4. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received, except for adjournment, amendment, postponement, commitment, or the previous question-namely, Shall the main question now be put? The effect of adopting the previous question shall be to put an end to debate and bring the Association to a direct vote upon amendments reported by a committtee, if any, upon pending amendments, and then upon the main ques

tion.

5. If a question under debate contain several parts, any member may have it divided, and a question taken on each part.

6. Every member, when speaking, shall address himself to the Chair, and shall be subject to no needless interruption. If he acts disorderly, it shall be the duty of the Moderator, and the privilege of the other members, to call him to order.

7. No member shall leave the Association before the session is closed, except with the consent of the body; nor shall any one leave the house during a sitting without the consent of the Moderator.

X. CORRESPONDENCE. 1. This Association will maintain a fraternal relation with other ecclesiastical bodies, so far as this shall be deemed consistent with the principles of our organization, by the appointment and interchange of delegates. Representatives from ecclesiastical bodies with whom we are in correspondence shall have the privilege of sitting with us, and participating in our deliberations, as honorary members.

2. The District Associations are requested to nominate delegates to foreign bodies in accordance with the schedule printed herewith, sending up their nominations for confirmation by delegates to this body. If any Association fails to nominate, the Committee on Nominations shall do it.

3. Delegates to foreign bodies may exchange their appointments, when, by so doing, one or both will be enabled to fill the appointment personally. The same delegate may be appointed. to more than one foreign body; and any regularly chosen delegate may represent us in any State west of New-York, in the absence of the delegate appointed to that body.

4. The Secretary of the Association, on information that the delegate appointed will fail to represent us, may appoint any minister or layman, in our churches, to discharge this service.

5. The printed minutes of the Association shall be sufficient testimonial of the appointment of delegates to corresponding bodies. In case any delegate is unable to attend, in person or by substitute, in accordance with the preceding rules, it shall be his duty to forward a written communication to the corresponding body to which he was appointed.

XI. EXPENSES. The cost of printing the minutes, and other necessary expenses of this Association, shall be defrayed by assessments, apportioned among the several Conferences

uniting in this organization, according to the number and relative strength of the churches belonging to each; and the Treasurer of each Conference shall be responsible to the Treasurer of the General Association for the amount so assessed.

XII. AMENDMENTS. Any of the foregoing articles, except the fundamental rules, may be amended or annulled at a regular meeting of this body in which two thirds of the Associations and Conferences are represented, by a majority of the members voting.

MINUTES.

The General Association of New-Hampshire convened for its Sixty-first Annual Meeting, in the Congregational Meetinghouse in Milford, Tuesday, August 23, 1870, at 10 o'clock A. M.

The opening sermon was preached by Rev. Geo. M. Adams, of Portsmouth. Text, Luke 15:1. "Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him." Theme-How may those who habitually neglect the means of grace be reached with christian influences?

After the sermon, the preacher took the chair, and the following persons were enrolled as Members of the Association:

DELEGATES FROM DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS. Belknap-Rev. Quincy Blakely, Campton; Rev. Charles Burnham, Meredith; Rev. M. T. Runnells, Sanbornton.

Derry and Manchester-Rev. C. W. Wallace, Manchester; Rev. Wm. J. Tucker, Manchester.

Harmony

Hollis-Rev. J. G. Davis, Amherst; Rev. D. C. Frink, NewBoston; Rev. Geo. Goodyear, Temple; Rev. D. Goodwin, Mason; Rev. Wm. L. Gaylord, Nashua.

Hopkinton-Rev. Wm. T. Savage, Franklin; Rev. S. S. Morrill, Henniker; Rev. J. B. Cook, Salisbury; Rev. F. D. Ayer, Concord; Rev. H. B. Putnam, West Concord; Rev. Geo. Smith, East Concord.

Monadnock-Rev. Elijah Harmon, Winchester; Rev. H. H. Colburn, Roxbury; Rev. Charles Willey, Nelson; Rev. C. M. Palmer, Harrisville; Rev. L. Brigham, Troy; Rev. J. L. Merrill, Marlborough.

Orange-Rev. Asa Mann, Bath; Rev. C. E. Milliken, Lit

tleton.

