THE TOWN OF NEW ROCHELLE. 635 



Q. Have you been duly licensed by the Bishop of London to officiate as a mis- 

 sionary in the Government where you now are ? 



A. I have been licensed by your Lordship himself. 



Q. How long have you been inducted into your living ? 



A. I have been inducted since the month of July last. 



Q. Are you ordinarily a resident in the parish to which you have been in 

 ducted ? 



A. I reside constantly there. 



Q. Of what extent is your parish, and how many families are there in it ? 



A. The extent of it is two miles in length and three miles in breadth, and is 

 reckoned to contain seventy families, among whom are some Presbyterians. 



Q. Are there any Infidels, bond or free, within your parish, and what means 

 are used for their conversion ? 



A. There is in all but a few negro slaves, some of which come on Sundays out 

 of their free will to church without their master's order ; but no other means are 

 used for their conversion. 



Q. How often is divine service performed in your church ; and what propor- 

 tion of the parishioners attend it ? 



A. Divine service is performed twice every Sunday, in the morning and even- 

 ing, and upon Christinas Day, Easter Day and Communion days ; there is a 

 preparation sermon upon some day of the week, which, as well as other public 

 service, is always attended by the most part of the parishioners conformed to the 

 Church. 



Q. How oft is the sacrament of the Lord's Supper administered ; and what is 

 the usual number of communicants ? 



A. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper is administered four times a year, and 

 the number of communicants is sometimes more, sometimes less, but commonly 

 between forty and fifty. 



Q. At what time do you catechise the youth of your parish. 



A . The youth is catechised all the Summer long, six or seven months in the 

 year. 



Q. Are all things duly disposed and provided in the Church, for the decent 

 and orderly performance of divine service ? 



A. Every thing is provided in the church for the decent and orderly perform- 

 ance of the service according to the church's ability. 



Q. Of what value is your living in sterling money and how does it arise ? 



A. I cannot tell your Lordship of what value my living will be in sterling 

 money, depending only upon voluntary contributions, and having not yet received 

 one farthing to that purpose : the people is but very poor, and besides , New 

 Rochelle is included in Westehester parish. They are obliged to pay towards 

 Mr. Bartow's salary, appointed to him by act of Assembly, which rendered them 

 incapable of doing anything for me, except otherwise should be provided. 



Q. Have you a house and glebe ; is your glebe in lease or let by the year, or 

 is it occupied by yourself ? 



A. There is a house and one hundred acres of land belonging to it, but at some 

 distance, which land is let by the year for four pence sterling an acre. 



Q. Is care taken to preserve your house in good repair and at whose expense 

 is it done ? 



