed. A Presbytery may for good cause refuse to put the call into the hand of the minister. Against such refusal appeal may be taken to the higher courts. Or if the minister leaves it with the Presbytery to decide and they decline to grant translation, the Presbytery notifies the commissioners and furnishes extracts of minutes in the case. From such decision appeal may be taken to the higher courts. If the call is accepted the Presbytery grants the translation ; it instructs the minister called to wait for and obey the orders of the other Presbytery ; transmits to it extracts of pi-ocedure, and craves notification of the induction. Also with all con- . ^ ^ venient speed it causes tho congregation, whose min- ister has been so translated, to be declared vacant (^s soon as induction shall have taken placed (Form P.) " Ministers ordained as missionaries, but without reference to the exercise of their office in a particu- lar charge, are set apart in the manner above stated v ■ « . RULES ANU FOUMS OF FUOCUDUUK. 63 with the necessary alterations in tlic questions ad- dressed to the candidate. (See (juostions in Appen- dix W.) RESIGNATION. When a minister tenders tht; resioiiation of his charge, the Presbytery cites tlie congregation (Ap- pendix 0),as in the case oi' a translation, and there- after proceeds to acceptor refuse tlie resignation, as it sees cause. If the resignation is accepted, the Pres- bytery takes steps for dechu-ing tlie cliarge vacant (Appen ^ri'li T> VIJL \ X .) When a minister, from age or infirmity, proposes to retire from the active duties of t'ne ministry, he makes application in writing to the Presbytery, fur- nishing whatever information may be necessary, and, in case of infirmity, a satisfactory medical cer- tificate. The Presbytery thereupon visits his con- gregation, and summons them to appear by com- missioners at a subsequent meeting, that they may be heard for their inte^rests, and that the Presbytery may confer with them anent a retiring allowance to the minister, to take etfect on the acceptance of his resignation, and any other matters affected by his proposed retirement. It then ct)nsi(lers the whole matter, records its judgment, and, if it is deemed proper, sends up the minister's application, its own judgment thereon, and all relative documents to the General Assembly, through the Assend>ly's Stand- ing Committee on the Aged and Tntirm Ministers' Fund, which shall carefully consider the same and transmit them, with its opinion in reference to the case, to the Assembly for final determination. When a minister in charge has been removed by death, the members of Presbyteiy attending the funeral meet together and record such particulars regarding him as they may deem important, leaving it to the Presbytery at its next meeting to a,dopt a 64 RULES AND FOKMS OF PROCEDURE. suitable minute. They may also arrange for sup- plying the pulpit until the next jneeting- of Pj-esby- tery, at which they report these proceedings. ADMISSION OF MINISTERS AND fJCENTI- ATES FROM OTHER VHUROHES. ^ Any minister who is a settled pastor in a Church which holds the same doctrine, j^overnmenfc, and discipline as this Church, and who is regularly called by a congregation of tlie Churcli, Diay he i*eceived by a Presbytery, on presenting a Piesbyfcerial certificate ; but the Presbytery, if it sees cause, may refer the case to the Assend)ly. Z, Ministers and licentiates expressly designated or commissioned by the Presbyterian Chvu'ches in (h-eat Britain and Ireland may, on producing' their commissions, be admitted by Presbytei-ies as minis- ters or probationers of this Church. % In all cases in which an applicant foi- admission does not come in the manner provided above, but with a Presbyterial certificate only, he cannot be received into full standing as a minister or proba- tioner of this Church without permission of the General Assembly. The Presbytery, at an ordinary meciting, holds private conference with the applicant for the pur- pose of ascertaining his doctrinal view\s, his literary attainments, and other particulars. If satisfied, the Presbytery records its judgment, and agrees to transmit the application, with extracts of its pro- ceedings thereon, and relative documents, to the next General Assembly, and instructs its clerk to issue circular letters forthwith to the other Presbyteries. If the Presbytery is unanimous in transmitting the application, it may, in the meantime, avail itself of the applicant's services. '> ■ - BULES AND FORMS OF PROCKDUKE. 66 l-CIl If the Assembly grants permission, the Presby- tery may, on the applicant's satisfactorily answering the questions appointed to be put to ministers or probationers, and on his signing the formula, re- ceive him as a minister or probationer of this Church. When the Church from which the applicant comes is not a Presbyterian Cliuj'ch, he is required to apply to the Presbytery within whose bounds he resides^ and to produce documentary evidence of his good standing as a minister in that Cliurch. If the Pres- bytery is satisfied with such evidence, they proceed to confer with him, and answers are required to the following questions : — (1.) What course of study has he passed in Arts and Theology ? (2.) When, where, and by whom was he ordained to the ministry ? (3.) Has he ever been connected with any other Church than that from which he brings documents, and if so, in what capacity ? ^ (4.) What are his reasons for applying for admis- sion to this Church, and what has led to his change of views ? (5.) How long has he resided within the bounds of the Presbytery ? The Presbytery further enquires as to the degree of success which has attended the previous ministry of the applicant, and if satisfied as to the proba- bility of his usefulness in the Church, and as to his Christian character and good report, the Presbytery records its judgment on the whole case, and resolves to apply for leave to admit him. The answers given, and the information obtained are embodied in a re- port which is transmitted to the General Assembly, with extract minutes, and other documents. ! I 66 RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. A duly certified extract of the Assembly's deliver- ance in the matter is sent to the Presbytery which thereupon takes such further action as is called for. All applicants for admission to the Church, ex- cept those referred to in Section 3, should appear personally before thj General Assembly. (election and ordination of)eldebs. The right of electing elders is vested in the mem- bers of the congregation who are in full communion. It belongs to the Session to determine when an addition should be made to the eldership, but it is competent for members of the congregation to peti- tion the Session to this effect. When the Session has resolved to add to the number of elders, it first gives notice ot ^his resolu- tion to the'€ongregation, and proceeds m one of the three ways following : (1.) A meeting of the congregation is held for the purpose of nominating persons qualified to fill the office. At this meeting nominations are made and a list is agreed upon, which is then submitted to all the communicants, and they are required to return to the Session, on or before o fixed date, their votes duly signed. At a meeting held thereafter the Session examines the voting papers, and ascertains who are elected, of which due notice is given to the congregation. (2.) The Session holds an election without a pre- vious meeting for nomination, in which case the requisite number may be elected by open vote, by calling the roll, or by ballot. (3.) The Session asks the members to give in on a specified day ballots duly signed, containing the names of persons to the number required and de- RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. 67 the clares those who, on examination of the ballots, have the largest number of votes duly elected. After the election, the Session deals with the elders-elect as to their acceptance of ofBce. If they express their willingness to accept, the Session pro- ceeds to satisfy itself in regard to their piety, pru- dence, and knowledge of Divine truth, of the government and discipline of the Church, and of the duties of the eldership. When the Session is satisfied, it appoints the edict for their ordination to be read before the con- gregation. (See Appendix Q.) On the day appointed for ordination the Session is constituted. If no valid objection has been made, after sermon the moderator narrates the previous proceedings, calls forward the elders-elect and puts - to them the prescribed questions. (See Appendix W.) On receiving satisfactory answers, the moderator proceeds by prayer to ordain the candidates to the office of Ruling Elder, commending them to the grace of God for comfort, aid and countenance in the exercise of their office. The right hand of fellowship is then given to the persons ordained by -* the minister and other elders present, in token of '' their taking part with their brethren in the over- sight of the congregation. The newly-ordained elders and the people are suitably addressed by the m'>derator, and the names of these eldei's are added to the roll of Session. Elders continue elders for life unless deposed or ' suspended in process of discipline. Nevertheless they may demit the office in any particular congre- gation ^ther on the^rjown motion or when requested vv by^(any consi^e/aBle number of the people) or by order of a superior court in^^e interests of a con- gregation. Whcn^he'omce is^voluntarily demi8;ted) •■•*i ■.J.,,. ^ 6i RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. congregati^gs^ should be (yeiy^ cautious in again calling(^uch menjto exercise it. Elders removing from one place to another are not received into the Session of the congregation to which they come unless they have been duly elected by the people and inducted. (election and ordination of) DEACONS. The right of electing deacons is vested in the members of the congregation who are in full com- munion. The procedure in their election and ordination or induction is the same as in the case of elders, and is conducted by the Session. (See Sec. .) The questions to be put to deacons are to be found in Appendix W. Only members in full communion are eligible for the office. Deacons continue deacons for life unless deposed or suspended in process of discipline. They may however retire at any time from active duty in the congregation, or be removed by the Session if it is deemed expedient in the interests of the congrega- tion. Deacons removing from one place to another must be elected by the congregation to which they come, and be inducted before they take a seat in the Deacons' Court. vv (> 9 DISCIPLIjSE. w *. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Discipline is an exercise of that spiritual author- ity which the Lord Jesus Christ has appointed in His Church. The ends of discipline are the maintenance of the truth, the vindication of the authority of Christ, the removal of offences, the promotion of the purity and edification of the Church and the spiritual good of offenders. In the exercise of discipline, there ought to be no intermeddling with matters which are purely civil. And, while watchfulness is exercised over the flock, there should be no undue solicitude to pry into the private conduct of individuals or family concerns, or to interfere officially in personal quarrels, or to engage in the investigation of secret wickedness. If a scandal has not been noticed in order to con.- sure for the space of (five) years after becoming known, it should not be revived, so as to enter in a process regarding it, unless the offence is of a heinous nature. But in such cases the consciences of offenders ought to be seriously dealt with in private, to bring them to a sense of their sin and duty. • . ' An Off*enee is anything in the doctrine, principles or practice of a member of the Church, which is con- trary to the Word of God. Hence nothing is to be regarded as ground for discipline which is not con- trary to Scripture, or to the established regulations and practice of the Church, founded on Scripture. 70 RULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. I '■ The proper subjects of discipline are all who are members in full communion or adherents of the Church. Every offence is not necessarily an occasion for the exercise of discipline. When a charge is made against any member or office-bearer of the Church, the court before which it is made makes diligent inquiry as to the nature, the gravity and the publi- city of the offence. When the offence is of a private character, the offender must first be dealt with privately. When such dealings are ineffectual, the court informs the party accused of the charge brought against him, and confers with him regard- ing it. Judicial process is not entered on unless some competent party complains and undertakes to prove the charge; or such a/ctwia exists that the honor of religion requires the matter to be investigated ; . or some individual, suffering under alleged slander, requests a judicial investigation. Before commencing formal process the court should seek, by private conference with the accused; to remove the scandal, either by establishing his innocence or by bringing him to a voluntary con- fession. Only w^hen such dealings have been in- effectual should formal process be entered on. Before commencing process on the ground of a fam.a, especially in the case of a minister of the Gospel, the court must be satisfied that such fama really exists : and no rumo^* is to be regarded unless it specifies some particular sin or sins, is widely spread, generally believed, and has strong presumption of truth. The parties to a process are the accuser and the accused ; and in process on the ground of a fa'tna, the court, if it deems proper, appoints one of its RULES AND FOUMS OF PROCEDURE. 71 ail good members to prosecute and act as accuser, or the court itself may so act. In case of appeal, the parties become appellant and respondent. Great caution is to be exeicised in receiving accusation from any person who is not of character, who is himself under censure or process, or who is personally interested in the conviction of the accused. Any accuser, but especially the accuser of a min- ister, if he fail to show good cause for the charge made, may himself be censured as a slanderer, in proportion to the malignity or rashness with which he may appear to have acted, -prp^/^r c' (V Primary jurisdiction over ministers and licentiates belongs to the Presbytery and over other Church members to the Session ; but the superior court may institute process when the court of primary jurisdiction has been enjoined to do so, and has re- fused or neglected to obey. In the case of a minister, if an offence is alleged to have been committed without the bounds of the Presbytery to which the minister belongs, it is the duty of the Presbytery within whose bounds it has been committed, to send notice to the Presbytery of which the offender is a member, stating the grounds of the charge. The Presbytery thus notified pro- ceeds as in case of a famia. A. minister who has had a charge in any Presbytery and has been loosed from it is, unless he has lodged his certificate of standing with another Presbytery, amenable to the Presbytery in which his charge was. Ministers act- ing as probationers, and who have not had settle- ment, shall be dealt with by the Presbyteries within whose bounds the oft'ence is alleged to have been committed. No charge is to be received by any court until it has been reduced to writing, with particular specifi- Qvi 72 RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. cation of the natui*e of the offence, time, place and circumstances. The charge must also be accom- panied by a list of witnesses, and a statement of any- other evidence proposed to be adduced. If the accused is present, he may at this stage be solemnly and affectionately dealt with in reference to the charii'e. If he confc^sses or admits the charg-e the court pr(3ceeds to judgment. The confession is signed by the accused, when deemed expedient by the court. If the charge is denied, the accused is furnished with a copy of it and the list and statement abov^e referred to. Parties and witnesses are then cited to appear at a subsequent meeting, to be held, in the case of a Presbytery, not earlier than ten clear days, and in the case of a Session, not earlier than two clear days, after the service of the citation. CApp. R.) At this meeting the accused is again affectionately dealt with in reference to the charge. If he still denies it, the trial proceeds, and witnesses for all parties are examined. If the accused refuses to obey the first citation, he is again cited to appear within a reasonable time with certification that if he does not appear the court, besides dealing with him for contumacy, may proceed with the case as if he were present. If the accused purposely absents or secretes him- self, so that process cannot be served on him, the court may suspend him until he appears and answers. Before proceeding to trial, or to censure for con- tumacy, the court must ascertain and record the fact that its citations have been duly served. When the evidence is closed, parties are heard and removed, and the court proceeds to deliberate ; and, if possible, comes to a judgment, acquitting or con- RULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. 