EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. MAY 15, 1817. THE General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, in the United States of America, met, agreeably to appointment, in the First Presbyterian Church, in the city of Philadelphia, at 11 o'clock, A. M. and, in the absence of the Moderator of the last Assembly, was opened by the Rev. Samuel Blatchford, D. D. with a sermon from Ephesians, I. 21 and 22: "Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church." After prayer, the commissions were read; and it appeared that the following ministers and elders were duly appointed, and attended as Commissioners to this Assembly: viz. Elder. Rev. Samuel Blatchford, D. D. Mr. G. Corning, Jonas Coe, D. D. David Porter, D. D.* Of New York. Rev. Gardiner Spring, Mr. Zechariah Lewis, William Boardman,t Divie Bethune, William Gray.‡ Rensselaer Havens, Elders. Of Long Island. Rev. Aaron Woolworth, D. D. Mr. Sylvester Deering, John D. Gardiner. Elder. * Took their seats on the 2d day of the sessions. Succeeded by Rev. J. B. Romeyn, 9th day. Took his seat on the 2d day of the sessions. Of the Presbytery of New Brunswick. Rev. Samuel Miller, D. D. Mr. Nathaniel Burrows, George S. Woodhull,* Isaac V. Brown, Horace Galpin,† Archibald Alexander, D. D.‡ Of Philadelphia. Elder. Rev. William Neill, D. D. Mr. William Haslett, *Succeeded by Rev. J. F. Clark, 6th day sessions. † Succeeded by Rev. J. Kirkpatrick, 6th day sessions. Took his seat the 2d day of the sessions. Mr. Burrows succeeded by Benj. Hayden, 5th day sessions. Resigned his seat on the ninth day of the sessions to Rev. John Gloucester. Succeeded by Rev. J. Patterson, 9th day. ** Succeeded on the 5th day of the sessions by Mr. John Connelly. tt Took his seat 2d day of the sessions. Succeeded by Rev. J. D. Perkins, 2d day sessions. Succeeded by S. Cochran, 5th day of the sessions. 1 Took his seat 5th day of sessions. ¶¶ Resigned his seat to Rev. John MKnight, on 3d day of the sessions. |