OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF The Free Church of Scotland. HELD AT EDINBURGH, MAY 1866. EDINBURGH: M.DCCC.LXVI. 93 262 PAGE PAGE Regulations anent Territorial Mis- Financial Report of the Sustenta- Special Report of Sustentation 122 Schedules of Vacant Congregations, 123 Assembly Arrangements, . . 269 Report on Charges Contributing Manual of Church Procedure, . 270 Overtures on Form of Process, . 270 Report anent Supplements, . . 124 Aged and Infirm Ministers' Fund, 125 Overture anent Tabular Statements, Dr Islay Burns, . Deputation from Presbyterian Address by Moderator, . . . Principal Fairbairn, Speech of Dr Duff, 190 lop, M.P., . 194 Dr Gibson, . 198 Report of College Committee, . 315 202 Speech of Mr Laughton, Dr Begg, . 316 : Waldensian College at Florence, . 317 222 Deputations from America, . Speech of Mr Livingstone, Stair, 222 . 227 . The Use of Hymns in Public Wor- 230 Speech of Mr Macaulay, 325 230 Report of Committee on Popery, . 326 Houses for the Working Classes, .. 327 Dr M'Lauchlan, 247 Deputation from the English Pres Sanctioning of Charges, . byterian Church, . . 252 Applications for colleagues and Speech of Mr Alexander, . 253 Successors, . 253 | Appointment of Collections, 335 Rev. J. G. Murray, . 254 | Cases of Students, Dr Candlish, . . 256 | Presbyteries Resuming their Func- Sales and Transferences of Pro- National Education in Ireland, . 340 Speech of Rev. J. G. Robb, . 340 Record of Pre-Disruption Ministers, 342 Yr Hill's Picture of the Disruption Speech of Dr Candlish, . . 342 Assembly Hall Committee, . 345 Proposed Library of Reference, · 346 Diffusion of Presbyterian Prin- Speech of Rev. Dr Mʻlauchlan, 347 Colonial and Continental Commit- Śpeech of Principal Lumsden, 355 Sapply of Ordinances on the Con- Speech of Mr Brown Douglas, 365 Report of the Committee on Tem- Chair of Evangelistic Theology, · 376 REPORTS. 1. Sustentation Fund - Finan. cial Report. II. The Education Scheme. III. Home Mission and Church Extension--Financial Re port. V. College. Committee. Pre-Disruption Ministers. XV. Hillhead Commission. vidend. XIX. State of Religion and Morals. XX. Sabbath Observance. XXI. Temperance. XXII. Popery. XXIII. Diffusion of Knowledge of Presbyterian Principles. XXIV. Inadequate Supply of Stu dents. XXV. Houses for the Working Classes. XXVI. Union with other Churches. XXVII. Records of Disruption Min isters. XXVIII. Preparation of Manual of Church Procedure. Orphans' Fund. Trustees of the Fund. XXXI. Home Mission - Grants to Stations and Extension Charges. Missions drawing Grants. XXXIII. Home Mission – Employ ment of Preachers at Sta tions drawing Grants. XXXIV. Communication between Sus. tentation Fu Committee Call. Professorship Fund. XXXVII. Psalmody. XXXVIII. Report as to Congregations contributing at and under £150 per annum to Sus tentation Fund. XXXIX. Report as to Charges contri buting at and under £50 Fund. Trustees. ROLL OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, MAY 1866. Mr Adam's motion. ........ THREE DIVISIONS took place in the Assembly. The votes of the members are indicated by the figures added to their names corresponding to the numbers appended to the following list of motions. The Divisions were as follow : Dr Buchanan's motion,....1 First Division-On Union,... *** | Mr Brodie's motion, ........2 Tellers (for 1.)-Dr Buchanan, Dr Candlish. Cor 2.)-Mr J. Brodie, Dr Forbes. ose S Dr Begg's motion,...........3 Tallers (for 3. Mr Elder, Mr M'Kenzie, Dr Begg, Dr M‘Lauchlan. for 4.)-Mr Adam, Dr M. Mitchell, Dr D. Brown, Mr Arnot. Third Division-Form of Process, ...... s Dr Gibson's motion.........5 ................... Sir H. Moncreiff's motion, 6 Tellers (for 5.)-Dr Gibson, Dr Begg, Mr Galbraith, Mr M'Aulay. (for 6.)-Principal Lumsden, Principal Fairbairn, Sheriff Cleghorn, Mr Thos. Smith. 1st 2d 3d SCOTLAND, May 1866. Div. Div. Div. Synod of Perth and Stirling. Presbytery of Stirling. Dr Alexander Beith, Stirling, Presbytery of Dunblane. David Black, Tillicoultry, . . . . Presbytery of Dunkeld. . . . The Right Hon. the Earl of Dalhousie, . . . .......... ........ ....... ...... |