73 demning the accused, either wliolly, or to such ex- tent as the evidence warrants, and pronounces sen- tence accordingly. (Appendixes T, U and V.) The accused if accpiitted cannot be put upon trial a second time upon the same charge. Minutes of the^vhol^proceedingsare kept by the clerk of the court, but no entry is made in the per- manent record until the trial has been completed. If the accused is acquitted the minutes are then destroyed, and no entry of the proceedings is made in the record. If the accused is convicted, the charges, the answer, and the judgment are recorded, and the whole minutes of the trial, including all the citations and certificates of the service thereof, the acts and orders of the court relating to the cause, and the evidence adduced, are attached together and kept in retentis Except in the court of last resort, exception may be taken by either of the original parties in a trial, to any part of the proceedings, and such exceptions shall be entered on the record. In case of an appeal or coniplaint, the minutes and the attached documents, together with the notice of appeal or complaint, and the reasons thereof, if any have been minuted or filed, are luly authenticated by the clerk, and transmitted to the higher court. These papers are called the "judicial record." Nothing can be taken into consideration in the higher court which is not contained in said record. All parties are entitled to copies of the judicial record or extracts therefrom, at their own expense. ' Decisions on points of order or evidence need not be minuted unless desired by one of the parties. i^^ Citations are in writing, but any person, either party or witness, who is present at a meeting of the court may be cited cvpud acta. Citations must be li'- f- ., 74 RULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. served on parties in a case by some competent per- son appointed by the court. But citations to wit- nesses may be served by one of the parties. A certificate of the serving of citation shall in all cases be lodged with the court. Members of the Church are bound to obey the citation of any Church court, as witnesses and, in case of refusal, are liable to censure. When it is judged proper by a court to proceed by libel, a copy of the libel is delivered to the per- son accused in the presence of the court ; if the ac- cused is not present, a copy of the libel and of the citation, signed by the clerk, are delivered to him personally, or left at his place of residence, at least ten clear days before the time appointed for hearing the case. Every such citation must specify, (1) The court before which the accused is to appear; (2) The time and place of appearance ; (3) The name of the accused ; (4) The name of the accuser ; and (5) A general declaration of the offence charged. A first citation must be accompanied by a certified copy of the libel, and a list of witnesses and documents intended to be- produced in evidence. Witnesses who are members of the Church are cited by authority of the court ; other persons can only be requested to attend and give evidence. Congregations may be cited by the Presbytery Synod or General Assembly, to appear before these courts in regard to any matter in which they may be interested. When it is deemed necessary to cite a congrega- tion, the citation is directed to the Session, through its moderator, with instructions to call a meeting of the congregation, for the purpose of appointing representatives to answer such citation ; for this purpose the citation is to be read from the pulpit RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. 76 .vr on the Sabbath preceding sueli meeting of the con- gregation. Citations addressed to congregations are issued in the name and by authority of the court citing, are signed by its clerk, and specify the object of the citation, together with the time and place at which appearance is to be made. If no appearance is made at the time and place specified, the congregation may, if the cose so require, be cited a second time, with certification that if no appearance be then made, they will be held as acquiescing in the decision to which the court may come. A superior court, for sufficient cause, may cite any inferior court under its jurisdiction to appear before it. This is done by letter addressed to the modera- tor through the clerk, and signed by the clerk of the superior court. EVIDENCE. ■ Church courts are to be very careful in estimating the credibility of witnesses. The credibility of a witness may be affected by relationship to one of the parties ; by interest in the result of the trial ; by weakness of understanding; by infamy of character ; by being under censure ; by known rashness, indiscretion or malignity of disposition ; or. by other considerations. Disbelief in the existence of God, or in a future state of rewards and punishments, or inability to understand the obligation of an oath, disqualifies for bearing testimony. Any party in a case has a right to object to a witness, and the court decides as to validitv of the objection. Husband and wife, parent and child may not be compelled to give evidence for or against each other. ''1 76 RULES AND FORMS OF PUOCEDUHE. %/K^U^' * Questions put to witnesses must be pertinent. No evidence is received except what is matter of knowledge or cause of knowledge to tlie witness. • What a witness has heard is not to be received as ^ evidence unless it was said by a person since de- ceased, by the accused, or by some one in presence of tlie accused. In order to refresh his memory, a witness may refer to writings and memoranda made by himself, provided they were not primarily made to be used when giving evidence. It is desirable that oral testimony be corroborated by written evidence when the latter can be obtained. Leading questions are not to be put to a witness? but on cross-examination, or in t^ ' case of an un- willing witness, greater latitude i.s allowable. No witness is bound to criminate himself. o,^c./v«X The testimony of more than one witness is neces- ^'^ sary to establish a charge.^ If several credible wit- nesses testify to different acts of a similar nature, or to confirmatory circumstances supporting the same general charge, the offence may be considered proved. Witnesses who are yet to be examined, not being members of the court, are excluded while other witnesses are under examination : unless both par- ties consent to their being present. Witnesses may be examined on oath. The court may, however, accept a solemn affirmation instead of an oath. Such oath or affirmation shall be in the following terms : " I solemnly declare, in the presence of the omniscient and heart-searching God, that I will speak the truth so far as I know or shall be asked, as I shall answer to God at the great day of judgment." Witnesses are examined in the presence of the parties. , , . . RULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDUUE. 77 I They are first examined by tlio party producing them, then cross-examined by the opposite party, thereafter the party producino" the witness, or any member of the court desiring to put questions may do so througli the moderator. lyopositions are taking down in writing, read over to the witnesses, and signed by them. The questions in full are not recorded, unless desired by one of the parties as being important. When witnesses cannot attend, their evidence may be taken by commission of the court, or through another church court ; but both parties must receive notice of the time and place appointed for the taking of such evidence, and have a right to be present and cross-examine the witness. Evidence taken by one court, and regularly attested, is received as valid by any other court. Any person convicted of an offence may after- wards apply for a fresh trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. And the court, if satisfied that the evidence proffered is material, and could not with reasonable diligence have been offered sooner, may grant the application. When the new evidence has been taken, the court, using the whole evidence in the cause, proceeds to judgment, as if no former judgment had been given ; and the new judgment supersedes the former. If in the prosecution of an appeal, new evidence is offered, which in the opinion of the Appellate court has an important bearing on the; case, that court may refer back the cause to the inferior court for a new trial ; or, with the consent of parties, may receive the further evidence and bring the case to an issue. After the evidence for the prosecution and the defence has been heard evidence in reply may be adduced by the prosecution. I • I M 78 RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. All documents adduced in evidence, or authenti- cated copies of the same, must be lodged with the clerk of the court. 3 (censures and othem) consequences of discipline. The censures of the Church are admonition, rebuke, suspension, deposition from office, and ex- communication, all which are pronounced by the moderator, in the name of the court. Admonition consists in solemnly addressing the offender, placing his sin before him, warning him of his danger, and exhorting him to greater circum- spection. It is adminstered in private. Rebuke is a higher form of censure resorted to after conviction or confession of scandalous sins. It may, if the court judge necessary, be publicly ad- ministered. Suspension from Church privileges may be for a longer or shorter time : it is added to rebuke, when in the judgment of the court it is necessary in order to impress the offender, and to give public testimony to the Church and the world against the offence. Suspension from offi.ce is either with or without limit of time. Suspension of an office-bearer from Church privileges is uniformly accompanied with suspension from office ; but the latter does not necessarily involve the former. A member or office-bearer of the Church, while under suspension, should be the object of deep soli- citude and earnest dealing, in order to bring him to repentance. When the court which inflicted the censure is satisfied of the penitence of the offender, or when the time of suspension has expired (if no new scandal has arisen), the censure is removed, and he is restored. This restoration is accompanied with RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. 79 admonition. Restoration to privileges may take place without restoration to office. Depotiitioii of an office-bearer consists in depriv- ing him of his office, and follows confession or con- viction of heresy or gross inmiorality. Deposition of a minister, or suspension 8ine die involves the dissolution of the pastoral tie. The sentence of deposition or suspension is read before the congregation, and the charge is forthwith de- clared vacant. In suspension for a limited period, the Presbytery decides whether dissolution of the pastoral tie shall take place or not. Excornmunication is the highest censure of the Church, and is resorted to only in cases of peculiar aggravation, where the offence is obstinately denied, although fully proved ; or if acknowledged, is justi- fied, and where the individual continues impenitent and contumacious. It consists in solemnly casting the offender out of the Church. A Session does not proceed to deposition or ex- communication without reference to the Presbytery for advice. Contumacious resistance of the authority of a Church court may warrant the infliction of any ecclesiastical censure. When a minister has been deposed, he is not re- stored without the authority of the Supreme Court When an offence is committed in presence of a court, or confession of guilt is voluntarily made without a charge being brought, after the offender has been fully heard the court may proceed to judg- ment without further process. But the nature of the offence, the judgment of the court, and the rea- sons therefor must appear on the record. ^ Every report injuriously affecti'^.g the character of a minister is not to be made the subject of judi- 1 ■ 1 I i,'f 80 RULES AND FOIIMH OP PROCEDURE. cial inquiry; but only such reports as imply a serious offence, and are so prevalent that the in- terests of religion reciuiro their investigation. When, however, a complaint is made against a minister, regarding minor matters, such as acts of negligence, or disputes witli the Session or congre- gation, which affect his reputation and usefulness, the Presbytery makes investigation without formal process, dealing with the parties interested, with a view to the removal of the otience. When this end is not attained, the dealing may result in a dissolu- tion of the pastoral tie, or in a formal process, by resolution cf the Presbytery, or on demand of the minister. In no case, liowever, is a Presbytery to countenance measures tending to sacrifice a minister to the unreasonable feelings of his Session, or of a party in his congregation. Jy{j (When)an office-bearer, without regular dismission, renounces the communion of thephurch by joining another Christian body,(if that txxlVjis evangelical^ M^c«-a • tS^^ i!i§c^^'^*^^0^^ ^^^® i\\\\o of withdrawing Cwa^ m *^**^^' good standing^ the irregularity) is noted in the re- cords of the court having jurisdiction, and his name is erased. If a charge is pending against, him it^^ 1 i> may still be prosecuted. If the body^^is noCr evan- gelical, he may without trial, be declared no longer an office-bearer of the Church, or deposed, as the interests of the truth may require. LIBL'L When a charge against a minister or licentiate is preferred in writing, accompanied with probable evidence, or wiien there is a/amot so clamant as to demand judicial investigation, the Presbytery in tiie first place institutes a private inquiry by precogni- tion, either before itself, or bv means of a commit- tee, respecting the charge or jama. ^Justice requires) lUyf**-* RULES AND FORMS OP PROCEDURE. 81 . C that) the party accused (pe made aware )o£ this inquiry, and have an opportunity of makiiigex- • planations. If he wishes to be present, ohe1?r^By*^ tery mr.y grant his request. Witnesses must not be pre cognosced in each other's presence. When it appear;^ from the inquiry that there ozists probable ground for the charge, and the party accused, after having been closely and aflectionately dealt with, denies, or makes insufficient admission of guilt, the Presbytery resolves to proceed by libel. (App. 5.) The charges p >'ierred in the libel are at the instance of the Pi-esbytery, when proceeding on a farfia; or of the accusers, when there are accusers. The Presbytery, if it sees fit, appoints one of its members to act as prosecutor, but where the indict- ment is at the instance of a private party, such party may be required to prosecute. When the libel has been approved generally by the Presbytery, a day is fixed for considering the relevancy thereof. The accused is duly notified of this nished with a copy of the libel. A libel is held to be relevant when, 1st, the offence specified is properly a subject of Churchcen- sure ; and, 2nd, the facts specified amount to the offence charged. When the Presbytery meets, the accused is asked if he lias any objections to the relevancy of the libel, and the court proceeds to consider the question. If found relevant, and further dealing with the accused fails to produce any satisfactory result, the libel is served on the accused, and he is furnished with a list of witnesses to be called, and of documents to be produced in probation. By consent of parties, the trial may at once proceed, or a day is fixed for this purpose. (For mode of procedure at trial, see preceding sections.) If the charge or charges be io\md 'proven, in whole meeting, and fur- ); I. 82 RULES AND POKMS OP PROCEDURE. or in part, the Presbytery then proceeds to the in- fliction of censure adequate to the guilt(lnvolve(£) ictS^^J'*^^^ When in course of process a libel has been found relevant, the accused i-pso facto ceases to exercise the functions of his office until the libel has been finally disposed of. : . '^i i \ RESTORATION OF OFFENDERS. As one end of Church discipline is the spiritual good and reclamation of such as offend, so when that end has been attained, restoration to privileges is the duty of the Church courts. Tf the censure was public the restoration should also be public, otherwise it should be private. When any one who has been suspended desires to be restored, he applies to the Session or Presbytery under whose care he is. The court, if satisfied with his profession of penitence and purpose thenceforth to live a consistent life, removes the censure and readmits the penitent to the privileges of the Church subject to the following provisions : Where suspension has been inflicted by another Session or Presbytery, restoration should not take a- 5 place without(first having)the approval of the coUrt which pronounced suspension. In order to this the •p^^'jS^ court/applied to)should furnish the evidence it has of the contrition of the offender to the court which ;>siFspended him, and ask its consent ^o restoration) Ministers who have been deposed may be restored to membership by a Session after leave has been granted by their Presbytery, but they can be restored to office only by the Presbytery after leave has been granted by the Supreme Court. Nor should that leave be grantee! until there is good reason to believe that the scandal has J*-*^* i i RULES AND FORMS OF PROCEDURE. 83 passed away, and that the restoration of the ap- plicant would promote the interests of true religion. , Elders who hayebeeii deposed^re)restc^dby the ^ Session to the&iemB^^ipJof the Church ,^only with leave of the Kesbytery. They can be restored to their oflfice by the Presbytery alone. • » SCHEMES OF THE CHURCH. The schemes of the Church are the following : Theological Education, Home Missions, Foreign Missions, Trench Evangelisation, Widows' and Or- phans' Fund, Aged and Iniirm Ministers' Fund, As- sembly Fund. These schemes are managed by boards and com- mittees, which are appointed by the General As- sembly, and act under such regulations as the Assembly may from time to time adopt. It is the duty of all congregations to contribute to these schemes. And for the more efficient dis- charge of this duty, it is earnestly recommended by the Assembly, that missionary associations be formed in every congregation. Contributions, as received, should be forwarded to the treasurers of the Church without unnecessary delay. (For the regulations under which these schemes are conducted see Ap- pendix PP.) IK I i I 1 .M ! APPENDIX. FORMS THAT MAY BE USED IN THE FOREGOING PRO- CEDURE, WHILE THE USE OF THEM IS NOT OB- LIGATORY OR NECESSARY FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE PROCEDURE. A.~PETITION TO MODERATE IN A CALL. To the Rev. the Presbytery of Your petitioners, the Congregation of , respectfully re- quest your Reverend Court to take steps to moderate in a Call ; and we do hereby assure you that a guarantee for the payment of an annual stipend amounting to dollars will be ready on the day of moderation. ^•^- ^^''^'"^''']of the meeting. (Place and date.) C. D., Secretary :i B.- INTIMATION OF MODERATION IN A CALL. In the name and by ajjpointment of the Presbytery of and in answer to a petition of the Congregation of a meeting will be held in this Church {or in the Church at ), on the day of instant [or next), at o'clock, forenoon (afternoon or evening), for the purpose of moderating in a call to a minister. (Place and date.) A. B. O.