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 LegislatiTO Enactments. The Synod agreed to Unnsmit 
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 ipegolarly ttanakwed: toiite aeimd^tPhn^rt^eiy and 
 
 ibi^ ti^iTlf ^he 4isi^ht of a majdnt^^ thi F^W- 
 
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 butions fcN^'btiiMhic^iiChi^hes without 
 the permission ana attestation of the 
 Presbytery of the>ounds. 
 
 The SjTiiM ha^ikanRiiitM to jhem^ ^ir^mmiitee 
 on Bills mi WMm;W^wSiSmmaSDim 
 f3i|^MMii)g. tUi#>. pMioa\\iilf unauthorized indiyidaals 
 
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 shall first hare wSinSd ^^i pftrmi&iniror'tWftir^iiawtec* 
 
 tire Presbyteries to that effiuBt, /md that aecounts of all 
 monies so eollectedy tog^er with statements of the 
 
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 DiviiMftal Weftminerter, to b^ the ConfMaimi of my 
 Fttitfi^^ Hhd thiit I town thi^ doctrine therein cbntiiitfod^ to' 
 lld^etrae doctrine, vrhldU I tirill eonitainffy lidftei^ te | ' 
 —»« likewise, that I own in<t Mknowlekjd^ thePfelibj-' 
 terii|n Chpwn (^ot^^"^ ^^ this Chwcb^ by Kfik 
 %wiaML t^peito^ijjM, Pwinpial Synods, an4 mifim 
 Assemblies, to oe the only GoTeipine^,of Jii^i/i %ir — ^^ 
 
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 neiwr eBdesnwHfV dtieelly oe inditectly^ thf pieiadioe'eiti 
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 nrtcipal for the tow (>3P«|i. ^feU%Ltt^ 
 Trustee ex'officio,) shall h^ 14<nisters of Ine Fresh} 
 Church of Canada, in connectio|| w'^u the Church of Scotland^ 
 and Fifteen Laymen in fulIcoAamu^a 'H with the said Church. 
 
 the Three Ministers andiPour Laynien whose names stanu 
 
 lowest on the Roll, shall HehlM*>^iij^ the Board, except in 
 
 ever|rl^Fi»UKth'*>yiMit; j[ai8,.18IO, &c., when only Two Minis- 
 
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 the RdUinsi}C 
 
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 tji^ reinainine ' Layme 
 
 Meeting dT %iiddi whoSe naiinett shall brjplaeed;* III isis)^ 
 
 orderas tiiose^toeting them shall d|ice% imfBsdi|teU''alter 
 
 tha names, of: the Ministers^ Betiris^iCmstMi ^^ai9t)n«jnir! 
 
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 third TMT (1848, 1846, 1849, iw.>, nomiiiate oot fit and difc 
 civet Ptivoai Wbig a memMr in fall oommunioiL witli tiit 
 ChuMy M •ligilile to fill tlMoOUsaar Tnittae of tht Collafss 
 ui<L tba ptnoni' namaa to nomiiiatod, being dnlv intiioatea 
 br tOi MYwal congregitioni, to the Secretary of the Board of 
 Tniiteei| in each form as the Board may direct, ahall be 
 •ftToHed by the Board, and conatStute the list ih>m which Lay 
 Tmateee thill be ehoten, to fill the Tacandea occunioff it 
 thi Board dttiing each year.*' '^ 
 
 All Stattttet, Rolea, and Ordinancei, abide bythi TnHteat, 
 in to fltr at they rtgaid the perlbnnance of Dirine flenrioeift 
 the College, the dntiet of the Profetton in the TheologMal 
 Department, and the Studiet and Ezerdtet of the Studentt of 
 Diflnityj are to be tobject to the intpection of the Synod, and 
 avtto be fiirthwith trantmittfd to the Cleit of 'theSjrnod, 
 ttd^ be by )ikn fadd before the S^fnod at their next iDeetiiig 
 ht their ip(k«(ral,.and«tttil inch upptoyrtl, dniy aattheiitieatia 
 W the tfgnatQMt <if the Moderator and Clerk of th^Snwd,!* 
 
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 It WIS vaaolved^thaty iaatmnon as there ar», in yvanM 
 pttrti of thd BtOTinoos many commiiiHties of Prssby^ 
 tWrifliiB #ho dbsira to 1)6 conneeted WiOi'this dbitirdtf^ 
 wl'.to teeeiYe dttdipimoes fiom the Ministers of this 
 fifyiioi^.who |»e not jet ripe tox sett^emefi^ aiid in^^iA 
 milQO^sjIlie people m tips situatioon being but selaom 
 ¥isitadil)y owlkGiiistem or Bieaohers^ are apt to be led 
 sway by peieons who go among them from other deao-^. 
 mfnatim ; and moreorer^ as it is highly desirable ^lat 
 atik Miaisters and Missioiiaries, when thejr visit stK^, 
 fihbmd hiite some persons with whom' thev cia^ 
 1 i^d ^do||ipanicfl^/ leigiid t0 the s^iritail 
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 wii;tL^^adTanoem^t;Of religion m new settlem 
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 are, to use dili^noe H : oiig^anizine . msih Piesbjpl 
 
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 [ Act admitting certain Professors in 
 Qneen's CoUege to sit in the Chnreh 
 Gourts. 
 
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 The Synod enacted ^ That erery Piofeasor in Qneen^i 
 ColleffBy Kingateny being an ordained liiniater of this 
 Church. shalT be a oonatitaent member of the Preebjf- 
 tery of Kingaton, and as auoh^ entitled to sit in all meet- 
 ingf of Synod.'' 
 
