Stouppe writing to the Propagation Society, in 1726, thus describes the state of the church. " 1 liave baptized 6 grown negroes, 7 negro children, fitted 8 young people for the sacrament, and my communicants at Easter numbered 33."

In 1730 he acquaints the society that the French and English prayer books sent him have been of great use, the number of his communicants increases, and in the course of six months he had baptized 15 white children and 3 colored. In the report for the year

a These were the Mohegan Indians. Report of Propagation Soc.

b Report of Pro. Soc.

c Surrogate's office N. Y. No. viii. 332. Miss, of Col. Ch. 282.

d Mr. Stouppe, miuister of the French church in London, was sent out to Geneva to negotiate on affairs relating to the French Protestants. Thurloe, ii. 246. This individual was probably the fallier of the Rev. Pierre Stouppe.

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1733 he writes that he has 35 communicants, baptized 3 white childreHj and has always a good number of hearers, and when service is performed in English : the congregation is so numerous of late that the people scarce can sit, and not only the English but the Dutch also of that town have applied to him for the baptism of their children. November 16, 1736, he reports, " that his cliurch continues in a prosperous condition, and that the people do regularly attend the church at all seasons." In 1743 he laments the death of several worthy communicants.