GENERAL VIEW OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MAY 1854.

During the year ending May 1854, four new Presbyteries were organized, viz: Red River, Allegheny, Paducah, and Central Texas.

Amount contributed for Congregational and Presbyterial purposes, $1,407,931

Amount contributed for the four Boards,

$435,584

Amount contributed for miscellaneous purposes,

$193,209

The following Ministers have died during the year included between the spring meetings of the Presbyteries 1853, and the same meetings 1854:

*

1799, Rev. Samuel Stanhope Smith, D. D., LL.D., New Jersey.
1800, Rev. Joseph Clark, D. D., New Jersey.
1801, Rev. Nathaniel Irwin, Pennsylvania.
1802,* Rev. Azel Roe, D. D., New Jersey.
1803,* Rev. James Hall, D. D., North Carolina.
1804, Rev. James F. Armstrong, New Jersey.
1805, Rev. James Richards, D. D., New Jersey.
1806, Rev. Samuel Miller, D. D., New York.

1807, Rev. Archibald Alexander, D. D., Pennsylvania.
1808, Rev. Philip Milledoler, D. D., Pennsylvania.

1809,

Rev. Drury Lacy, Virginia.

1810, Rev. John Broadhead Romeyn, D. D., New York.
1811, Rev. Eliphalet Nott, D. D., New York.

1812, Rev. Andrew Flinn, D. D., South Carolina.
1813, Rev. Samuel Blatchford, D. D., New York.

1814, Rev. James Inglis, D. D., Maryland.

1815, Rev. William Neill, D. D., New York.
1816, Rev. James Blythe, D. D., Kentucky.

1817,* Rev. Jonas Coe, D. D., New York.

1818, Rev. Jacob Jones Janeway, D. D., Pennsylvania.
1819, Rev. John Holt Rice, D. D., Virginia.

1820, Rev. John McDowell, D. D., New Jersey.

1821, Rev. William Hill, D. D., Virginia.

1822,* Rev. Obadiah Jennings, D. D., Ohio.

1823,* Rev. John Chester, D. D., New York.

1824, Rev. Ashbel Green, D. D., LL.D., Pennsylvania.

1825, Rev. Stephen N. Rowan, D. D., New York.

1826, Rev. Thomas McAuley, D. D., LL.D., New York.
1827, Rev. Francis Herron, D. D., Pennsylvania.

1828, Rev. Ezra Stiles Ely, D. D., Pennsylvania.

1829, Rev. Benjamin Holt Rice, D. D., Virginia.

1830, Rev. Ezra Fisk, D. D., New York.

1831, Rev. Nathan S. S. Beman, D. D., New York.
1832, Rev. James Hoge, D. D., Ohio.

1833, Rev. William A. McDowell, D. D., South Carolina.

1834, Rev. Philip Lindsley, D. D., Tennessee.

1835, Rev. William W. Phillips, D. D., New York.

1836, Rev. John Witherspoon, D. D., South Carolina.

1837, Rev. David Elliott, D. D., Pennsylvania.

1838, Rev. William S. Plumer, D. D., Virginia.

1839,* Rev. Joshua L. Wilson, D. D., Ohio.

1840, Rev. William M. Engles, D. D., Pennsylvania.

1841, Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge, D. D., LL.D., Maryland.

1842, Rev. John T. Edgar, D. D., Tennessee.

1843, Rev. Gardiner Spring, D. D., New York.

1844, Rev. George Junkin, D. D., Ohio.

1845, Rev. John M. Krebs, D. D., New York.

1846, Rev. Charles Hodge, D. D., New Jersey.

1847, Rev. James H. Thornwell, D. D., South Carolina.

1848, Rev. Alexander T. McGill, D. D., Pennsylvania.

1849, Rev. Nicholas Murray, D. D., New Jersey.

1850, Rev. A. W. Leland, D. D., South Carolina.

1851, Rev. E. P. Humphrey, D. D., Kentucky.

1852, Rev. John C. Lord, D. D., New York.
1853, Rev. John C. Young, D. D., Kentucky.
1854, Rev. Henry A. Boardman, D. D., Pennsylvania.

* Deceased.

In the Minutes of the General Assembly for the year 1821, is the following important rule, which was adopted by the Assembly.

"An overture from the Synod of North Carolina was received and read, and is as follows, viz:

"Whereas the General Assembly is the highest and most important judicatory of the Presbyterian Church: and whereas, to obtain the divine blessing on that judicatory, must appear to every Christian of our denomination to be a matter of the utmost moment; therefore,

"Resolved, That the Synod do respectfully suggest to the General Assembly the propriety of recommending to all the churches under their care, to observe, annually, the afternoon or evening previous to the meeting of that body, as a season of special prayer to Almighty God for his blessing; that he would, of his infinite mercy, condescend to superintend and direct all their measures, deliberations, and decisions; so that all may redound to the promotion of His own glory, and the general prosperity of that particular Church to which we belong."