-CALL. We, office-bearers and members of the Congregation of being communicants, desirous of promoting the glory of God and the good of His Church, being destitute of a fixed pastor, and being satisfied by our experience (or by good information) of the piety, literature, ministerial abilities and prudence, and also the suitableness to our edification of the gifts of you have agreed to invite, as we by these presents do invite and call you to undertake the office of pastor among us, promising you, on your accei)tance of this our Citll, all due respect, encouragement, and obedience in the Lord, and further engage to contribute to your suitable maintenance as God may prosper us. In witness whereof we have subscribed this Call on this the day of in the year (The names follow.) It 'I 86 APPENDIX — FORMS. D.~OALL TO A MINISTER TO BE COLLEAGUE, OR ASSISTANT AND SUCCESSOR. Same as Form C, omitting the words *' being destitute of a fixed pastor," and inserting after "pastor among us^' the words— in the capacity of colleague {or assistant and successor), to B.— ATTESTATION OF CALL BY OFFICIATING MINISTER. That in pursuance of appointment of the Prepbytery of this Call has this day been moderated in, and that the communicants to the number of have by themselves, or by me at their request, subscribed the same, is attested by me. (Place and date.) A. B., Minister officiating. . F, -CONCURRENCE IN CALL. We, the subscribers, adherents of the Congregation of hereby express our concurrence in the Call to (The names follow.) a. -ATTESTATION OF CALL BY ELDERS. That Communicants belonging to the Congregation of to the number of have in our presence subscribed, or by their re- quest have had by one of us their names subscribed to the Call in favor of is attested by us. A. B., Elder. ( Place and date.) C.T>., Elder. H.-ATTESTATION OF CONCURRENCE BY THE OFFICIATING MINISTER. That adherent^ of the Congregation of to the number o have this day signed this Concurrence in the Call to is attested by me. (Place and data.) A. B., Minister officiating. I.-ATTESTATION OF CONCURRENCE BY ELDERS. That adherents of the Congregation of to the number of have in our presence subscribed, or by their request have had by one of us their names subscribed to, the Concurrence in the Call to is attested by us. A. B., EMer. (Place and date.) C. D., Elder. J.-GUARANTEE FOR MINISTER'S STIPEND. We, the Congregation of hereby represent to the Presby- tery of of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, that the esti- -.n APPENDIX— FORMS. 87 mated annual revenue of the said Congregation for the maintenance of religious ordinances, from all sources, is dollars ($ ) and we hereby agree to pay out of the said revenue, as it shall be collected and as tne first charge thereon, the sum of dollars ($ ) in semi-annual {or quarterly) payments to the Rev. so long as he is minister of the said Congregation ; and further we en- gage to use our utmost diligence, to the end, that the said Rev. may regularly receive the stipend herein named. (Place and date.) A. B., Chairman ) , ..^ ^^^ti^„ C.J).] Secretary \of the meetir^. K.— EDICT OF ORDINATION AND INDUCTION. The Presbytery of having completed the necessary step for the ordination and induction of Mr. called to be minister of this Congregation {or colleague, or assistant and successor t« Rev. A. B., minister of this charge), notice is hereby given that the said Presbytery will meet in this Church {or in the Church at ) on the day of instant {or next) at o'clock forenoon (afternoon or evening), for the purpose of ordaining the said Mr. to the Holy Ministry, ana inducting him to the pastoral charge of the said Congregation, and notice is hereby given to all concerned that if any of them have any objection to offer to the life or doctrine of the said Mr. they may repair to the Presby- tery, which is to meet at the time and place aforesaid, with certifi- cation that if no valid objection be then made, the Presbytery shall proceed without further delay. (Place and date.) By order of the Presbytery of C. D. L,— EDICT OF INDUCTION. The same as Form K., omitting the words *' ordination and," and for *| ordaining the said Mr. to the Holy Ministry and in- ducting him," substituting the words " inducting the said Mr. .' if M. -FORMULA TO BE SIGNED AT ORDINATION INDUCTION OR RECEPTION OF A MINISTER. OR I, A. B., hereby declare that I believe the Westminster Confession of Faith, as adopted by this Church in the basis of union, and the government of the Church by Sessions, Presbyteries, Synods, and General Assemblies, to be founded on, and agreeable to the Word of God ; that I own the purity of worship at present authorized by this Church ; and that I engage to adhere faithfully to the doctrme of the paid Confession, to maintain and defend the said government, to conform to the said worship, to submit to the discipline of this Church, and to follow no divisive course from the present order established therein. A. B. , Minister at if 88 APPENDIX — FORMS. N.— CITATION IN CASE OF TRANSLATION. A Call from tho Congregation of to t)ie Rev. A. B., minis- ter of this Congregation, having been laid before the Presbytery of the said Presbytery have agreed to cite, and accordingly hereby cite, the Session and Congregation to appear at a meeting of the said Presbytery to be held at on the day of instant (or next) at o'clock forenoon (afternoon or evening), that they may give reasons, if they have any, why the Rev. A. B.|8 translation should not be proceeded with, with certification that if no appearance bo made, they shall be held as consenting to his translation. {Place and date.) CD. O.-CITATION IN CASE OF RESIGNATION. The Rev. A. B., Minister of this Congregation, having laid his resignation before, etc. (as in form N.), substituting "resignation" for "translation." P. -INTIMATION DECLARING A CHARGE VACANT. In consequence of the translation (resignation or death) or depos- ition of the Rev. A.B., formerly minister of this pastoral Charge, the Presbytery of hereby intimates and declares the Charge to be vacant, and call upon all parties concerned to proceed, with all convenient speed, and according to the laws and practice of the Church, to the obtaining of a minister to fill the vacancy. {Place and date.) CD. Q.— EDICT FOR ORDINATION OF ELDERS AND DEACONS. Whereas Messrs. A., B., C, members of this Church, have been, duly elected to the eldership, or deaconship, by this congregation, and have been approved by the Session, notice is hereby given that the Session will proceed to ordain them to that office on , the day of , at o'clock (a.m.), unless some valid objection has been given unto the moderator within ten days from this date. R.— CITATION TO A PARTY ACCUSED. To A. B., etc. : You are hereby required to appear before the Session of C, at a meeting to be held in on the day of at the h»ur of to answer to a charge of (here state the nature of the offence charged), made against you by D. E., (ir by the said Session.) Dated the day of 18 . G. H., Session Clerk. APPENDIX — FORMS. 89 I S.— FORMS FOR LIBEL. I.-FOK IMMORALITY. Mr. A. B., Minister of the Congregation of (or licentiate) under the care of the Presbytery of You are indicted and accused at the instance of C D., of {or of the said Presbytery, or of E. V., a member of the said Presby- tery, appointed to prosecute the matter after mentioned) : That all3eit by the Word of God and the laws of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (state the denomination of the offence chari/cd, as drunken- ness, etc.), is an offence of a heinous nature, unbecoming the character and sacred jn-ofession of a minister of the Gospel, and severely punishable by the laws and rules of this Church. Yet, true it is, and of verity that you, the said A. B., are guilty of the said offence ; in so far as on the day of one thousand eight hundred years, or on one or other of the days of that month, or of the the month preceding or following, you, the said A. B., did, (ay, the aggravation should be expressed thus ; " Drunkenness, aggravated by its having been com- mitted on the Lord's Day," and "It being the Lord's Day." When a course of conduct is charged the complaint will run thus : "Drunkenness habitually indulged in," and after specifying the special acts charged, if any, there should be added, "And further, you, the said A. B., are a habitual drunkard, and during the period between the day of and the day of , you indulged in the said habit of intoxication, and were seen on various occasions within that period under the influence of liquor. In par- ticular (specify the jiarticular occasion to which the proof is to be directed)." II.— FOU HEKKSY. Mr. A. B., Minister of the Congregation of under the care of the Presbytery of (or licentiate). You are indicted and accused at the instance of C. D. of (or of the said Presbytery, or of E. F., member of the said Presby- tery, appointed to prosecute the in.atter after mentioned) : That albeit to hold and teach that (state the erroneous doctrine ascribed to the accused) is contrary to the Word of God, and the Standards of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. (Here it is desirable to refer to the particular passages of Scripture and of the Standards founded on.) i^ W 90 APPENDIX — FORMS. Yet, true it is, and of verity, that you, the said A. B., hold, and have taught, the erroneous doctrine above stated, in so far as in a book (pamphlet or sermon), written by you and published {describe thepuh- lication on which the complaint is founded)) on page thereof, you have stated [quote the language complained of.) All which, or part thereof, being confessed by you, or being found proven against you, the said A. B., by the Presbytery of before which you are to be tried, you, the said A. B., ought to be visited with such censure as the laws and discipline of the Church in such cases prescribe, in order that the pure doctrine of God's Holy Word, as held by this Church, may be vindicated and maintained, or to be otherwise dealt with in the premises as to the said Presbytery may appear expedient and proper. Signed at in the name, presence, a.nd appointment of the Presbytery of this day of 18 years. To be signed by the party libelling. If the charge be founded on oral statements, then the libel will run ' " In so far as in a sermon preached by you in the Church of on the day , or about that time you stated that," (give the language used). Or the charge may run in a different form, as " That it is the doc- trine of God's Holy Word, and of the Standards of this Church that (state the discourse impugned, and give necessary references) that this doctrine has been denied, or at least views and opinions consistent therewith, and subversive of the same have been promulgated by you, the said A. B., in so far in a book, etc." ANOTHER FORM OF LIBEL. To Mr. A, B., Minister at C. (or preacher of the Gospel). You are indicted by the Presbytery of D., at the instance of E. and F. or at the instance of the said Presbytery (this if by fama), to appear at G., on the day of, etc., to answer to the following cnarge, namely, that you, the said A. B., did on the day of or on (give time) (and describe the offence charged), which conduct of yours was contrary to the Word of God and the laws of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and inconsistent with your posi- tion as a Minister or preacher of the Gospel. Signed in name and by appointment of the Presbytery of this day of D. at Moderator. Clerk. ORDER BY THE PRESBYTERY TO BE ENDORSED ON THE LIBEL. At , the day of 18 , the Presbytery ap- points a copy of the foregoing libel, list of witnesses, specifications of documents, and this deliverance to be served on the said Rev. A. B., and enjoins him to appear before the Presbytery within at , on the day of , to answer to said libel ; said APPKNDI X — FORMS. 91 service to be made at least ten clear days before the day of compear- ance, and grants warrant for citing witnesses for both parties. CI. H., Prefthytcry Clerk, CITATION WITH LIBEL. To the Rev. A. B. Take notice that you are summoned to appear before the Presby- tery of at and within at o'clock on the day of 18 , to answer to the libel, a copy of which is prefixed. Dated the day of 18 . G. H., Presbytery Clerk. CITATION OF WITNP:HSES. To R. S. You are hereby required, as a member of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, to attend a meeting of the to be held within at on the day of at the hour of there and then to give evidence, as far as you know, concerning a charge of {state the charge shortly), against A. B. {or in a case between A. B. and CD.) Dated the day of 18 . G. H. , Presbytery Clerk. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE TO BE ENDORSED ON CITATION. Served a copy of the within on A. B. {or R. S.) by delivering the same to him personally {or leaving the same with a grown-up person at his dwelling-house), on the day of 18 . X. Y., Officer. I )- )f •I it d T.— SENTENCE OF SUSPENSION OF A MINISTER. " Whereas in the trial of your case by this Court, you, A. B., have been found guilty of we the Presbytery of do hereby suspend you from exercising the office of the Christian Ministry, or any part thereof, until satisfactory evidence of repentance be sub- mitted to us." U. -SENTENCE OF DEPOSITION OF A MINISTER. Whereas, A. B., Minister of , has been proved before the Presbytery of , to be guily of . , the said Presbytery adjudge him totally disqualified for the office of the Christian Min- istry. They, therefore, in the name and bv the authority of the Lord "Jci us Christ, depose from the office, and degrade from the rank of a C/hiistJan Minister, the said A. B., and do hereby prohibit him from t>xt'rci 'sng the functions of the Christian Ministry, or any part therec' IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) . ^O ^ A%- 4^ f/^ ms :/i 1.0 If ■- I 2.5 s^ia I.I 1.*^ i- 18. 1.25 1.4 1 1.6 ^ 6" ► Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 Wr.i MAIN STREET WEI^OTER.N.Y. MS80 ()16) 873-4503 ^ \ •S5 \\ rv 6^ <^ '^'^4 ^ •\ji^ ^ i/.. e \i mmmm W^ 92 APPEJJDIX — FORMS. v.-minutp: of deposition. The Presbytery having duly considered the libel served on Mr. A. B., Minister of C. , on the day of , together with the proof adduced thereon, or together with his confession of his guilt, whereby he was found to have been guilty of , did by their vote depose the said A. B., like as they hereby do, in the name of the Lord Jesus Clirist, the King and only Head of this Church, and by virtue of the power and authority committed by Him to them, depose the said A. B. from the office of the Holy Ministry ; prohibiting and discharging him to exercise the same, or any part thereof, in all time coming. The Presbytery further de- clared the Church and congregation of C. to be vacant from this date. In W.— QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO OFFICE-BEARERS. I.— QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO MINISTERS AT ORDINATION OR INIlUCriON" 1. Do you believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God, and the only infallible rule of faith and manners ? 2. Do you believe the Westminster Confession of Faith, as adopted by this Church in the Basip of Union, to be founded on and agreeable to the Word of God, and{Fn your teaching]will you faithfully adhere thereto ? -^ 3. Do yon believe the government of this Church by Sessions, Presbyteries, Synods and General Assemblies, to be founded on and agreeable to the Word of God, and do you engage as a ^Minister) of this Church U.. xnaintain and defend the same ? 4. Do you own the purity of worship at present authorized by this Church, and will you conform thereto ? 5. Do you promise to give a dutiful attendance in the Courts of this Church, to submit yourself in the spirit of meekness to the admonitions of this Presbytery, to be subject to it and the superior judicatories, to follow no divisive course, but maintain according to your power the unity and peace of the Church ? 6. Are zeal for the glory of God, love to the Lord Jesus Christ, and desire of saving souls, so far as you know your owr heart, your great motives and chief inducements to enter the office of the ministry ? 7. Have you directly or indirectly used any undue means to pro- cure this call ? 8. Do you engage in the strength and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live a holy and circumspect life, to rule well your own house, and faithfully and diligently to discharge all the duties of the ministry to the edification of the body of Christ ? II.— QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO MISSIONARIES AT ORDINATION. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, as above. 7. Do you engage, in the strength and grace of our Loid Jesus mm APPENDIX — FORMS. 03 Christ, to live a holy and circumspect life, and to rule well your own house ? Do you devote yourself to the office of Missionary of this Church, engaging in this solemn undertaking with a deep sense of its responsibilities, and, in the discharge of its arduous duties, do you resolve to endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ, tnat when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, you may receive a crown of righteousness that fadeth not away? III. — QUB8T10N8 TO BB PUT TO CANDIDATES WHEN LICENSED TO PREACH THE GOSPEL. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, as above. 6. Do you engage, in the strength and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live a holy and circumspect life, and faithfully to preach the Gospel, as you may have opportunity ? 6. Do you promise to submit yourself in the Lord to the several judicatories of this Church ? 11 ■' \t IV.— QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO ELDERS REFORE ORDINATION. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, (omittiiwf " in your teaching " in No. 2, and sub- stituting in No. 3, " Ruling Elder " for " Minister.") 5. In accepting the office of Elder, do you engage, in the strength and grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, faitbfuUy and diligently to per- form the duties thereof ; watching over the flock of which you are called to be an overseer, and in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works ? .f le >r lO t, ir le JO- US vn he v.— QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO DEACONS BEFORE ORDINATION. