Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
I the vndervvritten Lewis Rou, Minister of y® holy Gospel in y® city of New York, do also protest in my particular against the Act of the Consistory here mentioned, as being an unjust, violent and irregular proceeding, done against all manner of form, without any lawful reason, without a sufficient and competent Authority, and even without having heard me ; in short as being contrary to our discipline, and to the Word of God and equity. Done at New York tlie 31'^ of December 1724.
Lewis Rou Minister of y^ French Church. Jan^y 14th 1721
ORDER OF COUNCIL ON THE PRECEDING.
Read and ordered y® Consistory of this French Church be served with a copy and to make answer to the allegations this day fortnight.
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ANSWER OF M^ MOULINAR
AND THE REST OF THE FRENCH CONSISTORY OF THE FRENCH PROTESTANT CHURCH IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK IN AMERICA.
May it Please Your Excellency and Honourable the Gent of his Majesties Councel for the same Province.
We the Minister and Consistory of the French Reformed Protestant Churcii in the City of New York being deeply sensible of tlie favour which Your Excellency and the Honourable Councel have been pleased to conferr on us in ordering that M"" Moulinar and the rest of the Consistory of said Church should be served with a Copy of the Peticon of several! of the Members of the said Church in behalf of themselves and others of their brethren as also a Certain instrument in writing under the hands of some French inhabitants Termed an act of opposition to which is subjoined a Protestacon under the hand of the Reverend M"^ Lewis Rou against the act of the Consistory therein menconed as being an unjust violent and irregular proceeding Done against all manner of form without any Lawful! reason without a sufficient and Competent authority and even without having heard him, in short as being contrary to their Disciplin and word of God and Equity Done at New York the 31^^ of December 1724. signed Lewis Rou Minister of the ffrench Church.