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Las diagirammas suivants illuatrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 32X 1 2 3 4 5 6 ABSTRACT OP THE MINUTES or THS fiBSf, second; and third sessions i)F THS ^MISSIONAEI SYNOD OF CANADA) ■%>f-^^'- J.V Qt i^IT]etl5^5©CIATE SYNOD IN SCOTLAND. \:^, ,-■?•'**'' i-«»f, TORONTO: . PRINTED AT THE BA]|iER OFFICE, TONGE STREET. .^ 46, >-A, '^l. o> < «, *%ff"' 4 I LIST or FRESBYTERY OF LONDON. REV, WILLIAM PROUDFOOT, Presbytery Clerk, " GEORGE MURRAY, «« JAMES SKINNER, Treasurer^ " ALEXANDER McKENZIE, " DAVID INGLIS, PRESBYTERY OF FLAMBORO'. REV. THOMAS CHRISTIE, Treasurer, JAMES ROY, Pmsbytery Clerk, ALEXANDER RITCHIE, JOHN FORTEOUS, WILLIAM BARRIE, CHARLES FLETCHER, PRESBYTERY OF TORONTO. REV. R. H. THORNTON. JOHN CASSIE, WILLIAM ERASER, GEORGE LAWRENCE, JOHN JENNINGS, Presbytery Clerk, JOHN MORRISON, SAMUEL PORTER, JAMES DICK, WALTER SCOTT, f 1'0«»«'<«»- James Skinner. The congregations under the mspection of said Presbytery are London, Blenheim, Paris, English Setdement, and Proof Line, together with the following vacancies :— Chatham, East Tillbury, Union Road and Talbot St. in Southwold, Goderich, Stanley, and Tucker pmith. Missionary Synod constituted. r Its first mcctiog. RUohie, David Co„.Cj„hnP™rteV»°rife The congregations under ihpi. ;!'■"'' William Barrie. St. Geoi|e, Beverlv VV>« li '"/P"'^''"'' "" Plamboro', Cathorinis togethJ; ^ h t^e vi;"'' .*^"''"^""=' °»'' »• ™T^S;^''a,e'Rtr^,",:„''»R-»^-- o, To-r°-- ™"i»««g of Fraser, George Lawrence Wiiw'l''t" ^f^"' «'»««»' John Morristn, SamueT'p^,„" i,'"'' •'''^" •'''»»'»?». congregations under their inl-^.? •'™"'' ^•''^- Tie Hopc.GwiUiam^hn^ T '""Paction are Whitby Port Hil[,Toron,„7ad7d;NTtlfT"«''^J^^^^ &... expi^^letvno^d"?* '" -"'» *» »- McKe„ow his letter of the 16th/anua,? "^ ™ ^'^'<'"' ^'""ed in Distribution of ^'olved.—That tha t>-„ u _^ ^, Preacher. Jo distribut; thltU^fe^^^^^ . from Scotland, before next meetfnrJf^^^^^^^^^ "^'^ ^"^ that the Report on Education h^fk «^^T "^^*J and that the Synod proceedtt To ,„ ^ '"^^"^«« ^ -»<^ Concluded with prayer. GEORGE MURRAY, Moderator. WM. PROUDFOOT, Siftiod Clerk. Minutes of the Missionwy Synod of Canada. SECOND SESSION OF THE MISSIONARY SYNOD. , 11, I, III —-- ■ — Hamilton, 22nd May, 1844. After sermon from Matt. v. 14, The Missionary Synod i. Sederunt, was constituted by the Rev. George Murray, Moderator. SEDERUNT ; Of the Preshttery op London, — William Proudfoot p,.eBi,ytery of and James Skinner, Ministers, andJohn Tenant, from London. Blenheim, Ruling Elder. Op the Presbytery op Flamboro', — Thomas Christie, Preabytery of James Roy, Alexander Ritchie, John Porteous, and Wm. Flamboro*. Barrie, Ministers; and Jas. Baxter, from Flamboro'; Robert Christie, from St. George ; JohnReid, from Dumfries; John Lowrie, from Saint Catharines ; Thomas Armstrong, from Eramosa ; AlexanderWatt, from Nichol ; and Wm. Lawson, from Hamilton ; Ruling Elders. Of the Presbytery of Toronto, — R. H. Thornton, Presbytery of John Cassie, George Lawrence, John Jennings, Samuel Toronto. Porier, James Dick, and David Coutts, Ministers ; Thos. Quay, from Port Hope ; Herbert Renwick, from Clarke, ' and Thomas Best, from Emily ; Ruling Elders, The Presbytery of Flamboro' reported that they had Reverend C. inducted the Rev. Charles Fletcher into the pastoral charge Fletcher, of the congregation of Chippewa. — The Presbytery of Toronto reported that they had ordained Mr. James and Mr. M'Fadyan over the congregation in Rochester. Their McFadyan, names were therefore added to the Roll of Synod. They ^^^^^ ^ ^j^^ were present. The Presbytery of Toronto further reported n^n. that they had inducted the Rev. David Coutts into the pastoral charge of the congregations of Chinguacousy and