On the Professorate.-Rev. Ransford Wells, Philip M. Brett, Alexander M. Mann; and the Elders, Abraham Van Nest and Stephen Van Rensselaer.

On Synodical Minutes.-Rev. William Reiley, John A. Lansing, N. D. Williamson; and the Elders, John Carpenter and Philip T. Harder.

On Missions.-Rev. Maurice W. Dwight, A. C. Van Raalte, William J. R. Taylor; and the Elders, Henry S. Ditmas and Luther Laflin.

On the State of Religion.-Rev. Cornelius Van Santvoord, Abel T. Stewart, Samuel W. Mills; and the Elders, Daniel Lente and William Knox.

On Accounts.-Rev. Jacob West, Jacob N. Voorhees, Richard Steele ; and the Elders, Levi Van Vleet and George P. Philip.

On Overtures and Judicial Business.-Rev. Elbert S. Porter, Leonard H. Van Dyck, Benjamin Bassler; and the Elders, John H. Rosa and John G. Hardenbergh.

On Correspondence.-Rev. Thomas M. Strong, Theodore F. Wyckoff, James H. M. Knox; and the Elders, Samuel Groves and Clarkson F. Crosby.

ucation.-Rev. James M. Matthews,* William H. Ten Eyck,

*The Rev. J. M. Matthews having obtained leave of absence on the sixth day of the session, the Rev. Jacob C. Sears was appointed in his place as a member of the Committee on Education.

Alexander W. M'Clure; and the Elders, Liberty Preston and James Peters.

On Nominations.-Rev. Edward P. Stimson, Thomas C. Strong, John Steele; and the Elders, Theodore Polhemus, Edward F. Stuart.

On the Widows' Fund.-Rev. John B. Steele, Abraham H. Myers, John H. Bevier; and the Elders, Simon Wyckoff and Peter B. Cromwell.

ARTICLE III.

COMMUNICATIONS.

The following report was received from the Board of Superintendents of the Theological Seminary, which, having been read, was referred to the Committee on the Professorate :

The Board of Superintendents of the Theological Seminary convened in the Theological Hall at New-Brunswick, on Tuesday, July 20th, 1852,

at 11 o'clock A.M.

The President, Rev. Dr. Ferris, took the chair, and opened the meeting with prayer.

The following members were present:

The following Classes were not represented, viz.: South Classis of Long Island, of Illinois, Schenectady, Cayuga, Greene, Michigan, New-York,

and the new Classis of Geneva.

The Board was organized by the election of Rev. J. N. Wyckoff, D.D., President, and Rev. N. E. Smith, Clerk pro tem.

the

The Theological Faculty presented their Annual Report, from which it appears that the following young men have been in attendance upon exercises of the institution during the past year, viz. :

The Theological Faculty report that Jesse D. Fonda, of the Junior Class, has left the institution, professedly on account of ill health. The Faculty also report that the number of students for the past year has been somewhat less than on some previous years; and they bear their usual good testimony to the Christian deportment of the students.

The following young gentlemen presented the usual testimonials from their respective Classes, and, after due examination, were recommended to receive the patronage of the Church from the education funds, viz. : James H. Ballagh, Alvan Ostrom, George H. Peck, John A. Debaun, John H. Suydam, John G. Low, George W. Knieskern, Isaac Collier, and Albert V. Gulick.

The students of the several classes were examined by the Professors in the various studies pursued in the institution, (excepting those in Rev. Dr. Cannon's department, excused by reason of his protracted indisposition.) The Senior Class was also examined on the evidences of personal piety and their views in entering the ministry, and exhibited specimens of sermonizing and preaching. In view of which, it was unanimously

Resolved, That the examination be sustained, and that the members of the Senior Class be recommended to the Professors for the usual certificate.

