on the twenty-third day of June, 1870, at 10 A. M., in the First Church of Pittsburg, Pa.; and the Synod of Pittsburg is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synod of Pittsburg, and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of that Synod.

12. The Synod of Baltimore is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the States of De!aware and Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, and that part of West Virginia east of the Allegheny ridge, together with the Presbytery of Rio Janeiro; to meet on the fourteenth day of June, 1870, at 74 P. M., in the Central Church of Wilmington, Del.; and the Synod of Baltimore is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synod of Baltimore, and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of that Synod.

13. The Synod of Atlantic is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the States of North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida; to meet on the seventh day of July, 1870, at 11 A. M., in Biddle Institute, Charlotte, N. C.

14. The Synod of Cleveland is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the district bounded by the Ohio State line on the east, and the west and south lines of the counties of Lorain, Medina, Summit, Stark, Tuscarawas, Guernsey, Noble and Monroe; to meet on the twenty-ninth day of June, 1870, at 74 P. M., in the Second Church of Cleveland, Ohio; and the Synod of Cleveland is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synods of Wheeling and Western Reserve, and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

15. The Synod of Toledo is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the counties west of the Synod of Cleveland, and the east and south lines of the counties of Erie, Huron, Crawford, Wyandot, Hardin, Logan, Champaign, Shelby and Mercer, Ohio; to meet on the twenty-first day of June, 1870, at 7 P. M., in the Reunion Presbyterian Church of Lima, Ohio; and the Synod of Toledo is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synod of Sandusky, and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of that Synod. 16. The Synod of Cincinnati is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the counties bounded by the north and east lines of Darke, Miami, Clarke, Greene, Fayette, Ross, Vinton and Gallia, in the State of Ohio; to meet on the twelfth day of July, 1870, at 11 A. M., in the Second Church of Cincinnati, Ohio; and the Synod of Cincinnati is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synods of Cincinnati, N. S., and Cincinnati, O. S., and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

17. The Synod of Columbus is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the remaining, being the central, counties of Ohio; to meet on the twelfth day of July, 1870, at 8 P. M., in the Second Church of Columbus, Ohio; and the Synod of Columbus is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synods of Ohio, N. S., and Ohio, O. S., and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

18. The Synod of Michigan is hereby constituted; to consist of the

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Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within that part of Michgan embracing the whole of the lower peninsula of that State; to meet on the twelfth day of July, 1870, at 8 P. M., in the Westminster Church of Detroit, Mich.; and the Synod of Michigan is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synod of Michigan, and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of that Synod.

19. The Synod of Kentucky is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the State of Kentucky; to meet on the twenty-ninth day of June, 1870, at 8 P. M., in the Chestnut Street Church of Louisville, Ky.; and the Synod of Kentucky is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synod of Kentucky, and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of that Synod.

20. The Synod of Tennessee is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the States of Tennessee, Louisiana and Texas, with all our ministers and churches in the States intervening; to meet on the fourteenth day of July, 1870, at 2 P. M., in New Market, Tenn.; and the Synod of Tennessee is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synod of Tennessee and of the Synod of Nashville, and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

21. The Synod of Indiana, South, is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the State of Indiana, south of the north line of the counties of Wayne, Henry, Hancock, Marion, Hendricks, Putnam, Clay and Vigo; to meet on the fifth day of July, 1870, at 73 P. M., in the Third Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis, Ind.; and the Synod of Indiana, South, is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synods of Indiana, N. S., and Indiana, O. S., and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

22. The Synod of Indiana, North, is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the State of Indiana, north of the north line of the Synod of Indiana, South; to meet on the twenty-eighth day of June, 1870, at 8 P. M., in the First Presbyterian Church of Logansport, Ind.; and the Synod of Indiana, North, is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synods of Northern Indiana and Wabash, and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

23. The Synod of Illinois, South, is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the State of Illinois, south of the north line of the counties of Edgar, Douglas, Moultrie, Shelby, Christian, Montgomery, Macoupin, Green and Calhoun; to meet on the twelfth day of July, 1870, at 7 P. M., in the First Presbyterian Church of Vandalia; and the Synod of Illinois, South, is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synod of Illinois, N. S., and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of that Synod.

