How they do prefer ye hearing of a sermon to all idle and vain amusements, and had no more severed from ye church by taking up with fanatical notions, contrary to sound doctrine, however current and common such notions had become some time ago; and I do with pleasure acquaint you now, that they are still the same people, very devout, constant and steady members of ye church, and will continue such to the end of their days.

The number of actual communicants continues likewise to be 68 ; for as often as we lose some old ones by death, there are young persons who desire to be received and admitted in their stead ; and since my last, have baptized 15 infants, viz : 11 white, and 4 black.

There being due to me a whole year's salary, unpaid last Lady day, 1749-50, I have drawn for the same on the Honorable Society's treasurer ; and hope my letting it run into a year's salary will occasion 110 trouble to ye treasurer, for otherwise I shall draw for it every six months. This, Sir, is what offers at present from, Rev. Sir, Your most obedient humble servant,

Petek Stocppe."&

The following is from the Society's abstracts for A.D. 1756: -- "The Rev. Mr. Stouppe, the Society's missionary both to the English and French, at New Rochelle, informs the Society, by his letter of June 16th, 1756, that the Church continues there in a good state, and he officiates to numerous congregations, both of English and French ; and that the number of the communicants is increased to eighty, and he had baptized, in the preceding twelve months, thirty four white and six black children.""