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the northern part of the town, at fome diftancs 

 from the market, and is/the fineft of all. It has 

 a little, inconfiderable fteeple, in which is a bell 

 to be rung when it is time to go to church, and 

 on burials. It has likewife a clock which ftrikes 

 the hours. This building which is called Chrift 

 church, was founded towards the end of the lafl 

 century, but has lately been rebuilt and moreador- 

 ned. It has two Minifters who get the greateft part 

 of their falary from England. In the beginning of 

 this century, the Swedffi minifter the rev. Mr. 

 Rudmann, performed the functions of a clergy- 

 man to the Englijh congregation for near two 

 years, during the abfence of their own clergy- 

 man. 



2. The Swedijh church, which is other wife 

 called the church of Wcekacko, is on the fou- 

 them part of the town, and almoft without it, 

 on the river's fide, and its fituation is therefore 

 more agreeable than that of any other. I mall 

 have an opportunity of defcribing it more exadt- 

 ly, when I mall fpeak of the Swedes in particu- 

 lar, who live in this place. , 



3. THE German Lutheran church, is on the 

 north-weft fide of the town. On my arrival in 

 America it had a little fteeple, but that being put 

 up by an ignorant architect, before the walls of 

 the church were quite dry, they leaned forwards 

 by its weight, and therefore they were forced to 

 pull it down again in the autumn of the year 

 1750. About that time the congregation receiv- 

 ed a fine organ from Germany. They have only 

 one minifter, who likewife preaches at another 

 Lutheran; church in Germantown. He preaches 



alternately 