24. The Synod of Illinois, Central, is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the counties north of the north line of the Synod of Illinois, South, and south of the south line of the counties of Kankakee, Grundy, La Salle, Putnam, Bureau, Henry and Mercer; to meet on the twelfth day of July, 1870, at 71

P. M., in the First Church of Bloomington, Ill.; and the Synod of Illinois, Central, is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synod of linois, O. S., and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of that Synod.

25. The Synod of Illinois, North, is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the remaining counties of the State of Illinois, being those north of the north line of the Synod of Illinois, Central; to meet on the twenty-eighth day of June, 1870, at 7) P. M., in the First Church of Chicago, Illinois; and the Synod of Illinois, North, is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synods of Chicago and Peoria, and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

26. The Synod of Wisconsin is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the State of Wis consin, together with the upper peninsula of Michigan, and the county of St. Louis, in the State of Minnesota; to meet on the twelfth day of July, 1870, at 71 P. M., in the North Church of Milwaukee, Wis.; and the Synod of Wisconsin is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synods of Wisconsin, N. S., and Wisconsin, O. S., and as such entitled to the posses sion and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

27. The Synod of Minnesota is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the State of Minnesota (except the county of St. Louis), and also the Territory of Dacotah; to meet on the fifth day of July, 1870, at 8 P. M., in the First Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis, Minn.; and the Synod of Minnesota is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synods of Minnesota and St. Paul, and as such entitled to all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

28. The Synod of Iowa, North, is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the counties of the State of Iowa, north of the south line of the counties of Clinton, Jones, Linn, Benton, Tama, Marshall, Story, Boone, Greene, Carroll, Crawford and Manona; to meet on the fifth day of July, 1870, at 8 P. M., in the First Presbyterian Church of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and the Synod of Iowa, North, is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synods of Iowa, N. S., and Iowa, O. S., and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

29. The Synod of Iowa, South, is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the State of Iowa, south of the south line of the Synod of Iowa, North, Nebraska, and the Territory of Wyoming; to meet on the thirteenth day of July, 1870, at 8 P. M., in the Central Church of Des Moines, Iowa; and the Synod of Iowa, South, is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synod of Southern Iowa, and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of that Synod.

30. The Synod of Missouri is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the State of Missouri; to meet on the sixth day of July, 1870, at 8 P. M., in the First Presbyterian Church of St. Louis, Mo.; and the Synod of Missouri is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synod of Missouri, N. S., and the

Synod of Missouri, O. S., and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

31. The Synod of Kansas is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries included within the State of Kansas, in Colorado, in New Mexico and in the Indian Territory; to meet on the twelfth day of July, 1870, at 7 P. M., in the First Church of Topeka; and the Synod of Kansas is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synod of Kansas, N. S., and Kansas, O. S., and as such entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

32. The Synod of the Pacific is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries west of the Rocky Mountains; to meet on the twelfth day of July, 1870, at 74 o'clock P. M., in the Howard Church of San Francisco, Cal.; and the Synod of the Pacific is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Synods of Pacific and Alta California, and as such is entitled to the possession and enjoyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties, of those Synods.

33. The Synod of India is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries, and all our missionaries and churches, in that country, to meet on their own adjournment.

34. The Synod of China is hereby constituted; to consist of the Presbyteries and parts of Presbyteries, and all our missionaries and churches, in China, Siam and Japan; to meet on the twentieth day of October, 1870, at 7 P. M., in the Presbyterian Mission Chapel, at Shanghai.-1870, pp. 91-97.

On the recommendation of the Committee on the Polity of the Church it was

Resolved, That the churches connected with any of the Presbyteries of this Church that are located beyond the bounds of the United States be, and they hereby are, attached to the Presbytery and Synod as newly arranged to which they are next adjacent.-1870, p. 127.

35. The Synod of Colorado is hereby constituted; to consist of the ministers and churches in the Presbyteries of Colorado, Santa Fé and Wyoming; and that said Synod meet at Pueblo, Colorado, on the fourth day of September, 1871, at 11 o'clock A. M.-1871, p. 547.