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 Act anent Public Baplisnu 
 
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 11i« Synod renew, aa tiiey hereby d<K their injonolian 
 to Piieabyteriesy to see thatme Laws et the Chnroh^Jn 
 Mgaidto the poiblioadiniiBistiation of Ibe Sacrataetitef 
 Bi^ilism, be dnly observed thieii|^ioiit their req^eettfe 
 
 jLiPT ncieiit the visitation of Oongregatiditii. 
 
 l^e Bdpoirtil ilkMi Presbyl^riei. on Ordinary PMsby- 
 terial VisitationSy haTin^ been Called for and fead^ tta 
 Synod find that a majority of the Presbyteries are ad- 
 Terse to any scheme of ordinary Pkesbyterial Visitation 
 in the present circumstances of this Churohy — ^but inas- 
 much as it is desirable amid necessary, in order to the 
 ^terjidBPi^iistQlt^ i^f .Mf^diiciplm0j .^ tea fi^p^r 
 unity of operation m our Eeciasiai t ical meiparep that 
 
 knowledge of the state of everv indiriduii) ^jgomjiition 
 ~ rour care than has hitherto been att&iea,^ 
 "* anibxte amd enjoin the Piresbyteries of this 
 •ovflvanf ^rHjo araomft anniiilly,' al their iffrsf 
 (Mkmy Meetiiig|iAi»r the winaiy Aluual Session of 
 the Syndd, one er two of thek nmb«^^ 
 
their respective bound8.-J>^ose duty it shall be to yiait 
 iffrery fMpipnj^n u^|i^^the care or the i^ieab^tecy by 
 
 whonirtaey are reepectiTeiy appointefi. d'ue hoticanat- 
 ^mimTiHin Vy the Yiiiter, or V^<i#8^itf'«4>time 
 
 when rach risitation is to be held in each em^fa^ioii ; 
 
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 hkpkiif^ the diebharge <r dtmetTrby "tte 
 
 ^ me^^mn^m ^^^bt^m of the con^treftatfona. st^^n' 
 tiMh^rW a^^i^M »ie^^ of Sabbath Sctolr aad 
 classes for the spiritual training of the yotlttJB^^ and olh^r ; 
 modes of pastoral agendy— fihd the amount of annual 
 contributions for Home aod l>*oreign Missions ; to obtain 
 answers ff^lWM^ti^SQl^feiBjE^^ W^jLhe Statistical 
 8o)Md|aI^.:-to direct attention and oDMun intormation in 
 i^tt^^^l^^atm "l^^ting which special duties 
 (dMMififtnidiJtfaVefil'oD Seseiteia and^iCeiigfe^lMtt by 
 x^MS^ni^ orPMsbytei^y^ Itofffiteeomifel attjua ITis^ 
 "^•ifi^mtCttmiAmSi seetioaasfti w^ itiy /nrirttefjafieetifla^tiia 
 tiriiwyn ufcfls^rtif JtkM ithdttimy lie ^lA to^iSMy 
 and, in conjunction with the Minister to prepaMftyilib- 
 
 E>rt on the state of religieB4» each congregation, to be 
 id before the Presbytei^jtfif^the bounds for their deli- 
 
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 h^fthgrn.!^}/^ if^i|\ti^ance of such juriMiiotioii k a 
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 ffom all rrdioyi^riaii ~'%^wsn^a iimaing'in&^mBp 
 itandarda of doctrine aiRJhlttMipIine as thja-^Clliin^y 
 who shall produce suflSciehCevidence of their charaHer 
 awl good steodinff, and of their harinff underanne^such 
 
 mr^pMd[ti3&> lfi^H#^;¥iim|iillS^l9 
 
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 thb^Churcli as & preparation for tlie c^n^ ef the Honr 
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 of the |>racticai beariftgs of t h o se principles whi<^ h^Te 
 so unhappily divided ueij^lnirbh of Scotland^ inralpeet 
 eithertp aqy, inOringerafti^t of the spiritual independeiM;e 
 
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 reside at least one year within the bounds of the Synod 
 after his being received, and be reported to the Synod 
 by the Presb^ery^ before he can receive a call from 
 any congregation in this Church ; but he may, in the 
 meantime, M employed as a Missionary, under the 
 direction of the Presbytery. 
 
 " 4. That the whole proceedings of each Presbytery 
 in regard of receiving any such Probationer or Minister, 
 shall be read and approved in S3rnod^ previous to his 
 being ordained or inducted as a Minister of this Church. 
 
 *' 5. That before receiving any Probationer or Minister 
 known to be under censure of any Church, in communion 
 with this Church, Presbyteries shall correspond with 
 such Choich." 
 
 XXIX. 
 
 Act anent Presbyterial Visitations. 
 
 Toronto, lith September, 1847. 
 
 The Synod had transmitted to them, by their Com- 
 mittee of Bills and Overtures^ an Overture from Mr. 
 George anent more fully carrying out the provisions of 
 the Act of 1842 anent Presbyterial Visitations. — The 
 S]^nod, having referred to the Act of 1842 anent 
 Visitations, alter due deliberation, recommend that 
 Presbyteries shall take full inspection of the several 
 congregations within their bounds by Presbyterial Visi- 
 tations, or such other means as may by the Presbyteries 
 be deemed more for edification, and report to the Synod 
 at next meeting.