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Edinburgh) November x^bf 1728.
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HE Commiflion of the General Affemhly anno 1727}
Wrote a Letter to Presbyteries and Synods, putting
them in Remembrance of his prefent Majefty’s
Proclamation againft Vice y alfo wrote concerning
Schools, and fubferibing the Formula according ‘to
the A&s of the General Affembty, likewile con*
cerning Libraries, Burfaries and Colle£fions,
And in Auguft lad,the prefent Commiffion wrote
again anent fome Colle&ions for pious Ufes9 and ^
therein" referred to a former Letter in March . K't>yL<*JL?y
The Commijdion, at this quarterly Meeting, appointed a Committee to
■ confider and clafs the Returns come to thefe Letters, and they having
Jf met, made Report, that fome Presbyteries hadlgiven no Returns. Ana
therefore the Comt^ffion appointed that Synods and Presbyteries be of
new written to, to draw up an Account of what each, Pariih in their
Bounds have colle&edl for the French Colony in HUdburghaufw, the
Presbyterian Church irriV^ Tork, new Churches in Strathnaver and
Caritone in Orknayr a Place of publick Worfhip in the Enzie, Bridge of
Harbours of AberbrothmckrBamff'dind Jnftruiher Eafter, and for pro¬
moting Ghriftian Knowfedge; and whereany are deficien|, to deal with
them without any longer Delay, to make Intimation of the Aflembly’s Re*
v commendations, and to bring in what is given for the above pious Ufes to
the Presbytery, that they may fend in the fame, with the forefaid Ac*
coupts, and Lift of/uch as are deficient, to the Meeting of the Commiflion
in March, to be prepared for the next General Afleihbly, that fome End
O may be put to the long Trouble thefe Colled ions have given^ fome of
(V them| having depended near 12 Years. ^
It is alfo defired that Presbyteries may (et about what was formerly
recommencled concerning Libraries, alfo Burlaries, and the Growth of
^ Popery. This in Name of the faid Commiflior^ is fignified to you by,
R. D. B.
Tour affectionate 'Brother and
■ :
Servant in the Lord+
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t ^
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am:*;
em
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' cm. 'rxt>w+\ Yixtj. \j £y/%i £, \Q$]r
R. D. ®
Edinburgh) November x^bf 1728.
mm
Wm
i
jb
HE Commiflion of the General Affemhly anno 1727}
Wrote a Letter to Presbyteries and Synods, putting
them in Remembrance of his prefent Majefty’s
Proclamation againft Vice y alfo wrote concerning
Schools, and fubferibing the Formula according ‘to
the A&s of the General Affembty, likewile con*
cerning Libraries, Burfaries and Colle£fions,
And in Auguft lad,the prefent Commiffion wrote
again anent fome Colle&ions for pious Ufes9 and ^
therein" referred to a former Letter in March . K't>yL<*JL?y
The Commijdion, at this quarterly Meeting, appointed a Committee to
■ confider and clafs the Returns come to thefe Letters, and they having
Jf met, made Report, that fome Presbyteries hadlgiven no Returns. Ana
therefore the Comt^ffion appointed that Synods and Presbyteries be of
new written to, to draw up an Account of what each, Pariih in their
Bounds have colle&edl for the French Colony in HUdburghaufw, the
Presbyterian Church irriV^ Tork, new Churches in Strathnaver and
Caritone in Orknayr a Place of publick Worfhip in the Enzie, Bridge of
Harbours of AberbrothmckrBamff'dind Jnftruiher Eafter, and for pro¬
moting Ghriftian Knowfedge; and whereany are deficien|, to deal with
them without any longer Delay, to make Intimation of the Aflembly’s Re*
v commendations, and to bring in what is given for the above pious Ufes to
the Presbytery, that they may fend in the fame, with the forefaid Ac*
coupts, and Lift of/uch as are deficient, to the Meeting of the Commiflion
in March, to be prepared for the next General Afleihbly, that fome End
O may be put to the long Trouble thefe Colled ions have given^ fome of
(V them| having depended near 12 Years. ^
It is alfo defired that Presbyteries may (et about what was formerly
recommencled concerning Libraries, alfo Burlaries, and the Growth of
^ Popery. This in Name of the faid Commiflior^ is fignified to you by,
R. D. B.
Tour affectionate 'Brother and
■ :
Servant in the Lord+
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