Presbvterian synod,
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This body resumed its sitting yesterday at g. A. NJ.
The minutes OF the previous days proceedings
slightly amended and adopted.


Tne Rev. Mr. READ got up and moved that the repor-
ters OF the public press be excluded when the Rev
Mr. Rowland stood up for the rights of the press and
insisted that the proceedings of the Synod public
ard every person that desired should have the privilege
Of attending.


its own weight, no member seconding it.


The report OF the committee on collection was handed
to the Moderator by which it appeared that the OF
S32 was collected from l2s members


The next business before the Synod being the report
of the committee the subject OF the alterations BY
the American Tract Society and the works Of deceased
authors.


The Rev. Mr. ADAMS submitted resolution to lay the
report on the table.


The American Tract Society is composed Of members
Of dffsrent persuasons, and the committee for pubca
uon for the time being have been in the habit OF TAX
not scrupng to alter and make such additions to them
a. suited their peculiar views Last year the Pres
byterian Synod took stand against this and appointed
committee to inquire into the matter and report to the
synod at its session. and this is the report ques
ton


In consequence of this movement by the Synod, the
American Tract Society at its last anniversary in May
last gave promise that they would abandon the prac
S S, s in
practice, and have published various religious works
which have been altered in the described with
out even designating on the title page that they had
The Rev. Mr. Mclean spoke at some length in opPo.
the action Of the synod on tbe subject ouotsd several
alterations which had been made by the Tract Society
in the work of Edwards called History OF Surprising
Conversions some of which entirely changed the mean
ing Of the authors sentiments. He stated that in that
work alone there were upwards Of 500 alterations He
also cited other works which had been mutated in the
same way, and also since the promise given by the
Tract Society in May last


There was good deal of discussion the notion and
various amendments proposed but rejected fnally
Dr. Eddy proposed resolution that the report of the
COMMITTEES be put the docket for the consideration OF
the Synod at its next session. which passed. and
motion the Synod adjourned sine die.