3. Changes in the Boundaries of the Synods.

a. Overture No. 8, from the Presbytery of St. Paul, asking for the relegation of St. Louis county, Minnesota, to the Presbytery of St. Paul, Synod of Minnesota. The reconstruction act, by special provision, embraced the county of St. Louis in the Synod of Wisconsin, instead of that of Minnesota, to which it geographically belongs. The change now asked for by the overture will make the Synod of Minnesota embrace the whole of the State of Minnesota. The Committee, therefore, recommend that the request be granted.-1871, p. 540.

b. The Church of Milford, Pa., from the Presbytery of Lackawanna, Synod of Philadelphia, to the Presbytery of Hudson, Synod of New York. -1871, p. 540.

c. Overture No. 16, from the American Presbyterian Church of Montreal, Canada, asking the Assembly to transfer it from the Presbytery of Champlain to the Presbytery of New York. In view of the peculiar circumstances of this case, the church being outside of the United States, the

Committee recommend that the request be granted, and that the presbyterial connection of the American church of Montreal be hereby changed accordingly.-Ib., p. 541.

d. Overture No. 19, from the Synod of Columbus, asking for the transfer of the Church of Buffalo, in Guernsey county, with its pastor, the Rev. H. C. Foulke, from the Presbytery of St. Clairsville, Synod of Cleveland, to the Presbytery of Zanesville, in this Synod. Also, a remonstrance from the Presbytery of St. Clairsville, on the ground that the church and pastor had refused to acknowledge their Synodical relation as declared by the last Assembly, and that the Presbytery of St. Clairsville. have remonstrated with the Synod of Columbus against the illegal reception of the church and pastor. The Committee recommend that the request be answered in the affirmative.-Ib., p. 545.

e. Overture No. 23, a memorial from the Synod of Minnesota, asking the Assembly to attach the Santee Reservation in Nebraska to the Synod of Minnesota. It appears, by the memorial, that the Pilgrim church among the Santee Indians in Nebraska was, by the reconstruction act, placed within the Synod of Iowa, South; and as it would seem to be advisable that all the churches in the Dakota Mission should be under the care of one Synod, the Committee recommend the granting of the request. —Ib., p. 546.

f. The Church of Canal Fulton, transferred from the Presbytery of Mahoning, Synod of Cleveland, to the Presbytery of Wooster, Synod of Columbus.-1872, p. 86.

g. The Committee recommend that the western boundary of the Synod of Harrisburg be so changed as to include within that Synod the Shiloh Church of St. Mary's, to be attached to the Presbytery of Northumberland. Adopted.-1872, p. 86.

h. To transfer the Churches of Mechanicsville and Clarence from the Presbytery of Iowa City and Synod of Iowa, South, to the Presbytery of Cedar Rapids, Synod of Iowa, North, and also to alter the boundary line between those two Synods so that the northern tier of townships in Cedar county shall be included within the limit of the Synod of Iowa, North. Adopted.-1872, p. 88.

i. An overture from the Presbytery of Austin, Texas, asking to be detached from the Synod of Tennessee, and made a constituent part of the Synod of Kansas, because of the great distance, and inconvenient access to that part of Tennessee where the Synod usually meets, which have thus far hindered the Presbytery altogether from attending; and on the other hand, the direct communication with Kansas, now established by railroad connections.

Recommended that the Presbytery of Austin be a part of the Synod' of Kansas, until a Synod be organized in Texas. Adopted.-1873, p. 525.

k. The Church of Reem's Creek, Presbytery of Catawba, Synod of Atlantic, transferred to Presbytery of Holston, Synod of Tennessee, on account of inconvenience of geographical position.-1873, p. 539.

7. A memorial from the Synod of Illinois Central, and one from the Presbytery of Ottawa, in connection with the Synod of Illinois, North, requesting that the boundary line between those Synods be changed so as to include the two townships of Osage and Groveland, in the county of La Salle, within the territory of Illinois Central. Granted.-1873, p. 539.

II. Any seven ministers, belonging to the Synod, who shall convene at the time and place of meeting, with as many elders as may be