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which her new fituatlon obliged her to relinquiih. Some 
changes, however, of fuch fentiments were faid to have taken 
place, on the part of the ladies, with the change of their former 
Government, and that whatever might flill be the opinion of 
the parents, they began to doubt whether the eafy and unre- 
ftrained gaiety of a red coat might not be equally productive of 
happinefs with the gravity of a black one. 
But the introdudion of new manners and new fentiments 
produced no direlidion in the pious deportment of the clergy 
and their families ; nor was there any change in the exterior 
marks of devotion among the laity. The former are fcrupu- 
loufly exadt in the obfervance of the feveral duties of their 
office, and the latter equally fo in their attendance of public 
worfhip. In the country the boors carry their devotion to an 
excefs ef inconvenience that looks very like hypocrify. From 
fome parts of the colony it requires a journey of a week or 
ten days to go to the neareft church, yet the whole family fel- 
dom fails in their attendance twice or thrice in a year. 
' The duties of the clergy are not very laborious, though 
pretty much the fame as in Europe. They attend church twice 
on Sundays, vifit the fick when fent for, and beftow one morn- 
ing in the week to examine young perfons in the confeffion of 
faith. They muft alfo compofe their fermon for Sunday, and 
learn it by heart. Their congregation would have little refpedt 
for their talents if it was read to them, though of their own 
ccmpofmg. Nothing will do in a Dutch church but an ex- 
temporary 