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, (Mutatis Mutandis). 6. In accepting the office of Deacon, do you engage, in the strength and grace of our Itord Jesus Christ, faithfully and diligently to per- form the duties thereof ? X.— FORMULA TO BE SIGNED BY ALL OFFICE- BEARERS. " I hereby declare that I believe the Westminster Confession of Faith, as adopted by this Church in the Basis of Union, and the Government of the Church by Sessions, Presbyteries, Synods, and General Assemblies, to be founded on and agreeable to the Word of God ; that I own the purity of worship at present authorized by this Church ; and that I engage to adhere faithfully to the doctrine of the said Confession^ to maintain and defend the said government, to con- form to the said worship, and to submit to the discipline of this Church, and to follow no divisive course from the present order established therein." .J - iUS Y. -CERTIFICATE OF M^.MBERSHIP. This certifies that the bearer(8) Mr. (and Mrs.) is (are) at this date a member(8) in full communion of the Presby- ff-^ P«JIW4 94 APPENDIX — FORMS. terian Church in Canada, and leaves the congregation of in good and regular standing. [Place.) (Date.) ' Moderator. Clerk of Session. There are baptized children in the family of Mr. who are commended to the care of any Session to whom this certi- ficate is presented. OR This certifies that the bearer Mr. was at one time a member in full communion of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, connected with the congregation of , and that his name was removed from the roll of communicants on or about ( date). The reason may, if the Session see fit, be given mm'e or less fully, but it should be in the form of a simple historical statement of the dealings of the Session. (Place.) . ^ (Date.) Moderator. ' Clerk of Session, Z. -CERTIFICATE FOR ELDER. This certifies that Mr. is an elder of the congregation of , and that at a meeting of the Session held at on the day of 18 , he was appointed to repre- sent the Session at the meetings of the Presbytery of . , and the Synod of the bounds. (Place.) (Date.) Moderator. Clerk of Session. A.A.— QUESTIONS FOR PRESBYTERIAL VISITATION. I.— TO THE MINISTER. Question I. — Do you endeavor to preach the Gospel faithfully ? Q. II. —Do you hold diets of examination in the various sections of the congregation, and how often ? Q, III. — Do you visit the people pastorally, from house to house, and how often ? Q. IV.— Do you visit the afflicted attentively ? Q. V. — Are you conscientious and regular in your attendance on Church courts ? Q. VI. — Do you administer the Sacrament of Baptism in an orderly- way ? Q. VII. — Have you any Bible classes, and what is the average at- tendance ? 11.— TO THE ELDER& Question I. — Do you, as far as vour time and circumstances per- mit, visit, advise, and pray with the families of your district ? APPENDIX — FORMS . 95 Q. II. — Do you watch carefully over the members of the congrrega- tion generally, and report to SesHion qises requiring discipline ? Q. III.— Are you attentive in visiting the afflicted ? Q. IV. — Do you regularly and conscientiously attend meetings of Session, and, as you may be appointed, the meetings of other Church courts ? Q. V. — Do you attend and take part in prayer meetings ? III.— TO THE SESSION. Question I. — Is there a sufficient number of Elders, and is there a district allotted to each ? Q. II. — Have you stated or occasional meetings for conference and prayer ? Q. III. — Do you take careful oversight of the conduct and training of the youth, and do yoi'. use diligence that they may be led to feel and discharge the obfigations resting upon them by virtue of their dedication to God in baptism ? Q. IV. — Do you take supervision of Sabbath schools within your bounds ; are they efficiently conducted ? Q. V. — Has the congregation contributed to all the schemes of the Church during the past year, and to what amount ? Q. VI. — Do you take order that the service of praise is con- 'ducted in a becoming manner ? Q. VII. — What, so far as you are able to judge, is the state of religion within yoU£^2ii'!i^^'«ji .JLJi-n " Q. VIII.— IS the secular business of the congregation entrusted to deacons or managers ? ^ Q. IX. — Are there any matters affecting the congregation which you wish to mention to Presbytery ? ^^j- a_-v. ^ fZ^^Z^ /<^A^ \ u^-^ IV.— to the deacons or managers. Question I. — What stipend do you give your minister? -' Q. II. — Do you deem that a competent provision ? Q. III. — Are the pecuniary obligations of the congregation to your pastor promptly fulfilled ? Q. IV.— Do the people manifest becoming liberality in contribut- ing for Church purposes. Q. v.— How is the stipend obtained ? r ■ , Q. VI. — How often do you meet for business ? Q. VII. — Are your statistics and finances regularly reported to the General Assembly ? \ \ .«Jl ; i! per- B.B. -QUESTIONS FOR ADMISSION TO FULL COMMUNION. 1. Do you believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the word of God ; and do you take them as your only rule of faith and conduct ? 96 APPENDIX — FORMS. 2. Do you take God the Father as your father | God, the Son, as your Saviour ; God the Holy Spirit as your sanctifier and guide ? _ 3. Do you promise, depending on the grace of God vouchsafed, to live as becomes the Gospel of Christ ? 4. Will you contribute from time to time of your substance, as God may prosper you, for the maintenance and advancement of the cause of Onrist ? 5. Will you be subject to the authority of this Session in the Lord, and in subordination to the Higher Courts of the Church ? Having thus received your profession of faith in Christ and obedi- ence to Him, I receive you into the fellowship of the Church. May God bless you and keep you. (The use of these questions is not obligatory ; Sessions have power to receive to full communion in any way tney may deem for edification,(afterwards putting the questions publicly.)) COLLEGES. It does not appear necessary to give in a Book of Forms the Acts of Incorporation, etc., for the colle^fes ; but such regulations as may be of use to Presbyteries and individuals when seeking infor- mation regarding the several colleges and the work done in them are given below. More full information can be obtained from the calendars of tliC several colleges. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, HALIFAX. CURRICULUM. A. -FOR JDNIORS IN THEOLOGY. (a.) Third Year in Arts.— Junior Hebrew. New Testament Greek. Metaphysics. Political Economy. History. ' ■■._'■ Physics. Natural Theolo^. Homiletics and Liturgies. (6.) Fourth Year in Arts.— Now Testament Greek. Senior Hebrew. Ethics. History, t " Christian Evidences. . Pastoral Theology. APPENDIX — FORMS. 97 bo as tie he di- -ay Bive for (c.) Not in Abti, the bions nfor- a are the \\ B.- — Now Testament Greek. Senior Hebrew. Natural Theology. Christian Evidences. Homiletics and Liturgies. Pastoral Theology. -FOB MIDDLE AND SENIOR YEARS. New Testament Greek. Systematic Theology. Exegetics. ^ Church His+^^ory. ^ Patristic Greek (optional). GENERAL REGULATIONS. ' PREPARATORY COURSE. Students may enter on the study of Theology as graduates in Arts, as passmen in a list of necessary subjects in the Arts' Course, or as undergraduates of the third or fourth year in Arts, who carry on their studies in the Arts department simultaneously with the study of Theology. The subjects required of passmen who do not crraduate are English Li Tature, Latin (two sessions), Greek (three sessions), Mathematic.-^ Logic, Metaphysics^ Physics and Ethics. When a student fails '> produce pass certificates in one or more of these subjects he shall be examined therein by the Board of Examiners, who have power to defer his admission to the Hall, or to require that he shall prosecute further the studies in which he is deficient, in addition to the ordinary work of the Theological Curriculum. Presbyteries are authorized to accept a degree of B.A. (Ethics, Metaphysics and Greek being included in the Course), or x^ss certificates of attendance and proficiency in the subjects above named, as sufiScient evidence of literary qualification. Certificates of proficiency in Classics, Mathematics and English Literature, from Prince of Wales College, Charlottetown, will be accepted as equivalent to pass certificates in these branches from other colleges. Cases in which a Presbytery may recommend the admission of a student who cannot satisfy the Board of Examiners, must be brought before Synod or Assembly. The Board of Examiners meets at the call of the Convener, during the week immediately preceding the commencement of the Session. Students who wish to appear before it must give intima- tion to the Convener at least a week before the 1st November. PRKSBYTERIAL SUPERINTENDENCE. 1. It is prescribed in the Rules of Procedure that ministers pay particular attention^ to young men who are prosecuting a liberal education with a view to the Christian Ministry, obtain accurate information respecting their natural abilities, prudence and piety, and watch assiduously over their intellectual and spiritual improve- ment. I ^ 98 APPENDIX — FORMS. 2. Applicants for admission to the Hall are nominated to the Presbytery of the bounds by their respective ministers, who shall produce the necessary university pertififites, and testimonials of Church membership ; and the Presbytery having examined the applicants specially on their religious knowledge, and motives in studying for the ministry, and being satisfied, shall certify those who are graduates, or have obtained pass certificates in the necessary classes to the Senate, and all others to the Board of Examiners. 8. Students of Divinity are required to appear every year before the Presbyteries within whose bounds they reside, and to give in a written exercise on a subpct previously prescribed. A presbyterial certificate should be presented to the Senate by every student at the commencement of the session. 4. Every student is required, at the commencement of his Theo- lo^cal Course, to present a certificate of Church membership to the minister of some Presbyterian Congregation in Halifax. WORK OF THE COLLEGE. 1. The College meets annually on the first Wednesday of Novem- ber, at 7.30 p.m., and closes on the last Thursday of April. 2. There are three Professorships of Theology, viz : one of Systematic Theology, including Apologetics ; oiie of Oriental Languages and Exegetical Theology, including Biblical Criticism and Hermeneutics ; and one of Church History and Pastoral Theologfy, including Homiletics. 3. The Professor of Pastoral Theology is directed to take an opportunity, during the course of his lectures, of brining before tne minds of the students the claims of Foreign Missions, the aualificationc necessary for missionary labor, and the best modes of iacharging the missionary office. 4. Besides attending: the classes and preparing the ordinary class exercises, each student is required to deliver the following discourses, viz : in the first yj|ar an Apologetical Thesis and a Critical Exercise on a passage of the Greek Testament ; in the second year, a Polemical Thesis and a Lecture ; in the third year, a Critical Exercise on a passage of the Hebrew Bible and a Sermon. Students of the second and third years are expected to prepare these discourses during the recess, and give them in as early in tne session as possible —not later than 15th of January. \ 5. A.t the end of the session each Professor shall furnish to every student in his class a certificate of attendance and conduct. At the close of the curriculum a pass diploma may be given in place of separate certificates ; but such diploma shall not be awarded unless the student has made 35 marks per cent, in each department, and a general average of 40 per cent. St' ants shall, at the earliest opportunity after the close of the session, present their certificates to the Presbytery within whose bounds they reside. nEOREE OF B.D. 1. Students preparing for the degree of B.D. are required to make an average of at least 50 per cent, in each department, and a general average of at least 70 per cent., at the six regular pass examinations held during the three years' course. APPENDIX — FORMS. 99 2. Other candidates are required to undergo a /ijM^cta^ examination in lieu of these, and to make at lepst 50 per cent, on each paper, and an average of at least 70 per cent, on all the papers taken tog^ether, at such special examination. This examination may be taken in two parts, at separate times if the candidate so prefer. 3. Both classes of candidates are required, after fulfilling pro- visions 1 and 2 respectively, to pass a final examination on the various subjects of Theological study. Specimens of patrihtic Greek and Theological Latin shall be included among the subjects for this examination. The same rule as to percentage of marks shall apply to this examination. 4. Special and final examinations will not necessarily be limited to the contents of particular books ; but a list of books will be given in the Calendar as a general guide and help in preparing for them. 6. Special and final examinations will be held, when needful, at the close of the Session : notice to be given by candidates to the Clerk of Senate in the month of January preceaing. 6. Before B.D., $10— also $5 for special examination. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, MONTREAL. ■ ' ENTRANCE INTO THEOLOGY. 1. Students who desire to enter upon a course of theological study in this college, other than those who have completed their course of three years in its literary department, must present to the Registrar for transmission to the Senate, before the 6tn of October, 1886 : a. A Presbyterial Certificate. b. Evidence of having obtained the degree of B.A. at Queen's Universitv, McGill University, the University of Toronto, Dal- housie College, or other recognized institution. c. A certificate of having passed at least one examination in He- brew. 2. Regular students in the Preparatory Department, who have pass- ed the sessional examinations of the third year in that department, are not again required to stand an examination for entrance into theo- logy, out are entitled to take their place in the theological classes on presenting the usual Presbyterial certificate, together with that of the Senate to their having passed the said examination. 3. Occasional students maybe admitted to attendance upon courses of lectures, on presenting a Presbyterial order to that effect, or on payment of a fee of four dollars for each course, or of ten dollars for all the courses. Such occasional students are not required to pass the terminal or sessional examinations, nor are they eligible for the scholarships and other rewards open to regular students. Should they, however, desire to take the sessional examinations, certificates of their proficiency may be given them by the Professors whose lec- tures they have attended. The Senate may remit the fees in special cases. THEOLOGICAL CURRICULUM. The course of instruction in theology extends over three sessions of six months each. In addition to the ordinary subjects taught in ';% *5L .-If 100 APPENDIX — FORMS. the classes of the various Professors as prescribed for each year, in which every student must i>ass an examination at the close of the session, an honor course is provided, which is optional, and in which no lectures are given, but to which certificates of honor, scholarships, and medals are attached. FIRST TEAR— ORDINARY 0OUR8K, Department I.— Systematic Theology. Departinent II.— Church Government. Department III.— Church History. Department IV. —Sacred Literature. Department V. — Horn ile tics. , Department VI. — Th^ologie Fran^aise. Department VII. — Sacred Rhetoric and Elocution. Students of the first year are required to prepare and deliver before the close of the session a homily, tne subject of which will be pre- scribed by the Lecturer in Sacred Rhetoric. HONOR COURSE, AND FIRST EXAMINATION FOR DEGREE OF B.D. TO STUDENTS IN COURSE. (The books of the Honor Course in each year are generally selected from among those to which attention has been directed, and a par- tial analysis of which has been given in che classes.) 1. Westminster Confession of Faith. 2. Rawlinson's Historical Evidences. ,' 3. Westcott's Introduction to the Study of the Gospels. 4. Book of Genesis, Chn'^'s. 1-4 (Hebrew). 5. Gospel according rk (Greek). 6. Killen's Ancient ..» .n. * ' •. SECOND YEAR— ORDINARY COURSE, Department L— Systematic Theology. Department II. — Apologetics. Department III.— Church History. Department IV. — Sacred Literature, including Exegetics. • * Department V. — Th^ologie Fran9aise. ♦ ■ Department VI. — Sacred Rhetoric and Elocution. ■ Department VII. — Sacred Music. Students of the second year are required to prepare and deliver be- fore the close of the session a lecture, the subject of which will be prescribed by the Principal. HONOR COURSE, AND SECOND EXAMINATION FOR DEGREE OF B.D. TO STUDENTS IN COURSE. 1. Jacob's Ecclesiastical Polity. 2. Farrar's Critical History of Free Thought. /■ 3. Shedd's Homiletics. ' , ,, : ' APPENDIX — FORMS. 101 4. Fairbairn't) Hernieneutics. 5. Book of Ruth (Hebrew). 6. Epistle to the Romans (Greek). THIRD YEAR— ORDINARY COURSK. Department I. — Systematic Theology. Department II.— Church History. Department III.— ExegeticB. , ' Department IV.— Apologetics. Department V. — Pastoral Theology. , . , Department VI. — Thdologie Frangaise. v • Department VII. — Ecclesiastical Architecture. Students of the third year must prepare a popular sermon.and Greek and Hebrew exercises with additions, and deliver the sermon. The subjects of the exercises will be prescribed— that of the popular ser- mon by the Lecturer in Sacred Rhetoric ; that of the exercises and additions by the Professor in Exegetical Theology. HONOR COURSE, AND THIRD EXAMINATION FOR DEGREE OF B.D. TO STUDENTS IN COURSE. 1. Augustine, de Doctrina Christiana, Lib. I. (Latin). 2. Calvin's Institutes, Book IV. 3. Lightfoot's Commentary on the Philippians. 4. Hodge on the Atonement. 6. UUmann's Reformers before the Reformation. Vol.11. 6. Psahns 1, 2, 23, 42, 61, 103, 110. (Hebrew). . ^ , • FOURTH YEAR, OR POST-QRADUATE COURSE (OPTIONAL). Department I. — Systematic Theology. — Martensen. Department II. — Church History.— Hagenbach. Department III.— Apologetics. — Christlieb. Department IV. — Canonicity.— Westcott. Department V. — Hebrew and Chaldee. — Daniel. Department VI.