Resolved, THat the request be granted ; and that,
agreeably to the petition, sp much of the Sjmod of Ohio,
within the stkte of Indiana, as lies West of' a line drawn
due north from the mouth of Kentucky river be attach-
ed to the Synod of Kentucky.
The discussion left unfinished yesterday afternoon
was resumed, viz. Of the motion to reverse a decision



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of the Prcfbyteiy of Lexington, by which decision Mr.
George Bourne was deposed from the Gospel Ministry.
This motion, after it had been amended and fully dis-
cussed, was determined in the affirmative, ^i the words
following, viau

The Assembly judge that the charges, in the case of
Mr. Bourne} were not fully sid>stantiated, and, if they
had been, the sentence was too severe : therefore. Re-
vived, That the sentence of the Presbytery of Lexing-
ton, deposing Mr. Bourne, be reversed, and it is hereby
reversed ; and that the Presb)rtery commence the trial
of Mr. Bourne anew.
The Rev. Jacob J. Janeway, D. D. requested leave
to resign the office* of stated clerk of the Assembly ;
which request being granted, the Assembly passed a
vote of thanks to Dr. Janeway for the fjuthful manner ia
which he has discharged the duties of that office; and
the Rev. William NeiU, D. D. was appointed in his stead.
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TThe committee to whom was referred the resolution
of the Presbj^ry of Jersey j^^ instructing their commis-
sioners to endeavour to procure from this Assembly per-
mission for booksellers, generally, to publish the Con-
fession of Fdth, without requiring any thing for the
copy ri^t, reported ; and tiieir report, being read, was
adopted, and is as follows, viz.
