42 September 1748. 



Slaughter ^ congregation, that the latter 

 loft almoft half his audience. The two 

 clergymen then difputed for feveral fun- J 

 days together, about the pulpit, nay, people 1 

 relate that the new comer mounted the 

 pulpit on a faturday, and ftayed in it all 

 night. The other being thus excluded, the 

 two parties in the audience, made them- 

 felves the fubjedt both of the laughter and 

 of the fcorn of the whole town, by beating 

 and bruifing each other, and committing 

 other excefies. The affair was inquired 

 into by the magiftrates, and decided in fa- 

 vour of the rev. Mr. Slaughter, the perfon 

 who had been abufed. 



7. The new reformed church, was built 

 at a little diftance from the old one by the 

 party of the clergyman, who had loft his 

 caufe. This man however had influence 

 enough to bring over to his party almoft 

 the whole audience of his antagonift, at 

 the end of the year 1750, and therefore this 

 new church will foon be ufelefs. 



8. 9. The fakers have two meetings, 

 one in the market, and the other in the 

 northern part of the town. In them are 

 according to the cuftom of this people, nei- 

 ther altars, nor pulpits, nor any other or- 

 naments ufual in churches; but only feats 

 and fome fconces. They meet thrice every 



funday 