— Patristic Greek and Latin. — Vulgate and Chry- soatom. ?.'.■..-. . . FINAL EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF B.D. TO STUDENTS IN COURSE. 1. Martensen's Dogmatics. 2. Hagenbach'r, History of the Church in the 18th and 19th Cen- turies. 3. Ohristlieb's Modem Doubt. , . •' ', . , 4. Westcott on the Canon. , ^ ,:' "i ' :• J 102 APPENDIX — FORMS. 5. Book of Daniel, Chaps 1-4, (Hebrew and Chaldee). 6. Book of PHalniH, (Vulgate). 7. OhryBostom de Sacerdotio, L.I. (Greek). The lectures of the fourth ^ear are few in number, etudentn thus being left free to uursue in private any special course of theological study, in doing wnich they are aasurea the assistance and direction . of the Faculty. Except in the case of Resident Fellows, no exer- cises are required from those taking the Post-Graduate Course. LITKRARY CURRICULUM. The General Assembly strongly recommends all students to graduate in Arts in order to prepare for Theological classes, but prescribes for such as may not do so atte*" ance for three years in certain classes. Applications by or on behalf of students desiring to be admitted to the Literary examinations and classes, must be sent to the Dean of Residence on or before the 23rd day of September, on which day such students must appes" to pass their examination. The college provides instruction in the departments of Classics and Mathematics for students who pursue the above special course and do not intend to graduate in Arts ; but such students are required to take the Hebrew, English, History. Natural Science, and Philosophy of the respective years at McGill College, and to present to the Senate certificates from the University rrofessors of their having attended the classes and passed sessional examinations in these subjects. Ifo literary student will he granted kis standing who does not pass examination in these departments, either in the manner specified or, for special reasons, before the Senate. Instead of the subjects at McGill College, French students will take Literature and Philosophy in the classes of Professor Coussirat. They will, however, follow tne prescribed Hebrew Course in the University classes. AFFILIATION WITH M'gILL UNIVERSITY. The attention of students is directed to the special advantages afforded them in virtue of affiliation of the College with McGill University. They have thereby access to the Library, Museum, and Lectures of that Institution, which stands in close proximity. By scholarships, which are in the gift of benefactors, they may enjoy exemption from College fees. In addition to these there are thirteen Exhibitions and Scholarships of from $100 to $125 each, annually offered for competition to students in Arts, and at the close of the curriculum, gold medajp, prizes, and certificates of Honor, are awarded to successful competitors. While it is desirable that students should complete their literary studies before entering upon their Theological Course, the terms of affiliation allow them to combine these, exemptions in the University curriculum being granted to students of affiliated Theological Colleges. Considerable extension in the matter of of)tions and exer^ptions has recently been introduced into the regulations of the University. (See McGill College Calendar for 18S6-7.) •^ '» APPENDIX — FORMS. 103 •^ * REGULATIONS FOR FRENCH AND GAELIC STUDENTS. All French studentH, and studentH preparinof for French work, are required to attend the lectureH in Theologie FranQaiSe, and Englinh •students who understand French are urged to do the same. Students taking this course, and paHsing examination in it, are exempted from examination in the Biblical Historj^ and Homiletics of the first year, the ApologeticH and Sacred Rhetoric of the second, and the Exege- sis and Architecture of the third. In the honor work they may also . take the examinations in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew authors, and Calvin, Martensen, and ChriHtlieb, in French instead of English. In the first year they may exchange Killen for De Pressensi^, "His toire des trois jjremiers sibcles " : in the second year, Farrar and Shedd for Abbadie, " Trait(5 de la Verity de la Religion Chr^tienne," and Vinet ; and in the Post-Graduate Course, Westcott for Reuss, ** Histoire du Canon dn Nouveau Testament." Students intending to exercise these options must give notice to the Principal or French Professor, at least three weeks oefore the sessional examinations. French students are not required to give more thi.i, me of their college exercises in English, and at least two of then oust be in French. These French exercises will be prescribed by the French Professor. While French students are eligible for all the scholarships and other rewards of the Theological Course, in consideration of the disad- vantage at M'hich they are placed by pursuing their studies in both lang[uaged, two scholarships are offered for competition to them ex- clusively. In_ addition to the ordinary work of their years the fol- lowing work is prescribed to competitors :— J. Abbadie ; Traits de la V^rit^ de la Religion Chr<5tienne. Students taking the Gaelic course and passing examinations there- in, shall be exempted from the Sacred Rhetoric of the first and second years, and from the Architecture of the third year. Gaelic students are requested to prepare one of their exercises in Gaelic, the subject to be prescribed by the Gaelic Lecturer. "i DEGREES IN DIVINITY. I. -EXTRACTS FROM REGULATIONS OF SEN.iTE CONCERNING OF BACHELOR OF DIVINITY. THE DEGREE # 1. Those entitled to become candidates for the degjree of B.D. must have completed a course of theological study in this or some recog- nized institution. 2. They must be graduates in Arts of some recognized University. Note. —Applications to be examined for the degree by those who have conapleted a course of theological study without having taken a degree in Arts, will, until urther notice, be received by the Senate and entertained according to the merits of each individual case. 3. The final examinortion fov B.D. cannot be passed nor the degree conferred until the session following that in which the candidate has completed his ordinary course in theology, unless by special permis- sion of Senate. ■. ) 104 APPENDIX — FORMS. 4. The curriculum contains the following subjects : Latin— Bihli& Vulgata— Liber Psalmorum ; Augustine— De Doc- trina Chiistiana, L.I. Crceft— Teatafhentum Grsecuiii— Mark and Romans ; Lightloot's Commentary on the Philippians ; Chrysostom— De Sacerdotio, L.I. Hebrew and Chaldee- Genesis, ch. 1-4; Ruth ; Psalms 1, 2, 23» •42, 51, 103, 110 ; Daniel 1-4. Introduction, etc — Westcott's Introduction to the study of the Gospels ; Westcott on the Canon ; Fairbairn's Hermeneutical Manual. Ayologetiea—'R&wMnson'B Historical Evidences ; Farrar's Critical History of Free Thought ; Christlieb's Modern Doubt. Doflrwia^ica— Westminster Confession of Faith ; Hodge on the At- onement ; Martensen's Dogmatcs. Church Government — Jacobs' Ecclesiastical Polity of the New Tes- tament ; Calvin's Institutes, Book IV. Homiletics — Shedd. Church History— Killen's Ancient Church ; UUmann's Reformers before the Reformation, Vol. II. ; Hagenbach's History of the Church in the 18th and 19th centuries. 5. Candidates may proceed to the degree of B.D. in one of three methods : f a. They may take at one examination the whole of the work pre- scribed for the degree. 6. They may divide the work into two portions, passing the exam- ination in the first portion at any period of the study, and the second after an interval of not more than three years. The following is the division : FIRST EXAMINATION. Greek — Gospel according to Mark and Epistle to the Romans. Hebrew — Genesis 1-4 ; Ruth. , Introduction, etc. — Westcott and Fairbairn. Apologetics — Rawlinson and Farrar. Dogmatics — Confession of Faith. Churdk Government — Jacobs. Homiletics — Shedd. Church History— KiWen, ^ 8KC0ND EXAMINATION. 6rrceA;— Lightfoot and Chrysostom. Hebrew and C/iaWcc— Psalms and Daniel. Latin — Psalms and Augustine. Introduction— Vfestcoit. Apologetics — Christlieb. ' V APPENDIX— FORMS. 106 Dogmatics — Hodge and Martensen. Church Oovernment—Cvilvm. Church History — Ullmann and Hagenbach. c. Students of this college may spread the work over the three years of the Honor Course and the final examination for B.D. The latter examination includes : Apologetics — Christlieb. Dogmatics — Martensen. Church fl'ty^ory— Hagenbach. CrccA;— Chrysostom. Hebrcto and Chaldee — Daniel. Latin — Liber Fsalmorum. >* Introduction — Westcott. 6. Candidates who have already passed examinations in any part of the prescribed Honor Course will not be subjected to re-examin- ation in the same. 7. The examinations will be held in the months of March and Sep- tember of each year, and the degree will be conferred at the College Convocation, on the first Wednesday of April, or on such other occa- sion as the Senate may direct. 8. Candidates for examination must send notice of their intention to present themselves, together with such fee and certification as may be necessary to the registrar, not later than the fifteenth day of Jan- uary or September. 9. The fee for examination for the degree of B.D. to candidates who have not passed examinations during their ordinary course in the college shall be five dollars ; which fee must be paid to the regis- trar at the time of application. Candidates who fail to pass may present themselves agam without further fee. 10. The fee for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity shall be ten dol- lars, which must be paiof to the registrar prior to the conferring of the degree. 11. The hood of the Bachelor of Divinity of this college shall be of black corded silk, lined with blue silk, and bordered with white and gold braid. . «J 11.— DEGREE OF DOCTOR OP DIVINITY. 1. Bachelors of Divinity desiring to obtain the Doctorate must make application to the Senate, which reserves the right to deter- mine who are eligible for its highest ht.nor. 2. The degree of D.D. in course shall be granted only to Bachelors of Divinity who have been at least ten years in the ministry, and, at the same time, five years in the possession of the lower degree. 3. The apt ucants must have attained excellence in one of the fol- lowing depavt.rients of theological studvj viz : Dogmatics, Historical Theology, Ecolesiology, Christian Ethics, Patrology, Biblical An- tiquities and History, Ecclesiastical History, Old Testament Exe- gesis, New Testament Exegesis, Biblical Encyclopaedia, Oriental Languages, Apologetics ; and must give evidence of the same by passing a general examination, without prescribed text books, in that department. 106 APPENDIX — FORMS. QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY, KINGSTON. FACULTY OF THEOLOGY. Matriculation and pass examinations begfin on Wednesday, 2nd November. The prescribed order of classes must be observed by all students who are candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity. I.— DIVINITY. Lectures on the Evidences of Religion natural and revealed, in- cluding the canonicity, authenticity, genuineness and credibility of the Biblical Records ; the Inspiration and Authority of the Scrip- tures ; Systematic Theology ; the Pastoral Office ; and Homiletics— with prelections and examinations on Hill's Lectures in Divinity, Butler's Analogy, and Greek Testament for Doctrinal Exegesis. Students have opportunities of conducting devotional exercises, practising pulpit elocution, and performing missionary work. The course extends over three sessions. 11.— HEBREW AND CHALDEE. *- FIRST YEAR. Wolfe's Hebrew Grammar. Genesis 1. Joshua 1-7. Psalm a5-39. Translations into Hebrew. SECOND YEAR. Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar. Exodus 22-24. Deuteronomy 82-34. Jeremiah 10, 11. Psalms 40-47. Proverbs 30, 31. Translation into Hebrew. # THIRD YEAR. Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar. Winer's Chaldee Grammar. Psalms 110-119. Isaiah 40-51. Daniel 2, 3. Ezra 4, St III.— BIBLICAL CRITICISM. Epistle to Hebrews in Greek. Hammond's Textual Criticism. Lectures. IV.— APOLOGETICS. Lectures : »- ^ v.— CHURCH HISTORY. Centuries i., ii., iii. ; Killen's Old Catholic Church. The Church require; the following discourses to be delivered dur- ing the course :— Homily ; Lecture and Greek Exercise ; Sermon, and Hebrew Exercise. MATRICULATION EXAMINATION. Westminster Confession ; Hill's Lectures, Bk. I. ; Gospel by Mark in Greek and English ; Examination in Hebrew on Regu- lar Verbs and Pronouns, and Genesis, ch. 1., with analysis of the Regular Verbs and Pronouns contained in it. • % ^. APPENDIX — FORMS. 107 PASS EXAMINATIONS. On the work of the session. r^vf^. ' *- § % DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF DIVINITY. REGULATIONS. I.— Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.), must be graduates in Arts of this University or of a University whose degrees are recognized for this purpose by the Senate. II. — The degree shall not be conferred until the candidate has com- pleted his Theoloapical Curriculum, with a view to the ministry in the Church to which he belongs, and has passed a satisfactory examina- tion in the branches of Theology taught in this University. III.— The subjects of examination shall be in two departments, the first embracing— (1) Hebrew and (2) the Evidences of Religion and the Inspiration of Scrii)ture ; and the second embracing— (1) Church History, (2) Biblical Criticism, and (3) Systematic Theology. IV.— Candipates who have completed their Theological Course may be examined in either of these departments, and may defer their examination in the other department, provided there be not a greater interval than two vears between their two examinations. V. — Students who have completed all the se&sions but one of their Theological Course, may be admitted to examination in the first department. VI.— A candidate may, subject to the preceding reflations, ap- pear at any University^ examination in Theology, provided he gives two weeks notice of his intention to the Registrar. VII. — When a student, who is a candidate for the degree, shall obtain at a pass examination on any subject, he may, on recom- mendation of the examiner, be exempted from further examination on that subject. . . SUBJECTS OP EXAMINATION. Department I. 1. Evidences of Religion, and Inspiration of Scripture, 2. Hebrew, Isaiah 40-66. ''haldee, Daniel 2, 3. . . Department II, • 1. Church History— Centuries i.-iii. ; the Reformation ; the Church in Scotland. 2. Biblical Criticism — Epistle to Romans in Greek ; Ang^is' Bible Handbook, ch. 4, Rules of Interpretation; Hammond's Textual Criticism of New Testament. Introduction to Pentateuch and Gos- pel of John. 3. Systematic Theology — Person of Christ, Doctrine of Sin, Doc- trine of the Atonement, Justification, Work of the Holy Spirit. t , t KNOX COLLEGE, TORONTO. 1. Young men desiring to enter upon study with a view to the min- istry are recjuired to make application to some Presbytery of the Church ; which, being satisfied regarding their moral and religious character, their motives, and their general fitness to study for the mimstry, will certify them to the Board of Examiners. This regula- tion applies to entrants upon the Preparatory Course, as well as to students who, having taken their Arts Course in the University of Toronto or elsewhere, seek to enter college as students of theology.* 2. According to the law of the General Assenq^ly, students are re- quired, each summer, after entering college, to appear before the Presbytery within whose bounds they are laboring or residing, and to render a written exercise on a subject prescribed to them ; on ap- proval of which they will be certified to the College Senate for the subsequent year. 3. The Board of Examiners will meet in the college on Thursday, the 7th of October, at 9 o'clock a.m., when students entering theology are required to appear and furnish the evidence of standing referred to under the head "Theological Curriculum." , THEOLOGICAL CURRICULUM. Students entering upon the course of Divinity shall present a Presbyterial oertificate, together with the evidence of having obtain- ed the degr je of B. A. at the University of Toronto ; or at McGill College, Montreal ; or at Queen's College^ Kingston ; or at Victoria College, Cobourg ; or at one of the National Universities of Great Britam or Ireland, or other University recognized by the Senate ; or, instead of said degree, a certificate of having satisfactorily passed the final examination m the Preparatory Course in Knox College ; or of having completed a three years' curriculum in some approved col- lege, and having passed the examinations connected therewith ; but in all cases students must either present evidence of having attended, at least one session, a class in Hebrew, or undergo an elementary ex- amination in that language. i Only by permission of the General Assembly can any student who has not fulfilled these conditions be admitted to theology. The Theological Course extends over three sessions, of six months each. CLASSES.— FIRST YEAR. •, Exefjetics . . . . _ . . '. Biblical Criticism . Apologetics ''•"'.' Church History , / Systematic Theology *A11 Arts students, in order to be eligible for work in the Home Mis.-ion field, require to be approved by a Presbytery as candidates for the ministry. 4 « APPENDIX — FORMS. 