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rule, and exercised the severest tyranny over us, yet my life and itropi-rty luivc Iwcu 

 threatened, uron mere suspicion of being unfriendly to Avliat is call.'d thJ 'Anu-rioan 

 cause.' Indeed, every clergyman of the Cluuch of England, wlio dared to a.t upon 

 proper principles, was marked out for infamy and insult, in consequence of whi.h. the 

 Missionaries in particular have suffered greatly. Some of tliem have heen .h-agged from 

 their horses, assaulted with stones and dirt, ducked in water, obliged to tlee for their 

 lives, driven from their habitations and families, laid under arrests ami imprisoned. I 

 believe they were all (or at least most of tliem) reduced to the same necessity witli me 

 of shutting up their churches. It is, liowever, a great pleasure to me to assure the 

 Venerable Society that, though I have been deprived of the satisfaction of discharging 

 my public duties to my congregations, I have endeavored (I trust not unsuccessfully') 

 to be beneficial to them in another way. 



'•I have visited them from house to house regularly, instructed tlieir families, bajt- 

 tized and catechized their children, and performed such other duties in j)rivate as atoned 

 for my suspension from public preaching." 



Mr. Barton, refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth, was per- 

 mitted to sell his property, leave the Colony, and pnss within the British lines. He 

 arrived at New York in November, 1778. Having, before leaving Lancaster, first been 

 placed on the limits of his county, and afterwards, for a long time, confined to his 

 house, his health, which had been reduced by his severe labors, now became much 

 more impaired by his confinement. A dropsy ensued, under which he languislied until 

 the 25th of May, 1780, when he died at the age of fifty years. 



Mr. Barton was married, in 1753, to a sister of the celebrated David Ritteuliouse, at 

 Philadelphia. He left a widow and eight children, one of whom, Benjamin Smith, was 

 a distinguished Professor in the University of Pennsylvania, and died in 1815. The 

 eldest son, William, was the author of the Life of Eittenliouse. Mrs. Bai-ton, the 

 widow, passed her last years in the house of her nephew and niece, Dr. Samuel Bard 

 and his wife. "Within a few days of their decease, she also died, at the age of ninety. 



]\Ir. Barton published a Sermon on Braddock's Defeat, in 1755. 



John Penn, the Proprietary of Pennsylvania, speaking in a letter of the important 

 services that Mr. Barton rendered in resisting the attacks of the French and Indians, 

 says: 



"Mr. Barton deserves the commendation of all lovers of their country. * * « * 

 Had others imitated his example Cumberland would not have wanted men enougli to 

 defend it; nor has he done anything in the military way but what hath increased his 

 character for piety, and that of a sincerely religious man and zealous minister. In 

 short, he is a most worthy, active and serviceable Pastor and Missionary, and as such, 

 please to mention him to the Society." 



Baker, John Christopher, Rev., D. D., was born in Philadelphia, May 7, 1702; 

 had 5 years' education at Nazareth Hall, and pursued a course of Theological studies 

 under Rev. Dr. Lochman, a Lutheran minister, at Lebanon. Licensed in 1811 by the 

 Synod of Pennsylvania, he successively acted as Assistant Minister in the Gemian con- 

 gregation at Philadelphia, Pastor of the church at Germantown in 1812, and Pastor 

 of Trinity Lutheran church of Lancaster in 1828. In the latter capacity lie ser\-cd 

 faithfully and acceptably until January 30, 1853. After severing his connection with 

 Trinity church he returned to Philadelphia in charge of St. Luke's Lutheran church, 

 and died there, ]\Iay 26, 1859. His mortal remains were taken to Woodward Hill Cem- 

 etery. He was an earnest, laborious and faithful minister, and is held in loving re- 

 membrance. 



Bowman, Samuel, Rt. Rev., D. D., was the fourth child of Captain Samuel Bow- 

 man, an officer in the Revolutionary army, who took an active part in the battle of 

 Lexington, and at the close of the war settled at Wilkesbarre, Wyoming Valley, Lu- 

 zerne county, Pennsylvania. Bishop Bowman was born there May 21st, 1800. The 



