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the members of the Church of England in the public worship of God, 

 and many of them observing the peace and charity among our congrega- 

 tions, and the troubles and dissentions among others, contributed towards 

 the finishing of the church, which, at the date of Mr. Houdin's letter, 

 he blesses God, was then quite done." a 



In the year 1759 Mr. Houdin accompanied the celebrated General 

 Wolfe in his expedition against Quebec as a guide, which appears from 

 the subjoined extract: — h 



"The Rev. Mr. Houdin, the Society's itinerant missionary in New 

 Jersey, intreats the Society in his letter, dated Quebec, October 23d, 

 1750, that his absence from his mission may not bring him under their 

 displeasure, as he was in some measure forced to it in obedience to the 

 commands of Lord Loudon, and other succeeding commanders, who 

 depended much on his being well acquainted with that country. And 

 after the reduction of Quebec, he asked leave to return to his mission, 

 but General Murray ordered him to stay, telling him that there was no 

 other person could be depended on for intelligence of the French pro- 

 ceedings, and promised to acquaint the Society therewith." Mr. 

 Houdin adds, " that himself, as well as the public, hath received a great 

 loss by the death of the brave General Wolfed who promised to remem- 

 ber his labor and services, which are not so well known to General 

 Murray; but he hopes the Society will take these things into considera- 

 tion, and continue their kindness to him, and he will return to his mis- 

 sion in the spring."^ 



Dr. Barclay, writing to the Secretary of the Venerable Society, on 

 the 3d of June, 1761, says: — " Messrs. Ogilvie and Houdin are still de- 

 tained by General Amherst in Canada. I shall take care to forward 

 your letters to them."* 



It appears from the following notice in the New York Post Boy for 

 June the 4th, 1761, that whilst Mr. Houdin was stationed at Quebec, 

 under the command of General Murray, an attempt was made by the 

 Vicar-General of Canada, to seduce him from his allegiance, by an 

 offer of great preferment in the Romish Church : — " We hear from 

 Montreal that the Vicar-General of all Canada, residing at Montreal, 

 has wrote a pressing invitation to the Rev. Mr. Udang, the chaplain of 

 a regiment at Quebec, to return to the Romish religion, with a promise 



a Printed abstracts of Ven. Prop. Soc. for 1753. 



b The Rev. Michael Houdin preached to the provincial troops destined for the expedition 

 against Canada, in St. Peter's church, Westchester, from St. Matthew, x chap., and part of 

 28th verse, " Pear not them which kill the body, &c. 



c General James Wolfe fell on the Heights of Abraham in the moment ' 

 ber 13th, 1759.— [Editor.] 



d Printed Abstracts of Ven. Prop. Soc. 15th Feb. 1754, to 15th Feb., 1760. 



e New York MSS. from Archives at Fulham, vol. ii, 287. (Hawks). 