109 ■# « V SECOND YBAB. Exegetics ^ Apologetics Church History Systematic Theology Homiletics, etc » THIRD YEAR. Exegetics ' * Church History Systematic Theology Homiletics, etc The elocution class is attended by the students of all the theologi- cal years, and is open to all who have the ministry in view. Students of the first year are required to prepare a homily ; of the second year, a lecture and a Greek critical exercise ; and of the third year, a sermon and Hebrew critical exercise. THEOLOUICAL OPTIONS. Undergraduates of University College in the Pass Course in the third and fourth years may in lieu of one or two of the subjects pre- scribed for each of these years take certain of the following subjects, namely. Biblical Greek, Biblical Literature, Apologetics, and Church History, according to the following scheme:— • Third Year— Biblical Greek may be substituted for the prescribed Classical Greek, or for its equivalent, French and German ; and Bib- lical Literature or Church History may be substituted for Historj^. An undergraduate who takes Mental and Moral Science and Civil Polity instead of Physics, may substitute Apologetics for Moral Sci- ence and Civil Polity. Mental Philosophy and Apologetics may also be taken in lieu of Physics. Fourth Year — Biblical Greek may be sub»+'*"*-ed for the prescrib- ed Classical Greek, or for its equivalent, I'rench and German ; and Biblical Literature or Church History or Apologetics may be substi- tuted for Civil Polity, the hogic of the fourth year remaining obli- gatory, and to be taken in the university. Undergradviates in the honor department of Mental and Moral Sci- ence and Civil Polity may, in the third year, substitute Biblical Lit- erature or Church History for History ; and under^aduates in other honor departments may, in the same year, substitute Apologetics for Civil Polity. Those exercising these options must present certificates of having {)as8ed examinations in_ the subjects so selected at an affiliated col- et . .her than University College. The minimum for passing such examinations must not be less than the minimum required at the uni- versity examinations. These examinations do not count for honors. The options above indicated may be taken in Knox College, which is aflBliated to the University of Toronto ; and in the case ot studenta who have the ministry in view, the subjects thus taken will be count- ed as part of the Theological Course. The^ Senate of Knox College, having the power of conferring De- gfrees in Divinity, has adopted the following I •4 no • APPENDIX — FORMS. REGULATIOKS respecting the degree of Bapchelor of Divinity (B.D.) : 1. Candidates for the degree of B.D. must be graduates in Arts of some approved university ; but students who have already completed the literary course in Knox College, and are now in the ministry of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and also students who are now (1881) taking the regular course in Knox College, may become can- didates. 2. Candidates must have completed a course of theological study in this college, or in some theological school approved by tne Senate. 3. The degree of B.D. cannot be conferred earlier than one year after the completion of the ordinary Theological Course. 4. The subjects of examination shall be arranged in two depart- ments, as follows :— FIRST DEPARTMENT. 1. Latin — ^Augustini, de Doctrina Christiana, Lib. I. ," 2. Greek — Gospel of Luko and Epistle to Romans. 3. Hebrew — Genesis, chs. 1-5 (inclusive) ; Psalms 2, 8,19,45, 72, 110. 4. Apologetics— Haiwlinson's Historical Evidences ; Farrar's Critical History of Free Thought ; Flint's Anti-theistic Theories. 6. Church History and Church Government — Killen's Ancient Church. 6. Systematic Theology — Westminster Confession of Faith, with Dr. A. A. Hodge's Commentary thereon ; Lee on Inspiration. 7. Textual Criticism and Ca»M)»— Scrivener's Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament ; Westcott's History of the New Testament Canon. . BBOOND DEPARTMENT. ^ 1. Greek-— JuBtin Martyr, Apol. I. 2. Hebrew and CAaWcc— Isaiah, chs. 1-6 ; Daniel, chs. 3-5. 3. Church History — Fisher's Reformation. 4. Systematic Theology— Turrettini, Tom. II. ; Locus, Decimus Quartus Quaest, I., II., X.-XIV. ; Cunningham's Historical Theo- logy, Vol. I. 5. Exegetics — Fairbaim's Hermeneutics ; EUicott on Galatians. 6. Hcmiletics and Pastoral Theology — Shedd's Homiletics and Van- Gosterzee's Practical Theology. 5. Candidates may take, at one examination, the whole of the work in both departments, but not earlier than the month of March, after the completion of the ordinary Theological Course. 6. The examinations in the two departments may be taken at dififer- ent times. In this case the examination in the first department shall not usually be taken earlier than the month of March next following the completion of the ordinary Theological Course ; but students who shall have averaged not less than sixty per cent, of the maxi- APPENDIX — FORMS. Ill fti. >-j mum number of marks in the exaTninations of the second year shall be allowed to take this examination at the close of their ordinary course. The examination in the second department cannot be taken earlier than the March following, and cannot be deferred beyond three years from the date of the first examination. 7. Candidates are reeration8 of the Board of French Evangelization shall have respect : — 1. To colportaee in any district of the Dominion where the population is wholly or partially French. 2. To mission schools in any district where there is no efficient public school open to French Protestants and where a sufficient number of schools can be secured to warrant their establishment ; also the mission schools at Pointe-aux-Trembles, or at such other places as may be deemed desirable. 3. To mission stations wholly or partly French which, having been recommended by Presbyteries and approved by the Board, have been placed on the list of aid-receiving stations ; provided always that no application for aid shall be entertained by the Board on behalf of any station unless the Presbytery of the bounds shall have made arrangements with the people for contributing according to their ability to the salary of the missionary, and the Presbytery shall see to the implementing of such engagements. 4. To congregations wholly or partly French, not self-sustaining, but prepared; to contribute at least $200 per annum, at the rate of at least $2.25 per communicant, and in which, in the judgment of the Presbytery, a pastor is desirable, such congregations having made application to the Presbytery of the bounds and furnished satisfactory information in regard to their statistics, financial popv tion and prospects, and having received the approval of the Presby- tery (which application and information shall also be laid before the Board) may be placed on the list of congregations receiving grants. Gases in which the application of this rule appears to affect in- juriously congregations now on the list or seeking to be placed on it shall be reported to the General Assembly and grants made only when its sanction has been given. 5. To mission stations and congregations, wholly or partly French, reported by Presbyteries, but not receiving aid. II. — The list of aid-receiving mission stations and con^egations shall be revised annually a.t a meeting of the Board held in March, previous to which applications must be made by Presbyteries for grants for all fields within their bounds. III.— The list of laborers shall consist of colporteurs, teachers, students, licentiates and ordained ministers of this Church speaking the French language. Each of these must be recommended to the Board by some Presbytery, except in the case of teachers. IV. — The Board shall prepare and send to missionaries blank forms for their reports, so as to ascertain the peculiar circumstances, necessities and general state of the mission stations and congrega- tions ti.roughout the Church. v.— The Executive shall consider the reports thus rendered and distribute the missionaries among the Presloyteries as, in view of the detailed information before them, may be deemed advisable. ^ ^\ APPENDIX — FORMS. 116 ^)p i VI. — MissionarieH in fields receiving aid from the funds of the Board shall be paid at the following rates : 1. Colporteurs, a minimum of $30 per month— this sum to include 'travelling expenses— to be increased at the discretion of the Board to a sum not exceeding 850 per month. 2. Students, at the rate of $6 per Sabbath for the summer, with board and travelling exfienses to the field. In cases where the field is upwards of 150 miles from the place of departure a portion of the travelling expenses from the field may also be paid. 8. Licentiates or ordained ministers, not inducted into the pas- toral charge, at the rate of $8 per Sabbath. • 4. Ministers ordained and regularly inducted into the pastoral charge hereafter at the rate of $750 per annum with manse— except in cities or large towns, when on application duly made by the Pres- bytery it may be increased to $1,000 with an allowance for house rent. 5. That the salaries of ordained missionaries appointed by the Board to a field for a term of not less than one year be $700 per I rmum. yil. — The Board shall not bo responsible for the salary of mission- aries beyond the amount of aid promised by it to the stations or congregations, and for the time during which they may have labored in said station or congregations. VIII. —The Board shall prepare a full annual report of its operations to be submitted to the General Assembly and shall publish from time to time such information as may serve to call forth the interest and liberality of the Church. MINISTERS', WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA. {Extracts from Regulations. Adopted 1878.) RATES PAYABLE BY MINISTERS. Ministers of this Church at present not connected with any Fund, and any ministers who, after this date, shall be admitted to partici- pate in the benefits of this Fund, under thirty-five years of age, shall pay into the Fund annually eight dollars ($8) ; such as are between thirty -five and forty years of age, ten dollars ($10) ; those who are between forty and fifty years of age, shall pay twelve dollars ($12) per annum. The application of any minister ovey fifty years of age, to be admitted to the benefits of the Fund, shall be made the subject of special consideration. ANNUITIES PAYABLE TO WIDOWS AND ORPHANS. The following is the scale of annuities payable to widows and orphans : Each widow shall receive one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per annum. If a widow have children, she shall receive, in ^■1 ty.i jijji i ^IWPWlft'fiF' v\ 116 APPENDIX — FORMS. addition to her own annuity, for one child, twenty dolIarH ($20) per annum ; for two children, thirty-six dollars ($36) per annum ; for three children, fifty dollars ($60) per annum ; and ten dollars ($10) i>er annum for each addition either of the funds shall have the privilege of joining the united fund up till 1st July, 1883, on the following terms : That they pay the arrears due according to the class on which they choose to enter, from the time they should have entered up till four years rates, and thenceforward the annual rate, but they may pay the amount of arrears in instalments of $10 per annum for the higher class and $5 for the lower with interest on the balance due. (8.) The cases of these 40 years of age and over, not now on the r fund, as in No. 7, shall be made the siibjects of special arrangement. RUCES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF "THE MINISTERS', WIDOWS' AND orphans' fund op the synod in the MARITIME PROVINCES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA." (1.) The management of the fund shall be entrusted to a committee • of 12, five of whom shall be a quomm, who shall elect their Chair- man, Secretary and Treasurer, and who shall be the Trustees of the fund, in whose name all obligations shall be taken ; the said com- mittee to be nominated by the Synod of the Maritime Provinces and appointed by the General Assembly annually, the ministerial members of the committee to be contributors to tne fund. (2.) The Trustees shall meet by notice from the chairman to each member, or by regular adjournment from one meeting to a specified date. (3.) It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a regular minute of all the proceedings of the Trustees, and also a record book in which shall be inscribed a correct record from the schedules forwarded to him, of the names and dates of birth of all ministers contributing, the names and dates of birth of their wives and children, the names of widows and orphans in receipt of aid, and such other statistics as may be required, and he shall also prepare an annual statement to - jg^ft' APPBNDIX — FORMS . 119 m» be submitted to the Synod and General Assembly of such changes as may have taken place during the year preceding in the statistics of the ministers contributing, and their families, through admissions, marriages, births, deaths, or the like. .(4.) The Treasurer shall every year prepare an account to be laid before the Synod and General Assembly, of the sums of money re- ceived and expended since the previous statement, and also a general statement of the funds and effects in the hands of the Trustees. (5.) Ministers ordained by any Presbytery of the Synod of the Maritime Provinces or ordained over congregations which did not enter the union, may be admitted to the benefits of the scheme by entering on or previous to the second Ist July following ordination and paying the regular rates from that date. But should any one neglect doing so at that time he may join any time within three years after, by paying arrears fron hat date with interest. (6. ) Each applicant shall be required to furnish the committee in writing, with a statement of the date of his birth, and if married of the date of his wife's birth, and also a statdment of the name and date of the birth of each of his children uiider 18 years of age. (7.) There shall be two classes of beneficiaries, and every person on becoming a member shall signify which class he chooses ; and the choice being once made, he shall not afterwards have the power of rising to the higher class ; but he shall at any time have the liberty of taking the lower class, it being understood that no part of the sum already paid or due by him can be returned or abated to him, and that his widow or orphan children will henceforth be entitled only to the annuity of class then chosen by him. (8.) Every person coming on the scheme shall pay annually, on or before the 1st July in each year, at the following rates : Class 1. Class 2. Ministers under 35 years of age, $8.00 $16.00 " between 35 and 45, 10.00 20.00 " " 45 and 50, 12.00 24.00 The applications of any ministers over fifty years of age shall be made the subject of special consideration. In all future cases there shall also be chargeable a marriage equalizing tax for every year exceeding five, that the ministers age exceeds that of his wife. * Class 1. Class 2. Undei. 45 $2.00 $4.00 Under 60, 4.00 8.00 Over 60, 6.00 12.00 The same to be paid on every subsequent marriage, except when he marries a widow already on the fund. With the understandinjf, however, that the committee has the power in special cases to iv.i.^it or reduce the amount. In all cases he shall be bound to furnish a statement of the date of his own birth and of that of his wife. (9.) Members not making payment of their annual- rates on or before the 1st July in each year, shall be subject to the following fines : Class 1. Class 2. - 10 cts. 20 cts. IP* 120 APPENDIX — POEMS. For each month thereafter until payment be made ; and those who neglect payment for four full years, shall from that period cease to be members, and shall forfeit all privileges connected with the fund, and shall have no claim to the money they have paid into it. Inti- mation shall in all cases be sent to ministers in arrears before they shall be cut oflf from the benefits of the fund. (10.) As soon as correct tables for the purpose can be prepared, members shall be entitled at any time to redeem their annual rates payable for life by the payment of a single sum at once, or to com- mute them into an increased annual payment to cease on their completing their 60th or 65th year of their age. (11.) The annuities for widows shall be as follows : Class 1. Class 2. $75 $150 That in order to enable the widow to recover an annuity, six pay- ments of annual rates shall be made, such payments so far as they have not been made, to be deducted yearly from the annuity. 12. Annuities to widows shall be payable half-yearly on the Ist January and Ist July of each year, commencing at the date of their husbands' death and ending at their own death, or subsequent marriage. 13. There shall also be payable to each orphan child of any mem- ber the following sums yearly, until such child shall reach the age of 18 :— If a widow be on the highest class she shall receive in addition for one child $20, for two $36, for three $50, and $10 for each additional child, and if she be on the other class in the same proportion. In the event of the decease of both parents, if there be one orphan, the Board shall pay for the b-^nefit of such orphan two-thirds of the amount payable to widows in each class and for the highest class, if there be two orphans $25 shall be added to the amount, if there be three $20, if there be four $17, and $12.50 for each additional orphan and the other class in proportion, to be continued in each case till they reach the age of 18. 14. The funds so far as they are not required for immediate application or expenditure, shall be invested m security upon real estate or in Savings Banks or Government or city securities, or in any of the chartered banks of the Dominion in the name of the Trustees. 15. There shall be an investigation of the funds of the Institution every fifth year, and a revision of the rate, when the amount of annuities to widows and orphans may be increased or diminished as the state of the funds will warrant, or the amount of the annual rates may be altered. But no alteration in these shall take place at other times. 16. No alteration in these rules shall be made, until considered by the committee and the projiosed alterations be submitted to a meeting of those in full standing as contributors, and adopted by a majority of those present, and afterwards submitted to Synod and Assembly and approved by them. 17. All differences or disputes that may arise in regard to sums due shall be referred to arbitrators, of whom the Trustees shall APPENDIX — FORBie. 121 V name and -elect one, the other party one and, if necessary, a third to be chosen by these two, being persons not beneficially interested directly or indirectly in the funds of the Institution. 18. In the case of any minister a widower or unmarried having made 40 payments and having reached the age of 70 years, on his agreeing to reliijquish all claim upon the fund, he shall be entitled to receive the sum of ii?300 when on highest class, and $150 when on the lowest. 19. In the event of any minister or professor ceasing to be a minister or professof of the Church by resignation, deprivation, or in any other way, it shall nevertheless be in his power to uphold and continue the right and interest of his widow and children to partici- pate in the benefits of the fund, by making regular payment of all sums payable under these regulations. 