The seats of the following members will become vacant at the time of the next meeting of the General Synod:

The annual sermon was preached before the Board on the evening of the first day of the session, from 1 Cor. iii. 9. The annual address to the students was delivered on the afternoon of the second day, by Rev. C. S. Van Santvoord.

the review of the year, the Board take peculiar pleasure to bear their unequivocal testimony to the eminent ability and thoroughness of the Theological Professors. And in view of the fact, that the Professor elect has signified his acceptance of the appointment of the General Synod to the vacant professorship, together with the pleasant prospect of

a considerable accession of students at the opening of the next theological year, the Board would congratulate the General Synod upon the manifest and continued favor of the Great Head of the Church towards this sacred institution. This congratulation is not unmingled, however, with a deep and cherished sympathy for the aged and venerable Professor, whose praise is in all the churches, and whose earthly career seems drawing near its close.

A true copy.

New-Brunswick, July 20th, 1852.

ISAAC N. WYCKOFF, President.

DAVID D. DEMAREST, Stated Clerk,

A communication was received from the Trustees of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Philadelphia, tendering to the Synod the use of their church edifice and lecture-room, during this session.

Resolved, That the thanks of the Synod be returned to the Trustees of the First Reformed Dutch Church for their kind offer, but that the Synod prefer to continue their sessions in the Third Reformed Dutch Church.

Reports were received from the Classes of New-York, Bergen, Paramus, Philadelphia, Greene, Orange, South Classis of New-York, South Classis of Long Island, and North Classis of Long Island, on the subject of Parochial Schools, which were referred to the Committee on Education.

A communication was received from the Classis of New-Brunswick, recommending certain individuals as suitable persons to receive aid in the prosecution of their studies for the gospel ministry; which was referred to the Committee on the Professorate.

Application was made for a dispensation in behalf of Mr. Conrad Dickheart, accompanied with certain documents, which were referred to the Committee on the Professorate.

A communication was received from Mr. R. Laidlaw, late editor of the Christian Intelligencer, purporting to be "A Protest and Complaint against the action of the Synod, at their last session, in relation to the Christian Intelligencer," which was laid on the table.

A communication was received from the Board of Domestic Missions, in relation to altering the times of their meetings; which was referred to the Committee on Missions.

A communication was received from Rev. John C. Guldin, in relation to the preparation and publication of a Hymn Book in the German

language; which was referred to the Special Committee on the Hymn Book. (Art. VII.)

A communication was received from the Rev. John Garretson, Corresponding Secretary of the Board of Domestic Missions, in relation to the Academy among the Hollanders; which was referred to the Committee on Education.

A communication was received from Mr. Samuel B. Schieflin, on the subject of Parochial Schools, which was read and referred to the Committee on Education.

ARTICLE IV.

BOARD OF CORPORATION.

The following report of the Board of Direction of the Corporation was received, accompanied with the Treasurer's Report, the Annual Digest, a list of the securities held by the Board, a list of the endowed scholarships, a list of the clerical subscribers to the Widows' Fund, and accounts current of said Board with the Widows' Fund and the Board of Education, and the report of Peter Spader, Esq., Treasurer of Rutgers College, in relation to the Van Benschoten and Knox Funds :

To the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church:

The Board of Direction respectfully report: That since their appointment they have met from time to time, as the interests intrusted to them have required, and given to those interests their best attention.

The finances of Synod may be regarded as in a satisfactory condition; although some of the subscriptions towards the endowment of the third professorship still remain unpaid. The invested funds of Synod are well secured, the interest on them has been regularly received, and the liabilities of Synod bave been punctually discharged and paid.

The dwelling-house in the west end of Rutgers College, occupied by Professor Ludlow, has been put in repair under the direction of the President of this Board and Peter Spader, Esq., of New-Brunswick, at an expense of $371 41.

By an Act of the Legislature of the State of New-Jersey, the shares of stock of the Bergen Turnpike Company (belonging to the General Synod and the Trustees of Rutgers College) have been reduced from $25 to $10 per share.

Two hundred dollars has been received from the estate of the widow of the late Moses Cowan, Esq., for the benefit, in equal proportions, of our Foreign and Domestic Missionary Boards, and paid into the treasuries of these Boards respectively.

The Treasurer's account, herewith submitted, furnishes a full and clear statement of the financial affairs of the Synod, in their several departments and various details.

During the year, $2,000 were paid into the Treasury of the Synod by