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prepared in Holland, and which his brethren there had agreed that he should submit to the Church in

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Reformed Church, as the same was established in the Church orders of the Synod of Dordrecht, in the years 1618 and 1619.

ARTICLE II.
Consistories. "The Consistories shall always be appointed, and their business conducted agreeably to the Constitution of the Netherland Churches.

ARTICLE III.
Organization of the superior Church Judicatories. "In addition to the above, we organize or establish, according to the counsel and advice of the Rev. Classis of Amsterdam, approved in the Synod of North Holland, such ecclesiastical assemblies as are consistent with the government and constitution of the Netherland Church, and our relation to the same; which judicatories shall be distinguished by such names as shall hereafter be determined.

ARTICLE IV.
Number of these in general. "These judicatories shall be two in number, which we provisionally call the particular and general assembly, till their names shall be more particularly agreed upon.

ARTICLE V.
Matters to be discussed in the Particular Assemblies. "In the particular assemblies, all matters regarding the interests of subordinate congregations, and which cannot be determined by the Consistories, shall, in the first instance, be regularly

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this country. The committee examined the same with great care, and having made a few slight

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brought forward, and acted upon, (even to the suspension of ministers for improper conduct,) before they can be brought up to a higher tribunal.

ARTICLE VI.
Members of these Assemblies. "At these assemblies, each minister, with his elder, belonging to the same, and furnished with suitable ecclesiastical credentials, shall attend at the appointed time and place. With respect to absentees, special regulations may afterwards be made.

ARTICLE VII.
Number of these Assemblies. "These assemblies shall be five in number. This number may, nevertheless, hereafter be increased by the General Assembly, and the place of meeting changed, as circumstances shall require.

ARTICLE VIII.
Three in the Province of New-York, and two in New-Jersey. "Three of these assemblies shall be held in the province of New-York, and two in the province of New-Jersey.

ARTICLE IX.
One in the city of New-York. "In the province of New-York, one shall be held in the city of New-York; to which shall belong all the Low Dutch Reformed Churches, whatever their language may be, on Long Island, in the city and county of New-York, and in the county of