20. Every minister on the fund shall be required to furnish annually to the Secretary a notice of the changes in his family, b; birth, death,* or marriage, which shall be duly entered on the Kecord book. 21. The annuities payable to widows and orphans, being intended as alimentary provisions, form no part of the estate of the contribu- tor, and shall not be assignable or subject to arrestment or other legal proceedings at the instance of creditors, but shall be paid only to the widows, and the tutors and guardians of the children, and in case the widow shall be under any legal or natural disability, or in case the children shall have no tutors orguardians, it shall be compe- tent for the Trustees of the Widows' Fund to name two or more persons as trustees to manage and apply the annuities in such a manner as shall appear to them to be most for the benefit of such widows or children. 22. Ministers ordained elsewhere and being inducted in congre- gations of the Synod of the Maritime Provinces which did not enter the union, shall have the privilege of joining the scheme on the following terms : Those under 40 years of age, shall pay the arrears due according to the class on which they choose to enter from the time they should have entered up to four years rates, and thenceforward tHe annual rate, but they may pay the amount of arrears in instalments of $10 per annum for the higher rate and $5 for the lower with interest on the balance due. The case of those 40 years of and over to be made the subject of special arrangem.ent. REGULATIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OP THE AGED AND INFIRM ministers' fund in BOTH THE EASTERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE CHURCH. (Adopted by the General Assembly , at Winnipeg, June 15, 1887.) 1. The Fund shall be sustained by annual congregational contri- butions, ministers' rates, donations and bequests. 2. The invested capital shall not be trenched upon for the purpose of paying annuities, and bequests made to the Fund shall be added to the capital, unless otherwise ordered by the Testator. "A 122 iMPPENDIX — FORMS. 3. Settled Pastors, Ordained Missionaries, Home and Forei^, Professors in Colleges, and Church Agents, shall, in order to partici- pate in the full b'.^nefit of the Fund, i>ay into it an annual rate of one half per cent, on their professional income, after deducting house rent where no manse is provided. 4. When a minister resigns his pastoral charge without leave from the General Assembly to retire, but continues in the service of the Church as a preacher, he shall pay into the Fund an annual sum of ei^fht dollars, otherwise his annuity shall be only in proportion to the time of his service as a pastor. 5. When a minister resigns and transfers his service to another Church or gives himself to another vocation, he shall forfeit all claim to benefit from the Fund beyond tKe repayment of one-half the amount paid by him into the Fund. The Assembly may, however, grant the application of such minister to retain his claim to benefit corresponding to the number of his years of service in tl^e ministry of this Church, on the following conditions :— (1) That he shall pay aa annual rate of fifteen dollars. (2) That he shall submit to the judgment of the Assembly on any application which he shall subse- quently make for benefit on the ground of age and infirmity. 6. The rates shall be paid on or before the first of November in each year. 7. Ministers who have not complied with number three of the regulations, and may wish to do so, shall pay the prescribed rate with interest thereon, from the date of their ordination or their becoming ministers of our Church ; provided always that such rates shall not be required farther back than 1877, and any such minister who may fail to comply with the regulation previous to June 1, 1888, shall after that date be allowed to do so only by permission of the Assembly. 8. The regular procedure with a view to the retirement of a minister and placing his name on the list of beneficiaries as follows :— (a) When a minister, from a^e or infirmity, proposes \o retire from the active duties of the ministry, he makes application in writing to the Presbytery, furnishing whatever information may be necces- sary. And in case of infirmity, a satisfactory medical certificate. The Presbytery, therefore, visits his congregation and summons them to appear by Commissioners at a subsequent meeting, that they may be heard for their interests, and that the Presbytery may confer with them anent a retiring allowance to their minister, to take effect on the acceptance of his resignation, and any other matters affected by his proposed retirement. It then considers the whole matter, records its judgment, and sends up the minister's application, its own judgment thereon, and all relative documents to the Gen- eral Assembly, through the Assembly's Standing Committee on the Aged and Infirm Ministers' Fund, which shall carefully consider them and transmit them, with its own opinion in reference to the case, to the Assembly for final determination, (b) When a minister has ob- tained permission of the General Assembly to retire from the active duties of the pastorate on account of age or infirmity he shall be entitled to an annuity only on application of his Presbytery, such application to include all necessary information. «>( r A PPENDIX — FORMS. 123 9. When a minister is allowed by the General Assembly to retire after ten years' service, he shall receive an annuity of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) with five dollars additional for every year of service beyond ten up to forty years if the state of the Fund permits, 10. *A minister who has not paid the annual rate into the Fund shall receive only one-half the amount to which he would otherwise have been entitled. 11. When a minister is allowed to retire after less than ten years' service in this Church, his case shall be made the subject of special consideration by the Assembly. 12. When a minister's health is impaired, but not so much as to render him wholly unable to discharge the duties of his profession, the Committee may grant him half the allowance to which he would be entitled in case of complete disability. , 13. When a minister admitted to the benefit of the Fund, on account of infirmity recovers his health sufficiently to engage actively in remunerative employments the annuity shall be reduced or discontinued. 14. When a minister who has paid rates to the Fund, attains the age of seventy years, he may claim the privilege of retiring from the active duties of the ministry and being placed upon the Fund. 15. When a minister is mainly dependent upon his annuity from this Fund, the Committee shall nave power, say, after careful in- quiry, to grant such an additional allowance, as the condition of the Fund will permit, in no case to exceed seventy-five dollars a year. 16. When a minister is removed by orderly translation, from one Section of the Church to another, he shall from the date of his translation, pay his rate into the Fund of the Section to which he is translated, and he shall have a claim to an interest in it, on his retirement by leave _ of the Assembly, to the full extent of the period of his service in both Sections. 17. Annuities shall be paid in either quarterly or half-yearly instalments. FOEMS OF MODEL DEEDS FOR CHURCH PROPERTY FOR THE PROVINCR OF QUEBEC. On this day of one thousand eight hundred and eighty before the undersigned Notary Public for the Province of Quebec, residing at the came and appeared of the first part ; and as " The Trustees of the Pres- byterian Cnurch at ," of the second part, which said parties declared unto me, said Notary, as follows : Whereas there exists at in the County of in said Province of Quebec, a Con- S'egation of Presbyterians, in connection with the Presbyterian hurch in Canada ; and whereas the said Congregation desires to take a conveyance of the land hereinafter mentioned, and for that purpose (as appears by the minute of appointment hereto annexed, *The application of this rule to the Eastern Section is left to the decision of the Maritime Synod. ^•m 124 APPENDIX — FORMS. I'l- and signed by the partieH and the under8ij?ned Notary for identifica- tion) have — pursuant to the Act of this Province, intituled " An Act respecting the Union of certain Presbyterian Churches therein named," being chapter 62 of the 38th year of Her Majesty Victoria — appointed the parties of the second part Trustees, to take such con- veyance under the provisions of said Act, and to hold and possess the same to themselves and their successors, by the name of "The Trus- tees of the ^ Presbyterian Church at ," under the pro- visions of said Act. Now, these presents and I, the said Notary, witness that the said party, of the first part, acknowledged and con- fessed to have sold and conveyed ; and by these presents, doth sell and convey, with promise of warranty against all evictions and en- cumbrances, unto the said parties of the second part present and ac- cepting thereof for themselves and their successors, in their capacity aforesaid, forever, the following property, to wit : The par- ties of the second part declared to nave a perfect knowledge of the. said property, having seen and viewed the same previous hereto, and being satisfied therewith. The property sold was acquired by the party of the first part, as follows : The said property is held under the tenure of The party of the first part declared and covenanted that the said property is free and clear of all encum- brances whatsoever. To have, hold, use, and enjoy the said, sold premises unto the parties of the second part and their successors, in their capacity aforesaid, as their own proper freehold forever by vir- tue of these presents, and to enter upon and take possession of the property forthwith. The present sale and conveyance is thus made for and in consideration of the price or sum of . And it is hereby declared that the said parties of the second part and their successors shall hold the said lands for the sole use and benefit of the said Congregation, as well for the site of a Church, Chapel, Meeting House, School, Manse, Glebe, or Burial Ground (as the Congrega- tion may direct), as for the support and maintenance of Public Worship and the propagation of Christian knowledge, according to the doctrines, discipline and modes of worship of the said Presbyterian Church in Canada. And upon further trust, that the said parties of the second part and their successors shall and will, well and truly obey, perform and fulfil, and perm.it and suffer to be obeyed, performed and fulfilled, with respect to the said lands, and to any Church, or other building or buildings now erected, or to be erected upon said lands, or to any Burial Ground (if the said lands, or any part thereof, shall be used as a Burial Ground), the lawful orders and directions of, respectively, the said Congregation, the Deacons' Court, if any, the Kirk Session of the said Congregation, the Presbytery and the Synod, within whose bounds, and under whose inspection and ecclesiastical jurisdiction, the said Congregation shall from time to tiine be, and the General Assembly, or other Supreme Court of the said Presbyterian Church in Canacia, whether under its present name, or any other name it may from time to time hereafter assume ; provided that, and so far only as such orders and directions are, and shall be, within the scope of the authority of such ^lersons and bodies respectively, according to the laws, customs and usages of the said Church. And with respect to the election and appointment of successors to the said parties of the second part, such successors shall be appointed in the manner specified in the fifth section of the said Act, 62nd of the 38th year of Her Maje, Victoria. And with respect to the powers of said APPENDIX — FORMS. 125 Trustees, it is hereby declared that they shall be the powers conferred on such Trustees by the aforesaid Act. And for security of the said balance of consideration, price and interest, the parties of the second part did specially hypothecate the property hereby sold in favor of the party of the first part. Note. — This clause to he omitted when no balance remains td be paid. Note.— -4n?/ special clauses which the parties may agree upon may be inserted here. If there be a balance due the vendor, he may probably require the usual insurance covenant clause. And at the passing of these presents, appeared and intervened* Dame wife of the party of the first part, and by him duly authorized, who ratified and confirmed the present sale, and volun- tarily renounced to all right of dower, whether customary or con- ventional, and all other matrimonial rights which she or her children, bom or td be born, may or might have upon said property hereby sold. Note. — This clause may be omitted when there is clearly no dower, hut it is advisable to insert it to save trouble and enquiry afterwards to sp^w that there was no dower. Done and passed at in the office of the said Notary, under the number thousand hundred and and signed by the said parties, with, and in the presence of the said Notary, subscribing after these presents had been to them duly read. I : FORM OF DEED FOR NOVA'^COTIA. This Indenture made day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and between {name of grantor) of in the County of (occupation) and wife of the said of the first part, and of in the County of Trustees, as hereinafter mentioned, of the second part. Whereas by the laws of this Province any Religious Society or Con- gfregation of Christians in Nova Scotia, having occasion to take a conveyance of land for any purpose in connection with such Society or Congregation are entitled and empowered so to do ; and whereas the Presbyterian Congregation of _ in connection with the Pres- byterian Church in Canada have occasion to take a conveyance of the lands and premises hereinafter described ; and whereas, in pursuance of Section Seventeen of Chapter Fifty of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia (third series), the said parties of the second part have been ap- poiiited by the said Presbyterian Congregation of Trustees for the purposes hereinafter mentioned. Now, this Indenture Wit- nesseth. That the said party of the first part, in consideration of the sum of of lawful money of Canada, to him well and truly paid by the said parties of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath given, gi-anted, bargained, sold and conveyed, and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said parties of the second part, and their successors in office, all and singular that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being inhere insert description of property) to have and to hold the said parcel or tract of land, with the appurten- ances and privileges thereto belonging, to them the said parties :2!*" h mI% '•*■ -J ■^WP" rn^m* 126 APPENDIX — FORMS. I of the second part, and their successors in the trust, as hei'-Jnaf ter appointed forever. Upon trust, nevertheless, that is to say : upon trust for the site of a Presbyterian Church {Manse and Burying Ground if necessary), and to permit the Presbyterian Congregation aforesaid or any person or persons in its behalf, who may be about to erect such for the said Congregation free access to the said land, for the purpose of erecting the san>e, and after the same is erected, for the proper and needful reparation of the same from time to time, and upon further trust, at all times hereafter to permit the minister of the said Congregation, or any duljr accredited minister, with the sanction of the Kirk Session of the said Congregation, to preach and perform religious services in the Church erected^ or to be erected, upon the same. And itJ4B hereby declared, that in the event of the death, removal, resignation, withdrawal, or dismissal from member- ship with the said Presbyterian Congrega"! ion at aforesaid, of any of the said parties of the second part, o.' their successors, Trustees in this trust, then in any of such cases the said Congregation at a meeting duly called in pursuancd'of Section Seventeen of tne Chapter hereinbefore mentioned, shajl^nd may appoint a person or persons in the room and place of such of the said parties of the second part, and their successors as may die, remove, resign, withdraw or be dismi;dse^ as aforesaid, such Trustees so named and appointed by the said Con- gregation, being members in full communion with the said Church, and resident within the bounds of the said Congregation, and such persons so appointed, and their successors, shall have the same powers, rights and duties, and be subject to the same trusts as the said parties of the second part, and such appointments shall be regu- larly recorded in the Minute Book of the said Congn:'egation, and such record duly signed by thfl'Chairman and Secretary of the meeting at which such appointments are made, shall be taken and admitted as evidence of such persons being authorized Trustees in Law and Equity, and such duly appointed Trustees, together with the Minister of the said Congregation shall form a Board for the transaction of the affairs of the said (Church, Manse, or Burying Ground, as the case may be), at the meetings of which Board three members shall form a quorum, and be competent to transact the business of the said trust, subject to revision by any meeting of the said Congregation, duly called as aforesaid, whose instructions the said parties of the second part, and their successors in this trust, shall be bound to carry into, pffcet. {Insert the iisual covenants if deemed necessary.) In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto set their hands an i seals the day and year first above written. Signed, sealed and delivered, \ • '"^• in presence of J ' ' FORM OF DEED FOB ONTARIO. This Indenture, made the day of one thousand eight hundred and in pursuance of the Act respecting^ short forms of Conveyances, between (G'mntor) of the first i>a,rt,' {Trustees) of the second part, and wife of the said party of the first part, of the third part. Whereas the {Congregation) are a con^egation of the religrious body known as the Presbyterian Church in Canada ; and whereas the said congregation desire to take a conveyance of the \ APPENDIX — FORMS. 