Resolved, 5. That the Trustees, at their first meeting, be directed to
divide themselves into two portions, and in such manner that there
shall always be in the Board five ministers and five laymen.
Resolved, 6. That, in electing these Trustees, a nomination shall be
made in the Assembly, and that the election shall be by ballot on the
day following that on which the nomination is made.
Resolved, 7. That these Trustees be directed to keep an accurate re-
cord of all their proceedings, and report the same annually to the
Assembly.
Resolved, 8. That these Trustees be directed to take such measures
for raising the amount pledged by the last Assembly, for the purchase
of the " Presbyterian House," as they may deem expedient and proper.
Resolved, 9. That the action of the Publication Committee, as re-
ported to the Assembly, be approved, and the Committee instructed
to proceed officially in discharging the duties of their appointment;
and that a brief synopsis of their Report be published in tho Appendix
to the Minutes, under the direction of the Stated Clerk.
Resolved, 10. That the members of the Committee, whose term of
office expires during these sessions of the Assembly, namely, Rev.
Albert Barnes, Rev. Nathan S. S. Beman, P.D., Rev. Thomas Brain-
erd, D.D., Rev. William Eagleton, D.D., and Rev. Asa D. Smith,
D.D., be reelected.
Resolved, 11. That the Report of the Treasurer of the Trustees of
the Presbyterian House, and that of the Publication Committee, having
been audited, be approved.
Resolved, 12. That the Trustees of the Presbyterian House be di-
rected to report to the next Assembly a plan of rules and regulations
for the government of said Trustees in the discharge of their duties.
