Committee on the report on home evangelization and kindred

matters.

The report of the committee on home evangelization was presented, which, together with an overture from Hartford North, was referred to a special committee, consisting of Rev. Messrs. W. W. Turner, E. R. Gilbert, J. A. Smith, C. B. McLean, A. C. Denison.

The committee appointed last year, "To consider whether the Directors of the Miss. Soc. of Conn., Aux. to the A. H. M. S., and the committee on home evangelization may not wisely be merged in one body," made their report, which was referred to the special committee to which was referred the report of the committee on home evangelization.

Copy-right of "Psalms and Hymns.”

The Trustees of the copy-right of "Psalms and Hymns" presented their report, which was accepted and approved; and the Trustees were reelected, as follows:-Rev. Messrs. Jeremiah Day, D.D., Eleazer T. Fitch, D.D., Joel Hawes, D.D., Leonard Bacon, D.D., Elisha L. Cleaveland, D.D.

Trustees of Everest Fund.

The Trustees of the Everest Fund were re-elected, with the substitution of Seth P. Norton in place of Lancel Foote, who declined re-election, and are as follows:-Rev. Messrs. Charles B. McLean and Franklin A. Spencer, and Messrs. Averitt Wilcox and Seth P. Norton.

Thanks to Lancel Foote, Esq.

Voted, That the thanks of the General Association be given to Lancel Foote, Esq., who has, for twenty-one years, with much care, painstaking and faithfulness, acted as Trustee and Treasurer of the Everest Fund.

Thanks to the agent of the “Sabbath Committee.”

By vote of the Association, Rev. R. S. Cook was heard in reference to the work of the Sabbath Committee in New York. He presented to each of the members a copy of a book published by that committee, entitled "The Christan Sabbath," for which the Association passed a vote of thanks.

Report of Trustees of Missionary Society of Connecticut.

The report of the Trustees of the Missionary Society of Connecticut was presented by Rev. Horace Hooker. The report was accepted and referred to the special committee to which was referred the report of the committee on home evangelization.

Committee on "stated supplies."

An overture from New Haven Central, on "stated supplies," was referred to a committee, consisting of Rev. Messrs. L. Bacon, D.D., Francis Williams, T. K. Fessenden.

Recess till half past 7, p. m. (Tuesday.)

Recess was taken till half past 7, p. m.

Public worship-Associational sermon.

Public worship was attended in the evening; prayers were offered by Rev. E. R. Beadle and Rev. A. C. Denison, and the sermon was preached by Rev. Merrick Knight, from 1 Cor. 1: 24, "Christ the power of God." Adjourned till 9 o'clock, to-morrow morning.

Wednesday, June 18, 1862. Devotional services.

Wednesday morning. The hour from 8 to 9 was occupied in devotional services; after which the roll was called and the minutes of yesterday were read.

Reports of the Directors and of the Treasurer of the Miss. Soc. of Conn., Aux. to the A. H. M. S.

Rev. Horace Hooker presented the report of the Directors of the Missionary Society of Connecticut, Auxiliary to the American Home Missionary Society, which was accepted and referred to the special committee to which was referred the report of the committee on home evangelization.

The report of the Treasurer of the Miss. Soc. of Conn., Aux. to the A. H. M. S., was presented, which was accepted and approved, and ordered to be printed with the minutes. (Report IV.) Nomination of officers of the Missionary Societies of Connec

ticut.

Voted, That the nomination of Trustees, Treasurer and Auditor of the Miss. Soc. of Conn., and of the Directors of the Miss. Soc. of Conn., Aux. to the A. H. M. S., be referred to the special committee to which was referred the report of the committee on home evangelization.

Delegates to attend corresponding bodies in 1863.

The committee on delegations to corresponding bodies presented their report, which was accepted and adopted, as follows:

To General Conference of Maine-Rev. William D. Herrick, primary, Rev. Matson M. Smith, substitute.