127 lands hereinafter mentioned, under the provisions of the Act respect- ing the pr' perty of Religious Institutions in the Province of Ontario, and subject to the provisions of the Act passed in the thirty- eighth year of Her Majesty's reign, intituled " An Act respecting the union of jsertain Presbyterian Churches therein named ; and where- as the said congregation have appointed Trustees, to whom and their successors, to be appointed in the manner hereinafter specified, the said lands may be conveyed, and who may take, hold and possess the same by the said name of under tne provisions of the said Acts. Now this Indenture witnesseth, that in considera- tion of now paid by the said parties of the second part to the said party of the first part, the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge, he the said party of the first part doth grant unto the said party of the second part, their successors and assigns for ever, all and singular To have and to hold the said lands to the said parties of the second part, their successors and assigns, to the use of the said parties of the second part, their successors and assigns, upon the trusts hereinafter expressed^nd declared. And the said party of the first part covenants with the said parties of the -econd part, that he has the right to convey the said lands to the said par- ties of the second part, notwithstanding any act of the said party of the first part : and that the said parties of the second part shall have quiet possession of the said lands, free from all incumbrances : Arid tnat the said party of the first part will produce the title deeds enumerated hereunder, and allow copies to be made of them at the expense of the said parties of the second part : and that he, the said party of the first part, has done no act to encumber the said lands : and that he will execute such further assurances of the said lands as may be requisite. And the said party of the third part hereby bars her dower in the said lands. And it is hereby declared that the said parties of the second part, and their successors, shall hold the said lands for the sole use and benefit of the said congregation, for the site of a church or meeting house, burial ground and residence for the minister (as the said congregation may from time to time direct), and for the support and maintenance of public worship, and the propagation of Christian knowledge, according to the doctrines, discipline, and modes of worship of the said Presbyterian Church in Canada, and subject to the provisions of the said Acts. And upon further trust that the said parties of the second part, and their suc- cessors, shall and will well and truly, obey, perform, and fulfil, and permit and suffer to be obeyed, performed and fulfilled, with respect to the said lands ; and to any Church or other building or buildings now erected, or to be erected upon the said lands ; or to any burial gpround, if the said lands or any part thereof shall be used as a burial ground, the lawful orders and directions respectively of the said con- gregation, the Deacon's Court, if any, the Kirk Session of the said congregation, the Presbytery and Synod respectively, vnthin whose bounds and under whose inspection and ecclesiastical jurisdiction the said congregation shall from time to time be, and the General Assembly or other Supreme Court of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. And with respect to the election and appointment of new Trustees, it is declared that a general meeting of the said congrega- tion shall be held on the in the year one thousand eight hundred and and on the in every fifth year thereafter, called by a written notice, read to the congregation at the close of t I \ 128 APPENDIX — FORMS. public worship, on each of the two next preceding Sabbaths, by the officiating miniflter or other person appointed to read the same ; but if, from any cause, the meeting shall not be held on that day, then it shall be called in like manner for some other day, at the request of the Trustees or of seven members of the congregation in full com- munion ; and any such meeting may be adjourned as occasion shall require ; and at such regular or adjourned meeting the said congre- gation shall elect and appoint Trtistees hy the votes of the majority of the members of the congregation in full communion then present ; such Trustees to be members of the Presbyterian Church m Canada in full communion. And it is hereby further declared that the said Trustees shall respectively hold office until the appoint- ment of their successors, except in case of death, resignation, or ceasing to be a member of the Presbyterian Church in Canada in full communion ; and that in case any Trustee shall, during his term of office, die, resign, or cease to be a member of tlie Presbyterian Church in Canada in full communion, the remaining Trustees shall have all the powers of the full board ; and shall, for all purposes of these presents, be the Trustees of the said Congregation ; unless the Congregation shall think fit to appoint a new Trustee or new Trus- tees in the place of any Trustee or Trustees so dying, resigning, or ceasing to be a member of the Presbyterian Church in Canada in full communion ; but the said Congregation may, at any special meeting called by written notice, read to the Congregation by tiie officiating Minister or other person appointed to read the pane, at the close of Public Worship on each of the two next preceding Sab- baths, which notice shall be given at the request of the remaining Trustees or of any seven members of the Congregation in full com- munion, appoint by the votes of a majority of the members of the Congiegation in full communion then present, a new Trustee or new Trustees, to fill for the residue of such term of office, any vacancy or vacancies caused as aforesaid. And it is hereby further declared that a minute of every such election or appointment whether made at a regular meeting, or at any adjourned or special meeting, shall be entered in a book to be kept for the purpose, and shall be signed by the person who presides at the meeting ; and such minute, so signed, shall, for all purposes connected with these presents, be suffi- cient evidence of the fact that the persons therein named, were elected and appointed at such meeting ; but the omission or neglect to make or sign such minute, shall not invalidate the election or ap- pointment. And it is hereby further declared that in case at any time the said Trusteeship shall for any reason become wholly vacant, so that there shall be no remaining Trustee, the Moderator and Clerk of the Presbytery, within whose bounds and under whose jurisdiction the said Congregation shall be, shall thereupon forth- with become and be Trustees under these presents until others are duly appointed, and at any time thereafter the Presbytery may cause notice to be given from the pulpit at each diet of worship on two consecutive Sabbaths, requiring the said Congregation to pro- ceed to the appointment of new Trustees ; and if the said Congrega- tion shall not in the meantime have appointed new Trustees in the manner hereinbefore provided, it shall be lawful for the said Presby- tery, after four weeks from the last giving of such notice, to appoint new Trustees to act for the residue of the then current term of office ; every such appointment to be made by resolution duly entered "%\ .i-.>i*j.i. jobjitti^ ■.^■^ *i-^ ■•fWl^-^^'WKyj APPENPIX — POKMS. 129 i. r in the minutes of the Presbjtery, and communicated to the Congre- gation by notice from the pulpit ; and the Trustees so appointed shall from the time of communication of their appointment tt> the Congregation, Imj the Trustees for the residue of such term of fi^^ce for the purpose of these presents. Provided also, and it is hereby declared, that if at any time there shall cease to be an organized Congregation entitled to the use, benefit and enjoyment of the said lands, then and as often as that shall occur, it shall be lawful for the Presbytery within the bounds of which the said land is situated, to fill any vacancy in the said Board of Trustees, and the said lands shall thenceforth be held subject to such ti-usts and for such imr- poses for the benefit of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, as the General Assembly or other Supreme Court of the Church may declare, limit or appoint. In witness whereof, the said parties of the first and third parts have hereto set their h^nds and seals, and the said parties of the second part have here^ set their common seal. Signed, sealed i^nd 'delivered, 1 in the presence of J FORM OP DEED FOB MANITOBA. For this Province, the same form may be used as that given for Ontario, with the following alterations :— Instead of " Short forma of Conveyances," say "Short forms of Indenture," and instead of ** respecting the property of Religious Institutions in the Province of Ontario," say " passed in the 36th year of Her Majesty's reign, chapter 16, and intituled * An Act to provide for the holding of land on behalf of Congregations of Churches, by Trustees.' " FORM OF DEED OF CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO TRUSTEES OF CONG BEG A- TION FOB THE USE AND BENEFIT OF CONGBEGATION. NEW BRUNSWICK. Congregation incorporated under provisions of Act of General As- sembly of New Brunswick, 22 Victoria, Cap. 6 ; see also, Act 38 Victoria, Cap. 99, making valid-and effectual, the x)rovi8ions of first named Act. This Indenture, made the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and between (name ^ party or parties conveying) of in the County of and Province of New Brunswick in the Dominion of Canada {description of party conveying) (if party has wife add and wife of the said who becomes a party hereto in token of her relinquishment of dower and right of dower in the lands and premises hereby conveyed, and of all her interest and title to the same in laiv or equity) of the first part; and (Names of Trustees of Church) being at the present time the Trustees chosen and appointed of (here fill in name of church of which they are trustees) being a body politic and corporate by the name of (here fill in particularly the corporate name of church) and as such corporate body, of the second part. Whereas the Congregation of the Presbyterian Church (here fill in the place naming town or city, county, and Province of New Brunswick) are a *ie^ 4tf^^^"^ ^/--S"— T- 130 APPENDIX — FORMS. If I Congregation in connection with " Tlie Presbyterian Clmrch in Canada" and the above named i)er8onH of the second imrt, arc TruHtees of waid Congregation duly chosen and a|)pointed under the proviHiouH of the Act of the General Assembly of the naid I'rovinct- of New BruuHwick entitled "An Act for incor[)orating the Synod of the Church known as the Presbyterhvn Church of New l^riniHwick and the several congregations in connection therewith," pasncd in the twenty-second year of Her present Majesty Victoria, and which said Act and the several clauses and provisions of same are made a|)pli- cable to the several congregations of said Churches in New Bruns- wick in connection or communion with the said " Presbyterian Church in Canada," by virtue of the Act of the General AssemVjly of the Province of New Brunswick yiforesaid, passed in the thirty- eighth year of Her present Majesty Victoria, entitled "An Act resnecting the union of certain Presbyterian churches therein named,' ana whereas the said Trustees and their succesHors to be chosen and appointed as by first mentioned Act is directed and mentioned, are by said tirst Act constituted a body politic and corporate in deed and name, and shall have succession for ever by such . name ds shall be specially given and named by such resijective Cofigregation as the corjxtrate name of such Congregation, tlie name of the said Congre- gation of which the said parties of the second jiart are Trustees as aforesaid, being specially named as (here, fill in particularly the eor- ix>rate name of church) ; and the Trustees of such have power and capacity to purchase, receive, take, hold and enjoy for the sole use and benefit of the respective Congregation worship{)ing in the Chuirch in the v)lace aforesaid, and by whom the choice and appointment of such Trustees may have been made ; and whereas the said Congregfa- tion of tlie said {here fill in corporate name) are desirous of purchasing and taking a conveyance of the lands and premises hereinafter mentioned and described, for the use and benefit of the Congregation of said respective Church aforesaid, in accordance with the provisions of the said first recited Act. Now this Indenture witnesseth, that that the said party [or parties) of the first part for and in considera- tion of the sum of lawful money of Canada, to him (or them) well and truly paid by the said the parties of the second part in their Coriiorate capacity as Trustees aforesaid, the receipt Avhereof is hereby acknowledged, hath (or have) given, granted, bargained, sold and conveyed, and by these presents doth (or do) give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said the Trustees of (here fi,U in the name of church) and their successors, the following lands and premises situpte, lying and being in the (fill in place. County and Province) and describei as follows, namely : (here fill in description of lands). To have and to hold the same, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto the said the Trustees of (here fill in corporate name of church) and their succossorb in office for ever, chosen and appointed as by said before recitod Act of Assembly is directed and mentioned ; for the use of the said respective Congrega- tion aforesaid, according to and under the provisions of the said Act of the General Assembly, so passed in the twenty-second year of the reign of Her present Majesty. (// thought necessary, the usual covenants of warranty may be inserted as follows ): And the said party of the first part doth for himself, his heirs, Sr <& ■I* ^&^*S ■ V ! ^ .Jtf \ ^Y* ■*■■ f •irtm '?■ appIndix— — FOHM8. 131 exMUtniH mill ftdiuinistirttorH, covenant to and uitlj the said, the TniKtfM's of (co>y«'?vi(c na7»«) Wi^tlicir wucct'HHtTH in ofHce, tliat lie is •ei^ed of tli«' Haul InndH and pAMH'" hi-ifby convfyrd, or intrndfd MO to \w, us a K'x'd «'Mtat« of inhai|l||ic(>, fit-e from all incumbrance, aufl tliat \w lian good right and titievn sell the Manic m manner aforu- '•* iaid, and that he, his lieirs, executorH and administratorH, will for (iver warrant and defend the same unto the said the Trustees (»f {eovjioratc luniir) and their succeaHors for ever. ( // (jnmtors hcimj more than one pernon, covenants as follows) : And the Haid A. B., 0. D., etc., do for themselvcH, their rcBpective heirs, oxecutorfi, and adrainistratorH, covenant to and with the Maid the Trustei h of (corpofittf naiuf) and their HUCceMMors in ufhce, that they and each of them are jointly seized and pOMsesMed of the Maid landfl and i)rpmiHe8 in said indenture or deed named and conveyed or intended ho tt; Ikj, as a good estate of inheritance, in fee simiile, free from all incumbrance, and that they and each of them, their and ■ each of their heirs, executorw and adniiniMtrators will for ever warrant and defend the MVUx') "nto the Maid the Trustees of {corporate name) and their successors for ever. In witness whereof the said party {or parties) of the first part hath (or hair) liereto set his (cr their) hand and seal the day and year first above written. Signed, sealed and delivered, ) L. S. in presence of It is not necessary that the party of second part should execute the deed, but if desirable to do so, it should be executed by the Chairman of Trustees signing his name as Chairman of Trustees, and affixing the seal of the Corporation. E. (jr. A. B., Chairman of Trustees of [Corporate Seal.] [Corporate Name] by order of Trustees. — '''i \ ^L ,'t/f^ M» £i*K ) FORM OF ACKNOWtri^:L,MENT Which may be taken before any Justice of the Peace of County where lands are situate, or before any Judge of Supreme or County Courts, or Notary Public, or Registrar of deeds in County, or before a member of Executive or Legislative Council of Province. Province of New Brunswick, County of to wit : . - Be it remembered that on the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and before me, the subscriber {description of person taking the acknowledgment) personally came and appeared the grantor {or grantors) and acknowledged that he {or they severally) executed and delivered the foregoing deed freely and voluntarily for the uses and purposes therein set forth. {If wife has to acknoivledge, add) Also afterwards on same day and place, personally appeared before me, wife of and being examined separate and apart from her husband, acknowledged that she executed said deed freely and ] voluntarily, without fear thereat, or compulsion from her husband, or dread of his displeasure. \ W' ,f^f 132 APPENDIX RMS. I bequeath to the T^uatees of|j|BK'(>>llMe, Kingston, tfrfB^^^^ of $ ; and I dii^ct^hattiHHiiW^ Hthe Treasurer for the timi being of the said College, q|lfi^€e a mfficient discharge to my exfini*^'- tors for the said legacy. the direct I bequeath to the Corpoir^idon of Knox College, Toronto, (M* Presbyterian College ot Mohtreal, the sum of | , and I di that the receipt of the Treasurer for the time being'.'^i th^ IMdi College, shall be a sufficient discharge to my esiecutors for the^SWr' legacy, I devise to the Corporation of Knox College, Toronto, on? tne Presbyterian College of Montreal, or* the Xtpoatees of Queen's CoVege, Kingston, all and smgular (d!^3on&£ tonc^;^ ibequeath to the Home M.issioBiirSlWid, or the Foi;ii^mMisgion Fundi or French EvMigelizatiou Ft^idi, ^';^ed a^nd InCTJrafai liaters' Fund, Or Mim8tera','mdow8' and Orpfaaia*' Fund, ■ iv. FORSre.OP REQUEST FOB MABITIMB PROVINCE^. I devise And bsqueaili to th6 Boavd of the Presbyterian College, fialilax, thq sum of (t/^ncT, deaerihe i^i if m£ the Mission Board, or the Home Mission Boai^i,' or 6f the Fmjbd tor SapplemeBiting the Stipends of Mini«<«rs, or of the Aged and Infixm Minwters^ Fund of the Preabyteriaw Ghtiret in Gsi»i^ of to assist the Congregation of in eT«ctmgr a place of worsh^*^^ •. ■ ,, : ' IBequeath to the Trtoiteea of th^'#re»byt«rian MinisteifSiV Widowi*' aca Orphiftns' Fund,>^e Bpm o^^ jftoUatt., m 'h -\ y^ S«!^Af he time 7 exsdm'<- , &•* the I direct ,* hellRP »'• e* Coltege, MiE»ion pwters' ceipt of ill l|d a College, I ame the mB(V do -