Albion, and also, that the Rev. Wm. Jenkins had departed Rev. William this life since last meeting of Synod. His name was Jenkins died, therefore taken from the Roll. Read and approved of the Minutes of last meeting of Synod. The Clerk laid on the table a communication from the Rev. Andrew Kennedy, Moderator of the Missionary Missionary^ Presbytery of Lower Canada, containing an extract from Presbytery, the minutes of said Presbytery, and a request that said Canada Eaat,, Presbytery be admitted one of the constituent Presbyteries JSSisBion': of this Synod. y Minutes^onhe Miesionary Synod of Cnnadd. La Chutjc, 13th Februaryy I844! F„-f^l*!?r*'"?u^^ !^° Missionary Presbytery of Canada hast, held here this day-inter alia— It was agreed Tlmt the Moderator shall apply, through the Rel Wil iam Proudfoot, of London, C VV, for°he admission ofZ Presbvtery into the lately formed Missionary Synod 5 Canada m connexion witii the United Secession Syn^ Z Scotland,-^aid application to bo presented to the meeting of Synod appointeJ to take place at Hamilton in May 3 The Moderator is hereby authorised to act accordingly!" (Signed) « ANDREW KENNEDY, Moderator." Said communicati. n contains also a request, that the Missionary Presbytery of Canada East may be admit ed of kl5' <^on/tituent Presbyteries of the Missionary Synod of Canada. Also, an extract of a letter from the Rev Dr. M|Kerrow, Secretary to the Committee of Foreign Missions, addressed to the Missionary Presbytery of C T of the following tenor. « You may make application to the New Canadfan Synod to be recognl-: .\ as one of Us constituent Presbyteries." Also, an extract from th« minutes of the United Secession Synod, of the fXw ng tenor, " Tnat information of this, (i.e. the erection o7 hi frZT"^ ^^r^ f ^""^^^V> ^^ S^^«» *« the Missiona^ Presbytery of Canada East, that, if they please, thevmav {he Uol/' f '.rt? '^ '^' ^^^^^ - aforesaid." So^ the Roll of the Missionary Presbytery of Canada East wluch IS as follows :-« Andrew Kennedy, La Chute, anJ Alexander Lowden, New Glasgow, Ministers! jJhn Snltt."'"^^' ^"' '^^ ^"^^^^' ^- Glasgow^ u^Mn^ Ai^"" ^"" consideration of all the foregoing, the Synod I. adidilted. did unanimously agree to receive tbo MissTona?; Presbyte?v SvnnH ^fJ'.^i?^" Fourth Presbytery of the MissioWy Jynod, and that the names of said members of Presbyterv be added to the Roll of Synod. 01 x-resoyiery T^ '^il^.S^®'^^ ^^^ ^ ^®"®'" addressed to him by the Rev Dr. M'Kerrow, of the date of 27th February.^ wi^'*'' ra™^^' ^'^ ""^^^ '" *^'^ ^^''''^ ** ^^^ o'clock.—! -; .sed IL SEDERUNT. EoDEM DIE ET LOCO, Five o'clocky P. M. Key. G. Murray, Moderator. r Cnnadn. ry, 1844. y of Canada ?reed, That v. William lion of this ' Synod of )n Synod iu he meeting t May next. )rdingly." loderator." t, that the e admitted nary Synod e Rev. Dr. •f Foreign yof C. E., )lication to one of its from the following tioti of the Missionary they may I." Also, ada East, iJhute, and rs; John Glasgow, he Synod 'resbytery lissionary resbytery the Rev. — ('■ »sed Minutes of tho Missionary Synod of Canada. ,P.M. d by the Sederunt ; ut supra, together with Messrs. Andrew M'Knight, from Beverly, and William Matbi ion, from Whitby ; Ruling Elders. Mr. Murray having expressed a wish to vacate the chair, Mr. Thornton was chosen to succeed him. Took up the Report on Education. Read said Report in Report on full, and also an abstract of it. After mature deliberation, ^;?;\7^4 it was moved, seconded, and unanimously agreed, that ^opted. said report be received and adopted, with a view to its being acted on. Appointed Messrs. W Proudfoot, G. Murray, J. Roy, Wm. Barrie, J. Jennings, R. H. Thornton, J. Dick, R. Christie, and Thomas Best, a Committee to draft a Report, as to the ways and means by which said scheme may be carried into effect. Said Committee to meet to-morrow morning at seven o'clock, in Mitchell's Tavern,— with powers of adjournment, — and to report at next Sederunt. Adjourned, to meet in this place to-morrow morning ^t half an hour after nine o'clock.