OF THE SIXTY-SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSOCIATION . OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, HELD AT ROCHESTER, AUGUST 22-24, 1871. WITH THE SEVENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE MISSIONARY SOCIETY. CONCORD: PRINTED BY MCFARLAND & JENKS. APPOINTMENTS AND OFFICERS FOR 1872. Annual meeting at Bristol, on the fourth Tuesday of August, 1872. Preacher of the Opening Sermon to be appointed by the Committee of Arrangements. (See Constitution, Article VII, Sec. 1.) Preacher before the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, Rev. F. D. Ayer, Concord; Substitute, Rev. E. H. Greeley, Haverhill. STANDING COMMITTEE OF NOMINATIONS (Art. VII, Sec. 3), Rev. E. B. Claggett, Lyndeborough; Rev. C. E. Milliken, Littleton; Rev. Geo. E. Freeman, Milford. COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS (Art. VII, Sec. 1), Rev. Silas Ketchum, Bristol; Rev. S. P. Leeds, Hanover; Bro. F. H. Bartlett, Bristol. SUBJECT OF ESSAY: The Relation of the Churches to Moral Education in the State, and the most Effective Means by which they can promote it. Essayist, Rev. Royal Parkinson, Temple, Primary; Rev. C. E. Milliken, Littleton, Substitute. QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION. 1. What is the best method of securing special religious interest in the churches? To lead the discussion: Revs. N. F. Carter, Orfordville, and V. J. Hartshorne, Enfield. 2. What are the duties of the stronger to the feebler churches? To lead the discussion: Bros. W. A. Rand, South Seabrook, and F. H. Bartlett, Bristol. CONFERENCES. CHESHIRE, 26 churches. Meets the second Wednesday of June. Rev. J. L. Merrill, Marlborough, Clerk, Statistical Scribe, and Treasurer. Assessment, $29. Coös, 8 churches, which unite with churches in Vermont. Rev. H. V. Emmons, Lancaster, Clerk, Statistical Scribe, and Treasurer. Assessment, $6. GRAFTON, 22 churches. Meets the second Tuesday of June. Dea. Isaac Willard, Orford, Clerk and Treasurer; Rev. Q. Blakely, Campton, Statistical Scribe. Assessment, $28. HILLSBOROUGH, 33 churches-29 Cong., 4 Pres. Meets the second Tuesday of June. Edward Aiken, M. D., Amherst, Clerk and Treasurer; Rev. Geo. F. Merriam, Mason Village, Statistical Scribe. Assessment, $65. MERRIMACK, 25 churches. Meets the fourth Tuesday of June. Rev. H. B. Putnam, West Concord, Clerk, Statistical Scribe, and Treasurer. Assessment, $37. ROCKINGHAM, 33 churches-31 Cong., 2 Pres. Meets the second Tuesday of June. Rev. Edward Robie, Greenland, Clerk, Statistical Scribe, and Treasurer. Assessment, $40. STRAFFORD, 31 churches. Meets the fourth Tuesday of June. Rev. C. C. Watson, Dover, Clerk, Statistical Scribe, and Treasurer. Assessment, $30. SULLIVAN, 13 churches. Meets the fourth Tuesday of June. Rev. G. R. W. Scott, Newport, Clerk, Statistical Scribe, and Treasurer. Assessment, $15. PERMANENT OFFICERS OF GENERAL ASSOCIATION. SECRETARY, Rev. FRANKLIN D, AYER, Concord. STATISTICAL SECRETARY AND TREASUrer, Rev. HENRY S. HUNTINGTON, Warner. SECRETARY OF SABBATH SCHOOLS, Rev. GEORGE DUSTAN, Peterborough. CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION. I. NAME. This body shall be called the GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. II. MEMBERS. This Association shall be composed of delegates from the several District Associations of Ministers, and Conferences of Churches, in the following proportions: namely, one minister for every three members of an Association, and one layman for every three churches belonging to a Conference; and also of the officers, preachers and committees for the year for which they are chosen, the delegates who the preceding year fulfilled their appointments in person, the persons appointed to prepare essays and lead in discussions, the Secretaries and Treasurers of the New-Hampshire Missionary Society, the NewHampshire Bible Society, the New-Hampshire Education Society, and the Ministers' and Widows' Charitable Fund, a representation of the Faculty of Dartmouth College, and the minister of the church with which the Association meets. Twelve members shall constitute a quorum. All other ministers and members of the churches connected with the Association, who may be present, shall be considered as corresponding members, with the right to speak and serve on committees, but not to vote. III. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES. 1. It is ever to be understood that the system of Scripture doctrine contained in the Assembly's Shorter Catechism is the basis of our union in this Association. Hence every Association and every Conference in this State, receiving these doctrines as the Christian faith, is invited to unite in this body. 2. This General Association wholly disclaims ecclesiastical power or authority over the churches, or the opinions of individuals. 3. The essential objects of the Association are "to promote brotherly intercourse and harmony, and our mutual animation, assistance and usefulness as ministers and churches of Christ; to obtain religious information relative to the state of our particular churches, and the general state of the Christian Church |