Piscataqua-Rev. Franklin Davis, Newington; Rev. Woodbury S. Kimball, Farmington; Rev. T. V. Haines, North-Hampton; Rev. A. B. Peabody, Stratham.

Sullivan-Rev. G. R. W. Scott, Newport; Rev. E. E. P. Abbott, Meriden.

Suncook-Rev. Mark Gould, Chichester.

Union-Rev. E. B. Claggett, Lyndeborough; Rev. S. H. Partridge, Greenfield.

White River-Prof. E. D. Sanborn, Hanover.

DELEGATES FROM CONFERENCES.

Cheshire-Dea. Cha's P. Locke; Bro. O. D. Converse; Dea Barrett Ripley; Bro. S. W. Hale.

Hillsborough-Doct. Edward Aiken, Amherst; Bro. N. H. Brown, Merrimack; Dea. Cha's Gage, Bedford; Dea. J. B. Wilson, Mason; Bro. L. H. Woodward.

Merrimack-Dea. R. L. French, Pittsfield; Dea. S. K. Hoyt ; Dea. E. Little; Dea. C. Stone.

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Grafton-Bro. F. Bartlett, Bristol; Dea. Wm. G. Brown, Campton; Dea. D. C. Churchill, Lyme.

Rockingham-Doct. S. Brown, Deerfield; Bro. E. Hill; Dea. Cha's Robinson; Dea. James Perkins, Hampton.

Strafford-Dea. A. B. Sanborn, Sanbornton.

Sullivan

Dartmouth College-Prof. H. E. Parker, Hanover.

MEMBERS EX-OFFICIO.

Rev. G. M. Adams, Portsmouth, Secretary.

Rev. H. S. Huntington, Warner, Statistical Secretary.

Rev. Geo. Dustan, Peterborough, Secretary Sabbath Schools. Rev. Geo. E. Freeman, Milford; Rev. H. M. Stone, Laconia, Committee of Arrangements.

Rev. H. A. Hazen, Lyme; Rev. A. Tobey, Durham, Committee on Nominations.

Rev. J. A. Leach, Keene; Rev. J. W. Chickering, Exeter; Rev. G. I. Bard, Dunbarton; Rev. S. L. Blake, Concord, Essayist, &c.

Rev. Wm. Clark, Amherst, Secretary N. H. Miss. Society.

Rev. Isaac Willey, Pembroke, Secretary N. H. Bible Society. Rev. B. P. Stone, Concord, Treasurer N. H. Bible Society. Rev. Wm. R. Jewett, Fisherville, Secretary M. and W. Charitable Fund.

DELEGATES FROM CORRESPONDING BODIES.

Rev. J. E. Roy, General Association, Illinois.

"J. W. Pickett,

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Massachusetts.
Missouri.
Iowa.

66 Lewis Grout, General Convention, Vermont.
"Sylvanus Hayward, General Conference, Maine.

Rev. J. G. Davis, Amherst, was elected Moderator; Rev. Quincy Blakely, Campton, Scribe, and Rev. E. E. P. Abbott, Meriden, Assistant Scribe.

Rev. Geo. E. Freeman was appointed Chairman of Committee of Arrangements, in place of Rev. A. F. Marsh, absent. Rev. E. B. Claggett was appointed on the Committee of Nominations, in place of Rev. J. M. Stowe, removed from the State, and Rev. C. E. Milliken was appointed in place of Rev. A. Tobey, retiring.

The Secretary read a letter from the General Conference of Ohio, concerning the calling of a National Council of Congregational Churches; referred to a committee, to consider and report upon-nominated by the chair, and consisting of Rev. G. M. Adams, Rev. B. P. Stone, and Dea. O. D. Converse. The Committee of Arrangements reported in part; report accepted.

Adjourned.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

At 2 o'clock the Association was called to order by the Moderator. After singing, and prayer by the Rev. Mr. Goodyear, Rev. H. S. Huntington read the narrative of the state of religion. Revival incidents were mentioned by Revs. J. Chapman, G. M. Adams, and H. M. Stone. Rev. George Dustan, State Sabbath School Secretary, made report. Prayer was offered by

Rev. C. L. Woodworth. A hymn was sung.

Delegates to Corresponding Bodies reported-Rev. H. M. Stone, to the General Assembly, Presbyterian, attended in