This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ...to be the warm friend of the Church. Arthur Dobbs, Esq., who held the same office afterwards, was equally zealous, and warmly seconded the efforts which were made to induce the English Goverment to send out Bishops to America. A WELL-TRIED LAYMAN TURNING MISSIONARY--A HUN DEED BAPTISMS A DAY ME. GAEZIA ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ...to be the warm friend of the Church. Arthur Dobbs, Esq., who held the same office afterwards, was equally zealous, and warmly seconded the efforts which were made to induce the English Goverment to send out Bishops to America. A WELL-TRIED LAYMAN TURNING MISSIONARY--A HUN DEED BAPTISMS A DAY ME. GAEZIA--THE FIFTY POUNDS PEE ANNUM SCANTY LIVINd CLEMENT HALL WIDE FIELD OF LABOR, AND MUCH ACCOMPLISHED IN IT HAED TOIL--RESTING FEOM HIS LABOES--SIX CLER GYMEN IN THE PROVINCE--AMEEICAN REVOLUTION DARS AND DISMAL DAYS FOR THE CHURCH--THE EALLT OF 1790 ANOTHER RELAPSE--THE DAY-STAR AEISES AT LAST. E cannot hope to do justice to the 11? labors of the faithful missionaries who gave their lives to the work of preaching the Gospel in North Carolina, but we can at least prevent their names from being altogether forgotten. In 1739, Mr. James Moir, who had spent six years in South Carolina, where he had gained many friends, was ordained missionary for the northern province. His field of labor extended along the coast for a hundred and fifty miles, and the people were so scat tered that the most he could hope to do was to visit them occasionally, for the purpose of preaching and administering the sacraments. On some of these journeys he baptized as many as a hundred children a day. Mr. Garzia, another missionary, states that during the period of five years (from 1733 to 1738), while he served the parish of St. Thomas, he baptized two thousand two hundred and seventy-eight persons. The Society in England which sent out clergymen to the colonies, allowed each one fifty pounds ($250) a year towards his support. For his main dependence, however, the clergyman was expected to look to the people for whose benefit he labored; but this reliance was found to be...
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