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The Ob administration has just 'overtured' China to "invest" in our smaller banks. .perhaps at 51%?

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It is overtured to the Presbyteries whether or not it shall be left to the Sessions to invite Presbyterians to commune with them.

Diary of Samuel A. Agnew : September 27, 1863-June 30, 1864, 1957

Churches of America, 'it overtured' the National bodies of the

The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches. 1889

The book was for many days snubbed, buffeted, browbeaten; and the care fully-woven tapestry was torn into shreds and trampled upon; and it seemed that the patiently sculptured shrine was overtured and despised and desecrated.

St. Elmo 1872

The Presbytery of Orange overtured Synod for an order to ordain Mr. Joseph Caldwell, of the University; and the Synod, in consideration of the prospect of increased usefulness, authorized the ordination.

Sketches of North Carolina, Historical and Biographical, Illustrative of the Principles of a Portion of Her Early Settlers 1846

The following question was overtured, viz.: "Is it expedient to admit baptized slaves as witnesses in ecclesiastical judicatories where others cannot be had?"

Sketches of North Carolina, Historical and Biographical, Illustrative of the Principles of a Portion of Her Early Settlers 1846

A petition of Hezekiah May, respecting a claim to land belonging to the es - tate of the late Elias Boudinot, was overtured, and being read, was referred to the trustees of the General Assembly, and the trustees were directed to deter - mine the case according to the principles of justice and equity.

Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 1789

A petition from the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia, requesting that the Presbytery of Alabama should be put under their care, instead of being attached to the Synod of Tennessee, was overtured, and being read, was com - mitted to Drs. Richards and Cathcart, and Messrs. Reuben Smith, Keep and Hodge.

Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 1789

A petition from George B.urne was overtured, and being read, was commit - ted to Messrs. Aikin, Kemper, Woodbridge, Elias B. Caldwell and Van Dyke.

Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 1789

The committee referred to the minutes of the assembly for 1795, for the following record, viz.: "the following request was overtured, that the Synods of Virginia and the Carolinas have liberty to direct their Presbyteries to ordain such candidates as they may judge necessary to appoint, on missions to preach the gospel; whereupon, resolved, that the above request be granted, the Synods being careful to restrict the permission to the ordination of such candidates only as are engaged to be sent on missions."

Sketches of North Carolina, Historical and Biographical, Illustrative of the Principles of a Portion of Her Early Settlers 1846