32 September 1748. 



by thefe cunning people, whitherfoever they 

 v/ould have him. This likevvife during his lat- 

 ter ftay in America caufed his audience. to be lefs 

 numerous than during the firft. The new-lights 

 built firft, in the year 1741, a great houfe in the 

 weftern part of the town, to hold divine fervice 

 in. But a divifion arifing amongft them after the 

 departure of Whitefald, and beiides on other ac- 

 counts, the building was fold to the town in the 

 beginning of the year 1750, and deftined for a 

 /Kiool. The new-lights then built a church which 

 i call the new Prejbyterian one. On its eaftern 

 pediment is the following infcription, in golden 

 letters: TempIumPre/byterianum, annuente Numine* 

 ereffum, Anno Dom. MDCCL, 



6 THE old German reformed church is built in 

 the weft-north- weft part of the town, and looks 

 like the church in the TLadugoordfield near Stock* 

 .holm. It is not yet finifhed, though for feveral 

 years together, the congregation has kept up di- 

 vine fervice in it. Thefe Germans attended the 

 German fervice at the Swedifo church, whilft the 

 Swedijh minifter, Mr. Dylander* lived. But as 

 the Lutherans got a clergyman for themfelves on 

 the death of the laft, thofe of the reformed church 

 made likewife preparations to get one from Dor- 

 drecht; and the firft who was lent to them, was 

 the rev. Mr. Slaughter, whom I found on my 

 arrival. But in the year 1750, another clergyman 

 of the reformed church arrived from Holland* 

 and by his artful behaviour, fo infmuated himfelf 

 into the favour of the rev. Mr. Slaughters con- 

 gregation, that the latter loft almoft half his au- 

 dience. The two clergymen then difputed for 



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