It is evident to the most superficial observer that where there have been the greatest number of Quakers among the first settlers in this Country, there Infidelity & a disregard to all religion have taken the deepest root and if they have not entirely corrupted tlie religious principles of the other inhabitants they have at least very mucli weakened them and made them look upon Religion with indifference -- This seems to me the reason why it is so hard to bring the people of that parish or this, to comply with the Sacraments of the Christian Church, or to tliink themselves under any obhgations of Duty to attend the pubhc Worship of God -- This also seems to be the reason why the people of Hempsted tho' able to do considerably towards the support of their Minister are so very backward. They have learned from the Quakers to consider it as a mark of an avaricious & venal spirit for a minister to receive any thing of his people by way of support & while they continue in these sentiments (& it wiU be hard to bring them to a better way of thinking because their temporal interest is against it) I fear little can be done wilh tliem in that particular

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Saml Seabury

*THE SAME TO THE SAME.

Jamaica AprU 17th 1766. Rev^ Sir

We have lately had a most affecting ace* of the loss of Mess* Giles & Wilson the Society's Missionaries ; the sliip they were in being wrecked near the entrance of Delaware Bay & only 4 persons saved out of 28, their death is a great loss in the present