Almost every practical scheme, whether effecting activity in re ligion, politics, education, or business of any account, was liable to some possible objection or some difficulty in the working of it, and of course this scheme of union was, to some ex tent, open to objection. The question, how ever, Avas not whether the scheme was absolutely perfect, but whether it was best under the cir circumstances. At last Synod a scheme of practical co-operation, if he might so designate it. was proposed and discussed, and received a considerable measure of support from some who now found objection to the proposed .scheme of Union. It was desirable that the two Churches should combine in deliberating on matters affecting general interests of tho Church, and of religion. In' the scheme before them it was proposed to be effected by a General Assembly ; in the other scheme, it was intended to be dealt with by a Council. The Council was a now creation, one whose action was not denned by any known rules and they would have to make rules for its guidance; but the Assembly proposed by the present scheme was one which would carry on its schemes and deliberations in accordance with well-estab lished principles of the Presbyterian Church. In coming to a settlement in any matter of legislation the regular machinery that is established in tho Presbyterian Church would, of course, be carried out. They strove for full power of operation, so that they could act with that weight and rigid'ty in the Assembly which could not possi bly attach to a mere Council composed of repre sentatives from two Churchew, who met to gether, and who were debarred, according to j the scheme theu propospd, from exercising either legislative or judicial functions. He de sired that the Presbyter/ should keep before their minds tho fact that all the difficulties which used to be brought against the Union on the score of distance and expense, had been ad mitted to be overcome, or viewed at least to be so unimportant as to be cast out of thought. Now, if thero should be in the minds of any, as he feared there might be, any objections against union in connection with the question of pbalmody, he might affirm that that had no thing to do with the matter. 