— Closed with prayer. III. SEDERUNT. EoDEM LOCO, May 23rdy 9 J o^clock. The Missionary Synod met, and was constituted by the Rev. R. H. Thornton, Moderator. Sederunt as formerly, with the addition of Jaines Robertson, Elder, from Toronto ; and with the exception of the Rev. W. M'Fadyan, and Mr. James Baxter. Read the minutes of last Sederunt. The Presbytery of Flamboro' reported, that the congre- gations of Nichol and Eramosa having protested and Protest and appealed against the translation of the Rev. W. Barrie to .^SPJ^XiJi Hamilton, they had not inducted the said W. Bame to the ^^ j^^ j^^j, pastoral charge of the congregation of Hamilton, and had to Hamilton. referred the whole matler to the Synod ; and further, that they had summoned all the parties to compear. Compeared Alexander Watt, from Nichol, Thomas Armstrong, from Eramosa, and Patrick Thornton and James Paterson, from Hamilton, Commissioners. Read said protests and appeals, and having heard the Commis- sioners at full length, the Synod agreed to set aside the dccisioa eomplaineci of. The case being thus opened up B charge. roll having been cal'ed a.S l ? ^ ^'^ *« Hamihon T^ herebv iT^ oi twoy Continue • I.uj !?' ^* ^^s earned Adjourned, to mepf ;» *k- . «■■«. prayer.' ""'"'"?'«<=■" 3J „.„,„,k.^,^j iV. SEDERUNT. «- CW Fieif StlTS »^ r •="'''«'•"»■' "y the ierurt* .,♦ i V-*- M'. -Jerunt, ut supra, with f bo ...ght. ^ > ^^th the exception of Mr. Andrew Ke^*e„„'„„ee.off„™„SeynoddidaDd ■esent charge. JVichol and 5*8- Suitable lerator to all ock.-^]osed Minutes of tho Missionary Synod of Canada. n O'clock. uted bj the tr. Andrew 'iti on thQ "That in order to procure the necessary funds, an Address, embracing the merits of the subject, be prepared and circulated among the Congregations by their respective Ministers : Also, that a Deputation from the several Pres- byteries visit the Congregations within their bounds, to awaken them to the importance of the object, and to secure their assistance. " Ai^reed also, that a suitable Address be r>repared, and sent to the Committee on Foreign Missions, soliciting their assistance. (Signed.) R. H. THORNTON, Clerk of Committee." Synod having considered the ^.eport, resolved to adopt it : and appointed the Presbyterj' >f London a Committee Report adopted to draw up the addresses to the Congregations, and to the Committee on Foreign Missions : Also, that each Presby- tery appoint a Deputation to visit the Congregations within its own bounds for the purposes specified in the Report. Adjourned to meet to-morrow morning at eight o'clock. Closed with prayer. i A.M. » and Mr. lited the 'hornt on. to demit support antime, for the 5 Pro- andat r, per >t, and ee of V. SEDERUNT. Hamilton, 2Ath May-, Eight o^clock. The Missionary Synod met, mBi was constituted by the Rev. Chas. Fletcher, Moderator, p.t. Sederunt ; ut supra, with the exception of J. Lowrie, Thomas Armstrong, A. Watt, T. Quay, H. Renwick, and T. Best. Read the minutes of last Sederunt. Mr. Thornton now took the chair as Moderator. Proceeded to the election of a Professor for the Theological Institute, when the Rev. W." Proudfoot was unanimously chosen. Appointed next meeting of Synod to be held in Hamilton on the 11th day of June, next year. Delayed all other causes. — Closed with prayer. R. H. THORNTON, Moderator. WM. PROUDFOOT, Synod Clerk 12 Minutes of the Missionary Synod of Canada. THIRD SESSION OF THE MISSIONARY SYNOD. {A pro re nata Session.) Extract from Doctor M'Kerrow'8 Letter. Hamilton, October 2, 1844. The Missionary Synod, called to meet specially, was constituted by the Rev. R. H. Thornton, iWocferafor. Sederunt; — ^Revds.Wm. Proudfoot,James Skinner,Thos. Christie, James Ray, Alexander Ritchie, John Porteous, Wm. Barrie, Charles Fletcher, John Jennings, and James Dick, — ^together with James Baxter, from Flamboro' ; Robert Christie, from St. George ; and Wm. Lawson, from Hamilton — RuHng Elders. Moderator The Moderator read part of a letter from the Rev. Dr. assigns reasons McKerrow, as containing his reason for calling this special Seetin'!