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be still in force as to all such cases respectfully, but no

others.

3. That the presbyteries of the church are hereby enjoined to use all diligence to see that the regulations nereby laid down are duly observed and followed out; and also to use their utmost endeavours to bring about harmony and unanimity in congregations, and be at pains to avoid every thing which may excite or encourage unreasonable exceptions in people against a worthy person, who may be proposed to be their minister.-Sess. ult. May 27.

CAMPVERE.

1641. Resolved, that the Scots Kirk of Campvere be joined to the Kirk of Scotland, as a member thereof; and a member of Assembly is appointed to write to the minister thereof, to send a minister and elder, instructed with a commission to the next Assembly.-Act Sess. 18, Aug. 9. 1704. Some propositions concerning the Kirk of Campvere, viz.

1. Their observing of that order in the outward worship of God, and exercise of discipline, as is received in Scotland by law and practice. 2. Their sending commissioners to the Assembly every third year. 3. Their receiving counsel and advice, in different cases, from the presbytery of Edinburgh, or commission of Assembly; and, 4. The bearing of their moderator's expenses coming hither at the Assembly's command;-again enacted and authorized, and appointed to be recorded in the books of the Assembly; and the commission of that and subsequent Assemblies of this church, empowered and authorized to act, cognosce, advise, and determine in all affairs belonging to the said kirk and consistory of Campvere, that shall be proposed to, or pursued before them, as their superior judicatory; but recommended to them to pay the charges of their own commissioners out of their own stock, until the church be in a better capacity to assist them.Act 24.

CATECHISING AND CATECHISMS.

1639. An uniform catechism appointed to be us throughout this whole kingdom, in the examinations fore the communion.-Act Sess. 22, Aug. 29, Art. 7.

That every minister, besides his pains on the Lore day, have weekly catechising of some part of the paris and not altogether put off the examination of the peop till a little before the communion.-Act Aug. 30.

1648. The Larger Catechism agreed upon by the A sembly of Divines at Westminster, with the assistan of commissioners from the Kirk of Scotland, found agre able to the word of God, and in nothing contrary to th received doctrine, worship, discipline, and government the said kirk; and therefore approven and agreed unto b the said Assembly for their part, as a common catechisı for the three kingdoms.-Act Sess. 10, July 20.

1648. The Shorter Catechism, likewise agreed upo by the said Assembly at Westminster, with the assistanc foresaid, found also agreeable and approven, as said is.Act Sess. 19, July 28.

1648. The vending, selling, or using in schools or fa milies of a little catechism, entitled, "The A, B, C, with the Catechism; that is to say, an Instruction to be taught and learned by Young Children," which contains very gross errors in point of universal redemption, and in the number of the sacraments, is discharged; and printers are inhibited to reprint the same; and it is recommended to presbyteries to take special care that the said act be obeyed.-Act Sess. eadem.

1649. Enacted, That every minister, with the assistance of the elders of their several kirk-sessions, take course, that in every house where there is any that can read, there be at least one copy of the Shorter and Larger Catechisms, Confession of Faith, and Directory for Family Worship, and the above Act of Ass. Aug. 30, 1639, for a weekly catechising to be constantly observed in every kirk, is renewed: And it is appointed, that every minister so order their catechetic questions, that thereby the people (who

o not convene all at one time, but by turns, into that xercise) may, at every diet, have the chief heads of saving nowledge, in a short view, presented to them. And very presbytery is ordained to take trial of all the minisers within their bounds, once at least in the half year, hether they be careful to keep weekly diets of catechisg; and if they shall find any of their number negligent herein, that they be admonished for the first fault; and if, fter such admonition, they do not amend, the presbytery, or the second fault, shall rebuke them sharply; and if, after such rebuke, they do not yet amend, they shall be uspended.-Act July 30.

CHAPELS OF EASE.

