We of the Clergy of this her Majesties Provinces of New York being with your Excellencies approbation assembled to consult of such things as may be fitt to transmit to oiu: Ecclesiastical supcriours for promoting the Interest of our holy mother the Church of England, do in the first place beg leave to return your Ex'cy our humble thanks for this opportunity of meeting and your generous oifers of concurring with us in what may be thought proper to propose for that end.

Its with great pleasure that we observe your Ex'cys zeal against immorality and profaness wliich has so much overspread this province we hope your Ex'cys proclamation may have the happy influence of putting a stop to its further progress. The Encouragement jour Ex'cy has therein given to the labors of the Societys Catechist the pious M- Ehas Nciiu,' and still continues notAvithstanding of the attemps made agaiust him upon account of the late bloody designs of the negroeSj deserves our utmost acknowledgements. Your Ex'cys favour to our Worthy Brother the R<i M^ Daniel Bondet and his Congregation of French Refugees at New Roclielle conformed to the Church of England, your generous bounty towards the Erecting of a new Church and granting a patent for seeming tlie same to the Chui'ch of England for ever are such pregnant Instances of youi- Ex'cys zeal for the promoteing of our Religion that we should be wanting in our Duty if we should not remember it with the utmost gratitude, and beg your Ex'cy further to Encourage that good work by using joui Endeavours with tlie Bishop of London and Society to advance the SaUary of our Indigent Brother wliich is