Wetmore to come to this parish, who, by bemg born in the county and acquainted with the dispositions and customs of ye people here, will be acceptable to us, and we hope do much service for religion. But all this with submission to that venerable body, whose pleasure we shall most cheerfully submit to ; and we pray ye continuance of their favour and charity to us, and that God would prosper their pious designs.

We are, reverend sir, the Hon'ble Society's, and your most humble and obedient servants. Signed by order. ^

John Carhart, Clerk. To the Rev. Mr. David Humphreys,

Secretary to ye Hon'ble Society for Propagating ye Gospel, &c., at ye Archbishop's Library at St. Martins in ye Fields, London."

In accordance with this reqnest the society were pleased to confirm the appointment of Mr. Wetmore.

Church Rec.

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 65

We take the subjoined extract from a letter sent to the secretary of the society, in 172G-7.

"And now we are once more peaceably settled, we hope by the blessing of God to see religion revive among ns, which by contentions and divisions is sunk to a very low ebb. As the Rev. Mr. Wetmore has been born in the county, and long known among us, wlio has had his conversation becoming his sacred character and profession, we doubt not but ye people of this parish will continue their affection to him, and hope to see this good fruit of it, viz: that they be brought to a proper sense of religion, and more general and constant attendance, in ye public worship and sacraments which for a long time have been very much neglected among us ; we earnestly pray for the blessing of almighty God upon that venerable society whose extensive charity (under God,) finds food for so many souls famishing in ignorance and error, and shall always look upon ourselves strictly bound to pay it, the greatest honor and most cheerful obedience to all their commands and directions, and beg leave to subscribe wilhall dutiful respects.