His administration of baptism and the marriage vow is incidentally mentioned. He was a ready speaker, and of a conciliatory disposition ; but different accounts are given of his character and qualifications. Dr. Calomy, in speaking of him while settled in Wales, intimates that he wanted capacity, but was honest. But Dr. Mather in his Magnalia, sets him in a positively bad light ; yet I attach but little importance to his statements about Mr. Jones, because they are not only improbable and puerile, but are given at second-hand, and not on the personal knowledge of the doctor -- whose credulity was equal to his learning. The history of Mr. Jones, so far as known, affords nothing positive against him; and it may be stated in his favor, that he enjoyed the acquaintance and confidence of Dr. Thomas Lloyd, of Pensylvania, and his brother Charles Lloyd, Esq., of Dolobran, Wales, who were his college mates at Oxford."0

The Rev. Morgan Jones was succeeded by Mr. Samuel Goding who received instructions to read in the Bible and other good sermon books, and so to carry on the Sabbath exercises in East Chester. On the 30th of November, 1692, the inhabitants of East Chester agreed to pay the following sums towards the support of Mr. Samuel Goding :

Henry Fowler offers one bushel of good winter wheat. John Tompkins 3 0 John Drake 4 0

John Clark 2 0 John Pinckney 5 pecks of Indian corn.

Joseph Drake 4 0 William Gray 2 0