The ministry of this zealous and successful missionary was brought to a close by his death in July, 1760. The Rev. Henry Barclay, D.D., rector of Trinity church, New York, in a letter dated September 3d, 1760, encloses the following address to the Society from the church at New Rochelle, wherein they acquaint that body with the death of the Rev. Pierre Stouppe, who for thirty-seven years had been their missionary :

VESTRY OF NEW ROCHELLE TO THE SECRETARY.

"New Rochelle, July ye Z0t7i, 1760.

Rev. Sir. -- We, the members of the Church of New Rochelle, in the Province of New York, in communion with the Church of England, beg leave to acquaint the Venerable Society, that it hath pleased Almighty God to call home to Himself their late worthy missionary, and our faithful pastor, the Rev. Mr. Stouppe, by whose death we are bereaved of the inestimable blessing of the regular dispensation of the divine ordinances. This loss will be irreparable, unless we may be allowed to hope for the continuance of ye bounty, which has hitherto been dispersed for the support of the gospel amongst us, wherein if it shall please the Honourable Society to indulge us, we beg leave humbly to request that a successor may be sent to Mr. Stouppe who is competently versed in the French language, that he may sometimes officiate therein for the benefit of some of our ancient people ; but if this be not practicable, we shall be content to have the service wholly in the English tongue, which is by most the best understood by the greatest part of the congregatioH.