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At Edinburgh, the Eighth day of June, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-seven Years. Session 30. Which day the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland being met, and duly constituted; Inter alia, The Assembly having resumed consideration of the overtures on the principles of the Church, agreeably to a resolution entered in their minutes at a former diet, Dr. C.indlish was heard on the subject, and the following motion was unanimously agreed to :T he General Assembly having resumed consideration of the overtures, and of the report of the Committee thereanent, and being deeply sensible of the importance of instructing the people of this Church, and especially the young, in the great principles which she has been called to maintain; having also had theii attention called to the Catechism on the Principles and Consti tution of this Church, issued in December 1845, by authority ol the Publication Committee, and since that time circulated witi large acceptance in the land, and being satisfied with its sound ness, as well as its suitableness to the purpose intended, approve generally of the same, as containing a valuable summary of this Church shistory, and exhibition of her distinctive principles, from the beginning of the Reformation to the present time, and earnestly recommend its general use. And the Assembly authorize the Publication Committee to superintend the issue of any new edition of the Catechism that may be prepared, and to report upon it to the next General A ssembly.
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