And that you may be satisfied that what I tell you herein is not spoken at random, nor grounded on careless observation, M'' Muirson's parish is more than three-foui'ths of it composed of two towns, viz: Rye & Bedford wliich were first settled under the Colony of Connecticut, and of people bred and born under that GovernDient, and some time before my coming had a Minister, one Mr. Denham, and had afterwards two more, Woodbridge and Bowers of Rye, and one M"^ Jones at Bedford. And the people of Rye only had of this County the care to provide a parsonage house. And notwithstanding all those great shows of Religion and that at such times as they were destitute of a Minister.

Greenwich and Stanford, the bounds of tlie former of wliich places joins upon theirs, [ours?] and the other is not above ten miles distant, where they were always supplied. But they could not be said to want the opportunity of having tlie Sacraments administered to them, yet I believe 20 of them had never received the Communion nor half of them been baptized, as M"^ Muirson will more fully inform you.

And now I have given you an accsunt of the state of that Colony what will in the next plac« be naturally expected from me, is to know my opinion of the best & most probable way of doing good among them. There is nothing more certain than that it is the most difficult task the Society have to wade through. For the people are not only not of the Church, but have been trained up witli all the care imaginable to be its enemies. Tliat to make an impression, under all these disadvantages is very difficult, though I hope not impossible. And though at first view, the prospect of doing any good upon them is very little, yet no doubt but the most proper measures ought to be taken leaving the event to Almighty God.