To General Association of New Hampshire-Rev. Wheelock Nye Harvey, primary, Rev. Joseph Anderson, substitute.

To General Convention of Vermont-Rev. James A. Smith, primary, Rev. Charles B. McLean, substitute.

To General Association of Massachusetts-Rev. Joel Hawes, D.D., primary, Rev. Myron N. Morris, substitute.

To Evangelical Consociation of Rhode Island-Rev. Samuel H. Allen, primary, Rev. C. A. G. Brigham, substitute.

To General Association of New York-Rev. Lavalette Perrin, primary, Rev. Constance L. Goodell, substitute.

To General Conference of Ohio-Rev. Ira Pettibone, primary, Rev. Franklin A. Spencer, substitute.

To General Association of Illinois-Rev. James Averill, primary, Rev. Robert C. Learned, substitute.

To General Association of Michigan-Rev. Enoch F. Burr, primary, Rev. Edgar J. Doolittle, substitute.

To Presbyterian and Congregational Convention of Wisconsin-Rev. Jonathan Brace, D.D., primary, Rev. C. C. Tiffany, substitute.

To General Association of lowa, and General Conference of Minnesota-Rev. George I. Wood, primary, Rev. D. W. Havens, substitute.

To General Association of Kansas, and General Association of Nebraska-Rev. T. D. Woolsey, D.D., primary, Rev. Eleazer T. Fitch, D.D., substitute.

To General Association of California, and Oregon Association-Rev. Hiram P. Arms, primary, Rev. Walter R. Long, substitute.

To Congregational Union of Canada, and German Evangelical Conference of the West-Rev. Thomas K. Fessenden, primary, Rev. Avery S. Walker, substitute.

To General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church-Rev. Silenus H. Fellows, primary, Rev. Andrew Dunning, substitute.

Subject for concio ad clerum in 1863.

The committee on subject for concio ad clerum reported the following subject for 1863, which was adopted :-"The divine warrant for the Christian Sabbath, and the time for its commencement."

Salutations from corresponding bodies.

Rev. Joseph P. Thompson, D.D., presented the Christian and fraternal salutations of the General Association of New York; Rev. James W. McLane, D.D., of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church which met last in Cincinnati; Rev. Prof. F. W. Fisk, of the General Association of Illinois; Rev. Robert Crawford, D.D., of the General Association of Massachusetts; and Rev. A. L. Whitman, of the Evangelical Consociation of Rhode Island.

Communications were read from Rev. T. S. Robie, delegate from the General Conference of Maine; from Rev. Charles D. Helmer, delegate from the Presbyterian and Congregational Convention of Wisconsin; and from Rev. J. S. Hoyt, delegate from the General Association of Michigan.

Letter of a delegate from this body.

A letter was read from Rev. Moses Smith, reporting his attendance as our delegate to the General Association of Iowa.

Rules discarding the term "stated supply" and substituting the terms “acting pastor” and “stated preacher."

The committee to which was referred the overture from New Haven Central, reported the following rules, which were adopted :

1. The Statistical Secretary is directed not to employ hereafter the phrase "stated supply " as designating any relation between a minister and a church or ecclesiastical society.

2. When an ordained minister in recognized communion with the associated pastors of Connecticut, is employed by the concurrent votes of the church and the ecclesiastical society, for a period of not less than one year, to perform the work of the ministry in that parish, such minister shall be designated in the minutes and statistics of the General Association as "acting pastor."

8. When a preacher of the Gospel, ordained or regularly approbated, being in communion with the associated pastors of Connecticut, is employed by an ecclesiastical society to preach statedly to the congregation, for a period of not less than four months, such preacher shall be designated in the minutes and statistics as "stated preacher."

4. When a congregation has neither a pastor, nor an acting pastor, nor a stated preacher, the fact shall be indicated in the minutes and statistics by the word "none" in the column of ministers.

Statement respecting the Asylum of the Deaf and Dumb.

