The General Assembly [pp. 521-553]

. 526 General Assembly.. [JULY
of the Assembly.itself, Wh. o se rsant.Jami,?in.' ore" than one,
relation. Very respectfully,.....,. X.;
In explanation of the action of the Asse'mbly t' ase7t'
was resolved that the Assembly intenkded:in thel resolutitons
already adopted,'to decline accepting., the. resignation of br,'*
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CHEAP PAPER.
The General Assembly took up the consideration. of a report.
from a committee appointed by the last General Assembly on
the subject of a cheap religious weekly newspaper, for general
circulation throughout the Church. The report, after a full
exposition of the advantages of such a paper, proposed the fol lowing resolutions for adoption, viz:
1. Resolved, That instead of the "Home and Foreign Re cord," as now published, the Board of' Publication be. directed
to issue and circulate, as early and extensively as possible,. a
religious weekly paper of the common size and form, on good
material, of fair execution, and of the very best character, and
at the rate of $1 a year, to be uniformly pre-paid.
2. That it be urged upon all our church courts, officers, and
members, to aid the Board in the sustenation of.the paper, and
in its circulation, so that it may reach every family willing to
receive it.
3. That in the opinion of the Assembly this paper should be
the medium of communication from our Boards to.the churches;
and that, for a time, the several Boards should pay a reasona ble compensation for the amount of room they shall occupy, this
compensation to continue only so long as the circumstances of
the paper shall require it.
4. That it shall be the duty of the Board to appoint an editor
for the paper, who shall devote himself exclusively to its inter ests; also to keep an exact account with the paper, and to re port annually to the Assembly.
5. That in view of the additional duty here laid upon the
Board of Publication, it be recommended to the increased liber ality of the churches.