Enthusiasm has of late been very predominant amongst us but is now in a declining state several of the teachers in that way as well as their hearers being found guilty of the foulest immoral practices and other of them have wrought themselves into the highest degree of madness -- these occm-rences together with tliose good books lately sent over by the Society have taught people what the true spirit of Christianity is and what it is not & that it is to be found in a more sober rational Scheme than that delivered to mankind by M"" Whitfield that Arch Enthusiast and his adherents, having nothing more to add but the promise of all due diligence & fidelity in the discharge of all the Offices belonging to my Mission. I remain &<•- &c

Thos Colgan.

«=THE SAME TO THE SAME.

Jamaica Marcli 23il, 1743.

Revd Sir

* * * * Our Church here is in a flourishing condition her being depressed of late by tliose clouds of error & entlnisiasm which hung so heavily about her, has in effect tended to her greater illustration &, glory.

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If the Society would be pleased to order me some small tracts, sucli as The trial of M'' Whitfield's spirit; An Englishman directed in tlie clioice of Ids Religion, Eishop Stiilingfleet's Unreasonableness of seperation &c. I'm your most ob^ &c.

Thqs Colgan.

* THE SAME TO THE SAME.

Jamaica Sept 29th 1743. Revd Sir

Our C' lurch here was never in so thriving a way as at tliis time -- for it has increased both in number & esteem with those who are without lier.pale, these eight or ten years last past more than it did fur 30 years before being one of the oldest Missions from the Society -- This must be an argument Avith them, that under the benign influence of Heaven and their pious Care & bounty, ray faithful endeavours liave not been wanting to promote and answer the end & design of my Mission to this place I would further acquaint the Venerable Society that since my last accounts I have baptized 17 persons belonging to 3 families in this parish, consisting of Men Women & children who before were tainted with the corruptions of Anabaptism &.