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in particular, took place on the general intro- 

 duction of the liturgy, which is now in u^e in 

 the Eastern Synod. The Western Synod desired 

 in place of it a new liturgy, and the General 

 Convention complied with its desire. The fol- 

 lowing resolution on the state of the country 

 was adopted : 



fiemlved, That in conformity with the admonitions 

 of the Holy Scriptures, and in imitation of the example 

 of our ecclesiastical fathers during the period of the 

 Revolution, this synod admonishes the pastors and 

 members of the churches under its care, to remember 

 that the powers that be are ordained of God, and that 

 it is the solemn duty of all Christians enjoying the pro- 

 tection of such civil rulers to pray for them, and that 

 we should feel especially obligated to do during the time 

 of peril like that through which our beloved country is 

 now passing. 



The three hundredth anniversary of the Hei- 

 delberg Catechism was commemorated during 

 the year 1863, with much spirit and success by 

 the German Reformed Church of this country. 

 A grand convention was hell in Philadelphia 

 on the 19th of January, 1863, and lasted for 

 several days. A number of essays, bearing 

 upon important points in the history of the 

 German Reformed Churcfc, and prepared by 

 some of the most prominent theologians of the 

 German and Dutch Reformed Churches of Ger- 

 many and Holland, were read to the conven- 

 tion, and subsequently published in a volume, 

 called the " Tercentenary Monument." A su- 

 perb triglot edition of the catechism, in Latin, 

 German and English, was also published under 

 the auspices of the church, in commemoration 

 of the tercentenary. 



REYNOLDS, JOHN FULTON, a major-gen- 

 eral of U. S. volunteers, born in Lancaster, Pa., 

 in 1820, killed at the battle of Gettysburg, July 

 1st, 1863. He graduated at West Point on the 

 80th of June, 1841, and on the 23d of October 

 following, received his commission as second 

 lieutenant in the third artillery. On the 13th 

 of June, 1846, he was promoted to the rank of 

 first lieutenant, and served throughout the Mex- 

 ican war, winning the brevets of captain and 

 major for his "gallant and meritorious con- 

 duct " at Monterey and Buena Vista. After his 

 return from Mexico he was engaged in military 

 service in California, and against the Indians on 

 the Pacific coast. In 1852 he was appointed aid 

 to Gen. Wool, and on the 3d of March, -1855, 

 was promoted to a captaincy in the third ar- 

 tillery. On the 14th of May, 1861, he was ap- 

 pointed lieutenant-colonel of the 14th U. S. 

 infantry. On the 20th of August, 1861, he was 

 commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers, 

 and appointed to the command of the first 

 brigade of the Pennsylvania reserve corps, then 

 under Gen. McCall. In June, 1862, the Reserves 

 joined the army of the Potomac, on the penin- 

 sula, and Gen. Reynolds, on the 26th of June, 

 1862, participated in the battle of Mechanics- 

 ville, and the next day took part in the severe 

 battle of Gaines's Mill. He was also engaged 

 at Savage Station, and at Charles City Cross 

 Roads, where he took command of the division 



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after Gen. McCall was taken prisoner, and at a 

 late hour the same day was himself captured 

 by the enemy and sent to Richmond. For his 

 gallantry in these battles he received the bre- 

 vets of colonel and brigadier-general in the reg- 

 ular army. After his release from Richmond, 

 and on the 26th of September, he returned to the 

 command of his division, and soon after assumed 

 command of the first army corps, by virtue of 

 seniority of rank. He commanded this corps in 

 the first battle of Fredericksburg. In January, 

 1863, he was nominated major-general of vol- 

 unteers. In the battles at Chancellorsville his 

 corps took no active part, being in the reserve. 

 On the 12th of June he was appointed to the 

 command of the right wing of Hooker's army, 

 having charge of three corps. He hastened 

 forward to Gettysburg at the direction of the 

 commanding general, and arrived there in the 

 vanguard of the Union army, and bringing his 

 little corps of eight thousand men into action 

 against a Confederate force of three times their 

 number, he rode forward to reconnoitre a 

 grove in which the enemy had placed a large 

 body of sharpshooters ; and dismounting from 

 his horse, approached a fence and looked over 

 toward the wood, when he was struck in the 

 neck by a rifle ball, and, falling upon his face, 

 died in a few minutes. 



RHODE ISLAND. The draft for soldiers in 

 Rhode Island was completed in August. The 

 number of men drawn who entered the service 

 was 109 ; the number drawn who procured 

 substitutes was 679 ; and the number who com- 

 muted by paying three hundred dollars was 

 461. The quota required from the State was 

 2,880, and the number drafted including the 

 fifty per cent, was 4,320. Those who did not 

 enter the service, or find substitutes, or com- 

 mute, were discharged as aliens, or physically 

 disqualified. In addifion 716 recruits were fur- 

 nished during the year to regiments in the 

 field ; one colored regiment numbering 1,400 

 was raised, and a cavalry regiment of 400 men. 

 The State paid a bounty of $300 to recruits for 

 regiments in the field. 



The following amendment to the Constitu- 

 tion of the State was submitted to the people 

 on Oct. 4th. It required a majority of three 

 fifths of the votes to become adopted : 



Alien residents of this State who have enlisted" or 

 volunteered, or who may enlist or volunteer in any of 

 the regiments of this State, and shall be honorably dis- 

 charged therefrom, and who are now or may become 

 naturalized citizens of the U. States, shall be admitted 

 to vote at all elections in this State on the same terms 

 as native born citizens of this State. 



The votes were given as follows: 



Ay. No. 



Providence county 869 1,590 



Newport county 147 * 888 



Kent county 93 $316 



Washington county. 153 303 



Bristol county 48 208 



Total 1,310 2,805 



The election for State officers was held on 



