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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 fttikes the 

 hours. This building which is called 

 Chrift church, was founded towards the end 

 of the laft century, but has lately been re- 

 built and more adorned. It has two mi- 

 nifters who get the greatefl part of their 

 falary from England. In the beginning of 

 this century, the Swedijh minifter the 

 Rev. Mr. Rudmann, performed the fun(^ti- 

 ons of a clergyman to the EngHfh congre- 

 gation for near two years, during the ab- 

 fence of their own clergyman. 



2. Th'e. Swedijh church, which is other- 

 wife called the church of Weekacko, is on 

 the fouthern part of the town, and almoft 

 without it, on the river's lide, and its fitu- 

 ation is therefore more agreeable than that 

 of any other. I Ihall have an oportunity 

 of defcribing it more exadly, when I (hall 

 fpeak of the Swedes in particular, 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 but up by an ignorant 

 archited:, before the walls of the church 

 were quite dry, they leaned forwards by 

 Its weight, and therefore they were forced 



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