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Isend ron the proceedings OF the Assembly UP 10
,,ss,.,dsv afternoon. We got through the Slavery
subject far better than was expected oy any ol US
Al the petitions Of every sort and kind have oeen
received and referred TO Committees composed ol
all parties, and their Report was unanimous az you
,r;, see from the slips now sent. Some other mat
,srs set 10 come before US that may be trouble
some but we hope not; as we have settled Roman
Baptism and Slavery. The Marriage question: ana
81 the Elder question they determined 10 get up IN
some other form. The former must come up, as II
was laid over from last year. The latter will De
STAYED off If il be possible. More anon; while
remain yours, -


The unfinished business the debate upon bap-
tsm by the Church of Rome, was resumed, Mr..
CasseIis having the floor Mr c; argued at great
Ienorh and against the validity OF Romsh BAPTISM.


Sfrer which the Assembly adjourned until Mon
day morning. ,,...,o


The Committee on Bills and Overures reported a
memorial of the Presbytery OF Fort Wayne, on th-
transfer OF the Board of Domestic Missions 10 the
Wes,. which was referred 10 the Committee on that
subject. .


They reported an Overture from the Synod of
South Carolina on the subject OF the DIVISION OF The
synod into two Synods, which arrived alter the
Assembly had acted on that subject.


Overture No. Is. A communication from the
General Association Of New Hampshire on Slavery,
was referred TO the Committee on Foreign Cores
pondence.


The order of the day. the hearing the report OF
the Board OF Education, having come, Rev NJ b.
Hope road the annual report


Abstract Of the Report q lhe Board Of Education


This ls the twrnty-titth year OF It's existence
In $751; one of the members said the Secretly was
dead. and the Philadelphia brethren might burylt;
but since then they have raised So0 U0U, and edu-
cateL l 500 students. The number OF candidates
during the past year has been All OF these there
have been in their Theological course 1877, IN their
Collegiate course, l62 Acacemical course, IS, un-
der the immediate care Of PresbyteIies; and the
stages of their studies unknown, l3; teaching 10
procure funds, Il. OF these have died during the
wear: has been dropped for not reporting have
Withdrawn on account OF II! health; III have gone
into other means OF support, and 81 have finished
their studies and gone INTO the held OF labor
Thirteen have been discontinued from the funds
no, because they were destitute OF plety or talent
but simply because they fell short OF an elevated
standard OF education. The report contained an
able argument IN favor OF the beneficiary system OF
education, and in answer TO the various objections
urged against it, in which II was stated that OF the
23O ministers in the Church without charge, only
had been educated on-hs plan


The discussion upon the subject of Baptism was
resumed, Prof Thornwell hev ng the floor The
Professor presented one Of The clearest and ablest
arguments against the VALIDITY t baptism In the
Church OF Rome, that has yet been presented


MONDAY AFTERNOON, 81 O'Clock.


Reports on Synodlcal Records were called up,
being the order of the day The Records OF the
Synod of New-York, New-Jesey, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Ohio, Indiana, Northern In
diana, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, West
Tennessee South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi
were approved. The Records oil the Synod OF Al
bany, Cincinnati and Missouri were approved with
exceptions


The committees on the Records of the Synods Of
Buffalo, Kentucky and Alabama, reported that the
Records had not been put into their hands, and
were discharged; and those Synods were enlolned
TO send up their Records next year.


The unfinished buslness-the validity OF Baptism
in the Church of Rome-was resumed, and the dis
cussion continued by Drs. Lord and McGill, MIR.
rwiche and DR.. Junkin, during which the house
adjourned.


On the 10Th the vote on the following question
was taken: els Baptism in he Church OF Rome
valid 7" and decided in the negative by the follow
ing vote-ayes g. nays 1863, nonhQuets 4.


On the 2lsl, the following were among The pro-
ceedlngs


The following persons were elected to fill vacan-
cies in the Board of Directors of Foreign Mis-
Miniate,-Daniel Mckinley, W. S. Plumcr, D.
d Geo. Potts, D. D J. w. Alexander, d. D
Iohg n. c. Grier, D. D Edward Smith, Thomas
Smyth, d ID b L. Swift, ID. ID w. ID. Snod-
grass, D. D., John Gray, j l.. Wilson, D. D., Reu-
ben Frame, Samuel Miller D D, Alex Mackn


Ldynisn-W A. Mitchell, 'rhos Prlnge, Eben-
ez-r PIatt, Alex Symington, Charles 5. Tod, sam
uel S Winfree, Abel Head Benz. Emerson, John
D Thorpe, J. l.. Jerneean, Samuel Russell Peter
" B. Fowler, Gilbert 7. Snowden, Robert l.. Stu
art, w. @. Morton.


Mr. Goldsmith moved 10 send down to the Pres
byteries the following overture viz shall the last
sentence of the 4th section of the 24th chapter in
the confession of faith, be stricken out, which
says, The man may not marry any Of his wlfe's
kindred nearer in blood than he may of his own;
nor the woman of her husbands nearer in blood
than OF her own"


Mr.. Junkin moved that the whole subject be in-
definitely postponed, which was discussed until the
hour of adjournment.