APPENDIX. ( A. p. 14.) TO THE MEMORY OF THE REV. ALEXANDER GELLATLY. While some have no delight but where the cup In blooming youth he felt the power of grace, To speak in God's great name where'er he rose, The intercourse, thought meeting thought, how sweet, • Habbakkuk iii. 19. 1 In converse, though his jndgment was exact, Yes, Gellatly, their plan thou did'st detest, Upon the church, (which was thy hourly care,) What though ambition mock, because no place His grave stone bears the following inscription: THE REVEREND AND LEARNED MR. ALEXANDER GELLATLY: Minister of the Gospel, Middle Octorara; Who came from Perth in Scotland, into Pennsylvania, 1753, In the Fortieth and Second year of his age. "He endured hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ, and showed himself a workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." (2 Tim. ii. 3, 15.) • Mr. Gellatly left a widow and an infant daughter, neither of whom long survived him. † 1 John, v. 11. (B. p. 17.) The following is the minute of the Synod on this subject: EDINBURGH, October 4th, 1770. "Which day and place, the Associate Synod appointed the whole minutes of the Presbytery of Pennsylvania, relating to the coalescence with the Burgher Brethren, to be deleted; and upon the Presbytery complying with this appointment, that the brethren, (viz. Messrs. Rodger and Smith,) appointed on a mission to America, take their seats in the Presbytery; but if the Presbytery refuse this, the Synod empower the said brethren, with any other brethren of the said Presbytery, of the same views with them, to constitute the Presbytery, as they shall see cause." (Vindication of the Associate Presbytery, p. 7, 8.) (C. p. 17.) The following is the extract from the Minutes of the Presbytery, relative to this affair: PEQUA, June 5, 1771, "The Presbytery entered upon the consideration of the instructions given by the Synod to Messrs. Rodger and Smith, and after long reasoning on that head, and application by a brother to the throne of grace for direction, they found that in making the union with the Burgher brethren, they have taken some steps inconsistent with the subordination to the Synod, to which they have been and are subordinate; and they are determined that for the future they shall have no ministerial communion with them until they lay the case before the Synod, and receive instructions from them: but they do not judge it for edification, in their present circumstances, expressly to comply with the Synod's demand. Which motion was unanimously agreed to, by the Presbytery, and Mr. Rodger and Mr. Smith, reckoning that the Synod's demand was materially granted, and being extremely loath to pursue any measures which might impede general edification, took their seats in the Presbytery." (Vindication of the Presbytery, p. 8.) (D. p. 54.) The following queries, addressed to the Associate Reformed Synod, through the Moderator, by Messrs. Henderson, Smith and Logan, will show their dissatisfaction with the union : "Queries for the peace of our minds and for the satisfaction of the minds of many Christian people, with whom we stand connected. "We crave that the Synod would be pleased to give us an explicit declaration of their mind on the following subjects, which we deem to be of importance to the peace and harmony of our churches. "1. Will the Synod approve of the Act, Declaration, and Testimony, emitted by the Associate Presbytery of Scotland, 1736, for the worship, doctrine, discipline and government of the church, as containing a special assertion of truth and condemnation of error? "2. Will the Synod approve of the Act concerning the doctrine of grace, of October 1741 ? "3. Will the Synod adopt the declaration made by the Associate Presbytery of Scotland, respecting civil dominion and the qualifications necessary to the being of a magistrate? "4. Doth the Synod think that the renovation of the covenants, as practiced in the Secession church, is a renovation of the National Covenant and Solemn League? "5. Doth the Synod profess themselves under the formal obligation of that covenant, considered as an ecclesiastic deed, to abide by the doctrine of the Reformation? "6. Will the Synod give up the scheme of occasional communion, and confine church privileges to the members of our own church? "SIR-As you are not disposed to permit us free debate on the important points of testimony that affect our religious profession, and as we wish not to create groundless divisions in the body, we crave that the Synod will take our names from their roll, that we may be at liberty to do the best we can, as the Lord shall direct. "MATHEW HENDERSON, (E. p. 54.) POINTS OF DIFFERENCE, &c. Ir some can see no difference between us and the Associate Reformed Synod, this is easily to be accounted for. The matters of God are little and unworthy of notice to men who mind earthly things only. In what respects the present life, many are quick-sighted, who cannot distinguish between good |