1779. The petitioners for a chapel of ease at Dunfermline are authorized to employ any licentiate or minister of the Church of Scotland. They shall proceed to elect on or before the 1st of May next. They are to intimate to the presbytery their resolution, and to request one of their number to preside at the election; and the presbytery is appointed to comply. If none are appointed, or if the person nominated does not attend, they are authorized to elect by themselves. If the person elected be a probationer, the presbytery is appointed to ordain him; if a minister of the Church of Scotland, it shall be competent for any of the ministers of the parish, or of the presbytery, to introduce him to the chapel. None are to be elected but such as are of the principles of the Church of Scotland with regard to worship, doctrine, discipline, and government, and who subscribe the formula enjoined by this church; provided the congregation shall remain subject to her jurisdiction. That the money arising from the collections regularly made at the doors of the chapel shall be applied to the maintenance of the poor of the parish. And that before a minister be inducted into the chapel, sufficient security shall be laid before the presbytery for a sum of money not less than L.50 sterling per annum, as

his stipend, so long as he continues to officiate in that c gregation.-Act 8.

1798. It is ordained, That in future, when a petit shall be laid before a presbytery for the erection of a cha of ease, it shall lie upon the table till the next ordin meeting; and at that meeting, unless it shall appear the presbytery from the circumstances in which the petit is offered, that the erection of the said chapel is unnec sary and inexpedient, they shall cite the minister and ki session, the heritors, and, if a burgh, the magistrates the of, within which the chapel is intended, to appear for th interest in the subject of the petition, at their next me ing. That such presbytery, after having heard the parti shall sufficiently ascertain the circumstances on which 1 petition is founded; the facts stated as reasons for the i cessity or expediency of the measure; the general plan the chapel; the estimate of the expense of building; t scheme for paying the debts that may be contracted; t plan proposed to dispose of the collections; the names a designations of the persons in whom the property is to vested; the mode proposed for electing a minister; t stipend to be provided for him, and the security offer for its payment. That such presbytery shall thereaft report the whole above mentioned circumstances of t case, from their minutes, to the next meeting of the Ge eral Assembly, and shall not pronounce any final jud ment on the petition, till they shall have received th special directions of the Assembly thereon; and that shall be competent to the petitioners, and for all parti having interest, to be heard on the subject at the bar the Assembly.-Act 5.

1834. The General Assembly of the Church of Scot land, without a vote, approve of the report of their com mittee, and did, and hereby do, enact and declare, Tha all ministers already inducted and settled, or who shal hereafter be inducted and settled, as ministers of chapel of ease, presently erected and established, or which shal be hereafter erected and established, in terms of the act anent Chapels of Ease, of 1798, or prior thereto, by au thority of the General Assembly, or by the presbyteries

of the bounds, are, and shall be, constituent members of the presbyteries and synods within whose bounds the said chapels are, or shall be respectively situated, and eligible to sit in the General Assembly; and shall enjoy every privilege as fully and freely, and with equal powers, with parish ministers of this church; hereby enjoining and requiring all presbyteries, synods, church courts, and judicatories, within whose bounds the said chapels are, or shall be situated, to receive and enrol the said ministers as members thereof, and put them in all respects on a footing of presbyterian equality with the parish ministers of this church; giving, granting, and committing to the said ministers the like powers, and authority, and privileges now pertaining to ministers of this church, within their respective bounds. And, further, the General Assembly did, and hereby do, remit to the presbyteries within whose bounds the said chapels now established are situated, to allot and assign to each of the said chapels a territorial district, and to erect such districts into separate parishes quoad sacra, and to disjoin the same quoad sacra from the parishes whereof they at present form parts;* and also to take the necessary measures for selecting and ordaining, according to the rules of the church, for each of the said districts so to be erected, a body of elders who, with the said ministers respectively, may exercise sessional jurisdiction within the same; and the Assembly instruct presbyteries to be cautious not to assign a more populous dis trict than it seems possible to attend to: Provided always, that it shall be understood that the chapels to be erected into parishes shall first have been constituted according to the laws of this church, for which purpose it will be open to chapels to apply if not so constituted already.— Act 9, May 31.

CHARITY.

1648. Collections for the poor discharged to be taken

• This enactment has been held ultra vires, and an encroachment on the jurisdiction of the Court of Teinds.

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