Excerpt from A Discourse Delivered at the Opening of the Synod of New Jersey: In the First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth, N. J., October 16, 1866 The undersigned, members of the Synod of New Jersey, heard with interest and gratification your sermon at the opening of its sessions. They cannot but acknowledge the importance of the subject therein discussed. Believing that its publication would be of great advantage to any who are disposed to examine these views, as it certainly would be gratifying to the undersigned, they request you to put it into this more permanent form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.