* ***" meeting of Synod ; of which part, the following is a copy : " Bridge of Teith, Manse, June 11, 1844. "The United Associate Synod at their last meeting, have sanctioned the proposal of the Committee on Foreign Missions, concerning the change in the mode of supporting the Canadian Mission. From the first of May, in the pre- sent year, a sum shall be voted annually from our mission fund to your Synod, to be applied by you in supporting your congregations, in assisting your ministers — and in car- rying on your missionary operations, according as yourselves shall deem most advantafigous. This sum is to be in lieu of all grants to individuaPbinisters, or congreg-ations from the mission fund as heretofore ; it will be paid to you in half yearly instalments, and your Synod must send to our Committee a half yearly account of the mode in which it is expended, and of your missionary operations as a Synod in connexion with us. The Presbytery of Eastern Canada are to be included in the benefit of this annual grant. The sura which the Committee have voted to you for the cur- rent year, commencing at the beginning of May, (which is the beginning of our financial year) is £400. This sum to be paid in two half yearly sums of iB200 each. Should it so happen that any of your ministers may have drawn upon our Treasurer, for any sum that may be due to them, for the current year, this sum will be deducted from the £400 ; and in your distribution of such, you can consider these ministers as having received their share in the amount they may have drawn. " Be so good as attend to the following suggestions of 1» . to me. He says . J ^i ^^^^^ ^j^^j^i^ party vrho is to draw The ^£oa ^^^^^^^ Appoint a Treasurer^ ^d send m ^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^.^^ their minute ; and then o y ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ f days sight.' " ^^^^^^^^ ^^ j^jjj^ M'KERROW. «tTo the Rev. Wm. Proudfoot." J ii. »v>««o Ipttpr read, unanimously Moderator's Svnod having heard the above letter reaa,u j, ^ j^^^ approved of thi Moderator's havmg called them togetr.er ^^^^^^^ ^^ Read the minutes of last session of Synod. Appointed the Rev. Thoma- ^^^nstie ^reasurer^^^^^^ annuT^aut of the United A^socmte Synod to ^^^^ PP f sionary Synod, for the purposes specified m Dr. M Kerrow gy„^. ^^^, 'Tnlcted the clerk to notify to ap^^^^^^^^^^ ^o^-f^^ 5fS:SyToVrs3t t Si:tter of cr^it M^Kerro. forthe amoint of said grant now due. o«/i T»;nlr a committee, to Committee on Appointed Messrs. Jennmg^d I^^ck, a comm , ^^^^^^^^^^^^ dr^ up a constitution for ou^i^egat^?n«' ^"^ a^^^^ ^„i Book ?o^ ^Congregational Book-keeping : said Committee ^^^^,,^, report this evening. , , T. V, *««, nf Plamboro', to meet this Preabytery of Appointed the Presbytery ot Mamooro , Flamboro'. evedSg in Mr. Mitchell's at 5 P.M. . rr. . n *Uo rViurrhes under our inspection be PreBbjrterial Resolved, Tbat all the Churc^s im^^^^^ v^^^^^ ^^^ ^.