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    the consideration of which , as well as the others that had been read , was referred to a committee , who were to report to the Synod , before the termination of the present meeting . Several matters of discipline , of no public importance , occupied the attention of the meetine : till Saturday , July 3 , when the Rev . W . Porter , Moderator of the Remonstrant Synod of Ulster , with the Rev . Messrs . Mitchel and Davis , appeared as a deputation from that body , far tire purpose of submitting certain propositions connected with the late separation of the General Synod .

    After some conversation it was agreed , that a Committee be appointed to meet a Committee from the Remonstrants , On the last Tuesday of July , in Belfast , with fall power to determine on the propositions about to be submitted by the Remonstrants .

    Mr . Stewart felt called on to express the great regret which he felt in common , lie was sure , with the other Members of Syuod , that the respectable deputation from the Remonstrants had been detained so long . The delay had , however , been owing to causes altogether unexpected . It had not been

    anticipated that the case of Mr . Skelly would have taken up so much time ; and it was owing to the protraction of that business , that the gentlemen from the Remonstrant Syuod had not been attended to yesterday morning . He hoped , therefore , that those gentlemen would not suppose the Synod had detained them intentionally .

    Mr . Porter was perfectly aware of the causes of the delay , which had taken place in the strict order of business . The Synod could not have acted differently . He was , therefore , quite satisfied ; and he begged , at the same time , in his own name , and the name of his brethren , to thank the Synod for the courteous manner in which their deputation had been received .

    Mr . H . Henry was anxious that every thing should be done above board ; and he , therefore , thought it better to state his intention of animadverting on what he conceived an unfair application of certain principles to them iu the proceedings of the Remonstrant Synod , He mentioned this in order that the deputation might remain , if they thought proper , to hear his observations .

    Mr . Porter would willingly agree to Mr . Heury ' s suggestion , provided he and his brethren of the deputation should liave the right of reply . Mr . Stewart objected to Mr . Henry ' s

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    observations . It was like tying a man ' s hands and then proposing to fight him . Mr . Cooke hoped it wonld not be understood that the house acquiesced in the proposal of Mr . Henry . He has no right to introduce such a measure , except bv Overture .

    Mr . H Henry . —Does Mr . Cooke ( Dr . Cooke—I beg his pardon—for I wisl j to give him all his honours ) preteod to say that I may not defend the Theological Committee from attacks ? M r . Cooke , —When that subject comes regularly before us , he may offer what explanation , and make what defence of the Committee be pleases . The Synod adjourned till ten o ' clock . Ten o * clock .

    Mr . Cooke said , that as be understood it had been the intention of some members to move for a repeal of the Overtures , it would be desirable that the discussion should take place before too many of the members had retired . Mr . Gray said , he had no wish to

    disturb the body , and if the supporters of the Theological Examination Committee would throw its meetings open to the members of Synod generally * he would pass over the subject for this year , without , hpwever , giving up his views a » to the principles on which the Committee was constituted . —After some

    couversation , Mr . Cooke and Mr . Stewart acceded to this proposal , with an understanding that the opening should not extend beyond the mere right of being present during the examination of young men . Mr . Gray said , there was in Belfast a

    periodical conducted by members of Synod , in which the Overtures had been frequently discussed , and in which he thought himself not well treated . AH who opposed the Overtures were in that periodical represented as men of unsound principles , as Ariana , and , in fact , as under the influence of Satan . He

    mentioned this that the gentlemen concerned might abstain in future from such language ; for while this was one of its leading features , many Orthodox men could not join in the circulation of such a work , Mr . Stewart mentioned , that a memorial from a number of Elders and

    some private Members of the congregation of Armagh had been presented according to the usages of Synod , to the Committee of Bills ; but that it could not be brought before the house on account of two informalities . He thought , however , that publicly noticing it was

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    Intelligence . — General Syned of Ulster . 583

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1830, page 583, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2587/page/79/