By vote of the Association, Rev. William W. Turner gave a brief statement respecting the American Asylum of the Deaf and Dumb at Hartford.

Pastoral libraries.

The following preamble and resolutions on pastoral libraries were adopted :

Whereas, many ministers of our churches are, and from their own unaided resources are likely to remain, inadequately supplied with standard and desirable books in Biblical and professional studies, the General Association desire that three independent plans be adopted to remedy this deficiency, viz:-The founding of a general fund, and of local or church funds, and the taking up of annual contributions in the churches for pastoral libraries; Therefore,

Resolved, That the General Association propose the establishment of a general pastoral library fund, as donations and legacies may be given for that purpose, to be under the control of their committee as trustees, and the Treasurer of the Miss. Soc. of Conn. being its treasurer.

Resolved, That it be recommended to the individual members of our churches and congregations to make donations and legacies to the parochial funds, or to establish independent library funds where there are no parochial funds, the interest of which shall annually be appropriated to the purchase of standard books for the use of their respective pastors.

Resolved, That it be recommended to the churches and religious societies to make annual appropriations from their income, or to adopt other systematic measures to raise contributions to found and make additions to their pastoral libraries.

Resolved, That it be recommended to the several ministers to present the subject of pastoral libraries to their people, as they may judge expedient, as thus endorsed by the General Association; and that they aid one another in this object by special addresses, and in their exchanges, as there may be occasion.

Resolved, That Rev. Messrs. E. W. Robinson, Noah Porter, Jr., D.D., Ira Pettibone and John G. Baird be a pastoral library committee, to further the ends of founding and perpetuating such libraries, by correspondence and other methods which they may devise; to make arrangements with publishers and booksellers for the purchase of books on the most favorable terms; and to report to the next General Association a plan for the establishment of general and local funds, and for raising annual contributions for pastoral libraries; and also to report next year their own doings in the premises.

Report of Treasurer.

The Treasurer of the Association made his report, which was accepted and referred to a finance committee, consisting of Rev. Messrs. L. W. Bacon, L. Curtis, J. L. Dudley.

Place for the records and archives.

The Registrar, who was directed last year to secure a place of deposit for the records and archives of the General Association, reported the following action of the Connecticut Historical Society:-"Voted, April 15, 1862, That this Society will accept the deposit of the records and archives of the General Association of Connecticut, (now in the custody of Rev. Myron N. Morris, Registrar,) and that such records and archives shall be safely kept, in the Library of the Society, under the same regulations and restrictions as other manuscripts in the Society's collections, and shall in no case be taken or removed therefrom except by order of the General Association, or of the Registrar thereof.

A true copy of record.

Attest,

CHARLES HOSMER, Recording Secretary." The Association, by vote, approved of this arrangement, and passed a vote of thanks to the Connecticut Historical Society for the favor thus conferred.

Recess till 2, p. m. (Wednesday.)

Recess was taken till 2, p. m.

Report on the state of religion.

After recess, the report on the state of religion was presented and accepted, ordered to be read before the communion service, and to be printed with the minutes. (Report VII.)

Celebration of the Lord's supper.

The Association, at 3, p. m., united with the First Church in Norwalk in the celebration of the Lord's supper. Rev. Dr. Cleaveland read the narrative of the state of religion, and Rev. Drs. Porter and McLane officiated at the communion table.

Addresses of freedmen from Virginia.

By vote of the Association, Messrs. William Davis and William Thornton, freedmen from Virginia, addressed the audience in earnest appeal in behalf of four millions of slaves.

Preacher of the concio ad clerum in 1862.

Rev. Timothy Atkinson was appointed preacher of the concio ad clerum for 1862.

Place of next annual meeting.

Voted, That the next annual meeting be held at the meeting house of the Fourth Congregational Church in Hartford.

Report of Statistical Secretary, and committees on suggested topics.

The Statistical Secretary made his report, which was accepted; and, in accordance with its suggestion, the following topics were referred to their respective committees, to report next year, viz: