36 The Natural History 



The Presbyterians succeed next, aud have had a ^lin- 

 ister of their own Order for many Years past ; they are 

 chiefly settled in and abont the River Neus. 



Boman-Catholick's are the next considerable, and are set- 

 tled in many Parts of the Country, but mostly in and about 

 Bath-Town, they have likewise a Clergyman of their own 

 Order among them at present. 



l^ext succeed the Anabaptists, who live mostly in Albe- 

 marle County. 



There are likewise many Sectaries in Carolina, who have 

 little or no appearance of Religion, except some few Forms 

 of Prayers. This I take to be intirely owing to our want of 

 Orthodox Divines, to instruct them in the true Notions of 

 God, and right method of Worshiping, according to the tenor 

 of revealed Religion. It is common to see here numbers of 

 Men, AVomen, and Children, Baptized all together, when a 

 Clergyman arrives in those Parts, and I have actually seen 

 the Grandfather, his Son, and Grandson, receive this Sacra- 

 ment at one time. There are numbers who never require 

 Baptism, and consequently never covet to be made Christians, 

 yet use some few Forms of Prayer. 



By what I have already urged, my Readers will naturally 

 observe, that there is Liberty of Conscience allowed in the 

 w^hole Province ; hoAvever, the Planters live in the greatest 

 Harmony imaginable, no Disputes or Controversies are over 

 observed to arrise among them about their Religious Princi- 

 ples. They always treat each other with Friondshi]) and 

 Hospitality, and never dispute over their Liquor, wliich is a 

 Custom too frequent and too much indulged witli vis, aud 

 from whence dangerous Consequences have arisen : By this 

 Unity of Affection, the Prosperity of the Province has iu- 

 creased from its first rise, to this Day. But tliouali thoy are 



thus 



