OF THE

GENERAL ASSOCIATION

OF

NEW HAMPSHIRE,

AT THEIR

ANNUAL MEETING

HELD AT

NASHUA, AUGUST 22, 23, AND 24,

18 4 3.

Published by order of the Association.

CONCORD:

PRINTED AT THE STATESMAN OFFICE,

Tenny and I. Willey were appointed

Nashua, Aug. 22, 1843.

The General Association of New a Committee of nomination. Rev. Messrs. B. P. Day, J. C. Lord, Hampshire, assembled this day at 10 o'clock, A. M. in the meeting house of C. R. Batchelder, B. Smith and B. F. the Rev. Austin Richards, and was Foster were appointed a committee to opened by a sermon by the Rev. John take minutes from the narratives on Richards of Hanover, from John 4; the state of religion, and make a re24. port, after which the narratives were The preacher then took the chair, presented, and the exercises closed with and certificates of membership were prayer by Rev. Dr. Lord. presented, from which it appeared, that the following delegates were appointed.

Association.
Belknap
Caledonia

Deerfield

Derry
Harmony

Hollis

Hopkinton

Lancaster

Monadnock

Orange

Piscataqua

Sullivan

Union

Gen. Assembly Pres. Church
Gen. Association of Mass.
Gen. Association Vermont

Gen. Association Connecticut
Gen. Conference Maine
Secretary

Treasurer

Ministers of the place

Ministers.
Joseph Lane

Daniel Lancaster
Erasmus J. Carpenter
Winthrop Fifield
Ephr. N. Hidden
P. B. Day
T. G. Brainard
Samuel Ordway
< John Wilde

Bezaleel Smith
M. Hale Smith
A. B. Warner
A. P. Tenny
B. F. Foster
Isaac Knight
Horace Wood
Alanson Alvord
O. C. Whiton
Giles Lyman
John Thompson

none

J. S. Young

Wm. J. Newman
S. Nichols
John Richards
Samuel Mason
Phineas Cook
Isaac Willey
James R. French
Albert Manson
J. C. Lord, D. D.
H. A. Tracy

C. R. Batchelder
None

Z. S. Barstow

A. Burnham
Austin Richards
M H. Smith

A communication was received from the Congregational and Presbyterian Union of Wisconsin, expressing a desire for fraternal correspondence with this body. Whereupon it was

Voted, That we reciprocate the sentiments of the communication through the Secretary of the Association.

The Trustees of the Widow's Charitable Fund made their report, which was accepted and adopted. [See Appendix.]

The Treasurer of the Association made his report, which was accepted and adopted. (See Appendix.)

Voted, That the Secretary of this body communicate our sympathies to the Free Presbyterians of Scotland.Accordingly the Secretary presented a letter which he had prepared, which was approved and directed to be sent.

Voted, That the following persons be appointed a Committee to certify the regular standing of ministers and candidates travelling beyond the limits of this body, viz :

Rev. Messrs. J. French, E. L. Parker, J. Curtis, A. W. Burnham, N. Rev. John Richards, was chosen Bouton, P. Cook, G. Punchard, N. Moderator, Rev. O. C. Whiton, Scribe, Lord,D. D., J. Woods, Z. S. Barstow, and Rev. W. Fifield, Assistant Scribe. A. Bodwell and D. Perry.

The meeting was opened with pray- Rev. Messrs. John Woods and Daniel er by the Moderator, after which ad- Lancaster, were appointed a Commitjourned till half past one, P. M. tee to fix on the place for the next meeting of the Association, and to designate the Association which shall appoint the preacher. Who subsequentRev. Messrs. A. Burnham, A. P. Îy reported the South Church in Con

Met according to adjournment, when the standing rules of the Association were read.