Ipiiy: It is alledged, that the SC'*' Article of the said Constitution says " Ihai allho^ the Btii-yfj' ■^f i'i.e C/turch she aid require iL

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no alferaiion t'lerciii should le modc-^'' this is against common sense; -- the iVi'licle says the direct contrary, that if the Interest ol' the Ciiurch s'.iould re(|ii!re it, alteralicnis may and ouglit to be made, but we have made no alterations in the Constitution.

IIJ"i>: No Minister has been Ibrced into the Church against tlie Will of V \e Congregation, this may appear fully from the Subscript ion List for i\i' Laidlei's Salary, which as is abovesaid, is subscribed by two hundred and IL-rty Persons, one hundred and thirty of whom were Male Conununicants; and here we cannot help observing, that if only one Iburth Part of tlie Congregation, not understanding Lutch, had desired a Minister s!jould be called to preach in English, we should have thought it our Duty tit grant their Request.

JVth:i]nd Vi'': The Manor of Fordham before it was sold, was under M' Abel Hardenbrooks management, with Respect to t'le Collecting the Rents, wliat his tmoluments w'ere, he knows best; tlie Church received little better than one huntlred Pounds per annum lor all the Rents; it was therefore sold, the greatest Part of the Money is invested in real Securities; -- the Remainder is out on good personal Securities; -- the Income n )W is more than five hiuidred Pounds per Annum; -- the Consistory have been alwa) s watchful to j>urchase real Estates, and have bid tor several, but could not purchase any as yet, at what they conceived the Value ; neitlier the Complainants, nor their Party, have suffered on t'lis account. The Income of the Estate left to t!ie Cliurcli by M' llarperding, has been applied agreable to tlie Intention of tlie Testator, and the Revenues of that Estate are anniially increasing.