^^,^^,,„. visited by.a Presbyterml depu^^^^^^ ^1. ^71? to tVm u ""u^^trt^Synod's acade^^^ ^dlSSt^ions !o be a5 mad/Ure the expiration of the current year. Adjourned, to meet again thU evening, at half-past s,x o'clock. Closed with Prayer. "4l^*«*^r Re Po all th n< C tl n e tl c t ( T- an 1 <^ Minutes of thcJVIissionaryJyn^^ r^g'^l^^^^id^^^ funds have yet come ^nto . graiumg I „ , TroMurer. and also, because the bynott l^reeTn^tlbk^^' TCaid sUl not be' granted to any con- VeWf^ ^ZlZn^^^oLia statement of income and expenditure Krco'gregationforthe year preceding the apphcation. Mesolved. That Mr. Proudfoot's salary as Profewor, be Profr-»^ seven ymunds per annum ; that said salary be pa.id quar- Salary. Tlv anSThat he be authorised to drav. upon the Ireasurer of thi Synod's general fund for the amount. The academi- . cal year begins on the first day of October. Resolved, That seven nounds, ten «^f W^/.^^^^^^^ KiSSif. Mr. Proudfoot's disposaMl^ be laid out on books for the use of the students. -.^.^ The Committee on the " Consjitution" not havm^^^^ C^^^ their labours completed, craved leave to postpone their ^„.^„^^. report till to-morrovr. Leave was granted. Adjourned to meet to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock, A.M. Closed with prayer. # '>^J ■g% B^ t&^ III. SEDERUNT. Hamilto|, October 3, 1844. Tte Missionary Synod met, and was constituted by the Rev. R. H. Thornton, Moderator. 'Sederunt ut supra, wit^the addition of the Rev. Samuel Porter. gjk Rtod the minutes of former sSlrunts. Rewhed, That Robert Christie, Esq., be Treasurer for all monies collected within our churches in Canada, and that the charges on this fund shall be: First, The expenses con- nected with the Theological Institution: Second, Synod Clerk's salary: Third, Aid to vacant and weak congrega- tions; and Fourth, Incidental expenses. Received and read a letter from Mr. Wm. Ballantyne, in name of sundry persons, in and about Smith's Uails, expressing a desire to be received as a congregation*nder ihl inspection of this Synod, and requesting that a member of Synod be sent to examine into their circumstances,^^ to give them such advice as may enable then» to gam th^ object. < » • The Synod appointed Mr. Thornton to visit the persofts appl)ang, as soon as po-ible, before the cloee of navigation, R. Christie, Esquire, Treasurer. Letter from Mr Ballantyne respecjing Snillfe FaUs. .» ^ Mr. Thorntqp appointed. a # c Ofl fetittos. . ^•*.l 1?^^ ■Minutes of the Missionary Synod of Canada. ^y -^ to give all needed advice, information and encouragement, and to give notice to the writer of the letter, of the time / when it will be convenient for him to visit Smith's Falls. The Committee on the Constitution, reported a draft of a - constitution, and a form of Congregational Book-keeping. , Re-appointed the Committee — returned said draft to be cc^a- pleted — instructed Committee to send a completed copy to each Presbytery, that it may be submitted to the sessions. An aggregate report from each Presbytery to be sent to the Committee, who are instructed to have the work finished by next meeting of Synod. Received and read a petitionjfem the congregation in Hamilton, for aid to enable them to pay off part of the debt upon their church. Appeared Mr. P. Thornton as Commis- sioner, from the congregation* -The Synod recommended the Commissioner to bring the case first before the Presbytery of JPIamboro', who, if they shall deem it an urgent one, are liereby enjoined to recommend it to the liberality of the churches. . ,j|^#^ «#»!! Depvtatioa to. Synod ofllle Presbyteriaa Church. Cotnt^tlee of Inspection. . Resolvedj That a deputation be sent from this Synod to tho-Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, to meet next week in Toronto, f^ftdthat Messrs. Proudfoot, ThoAto and Jennings be said deputation. %* ! Appointed the Rev. Messrs. Christie, Frazer and M'Kenzie, a committee of inspection for the Thei^ya^ Jnstitwtion. Closed with prayer. ' ■ ^ R. rf. THeifNTON, Moderator. WM^OVBFOiyP, JSynod ClerJil, '#•' **#. m^r- %