Minutes of the Philadelphia Convention
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Excerpt from Minutes of the Philadelphia Convention: Of Ministers and Ruling Elders in the Presbyterian Church in the United States, Called by the Minority of the General Assembly of 1836; May 11, 1837 The Convention of Presbyterian Ministers and Ruling Elders recommended by the Committee appointed by the minority of the last General Assembly, met, agreeably to appointment, in the Sixth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, and was temporarily organized by the election of the Rev. James Blythe D.D. as Chairman, and the Rev. Thomas D.Baird, as Secretary. The Convention was opened with prayer by the Chairman. On motion it was, Resolved, That Rev. Dr. Cuyler, Rev. James Coe, and Walter Lowrie, Esq. be a Committee to receive the Commissions of the Delegates appointed by Presbyteries and Minorities of Presbyteries to attend this Convention, and that they report the roll to-morrow morning. Resolvedy That Rev. G. A. Baxter, D. D. George Junkin, D. D. Rev. Messrs. A. D. Campbell, H. H. Hopkins, S. H.Crane, H. S. Pratt, and J. C. Irwin, Elder, be a committe to nominate a list of officers and propose rules for the due organization of this Convention and report to-morrow morning. It was then, Resolved, That the Convention spend this day in humiliation and prayer before God, to seek the Divine aid and direction in the discharge of the important duties to which it is called; and, that the exercises consist in prayer, praise, and exhortation under the direction of the Chairman, together with a sermon in the evening. The Rev. Joshua L.Wilson, D.D. was appointed to preach the sermon. Agreeably to the foregoing arrangement, the Rev. Drs. Baxter, Witherspoon. Green, and Mr. Coe led in prayer; when the Convention took a recess until half past 3 o´clock, P.M. Thursday Afternoon, 3 o´clock. After recess, the Convention met and resumed the religious exercises of the day. Dr. Junkin, Mr. Tate, and Mr. Krebs led in prayer, and Dr. Goulding and Mr. Plumer delivered suitable addresses. A sermon was preached in the evening by the Rev. Dr. Wilson, from John xiv.1. "Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me." Adjourned to meet to-morrow morning at 9 o´clock. Concluded with prayer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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